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'''Tom York''' (born [[ | '''Tom York''' (born [[November 30]], [[1924]] in Holland, Missouri) is a television personality, who worked from [[1957]] to [[1989]] for [[WBRC-TV]] in [[Birmingham]], hosting "[[The Tom York Morning Show]]" for 32 years. | ||
York grew up in [[Florence]]. He served as a radioman and gunner for the U. S. Navy during [[World War II]]. He graduated from the [[University of North Alabama|Florence State Teachers College]] and worked at WLAY-AM before joining WBRC as a sports director. During his tenure as morning show host, York worked with [[Fannie Flagg]] and hosted the annual [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]] banquet. He won a regional Emmy in [[1995]] and was given the "Distinguished Alabama Sportsman Award" by the Sports Hall of Fame in [[1996]]. | York grew up in [[Florence]]. He served as a radioman and gunner for the U. S. Navy during [[World War II]]. He graduated from the [[University of North Alabama|Florence State Teachers College]] and worked at WLAY-AM before joining WBRC as a sports director. During his tenure as morning show host, York worked with [[Fannie Flagg]] and hosted the annual [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]] banquet. He won a regional Emmy in [[1995]] and was given the "Distinguished Alabama Sportsman Award" by the Sports Hall of Fame in [[1996]]. | ||
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Revision as of 21:02, 23 April 2013
Tom York (born November 30, 1924 in Holland, Missouri) is a television personality, who worked from 1957 to 1989 for WBRC-TV in Birmingham, hosting "The Tom York Morning Show" for 32 years.
York grew up in Florence. He served as a radioman and gunner for the U. S. Navy during World War II. He graduated from the Florence State Teachers College and worked at WLAY-AM before joining WBRC as a sports director. During his tenure as morning show host, York worked with Fannie Flagg and hosted the annual Alabama Sports Hall of Fame banquet. He won a regional Emmy in 1995 and was given the "Distinguished Alabama Sportsman Award" by the Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.
From 2006 to 2007, York penned a weekly column for the Hoover Gazette.
York is the father of political columnist and author Byron York.
References
- Hollis, Tim (2006) Birmingham Broadcasting. Images of America series. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738542717