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WRC-TV, channel 4, is an owned and operated television station of the NBC television network, located in the American capital city of Washington, D.C.. The station's studios and transmitter are co-located in the Tenleytown neighborhood of northwest Washington.

WRC-TV houses and originates NBC News' Washington bureau, out of which David Gregory, Chris Matthews, Jim Miklaszewski, Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell, and Pete Williams are based.

History

The station traces its roots to experimental W3XNB, which was put on the air by the Radio Corporation of America, the then-parent company of NBC, in 1939. On June 27, 1947, the station received a commercial license and went on the air as WNBW (for NBC Washington). It is Washington's second-oldest licensed television station, after WTTG (channel 5). WNBW was also the second of the five original NBC-owned television stations to sign-on, behind New York City and ahead of Chicago, Cleveland and Los Angeles. The station was operated alongside WRC radio (980 AM, frequency now occupied by WTEM; and 93.9 FM, now WKYS).

On October 18, 1954, its callsign changed to the present WRC-TV to match its radio sisters. The new calls reflected NBC's ownership at the time by RCA. It has retained its "-TV" suffix to this day, more than two decades after the radio stations were sold off.

The second presidential debate between candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon was broadcast from the station's studios on October 7, 1960. David Brinkley's Washington segment of the ''Huntley-Brinkley Report'' originated at WRC-TV between 1956 and 1970.

The earliest color videotape in existence is a recording of the dedication of NBC/WRC's Washington studios on May 22, 1958. As Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke at the event, it was also the first time a president had been videotaped in color.

At the time of its sign-on, channel 4 was one of two wholly network-owned stations in Washington, the other being DuMont's WTTG. DuMont was shut down in 1956, and for the next 30 years WRC-TV was the only owned-and-operated station in Washington. That distinction ended when WTTG was sold to the newly-created Fox Network in 1986; it has since been accompanied by WDCA and WBDC (now WDCW) in that order, respectively as UPN and WB stations with their owners having stakes in those new networks. Today WRC is one of three network O&O;'s alongside the Newscorp-owned duopoly of WTTG and WDCA (now a MyNetworkTV station).

On January 14, 2009 WRC-TV and WTTG entered in talks to pool video and share their news helicopters. The agreement is similar to ones already made between Fox and NBC O&Os; in Chicago (WMAQ-TV and WFLD) and Philadelphia (WCAU and WTXF).

WRC-TV was the final network affiliated station in the Washington Metropolitan Area to cease news broadcasts in standard definition. On Thursday, April 8, 2010, during the ''Today'' show newsbreaks, the station tested the high-definition version of its newscasts and broadcast the newsbreak in HD, but the news was back in standard definition at their next full newscast at 11 a.m. NBC4 started broadcasting from a temporary set on February 8, 2010 while "upgrades" were being made on its main set and the station made final adjustments for its switch to high definition. As of Thursday, April 22, 2010, all newscasts produced by NBC4 are in high definition.

Like all of the DC-area Mobile DTV broadcasters, WRC-TV commenced ATSC-M/H broadcasting on February 27, 2011

Digital Television

1080i WRC-SD

Channel	! Name	! Video	! Aspect	! Programming
4.1	WRC-HD	|	16:9	Main WRC-TV programming / NBC
4.2	|	480i		NBC Washington Nonstop

WRC-TV also has a Mobile DTV feed of subchannel 4.1, labelled "WRC NBC Mobile", broadcasting at 1.83 Mbit/s. This is the lowest bitrate of any DC-area television station mobile feed.

On or before June 12, 2009, WRC-TV shut down its analog signal on channel 4 to complete its analog to digital conversion. Its digital signal remained on channel 48. However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display WRC-TV's virtual channel as "4".

WRC-TV's studios were the home from 1996 to about 2002 of WHD-TV, an experimental high definition television station owned by a consortium of industry groups and stations which carried the nation's first program in the format transmitted by a television station, an episode of ''Meet the Press'', and aired on Channel 34 to provide the FCC and the National Association of Broadcasters a channel to conduct many experiments in the new format. WHD-TV was discontinued around 2002.

