Ron Steele
Encyclopedia
Ron Steele is an American local news anchor at KWWL in Waterloo, Iowa. He has been at KWWL since 1974. He started as the sports director. He is Iowa's longest sitting anchor. KWWL-TV is the NBC
affiliate for the Cedar Rapids/Waterloo/Iowa City/Dubuque television market. Ron continues to compete with another long-time male anchor at KCRG
, Bruce Aune. KGAN
does not have a long-time male anchor, and KWKB
does not have local news, and KFXA
uses KGAN's news team for their 9:00 news.
Ron Steele has been to Saudi Arabia
during the Persian Gulf War
, at the White House when the hostages came home from Iran and he also interviewed President George W. Bush
on Air Force One. Ron continues to work at KWWL every week-night at 5, 6, and 10 PM.
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate for the Cedar Rapids/Waterloo/Iowa City/Dubuque television market. Ron continues to compete with another long-time male anchor at KCRG
KCRG-TV
KCRG-TV, channel 9, is a television station, operating as the ABC affiliate for the Cedar Rapids, Iowa metropolitan area, and the nearby cities of Waterloo, Iowa City and Dubuque....
, Bruce Aune. KGAN
KGAN
KGAN is the CBS-affiliated television station for Eastern Iowa licensed to Cedar Rapids. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 51 from a transmitter in Rowley near the junction of Buchanan, Benton and Linn Counties. The station can also be seen on Mediacom channel 2 and in...
does not have a long-time male anchor, and KWKB
KWKB
KWKB is a television station that broadcasts on digital channel 25 and is the CW affiliate for Eastern Iowa. KWKB is licensed to Iowa City, but its studios and transmitter are located north of West Branch. KWKB serves the greater Eastern Iowa area including Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and...
does not have local news, and KFXA
KFXA
KFXA is the Fox-affiliated television station for Eastern Iowa licensed to Cedar Rapids. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 27 from a transmitter in Van Horne. The station can also be seen on Mediacom channel 6 and in high definition on digital channel 828...
uses KGAN's news team for their 9:00 news.
Ron Steele has been to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
during the Persian Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
, at the White House when the hostages came home from Iran and he also interviewed President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
on Air Force One. Ron continues to work at KWWL every week-night at 5, 6, and 10 PM.