WRC-TV

'WRC-TV' '''"NBC4"''' is a television station in Washington, DC. NBC owned and operated, the station broadcasts its analog signal on channel 4 and its digital television signal on channel 48. Its studios and transmitter are located at 4001 Nebraska Avenue, N.W., in the Tenleytown section of Washington, DC.
WRC-TV originates NBC News' Washington feed for such reporters as David Gregory, Jim Miklaszewski, Andrea Mitchell, and Pete Williams.
It also offers NBC Weather Plus on digital channel 4.2.

Contents

History

Programs

Notable Personalities

Current

News 4 Anchors

News 4 Reporters

Meteorologists

Sports Reporters

Former Personalities

References

External links

History

The station signed on for the first time on June 27, 1947 as WNBW ('NB'C 'W'ashington). It traces its roots to experimental W3XNB in 1939. On October 18, 1954, its callsign changed to WRC-TV, along with WRC-AM-FM, reflecting NBC's ownership at the time by the Radio Corporation of America.
The 2nd presidential debate between candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon was broadcast from the station's studios on October 7, 1960. David Brinkley's Washington segment of the ''Huntley-Brinkley Report'' originated at WRC-TV between 1956 and 1970.
The earliest color videotape in existence is a recording of the dedication of WRC's Washington studios on May 21, 1958. As Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke at the event, it was also the first time a president had been videotaped in color. [1]
WRC-TV is one of three network owned-and-operated stations in Washington, D. C., along with Fox Network's WTTG and MyNetworkTV's WDCA - both owned by Newscorp.

Programs

WRC-TV's studios are home to several notable programs. These include ''Meet the Press,'' the longest-running show in U.S. broadcast television history, which debuted on November 6, 1947; and ''It's Academic,'' which premiered in 1961 and is the longest running game show in television history according to the Guinness Book of World Records. ''Sam and Friends'', Jim Henson's late-night precursor to ''Sesame Street'' and ''the Muppet Show'', got its start on WRC-TV on May 9, 1955.

Notable Personalities

Current

News 4 Anchors

★ 'James Adams', Weekend Evening Anchor/Reporter

★ 'Shannon Bream', Weekend Evening Anchor/Reporter

★ 'Keith Garvin', Weekend Morning Anchor/Reporter

★ 'Doreen Gentzler', 6PM & 11PM Anchor/Health Reporter

★ 'Jim Handly', 4PM Anchor/Reporter

★ 'Barbara Harrison', Morning Anchor/"Wednesday's Child" Host/Reporter

★ 'Joe Krebs', Morning Anchor/"Viewpoint" Host/Reporter

★ 'Pat Lawson Muse', 4PM Anchor/"Reporter's Notebook" Host/Reporter

★ 'Wendy Rieger', 5PM Anchor/Reporter

★ 'Jim Vance', 6PM & 11PM Anchor

★ 'Eun Yang', Weekend Morning Anchor/Reporter
WRC will move its 10am newscast to 11am on September 10th when Today expands to 4 hours.

News 4 Reporters

★ 'Miguel Almaguer', General Assignment Reporter

★ 'Jackie Bensen', General Assignment Reporter

★ 'Julie Carey', General Assignment Reporter

★ 'Pat Collins', General Assignment Reporter

★ 'Elizabeth "Liz" Crenshaw', Consumer Reporter

★ 'Michael Flynn', General Assignment Reporter

★ 'Chris Gordon', Legal Analyst/"LawScope" Host

★ 'Steve Handelsman', General Assignment Reporter/National Correspondent

★ 'Megan McGrath', General Assignment Reporter (daughter of WTTG's Patrick McGrath)

★ 'Tom Sherwood', Political Reporter

★ 'Darcy Spencer', General Assignment Reporter (?)

★ 'Jane Watrel', General Assignment Reporter/National Correspondent

★ 'Tracee Wilkins', General Assignment Reporter (?)

Meteorologists

★ 'Chuck Bell' (AMS), Fill-in Meteorologist

★ 'Veronica Johnson' (AMS), 4PM Meteorologist/"America This Week" Host

★ 'Tom Kierein' (AMS), Morning Meteorologist

★ 'Bob Ryan' (AMS Certified), 5, 6, 11PM Chief Meteorologist

★ 'Steve Villanueva' (AMS), Weekend Meteorologist

Sports Reporters

★ 'Lindsay Czarniak', Sports Reporter/former "Sports Machine" Co-Host/Fill-in Sports Anchor

★ 'Dan Hellie', Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter

★ 'Hakem Dermish', Sports Reporter

Former Personalities

★ Clay Anderson - meteorologist (1999-2006, now with PEPCO)

★ Paul Anthony - weekend Weather Anchor (1972-1979, now on WETA-TV)

★ Mil Arcega - weekend morning anchor/reporter (1998-2004)

★ Jess Atkinson - Sports Anchor/Reporter (1990-1996, last seen on WUSA-TV)

★ Neil Boggs, Anchor (1967-1972)

★ Wally Bruckner - Sports Anchor/Reporter (1990-2006)

★ Andrea Brody - Sports Reporter/"Sports Machine" Co-Host/Correspondent (2002-2007)

★ Campbell Brown - reporter (1993-1996, currently with NBC, will join CNN in November)

★ John Buren - sports anchor/reporter (1977-1978)

★ Arch Campbell - Entertainment Reporter (1974-2006, now at WJLA in same position)

