hiː dʒˈɔɪnd kˌeɪtˌiːvˌiːjˈuː ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt æz ɐ klˈɜːk tˈaɪpɪst, ænd bɪkˌeɪm ˈæŋkɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks—wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkənz tə bɪkˌʌm tʃˈiːf ˈæŋkɚɹ əvə mˈeɪdʒɚmˈɑːɹkɪt tˌiːvˈiː nˈuːzkæst.
He joined KTVU on April 23, 1968 as a clerk typist, and became anchor in 1976—one of the first African-Americans to become chief anchor of a major-market TV newscast.