Marcia rose shestack biography of william hill
Marcia rose shestack biography of william hill
Marcia Rose Shestack - TV Guide!
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The first woman news anchor in Philadelphia is celebrating her 90th birthday on Monday! Marciarose Shestack made broadcasting history when she launched the Eyewitness News format on KYW-TV with co-anchor Tom Snyder in 1965.
The format revolutionized local news by allowing reporters in the field to deliver the stories directly to viewers rather than having the news anchor present it.
She started her career at KYW-TV, then WRCV, in 1957, with the weekly talk show, "Speak Up," before producing and narrating a documentary film series, "Concept."
She teamed up with Tom Snyder in 1965 to anchor the Noon newscast and in 1971, she became the first woman in America to anchor a primetime daily newscast with co-anchor George Caldwell.
She also hosted a daytime talk show called, "The Marciarose Show."
In 1975, she left Philadelphia to anchor a news/talk magazine show, "Sunday," for WNBC-TV.
Later, she went on to be a freelance television journalist, PBS networ