Newscasters from long ago

[oldiebuff]

Re: Newscasters from long ago

Uh, former?

I'm one of his constituents (who receives the newsletter!) and he easily won re-election last year.

Sorry to list him as "former". My bad.

[Kalihiboy]

Re: Newscasters from long ago

I don't think this one has been mentioned before: Richard Borreca, longtime KHON and Star Bulletin political writer.

Aj

[oldiebuff]

Re: Newscasters from long ago

I don't know if this was mentioned, Ray Lovell (now of the Civil Defense Agency)

[Walkoff Balk]

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This past week's fall of the New York Mets reminded me of when the opposite happened for the 1969 amazing Mets. It was small kid time and my first recollection and understanding of baseball. A local tv station had sportscaster Bob Basso did comedic bits on the news during the amazing Mets comeback. It might have influenced Joe Moore to do his whacky antics at the end of the KGMB newscast as the sports guy.

[Kalihiboy]

Re: Newscasters from long ago

Here are some more:

1971 KGMB Tuck Newport, Bob Wernet
1973 KHVH Byron Baker, Doug Bruckner
1973 KHON Larry Thomas, Judd Hambrick, J. Michael White

Aj

[Kalihiboy]

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A few more:

1975 KITV Karen Ahn (now circuit judge), Roberta Wong

Aj

[Kalihiboy]

Re: Newscasters from long ago

Dick Cook is deceased - hell of a voice, notable as one of the original KHAI people (w John Farrington and a bunch of other vets) (Whatever happened to John Farrington?)

Last I had heard Farrington was living in Las Vegas.

Aj

[Kalihiboy]

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Scott Shirai moved to the mainland. He had been with HECO.

Shirai's in Denver now.

Aj

[craigwatanabe]

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And, as also mentioned previously, Chris Parsons.

Remember a locally produced medical insurance TV spot where this little boy is led into a UFO (back in the 80's)? That little boy was Chris Parsons' son.

[Kalihiboy]

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Mid to late 80's, KITV's Leesa Clark, once married to the late Rap Reiplinger as I recall. She now has her own production company with her husband in Nashville.

Aj

[Kalihiboy]

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The current longest continuously employed TV person? Tina Shelton??

Hmmm, I guess Daryl Huff is not familiar with Joe Moore.

Joe Moore has the longest run of anyone, but I'd dare say Paula Akana and Catherine Cruz would be runner-ups??

I think Denby Fawcett worked for KITV in the 1970's, but I dont believe she has continually worked there since then.

Aj

[Kalihiboy]

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Here is an update on former KHNL anchors Heidi Umbhau and Vince Gerasole, now in the Windy City. Though I think it's safe to say their kids are now the stars:

http://starbulletin.com/2007/10/24/business/engle.html

Dan Cooke, Heidi Umbhau and Robert Kekaula were the first KHNL newsteam when it was launched 12 years ago.

Aj

[Kalihiboy]

Re: Where they stay now?

I believe Maria Quban does weather for KCOP-TV 13 in Los Angeles. KCOP-TV is the My Network TV station in LA.

DXer.

Affirmative. She even had a brief cameo from California on video with Governor Lingle, err...I mean as played by Dan Cooke on the recent Gridiron show.

Aj

[Kalihiboy]

Re: Newscasters from long ago

1968 KHVH: Don Robbs, Harry Endo, Al Michaels
1968 KGMB: Bob Sevey, Bill Reddick, Jim Lathrop
1968 KHON: Mason Altiery
1968 KHET: Bob Miller (Public Affairs Reporter)

Aj

[Kalihiboy]

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Scott Swan, former sports anchor at KITV works for WTHR in Indy now.

Aj