Ron Kershaw

Ron Kershaw (1944 – July 3, 1988) was an American television news reporter.[1] Kershaw was the news director in several U.S. markets, including New York City, Chicago and Baltimore.

News director

In 1974, Kershaw was hired by WBAL-TV in Baltimore to shore up its sagging news ratings. He introduced the Action News format, hired new talent, and moved the station from last to first in less than a year. Sue Simmons and Spencer Christian were among Kershaw's protégés.

Kershaw moved on to WNBC-TV in New York, where he collaborated with Peter Sang in bringing the "control room" set into TV news.[2] Kershaw was also mentor to Bucky Gunts,[3] who worked for Kershaw in Baltimore and Chicago.

Personal life and death

While in Houston, Kershaw had been dating Jessica Savitch, a news reporter with a rival television station in Texas. Kershaw helped Savitch develop her reporting skills during their stormy ten-year relationship.[4] The relationship was depicted in the made for television movie: Almost Golden, about Savitch's life.[5]

In 1987, Kershaw met Giselle Fernandez, whom he had hired as a reporter at WBBM-TV. They were engaged to be married when Kershaw died of pancreatic and liver cancer on July 3, 1988 at age 44.[6][7] Kershaw is survived by his son, Beau Kershaw, a photojournalist at Kershaw's old station, WBAL-TV in Baltimore.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ books.google.com
  2. ↑ News 4 New York
  3. ↑ movies2.nytimes.com
  4. ↑ Nash, Alanna. "The Story of Jessica Savitch". Review by Bill Long. Bill Long. Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  5. ↑ "Almost Golden". International Movie Data Base. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  6. ↑ giselle.com
  7. ↑ encyclopedia.com
  8. ↑ "2006 Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  9. ↑ "2007 Emmy Award Nominations". National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  10. ↑ "2005 Award Winners". Society of Professional Journalist-Maryland. Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
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