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Christine Lund?
- Thread starter Rob1910
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> Hasn't Lund been gone for many years? I have this picture in my mind of a long blonde shag haircut and one of those tacky blue sport coats with the circle-7 logo on it. Maybe she's out playing golf with Van Amburg from ABC 7 in SF. Capital Cities showed him the door about 1982 - when they bought ABC- despite years of mostly stellar ratings.
Any idea whats she's doing. Still in semi-retirement mode?
> I caught word some months ago that she may be on-air again
> in the L.A. area?
> Grew up watching her, Jerry and Dr. George on KABC. Thanks
> for your time. Rob in Nashville
>
Any idea whats she's doing. Still in semi-retirement mode?
> I caught word some months ago that she may be on-air again
> in the L.A. area?
> Grew up watching her, Jerry and Dr. George on KABC. Thanks
> for your time. Rob in Nashville
>
I remember her on KGO-TV but I haven't heard anything about her for 30 years.
Hasn't Lund been gone for many years? I have this picture
> in my mind of a long blonde shag haircut and one of those
> tacky blue sport coats with the circle-7 logo on it. Maybe
> she's out playing golf with Van Amburg from ABC 7 in SF.
> Capital Cities showed him the door about 1982 - when they
> bought ABC- despite years of mostly stellar ratings.
>
> Any idea whats she's doing. Still in semi-retirement mode?
> > I caught word some months ago that she may be on-air again
>
> > in the L.A. area?
> > Grew up watching her, Jerry and Dr. George on KABC.
> Thanks
> > for your time. Rob in Nashville
> >
>
Hasn't Lund been gone for many years? I have this picture
> in my mind of a long blonde shag haircut and one of those
> tacky blue sport coats with the circle-7 logo on it. Maybe
> she's out playing golf with Van Amburg from ABC 7 in SF.
> Capital Cities showed him the door about 1982 - when they
> bought ABC- despite years of mostly stellar ratings.
>
> Any idea whats she's doing. Still in semi-retirement mode?
> > I caught word some months ago that she may be on-air again
>
> > in the L.A. area?
> > Grew up watching her, Jerry and Dr. George on KABC.
> Thanks
> > for your time. Rob in Nashville
> >
>
> If she was on KGO-TV, it must have been in earlier than 1973. She had a good run on KABC-TV, mostly co-anchoring with Jerry Dunphy. But in my memory, that ended at least 20 years ago.
I remember her on KGO-TV but I haven't heard anything about
> her for 30 years.
>
>
> Hasn't Lund been gone for many years? I have this picture
> > in my mind of a long blonde shag haircut and one of those
> > tacky blue sport coats with the circle-7 logo on it. Maybe
>
> > she's out playing golf with Van Amburg from ABC 7 in SF.
> > Capital Cities showed him the door about 1982 - when they
> > bought ABC- despite years of mostly stellar ratings.
> >
> > Any idea whats she's doing. Still in semi-retirement
> mode?
> > > I caught word some months ago that she may be on-air
> again
> >
> > > in the L.A. area?
> > > Grew up watching her, Jerry and Dr. George on KABC.
> > Thanks
> > > for your time. Rob in Nashville
> > >
> >
>
I remember her on KGO-TV but I haven't heard anything about
> her for 30 years.
>
>
> Hasn't Lund been gone for many years? I have this picture
> > in my mind of a long blonde shag haircut and one of those
> > tacky blue sport coats with the circle-7 logo on it. Maybe
>
> > she's out playing golf with Van Amburg from ABC 7 in SF.
> > Capital Cities showed him the door about 1982 - when they
> > bought ABC- despite years of mostly stellar ratings.
> >
> > Any idea whats she's doing. Still in semi-retirement
> mode?
> > > I caught word some months ago that she may be on-air
> again
> >
> > > in the L.A. area?
> > > Grew up watching her, Jerry and Dr. George on KABC.