The station started broadcasting its local news programs in High Definition full time on April 22, 2010. It is the only station in the U.S. capital that shoots most of its remote field video in 16:9 widescreen; other stations still shoot live field video in 4:3 and then either pillarbox or stretch this content.

On October 27, 2010, 4.2 NBC Plus went off the air and became NBC Washington Nonstop.

On January 1, 2012, 4.3 went off the air as this channel, Universal Sports, began to be exclusively distributed to cable and satellite providers.

Programs

WRC-TV's studios are home to ''Meet the Press,'' the longest-running show in U.S. broadcast television history, which debuted on November 6, 1947 and ''It's Academic,'' which premiered in 1961 and is the longest-running game show in television history according to the Guinness Book of World Records. ''Sam and Friends'', Jim Henson's late-night precursor to ''Sesame Street'' and ''The Muppet Show'', got its start on WRC-TV on May 9, 1955.

Because of its ownership by the network, WRC-TV generally airs the entire NBC schedule, though ''NBC Nightly News'' is broadcast a half-hour late (at 7 p.m.) to allow another 30 minutes of local news. WRC-TV was the over-the-air home of Washington Redskins pre-season games for the 2009 season, meaning that some or all of NBC's prime-time schedule was pre-empted by game coverage.

Like other NBC-owned stations, WRC-TV's syndicated program offerings include ''Access Hollywood'', ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' and ''The Nate Berkus Show'', among others.

Ratings

As of 2001, WRC's newscasts have been the number one rated station in the market, with the long-running anchor team of Jim Vance and Doreen Gentzler. In the May 2010 sweeps, it placed first at 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. in total viewers, and first at 6:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. in the 25–54 demo. It still leads most time slots today although in the most recent February 2012 sweeps WRC finished second to Fox-owned WTTG at 11:00 p.m. in the 25-54 demo.

On-air staff

Current

News 4 anchors

Jim Vance – Weeknights @ 6pm & 11pm (1969–present)

Doreen Gentzler – Weeknights @ 6pm & 11pm also health reporter (1989–present)

Jim Handly – Weekdays @ 4pm & 5pm and ''Viewpoint'' host

Wendy Rieger – Weeknights @ 5pm and ''Going Green'' reporter

Pat Lawson Muse – Weekdays @ 4pm and ''Reporter's Notebook'' & ''This Week'' host

Eun Yang – Weekday morning anchor

Aaron Gilchrist – Weekday morning anchor

Barbara Harrison – Midday anchor and ''Wednesday's Child'' host

Angie Goff – Weekend morning anchor

Richard Jordan – Weekend morning anchor

Chris Gordon – Interim Weekend evening anchor; also legal analyst and reporter

News 4 reporters

Jackie Bensen – General assignment reporter

Julie Carey – General assignment reporter

Pat Collins – General assignment reporter

Liz Crenshaw – Consumer reporter

Steve Handelsman – General assignment reporter; national correspondent

Megan McGrath – General assignment reporter (daughter of WTTG's Patrick McGrath)

Mellisa Mollet – general assignment reporter

Brian Mooar – National Correspondent

Danella Sealock – Traffic reporter

Tom Sherwood – Political reporter

Darcy Spencer – General assignment reporter

Shomari Stone – General assignment reporter

Tisha Thompson – investigative reporter

Derrick Ward – General assignment reporter

Jane Watrel – General assignment reporter; national correspondent

Tracee Wilkins – General assignment reporter

Meteorologists

Doug Kammerer (AMS Certified) – Chief Meteorologist at 5, 6 and 11pm

Veronica Johnson (AMS) – 4pm Meteorologist and ''America This Week'' host

Tom Kierein (AMS) – Morning/Midday Meteorologist

Chuck Bell (AMS) – Weekend Meteorologist

Kim Martucci (NWA) – Fill-in Meteorologist

Sports reporters

Dan Hellie – Sports anchor and reporter during the week, ''Sports Final'' co-host and ''Hellie Pad'' host

Amber Theoharis – Sports reporter

Notable former on-air staff

Jess Atkinson – Sports anchor/reporter (1990–1996)

Neil Boggs – anchor (late 19860's–mid 1970s; deceased)

Shannon Bream – Weekend evening anchor/reporter (2004–2007; now with Fox News Channel)

Campbell Brown – Reporter (1993–1996; formerly with NBC News; last with CNN)

