Diplomat
Nov 26th 2007, 01:32 PM
The article below is from today's Philadelphia Daily News. Mr. Howard has long been a fixture in Philadelphia TV and has always been a good reporter and anchor.
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Philadelphia Daily News
PHILADELPHIA television institution Marc Howard will retire from TV Friday afternoon, his artist wife Susan B. Howard confirmed yesterday afternoon. CBS 3, where Howard has co-anchored the 4 p.m. news for four years, is expected to announce Howard's retirement later today.
Howard, who looks years younger than the 71 he'll celebrate in February, would have marked 54 years in broadcasting on Saturday. Before CBS 3, Howard is remembered for his 26 years at WPVI anchoring Action News.
In recent weeks, and yesterday, Howard has declined to discuss his retirement or his future, but Susan says the couple are looking forward to spending a few weeks traveling through Southeast Asia. She's also hoping that Howard, a skilled photographer, will continue in that hobby and maybe take up a cooking class.
Howard, an avid jogger, began in broadcasting at WPIC radio in Sharon, Pa., while in high school.
He later worked at WFMJ-TV in Youngstown, Ohio, while attending Youngstown State University. He also worked in New York and Connecticut before settling here.
He and Susan have no children but are the proud parents of Lucy, an African gray parrot.
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Philadelphia Daily News
PHILADELPHIA television institution Marc Howard will retire from TV Friday afternoon, his artist wife Susan B. Howard confirmed yesterday afternoon. CBS 3, where Howard has co-anchored the 4 p.m. news for four years, is expected to announce Howard's retirement later today.
Howard, who looks years younger than the 71 he'll celebrate in February, would have marked 54 years in broadcasting on Saturday. Before CBS 3, Howard is remembered for his 26 years at WPVI anchoring Action News.
In recent weeks, and yesterday, Howard has declined to discuss his retirement or his future, but Susan says the couple are looking forward to spending a few weeks traveling through Southeast Asia. She's also hoping that Howard, a skilled photographer, will continue in that hobby and maybe take up a cooking class.
Howard, an avid jogger, began in broadcasting at WPIC radio in Sharon, Pa., while in high school.
He later worked at WFMJ-TV in Youngstown, Ohio, while attending Youngstown State University. He also worked in New York and Connecticut before settling here.
He and Susan have no children but are the proud parents of Lucy, an African gray parrot.