KGO-TV Jerry Jensen Tribute

Veteran SF news anchor Jerry Jensen's memorial tribute on KGO-TV. March, 1984.

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• FRANCISCO

[VideoRewind]

Well -- over a span of 25 years (and given the ages of some of these folks) it's just nature's way.

[VideoRewind]

Jerry was cool -- one of the legendary broadcasters in the Bay Area for a couple of decades.

[tubeeorrnottubee]

I remember Jerry Jensen very fondly! Heeee's the one I remember, sooo cleeearly, announcing he had cancer! But the name escaped me for yeears! ..He was one classic newscaster!

Thanks for this!

[sky1beam]

Didn't Jerry Jensen Co-anchored the news with VanAmburg.

[frankd1965]

@vividwatch47 thanks for the tidbit there. Ben Alexander was Frank Smith On Dragent.

[vividwatch47]

@frankd1965, he also played Captain Ed Franks on the Second Season of "The Felony Squad", which also featured Ben Alexander (Sgt. Dan Briggs). Interestingly, both Phillips and Alexander played Jack Webb's partner on the original series.

[frankd1965]

@vividwatch47 That's what happend back in 1991.

[vividwatch47]

@frankd1965, he suddenly died while working out at an gym.

[vividwatch47]

That's Barney Phillips as the interrogator.

[dinfg6]

Roger Grimsby had his Anchoring Career at KGO in the 1960's before ABC Sent him to WABC to team up with Bill Beutel. and then Jerry Jensen and Van Amburg took Roger's Spot

[frankd1965]

Thanks for the tidbit there. I remer Van Amburg & Jerry Jenson anchoring the news back in the 1970's.

[frankd1965]

I do remember Marc Gibson. He hosted the Sunday Sports Wrap on KGO back in the day. I was saddend that he passed on at a young age.

[EdCasaccia]

Van's real name is Fred Van Amburg. Bill is his eldest son.

[ScottInVa1760]

I grew up watching Jerry and Van Amburg bring us the Bay Area news on KGO. RIP Jerry.