Colleen Williams
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Colleen Williams is a news anchor of KNBC
Channel 4 in Los Angeles
, currently serving on the 5 and 11 p.m. weekday broadcasts. She also reports on occasion for NBC News
and MSNBC. Williams is one of the most-recognized anchors in the Los Angeles area, the second-largest media market
in the United States
. Williams once could be recognized for her trademark hairstyle which until the late 1990s included a prominent silver streak.
Williams was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
. An Air Force brat, she moved around the country throughout her childhood. She attended college at Creighton University
in Omaha, Nebraska
before finishing her bachelors degree in education at University of Nebraska-Omaha. She taught in the Omaha Public School
system for a few years before starting her news career with WOWT in Omaha.
Williams joined KNBC in 1986 from cross-town rival KCBS-TV where she anchored the 5 p.m. news for two years. Prior to her L.A. arrival at KCBS (which was then KNXT), Williams anchored at KPIX, the CBS
station in San Francisco.
Williams was particularly visible during the O.J. Simpson murder trial, which she covered for KNBC and MSNBC
, co-anchoring a daily summary of the trial each evening. http://swedish.imdb.com/title/tt0382458/fullcredits It was after the Simpson trial concluded that Williams succeeded long-time 11 p.m. anchor Kelly Lange
. Lange left the station after 25 years to work briefly for KCBS-TV
before leaving television entirely in 2001.
KNBC
KNBC, channel 4, is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, licensed to Los Angeles, California, USA. KNBC's studios and offices are located within the NBC Studios complex in Burbank, California, and its transmitter is located on Mount Wilson...
Channel 4 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, currently serving on the 5 and 11 p.m. weekday broadcasts. She also reports on occasion for NBC News
NBC News
NBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is...
and MSNBC. Williams is one of the most-recognized anchors in the Los Angeles area, the second-largest media market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Williams once could be recognized for her trademark hairstyle which until the late 1990s included a prominent silver streak.
Williams was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. An Air Force brat, she moved around the country throughout her childhood. She attended college at Creighton University
Creighton University
Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by...
in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
before finishing her bachelors degree in education at University of Nebraska-Omaha. She taught in the Omaha Public School
Omaha Public Schools
Omaha Public Schools is the largest school district in the state of Nebraska. This public school district serves a diverse community of more than 46,000 students at over 80 elementary and secondary schools in Omaha, Nebraska...
system for a few years before starting her news career with WOWT in Omaha.
Williams joined KNBC in 1986 from cross-town rival KCBS-TV where she anchored the 5 p.m. news for two years. Prior to her L.A. arrival at KCBS (which was then KNXT), Williams anchored at KPIX, the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
station in San Francisco.
Williams was particularly visible during the O.J. Simpson murder trial, which she covered for KNBC and MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
, co-anchoring a daily summary of the trial each evening. http://swedish.imdb.com/title/tt0382458/fullcredits It was after the Simpson trial concluded that Williams succeeded long-time 11 p.m. anchor Kelly Lange
Kelly Lange
Kelly Lange is an American journalist, most notable for being the first woman to be a nightly news anchor in Los Angeles...
. Lange left the station after 25 years to work briefly for KCBS-TV
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...
before leaving television entirely in 2001.