Vic Lee (journalist)
Vic Lee | |
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| Born | September 29, 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Vic Lee (born 29 September 1946) is a veteran TV reporter in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States. He formerly works for KGO-TV, his reports being broadcast on the five o'clock news, the six o'clock news, and ABC7 news at nine on KOFY.
Early life
Lee was born in Shanghai, China and fled[1] in 1949, to Tokyo, Japan.[2] He went to The American School in Japan (1964)[3][4][5][6] and San Jose State University[2] Lee got an internship at the New York Times from his father’s relationship with Abe Rosenthal.[1][7]
Career
After college, he and college cohorts founded a marketing company, in New York City, National Academic Services, to college student governments.[1]
Lee worked at KRON from 1972 to 2006, where he won several awards for his reporting, later working at KGO-TV.
He is known for his thorough political reporting and the myriads of contacts he has from his many years in the Bay Area.[citation needed]
On Wednesday, January 8, 2020, after 50 years of broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area, Lee announced his retirement.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Murtagh, Heather (October 15, 2007). "A Bay Area landmark". San Mateo Daily Journal. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ a b Barney, Chuck (January 10, 2020). "Vic Lee, KGO-TV and Bay Area fixture, retires". The Mercury News. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ "ASIJ Survivors". facebook. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
Vic Lee: I am an alum of ASIJ 1964
- ^ "Class of 1963 The American School in Japan Alumni, Tokyo, Japan". asijclassof63.net. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
Vic Lee ('64)
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-lee-a130365 [self-published source]
- ^ "Tokyo Vice: The book". Japan Subculture Research Center. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ KGO (2020-01-09). "Legendary Bay Area reporter Vic Lee retires after 50 years in journalism". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "Legendary Bay Area reporter Vic Lee retires after 50 years in journalism". 9 January 2020.
External links
- KGO-TV homepage, Vic Lee. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
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