WNBC-TV

WNBC-TV, "NBC4" is the flagship TV station of the NBC television network, with studios located in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. WNBC is sister station to Telemundo affiliate WNJU-TV, and the two stations have some cross promotion.

News operations

For years WNBC has had strong ratings without resorting to sensationalism or forays into tabloid television unlike most of the other stations in the market. WNBC tends to be the news leader by breaking stories and having a no nonsense news product that informs and at times entertains. Prime examples of this are Live at Five and Today in New York, which provide a mix of news, features and interviews.

Related Topics:
Tabloid television - Live at Five - Today in New York

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Chuck Scarborough has been the station's main anchor since 1974, longer than anyone in New York television history except WABC-TV's Bill Beutel. Since 1980, he has been teamed with Sue Simmons. The two have been together longer than any anchor team in New York history, and have had some of the highest ratings of any anchor team ever.

Related Topics:
Chuck Scarborough - 1974 - WABC-TV - Bill Beutel - 1980 - Sue Simmons

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WNBC was the first station in New York to successfully program news at 5 p.m. adding that block to its Sixth Hour show at 6 p.m. and renaming all its local newscasts NewsCenter 4. The moniker remained until 1980, when the station's newscasts were renamed News 4 New York. The 5 o'clock slot was renamed Live at Five, and its mix of news and celebrity interviews made it the most successful local program in New York (landing the cast on the cover of New York magazine).

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All newscasts are broadcast from NBC's Studio 6B at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, in the Rockefeller Center complex. Their current graphics package was created by Emmy Award winner Randy Pyburn of Pyburn Films. Pyburn has produced several promos for the station and the Jane's New York specials hosted by reporter Jane Hanson.

Related Topics:
Rockefeller Center - Emmy Award - Randy Pyburn - Pyburn Films - Jane's New York - Jane Hanson

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Many WNBC newscasters have moved onto the NBC network—including Jim Hartz, Tom Snyder, Al Roker, Matt Lauer, Janice Huff, and Chuck Scarborough. In the past, Roker, Lauer and Scarborough have worked on WNBC and the network at the same time while Huff does currently. WNBC sports anchors Marv Albert and Len Berman have done the same.

Related Topics:
Jim Hartz - Tom Snyder - Al Roker - Matt Lauer - Janice Huff - Chuck Scarborough - Marv Albert - Len Berman

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One popular monthly feature is Len Berman's "Spanning the World," a reel of odd and interesting sports highlights from the past month, including a recorded introduction and closing by Don Pardo. This segment also airs on NBC's The Today Show on a monthly basis.

Related Topics:
Len Berman's - Don Pardo - The Today Show

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For 25 years, WNBC's weeknight anchor rotation had Simmons and another male anchor on Live at Five, Scarborough and another female at 6, and Scarborough and Simmons together at 11. That changed in 2005 as Live at Five anchor Jim Rosenfeld jumped back to WCBS-TV, where he had once been noon and 5 pm anchor, and he took on the role as lead anchor at WCBS, anchoring their 5 & 11pm newscast. Perri Peltz returned to WNBC to co-anchor Live at Five with Sue Simmons.

Related Topics:
Jim Rosenfeld - WCBS-TV - Perri Peltz

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Newscasts

Weekdays

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• Today in New York - 5:00AM-7:00AM
• Live at Five - 5:00-6:00PM
• NewsChannel4 at 6 - 6:00-6:30PM
• NewsChannel4 at 11 - 11:00-11:35PM

Saturdays

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• Saturday Today in New York - 6:00-7:00AM & 9:00-10:00AM
• NewsChannel4 at 6 - 6:00-6:30PM
• NewsChannel4 at 11 - 11:00-11:30PM

Sundays

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• Sunday Today in New York - 6:00-6:30AM & 7:00-9:00AM
• News Forum (Public Affairs) - 6:30-7:00AM
• NewsChannel 4 at 6 - 6:00-6:30PM
• NewsChannel4 at 11 - 11:00-11:35PM
• Mike'd Up, Francesa Sports Final - 11:35PM-12:05AM

Notable anchors, reporters, and weather forecasters past and present

• Marv Albert (1972-1987)
• Lynda Baquero
• Pat Battle
• Len Berman
• Jack Cafferty (1975-1989)
  Frank Field (1960s-1984)
• Ira Joe Fisher (1987-1994)
• Betty Furness (1974-1994)
• Roger Grimsby (1987-1989)
• Jane Hanson
  Jim Hartz
• Janice Huff
• Matt Lauer (1992-1996)
• Lynda Lopez (2002-2003)
• Jeffrey Lyons
• Dave Marash (1983-1985)
• John Miller (1984-1997)
• Rob Morrison
• Perri Peltz
• Gabe Pressman
• Darlene Rodriguez
• Al Roker (1983-2000)
• Chuck Scarborough
• Dick Schaap (1972-1978)
• Sue Simmons
• Tom Snyder (1974-1977)
  Carl B. Stokes
• Felicia Taylor
• David Ushery
• Chris Wallace (?)
• Joe Witte (1983-1999)