Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush
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Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush is an American television journalist. She was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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[edit] History-making moment
Bush became American television's first African-American female weather anchor of primetime news in 1975.[1] The station for which she anchored, WGPR-TV, was the world's first black-owned-and-operated television station.[2] The studio was launched in Detroit, Michigan, on September 29, 1975. Everyone involved in the production of the newscast was of African-American heritage.
Other members of the news team included television news anchor Amyre Porter[3] and radio personality Doug Morrison.
[edit] Anchoring TV news
Bush later anchored news and weather at CBS and NBC network affiliates[4] in North Carolina and Tennessee before becoming an Atlanta, Georgia, correspondent for Black Entertainment Television.[5] Bush (then Sharon Crews) worked as a morning news anchor at an ABC affiliate in High Point, North Carolina, then licensed as WGHP-TV;[6] WGHP switched to the Fox Broadcasting Company in 1995.
[edit] Education
Bush studied philosophy at North Carolina A&T State University.[4] She also studied at the University of Detroit and the US Naval Air Technical Training Command.[7][8]
[edit] Famous Leap-Day Baby
Born on February 29, Bush is listed among the world's most famous leap-day babies.[9]
[edit] Spouse
Bush is married to Grand L. Bush, who acted in such feature films as Die Hard, Licence to Kill, Colors,[10] and Favorite Son.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush: Historical Documents damngoodwriter.com, a site edited by Bush herself. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ In The Beginning... The Scene Detroit. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ Amyre Makupson Biography. The History Makers. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ a b “Computer age puts handle on forecasting,” The Commercial Appeal, April 5, 1981, by John Knott
- ^ “Greensboro Native Promoted to National Correspondent,” Carolina Peacemaker, December 20, 1990, by Dr. John Marshall Kilimanjaro
- ^ TV Week, Greensboro Daily News, December 12, 1976, Staff Writers
- ^ “Anchoring the News,” Memphis Tri-State Defender, September 7, 1984, by Staff Writers
- ^ “Sharon Crews enjoys her job,” The Commercial Appeal, December 27, 1983, by John Knott
- ^ Famous Leap Day Babies of History Leapzine. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ Biography for Grand L. Bush IMDB. Retrieved on March 10, 2007.
- ^ Movie Review: Favorite Son. Christiananswers.net. Retrieved on March 10, 2007.
