I have a few questions about the Action News team in the late 70's and early 80's. I'm too young to remember all of this, so if there are any older members who remember the "good old days" of Action News and know the answers to these questions, please let me know.
1. Who were the original anchors of Action News when it expanded to an hour at 5PM. In looking at the Broadcast Pioneers website, I believe Jim O'Brien and Marc Howard co-anchored it when it aired from 5:30-6. I also know that Lisa Thomas-Laury co-anchored with Marc since 1983. However, there is a YouTube promo from the early 80's featuring Jim, Marc, and Lisa. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql6Icti-t10). Did all 3 co-anchor the 5PM hour, or was it split between the two half hours.
2. Who originally anchored Action News at Noon when Dave Roberts first came to the station. I know that Chris Wagner and Lisa TL anchored for a while, and on a clip of Jim O'B's death, Lisa makes a reference to the fact that she was brought on to co-anchor the noon news with Jim. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM7TTtI5kI4. However, in an article from the Delco Times by Neal Zoren (http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/11/23/entertainment/doc4b09f0f77795b611416819.txt), he says that Chris Wagner and Jim O'B originally anchored. I thought Chris joined Lisa once Jim went on to co-anchor the expanded 5PM show.
3. Dave Roberts' real name is David Thomas Boreanaz, and he went by Dave Thomas in Buffalo. Rumour always had it that he changed his stage name to Roberts because Lisa Thomas (as she was known at the time) preceded him at the station. Again, from the article above, Neal makes reference to this. However, one thing I did not know was that according to Zoren, Lisa's original maiden name was Howard, but she had to change it because Marc Howard preceded her. So, is "Thomas" just a stage maiden name for Lisa? Did anyone ever hear that story?
Thanks for any insight
1. Who were the original anchors of Action News when it expanded to an hour at 5PM. In looking at the Broadcast Pioneers website, I believe Jim O'Brien and Marc Howard co-anchored it when it aired from 5:30-6. I also know that Lisa Thomas-Laury co-anchored with Marc since 1983. However, there is a YouTube promo from the early 80's featuring Jim, Marc, and Lisa. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql6Icti-t10). Did all 3 co-anchor the 5PM hour, or was it split between the two half hours.
2. Who originally anchored Action News at Noon when Dave Roberts first came to the station. I know that Chris Wagner and Lisa TL anchored for a while, and on a clip of Jim O'B's death, Lisa makes a reference to the fact that she was brought on to co-anchor the noon news with Jim. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM7TTtI5kI4. However, in an article from the Delco Times by Neal Zoren (http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/11/23/entertainment/doc4b09f0f77795b611416819.txt), he says that Chris Wagner and Jim O'B originally anchored. I thought Chris joined Lisa once Jim went on to co-anchor the expanded 5PM show.
3. Dave Roberts' real name is David Thomas Boreanaz, and he went by Dave Thomas in Buffalo. Rumour always had it that he changed his stage name to Roberts because Lisa Thomas (as she was known at the time) preceded him at the station. Again, from the article above, Neal makes reference to this. However, one thing I did not know was that according to Zoren, Lisa's original maiden name was Howard, but she had to change it because Marc Howard preceded her. So, is "Thomas" just a stage maiden name for Lisa? Did anyone ever hear that story?
Thanks for any insight