Gil Gross
Gil Gross | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Radio host |
Gil Gross is an
Career
Gross' first on air radio job was at WDZ while he was a student at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. At age 23, he became the youngest anchorman ever on ABC Radio, while at the same time doing
.Gross anchored ABC coverage of the September 11 attacks, the execution of Timothy McVeigh, and the Iraq War. He also anchored the Atlanta Olympics bombing. (longform ABC News)
Gross has worked for
Gross has written comedy material for Don Imus and Ted Brown.
Gross was the main substitute host for Paul Harvey on the radio show Paul Harvey's News & Comment.[4] Gross was offered Harvey's slot along with Doug Limerick after Harvey's death, but turned it down when Citadel Broadcasting offered a cut of revenue instead of salary. He filled in for 13 weeks so they could find a replacement, which they did in actor/politician Fred Thompson.
He currently does specials for CBS News Radio and is an actor based in New Mexico.
Family
Gross is married to actress-singer Rhoda Bodzin. They have one son and three cats. Gross has a collection of 10,000
References
- ^ Gil Gross's Show on KKSF NewsTalk 910 Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Gil Gross's former show on KGO". Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "An Interview with Gil Gross". Philly Talk Radio Online. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "Gil Gross archive page". Philly Talk Radio Online. Retrieved 2011-03-03.