RIP Michele Marsh

[Baron Scicluna]

TV news anchor for CBS and NBC in New York from the late 1970s through the early 2000s died of cancer at 63.

RIP

Michele Marsh, Emmy Award-winning TV news anchor, dies at 63

 

[CD Boogie]

Staple of my childhood. Along with Roland Smith, Dave Marsh, Warner Wolf and Mr. G.

 

[Pete]

Agree with CD Boogie. For native New Yorkers of a certain vintage, this really hits home. In fact, I think that's one sentiment that both @The Big Ragu and @YankeeFan can agree on. Maybe.

In a somewhat related note, at a 2000 World Series game in New York, they handed out a list of "celebrities" at the game. The local network anchor Ernie Anastos (later of "Keep f-ing that chicken" fame) was on the list. I believe Jeff Pearlman argued that Ernie didn't rate as a celebrity, in part because I don't think he recognized the name at all. (Not unreasonably.) Those of us who were New Yorkers vociferously disagreed. I think fair arguments can be made on both sides – should a "local" newsperson ever count as a national celebrity, even if that locality is New York City? Or, dammit, it was the Subway Series after all, so screw the rest of the country!

Anyway, RIP. She seemed classy and professional and, to a pre-teen, quite a knockout.

 

[cjericho]

Agree with CD Boogie. For native New Yorkers of a certain vintage, this really hits home. In fact, I think that's one sentiment that both @The Big Ragu and @YankeeFan can agree on. Maybe.

In a somewhat related note, at a 2000 World Series game in New York, they handed out a list of "celebrities" at the game. The local network anchor Ernie Anastos (later of "Keep f-ing that chicken" fame) was on the list. I believe Jeff Pearlman argued that Ernie didn't rate as a celebrity, in part because I don't think he recognized the name at all. (Not unreasonably.) Those of us who were New Yorkers vociferously disagreed. I think fair arguments can be made on both sides – should a "local" newsperson ever count as a national celebrity, even if that locality is New York City? Or, dammit, it was the Subway Series after all, so screw the rest of the country!

Anyway, RIP. She seemed classy and professional and, to a pre-teen, quite a knockout.

Pearlman isn't a New Yorker? Didn't he grow up in Long Island?

 

[Pete]

Pearlman isn't a New Yorker? Didn't he grow up in Long Island?

Damn, you're right, Jeff is a New Yorker, though from Mahopac IIRC, which is about 45 miles north of the city in Putnam County (sez Wikipedia). Definitely New York TV stations.

It might have been Steve Cannella who was anti-Ernie. But somebody was, and that's the point, people! Let's not get distracted by my addled name-dropping.

 

[Dyno]

I grew up in a Channel 4/Sue Simmons/Chuck Scarborough/Marv Albert/Frank Field house, but yeah, I was sad to hear about Michele. I was surprised to see she was as young as she was.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Bummed to see this. She was a staple in these parts, and one of the first faces to grow familiar to me upon moving down here for college. Back in those days, we got our news on the nightly newscasts on a rabbit-eared TV, and we liked it. She was just really good--no frills, no nonsense, just the news. It was a good era for those types of newscasters: Dana Tyler, Tony Guida, John Slattery, Marcia Kramer. (I always thought Scarborough/Simmons were the precursors to the vapid talking heads, but your mileage may vary) RIP Michele.

 

[Carlkolchak]

Staple of my childhood. Along with Roland Smith, Dave Marsh, Warner Wolf and Mr. G.

You forgot Jerry Girard, Bill McCreary, Lloyd Lindsay Young, Gene Shalit, Bob Mcallister, **** Cavett, Jim Jensen, Bill Boggs :)