Ruth Todd
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Ruth Todd is an award winning Salt Lake City television news anchor. She most recently worked for ABC4 Television. Ruth joined the ABC4 newsteam in December 2001, but first appeared On-Air April 15, 2002 as the station's lead female anchor. Her last newscast was Wednesday, February 28, 2007, after her 5-year contract expired.
Ruth began her broadcasting career at KBYU-TV
while a student at Brigham Young University
. After graduating she began as a reporter and newsbrief anchor at KUTV News in Salt Lake City. She has been a reporter and anchor in Phoenix, Arizona
at KTVK
and both the ABC
and CBS
stations in Washington, D.C.
in 1992 as anchorwoman for Eyewitness News Saturday Morning. She then was assigned to co-anchor Eyewitness News at Noon with Steve Eagar. Ruth became a quick favorite to Utah viewers and two and a half years later, she joined Dick Nourse
on the Top-Rated Eyewitness News at 10pm.
After 10 years, Ruth Todd and KSL parted ways after both could not come to terms on a new contract deal. She left channel 5 and joined KTVX channel 4 on December 13, 2001.
Ruth had joined News 4 Utah as co-anchor of "ABC 4 News" at 10pm. She was first paired with veteran Salt Lake news anchor Randall Carlisle. In 2004, Ruth was teamed with veteran anchor Terry Wood. From 1994-1996, Ruth, Randall and Terry were all late-night competitors on different stations (Ruth on Channel 5, Randall on Channel 4 and Terry on Channel 2).
, a Salt Lake City newspaper, had reported that Ruth's five-year deal with KTVX would expire on February 28, 2007. It may become Ruth Todd's final On-Air appearance on Utah Airwaves http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660198619,00.html and mark her last appearance on the air after 15 years as one of Utah's most visible and popular journalists http://www.sltrib.com/search//ci_5320456. She said station managers told her last year they wanted to offer her a new contract, but that negotiations stopped after parent company Clear Channel Communications
announced plans in November to sell all its television stations http://www.sltrib.com/search//ci_5320456.
Ruth began her broadcasting career at KBYU-TV
KBYU-TV
KBYU-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service member public television station serving the U.S. state of Utah. The station broadcasts locally in digital-only on UHF channel 44, which redirects to its former analog channel 11 via PSIP. It is rebroadcast statewide through a network of translators...
while a student at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
. After graduating she began as a reporter and newsbrief anchor at KUTV News in Salt Lake City. She has been a reporter and anchor in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
at KTVK
KTVK
KTVK is a full-service, independent television station in Phoenix, Arizona. It broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 24 from a transmitter located on South Mountain in Phoenix, and can be seen across northern Arizona on a network of nearly two dozen translator stations...
and both the ABC
WJLA-TV
WJLA-TV, channel 7, is the ABC affiliated television station in Washington, D.C.. It is the flagship station of the Allbritton Communications Company, which also operates local cable station NewsChannel 8. The two stations share broadcast facilities in the Rosslyn section of Arlington, Virginia...
and CBS
WUSA (TV)
WUSA is a television station broadcasting on channel 9 in Washington, D.C.. Owned by the Gannett Company, WUSA is an affiliate of the CBS television network, and the longest-tenured affiliate of that network...
stations in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
From Channel 5 to Channel 4
Ruth joined KSL TelevisionKSL-TV
KSL-TV, virtual channel 5, is an NBC-affiliated television station located in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. KSL-TV is owned by Bonneville International Corporation, which is in turn owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
in 1992 as anchorwoman for Eyewitness News Saturday Morning. She then was assigned to co-anchor Eyewitness News at Noon with Steve Eagar. Ruth became a quick favorite to Utah viewers and two and a half years later, she joined Dick Nourse
Dick Nourse
Dick Nourse is a retired award-winning Salt Lake City, Utah television news anchor. He most recently worked for KSL-TV 5 Television. Nourse joined the KSL news team in 1964 as the station's weekend anchor/reporter. Six months later, he was named the station's weekday anchor...
on the Top-Rated Eyewitness News at 10pm.
