(Left to right) Marciarose Shestack and Mort Crim
KYW-TV Studios
1973

Here's some photos of the Eyewitness News set and anchors. The top one features Broadcast Pioneers member Marciarose Shestack, who was inducted into our "Hall of Fame" in 2004. With Marciarose, her co-anchor, Mort Crim. Mort was anchor here from 1972 to 1977. He anchored in Detroit, Chicago and Louisville. Crim was also a top candidate to co-anchor ABC News' World Tonight in 1978.

(Left to right) Marciarose Shestack and George Caldwell
KYW-TV Studios
1968

(Left to right) Marciarose Shestack and George Caldwell
KYW-TV Studios
1972

The next two pictures feature Marciarose Shestack with co-anchor George Caldwell. While the set stayed the same, note that the microphones are different and Marciarose has a different hair style. George went to ABC News where he was a correspondent for five years. He also worked In Houston, Denver, Detroit and Nashville before going to Baton Rouge. He has been there for two decades and is their main co-anchor using the name George Sells.

Marciarose Shestack
KYW-TV Studios
1965

The last snapshot is a publicity photo of Marciarose Shestack in 1965. The was a rejected take. Why? She was smiling too much (or so it said on the photograph.

From the official archives of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia
Photos originally donated by Broadcast Pioneers member Marciarose Shestack
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