Chuck Scarborough - Biography

Last Editor: flawa				Chuck Scarborough Biography -   Name : Chuck Scarborough Profession : Writer Birth Details : born November 4, 1943 Spouse : ? (? - present) 2 children

Chuck Scarborough Trivia -

News Anchor for WNBC (New York Channel 4) for years Graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science degree. Has written 3 novels - Stryker (1978), The Myrmidon Project (1980), and Aftershock (1991). Has been working for WNBC-4 New York for over 30 years, since 1974. Native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, now living on Long Island, New York. Served 4 years in the US Air Force.

Chuck Scarborough Detailed Biography -

Chuck Scarborough (born November 4, 1943) is the 6PM and 11PM weeknight co-anchor for WNBC-TV in New York. A noted author and aviator, Scarborough has been with WNBC since 1974. He has been an anchorman longer than anyone in New York television history except WABC-TV's Bill Beutel, though sometime in 2006 he will surpass Beutel for the longest unbroken tenure behind an anchor desk in New York. He has occasionally appeared on NBC News as well. Scarborough has won 28 Emmy Awards, and was one of the first inductees into New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2005. He was inducted with Sue Simmons, his 11 PM co-anchor. The pair has been anchoring together since 1980, longer than any other anchor team in New York television history. A native of Pittsburgh and a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, he served in the United States Air Force, and currently has a commercial pilot's license. Before coming to WNBC, he worked at WNAC-TV (now WHDH-TV) and WBZ-TV in Boston. He was the main anchor at WNAC when it became the first station to use Move Closer to Your World, which has become one of the most famous television news themes ever. He was the host of the syndicated programme Images - A Year in Review in the late 1980s. Scarborough has written three novels: Stryker (1978), ISBN 0026069202. The Myrmidon Project (1980), ISBN 0698110544. Aftershock (1991), ISBN 0517580144. Aftershock was made into a made for television movie, Aftershock: Earthquake in New York in 1999, airing on the CBS television network and its New York O&O WCBS-TV.