Sharon Dahlonega Bush
Sharon Raiford Bush | |
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 Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush at Yamashiro Hollywood on December 7, 2013 | |
| Born | Sharon Daisy Raiford February 29, 1952 |
| Other names | Sharon Crews |
| Spouse | |
Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush (born February 29, 1952) is an American television newscaster and print journalist.[1] She was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and resides in Los Angeles, California.
Education
Bush studied philosophy at North Carolina A&T State University.[1] She also studied at the University of Detroit, the US Naval Air Technical Training Command and Georgia State University at Atlanta.[2][3]
Career
Bush became American television's first African-American female weather anchor of primetime news in 1975 at WGPR-TV, the world's first black-owned-and-operated television station.[4][5]
Bush (then Sharon Crews) later anchored news and weather at CBS and NBC network affiliates[1] in North Carolina and Tennessee respectively before becoming an Atlanta, Georgia, correspondent and executive producer for Black Entertainment Television.[6]
Bush worked as a morning news anchor at an ABC affiliate in High Point, North Carolina, then licensed as WGHP-TV.[4]
Bush was an executive producer of the 1985 National Blues Music Awards.[7]
Personal life
Bush is married to Grand L. Bush.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Additions Made To Newswatch 3 Staff" The Commercial Appeal, February 3, 1981, by John Knott Cite error: The named reference "Knott" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Anchoring the News,” Memphis Tri-State Defender, September 7, 1984, by Staff Writers
- ^ "Sharon Crews enjoys her job,” The Commercial Appeal, December 27, 1983, by John Knott
- ^ a b TV Week, Greensboro Daily News, December 12, 1976, Staff Writers
- ^ In The Beginning... The Scene Detroit. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ "Greensboro Native Promoted to National Correspondent,” Carolina Peacemaker, December 20, 1990, by Dr. John Marshall Kilimanjaro
- ^ "The Tunes That Shaped American Music — They Call It The Blues,” Cash Box, Volume XLIX, February, 1986
- ^ Biography for Grand L. Bush IMDB. Retrieved on March 10, 2007.