Sharon Dahlonega Bush (born Sharon Daisy Raiford) is an American television newscaster and print journalist.[1] She was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and resides in Los Angeles, California. She was an executive producer of the 1985 National Blues Music Awards.
Sharon Raiford Bush | |
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 Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush at Yamashiro Hollywood on December 7, 2013 | |
| Born | Sharon Daisy Raiford |
| Other names | Sharon Crews |
| Spouse | |
Education
editBush studied philosophy at North Carolina A&T State University. She later studied at the University of Detroit, the US Naval Air Technical Training Command and Georgia State University at Atlanta.[2][3]
Career
editBush became American television's first African-American female weather anchor of primetime news in 1975 at WGPR-TV, the world's first black-owned-and-operated television station.[4][5]
Sharon Crews (as she was then known) later anchored news and weather at CBS and NBC network affiliates[6] in North Carolina and Tennessee, respectively, before becoming an Atlanta, Georgia, correspondent and executive producer for Black Entertainment Television.[7]
Bush worked as a morning news anchor at WGHP-TV, the then-ABC affiliate in High Point, North Carolina.[4] She was an executive producer of the 1985 National Blues Music Awards.[8]
Personal life
editBush is married to Grand L. Bush.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Additions Made To Newswatch 3 Staff" The Commercial Appeal, February 3, 1981.
- ^ "Anchoring the News", Memphis Tri-State Defender, September 7, 1984.
- ^ Knott, John (January 16, 1983). "Sharon Crews enjoys her job". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. TV This Week 30. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b TV Week, Greensboro Daily News, December 12, 1976.
- ^ "In The Beginning..." thescenedetroit.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2007.
- ^ Knott, John (April 5, 1981). "Computer age puts handle on forecasting". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. TV This Week 16. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Greensboro Native Promoted to National Correspondent", Carolina Peacemaker, December 20, 1990.
- ^ "The Tunes That Shaped American Music — They Call It The Blues", Cash Box, Volume XLIX, February 1986.
- ^ Grand L. Bush profile, imdb.com; retrieved March 10, 2007.