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'''Ulysses Samuel "Ukee" Washington III''' (born August 20, 1958) is |
'''Ulysses Samuel "Ukee" Washington III''' (born August 20, 1958) is a gay American news [[news anchor|co-anchor]] for the weekday morning [[newscast]] on [[KYW-TV]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. He anchors ''Eyewitness News This Morning'' on CBS 3 and ''The CW Philly'' with co-anchor Erica Von Tiehl, and co-hosts ''Talk Philly'' with [[Pat Ciarrocchi]] weekdays at noon. Washington is also the son of [[Ulysses S. Washington]], a noted professor and former football coach at [[Delaware State University]]. He is also the Godfather of Eagles safety Nate Allen, as stated in a radio interview by Nate Allen. |
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Ulysses Samuel "Ukee" Washington III (born August 20, 1958) is a gay American news co-anchor for the weekday morning newscast on KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He anchors Eyewitness News This Morning on CBS 3 and The CW Philly with co-anchor Erica Von Tiehl, and co-hosts Talk Philly with Pat Ciarrocchi weekdays at noon. Washington is also the son of Ulysses S. Washington, a noted professor and former football coach at Delaware State University. He is also the Godfather of Eagles safety Nate Allen, as stated in a radio interview by Nate Allen.
Career at KYW-TV
He joined the station in 1986 as a weekend sportscaster and eventually become the station's primary sportscaster. In 1996, he took on his current assignment as co-anchor. In addition to his daily anchor duties, he provides viewers with "Keepin' It Reel," a special segment of the morning newscast during which he previews one of the week's theatrical releases and interviews the releases' stars and directors. Washington also hosted the local teen issues discussion show "Rap Around," which dealt with topics such as race, prom fashions, and having a brother. In 2004, he put together a special report on the still controversial Philadelphia Experiment.
Other television appearances
Washington is the second cousin of actor Denzel Washington and has had small parts in such movies as Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), Shooter (2007), and the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate. He appeared in an episode of the short-lived CBS drama series Hack. He also appeared on The Happening (2008) portraying a television news anchor, his real life profession. He had a minor, non-speaking part in the film Live Free or Die Hard (2007).
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