1. John Schubeck was an American television reporter and anchor, and one of the few to anchor newscasts on all three network owned-and-operated stations in one major market.
13 Facts About John Schubeck
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John Schubeck was a graduate of Denby High School in Detroit in 1954, and the University of Michigan.
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John Schubeck then worked as a reporter at then-NBC-owned WRCV radio and television, and later at WIP radio, all in Philadelphia, before rejoining NBC News in 1966 for his first stint as an anchor at KNBC in Los Angeles, where he helmed that station's late evening newscast until February 1967.
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Several months later John Schubeck moved to ABC News as early evening anchor at WABC-TV in New York City; he did newscasts for the American Contemporary Radio Network.
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John Schubeck's run as anchor ended in 1969, and for the remainder of his stay with ABC in New York, he was WABC-TV's theatre critic.
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In 1974 John Schubeck returned to KNBC, this time to replace Tom Snyder on the anchor roster of the KNBC Newservice.
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John Schubeck was represented by famous Los Angeles Agent, Ed Hookstratten, in his broadcasting career.
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One time he was asked about the validity of a story by Peter Bart, towards the end of one of the 11 pm newscasts John Schubeck anchored one night, he had read only ten minutes earlier, that was displayed again on the teleprompter.
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John Schubeck was featured in an episode of the short-lived 1973 TV series version of Adam's Rib, and appeared as a newscaster in the 1981 movie Buddy Buddy.
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John Schubeck was one of the earliest millionaire local television news anchors.
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John Schubeck generated around $1 million a year during his stints.
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John Schubeck died from kidney and liver failure at age 61.
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John Schubeck died in relative obscurity at Columbia West Hills Medical Center.