Joe Krebs
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Joe Krebs (March 22, 1943 – April 6, 2021) was an American television news reporter who worked for stations in North Carolina, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., the most recent being WRC-TV. He has been awarded numerous Emmy Awards for his work in broadcasting. He retired from television on March 30, 2012.
Educated by Jesuits, Krebs went to St. Louis University High School, Saint Louis University, and Saint Louis University Law School.
Career
Military service
After graduating from law school Krebs served in the United States Navy as an Assistant Public Affairs officer aboard the aircraft carrier, U.S.S. John F. Kennedy.[1] "Big John", as the ship was nicknamed, was commissioned September 7, 1968 and decommissioned August 2007.[2]
Before entering the world of news Krebs held the position of Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for St. Louis County.[3] His legal knowledge would later benefit him as a news anchor.
Broadcast journalism
Some of Krebs' early interest in broadcasting was sparked when he was in the 6th and 7th grade. He and some others would hang around a small African-American radio station near his grade school. The disc jockeys at the station would let them sit in the studio and watch them at work. Krebs also used to love listening to the news on the radio in the car on the way to school. He was "entranced by the romance of the industry".[4]
Krebs started off his broadcasting career at WFMY-TV in Greensboro, North Carolina, in October 1970 and remained there until August 1973. The first year he was a general assignment reporter in Greensboro with special attention to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and he produced and anchored Sunday newscasts. Krebs spent his second two years serving as the station's national correspondent and covered the state house, the governor's office, and politics in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1] Krebs moved to WBAL-TV, Baltimore in August 1973 and worked there until March 1980.
News 4 NBC
From 1980 until his retirement on March 30, 2012, Krebs was the morning anchor for News 4 on NBC owned-and-operated station WRC-TV, located in Washington, D.C. In addition to the morning news Krebs also did special cold case reports for "Today".[1] Krebs had been co-hosting the morning news with anchor Barbara Harrison since 1994. However, in 2010 Eun Yang took over when Harrison moved out of the position.[5]