Ron Steele (news anchor)
Ron Steele is an American local news anchor at KWWL in Waterloo, Iowa.[1][2] Since 1974, he has been at KWWL, where he started as the sports director, and is Iowa's longest sitting anchor. KWWL-TV is the NBC affiliate for the Cedar Rapids–Waterloo–Iowa City–Dubuque television market.
While he was still KWWL's sports director, he did play-by-play for NBC Sports and ESPN. He was the original play-by-play voice of the Iowa Television Network, which broadcast University of Iowa basketball games over a statewide network. He also was in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War,[3] and at the White House when the hostages came home from Iran and he interviewed President George W. Bush on Air Force One.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Ron Steele - KWWL - News & Weather for Waterloo, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City, Iowa". KWWL.com. 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ^ Jamison, Tim (2004-04-07). "Ron Steele honored for three decades on the air". WCF Courier. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ^ "Biographies Ron Steele Archives of Iowa Broadcasting". iowabroadcasting.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-02-18.