Steve Crump

Steve Crump (1957 – August 31, 2023) was an American journalist, documentary film producer, and television reporter for WBTV. He was a graduate of Louisville's Trinity High School, and Eastern Kentucky University.[1]

Steve Crump
Born1957 (1957)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedAugust 31, 2023(2023-08-31) (aged 65–66)
Alma materTrinity High School (Louisville)
Eastern Kentucky University
Occupation(s)Filmmaker
Journalist
Awards4 National Headliner Awards
The Gabriel Award
The Sigma Delta Chi Award

Crump was most known for his regional Emmy Awards for stories ranging from apartheid in South Africa to civil rights in the American South. He also has earned a number of other awards including four National Headliner Awards, the Gabriel Award, and more than a dozen first-place honors from the National Association of Black Journalists, as well as organizations like Sigma Delta Chi and Sister Cities International.[1] In 2016, Crump was named the "2016 Journalist of the Year" by the National Association of Black Journalists.[2]

Background

Steve Crump was born in 1957 in Louisville's Smoketown neighbourhood. He graduated from Trinity High School in the Class of 1975. He attended Eastern Kentucky University, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Communications.[1][3]

Early career

Crump's career began in 1980, when he got a job as a DJ in Richmond, Kentucky. This job got him noticed by WSAV-TV, an NBC-affiliated television station, where he acquired an internship and was soon placed in front of the camera due to his iconic, booming voice.[4][5]

Crump also worked for news stations in Orlando, Florida, Lexington, Kentucky, and Detroit, Michigan, as well an independent producer for Charlotte's WTVI, BET, and Charlotte's PBS affiliate before coming to WBTV.[5]

Death

Crump died of colon cancer on August 31, 2023.[6]

Filmography
Title Year Role Ref(s)
Carolina Concerns and the New South Africa1994Producer[4]
Carolina Bebop Kings2002Producer[7]
Forgotten at the Finish Line2002Producer[1]
Lessons from the Lunch Counter2004Producer[4]
Before Rosa: The Unsung Contributions of Sarah May Fleming2005Producer[4]
Louisville's Own Ali2007Director and Producer[8]
Sitting in to Move Forward2009Producer[4]
Sojourn of the Strings2010Producer[4]
9/4/572010Producer[4][9]

References
  1. "Steve Crump: Trinity Hall of Fame". Trinity High School (Louisville). Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  2. Turner, April (27 April 2016). "Steve Crump Named NABJ Journalist of the Year In a Small or Medium-Sized Market". National Association of Black Journalists. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  3. "Steve Crump". WBTV. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  4. Solender, Michael (9 March 2011). "Steve Crump finds niche in revealing African American History". Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  5. "2016 National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Program". National Association of Black Journalists. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. Longtime WBTV journalist Steve Crump dies
  7. Crump, Steve (18 February 2002). "Celebrating Carolina's Bebop Kings". Charlotte Busisness Journal. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  8. "Louisville's Own Ali". KET. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  9. "Library's Black History Month Series features four Steve Crump films". WBTV. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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