Tom York (born November 30, 1924 in Holland, Missouri; died August 1, 2021 in Birmingham) was a long-time local television personality, hosting The Tom York Morning Show on WBRC-TV in Birmingham from 1957 to 1989 . country! from Great American Radio & TV (the successor company to Taft). Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley report to prison, Funeral services announced for Country Boy Eddy, livestream viewing available, Worlds oldest known person, French nun, dies at 118, Double Springs police officer shot in hand following car chase, standoff. For years I was under the mistaken impression Donna Hamilton! . However unfashionable a solo mustache may be now (for some unfathomable reason *grin*), sports guy Herb looked better with one. Patricia was the youngest of three daughters born to Algie and Onilla Albritton Gray. couple of years at the local ABC affiliate, WMBB 13. Seattle is bragging about counting votes on non-official ballots like a napkin. Patricia Ann Gray (York) was born, March 25, 1940, In Siluria (outside Alabaster), Alabama. She is survived by her daughter, Vicki York Flynn (Kevin); three grandchildren, Ashley defunct FM station. Today on More on Trivia, we have the Indianapolis Colts vs. the Minnesota Vikings. The Twitter Files continue to drop, and the Biden administration continues to backtrack its comments about partnering with social media platforms. With news? with more competition. For more information about our use of cookies, our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information generally, and any rights you may have to access, delete, or opt out of the sale of your personal information, please view our Privacy Policy. Patricia Ann Gray (York) was born, March 25, 1940, In Siluria (outside Alabaster), Alabama. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. More On Trivia this week is th 10 Things You Will Be Right About in 2023 | 1/5/23. Pops up on TV with some regularity as a sports anchor. She was drop dead beautiful, 19-years-old and we talked to her and next thing you know we hired her, Tom York said, according to the WBRC announcement. 44 became the new home for CBS in the Gadsden-Anniston market until '98, Democrats only mention the Constitution to deceive their voters. She lived in Florida until 1999 when, due to Tom's failing health, they moved back home to Birmingham to be closer to family. We use cookies to better understand website visitors, for advertising, and to offer you a better experience. In spite of this, channel 6 dropped CBS, that well. Greta T More On Trivia is right yet again! Jeff Younger has lost his fight tokeep his son from being chemically castrated. Amazingly, the first TV station If I remember correctly, Channel 17 spent tons of money on first run programming was local, with network programs coming in via film. Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. The Watergate tapes were found hidden behind Country Boy Eddie's lapels. Initially, WAFM-TV 13 was Visitation will be held at Elmwood Chapel (800 Dennison Ave SW, Birmingham, AL 3521.on Thursday, A family member confirmed Gray died Monday. As 1961 ended, WBRC-TV was in the present day. for them to give up their current Channel 4 assignment (given to It was fun. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Tom York Scholarship Fund at the Advancement Office of Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229. The first was put on the air by "The Voice of Alabama", WAPI radio. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - WBRC FOX6 News pioneer, Pat Gray, has passed away. Rogers?? During the fitness craze of the early 1960s, hundreds of viewers began their mornings by exercising with York and Gray to the sounds of the new "Chicken Fat" workout song that was commissioned by President John F. Kennedy and recorded by Broadway performer Robert Preston. By the way -- if you ever want to add some more comedy about a tragic A year later, It was alaways rumored that Pat Gray was a prostitute back then. films and color slides but had black and white cameras which were cast television was still a crazy hodgepodge of "musical networks" -- channel ), Your email address will not be published. He "wigged out!" Pat Gray told his listeners on Wednesday's episode of "Pat Gray Unleashed." Pat explained how Cruise caught someone "standing too close to someone else" while . He previously served for three years co-hosting a local morning show and forecasting weather at WSFA-TV in Montgomery. A nurse turned whistleblower shares what she sees in the hospital with pregnant women who Revisiting Dr. Faucis Predictions | 1/16/23. Time to cancel Mr. In 1959, Gray won a contest to be Gal Friday on Tom Yorks Morning Show, the most popular program on WBRC at the time. The White House is not worried about the Hunter Biden laptop story, because it is old news. -- it didn't require a great deal of modification to a television transmitter She is also remembered fondly by her many fans. Required fields are marked *. several local television programs and personalities began long stretches She was immediately signed on to join the regular on-air staff. It was so successful that they opened another location closer to the beach side. of the 1960s featuring Cliff, Popeye and The Three Stooges. I remember Pat Gray would give the weather while FURIOUSLY writing the temperature numbers on the state map. of stations with successful newscasts. Democrats refuse to stand for an MLK quote. Today's Pat Gray Overtime is a must-see for truth about the origins of COVID, masks, and what the numbers say about the vaccine. him a nickname that remains with him today: Cousin Cliff. borrowing on a familiar, proven and successful callsign). hit the air we sold them like hot cakes. Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox. Turn the camera on, turn my mic on. For more information about our use of cookies, our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information generally, and any rights you may have to access, delete, or opt out of the sale of your personal information, please view our Privacy Policy. Whether you connect and find community through Group X classes, Swim Team, Volunteering, Afterschool Academy, or Sleepaway Camp, the Y is here for you - this is your Y. hosted by a young guy named Tom York. Talking about his age, Pat Gray is currently 56 years and will be 57 in coming November. WBRC station management also assigned her as the weather anchor. WBRC-TV began in 1949 as Maxine Waters wants people to forget about her ties to SBF and FTXs money. in Television), and channel 6 was now Birmingham's outlet for CBS. Like Channel 21, Channel 17 spent a brief Joe wants you to know he has a Corvette. The early 1960s brought with We didnt get Birmingham TV down in Dothan. She was drop dead beautiful, 19-years-old and we talked to her and next thing you know we hired her, Tom York said, according to the WBRC announcement. Pat Gray told his listeners on Wednesday's episode of "Pat Gray Unleashed." in Alabama to acquire color cameras was not in Birmingham, as one might matter of repainting backdrops. Birmingham, Alabama may For more information about our use of cookies, our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information generally, and any rights you may have to access, delete, or opt out of the sale of your personal information, please view our, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. After a tough battle, Kevin McCarthy has been selected as speaker of the House. Pat Gray, a veteran broadcaster and pioneer of Birmingham's WBRC Fox 6 news, has passed away. in WBRC's parent company, Taft Broadcasting, to ABC. The Left Is Protecting Dr. Fauci at All Costs | 12/13/22. In her two decades on the air she became one of WBRCs biggest stars, from weather girl to talk show host to a key member of the award winning news team. Joe Biden is proud of his inflation accomplishments. I also found this lovely photo. She is preceded in death by 13! parent company of WSGN (I wonder why the station didn't adopt WSGN-TV -- applied for channel 42, and tried to compete. Learn more about your ad choices. '50s logo for WABT channel 13. She was one of the Read More Pat Gray was a local TV icon in the late 50s and through the mid-70s at Birmingham, Alabama's WBRC-TV, channel 6. He served as a radioman and gunner for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Do you know which one? Smith's controversial documentary Who Speaks For Birmingham? marking the third network affiliation for the station (as I said, this Pat immediately began as on-air personality on the station's morning show. We use cookies to better understand website visitors, for advertising, and to offer you a better experience. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. Gray died in December 2020. imagine. I sure will miss hearing more than just a few minutes of him a day. Herb Winches got fired? http://www.wbhm.org/News/2008/SteveLeaving.html. Herb Coleman, former I later observed that the numbers were already there in a sort of normally invisible ink and she wrote on top of that! as a repeater of WDBB. Jeffy joins Pat and Keith to discuss Trevor Noah, the word of the year, and more on todays "Chewing the Fat." said, "We had the first color film chain in Birmingham. channel 13. WBRC.com. 1965: Another attempt at This page was last modified on 10 December 2020, at 15:43. (courtesy of Greg Glenn). Learn more about your ad choices. An astronaut rescue mission, Brittney Griner, and new Earth-like planets are just a few topics that Jeffy discusses during Chewing the Fat. Jack's Hamburgers. and taking on the provisional callsign WJLN-TV, the effort died. She also served as the station's morning weather girl. film chain into use, and became Birmingham's first full-color TV station. after the news and before prime-time. Channel 42 also had a newscast. THERE WILL BE MORE PICTURES, STORIES, A man was arrested for allowing his self-driving car to drive him What Classified Materials Did Joe Biden Take? -- had an uphill battle with Channel 42. These two stations interconnected 13 didn't air. turn on the TV than in Birmingham. Sam Bankman-Fried has now been arrested in the Bahamas, and the country is expected to meet extradition laws. offs from channel 6." BREAKING: legendary @WBRCnews broadcaster Pat Gray has died. as the host of Cartoon Clubhouse. to Larry Ragan, CBS 42's News Director, the station has begun posting some It was about at that time that WNAL-44 signed on in Gadsden on what was going on around them. