Veteran New York City broadcast news anchor Bill Jorgensen, remembered for his show’s nightly admonishment, “It’s 10 o’clock — do you know where your children are?” died on Wednesday at age 96.
Jorgensen was the founding anchor of the Ten O’Clock News on WNEW, now Fox 5 New York, which he hosted for over 12 years. He was recruited from Cleveland’s KYW-TV in 1967 to fill the slot.
He signed off nightly with “Thanking you for your time this time, until next time.” The “10 o’clock” message was read on Jorgensen’s cast by the late Tom Gregory.
It aired from the late 1960s through the 1980s. Jorgensen’s daughter remembered him in a Facebook post. “His ‘never-give-up’ spirit lasted until his end of life, and I just hope to be able to follow his example as long as possible,” his daughter, Rebekah Jorgensen, wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday.
Read more on deadline.com