Wanda Ramey was a pioneering American television news reporter.
21 Facts About Wanda Ramey
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Wanda Ramey was married to Richard Queirolo and assumed his name, but continued to use her maiden name in her professional life.
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Wanda Ramey attended school and college in Terre Haute, receiving a BA degree in radio journalism from Indiana State Teachers College in 1945.
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Wanda Ramey lived there for a while, then moved to Los Angeles, and began working, first at a recording studio and then in the movie theater division of Warner Brothers.
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In 1948, Wanda Ramey was hired as secretary to the program director of radio station KWBR in Oakland.
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Wanda Ramey assumed the duties of program director when that post became vacant.
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Wanda Ramey first hosted Midday with Wanda, a short-lived news and interview show, then in 1954 she hosted The Woman Behind the Man.
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Wanda Ramey hosted the program Meet Me at Manning's, which featured interviews with women.
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In 1957, Wanda Ramey was hired as a newscaster by KPIX-TV, San Francisco's first television station.
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Wanda Ramey estimated that she had interviewed some 1,200 personalities in the course of her career, including several US Presidents and an astronaut.
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Wanda Ramey served as a Bay-area correspondent with the Voice of America, worked part-time at local PBS station KQED-TV, and volunteered with Bay-area charities and projects.
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In 1958, Wanda Ramey received an Emmy Award for television journalism.
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Wanda Ramey was inducted into the Marin Women's Hall of Fame in the 1990s.
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In 1965, Wanda Ramey was named "Honorary Inmate" by the residents of San Quentin State Prison.
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In 1968, Wanda Ramey received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Indiana State University.
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In 1982, Wanda Ramey received a commendation from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for her outstanding contributions to broadcasting.
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Wanda Ramey entered the broadcast world at a time when women were not often considered for serious reporting slots.
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In 1958, Wanda Ramey married Richard "Dick" Queirolo, a sheet-metal contractor and artist.
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Wanda Ramey assumed her husband's last name after marriage, but remained Wanda Ramey in her professional life, and that is how she was known nationally.
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In 1963, Ramey was featured in a newspaper article titled "From Fashion Shows to Fires, Wanda Ramey Is KPIX's Woman-on-the-Beat".
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Wanda Ramey died of cancer at her home in Greenbrae on August 15,2009.