Hugh Smith (news anchor)

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Hugh Smith (died December 16, 2007) was a news anchor at WTVT in Tampa, Florida from 1963 to 1991. In that time, he anchored the 6:00 pm news and doubled as the station's news director. He left the station after an arrest for soliciting a prostitute, his second arrest of that nature. He died on December 16, 2007 from complications from melanoma.

[edit] Early life

Smith was born in Madison, South Dakota and grew up in the small town of Pipestone, Minnesota developed an interest in radio by listening to broadcasters Edward R. Murrow, Eric Sevareid, Douglas Edwards, and Robert Trout. He later went to college at the University of Minnesota and graduated in 1956. He was editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Daily, student newspaper, during the 1955-56 academic year.

[edit] Broadcasting career

Smith's broadcast career started as staff writer for WCCO-AM in Minneapolis. He later went to work at WHAS AM/TV, and later went to work at KVTV in Sioux City, Iowa before coming to WTVT in 1963. He died in St. Petersburg, Florida.