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'''Susan "Sue" Simmons''' (born [[May 27]], [[1943]]) has been the lead female anchor at [[WNBC]] television in [[New York City]] since [[1980]]. A native New Yorker, she had been co-anchor for [[Live at Five (WNBC TV series)|Live at Five]] with several co-anchors, including [[Jack Cafferty]], [[Tony Guida]], [[Matt Lauer]], [[Dean Shepherd]], [[Jim Rosenfeld|Jim Rosenfield]], and [[Perri Peltz]], and 11 p.m. weeknight anchor with [[Chuck Scarborough]]. ''Chuck and Sue'' (as they are affectionately known in New York) have been together since Simmons' arrival at WNBC — the longest run for an anchor team in New York television history. She is one of the highest paid anchors in New York, making $2.5 million a year. |
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==Background== |
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Before she joined WNBC, Simmons was with [[WRC-TV]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], from [[1976]] to [[1979]], where she co-anchored with [[Jim Vance]]. Prior to her arrival at WRC, she was with [[WBAL-TV]] in [[Baltimore]] from [[1974]] to 1976. There, she was an anchor for the station's [[Action News]] broadcast and the "Baltimore At One". She was one of the first female African-American anchors on television. She began her career as a consumer action reporter at [[WTNH-TV]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut]]. |
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==WNBC== |
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Every year on [[February 2]], ([[Groundhog Day]]), and live on-air during [[Live at Five]], Simmons does a cute facial impression of a groundhog for fun. Simmons is mentioned in the [[Fountains of Wayne]] song "Traffic & Weather" from their 2007 album of the same title. <ref>{{cite web |title=Fountains of Wayne lyrics: Traffic and Weather |publisher=LyricsReg.com |quote=''Chuck Scarborough turns to Sue Simmons. / Says, sugar, you don't know what you're missin'.'' |
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|url=http://www.lyricsreg.com/lyrics/fountains+of+wayne/Traffic+And+Weather/ }}</ref> |
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As of [[January 2]], [[2008]], Simmons can be seen on WNBC's 5:00 and 11:00 PM newscasts. Sue returned at 5:00 after schedule and format changes failed at boosting ratings for the station. |
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==Outburst== |
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On May 12, 2008, as a news teaser was played during the TV series ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'', Simmons can be heard saying "What the [[fuck]] are you doing?!"<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaM7Bvc1VOA</ref> just before the fade to commercial. "It was supposed to be a pre-taped piece and wound up live," said one source. "She didn't know it was live and blurted that out." Industry sources say that Scarborough may have missed a cue, prompting Simmons' outburst. At 11:06 p.m., during the newscast, Simmons made a public apology on air about the profane outburst.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/05/13/2008-05-13_curses_anchor_sue_simmons_slips.html | title= Curses! Anchor Sue Simmons slips | publisher=''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' | last=Huff | first=Richard | coauthors=Standora, Leo | date=[[2008-05-13]] | accessdate=2008-05-13}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:1943 births]] |
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[[Category:African Americans]] |
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[[Category:Baltimore television anchors]] |
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[[Category:New York City television anchors]] |
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[[Category:American television journalists]] |
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[[Category:WNBC]] |
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[[Category:American television reporters and correspondents]] |
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Revision as of 02:54, 15 May 2008
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