Ronald Lee Steele is an American local news anchor at KWWL in Waterloo, Iowa.[1][2][3] Since 1974, he has been at KWWL, where he started as the sports director, and is Iowa's longest sitting anchor. KWWL-TV is the NBC affiliate for the Cedar Rapids–Waterloo–Iowa City–Dubuque television market.
While he was still KWWL's sports director, he did play-by-play for NBC Sports and ESPN. He was the original play-by-play voice of the Iowa Television Network, which broadcast University of Iowa basketball games over a statewide network. He also was in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War,[4] and at the White House when the hostages came home from Iran and he interviewed President George W. Bush on Air Force One.[citation needed]
He also taught media at the University of Northern Iowa for 10 years from 2004 to 2014.
in April 2024, Steele celebrated 50 years at the station. Week-long highlights of his half-century career were shown along with a 30-minute special.
References edit
- ^ "Ronald Steele in the US". unmask.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Ron Steele". KWWL.com. 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ Jamison, Tim (2004-04-07). "Ron Steele honored for three decades on the air". WCF Courier. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ^ "Biographies Ron Steele Archives of Iowa Broadcasting". iowabroadcasting.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
External links edit
- KWWL.com
- "Ron Steele photos". flickr.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.