| 词条 | Gil Noble |
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He was born in Harlem, New York, and raised by his parents who were Jamaican immigrants Gil and Iris Noble. After graduating from the City College of New York he worked for Union Carbide.[5] Broadcast journalism careerIn 1962 he got his professional break into broadcast media when he was hired as a part-time announcer at WLIB radio. He began reading and reporting newscasts. Noble joined WABC-TV in July 1967 as a reporter, after reporting on the 1967 Newark riots.[5] Starting in January 1968 he became an anchor of its Saturday and Sunday night newscasts. He became host of Like It Is a few months prior to the rebranding of the station's newscasts as Eyewitness News in November 1968. In addition, he was an occasional interviewer on some of WABC's other public affairs shows, such as Eyewitness Exclusive. From 1986 on, Noble concentrated exclusively on Like It Is. Noble also created documentaries on such topics as W. E. B. Du Bois, Malcolm X, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, Decade of Struggle, Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Jack Johnson, Charlie Parker and the documentary Essay on Drugs. In 1977, he wrote, directed and produced the first documentary on Paul Robeson, entitled The Tallest Tree in Our Forest. In 1973, Noble reported (for local TV station WABC channel 7) on the first mobile cellular phone invented by Marty Cooper from the NY Hilton in New York. In 1981, he wrote an autobiography, Black is the Color of My TV Tube.[1] He was a member of the board of directors of the Jazz Foundation of America, hosting the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007 "A Great Night in Harlem" Concert/Benefit for The Jazz Foundation to support The Musicians Emergency Fund.[6] Noble won seven Emmy Awards and 650 community awards, and was granted five honorary doctorates.[7] Health and DeathIn July 2011, Noble suffered a serious stroke.[8] In late September, his family announced that he would not be returning to host Like It Is.[9] The program ended its 43-year run the following month. His television station, WABC-TV, announced his death on April 5, 2012.[7] He was 80 years old. See also{{Portal|New York City|African American}}
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/887102468/131BA7187C82EC9587/3?accountid=35803|last=Boyd|first=Herb|authorlink=Herb Boyd|title=Gil Noble in Critical Condition|date=August 4, 2011|work=New York Amsterdam News |accessdate=September 10, 2011}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gil-noble-pioneering-black-journalist-dies-article-1.1056756 |title=Gil Noble, pioneering black journalist, dies |last=Hinckley |first=David |date=April 5, 2012 |work=New York Daily News |accessdate=April 5, 2012 }} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://mic.loc.gov/public_portal/public_collectionsdetails.php?search=prsv&recnum=119&maxrecnum=292&fields=&portal=|title=The return of the black veteran|date=October 14, 1973}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news&id=3381190|title=About Gil Noble|date=November 9, 2009|publisher=ABC News}} 5. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.theroot.com/views/journalist-gil-noble-it-passes-away |title='Like It Is' Producer Gil Noble Is Dead at 80 |last=Fields-White |first=Monée |date=April 5, 2012 |publisher=The Root |accessdate=April 6, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406143602/http://www.theroot.com/views/journalist-gil-noble-it-passes-away |archivedate=April 6, 2012 |df= }} 6. ^{{cite web|title=2nd annual Harlem benefit for jazz greats|last=Scott|first=Ron|publisher=Highbeam|date=September 25, 2002|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79492875.html}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} 7. ^1 {{cite web |title=Gil Noble, journalist and 'Like It Is' host, dies at 80 |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news&id=8609635 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407043650/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news&id=8609635 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=April 7, 2012 |publisher=ABC Eyewitness News |date=April 5, 2012 |accessdate=April 6, 2012 |df= }} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-08-04/entertainment/29870128_1_public-affairs-show-dave-davis-stroke|title=Gil Noble hospitalized after suffering stroke|last=Huff|first=Richard|date=August 4, 2011|work=New York Daily News|accessdate=October 8, 2011}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2011/09/28/2011-09-28_gil_noble_will_not_return_to_hosting_ch_7s_like_it_is_after_suffering_stroke_in_.html|title=Gil Noble will not return to hosting Ch. 7's 'Like It Is' after suffering stroke in July|last=Huff |first=Richard|date=September 28, 2011|work=New York Daily News|accessdate=October 8, 2011}} Further reading
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