Veteran New York City broadcast news anchor Bill Jorgensen, remembered for his show’s nightly admonishment, “It’s 10 o’clock — do you know where your children are?” died on Wednesday at age 96.
Jorgensen was the founding anchor of the Ten O’Clock News on Wnew, now Fox 5 New York, which he hosted for over 12 years. He was recruited from Cleveland’s Kyw-tv in 1967 to fill the slot. He signed off nightly with “Thanking you for your time this time, until next time.”
The “10 o’clock” message was read on Jorgensen’s cast by the late Tom Gregory. It aired from the late 1960s through the 1980s.
Jorgensen’s daughter remembered him in a Facebook post.
“His ‘never-give-up’ spirit lasted until his end of life, and I just hope to be able to follow his example as long as possible,” his daughter, Rebekah Jorgensen, wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday.
Jorgensen was the founding anchor of the Ten O’Clock News on Wnew, now Fox 5 New York, which he hosted for over 12 years. He was recruited from Cleveland’s Kyw-tv in 1967 to fill the slot. He signed off nightly with “Thanking you for your time this time, until next time.”
The “10 o’clock” message was read on Jorgensen’s cast by the late Tom Gregory. It aired from the late 1960s through the 1980s.
Jorgensen’s daughter remembered him in a Facebook post.
“His ‘never-give-up’ spirit lasted until his end of life, and I just hope to be able to follow his example as long as possible,” his daughter, Rebekah Jorgensen, wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday.
- 3/16/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC is investing an additional £10 million (12.3 million) in developing comedy.
Speaking at the BBC Comedy Festival in Newcastle, U.K., on Wednesday, BBC director of comedy Jon Petrie also revealed that the broadcaster will double the number of half-hour pilots made.
BBC Comedy and BBC Sounds will co-commission up to four audio comedy pilots. BBC Comedy Short Films will launch in June, consolidating current short form strands to create a space for both new and established talent to experiment and develop new work. Existing writing grants are being expanded into the BBC Comedy Bursary Collective initiative, which will give emerging comedy directors and producers a place to hone their craft.
BBC also unveiled a revival, commissions and re-commissions. Jack Whitehall’s “Bad Education,” that ran for three seasons from 2012 through 2014, is being revived with a one-off 10th anniversary special, followed by a new six-part series written by a team of breakthrough writers.
Speaking at the BBC Comedy Festival in Newcastle, U.K., on Wednesday, BBC director of comedy Jon Petrie also revealed that the broadcaster will double the number of half-hour pilots made.
BBC Comedy and BBC Sounds will co-commission up to four audio comedy pilots. BBC Comedy Short Films will launch in June, consolidating current short form strands to create a space for both new and established talent to experiment and develop new work. Existing writing grants are being expanded into the BBC Comedy Bursary Collective initiative, which will give emerging comedy directors and producers a place to hone their craft.
BBC also unveiled a revival, commissions and re-commissions. Jack Whitehall’s “Bad Education,” that ran for three seasons from 2012 through 2014, is being revived with a one-off 10th anniversary special, followed by a new six-part series written by a team of breakthrough writers.
- 5/11/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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