Julius Hunter
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St. Louis, Missouri
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newscaster who spent more than 30 years in broadcast and print news. From 1966 to 1974 he anchored the news on KSDK Channel 5
KSDK
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, St. Louis' NBC
NBC
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affiliate. He is best known for having been the Senior Anchor at KMOV
KMOV
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Channel 4, the CBS
CBS
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affiliate—a post he held for 26 years.http://www.alton.madison.k12.il.us/ahs%20pages/eportfolios/kampcover.html
Hunter was born in St. Louis in an area known as Essence. He attended elementary and high school there, excelling in most of his subjects. When he was seven, his parents divorced and he grew up in a household with his mother and grandmother. http://www.alton.madison.k12.il.us/ahs%20pages/eportfolios/kampcover.html
Music is another of Julius Hunter's vocations. He became organist and choirmaster of Holy Sacraments Lutheran Church at age 16. He has, on several occasions, conducted the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
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, the Bach
Bạch
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Society Chorus and the Holiday Brass Ensemble. He also wrote the music and text of the Harris-Stowe State College anthem.
Hunter is the regular host and honorary chairperson of the Do the Right Thing program—a regular series of ceremonies recognizing the achievements of young people in the St. Louis area. Hunter is also the permanent host of the Young Heroes in Music program on KFUO
KFUO-FM
KFUO-FM was a classical music radio station in St. Louis, located at 99.1 MHz FM and was branded as "Classic 99 KFUO-FM". KFUO-FM transmitted with an effective radiated power of 100 kW. KFUO-FM was among the oldest FM stations west of the Mississippi River, broadcasting since 1948...
/Classic 99 FM featuring young African American
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musicians who are potential classical music superstars.
Following his last news broadcast on November 27, 2002, he took a position as vice president for community relations at St. Louis University. Hunter is a member of the president's executive staff and represents the University to various civic, cultural and institutional boards, initiatives and community groups.
In 2006, Missouri Governor Matt Blunt
Matt Blunt
Matthew Roy Blunt served as the 54th Governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2009. Before his election as governor, Blunt served ten years in the United States Navy, was elected to serve in the Missouri General Assembly in 1998 and as Missouri's Secretary of State in 2000.A Republican, Blunt was elected...
tapped Hunter to be a member of the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners. http://www.gov.mo.gov/press/stlpolicebrd020906.htm
He has two daughters, Jennifer and Julia, who are both Harvard University
Harvard University
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honors graduates.