Marc Brown (journalist)
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Marc Alan Brown is a television news anchor
at KABC-TV
in Los Angeles
. Brown co-anchors the station's Eyewitness News HD newscasts at 5 pm and 11 pm with Michelle Tuzee
. Brown has earned four Emmy Awards, a Golden Mike, an Associated Press and a Radio and Television News Director Association award.
A Los Angeles native, Brown graduated from Narbonne High School
in Los Angeles' Harbor City Neighborhood and earned Bachelor of Arts
degrees in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science from the University of Southern California
. His first television job was as a reporter at KIEM-TV
in Eureka, California
in 1984. He went on to report and anchor
at KOLO-TV
in Reno, Nevada
, KNTV
in San Jose, California
and KFMB-TV
in San Diego, California
before returning to Los Angeles
to begin working at KABC-TV
in 1989 as a reporter. He later was named weekend anchor and in 1996 he was given anchoring duties on the weekday 6 pm newscast. The following year his anchoring duties were broadened to include the station's 4 pm newscast and in 2000 he was named anchor of the weeknight 11 pm show. He became the first African-American to become the primary anchor of an 11 pm weekday newscast in Los Angeles
. In August 2007, he, along with co-anchor Michelle Tuzee were promoted to the 5pm newscast, in addition to anchoring the 11pm program.
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...
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...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Brown co-anchors the station's Eyewitness News HD newscasts at 5 pm and 11 pm with Michelle Tuzee
Michelle Tuzee
Michelle Tuzee is an American newscaster who co-anchors KABC‘s Eyewitness News at 5 pm and 11 pm with Marc Brown.- Biography :Michelle Tuzee is an anchor for ABC Los Angeles affiliate KABC-TV....
. Brown has earned four Emmy Awards, a Golden Mike, an Associated Press and a Radio and Television News Director Association award.
A Los Angeles native, Brown graduated from Narbonne High School
Narbonne High School
Nathaniel Narbonne High School is a school located at 24300 South Western Avenue, in the Harbor City area of Los Angeles, California.Narbonne serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Narbonne serves the Harbor City area and the city of Lomita.Narbonne...
in Los Angeles' Harbor City Neighborhood and earned Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degrees in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. His first television job was as a reporter at KIEM-TV
KIEM-TV
KIEM-TV is a broadcast television station in Eureka, California. It is an NBC affiliate which broadcasts on digital channel 3. KIEM is licensed to and located in downtown Eureka on South Broadway.-History:...
in Eureka, California
Eureka, California
Eureka is the principal city and the county seat of Humboldt County, California, United States. Its population was 27,191 at the 2010 census, up from 26,128 at the 2000 census....
in 1984. He went on to report and anchor
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...
at KOLO-TV
KOLO-TV
KOLO-TV Channel 8 is the ABC affiliate serving Reno, Nevada and the surrounding areas. It is owned by Gray Television and operates on digital channel 8. Syndicated programing on KOLO-TV includes Dr...
in Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
, KNTV
KNTV
KNTV, channel 11, is the NBC owned-and-operated television station in the Bay Area market. It is licensed to San Jose, with its transmitter located on San Bruno Mountain, just south of San Francisco. It shares facilities in San Jose with NBC Universal sister station KSTS and CNBC's Silicon...
in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
and KFMB-TV
KFMB-TV
KFMB-TV is the local CBS television affiliate in San Diego, California. Its studios are located on Engineer Road in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego along with its sister radio stations, AM 760 and FM 100.7...
in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
before returning to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to begin working 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...
in 1989 as a reporter. He later was named weekend anchor and in 1996 he was given anchoring duties on the weekday 6 pm newscast. The following year his anchoring duties were broadened to include the station's 4 pm newscast and in 2000 he was named anchor of the weeknight 11 pm show. He became the first African-American to become the primary anchor of an 11 pm weekday newscast in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. In August 2007, he, along with co-anchor Michelle Tuzee were promoted to the 5pm newscast, in addition to anchoring the 11pm program.