Colleen Williams

Colleen Williams
Colleen Williams
Born	Colleen Ann Williams; March 6, 1955 (age 69); University of Nebraska at Omaha
Occupation	Journalist
Television	WOWT; KPIX-TV; KCBS-TV (1983–1986); KNBC (1986–present)
Children	1

Colleen Ann Williams (born March 6, 1955) is an American

news anchor of KNBC Channel 4 in Los Angeles, currently serving on the 5 and 11 p.m. weekday broadcasts. She also reports on occasion for NBC News and MSNBC. Williams is one of the most-recognized anchors in the Los Angeles area, the second-largest media market in the United States

. Williams once could be recognized for her trademark hairstyle which until the late 1990s included a prominent silver streak.

Early life

Williams was born in

University of Nebraska at Omaha.^[1]

Career

Williams taught in the Omaha Public School system for a few years before starting her news career with WOWT in Omaha.

Williams joined KNBC in 1986 from cross-town rival KCBS-TV where she anchored the 5 p.m. news for three years, succeeding Connie Chung after she left for NBC News. Prior to her L.A. arrival at KCBS (which was then KNXT), Williams anchored at KPIX-TV, the CBS station in San Francisco, California.

Williams was particularly visible during the O. J. Simpson murder trial,^[2] which she covered for KNBC and MSNBC, co-anchoring a daily summary of the trial each evening. [1] It was after the Simpson trial concluded that Williams succeeded long-time 11 p.m. anchor Kelly Lange. Lange left the station after 25 years to work briefly for KCBS-TV before leaving television entirely in 2001.^[3]

On August 29, 2009, Williams attended the 61st Emmy Awards at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in

North Hollywood, California.^[4]

Awards

Williams has received Golden mic awards:

coverage of the Chatsworth train crash
NBC4's special "LA Riots: Rubble to Rebirth."
coverage of 1996 Atlanta Summer Games Centennial Park bombing

Williams was also awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Radio & Television News Association.[5]

References

^ "Colleen Williams | NBCUniversal Media Village". www.nbcumv.com. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
^ FERNANDEZ, MARIA ELENA (11 June 2014). "O.J. Simpson's Bronco Chase: 'Theater of the Absurd'". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^ Lowry, Brian (18 December 1998). "Kelly Lange Is Leaving KNBC After 27 Years". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^ Livingston, David (29 August 2009). "Colleen Williams". Getty Images. Getty Images. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^ "Colleen Williams". NBC Southern California. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

External links

Biography from NBCLosAngeles.com
Colleen Williams at
IMDb

[1] "Colleen Williams | NBCUniversal Media Village". www.nbcumv.com. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

[2] FERNANDEZ, MARIA ELENA (11 June 2014). "O.J. Simpson's Bronco Chase: 'Theater of the Absurd'". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

[3] Lowry, Brian (18 December 1998). "Kelly Lange Is Leaving KNBC After 27 Years". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

[4] Livingston, David (29 August 2009). "Colleen Williams". Getty Images. Getty Images. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

[5] "Colleen Williams". NBC Southern California. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

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