Jerry Turner (anchorman)
Jerry Turner | |
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anchorman | |
Notable credit(s) | Co-anchor of WJZ-TV, Eyewitness News |
Spouse | Jean McIntyre (1952-1987, his death) |
Jerry Turner (August 6, 1929 – December 31, 1987) was an American television news
Prior to his arrival on
Turner worked with Oprah Winfrey when she moved to Baltimore in 1976 to co-anchor the 6PM news.
Illness and death
A resident of Lutherville, Maryland, Turner was diagnosed esophageal cancer in December 1986. He underwent a series of radiation and chemotherapy treatments and returned to the air in June 1987. He left the newscast in mid-December 1987 when his health deteriorated and died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on December 31, 1987, at 7:15 PM. His funeral was held at Towson Presbyterian Church.[1]
Legacy
Each year, the Baltimore Community Foundation awards college scholarships in the name of Jerry Turner for students who are interested in broadcast journalism. Several memorial discussion programs were broadcast on Channel 13 in the following week examining his legacy and a half hour televised review of his life and career was repeated several times.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Baltimore TV Reporter Jerry Turner Dies at 58". the Washington Post. 1988-01-01. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ Lee, Peggy (2008-02-08). "Scholarships Turn College Dreams Into Realities". WJZ-TV. Retrieved 2008-04-17.[permanent dead link]