Wally Bruckner – Sports anchor/reporter (1990–2006)

Nick Charles – Sports anchor/reporter (1976–1979; also at WJZ-TV Baltimore; 1st CNN sports anchor)(Deceased 2011)

Scott Clark – Sports anchor/reporter (?-1986; moved to WABC-TV, recently retired)

Richard L. Coe – Entertainment critic prior to Arch Campbell (1960s–1974; deceased)

Katie Couric – General assignment reporter (1987–1989; former NBC Today show co-host; later anchored the CBS Evening News, and now currently at ABC News)

Lindsay Czarniak – Sports anchor/reporter (2005–2011; ''Sports Final'' co-host and former ''Sports Machine'' co-host) – now at ESPN

Steve Doocy – Features reporter (1983–1989)

Robert Hager – Reporter (1960–1965; formerly an NBC News correspondent)

Mike Hambrick – Anchor (1981–1985)

Richard C. Harkness – News reporter/anchor (1940s–1960s)

Jim Hartz – Anchor (1976–1979)

Charlayne Hunter-Gault – Reporter (1967–1968)

Lynda Lopez – Reporter (1986–1997)

Catherine "Cassie" Mackin – Anchor/reporter (1969–1972; deceased)

Suzanne Malveaux – Reporter (1996–1999; now with CNN)

Dave Marash – Anchor/reporter (1985–1989)

Doug McKelway – (?–2001) – reporter and anchor – now at Fox News Channel

Joe Krebs - Morning Anchor (1980-2012; retired)

George Michael – Sports anchor/reporter; former host of ''The George Michael Sports Machine ''(1980 – March 25, 2007); hosted Monday segments from Redskins Park and ''Redskins Report''/''Full Court Press'' until December 2008 (died December 24, 2009)

Glenn Rinker – anchor (1967–early 1970s; deceased)

Max Robinson – reporter (1967–1968; deceased)

Charlie Rose – Talk show host (1981–1984)

Tim Russert – Frequent correspondent from ''Meet the Press; deceased''

Bob Ryan – AMS Certified Meteorologist (1980–2010)-now at WJLA-TV

Willard Scott – NBC page (1950; Bozo the Clown from 1959–1962; meteorologist (1968–1980); now at NBC's Today Show)

Sue Simmons – Anchor/reporter (1976–1980)

Carole Simpson – Reporter/public affairs host (1977–1982)

Jim Simpson – Sports reporter (1960s)

Kimberly Lohman Suiters – Weekend anchor (2008–2011)

Linda Vester – Reporter (1992–1993; formerly with Fox News Channel)

References

External links

WRC-TV website

*WRC-TV mobile

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name	Dr. Jerry Edwards
sport	Football
overall record	36–12
coach years	1958–19591960–1965
coach teams	Montclair State (assistant)Montclair State }}

Gerald "Jerry" Edwards is a former head football coach for the Montclair State University Red Hawks in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. In six seasons as head coach he compiled a record of 36–12. Edwards also coached Montclair State's track and field and J.V. basketball teams.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Reuniting to Celebrate Our Heritage: A Salute to Coach Jerry Edwards. Montclair State University.

Montclair State annual football records

Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Montclair State Red Hawks football coaches Category:College track and field coaches in the United States Category:People from Long Island

Name	Pat Collins
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
Birth date	September 13, 1896
Birth place	Sweet Springs, Missouri
Death date	May 20, 1960
Death place	Kansas City, Kansas
Debutdate	September 5
Debutyear
Debutteam	St. Louis Browns
Finaldate	May 23
Finalyear
Finalteam	Boston Robins
Stat1label	Batting average
Stat1value	.254
Stat2label	Home runs
Stat2value	33
Stat3label	RBI
Stat3value	168
Teams	St. Louis Browns (-) New York Yankees (-) Boston Robins () }}

Tharon Leslie "Pat" Collins (September 13, 1896 – May 20, 1960) is a former professional baseball player in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves. In his career, he hit 33 home runs and drove in 168 runs.

Collins is included in the famous Murderers' Row lineup of the 1927 New York Yankees, considered to be one of the greatest baseball teams in history.

External links

Pat Collins at Find a Grave

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