Mike Hambrick
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Mike Hambrick is an American television anchor and correspondent who has worked on network television stations such as WJLA-TV
in Washington, DC, KTVT-TV in Dallas, KTAR-TV
in Phoenix and WBAL-TV
in Baltimore
. Hambrick was also a news anchor for WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh where he also served as its news director. He is an accomplished reporter who has won many awards, including the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for his work on a documentary in 1994 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the D-Day
invasion during World War II
.
He is brother to veteran newscasters Judd Hambrick
, and John Hambrick
, and the uncle of newscaster Jack Hambrick (John's son).
WJLA-TV
WJLA-TV, channel 7, is the ABC affiliated television station in Washington, D.C.. It is the flagship station of the Allbritton Communications Company, which also operates local cable station NewsChannel 8. The two stations share broadcast facilities in the Rosslyn section of Arlington, Virginia...
in Washington, DC, KTVT-TV in Dallas, KTAR-TV
KPNX
KPNX is a full-service television station serving the Phoenix, Arizona television market as the NBC affiliate. Its studios and offices are located in Phoenix and its transmitter is on South Mountain in Phoenix but it is licensed to the suburb of Mesa. It is owned by the Gannett Company which also...
in Phoenix and WBAL-TV
WBAL-TV
WBAL-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station in Baltimore, Maryland. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 11. It is one of the flagship stations of Hearst Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation, which also owns sister radio stations WBAL and...
in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
. Hambrick was also a news anchor for WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh where he also served as its news director. He is an accomplished reporter who has won many awards, including the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for his work on a documentary in 1994 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the D-Day
D-Day
D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar...
invasion during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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He is brother to veteran newscasters Judd Hambrick
Judd Hambrick
Judd Hambrick is an American former Emmy-award winning television newscaster/reporter.Hambrick grew up in Mount Pleasant, Texas.- Career, accomplishments, and awards :...
, and John Hambrick
John Hambrick
John Hambrick is an American broadcast journalist, reporter, actor, and voice over announcer.-Broadcast journalist:Hambrick began his television career in 1963, at a station in Abilene, Texas. By 1967 he was working at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati when he was recruited by its sister station in...
, and the uncle of newscaster Jack Hambrick (John's son).