Wendell Harris

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Wendell Harris (born c. 1933; died June 5, 2012) was a radio and television news anchor.

Harris began working in broadcasting as a student at the University of Alabama in 1952. In 1954 he moved to Birmingham to work for WAPI-FM.

In 1960 Harris moved to WAPI's television sibling, NBC 13. He stayed there for 21 years, working as a reporter, assignments editor, news anchor and, eventually, news director.

In 1981 Harris moved to Austin, Texas as vice president and general manager of KTBC-TV. Three years later he moved to Dallas to take the same roles with KDFW-TV. He retired in 1996 and moved back to Birmingham.

Harris died in June 2012 after a long hospitalization for lung failure.

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References

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  • Carlton, Bob (June 5, 2012) "Wendell Harris, former news anchor and news director at Channel 13 in Birmingham, dies." The Birmingham News
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