Steve Bell (anchorman)
| Stephen Scott Bell | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 9, 1935 Oskaloosa, Iowa |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Education | Central Coll., Pella, Iowa, BA 1959, PhD, 1969 Northwestern U., MS, 1963. |
| Occupation | television reporter, anchorman |
| Employer | endowed chmn. emeritus in telecomm., Ball State U., Muncie, Ind., 2007 prof. telecomm., Ball State U., Muncie, Ind., 1992-2007 news anchor, USA Network Updates, 1989-92 news anchor, KYW-TV, Phila., 1987-91 news anchorman, World News This Morning and Good Morning Am., 1975-86 White House corr., ABC News, Washington, 1974-75 chief Asia corr., ABC News, 1972-73 polit. corr., ABC News, 1968, 72 assignments include Vietnam War corr., ABC News, Vietnam, 1970-71 corr., ABC News, 1967-86 anchorman, Radio Sta. WNEW, NYC, 1965-66 reporter, anchorman, WOW-TV, Omaha, 1962-65 news writer, WGN and WGN-TV Radio-TV, Chgo., 1960-61 reporter, WOI-TV, Ames, Iowa, 1959-60 Announcer, Radio Sta. KBOE-FM, Oskaloosa, 1955-59. |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Spouse | m. Joyce Dillavou, June 16, 1957 |
| Partner | Allison Kay, Hilary Ann |
| Parents | Howard Arthur and Florance (Scott) B. |
| Awards | Emmy nominations, 1965, 73 Overseas Press Club award, 1969 Headliner award, 1975 |
| Notes | |
Steve Bell (born December 09, 1935) is the former news anchor of ABC News programs "Good Morning America" and "World News This Morning", and professor emeritus of telecommunications at Muncie's Ball State University.[2][3]
A native of Oskaloosa, Iowa, Bell studied as an undergraduate at Iowa's Central College and went on to earn a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.[4] He worked for ABC News from 1967 to 1986; his experiences in Southeast Asia covering the Vietnam War included two hours in detention in Cambodia while investigating a story about an alleged massacre of Vietnamese residents.[2][5] He first met Ted Koppel during his years in Southeast Asia; the two would go on to become good friends.[6] After his return to America, he began working on Good Morning America, where he would stay for 11 years, eventually rising to the position of news anchor; he left the position in 1986 and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to co-anchor evening newscasts for KYW-TV.[7] He took up a post as a telecommunications professor Ball State in August 1992, which he enjoyed greatly right from the start.[8] He was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame in 2004.[2] After thirteen years there, he still stated that he didn't really miss his work as a newscaster.[6] He retired from his position at Ball State in 2007.[2]
Bell appeared on Nightline in 2005 to present a report on how China has changed since Mao's rule; he and Koppel had earlier filmed a documentary there during the Mao Zedong era. The Steve Bell News Packaging Scholarship is given each semester at Ball State University to students for students for excellence in television news story packaging.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ "Stephen Scott Bell" (Fee, via Fairfax County Public Library). The Complete Marquis Who's Who. Marquis Who's Who, 2010. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=BIC2&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CK2014385459&mode=view&userGroupName=fairfax_main&jsid=bf2f013756005b49fedc4796e33d70c7. Retrieved 30 May 2011. Gale Biography In Context. Gale Document Number: GALE|K2014385459
- ^ a b c d "Former ABC Reporter Steve Bell Retiring". ABC News. 2007-04-27. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3087256. Retrieved 2008-01-25.[dead link]
- ^ "Medill Honors Dinner Program Profile". 1999. http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/alumni/honors/profiles/bell.html. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
- ^ "Steve Bell named to Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame". Newscenter (Ball State University). 2004-03-36. http://www.bsu.edu/update/article/0,1384,38104-5107-19073,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ Logan, Joe (1989-06-06). "Steve Bell recalls detention in Cambodia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB95F637A28A489&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ a b Shister, Gail (2005-11-22). "One name draws Steve Bell out of academe: Koppel". The Philadelphia Inquirer. http://moreresults.factiva.com/results/index/index.aspx?ref=PHLI000020051122e1bm0003g. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ Kolson, Ann (1986-12-30). "Hail and Farewell from 'GMA' to Bell". http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB29C26E59395BA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ Shister, Gail (1992-10-20). "Steve Bell, former KYW-TV anchor, enjoys new role as a classroom act". The Philadelphia Inquirer. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A4031C5B99C9&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
