Veteran anchor Chappell out at "The 33"
12/02/08 06:14 PM
By ED BARK
Count out veteran anchor Terri Chappell at "The 33."
Her picture was removed from the station's Web site Tuesday, and several sources say this marks the end of her 10-year career at the station.
Chappell was a charter member of Ch. 33's 9 p.m. weekday newscast when it was launched in 1998. She had been anchoring with incumbent Tom Crespo since 2002.
News director David Duitch could not immediately be reached for comment in his office Tuesday evening. Chappell joined Ch. 33 from Austin's CBS station, KEYE-TV, where she anchored the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts. Before that she hosted syndicated travel shows, according to her biography.
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New whereabouts of "Why guy" is at San Diego station, where an old D-FW hand also resides
12/02/08 12:18 AM
By ED BARK
You remember the guy on the left. He's former WFAA8 "Why Guy" Mike Castellucci, who left the station in July and now is part of the news team at KUSI-TV of San Diego. This is his new picture.
On the right is another former D-FW newsman who's been with KUSI for the past 15 years as a shoe leather street reporter. He's Steve Bosh, who co-anchored KDFW-TV's 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts with Clarice Tinsley before leaving in 1990 after a six-year stay.
KUSI is one of the last genuine independent stations, with no network affiliation or obligations whatsoever. Maybe that's why both Castellucci and Bosh are smiling so broadly. It must feel good to be unfettered.
Bosh came to Channel 4 from New York's WPIX-TV, which was a big deal back then. He very capably bridged the tenures of the late Chip Moody and John Criswell, who jumped to Channel 4 from WFAA8.
Here's video of Bosh and Tinsley from Inauguration Eve, 1989. He manned the desk back home while she reported live from D.C. back when local anchors actually did that stuff. It's a succinct, solid and entertaining tease to that night's 10 p.m. newscast.