Joe Moore
Encyclopedia
Joe Moore is a United States
television
personality. He is known mainly as the principal news anchor at KHON-TV
in Honolulu, Hawaii
; the state's Fox
affiliate and highest-rated station. Moore is also a professional (SAG) actor
and playwright
. He has starred in two Independent motion pictures, MOONGLOW (2000, co-starring Milo O'Shea and Joanna Cassidy) and GOOD-BYE PARADISE (1991, featuring James Hong and Pat Morita). He also has appeared in various episodes of network television series based in Hawaii, including Hawaii Five-O, Magnum P.I, Jake and the Fat Man, One West Waikiki, and Tour of Duty. Moore has also starred in live theatrical productions; most recently, the Bernard Sabath play, THE BOYS IN AUTUMN (2010, co-starring Pat Sajak), and prior to that PROPHECY AND HONOR, which he wrote (2007, co-starring Richard Dreyfuss and George Segal). In earlier stage comedies, Moore co-starred with his long time pal Sajak in Neil Simon's THE ODD COUPLE (2001) and THE HONEYMOONERS (2004). Among the other produced plays that Moore has written and appeared in are WILL ROGERS RETURNS, THE BUCK STOPS WHERE?, A CONVERSATION WITH MOZART, JOHN WAYNE: THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGEND, THE HEYDRICH COVENANT, THE BEST SHOW IN AMERICA: WILL ROGERS ON POLITICS, DIRTY LAUNDRY, UNLIKELY LAWMAN and RIGHTEOUS REVENGE.
for three years, but graduated from Beavercreek High School in Ohio, where his father, a career Air Force officer, was stationed. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park
where he majored in communication
and history
, but after two years of college, he enlisted in the Army. Moore served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War with the United States Army
25th Infantry Division in Cu Chi, Vietnam, and the American Forces Vietnam Network in Saigon with close friend and fellow entertainer Pat Sajak
. Moore returned to Hawaii in 1969, joined KGMB-TV as sports anchor under mentor and news director Bob Sevey. After nine years as part of the market-dominating news team at KGMB, Moore moved to KHON-TV which was then Hawaii's NBC
affiliate (it joined Fox in 1995). Within a few years, KHON had passed KGMB as the top-rated station in Hawaii—a lead it continues to hold to this day. In 2008, KHON-TV extended Moore's contract as lead news anchor for ten years. Moore has been married to his wife Teresa since 1991. Their son, Bryce was born in 1998.
United States
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television
Television
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personality. He is known mainly as the principal news anchor at KHON-TV
KHON-TV
KHON-TV is a Fox-affiliated television station in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station broadcasts on virtual channel 2.In addition to its Honolulu broadcast facilities, KHON has relays on all the major Hawaiian Islands to rebroadcast programs outside of metropolitan Honolulu: KHAW-TV in Hilo; KAII-TV in...
in Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
; the state's Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliate and highest-rated station. Moore is also a professional (SAG) actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
. He has starred in two Independent motion pictures, MOONGLOW (2000, co-starring Milo O'Shea and Joanna Cassidy) and GOOD-BYE PARADISE (1991, featuring James Hong and Pat Morita). He also has appeared in various episodes of network television series based in Hawaii, including Hawaii Five-O, Magnum P.I, Jake and the Fat Man, One West Waikiki, and Tour of Duty. Moore has also starred in live theatrical productions; most recently, the Bernard Sabath play, THE BOYS IN AUTUMN (2010, co-starring Pat Sajak), and prior to that PROPHECY AND HONOR, which he wrote (2007, co-starring Richard Dreyfuss and George Segal). In earlier stage comedies, Moore co-starred with his long time pal Sajak in Neil Simon's THE ODD COUPLE (2001) and THE HONEYMOONERS (2004). Among the other produced plays that Moore has written and appeared in are WILL ROGERS RETURNS, THE BUCK STOPS WHERE?, A CONVERSATION WITH MOZART, JOHN WAYNE: THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGEND, THE HEYDRICH COVENANT, THE BEST SHOW IN AMERICA: WILL ROGERS ON POLITICS, DIRTY LAUNDRY, UNLIKELY LAWMAN and RIGHTEOUS REVENGE.
Military
Growing up in Honolulu, Moore attended Aiea High SchoolAiea High School
Aiea High School is a public, co-educational college preparatory high school of the Hawaii State Department of Education and serves grades nine through twelve. Established in 1961, 'Aiea High School is located in the 'Aiea CDP in the City and County of Honolulu of the state of Hawaii. It is...
for three years, but graduated from Beavercreek High School in Ohio, where his father, a career Air Force officer, was stationed. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
where he majored in communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
and history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, but after two years of college, he enlisted in the Army. Moore served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War with the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
25th Infantry Division in Cu Chi, Vietnam, and the American Forces Vietnam Network in Saigon with close friend and fellow entertainer Pat Sajak
Pat Sajak
Pat Sajak is a television personality, former weatherman, actor and talk show host, best known as the host of the American television game show Wheel of Fortune.-Early life:...
. Moore returned to Hawaii in 1969, joined KGMB-TV as sports anchor under mentor and news director Bob Sevey. After nine years as part of the market-dominating news team at KGMB, Moore moved to KHON-TV which was then Hawaii's NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate (it joined Fox in 1995). Within a few years, KHON had passed KGMB as the top-rated station in Hawaii—a lead it continues to hold to this day. In 2008, KHON-TV extended Moore's contract as lead news anchor for ten years. Moore has been married to his wife Teresa since 1991. Their son, Bryce was born in 1998.
External links/references
- http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20080808123748/http://www.khon2.com/inside/bios/news/3726756.htmlh Bio at KHON's Web site - via Wayback machineWayback machineThe WABAC Machine refers to a fictional machine from the cartoon segment Peabody's Improbable History, an ongoing feature of the 1960's cartoon series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The WABAC Machine is a plot device used to transport the characters Mr. Peabody and Sherman back in time...
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