Kelly Lange Biography
Kelly Lange is a well-known American journalist who was the first woman to anchor a nightly newscast in Los Angeles. Lange is a veteran radio and television news reporter, NBC talk show host, former Tournament of Roses parade co-host, and best-selling mystery author.
Kelly Lange Age
Kelly was born Dorothy Scafard on 14 December 1937, in New York, New York, United States of America. She is 85 years old as of December 2022.
Kelly Lange Family- Education
Scafard Lange was born and raised in New York City, United States of America and attended Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts. She moved to California in the mid-1960s to pursue a certification to be a school teacher.
Kelly Lange Husband- Children
She was married to director William Friedkin from 1987 to 1990. Kelly Snyder is her only child, and she has three grandchildren.
Kelly Lange Career
Lange, a model at the time, got into a line at a shopping mall in Buena Park, California, because it appeared “they were giving something away.” What they were handing out turned out to be applications for two positions as “Ladybirds” on KABC radio. The lucky pair would become the area’s first female traffic/weather reporters to patrol in helicopters. Lange was one of two candidates. She was given the 6 a.m.-to-9 a.m. slot and was dubbed “Dawn O’Day.” Lori Ross, a film studio secretary, was chosen for the afternoon shift as “Eve O’Day.” “The two women in their tight-fitting, silver-lamé jumpsuits paved the way for today’s less-exploited women deejays and announcers.”
Lange began his career as a news reporter for KABC, spotting news and reporting traffic. Lange appeared as a contestant on What’s My Line? in June 1967, with host John Charles Daly and panelists Bennett Cerf, Barbara Feldon, Arlene Francis, and Martin Gabel. The panel was asked to guess her work with KABC Radio. Lange began as a weather forecaster for KNBC’s weeknight newscasts (known at the time as KNBC Newservice) in March 1971, and later co-hosted Sunday, a weekly features program on the station, with Tom Snyder, Paul Moyer, and Ralph Story. Lange was promoted to news anchor in December 1976 and co-anchored KNBC’s various weeknight news programs until December 1998.
Lange also co-hosted NBC’s network coverage of the Tournament of Roses Parade with Michael Landon, served as a regular guest host of Tomorrow with former KNBC colleague Tom Snyder, and was a regular guest host of the Today show. She hosted the Portland Rose Festival’s Grand Floral Parade and received several Emmy Awards in addition to hosting the primetime network broadcast ceremony. The Kelly and Gail talk show, which aired on KNBC-TV, was co-hosted by Lange and screenwriter/TV producer Gail Parent. Lange began writing fiction and mysteries while still working as a news anchor, partly to relieve insomnia from the 11 p.m. newscast. Lange returned to television in 1999, joining KCBS-TV to co-anchor the female-oriented newscast. Female to Female
Kelly Lange Award
In 2010, Lange was presented with the Golden Mike’s Lifetime Achievement Award by the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California.
Kelly Lange Net Worth
Kelly has an estimated net worth of 8 million dollars.