Chuck Scarborough
| Chuck Scarborough | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 4, 1943 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., Journalism, 1969) |
| Occupation | Television news anchor, narrator, author |
| Years active | 1970s-present |
| Known for | NBC-TV New York news anchor |
Charles Bishop "Chuck" Scarborough III (born November 4, 1943) is an American television journalist and author. Since 1974, he has been the lead male news anchor at WNBC, the New York City flagship station of the NBC Television Network, and has also appeared on NBC News. He currently anchors at 6pm and 11pm on WNBC.
A native of Pittsburgh, and a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, Scarborough served in the United States Air Force and currently has a commercial pilot certificate. His career in television began in Mississippi as a reporter at WLOX-TV in Biloxi and later WDAM-TV in Laurel, before moving to WAGA-TV in Atlanta.
Scarborough's first major market anchoring job came in 1972, at WNAC-TV (now WHDH-TV) in Boston. He was originally hired as part of a two-man anchor team with respected New England journalist Lee Nelson, but was soon made the solo anchor of the station's news broadcasts. In addition to his anchor work, he was called on to host a weekly program called Mass Reaction, in which the public was invited to the studio to question news broadcasters and newsmakers.
In his final broadcast on WNAC-TV, Scarborough ended the newscast with a commentary in which he identified the issue of race as the most important challenge facing Boston. A scant few months later, Boston erupted into racial unrest as the result of a federal court order to end its policy of de facto racial segregation in the public schools. While WNAC had been the perennial trailer among Boston's three VHF television news broadcasts, with Scarborough as anchor the station managed to best its rivals in the 6pm newscast ratings.
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