WRC-TV

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WRC-TV

Washington, DC
Branding	NBC4 (general) News4 (news)
Slogan	Primary: NBC4 Connected Secondary: Working for You
Channels	4 (VHF) analog, 48 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	NBC NBC Weather Plus (DT2)
Owner	NBC Universal
Founded	November 6, 1947 (originally experimental W3XNB 1939-47)
Call letters meaning	W Radio Corporation of America (NBC's former parent)
Former callsigns	WNBW-TV (1947-54)
Former affiliations	None
Transmitter Power	100 kW/227 m (analog) 813 kW/242 m (digital)
Website	http://www.nbc4.com/

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 transmitter is located in the Tenleytown section of Washington, DC.

1 History
2 Programs
- 2.1 Newscasts
3 Notable Personalities
- 3.1 Current
- 3.2 Former
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The station signed on for the first time on November 6, 1947 as WNBW-TV (NBC Washington). It traces its roots to experimental W3XNB in 1939. In 1954, it became WRC-TV, named after WRC-AM-FM which NBC-TV had long owned.

The 2nd presidential debate between candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon was broadcast from the station's studios on October 7, 1960.

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]

After the Dumont network (which owned WTTG) went bankrupt in 1955, WRC-TV had became the only network O&O station in Washington D.C. However, by 1986, News Corp., owners of the then close to signing on Fox Network purchased Metromedia (which owned WTTG), making its 6 independent stations (WTTG is one of them) the first Fox O&O's.

WRC offers NBC Weather Plus on digital station 48.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Newscasts

[edit] Weekdays

News4 Today - 5:00-7:00AM
News4 at 10AM - 10:00-11:00AM
News4 at 4PM - 4:00-5:00PM
News4 at 5PM - 5:00-6:00PM
News4 at 6PM - 6:00-7:00PM
News4 at 11PM - 11:00-11:35PM

[edit] Saturdays

News4 This Week (Community Affairs) - 5:30-6:00AM
- Jim Handly, Susan Kidd, and Wendy Rieger are rotating hosts.
News4 Saturday Today - 6:00-7:00AM & 9:00-10:00AM
News4 at 6PM - 6:00-6:30PM
Redskins Report - 7:00-7:30PM +
Joe Gibbs Show - 7:30-8:00PM +
News4 at 11PM - 11:00-11:30PM

[edit] Sundays

America This Week - 5:30-6:00AM
News4 Sunday Today - 6:00-8:00AM & 9:00-10:00AM
The Chris Matthews Show (public affairs) - 10:00-10:30AM *
Redskins Game Plan - 11:30AM-Noon +
News4 at 6PM - 6:00-6:30PM
News4 at 11PM - 11:00-11:30PM

+ during the NFL season only

[edit] Notable Personalities

WRC-TV NEWS @ 6 OPEN.

[edit] Current

NEWS4 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

NEWS4 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 (?)

STORMCENTER 4/ NBC4 WEATHER PLUS 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 ANCHORS/REPORTERS

Lindsay Czarniak, Sports Reporter/"Sports Machine" Co-Host/Fill-in Sports Anchor
Dan Hellie, Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter

[edit] Former

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)
Neil Boggs, Anchor (1967-1972)
Wally Bruckner - Sports Anchor/Reporter (1990-2006)
Andrea Brody - Sports Reporter/"Sports Machine" Co-Host/Correspondent (2002-2007)
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)
Nick Charles - Sports Anchor/Reporter (1976-1979, also at WJZ-TV Baltimore and 1st CNN Sports Anchor, now at Showtime)
John Cochran - reporter (early 1970s, now Capitol Hill correspondent at ABC News)
Richard Coe, Entertainment Critic prior to Arch Cambpell (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)
Peter Ford - News Anchor (1977-1990; Gerald Ford's son)
Andy Fox - reporter (1981-1986, now at WAVY-TV in Portsmouth, Virginia)
Bob Hager - reporter (1960-1965, formerly an NBC News correspondent)
Mike Hambrick - anchor (1981-1985, now news director at WTAP-TV in Parkersburg, West Virginia)
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)
Doug McKelway, 5PM anchor/Reporter (1992-2002, now at WJLA-TV/NewsChannel 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)
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 - 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)
Sue Simmons - Anchor/Reporter (1976-1980, now at WNBC-TV in New York)
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)
Henry Tenenbaum [2] - 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)
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)

This list is incomplete. You can help by expanding it.

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

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Broadcast television in the Washington, D.C. market (Nielsen DMA #8)

Local Washington, DC television stations WRC 4 (NBC) - WTTG 5 (Fox) - WJLA 7 (ABC) - WUSA 9 (CBS) - WFDC 14 (UNI) - WDCA 20 (MNTV) - WDDN-LP 23 (DS) - WETA 26 (PBS) - WHUT 32 (PBS) - WMDO-CA 47 (TFR) - WWTD 49 (MTV Tr3́s) - WDCW 50 (The CW, The Tube on DT2) - WNVC 56 (Ind) - WIAV-LP 58 (AV/Ind) - WFPT 62 (PBS/MPT) - WZDC-LP 64 (TEL) - WPXW 66 (ION)
Local digital television channels WNVT 30 (Ind)
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