Christine Lund

Christine Lund, also known as Christine Lundstedt (born November 25, 1943, in Sweden) is a former popular Los Angeles news anchor for KABC-TV from the early 1970s to the late 1990s and consistently garnered high ratings.[1]

Christine Lund
Born (1943-11-25) November 25, 1943
Sweden
OccupationNews anchor (Retired)
Employer(s)WLXT-TV 1969-1970
KGO-TV 1970-1972
KABC-TV 1972-1986
KABC-TV 1990-1998
Children2 Daughters

Biography

Born in Sweden and raised in Chicago, Lund began her broadcasting career where she briefly worked at WLXT-TV in Aurora as the station's news director.[2] In 1970, she joined ABC owned-and-operated station KGO-TV in San Francisco as a reporter.[3] Later, Lund moved south to Los Angeles sister station KABC in 1972 as a reporter and anchor. She anchored the newscasts at 6:00 pm and 11:00 pm. Throughout much of her first tenure, she co-anchored with the late Jerry Dunphy.[4] Lund left KABC in June 1986 after negotiations to reduce her work schedule were unsuccessful.[5] For the next four years, Lund remained out of broadcasting to raise her family. She returned to the station in November 1990.[6] During her second tenure, Lund anchored the 11:30 am and 4:00 pm newscasts alongside at various points Harold Greene, future Las Vegas newscaster Steve Wolford and current KABC newscaster Marc Brown until she officially left the station in 1998.[7]

Personal

Lund has two grown daughters, and currently lives on the Northwest coast of the US.

Pop Reference

Lund was rumored to be the "bubbleheaded bleach blond" referred to in Don Henley's 1982 song "Dirty Laundry".[8]

References
  1. Cerone, Daniel (1991-01-06). "News War on the Screens of L.A. Christine Lund Leads KABC-TV's Comeback as It Battles for Viewers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
  2. Fischbeck, George (2013). Dr. George: My Life in Weather. UNM Press. p. 212. ISBN 9780826353337.
  3. "Fates & Fortunes" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 17, 1970. p. 59. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. Littleton, Cynthia (1998-12-07). "KABC's Lund exiting early". Daily Variety. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
  5. Weinstein, Steve (1990-09-14). "Lund Returning to KABC News : Television: The news anchor left broadcasting in 1986 to care for her two daughters". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  6. Weinstein, Steve (1990-11-30). "Channel 7 Sweeps Past Channel 4 : Television: Anchorwoman Christine Lund's return after four years helps KABC increase its viewership by about 90,000 households in the November ratings. 'Oprah Winfrey's' strength is another factors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  7. Weinstein, Steve (1990-10-10). "Back From the Ranch Television: After four years of shearing sheep on her Valley farm and fishing for salmon in Alaska, she returns to Channel 7 Nov. 1 to anchor the 4 p.m. news". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
  8. Media TRIED to DESTROY Him...HIT Back with SCATHING HIT-40 yrs AHEAD of its TIME | Professor of Rock, retrieved 2023-03-04


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