Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush

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Sharon Dahlonega

Sharon Dahlonega in 2006
Born Sharon Daisy Raiford
February 29, 1952 (1952-02-29) (age 56)
Flag of the United States Greensboro, North Carolina
Spouse(s) Donald E. Crews (1968-1993)
Grand L. Bush 1994-Present

Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush is an American television journalist. She was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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[edit] American TV history

Bush became American television's first African-American female weather anchor of primetime news in 1975.[1] The station for which she anchored, WGPR-TV, was the world's first black-owned-and-operated television station.[2] The studio was launched in Detroit, Michigan, on September 29, 1975. Everyone involved in the production of the newscast was of African-American heritage.

Other members of the news team included television news anchor Amyre Porter[3] and radio personality Doug Morrison.

Bush (right), with Amyre Porter (left) and Doug Morrison (middle) in 1975
Bush (right), with Amyre Porter (left) and Doug Morrison (middle) in 1975



[edit] Anchoring TV news

Bush (then Sharon Crews) later anchored news and weather at CBS and NBC network affiliates[4] in North Carolina and Tennessee respectively before becoming an Atlanta, Georgia, correspondent and executive producer for Black Entertainment Television. [5]

Bush worked as a morning news anchor at an ABC affiliate in High Point, North Carolina, then licensed as WGHP-TV;[6] WGHP switched to the Fox Broadcasting Company in 1995.

[edit] American music history

Bush was an executive producer of the 1985 National Blues Music Awards, held at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee. The show marked the first and only time Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Albert King, Rufus Thomas and Charlie Rich appeared together on stage. Bush's contribution to American history is archived by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. [7]

[edit] Education

Bush studied philosophy at North Carolina A&T State University.[4] She also studied at the University of Detroit, the US Naval Air Technical Training Command and Georgia State University at Atlanta.[8][9]

[edit] Famous Leap-Day Baby

Born on February 29, Bush is listed among the world's most famous leap-day babies.[10]

[edit] Spouse

Bush is married to Grand L. Bush, who acted in such feature films as Die Hard, Licence to Kill, Colors,[11] and Favorite Son.[12]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush: Historical Documents damngoodwriter.com, a site edited by Bush herself. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
  2. ^ In The Beginning... The Scene Detroit. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
  3. ^ Amyre Makupson Biography. The History Makers. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
  4. ^ a b “Computer age puts handle on forecasting,” The Commercial Appeal, April 5, 1981, by John Knott
  5. ^ “Greensboro Native Promoted to National Correspondent,” Carolina Peacemaker, December 20, 1990, by Dr. John Marshall Kilimanjaro
  6. ^ TV Week, Greensboro Daily News, December 12, 1976, Staff Writers
  7. ^ “The Tunes That Shaped American Music - They Call It The Blues,” Cash Box, Volume XLIX, February, 1986, by S. R. Crews
  8. ^ “Anchoring the News,” Memphis Tri-State Defender, September 7, 1984, by Staff Writers
  9. ^ “Sharon Crews enjoys her job,” The Commercial Appeal, December 27, 1983, by John Knott
  10. ^ Famous Leap Day Babies of History Leapzine. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
  11. ^ Biography for Grand L. Bush IMDB. Retrieved on March 10, 2007.
  12. ^ Movie Review: Favorite Son. Christiananswers.net. Retrieved on March 10, 2007.