1. Ralph Apperson Renick was a pioneer American television journalist for Miami's WTVJ, channel 4, Florida's first television station.
13 Facts About Ralph Renick
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Ralph Renick was WTVJ's first and longest running news anchor and the driving force behind television news in South Florida from the station's inception in March 1949 until his departure nearly 36 years later in 1985.
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Ralph Renick was unopposed as a South Florida anchor from 1949 when WTVJ aired programs from all networks via kinescopes, until it became exclusively a CBS affiliate in 1956.
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In 1960, Ralph Renick named Dr Manolo Reyes, a former lawyer in Cuba, and a pioneering Spanish-language broadcaster, to launch South Florida's first Spanish-language newscast on WTVJ.
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Ralph Renick pushed WTVJ to pioneer video tape and ENG in late 1974 and by November 1975 had the state's first truly mobile live truck up and running.
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Shortly after 3:00 pm on November 30,1975, Ralph Renick broke into regular programming to report an attempted assassination on Ronald Reagan, in town for a speech at the Miami Airport Ramada Inn.
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Ralph Renick served as president of the Associated Press Broadcasters, an advisory group for the AP's news division.
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Additionally, Ralph Renick was president of the Radio-Television News Directors Association.
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Ralph Renick was, in fact, believed to be the only news director in local American television news to report directly to a station owner rather than a station's general manager.
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Ralph Renick spent $100,000 of his own money on his failed gubernatorial bid before quitting the race after six months.
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Ralph Renick was a month away from his 63rd birthday.
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News of Ralph Renick's death was the lead story on every Miami station, and was the end of an era in television news.
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When WTVJ's analog nightlight service ended on June 26,2009, long-time anchor Bob Mayer said farewell, and ended the analog transmission by running archive footage of Ralph Renick uttering his sign-off catchphrase, freeze-framing as he smiles, accompanied by a short, bombastic orchestral piece.