Christine Lund

Christine Lund, also known as Christine Lundstedt (born November 25, 1943 in Sweden) is a former popular Los Angeles news anchor for KABC-TV from the early 1970s to the late 1990s and consistently garnered high ratings.[1]

Christine Lund
Born (1943-11-25) November 25, 1943
Sweden
OccupationNews anchor (Retired)
EmployerWLXT-TV 1969-1970
KGO-TV 1970-1972
KABC-TV 1972-1986
KABC-TV 1990-1998
Children2 Daughters

Biography

Born in Sweden and raised in Chicago, Lund began her broadcasting career where she briefly worked at WLXT-TV in Aurora as the station's news director.[2] In 1970, she joined ABC owned-and-operated station KGO-TV in San Francisco as a reporter.[3] Later, Lund moved south to Los Angeles sister station KABC in 1972 as a reporter and anchor. She anchored the newscasts at 6:00 pm and 11:00 pm. Throughout much of her first tenure, she co-anchored with the late Jerry Dunphy.[4] Lund left KABC for 4 years in 1986 to raise her family. She returned to the station in 1990. During her second tenure, she anchored the 11:30 am and 4:00 pm newscasts until she officially left the station in 1998.[5]

Personal

Lund has two grown daughters, and currently lives on the Northwest coast of the US.

References
  1. Cerone, Daniel (1991-01-06). "News War on the Screens of L.A. Christine Lund Leads KABC-TV's Comeback as It Battles for Viewers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
  2. Fischbeck, George (2013). Dr. George: My Life in Weather. UNM Press. p. 212. ISBN 9780826353337.
  3. "Fates & Fortunes" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 17, 1970. p. 59. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. LIttleton, Cynthia (1998-12-07). "KABC's Lund exiting early". Daily Variety. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
  5. Weinstein, Steve (1990-10-10). "Back From the Ranch Television: After four years of shearing sheep on her Valley farm and fishing for salmon in Alaska, she returns to Channel 7 Nov. 1 to anchor the 4 p.m. news". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2006-11-14.


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