Stan Chambers was an iconic figure in the Los Angeles media landscape, having worked as a reporter for KTLA channel for over 60 years. Born on August 11, 1923 in California, he was the recipient of multiple Emmy Awards and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His legacy as a reporter will be remembered for years to come.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $17 Million (2024)
About
Remembered for his six-decade career as a reporter for Los Angeles' KTLA channel, he earned multiple Emmy Awards and was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
Before Fame
Early in his career, he provided television's first ever live coverage of an unfolding news story, reporting on the attempted rescue of a young girl named Kathy Fiscus from a Southern California well.
Trivia
Among the news stories that he covered were the Watts Riots of 1965, the Northridge Earthquake of 1994, and the 1969 Manson Family murders at the Los Angeles home of Actress Sharon Tate.
Family Life
After his first wife, Beverly, passed away in the late 1980s, he married GiGi Chambers. He had eleven children and nearly forty grandchildren.
Associated With
Chambers was the newscaster who first reported on the story of Rodney King's 1992 beating by LAPD officers.