After 10 years, Ruth Todd and KSL parted ways after both could not come to terms on a new contract deal. She left channel 5 and joined KTVX channel 4 on December 13, 2001.
Ruth had joined News 4 Utah as co-anchor of "ABC 4 News" at 10pm. She was first paired with veteran Salt Lake news anchor Randall Carlisle. In 2004, Ruth was teamed with veteran anchor Terry Wood. From 1994-1996, Ruth, Randall and Terry were all late-night competitors on different stations (Ruth on Channel 5, Randall on Channel 4 and Terry on Channel 2).
Career highlights
- In 2003, Ruth appeared as herself with co-anchor Randall Carlisle during a news segment in the LDS film The R.M.The R.M.The R.M. is a 2003 comedy film about the experiences of an LDS returned missionary. "RM" is an LDS initialism for "returned missionary." It was written by Kurt Hale and John E. Moyer and directed by Kurt Hale.-Overview:...
, directed by Kurt Hale and starring Kirby HeyborneKirby HeyborneKirby Heyborne is an actor, musician, singer-songwriter, and comedian known for his work in LDS films.-Biography:Heyborne graduated from Alta High School in 1995 where he was student body president. He served a full time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Dominican...
.
- Was a celebrity volunteer at the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington, DC
- Worked with the March of Dimes, The Easter Seals, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and numerous other organizations
- She has been the Salt Lake Spokesperson for "Family Now," Chairperson of the United Way's Women in Leadership Committee, and board member of the Visual Arts Institute in Salt Lake City
- Works annually for the Primary Children's Medical Center, the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society
- Ran the St. George Marathon in 2001
The Future of Her Career
On Sunday February 25, 2007, the Deseret Morning NewsDeseret Morning News
The Deseret News is a newspaper published in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is Utah's oldest continuously published daily newspaper. It has the second largest daily circulation in the state behind The Salt Lake Tribune. The Deseret News is owned by Deseret News Publishing Company, a subsidiary of...
, a Salt Lake City newspaper, had reported that Ruth's five-year deal with KTVX would expire on February 28, 2007. It may become Ruth Todd's final On-Air appearance on Utah Airwaves http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660198619,00.html and mark her last appearance on the air after 15 years as one of Utah's most visible and popular journalists http://www.sltrib.com/search//ci_5320456. She said station managers told her last year they wanted to offer her a new contract, but that negotiations stopped after parent company Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
announced plans in November to sell all its television stations http://www.sltrib.com/search//ci_5320456.
Past News Team Members
- Terry Wood, Marti Skold, Wesley Ruff (2007) ABC4 News at 10 (KTVX)
- Terry Wood, Dan Pope, Wesley Ruff (2004–2007) ABC4 News at 10 (KTVX)
- Randall Carlisle, Dan Pope, Wesley Ruff (2002–2004) ABC 4 News at 10 (KTVX)
- Dick Nourse, Mark Eubank, Tom Kirkland (1998–2001) Eyewitness News at 10 (KSL)
- Bruce Lindsay, Mark Eubank (1997–1999) Eyewitness News Live at 5 (KSL)
- Dick NourseDick NourseDick Nourse is a retired award-winning Salt Lake City, Utah television news anchor. He most recently worked for KSL-TV 5 Television. Nourse joined the KSL news team in 1964 as the station's weekend anchor/reporter. Six months later, he was named the station's weekday anchor...
, Mark EubankMark EubankMark Eubank is a retired Salt Lake City, Utah television broadcasting meteorologist. He most recently worked for KSL-TV channel 5 Television. Eubank joined the KSL news team in 1990 as their chief meteorologist...
, Craig BolerjackCraig BolerjackCraig Bolerjack is an American sportscaster. He is currently an announcer for FOX Sports, working mostly college football and college basketball games.-Biography:...
(1994–1998) Eyewitness News at 10 (KSL) - Brian Mullahy(1993–1994) Eyewitness News at Noon (KSL)
- Steve Eagar (1992–1993) Eyewitness News at Noon (KSL)
See also
- List of Latter-day Saints
- List of famous Salt Lakers
- Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
- KSL-TV Eyewitness News Team