> > Thanks
> > > for your time. Rob in Nashville
> > >
> >
>
The picture in your mind would be the same as mine. I had heard that some L.A. based TV station was trying to get her back, in what capacity I haven't the foggiest. But when I had heard or read this, my thoughts were, why? Back in her KABC days, I enjoyed the newscasts, but now. Humm? not real sure. Although, Hal Fishman is still trecking forward at "5". By the way, Christine did make a brief comeback back in the 90's on KABC, I think alongside Harold Greene at the time.
> > Hasn't Lund been gone for many years? I have this picture
> in my mind of a long blonde shag haircut and one of those
> tacky blue sport coats with the circle-7 logo on it. Maybe
> she's out playing golf with Van Amburg from ABC 7 in SF.
> Capital Cities showed him the door about 1982 - when they
> bought ABC- despite years of mostly stellar ratings.
>
> Any idea whats she's doing. Still in semi-retirement mode?
> > I caught word some months ago that she may be on-air again
>
> > in the L.A. area?
> > Grew up watching her, Jerry and Dr. George on KABC.
> Thanks
> > for your time. Rob in Nashville
> >
>
> > Hasn't Lund been gone for many years? I have this picture
> in my mind of a long blonde shag haircut and one of those
> tacky blue sport coats with the circle-7 logo on it. Maybe
> she's out playing golf with Van Amburg from ABC 7 in SF.
> Capital Cities showed him the door about 1982 - when they
> bought ABC- despite years of mostly stellar ratings.
>
> Any idea whats she's doing. Still in semi-retirement mode?
> > I caught word some months ago that she may be on-air again
>
> > in the L.A. area?
> > Grew up watching her, Jerry and Dr. George on KABC.
> Thanks
> > for your time. Rob in Nashville
> >
>
> We're probably venturing into sexist territory here- though local news remains mostly sexist. Sorry Christine Craft. The local TV news anchor stereotype seems to be (1) Older caucasian gray haired male anchor - doesn't matter how ugly, and (2) young pretty female anchor - preferably ethnic or non-white. The only "older" female anchor I can think of in the Bay Area is Cheryl Jennings, and she is still very nice looking. So it is hard to imagine a place for Chrsine Lund - as an anchor, anyway. By the way, I think it was Dave McElhatton on CBS 5 in SF who started the trend in the late 70s away from the pretty boy anchor-stud. He had been a popular long-time SF radio personality, but he was fat, balding, and 50ish. His first co-anchor was Harold Greene, who did NOT come off well, and was dropped in less than a year. So it's been interesting to see how successful Greene's career has been in LA. By the way, Hal Fishman definitely bucked the pretty-boy trend when he was younger. In the 60s, he was kind of odd and sinister looking, and had a nervous habit of bugging his eyes out every few seconds. He's a nicer looking senior citizen, and he's had the good taste to let his toupee age gracefully as well.
The picture in your mind would be the same as mine. I had
> heard that some L.A. based TV station was trying to get her
> back, in what capacity I haven't the foggiest. But when I
> had heard or read this, my thoughts were, why? Back in her
> KABC days, I enjoyed the newscasts, but now. Humm? not real
> sure. Although, Hal Fishman is still trecking forward at
> "5". By the way, Christine did make a brief comeback back in
> the 90's on KABC, I think alongside Harold Greene at the
> time.
>
>
>
> > > Hasn't Lund been gone for many years? I have this
> picture
> > in my mind of a long blonde shag haircut and one of those
> > tacky blue sport coats with the circle-7 logo on it. Maybe
>
> > she's out playing golf with Van Amburg from ABC 7 in SF.
> > Capital Cities showed him the door about 1982 - when they
> > bought ABC- despite years of mostly stellar ratings.
> >
> > Any idea whats she's doing. Still in semi-retirement
> mode?
> > > I caught word some months ago that she may be on-air
> again
> >
> > > in the L.A. area?
> > > Grew up watching her, Jerry and Dr. George on KABC.
> > Thanks
> > > for your time. Rob in Nashville
> > >
> >
>
The picture in your mind would be the same as mine. I had
> heard that some L.A. based TV station was trying to get her
> back, in what capacity I haven't the foggiest. But when I
> had heard or read this, my thoughts were, why? Back in her
> KABC days, I enjoyed the newscasts, but now. Humm? not real
> sure. Although, Hal Fishman is still trecking forward at
> "5". By the way, Christine did make a brief comeback back in
> the 90's on KABC, I think alongside Harold Greene at the
> time.
