Lawrence William McCormick (February 3, 1933 â€" August 27, 2004) was
an American television actor, reporter and news anchor, most notably
working for Los Angeles television station KTLA-TV.McCormick was born
in Kansas City, Missouri to Pastor L.W. McCormick and Laura McCormick
(pianist and vocalist). He began his broadcasting career in the late
1950s as a disc jockey, upon graduating from University of Kansas
City. He first came to Los Angeles in 1958, working at then-R&B radio
station KGFJ, from 1958-63. He later moved across town to popular
Top-40 music outlet KFWB-AM from 1964-1968 before they instituted an
all-news format in the spring of 1968.McCormick became one of the
first African-American newscasters in the country, leaving his morning
drive slot as disc jockey on radio, KGFJ Los Angeles, where he was
also PD, Program Director, from 1968-1969, transitioning to KCOP-TV
winter of 1969. Shortly thereafter, he moved across town to KTLA in
May 1971, and worked there until his death in 2004.At KTLA, he served
as a features reporter (such as business and health & fitness) on the
station's 10 pm weeknight newscasts, while serving as lead anchor on
its weekend editions, and co-hosting Making It! Minority Success
Stories, a program which profiled successful minority business people.
an American television actor, reporter and news anchor, most notably
working for Los Angeles television station KTLA-TV.McCormick was born
in Kansas City, Missouri to Pastor L.W. McCormick and Laura McCormick
(pianist and vocalist). He began his broadcasting career in the late
1950s as a disc jockey, upon graduating from University of Kansas
City. He first came to Los Angeles in 1958, working at then-R&B radio
station KGFJ, from 1958-63. He later moved across town to popular
Top-40 music outlet KFWB-AM from 1964-1968 before they instituted an
all-news format in the spring of 1968.McCormick became one of the
first African-American newscasters in the country, leaving his morning
drive slot as disc jockey on radio, KGFJ Los Angeles, where he was
also PD, Program Director, from 1968-1969, transitioning to KCOP-TV
winter of 1969. Shortly thereafter, he moved across town to KTLA in
May 1971, and worked there until his death in 2004.At KTLA, he served
as a features reporter (such as business and health & fitness) on the
station's 10 pm weeknight newscasts, while serving as lead anchor on
its weekend editions, and co-hosting Making It! Minority Success
Stories, a program which profiled successful minority business people.
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