About Hugh Smith
Lived 1934 – 2007 (aged 72–73). Hugh Smith was an American journalist and reporter.
Hugh L. Smith (May 12, 1934 - December 16, 2007) was a reporter, news anchor, and news director at WTVT in Tampa, Florida, from 1963 until his retirement in 1991. Having worked at WTVT for over 27 years, he is considered a television pioneer, being part of the first live color telecast in Tampa, the first remote broadcast, and the first hour-long newscast. Smith graduated in 1956. He was named assistant news director of WTVT in 1966. In 1966 he anchored the first color newscast in Tampa. He then substituted in April 1991 for radio station WMTX morning broadcaster Pat Brooks, and joined the WMTX's Mason Dixon morning show as news anchor.
He died in St. Petersburg, Florida, on December 16, 2007, from complications from melanoma.
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Who was Hugh Smith?
American reporter and news anchor (1934–2007)
When was Hugh Smith born?
Hugh Smith was born in 1934 in Madison.
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Hugh Smith died on 16 December 2007 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Hugh Smith was a journalist and reporter.
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Hugh Smith was American.
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