Former KABC Los Angeles govt Tom Van Amburg has died. He was 83.
Van Amburg died Monday, June 24 in Los Angeles at residence after a brief sickness.
Van Amburg is survived by his youngsters, together with Apple TV+ head of worldwide video Zack Van Amburg and advertising and marketing govt Chris Van Amburg.
Van Amburg is greatest recognized for serving as basic supervisor of ABC’s flagship O&O tv station KABC-TV in Los Angeles, taking part in a key position in making the Los Angeles station the most-watched native information outlet on the time. All through influential tenure he led the station to excessive rankings and was concerned within the shepherding of programming improvements together with A.M. Los Angeles with Regis Philbin, which might later evolve to Stay with Regis and Kathie Lee earlier than Kelly Ripa stepped in as a co-host for Stay With Regis and Kelly. The present is now Stay with Kelly and Mark. Different applications additionally embody afternoon discuss reveals 330 and Eye on L.A. Below his management, legendary Southern California broadcasters Jerry Dunphy, Christine Lund, Paul Moyer and Chuck Henry have been amongst these employed.
Van Amburg briefly ran KCBS-TV, with KCBS information veteran Don Dunkel changing into the appearing information director. He later took the position of CEO of Vanamedia and manufacturing firm Tri-Crown Productions as a subsidiary.
Van Amburg would additionally take to the airwaves along with his personal model and weekly editorials. He introduced the 1984 Olympics to Los Angeles on KABC-TV, internet hosting specials comparable to Coliseum Coliseum, which tracked the historic Los Angeles venue to its roots in Rome. He additionally hosted Eyewitness Nameless, profiling native criminals and ending every phase along with his signature catch-phrase, “Flip ‘em in!”
Along with working KABC-TV Los Angeles, Van Amburg labored in radio and for ABC O&O stations in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. His brother and former TV information anchorman, Fred Van Amburg, labored on San Francisco’s KGO-TV within the Seventies and ’80s and was famously recognized on air as simply Van Amburg.
Van Amburg is survived by his spouse Mary; youngsters Zack, Chris and Arden; and 6 grandchildren.