>
>
>
> > > Hasn't Lund been gone for many years? I have this
> picture
> > in my mind of a long blonde shag haircut and one of those
> > tacky blue sport coats with the circle-7 logo on it. Maybe
>
> > she's out playing golf with Van Amburg from ABC 7 in SF.
> > Capital Cities showed him the door about 1982 - when they
> > bought ABC- despite years of mostly stellar ratings.
> >
> > Any idea whats she's doing. Still in semi-retirement
> mode?
> > > I caught word some months ago that she may be on-air
> again
> >
> > > in the L.A. area?
> > > Grew up watching her, Jerry and Dr. George on KABC.
> > Thanks
> > > for your time. Rob in Nashville
> > >
> >
>
As for who has gray hair and who don't. It doesn't matter to me. What does matter is some validity on-air, and if that means someone who is young and vibrant then so be it. If it means someone who's testing the retirement waters with their big toe, then so be it. I do have to say, I was back in L.A. to see family a couple weeks ago. Was scanning the different news casts, the folks giving the weather reports. What has happened? I was watching one channel where this lady obviously hadn't any idea what she was talking about. Not like she was distracted or anything, she was clueless. Then on another channel, the Weather guy was giving weather and giving entertainment tid bits at the same time. It was painful. But I guess with research, this is what the L.A. market wants???
> > We're probably venturing into sexist territory here-
> though local news remains mostly sexist. Sorry Christine
> Craft. The local TV news anchor stereotype seems to be (1)
> Older caucasian gray haired male anchor - doesn't matter how
> ugly, and (2) young pretty female anchor - preferably ethnic
> or non-white. The only "older" female anchor I can think of
> in the Bay Area is Cheryl Jennings, and she is still very
> nice looking. So it is hard to imagine a place for Chrsine
> Lund - as an anchor, anyway. By the way, I think it was Dave
> McElhatton on CBS 5 in SF who started the trend in the late
> 70s away from the pretty boy anchor-stud. He had been a
> popular long-time SF radio personality, but he was fat,
> balding, and 50ish. His first co-anchor was Harold Greene,
> who did NOT come off well, and was dropped in less than a
> year. So it's been interesting to see how successful
> Greene's career has been in LA. By the way, Hal Fishman
> definitely bucked the pretty-boy trend when he was younger.
> In the 60s, he was kind of odd and sinister looking, and had
> a nervous habit of bugging his eyes out every few seconds.
> He's a nicer looking senior citizen, and he's had the good
> taste to let his toupee age gracefully as well.
>
> The picture in your mind would be the same as mine. I had
> > heard that some L.A. based TV station was trying to get
> her
> > back, in what capacity I haven't the foggiest. But when I
> > had heard or read this, my thoughts were, why? Back in
> her
> > KABC days, I enjoyed the newscasts, but now. Humm? not
> real
> > sure. Although, Hal Fishman is still trecking forward at
> > "5". By the way, Christine did make a brief comeback back
> in
> > the 90's on KABC, I think alongside Harold Greene at the
> > time.
> >
> >
> >
> > > > Hasn't Lund been gone for many years? I have this
> > picture
> > > in my mind of a long blonde shag haircut and one of
> those
> > > tacky blue sport coats with the circle-7 logo on it.
> Maybe
> >
> > > she's out playing golf with Van Amburg from ABC 7 in SF.
>
> > > Capital Cities showed him the door about 1982 - when
> they
> > > bought ABC- despite years of mostly stellar ratings.
> > >
> > > Any idea whats she's doing. Still in semi-retirement
> > mode?
> > > > I caught word some months ago that she may be on-air
> > again
> > >
> > > > in the L.A. area?
> > > > Grew up watching her, Jerry and Dr. George on KABC.
