Ernie Bjorkman
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Ernie Bjorkman is a former TV news anchor based in Denver, Colorado
. He was the co-anchor on Denver's CW affiliate, KWGN, and has won two Emmy award
s as well as Associated Press and Sigma Delta Chi journalism awards.
Bjorkman graduated from the University of Florida in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism. He began his career in West Palm Beach, Florida
as a reporter from 1972-1976. In 1976, Bjorkman moved to WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia
, where he covered events such as Jimmy Carter
's rise to the White House and the Atlanta Child Murders.
Bjorkman's Denver career began in 1982 as a field anchor for KMGH-TV. After two years, he joined News2 as the main anchor and managing editor. He returned to KMGH four years later where he worked as an anchor until 1998, before rejoining the News2 team as the primary anchor.
Bjorkman and his wife Susan have two children, Ashley and Hunter.
He has two Bulldogs named Fanny and Ziggy.
Hobbies include golf, fly fishing, and hunting.
In September, 2008, it was announced that KWGN and KDVR, would be combining operations, and would operate out of the KDVR office in downtown Denver. As a result of this combined operating structure, Bjorkman, along with more than 2 dozen others, lost their jobs. Bjorkman has since followed his lifelong dream of working with animals and graduated from the Community College of Denver to become a Certified Veterinary Technician.
Ernie is now practicing his new career at a Denver area Animal Hospital and is also hosting a Broadband delivered TV show called PetTales.TV. PetTales.TV programming is designed for Veterniary Clinics, Shelters and Pet Supply Retailers to educate their patrons on the health and wellbeing of their pets.
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. He was the co-anchor on Denver's CW affiliate, KWGN, and has won two Emmy award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
s as well as Associated Press and Sigma Delta Chi journalism awards.
Bjorkman graduated from the University of Florida in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism. He began his career in West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
as a reporter from 1972-1976. In 1976, Bjorkman moved to WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, where he covered events such as Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
's rise to the White House and the Atlanta Child Murders.
Bjorkman's Denver career began in 1982 as a field anchor for KMGH-TV. After two years, he joined News2 as the main anchor and managing editor. He returned to KMGH four years later where he worked as an anchor until 1998, before rejoining the News2 team as the primary anchor.
Bjorkman and his wife Susan have two children, Ashley and Hunter.
He has two Bulldogs named Fanny and Ziggy.
Hobbies include golf, fly fishing, and hunting.
In September, 2008, it was announced that KWGN and KDVR, would be combining operations, and would operate out of the KDVR office in downtown Denver. As a result of this combined operating structure, Bjorkman, along with more than 2 dozen others, lost their jobs. Bjorkman has since followed his lifelong dream of working with animals and graduated from the Community College of Denver to become a Certified Veterinary Technician.
Ernie is now practicing his new career at a Denver area Animal Hospital and is also hosting a Broadband delivered TV show called PetTales.TV. PetTales.TV programming is designed for Veterniary Clinics, Shelters and Pet Supply Retailers to educate their patrons on the health and wellbeing of their pets.
External links
- http://www.ErnieBjorkman.com www.ErnieBjorkman.com
- http://www.PetTales.TV www.PetTales.TV
- http://cw2.trb.com/news/kwgn-newsteam-bjorkman,0,7129702.story?coll=kwgn-home-utility KDVR, KWGN to work closer together, share building
- http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/09/15/daily23.html Layoffs At Channels 2, 31; Bjorkman To Become Vet Tech
- http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/17685513/detail.html