Christine Lund

Christine Lund
Born	November 25, 1943 (1943-11-25) (age 67) Sweden
Residence	Baranof Warm Springs, Alaska, United States
Other names	Christine Lundstedt
Occupation	News anchor (Retired)
Employer	KABC-TV Ch. 7 1972-1986 KABC-TV Ch. 7 1990-1998
Children	2 Daughters

Christine Lund, also known as Christine Lundstedt (born November 25, 1943 in Sweden) is a former popular Los Angeles news anchor for KABC-TV from the early 1970s to the late 1990s and consistently garnered high ratings.^[1]

Biography

Born in Sweden and raised in Chicago, She first joined the Los Angeles television station KABC in 1972 as a reporter and anchor, she would anchor the newscasts at 6:00 pm and 11:00 pm. Lund left the station for 4 years in 1986 to raise her family and returned to the station in 1990, until she officially left the station in 1998.^[2]

During her second tenure she anchored the 11:30 am and 4:00 pm newscasts. Throughout much of her career, she co-anchored with the late Jerry Dunphy^[3].

Personal

Lund has two grown daughters, and currently runs a small general store in Baranof Warm Springs, Alaska. She is the only resident who lives there year round.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Cerone, Daniel (1991-01-06). "News War on the Screens of L.A. Christine Lund Leads KABC-TV's Comeback as It Battles for Viewers". Los Angeles Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60991152.html?dids=60991152:60991152&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+6%2C+1991&author=DANIEL+CERONE&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=2&desc=News+War+on+the+Screens+of+L.A.+Christine+Lund+Leads+KABC-TV%27s+Comeback+as+It+Battles+for+Viewers. Retrieved 2006-11-14. 
2. ^ Weinstein, Steve (1990-10-10). "Back From the Ranch Television: After four years of shearing sheep on her Valley farm and fishing for salmon in Alaska, she returns to Channel 7 Nov. 1 to anchor the 4 p.m. news.". Los Angeles Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60159975.html?dids=60159975:60159975&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+10%2C+1990&author=STEVE+WEINSTEIN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=1&desc=Back+From+the+Ranch+Television%3A+After+four+years+of+shearing+sheep+on+her+Valley+farm+and+fishing+for+salmon+in+Alaska%2C+she+returns+to+Channel+7+Nov.+1+to+anchor+the+4+p.m.+news.. Retrieved 2006-11-14. 
3. ^ LIttleton, Cynthia (1998-12-07). "KABC's Lund exiting early". Daily Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117489148.html?categoryid=14&cs=1. Retrieved 2006-11-14. 

External links

• Christine Lund at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Lund, Christine
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Date of birth	1944-11-25
Place of birth	Sweden
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