Christine Lund

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Christine Lund (Born 1944) was a popular Los Angeles news anchor for KABC-TV from the early 1970's to the late 1990's and consistently garnered high ratings.^[1] Born in Sweden and raised in Chicago, She first joined the station in 1972 as a reporter and anchor, she would anchor the newscasts at 6pm and 11pm. Lund left the station for 4 years in 1986 to raise her family and returned to the station in 1990, until she officially left the station in 1998. During her second tenure she anchored the 11:30am and 4pm newscasts. Throughout much of her career, she co-anchored with Jerry Dunphy. She is believed to be the inspiration for the character of Veronica Corningstone, played by Christina Applegate, in the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.[1]

Lund currently runs a small general store in Baranof Warm Springs, Alaska. She's the only resident who lives there year round.

[edit] References and external links

1. ^ Cerone, Daniel. "News War on the Screens of L.A. Christine Lund Leads KABC-TV's Comeback as It Battles for Viewers", Los Angeles Times, January 6, 1991. Retrieved on 2006-11-14. 

• Weinstein, Steve. "Back From the Ranch Television: After four years of shearing sheep on her Valley farm and fishing for salmon in Alaska, she returns to Channel 7 Nov. 1 to anchor the 4 p.m. news.", Los Angeles Times, October 10, 1990. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.  (link to free preview)

• LIttleton, Cynthia. "KABC's Lund exiting early", Daily Variety, December 7, 1998. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.