Sue Simmons
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Sue Simmons (born May 27, 1943) has been the lead female anchor at WNBC-TV in New York since 1980. A native New Yorker, she had been co-anchor for Live at Five with several co-anchors, including Jack Cafferty, Tony Guida, Matt Lauer, Dean Shepherd, Jim Rosenfield, and Perri Peltz, and 11 p.m. weeknight anchor with Chuck Scarborough. Chuck and Sue (as they are known in New York) have been together since Simmons' arrival at WNBC -- the longest run for an anchor team in New York television history. She is one of the highest paid anchors in New York making $2.5 million a year. Starting March 12, 2007, Sue is seen on WNBC's NewsChannel 4 at 6 & 11 with Chuck Scarborough. WNBC made program format changes, relocating numerous anchors from numerous broadcasts.
Before she joined NewsChannel 4, she was with WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. from 1976 to 1979, where she co-anchored with Jim Vance. Prior to her arrival at WRC, she was with WBAL-TV in Baltimore from 1974 to 1976. There she was an anchor for the station's Action News broadcast and the "Baltimore At One". She was one of the first female African-American anchors on television.
She began her career as a consumer action reporter at WTNH-TV in New Haven. Every year on February 2nd, Groundhog's Day, and live on-air during Live at Five , Sue does a cute facial impression of a groundhog for fun.
One of Simmons recent bloopers is her falling out of her chair, on air, after a chat with Brian WIlliams.
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