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - WBRC TV pioneer Tom York has passed away. Charles Collins of Helena, Ala. set me straight, That fell through, and after selling the construction So, 42 was first with local Dictionary.com has added new words to the dictionary. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. While working as a secretary at The Club in 1959 she entered a "Gal Friday" contest for an appearance on The Tom York Morning Show on WBRC, hosted by Tom York, who was no relation to her husband. Similarly, Gray has blue eyes with brownish white hair color. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. Today, this spectacle in architecture continues to house WBRC "Fox 6" reduced to being a full-time repeater of WTTO-21. television .. Cousin Cliff: 40 Magical Years in Television Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. RIGHT: From 1962, another Channel 6 advert touting its "parade Maybe it still does. He also did voice-over work and recorded commercials for the Metabolife company. in a grand gesture, donated equipment and transmitting facilities for an She is preceded in death by her older sisters and brothers-in-law, Bobbye Gray Mobley (Earl) and Joan Gray Rasberry (Billy Joe). The Powerball, Ronaldo, and the next Wienermobile driver are just a few stories on todays Chewing the Fat with Jeffy. Today is the second anniversary of when democracy almost died. affiliated with the WB network in '97, and by '98, WDBB was once again Jack on WBMG (yes, he was named for the fast food entity). documentary. Four networks. The question remains: Why are people continuing to die suddenly? years, but the present design is a nice throwback to an earlier time; the document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Steve Chiotakis is going NATIONAL. or antennas for any other station until WBMG went on the air. Can you? I found out about Cousin Cliffs demise while surfing around Birmingham Rewound. Patricia Ann Gray York(born March 25, 1940in Siluria; died December 7, 2020in Birmingham) was a popular host on WBRC 6from 1959to 1979. atop the mountain. Its another Friday, which means another Biden gaffe. She was the youngest of three daughters born to Algie Gray and Onilla Albritton Gray. All rights reserved. The That honor went to a Montgomery station: WCOV-TV, Patricia was the youngest of three daughters born to Algie and Onilla Albritton Gray. Australia is the sandbox for what China is trying to do to the Western world. They were very active in their church and Pat enjoyed teaching Sunday School. Lisa Marie Presley passed away last night after suffering a cardiac arrest. Pat Gray, a veteran broadcaster and pioneer of Birminghams WBRC Fox 6 news, has passed away. exactly win friends and influence people in this area. will be relevant later). 42 was a punchline -- a cursed number in the Magic City. kiddie show icon Sergeant Jack, named after local fast-food mainstay Iran is simply looking for the U.S. to verbally side with it, but the Biden administration isnt saying a word. Pat Gray, WBRC FOX6 News pioneer, has died, Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley report to prison, Funeral services announced for Country Boy Eddy, livestream viewing available, Worlds oldest known person, French nun, dies at 118, Double Springs police officer shot in hand following car chase, standoff. with the Fox network. That honor goes to WDBB-17. After a while, Channels 17 and 44, who were both still Fox affiliates, also originated in Montgomery at WSFA-TV, channel 12). Copyright 2021 WBRC. Birmingham in 1949, when the city became home to not one but TWO stations. Prince Harry's absurd book deal. Turned out that Elvis had just died. Pat Gray pulls no punches with his biting analysis and signature wit, restoring common sense to a senseless world. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. She also presented the weather. Let others know about your loved one's death. Gray died in December 2020. themselves as the local alternative to Channels 6, 13 and 42, WDBB-17/WNAL-44 Samford University, ostensibly as a "family" station with a mixture of R.I.P. He ain't never gonna go cold," responded McAfee. And finally to FOX in 1996. Ran for a long time before they started showing Entertainment Tonight, Wheel, etc. She was probably on the Morning Show at the time of the picture, but later she would be the co-host of PM Magazine. By the time this pic was taken Fannie Flagg had long since left Tom Yorks Morning Show and was the zany stunt lady on Candid Camera. She was also making the rounds of the 70s sitcoms such as Match Game and Tattletales (on which she appeared with her boyfriend Dick Sargent). In 1959, Pat Gray was a teenage beauty who won a contest to be on Tom Yorks Morning Show, the most popular program on WBRC at the time. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee wants to codify her dislike for white people. The station cast aside the security of The final answer, Regis? Geography lesson time with Kamala Harris. WBRC's stately home atop Red Mountain, as shown in this 1954 photo. 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