Marie Torre
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Marie Torre was a television personality who appeared on KDKA-TV
, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
from 1962-77. She was the station's first woman anchor and one of the first female anchors in the United States. She showed great versatility, easily moving from covering hard news stories, including the kidnapping of Peggy Ann Bradnick
at Shade Gap, Pennsylvania
, in May 1966, to interviewing such notables and newsmakers as President Lyndon B. Johnson
and Coretta Scott King
.
She hosted a daily interview talk show, Contact, later re-named The Marie Torre Show, as well as public affairs programming on KDKA-TV. She served as the station's entertainment critic, including everything from motion pictures to live theatre productions,such as the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.
Earlier in her career, she gained some notoriety when, as a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune
, she refused to name the source of comments critical of actress Judy Garland
. During a landmark court case, Garland v. Torre, Torre was sentenced to 10 days imprisonment for contempt of court
.
She appeared three times on the children's show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
After 1977, she returned to New York City. Carlow University
in Pittsburgh sponsors the Marie Torre Memorial Lecture Series.
KDKA-TV
KDKA-TV, channel 2, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. KDKA-TV broadcasts from a transmitter located in the Perry North neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and its studios are located in downtown Pittsburgh at Gateway Center....
, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
from 1962-77. She was the station's first woman anchor and one of the first female anchors in the United States. She showed great versatility, easily moving from covering hard news stories, including the kidnapping of Peggy Ann Bradnick
Peggy Ann Bradnick
Peggy Ann Bradnick was 17 years old when she was kidnapped by ex-convict and ex-mental patient, William Diller Hollenbaugh a.k.a. "The Mountain Man", "The Bicycle Man", and "Bicycle Pete," near Shade Gap, Pennsylvania in May 1966...
at Shade Gap, Pennsylvania
Shade Gap, Pennsylvania
Shade Gap is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 97 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Shade Gap is located at ....
, in May 1966, to interviewing such notables and newsmakers as President Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
and Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader. The widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King helped lead the African-American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.Mrs...
.
She hosted a daily interview talk show, Contact, later re-named The Marie Torre Show, as well as public affairs programming on KDKA-TV. She served as the station's entertainment critic, including everything from motion pictures to live theatre productions,such as the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.
Earlier in her career, she gained some notoriety when, as a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune
New York Herald Tribune
The New York Herald Tribune was a daily newspaper created in 1924 when the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald.Other predecessors, which had earlier merged into the New York Tribune, included the original The New Yorker newsweekly , and the Whig Party's Log Cabin.The paper was home to...
, she refused to name the source of comments critical of actress Judy Garland
Judy Garland
Judy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years and for her renowned contralto voice, she attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage...
. During a landmark court case, Garland v. Torre, Torre was sentenced to 10 days imprisonment for contempt of court
Contempt of court
Contempt of court is a court order which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, declares a person or organization to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the court's authority...
.
She appeared three times on the children's show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, also known as Mister Rogers, is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages, 2-5, but has been stated by Public Broadcasting Service as "appropriate for all ages"...
After 1977, she returned to New York City. Carlow University
Carlow University
Carlow University is a Roman Catholic university founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, on September 24, 1929, by the Sisters of Mercy from Carlow, Ireland. Originally called Mount Mercy College, the name was changed to Carlow College in April 1969. In 2004, Carlow College achieved university...
in Pittsburgh sponsors the Marie Torre Memorial Lecture Series.