Mr. Jess Marlow (in his younger days)
None of us will forget the years Jess spent as news anchor at Channel 2, A fine gentleman.
For the past 40 years, Jess Marlow has been setting the standard of excellence in broadcast journalism and television news.
He began communicating with television viewers in the late 1950's. In 1966 Jess brought a reputation built on trust, integrity, and honesty to Los Angeles and the KNBC-TV, "Channel 4 New."
In his 25 years at KNBC-TV, Jess reached a level shared by very few television news anchors. He has been a part of every major news story of our generation.
Jess Provided southern California with a clear understanding of worldwide news events. In 1979, Marlow was one of the first American journalists admitted to the Republic of China. His travels led him to former Soviet Union in August 1989 as part of a bilateral exchange of television journalists to file reports about life in the USSR and the revolutionary changes sweeping across that country. He documented the trip in a 10-part, award winning, news series for "Channel 4 News," titled "Red Dawn": The Second Revolution."
In April of 1985, Marlow was the only local American television reporter permitted to travel to Vietnam for the tenth anniversary of the end of the war. He received a local Emmy Award for the series, "Vietnam: 10 Years After."
Marlow traveled to Cuba in 1984 for a profile of the country 25 years after the revolution in a series of reports. "Cuba: Castro and the Caribbean." Which was recognized with a Los Angeles area Emmy Award.
During his 25 years with KNBC-TV, he has filed reports for NBC Network News and often served as host of "Today" and anchor of the weekend edition of "NBC Nightly News."
As a much sought after key-note speaker, Mr. Marlow provides insight into the intriguing and fascinating world of television news.
"I
have been an admirer of (Jess') work for a very long time...a somewhat envious
one at times..."
Walter Cronkite - Retired Anchor, CBS
"Evening News"
"Jess
Marlow stands for the highest quality in journalism and the highest quality in
television news"
Connie Chung - Broadcast News
Anchor/Reporter
"He's
quiet, he's perceptive, he's respectful, he's friendly..."
Richard Riordan - Mayor, Los Angeles,
California
"He's
a great guy and he does such a wonderful job."
Bob Hope - Actor
"Hell
of a newsman"
Jay Leno - Host, NBC "Tonight Show
"We
have been friends and colleagues since that memorable summer of 1966 when we
arrived at KNBC almost on the same day...and I am so proud of our associations:
You always had the best ideas first."
Tom Brokaw - Anchor, NBC "Nightly News
