Sue Simmons
Susan Simmons (born May 27, 1943) has been the lead female anchor at WNBC television in New York City since 1980.
Background
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Before she joined WNBC, Simmons was with WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., from 1976 to 1979, where she co-anchored with Jim Vance. Prior to her arrival at WRC, she was with WBAL-TV in Baltimore from 1974 to 1976. There, she was an anchor for the station's Action News broadcast and the "Baltimore At One". She was one of the first female African-American anchors on television. She began her career as a consumer action reporter at WTNH-TV in New Haven, Connecticut.
WNBC
Simmons is a native New Yorker. Since 1980, she has been co-anchor for Live at Five with several co-anchors, including Jack Cafferty, Tony Guida, Matt Lauer, Dean Shepherd, Jim Rosenfield, and Perri Peltz, and 11 p.m. weeknight anchor with Chuck Scarborough. Chuck and Sue (as they are affectionately known in New York) have been together since Simmons's arrival at WNBC — the longest run for an anchor team in New York television history. She is one of the highest paid anchors in New York, making $2.5 million a year.
On Groundhog Day, and live on Live at Five, Simmons does a facial impression of a groundhog for fun. Simmons is mentioned in the Fountains of Wayne song "Traffic & Weather" from their 2007 album of the same title.[1]
As of January 2, 2008, Simmons can be seen on WNBC's 5:00 and 11:00 PM newscasts.
On May 12, 2008, Sue swore during a live Channel 4 teaser. She issued an on-air apology roughly 30 minutes later.[2]
References
- ^ "Fountains of Wayne lyrics: Traffic and Weather". LyricsReg.com.
Chuck Scarborough turns to Sue Simmons. / Says, sugar, you don't know what you're missin'.
- ^ "Jockstrip: The world as we know it". United Press International.
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