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Brian Damage · 03-31-2012, 11:55 PM

Lou wants to do something new and different for the newscasts, so he wants to hire a woman anchor. Were there no women in the anchors seats back in the early 70's??? Granted, he didn't want a partner for Ted Baxter, but a woman to do just "editorials."

Mr. Television · 04-01-2012, 12:24 AM

I remember when Barbara Walters was hired to co-anchor the ABC Evening News with Harry Reasoner. It was big news in itself. lol I also heard they didn't get along very well. It's probably why it didn't last.

Brian Damage · 04-01-2012, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

I remember when Barbara Walters was hired to co-anchor the ABC Evening News with Harry Reasoner. It was big news in itself. lol I also heard they didn't get along very well. It's probably why it didn't last.

Do you remember when that was Sonny?

Mr. Television · 04-01-2012, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Do you remember when that was Sonny?

That was in 1976.

LittleRickyII · 04-01-2012, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

I remember when Barbara Walters was hired to co-anchor the ABC Evening News with Harry Reasoner. It was big news in itself. lol I also heard they didn't get along very well. It's probably why it didn't last.

I remember that, as well. It was a big deal at the time. And about 15 years later, CBS paired up Dan Rather with Connie Chung. That didn't work out too well, either. Of course Dan Rather had already been anchoring the evening news for years, then suddenly they stuck her next to him, which was unfair for both. I don't think it was until Katie Couric that a woman alone anchored the evening news for one of the major networks without a man by her side. Of course, there have been females anchoring news shows on cable, and locally, for many years.

Brian Damage · 04-01-2012, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

That was in 1976.

okay, because this particular episode was 1974.

Brian Damage · 04-01-2012, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by LittleRickyII

Of course, there have been females anchoring news shows on cable, and locally, for many years.

Before 1970?

Mr. Television · 04-01-2012, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

okay, because this particular episode was 1974.

I don't know how many local anchorwomen there were in the early 70's. I don't remember any but I didn't pay much attention to the local news until the late 70's.

Mr. Television · 04-01-2012, 12:57 AM

If Wikipedia's right, NBC claims that Kelly Lange was the first local woman anchor at an NBC owned station.. That was in 1971.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Lange

Brian Damage · 04-01-2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

If Wikipedia's right, NBC claims that Kelly Lange was the first local woman anchor at an NBC owned station.. That was in 1971.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Lange

Wow that is interesting, I guess it makes sense now that Lou wanted to shake things up, by bringing in a female anchor.

LittleRickyII · 04-01-2012, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Before 1970?

I don't know about before 1970, what I meant was there have been women anchoring local and cable news shows (without a man by their side) for many years prior to Katie Couric taking over the CBS Evening News in 2006.

TVFactFan · 04-01-2012, 02:41 PM

In philadelphia the first woman news anchor was in 1971

Brian Damage · 04-01-2012, 03:37 PM

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In philadelphia the first woman news anchor was in 1971

I guess things were different in Minneapolis. LOL

Ryan Chamberlain · 04-01-2012, 05:52 PM

In 1968 Sue Wylie became an anchor at WLEX-18 in Lexington KY.

WLEX is an NBC affiliate.

Brian Damage · 04-01-2012, 06:02 PM

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In 1968 Sue Wylie became an anchor at WLEX-18 in Lexington KY.

WLEX is an NBC affiliate.

Thanks for the info

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Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	If Wikipedia's right, NBC claims that Kelly Lange was the first local woman anchor at an NBC owned station.. That was in 1971. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Lange

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Ryan Chamberlain Return Of The Silverburg 2018! Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 10, 2011 Location: Still hiding in Miles Silverburg's closet. Posts: 663	In 1968 Sue Wylie became an anchor at WLEX-18 in Lexington KY. WLEX is an NBC affiliate.