Larry McCormick
Born
Feb. 3, 1933
in Kansas City, MO
Longtime KTLA news anchor and public affairs host Larry McCormick was one of the first African American TV news anchormen in Los Angeles. A stalwart at KTLA Channel 5 since 1971, when he started as a weathercaster, McCormick filled a variety of on-air roles over the years, including delivering sports news and health and fitness reports. He also was the host of a public affairs show called "Pacesetters" for many years. And in recent years, he was cohost of "Making It: Minority Success Stories," a Sunday morning public affairs series for which he shared an Emmy in 2003. He launched his radio career as a disc jockey and community relations director at KPRS in Kansas City, Mo., in 1957. He moved to L.A. in 1958 and worked as a disc jockey, news reporter and talk show host at radio stations KGFJ, KDAY, KFWB, KLAC and KMPC. He also served as community affairs director at some of those stations. Joining KCOP-TV in 1969, he became one of the first African Americans to anchor a news broadcast in Los Angeles. A year later, he became a weatherman for KABC-TV, and then it was on to KTLA. KTLA news director Jeff Wald called McCormick, who began coanchoring "News @ Ten: Weekend Edition" in 1973, "the epitome of professionalism and class."
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I was on a dance show in Los Angeles on July 16, 1963 that was hosted by Larry McCormick. It aired on ch 22. Nothing is ever mentioned about this show. I think it was called Kixxville. So he was on the air long before he is given credit.
I also danced on the show as a regular that was hosted by Larry McCormick in 1963 which was called Kixx. I was in Junior High school then and would leave everyday after school to meet up with my dance pardnor at the studio that was in West L.A. on Washington Blvd. It has always puzzled me how this show got swept under the rug. Larry McCormick was truly the first Don Cornelius. I am not sure how long this show ran but I wish someone would pull up this information from the archives and report on it. At the time of the show schools were very strict on how we dressed. Girls were not allowed to wear any dresses or skirts that were above the knees. I was stopped by the principle of the school one day after I had changed into my dance outfit. (Blue Plaid wrap around skirt and Blue turtle neck sweater and to top it off Blue stockings with boots) needless to say she made me change my clothes and I was late for the taping. I cried but Mr. McCorkmick understood and said I was still one of his favorite dancers and did not put me off the show.
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