Stacy Smith is a retired news anchor at CBS owned and operated KDKA-TV, a local television station based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was also a contributor to OnQ, a news magazine program that aired on WQED-TV.[1][2]
Stacy Smith | |
|---|---|
| Education | Marian College |
| Occupation | Television news anchor |
| Children | 2 children |
Education and career
editSmith attended Marian College in Indiana and graduated in 1971, majoring in theatre and drama. Also in 1971, his broadcasting career began at WLBC-AM/FM in Muncie, Indiana. Then, he worked at WHAS-AM/FM/TV in Louisville, Kentucky and WIFE-AM in Indianapolis, Indiana. Stacy anchored the evening newscasts at WDAF-TV in Kansas City, Missouri, for six years before joining KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh in July 1983 as a reporter and anchor. While working at the station, he covered political conventions in 1984, 1988, and 1996 in depth. Smith has earned many awards as a news anchorman. Among these are a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award, along with Patrice King Brown, also of KDKA, for their coverage of the 1994 crash of US Air Flight 427 near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. He has also earned several other Emmy awards for news broadcasting. Smith assisted with several Emmy Award-winning special reports including "After the Miracle" (a report on life after organ transplantation) and "Generation X" (a report on the 30 and under age group). Smith has been honored as a co-anchor with awards from the Associated Press and United Press International, and for reports on Thomas Starzl and on Alzheimer's disease. Smith won the Bill Burns Award at the 2009 Art Rooney Award Dinner. Among Smith's major assignments while working as a reporter was his visit to the Vatican where he briefly spoke with Pope John Paul II.
He anchored for "KDKA-TV News" at 4 and 6 P.M. after turning over his noon anchoring duties to Kristine Sorensen in 2019. He retired on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at the age of 72.[3][4]
Personal
editAt the age of six months, Smith was diagnosed with polio, and started his elementary school education in special schools for children recovering from the disease. He is rarely seen walking on camera.[5]
Smith serves on the board of directors of the Harmarville Rehabilitations Center and is also active in the Three Rivers Council for Independent Living. He has previously served as the chairman of the board of directors of Family House of Pittsburgh.
References
edit- ^ "News Team - Anchors". KDKA-TV. Archived from the original on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Stacy Smith Celebrates 25 Years At KDKA". KDKA-TV. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ Owen, Rob (May 24, 2021). "TV Talk: Stacy Smith prepares to sign off from KDKA-TV on his terms". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ KDKA [@KDKA] (May 26, 2021). "FINAL SIGN OFF: Stacy Smith's broadcasting career has come to a close. The legendary anchor says goodbye to Pittsburgh one last time. "For one final time, that is the news for now. Thank you for joining me. Goodnight." https://t.co/yipkTWg2vr https://t.co/LkeAiIW6oW" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Srikameswaran, Anita (2005-04-10). "Polio's Touch Etched in Time". post-gazette.com. Retrieved June 24, 2007.