> > > Thanks
> > > > for your time. Rob in Nashville
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> > We're probably venturing into sexist territory here-
> though local news remains mostly sexist. Sorry Christine
> Craft. The local TV news anchor stereotype seems to be (1)
> Older caucasian gray haired male anchor - doesn't matter how
> ugly, and (2) young pretty female anchor - preferably ethnic
> or non-white. The only "older" female anchor I can think of
> in the Bay Area is Cheryl Jennings, and she is still very
> nice looking. So it is hard to imagine a place for Chrsine
> Lund - as an anchor, anyway. By the way, I think it was Dave
> McElhatton on CBS 5 in SF who started the trend in the late
> 70s away from the pretty boy anchor-stud. He had been a
> popular long-time SF radio personality, but he was fat,
> balding, and 50ish. His first co-anchor was Harold Greene,
> who did NOT come off well, and was dropped in less than a
> year. So it's been interesting to see how successful
> Greene's career has been in LA. By the way, Hal Fishman
> definitely bucked the pretty-boy trend when he was younger.
> In the 60s, he was kind of odd and sinister looking, and had
> a nervous habit of bugging his eyes out every few seconds.
> He's a nicer looking senior citizen, and he's had the good
> taste to let his toupee age gracefully as well.
>
> The picture in your mind would be the same as mine. I had
> > heard that some L.A. based TV station was trying to get
> her
> > back, in what capacity I haven't the foggiest. But when I
> > had heard or read this, my thoughts were, why? Back in
> her
> > KABC days, I enjoyed the newscasts, but now. Humm? not
> real
> > sure. Although, Hal Fishman is still trecking forward at
> > "5". By the way, Christine did make a brief comeback back
> in
> > the 90's on KABC, I think alongside Harold Greene at the
> > time.
> >
> >
> >
> > > > Hasn't Lund been gone for many years? I have this
> > picture
> > > in my mind of a long blonde shag haircut and one of
> those
> > > tacky blue sport coats with the circle-7 logo on it.
> Maybe
> >
> > > she's out playing golf with Van Amburg from ABC 7 in SF.
>
> > > Capital Cities showed him the door about 1982 - when
> they
> > > bought ABC- despite years of mostly stellar ratings.
> > >
> > > Any idea whats she's doing. Still in semi-retirement
> > mode?
> > > > I caught word some months ago that she may be on-air
> > again
> > >
> > > > in the L.A. area?
> > > > Grew up watching her, Jerry and Dr. George on KABC.
> > > Thanks
> > > > for your time. Rob in Nashville
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
M
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Guest
THIRTY Years? Try about Seven on 7?
View her great 1985 One Minute Earthquake Special Report. Hear live KABC TV Staff Announcer Mike Lawrence too!
http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/international/us_abc_kabc.html
>> I remember her on KGO-TV but I haven't heard anything about her for 30 years.
*KABC's Lund exiting early
Veteran local news anchor Christine Lund has exited KABC, again. Lund, who has been off the air for more than a month while battling pneumonia and a broken leg, had planned to leave KABC at year's end, ...
Posted 12/7/98 12:00am
*KABC TAPS BROWN AT 4
KABC's "Eyewitness News" plans to replace anchorman Steve Wolford with Marc Brown on its 4 p.m. edition beginning Jan. 6, teaming Brown with veteran anchor Christine Lund. Wolford will continue at the ...
Posted 12/26/96 12:00am
View her great 1985 One Minute Earthquake Special Report. Hear live KABC TV Staff Announcer Mike Lawrence too!
http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/international/us_abc_kabc.html
>> I remember her on KGO-TV but I haven't heard anything about her for 30 years.
*KABC's Lund exiting early
Veteran local news anchor Christine Lund has exited KABC, again. Lund, who has been off the air for more than a month while battling pneumonia and a broken leg, had planned to leave KABC at year's end, ...
Posted 12/7/98 12:00am
*KABC TAPS BROWN AT 4
KABC's "Eyewitness News" plans to replace anchorman Steve Wolford with Marc Brown on its 4 p.m. edition beginning Jan. 6, teaming Brown with veteran anchor Christine Lund. Wolford will continue at the ...
Posted 12/26/96 12:00am
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