Randy Price
| Randy Price | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1950 (age 65–66) [1] Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Residence | Kittery, Maine |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | television newscaster and journalist |
| Partner(s) | Mark Steffen |
Randy Price (born January 19, 1950 [1]) is a television newscaster with WCVB-TV in Boston, Massachusetts, after being the lead anchor at WHDH-TV from 1998 to 2009. He is considered the U.S.'s first openly gay newscaster.[2]
Early life and career
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Price attended Louisiana State University, where he began his broadcasting career in college radio, which continued with a stint in the U.S. Air Force, with Price working for the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.
He worked in television in Bakersfield, California (KERO-TV) and Toledo, Ohio (WTVG),[3] before moving to Boston's WBZ-TV in 1983 where he anchored for 12 years. He left WBZ in 1995 due to alcohol problems which included a drunk driving conviction.[4]
Price joined WHDH-TV in 1996 as a freelance reporter, and in 1997 was made a full-time anchor. He moved into the morning anchor chair and then was promoted to anchor the 5, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts. On February 6, 2009, Price was let go from WHDH-TV. His last newscast was on Wednesday, February 4, 2009. On February 7, 2009 The Boston Globe quoted Price that station owner, Edmund Ansin, had told him "we need to move in different directions."[5]
On June 2, 2009, Price was named morning anchor at WCVB-TV, Channel 5 in Boston.[6]
Personal life
Price is openly gay and on January 3, 2007 he married longtime partner Mark Steffen in a ceremony on the steps of the Massachusetts State House in Boston, Massachusetts. They live in Kittery, Maine.[7]
References
- 1 2 Diaz, Johnny, "Take a bow (wow): Television anchor Randy Price, 61, on why show dogs are like show people – born to it", The Boston Globe, July 24, 2011
- ↑ "News Team: Randy Price". whdh.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ↑ Price's Toledo work per TV Guide ad at Vintage Toledo TV
- ↑ Diaz, Johnny (2007-07-04). "Randy Price's openness has made him a fixture in local TV news, and a role model for gays". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ↑ Diaz, Johnny (2009-02-07). "News anchor Randy Price resigns from Channel 7". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ↑ "Randy Price Joins Newscenter 5 Team". WCVB-TV. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ↑ Diaz, Johnny, "Anchored man: Randy Price's openness has made him a fixture in local TV news, and a role model for gays", The Boston Globe, July 4, 2007