Larry Kane was born on October 21,1942 and is an American journalist, news anchor and author.
19 Facts About Larry Kane
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Larry Kane has authored three books about the Beatles, as well as a memoir and a novel.
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Larry Kane's parents changed the name years before his broadcasting career.
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Larry Kane's mother, Mildred Kane, fought multiple sclerosis for 14 years before her death at age 40.
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Larry Kane began his career in broadcast journalism in Miami, Florida at age 16, first at WQAM and later at WAME and WFUN.
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Larry Kane authored Lennon Revealed, a New York Times and Los Angeles Times Bestseller in 2005.
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Larry Kane is considered one of the premiere American experts on the life of John Lennon.
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On July 30,2013, Larry Kane's internationally distributed book, When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top was released.
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Larry Kane was one of the contributors to Yoko Ono's 2005 book Memories of John Lennon, in which he recalled how Lennon cohosted the Philadelphia "Helping Hand Marathon" fundraiser in 1975 and gave a weather forecast on Larry Kane's television newscast.
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Larry Kane was the later the primary anchor for the Action News format.
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Larry Kane is credited with coining the phrase "The Big Story" at the top of Action News, something WPVI uses to this day.
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Larry Kane would leave WPVI in 1977, in order to take daily limousine trips to New York City and join WABC-TV.
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Larry Kane was an anchor on New York's WABC-TV's Eyewitness News for one year from 1977 to 1978; during that time, he was the lead anchor the night after the infamous New York City blackout of 1977 and anchored news updates for ABC News.
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Larry Kane returned to Philadelphia in late 1978 and joined WCAU-TV, then a CBS-owned station, as the primary anchor of Channel 10 News at 6 pm and 11 pm In 1993 he moved to KYW-TV, an NBC affiliate which became the new CBS station in Philadelphia in 1995.
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Larry Kane hosted a short-time weekly program produced by KYW-TV called The Bulletin with Larry Kane.
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Larry Kane anchored the 6 pm and 11 pm newscasts at KYW until December 23,2002.
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Larry Kane covered local Philadelphia politics through hosting several public affairs programs.
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Larry Kane continues to do special reports for KYW, an all-news AM radio station in Philadelphia.
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For 35 years Larry Kane has broadcast weekly features on radio and TV in connection with the National Adoption Center to find homes for waiting children.