Michele Marsh
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Michele Marsh is a former New York Television anchorwoman from Connecticut
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Michele started as a reporter/anchor at WABI-TV, Channel 5 in Bangor, Maine
after graduating from Northwestern University
. She reported in the field and anchored the 11 p.m. Monday-Friday newscasts, and the 6 p.m. Saturday newscast. She often had to shoot her own stories, initially in black and white before the station bought a color film processor. Michele left the station before it went to Electronic News Gathering
(ENG), i.e. field video. She then moved to San Antonio, Texas
and then on to New York City
.
Marsh began working at WCBS-TV
in 1979 as a reporter and then as co-anchor of the Saturday 11 p.m. edition of Channel 2 News. Within three months, Marsh was promoted to co-anchor of the 11 o'clock report alongside Rolland Smith
. Outside of a brief period in 1981 and 1982, Marsh stayed as co-anchor of the 11 PM newscast until 1993 and worked alongside Smith, Mike Schneider, and Ernie Anastos
; she was also anchor of both of the station's early evening newscasts for several years with Jim Jensen
, Anastos, and John Johnson
. In 1995, Marsh returned to anchoring the 11 PM newscast with Johnson, replacing Dana Tyler
.
Marsh was one of several personalities fired by WCBS in October 1996, being fired shortly after completing the 5 PM newscast with her co-anchor John Johnson, who was also fired. Both were quickly hired by WNBC to anchor a new midday newscast for the station, but after one year Marsh was moved to calling WNBC's 6 PM newscast after Johnson abruptly retired due to family issues. In 2003, WNBC removed Marsh from her anchor chair, sparking a front-page story in New York's Daily News. She left the station and has not appeared on television since due to a non-compete clause in her still-active contract.
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
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Michele started as a reporter/anchor at WABI-TV, Channel 5 in Bangor, Maine
Bangor, Maine
Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...
after graduating from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. She reported in the field and anchored the 11 p.m. Monday-Friday newscasts, and the 6 p.m. Saturday newscast. She often had to shoot her own stories, initially in black and white before the station bought a color film processor. Michele left the station before it went to Electronic News Gathering
Electronic news gathering
ENG is a broadcasting industry acronym which stands for electronic news gathering. It can mean anything from a lone broadcast journalist reporter taking a single professional video camera out to shoot a story, to an entire television crew taking a production truck or satellite truck on location...
(ENG), i.e. field video. She then moved to San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
and then on to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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Marsh began working at WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan....
in 1979 as a reporter and then as co-anchor of the Saturday 11 p.m. edition of Channel 2 News. Within three months, Marsh was promoted to co-anchor of the 11 o'clock report alongside Rolland Smith
Rolland Smith
Rolland G. Smith is a former American television news reporter and anchor who is best known for his time in New York, where he was based for most of his long career. He served as an anchor for WNEW-TV WCBS and WWOR-TV in New York.-Broadcasting career:...
. Outside of a brief period in 1981 and 1982, Marsh stayed as co-anchor of the 11 PM newscast until 1993 and worked alongside Smith, Mike Schneider, and Ernie Anastos
Ernie Anastos
Ernie Anastos is an American Emmy Award-winning New York City television news anchor. He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, and has worked for several television stations in New York City during his career.-Career:...
; she was also anchor of both of the station's early evening newscasts for several years with Jim Jensen
Jim Jensen
Harold James Jensen, usually known as Jim Jensen was a longtime American anchor and reporter, most notably at CBS' flagship station, WCBS-TV in New York.-Background:...
, Anastos, and John Johnson
John Johnson
-Artists and entertainers:*John Johnson , English lutenist and composer*John Johnson , trombonist and percussionist with Simply Red*John Johnson , American television reporter and anchor*J...
. In 1995, Marsh returned to anchoring the 11 PM newscast with Johnson, replacing Dana Tyler
Dana Tyler
Dana Tyler is a senior news anchor and reporter at WCBS-TV in New York City. She currently anchors the 6 pm newscasts with Chris Wragge, and also hosts Eye on New York, a half-hour weekly community affairs program for WCBS, as well as annual local specials CBS 2 at Tony's, CBS 2 at the Met and...
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Marsh was one of several personalities fired by WCBS in October 1996, being fired shortly after completing the 5 PM newscast with her co-anchor John Johnson, who was also fired. Both were quickly hired by WNBC to anchor a new midday newscast for the station, but after one year Marsh was moved to calling WNBC's 6 PM newscast after Johnson abruptly retired due to family issues. In 2003, WNBC removed Marsh from her anchor chair, sparking a front-page story in New York's Daily News. She left the station and has not appeared on television since due to a non-compete clause in her still-active contract.