★ Darrian Chapman - Sports Reporter (1995-2000, deceased)

★ Nick Charles - Sports Anchor/Reporter (1976-1979, also at WJZ-TV Baltimore and 1st CNN Sports Anchor, now at Showtime)

★ Scott Clark - Sports Anchor (1980s, now with WABC-TV New York)

★ John Cochran - reporter (early 1970s, now Capitol Hill correspondent at ABC News)

★ Richard Coe, Entertainment Critic prior to Arch Campbell (1960's-1974)

★ Katie Couric - General Assignment Reporter (1987-1989, Former NBC Today Show Co-Host... Now anchoring the CBS Evening News)

★ Dan Daniels - Sports Commentator (late 60's/early 70's)

★ Steve Doocy - Features Reporter (1983-1989, now "FOX and Friends" Co-Host at FOX News Channel)

★ Tony Dorsey - General Assignment Reporter (1998-2006, now a communications director for the Washington, D.C. Metro Transit Association)

★ Peter Ford - News Anchor (1977-1990)

★ Andy Fox - reporter (1981-1986, now at WAVY-TV in Portsmouth, Virginia)

★ Robert Hager - reporter (1960-1965, formerly an NBC News correspondent)

★ Mike Hambrick - anchor (1981-1985, now with the National Association of Manufacturers [2])

★ Richard C. Harkness - news reporter and anchor (1940s-1960s)

★ Jim Hartz - anchor (1976-1979)

★ I.J. Hudson - Technology Reporter (1985-2007)

★ Andrew Humphrey - Meteorologist (1995-1998, now at WDIV-TV in Detroit)

★ Charlayne Hunter-Gault - reporter (1967-1968, now with NPR)

★ Debbi Jarvis (Debbi Lockhart) - Anchor/Reporter (1994-2003, now spokeswoman for PEPCO)

★ Dave Jones - Meteorologist (1991-2001)

★ Susan Kidd - 5 PM anchor (1983-2006)

★ Bob Kur - reporter (1973-1976, now works for Washington Post Radio)

★ Marty Levin - 5 and 6 PM anchor (1980-1982, now at KNSD in San Diego)

★ Lynda Lopez - reporter (1986-1997)

★ Shari Macias - reporter (1994-2001)

★ Suzanne Malveaux - Reporter (1996-1999, now White House correspondent at CNN)

★ Dave Marash - Anchor/Reporter (1985-1989, now at Al Jazeera's English language service)

★ Catherine "Cassie" Mackin - anchor/reporter (1969-1972, deceased)

★ Bob McBride, Anchor/Reporter (1982-1986)

★ Robert McCormick - reporter and commentator in the 1960s

★ Doug McKelway, 5PM anchor/Reporter (1992-2002, now at WJLA-TV/News Channel 8; second stint at that station)

★ George Michael, Sports Anchor/Reporter/Former Host of ''The George Michael Sports Machine ''(1980-March 25, 2007)

★ Jeff Napshin, General Assignment Reporter (2004-2006, now at WUSA-TV)

★ Angela Owens - reporter (1981-1984, now in public relations for WRC)

★ Bryson Rash - original Anchor (June 27, 1947-1960s), President of National Press Club (1963), and News Director in 1973 when WRC won a Peabody Award for its Home Rule coverage.

★ Glenn Rinker - anchor (1969-1976, deceased)

★ Max Robinson - reporter (1967-1968, deceased)

★ Charlie Rose - talk show host (1981-1984)

★ Mary Alice Salinas - Anchor/Reporter (1995-2005)

★ Willard Scott - NBC Page (1950), Bozo the Clown (1959-1962), Meteorologist (1968-1980, now at NBC's Today Show)

★ Dave "The Mouth" Sheehan - Last sports anchor prior to George Michael (1975-1980)

★ Maurice Siegel, Sports Commentator (late 60's/early 70's, deceased)

★ Sue Simmons - Anchor/Reporter (1976-1980, now at WNBC-TV in New York)

★ Jim Simpson - sports reporter (1960s)

★ Carole Simpson - reporter/public affairs host (1977-1982)

★ Jill Sorenson - sports reporter (2000-2004, moved to WTTG, now a ''SportsNite'' anchor and reporter at Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic)

★ Joel A. Spivak - anchor (1987-1988)

★ Greg Starddard - General Assignment Reporter (2003-2005)

★ Tippi Stringer- "weather girl" (mid 1950's); later married NBC news anchor Chet Huntley of Huntley-Brinkley fame.

★ Henry Tenenbaum [3] - Anchor (1981-1987, Formerly of WUSA-TV, later moved to WJLA and now at KRON in San Francisco)

★ Fred Thomas - Anchor/Reporter (1975-1987)

★ Lea Thompson - Anchor/Reporter (1985-1992, now a correspondent on Dateline NBC)

★ Kathy Vara - reporter (1992-1994, now at KABC-TV in Los Angeles)

★ Linda Vester - reporter (1992-1993, formerly with Fox News Channel)

★ Don Williams - reporter (1989-1990)

★ Chikage Windler - Meteorologist (1998-2003, now at KSTP-TV (ABC) in Minneapolis, MN)

★ Vernon Womble (1968-1970)
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References

★ Travel Through NBC4's History (2005). ''NBC4.com''.

External links

★ NBC4 official website

★ WRC Wireless

★ WRC Station Information

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