Joe Krebs, a legendary Washington, D.C., broadcaster who spent more than three decades at Wrc-tv, died today of pancreatic cancer. He was 78.
His death comes five days after the veteran newsman was honored by SAG-AFTRA for his many years of service to the union and its members. He was presented with the SAG-AFTRA President’s Award for meritorious service.
“Joe was a true union man,” said SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris. “His breadth of knowledge and experience was an enormous asset to SAG-AFTRA. The work he did in support of his fellow members and for the principles of fairness and justice will endure. Joe was also my friend and I will miss him dearly. I send my deepest condolences to his friends, family and loved ones.”
Krebs spent 32 years of his more than 40 years in the business at Wrc-tv, the NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C. – including 18 years as the...
His death comes five days after the veteran newsman was honored by SAG-AFTRA for his many years of service to the union and its members. He was presented with the SAG-AFTRA President’s Award for meritorious service.
“Joe was a true union man,” said SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris. “His breadth of knowledge and experience was an enormous asset to SAG-AFTRA. The work he did in support of his fellow members and for the principles of fairness and justice will endure. Joe was also my friend and I will miss him dearly. I send my deepest condolences to his friends, family and loved ones.”
Krebs spent 32 years of his more than 40 years in the business at Wrc-tv, the NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C. – including 18 years as the...
- 4/6/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Emmy-winning broadcaster Joe Krebs has been named this year’s recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s President’s Award, which honors meritorious service to the union’s members and to the American labor movement.
Krebs served as the president of AFTRA’s Washington-Baltimore Local from 1997 to 2009 and was instrumental in the merger of SAG and AFTRA, co-authoring the new union’s constitution and dues structure. The two unions merged nine years ago this week. Now retired, he spent 32 years at Wrc-tv, the NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C. – including 18 years as the anchor of its morning news program.
“Joe Krebs’s impressive career of more than 40 years in the broadcast industry would stand on its own, but it’s his generous soul and a relentless passion for justice that have truly distinguished him,” said SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris. “His professional accomplishments tell only part of the story; he has selflessly volunteered...
Krebs served as the president of AFTRA’s Washington-Baltimore Local from 1997 to 2009 and was instrumental in the merger of SAG and AFTRA, co-authoring the new union’s constitution and dues structure. The two unions merged nine years ago this week. Now retired, he spent 32 years at Wrc-tv, the NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C. – including 18 years as the anchor of its morning news program.
“Joe Krebs’s impressive career of more than 40 years in the broadcast industry would stand on its own, but it’s his generous soul and a relentless passion for justice that have truly distinguished him,” said SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris. “His professional accomplishments tell only part of the story; he has selflessly volunteered...
- 4/1/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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