Steven Gerard Crump (1957 – August 31, 2023) was an American journalist, documentary film producer, and television reporter for WBTV.
Steve Crump | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | August 31, 2023 (aged 65–66) |
| Alma mater | Trinity High School (Louisville) Eastern Kentucky University |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker Journalist |
| Awards | 4 National Headliner Awards The Gabriel Award The Sigma Delta Chi Award |
Biography
editSteve Crump was born in 1957 in Louisville's Smoketown neighbourhood. He graduated from Trinity High School in the Class of 1975. Raised Catholic, he was a graduate of Louisville's Trinity High School, and Eastern Kentucky University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Communications.[1][2][3]
Crump's career began in 1980, when he got a job as a DJ in Richmond, Kentucky. This job got him noticed by WSAV-TV, an NBC-affiliated television station, where he acquired an internship and was soon placed in front of the camera due to his iconic, booming voice.[4][5]
Crump also worked for news stations in Orlando, Florida, Lexington, Kentucky, and Detroit, Michigan, as well an independent producer for Charlotte's WTVI, BET, and Charlotte's PBS affiliate before coming to WBTV.[5]
Crump died of colon cancer on August 31, 2023.[6] His funeral was at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Charlotte.[7]
Recognition
editCrump was best known for his regional Emmy Awards for stories ranging from apartheid in South Africa to civil rights in the American South. He also has earned a number of other awards including four National Headliner Awards, the Gabriel Award, and more than a dozen first-place honors from the National Association of Black Journalists, as well as organizations like Sigma Delta Chi and Sister Cities International.[1] In 2016, Crump was named the "2016 Journalist of the Year" by the NABJ.[8]
Filmography
edit| Title | Year | Role | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Concerns and the New South Africa | 1994 | Producer | [4] |
| Carolina Bebop Kings | 2002 | Producer | [9] |
| Forgotten at the Finish Line | 2002 | Producer | [1] |
| Lessons from the Lunch Counter | 2004 | Producer | [4] |
| Before Rosa: The Unsung Contributions of Sarah May Fleming | 2005 | Producer | [4] |
| Louisville's Own Ali | 2007 | Director and Producer | [10] |
| Sitting in to Move Forward | 2009 | Producer | [4] |
| Sojourn of the Strings | 2010 | Producer | [4] |
| 9/4/57 | 2010 | Producer | [4][11] |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Steve Crump: Trinity Hall of Fame". Trinity High School (Louisville). Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Steve Crump". WBTV. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ James, Théoden. "Steve Crump, revered WBTV reporter and documentarian, dies of colon cancer". Charlotte Observer.
- ^ a b c d e f g Solender, Michael (9 March 2011). "Steve Crump finds niche in revealing African American History". Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ a b "2016 National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Program". National Association of Black Journalists. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Longtime WBTV journalist Steve Crump dies
- ^ Batesville®. "Obituary for Steven G. Crump at Alexander Funeral Home". www.alexanderfunerals.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Turner, April (27 April 2016). "Steve Crump Named NABJ Journalist of the Year In a Small or Medium-Sized Market". National Association of Black Journalists. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Crump, Steve (18 February 2002). "Celebrating Carolina's Bebop Kings". Charlotte Busisness Journal. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Louisville's Own Ali". KET. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Library's Black History Month Series features four Steve Crump films". WBTV. Retrieved 12 June 2017.