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Ann Martin (journalist)
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Ann Martin is a former award-winning journalist and a news anchor for CBS owned-and-operated KCBS-TV
and KCAL
television stations in Los Angeles, California. On April 1, 2008, she was informed that her contract will not be renewed. Media reports speculated that her contract expired June 1, 2008. CBS, through a press spokesperson stated that Ann instead had chosen to retire, but no official comment from Ann Martin herself. In the 1970s, Martin was a weather anchor and, later, a news co-anchor at KIRO-TV
in Seattle. She was the main anchor at KABC-TV
from the early 1980s to 1994. She moved to KCBS in 1994 as their main anchor for a reported $1.7 million a year. While at CBS, Ann anchored the 4 p.m. news on KCAL and the 6 p.m. news on KCBS. She anchored both newscasts with Harold Greene
, her long-time co-anchor from KABC.
Christina Applegate
's character in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
" is reported to have been inspired by Ann Martin.
KCBS-TV
KCBS-TV, channel 2, is an owned-and-operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Los Angeles, California. KCBS-TV shares its offices and studio facilities with sister station KCAL-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter...
and KCAL
KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV, channel 9, is an independent television station in Los Angeles, California, USA, owned by the CBS Corporation. KCAL-TV shares its studio facilities with KCBS-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson.-Digital...
television stations in Los Angeles, California. On April 1, 2008, she was informed that her contract will not be renewed. Media reports speculated that her contract expired June 1, 2008. CBS, through a press spokesperson stated that Ann instead had chosen to retire, but no official comment from Ann Martin herself. In the 1970s, Martin was a weather anchor and, later, a news co-anchor at KIRO-TV
KIRO-TV
KIRO-TV, virtual channel 7, is the CBS affiliate television station in Seattle, Washington. It broadcasts on digital channel 39. The station's offices and broadcasting center are located near Seattle Center in Belltown, and its transmitter is located on Queen Anne Hill...
in Seattle. She was the main anchor at KABC-TV
KABC-TV
KABC-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, licensed to Los Angeles, California. KABC-TV's studios are located in Glendale, California...
from the early 1980s to 1994. She moved to KCBS in 1994 as their main anchor for a reported $1.7 million a year. While at CBS, Ann anchored the 4 p.m. news on KCAL and the 6 p.m. news on KCBS. She anchored both newscasts with Harold Greene
Harold Greene
Harold Greene is a former award-winning journalist, best known for working at KCAL 9 News and CBS 2 News in Los Angeles. Before joining the CBS duopoly, Greene enjoyed a long television news career, mostly in Southern California....
, her long-time co-anchor from KABC.
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate is an American actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. Since then, she has established a film and television career, winning a Primetime Emmy and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations...
's character in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, or simply Anchorman, is a 2004 American comedy film, directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell. The film, which was also written by Ferrell and McKay, is a tongue-in-cheek take on the culture of the 1970s, particularly the then-new Action News format...
" is reported to have been inspired by Ann Martin.