bˈiː.dʒˈeɪ. sˈæmz kˈeɪm tə kˌeɪtˌiːˌeɪtʃvˈiː ˈæftɚ jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈæŋkɚɹɪŋ nˈuːz æt kˈɑːntˌiːvˈiː ɪn hˌɑːnəlˈuːluː, həwˈaɪiː wˌɛɹ hiː sˈɜːvd æz mˈeɪn ˈæŋkɚ fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z.
B.J. Sams came to KTHV after years of anchoring news at KHON-TV in Honolulu, Hawaii where he served as main anchor for several years in the 1970s.