Chuck Henry
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Chuck Henry is a Los Angeles television personality and a newscaster
with over 35 years of news experience. Henry can be seen co-anchoring the 5, 6 and 11 PM newscasts on KNBC-TV. Before anchoring at KNBC
, he worked for 11 years at KABC-TV
, where he served as reporter, anchor
and director
.
Henry gained national attention in October 2003 when he and his cameraman were nearly killed in the field while shooting a report about California forest fires. Although the newspeople were told to leave by the fire department, a sudden change in wind direction prevented Henry from doing so. Their van was completely engulfed and lost to the fire and the team had to be rescued by the LAFD.
Henry joined the NBC4 staff in January 1994 (just several days after his 48th birthday), replacing John Beard as anchor of the 4 P.M. news and also as a reporter. Later in 1997, Henry replaced Jess Marlow
on the 6 P.M. newscast, which he continues to do every night in addition to the 5 P.M. and 11 P.M. newscasts after the retirement of Paul Moyer
. Henry is also well-known for hosting (and executive-producing) Travel Café, a travel program in which he flies all around the world highlighting food and travel. Travel Café, a two-time Emmy Award
winner, was the first local (Los Angeles) TV series produced in HDTV and is also seen on the Travel Channel
.
In 1989, Henry hosted a short-lived revival of the classic game show Now You See It on CBS, as well as several unsold pilots in the 70s and 80s. Henry has requested his episodes not be rebroadcast, although the tapes of those shows have been converted by GSN
to the digibeta format (required to air on cable or satellite TV).
Henry visited virtually every continent in the world as host and producer of the travel magazine program Eye on L.A., which aired from 1984 to 1991.
Henry was previously a news anchor-reporter at WMAQ-TV
, the NBC-owned television station in Chicago
, from 1979 to 1982. He began his career in broadcasting at KHVH-TV
in Honolulu as news anchor-reporter from 1966 to 1971, with a short interval in Anchorage, Alaska
, as a news anchor-reporter for KENI-TV from 1967 to 1968.
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
with over 35 years of news experience. Henry can be seen co-anchoring the 5, 6 and 11 PM newscasts on KNBC-TV. Before anchoring at KNBC
KNBC
KNBC, channel 4, is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, licensed to Los Angeles, California, USA. KNBC's studios and offices are located within the NBC Studios complex in Burbank, California, and its transmitter is located on Mount Wilson...
, he worked for 11 years at KABC-TV
KABC-TV
KABC-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, licensed to Los Angeles, California. KABC-TV's studios are located in Glendale, California...
, where he served as reporter, anchor
Anchor
An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent...
and director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
.
Henry gained national attention in October 2003 when he and his cameraman were nearly killed in the field while shooting a report about California forest fires. Although the newspeople were told to leave by the fire department, a sudden change in wind direction prevented Henry from doing so. Their van was completely engulfed and lost to the fire and the team had to be rescued by the LAFD.
Henry joined the NBC4 staff in January 1994 (just several days after his 48th birthday), replacing John Beard as anchor of the 4 P.M. news and also as a reporter. Later in 1997, Henry replaced Jess Marlow
Jess Marlow
Myron Jess Marlow born November 29, 1929 is a retired Los Angeles television newsman. He hails from Salem, IL and was an anchor at KNTV-TV, KNBC-TV and KCBS-TV for over 40 years, beginning in the late 1950s...
on the 6 P.M. newscast, which he continues to do every night in addition to the 5 P.M. and 11 P.M. newscasts after the retirement of Paul Moyer
Paul Moyer
Paul Moyer is a veteran television news broadcaster in Southern California. He co-anchored the 5 PM and 11 PM weekday editions of KNBC-TV's Channel 4 News with Colleen Williams. Moyer has worked primarily in the two major television markets—New York and Los Angeles—in addition to briefly working...
. Henry is also well-known for hosting (and executive-producing) Travel Café, a travel program in which he flies all around the world highlighting food and travel. Travel Café, a two-time Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
winner, was the first local (Los Angeles) TV series produced in HDTV and is also seen on the Travel Channel
Travel Channel
The Travel Channel is a satellite and cable television channel that is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, US. It features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows in African animal safaris,...
.
In 1989, Henry hosted a short-lived revival of the classic game show Now You See It on CBS, as well as several unsold pilots in the 70s and 80s. Henry has requested his episodes not be rebroadcast, although the tapes of those shows have been converted by GSN
Game Show Network
The Game Show Network is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows and casino game shows. The channel was launched on December 1, 1994. Its current slogan is "The World Needs More Winners"...
to the digibeta format (required to air on cable or satellite TV).
Henry visited virtually every continent in the world as host and producer of the travel magazine program Eye on L.A., which aired from 1984 to 1991.
Henry was previously a news anchor-reporter at WMAQ-TV
WMAQ-TV
WMAQ-TV, channel 5, is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, located in Chicago, Illinois. WMAQ-TV's main studios and offices are located within the NBC Tower in the Streeterville neighborhood, with an auxiliary street-level studio on the Magnificent Mile at 401...
, the NBC-owned television station in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, from 1979 to 1982. He began his career in broadcasting at KHVH-TV
KITV
KITV is the American Broadcasting Company television station affiliate licensed to Honolulu, Hawaii. Based in Honolulu and broadcasting on digital channel 40, displayed as channel 4 the station is owned by Hearst Television and operates several satellites and translators on all the major Hawaiian...
in Honolulu as news anchor-reporter from 1966 to 1971, with a short interval in Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
, as a news anchor-reporter for KENI-TV from 1967 to 1968.