- Demetria Kalodimos
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Demetria Kalodimos Born Morton Grove, Illinois, U.S. Education B.S. in music, Illinois Wesleyan University; M.S. in journalism, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Occupation Television news anchor Spouse(s) Verlon Thompson[1] Demetria Kalodimos is an Emmy Award-winning anchorperson for WSMV-TV, an NBC affiliate based in Nashville in the U.S. state of Tennessee.[2][3] She anchors the weeknight broadcasts at 5, 6 and 10 PM,[1] and is the longest continuously-serving evening news anchor ever at WSMV.[4]
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Biography
Life and education
Kalodimos grew up in Morton Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.[3] She earned her bachelors degree in music education from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1981. She later earned a master of science degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[1] In the early 1990s Kalodimos was part of a lawsuit involving a contractor she hired to build a home. The contractor eventually filed for bankruptcy.[5] In the late 1990s she went through a well-publicized divorce and faced sensational allegations regarding her behavior.[6]
Career
Kalodimos started her journalism career at WICD in Champaign, Illinois. She joined WSMV in Nashville in 1984.[1] In 2000, she started Genuine Human Productions, a documentary film company focusing on people.[7] Her first feature-length documentary was Pre-Madonna, a film about 1970s Nashville.[8] The film won an award of excellence at the 2004 Berkeley Video and Film Festival.[9]
Honors and awards
- 2007 - Honorary doctor of humane letters from Illinois Wesleyan University[10]
- 2007 - Investigative Reporters and Editors Award for television investigative journalism[11]
- 2005 - Favorite Local News Anchor, Out and About Newspaper[12]
References
- ^ a b c d "WSMV profile page". wsmv.com. 2009. http://www.wsmv.com/station/9308062/detail.html. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "Bio". genuine human productions. 2005. http://www.genuinehuman.com/demetria.html. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ a b Hannon, Kent. "Making a name for herself". Illinois Wesleyan University. http://www.iwu.edu/iwunews/magazine/pastissues/Fall_2003/demetria.shtml. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "Demetria Kalodimos". American Lung Association in Tennessee, Nashville. http://www.lungusa.org/associations/charters/midland-states/fundraising-events/clown-calendar/demetria-kalodimos.html. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ Carey, Bill (June 1, 2008). "Four-year battle between Kalodimos and builder fizzles with Chapter 7 filing". NashvillePost.com. http://nashvillepost.com/news/2008/6/1/four_year_battle_between_kalodimos_and_builder_fizzles_with_chapter_7_filing. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ Walker, Henry (July 09, 1998). "Anchor adrift - Reed Galin quits WKRN". The Nashville Scene. http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/anchor-adrift/Content?oid=1182304. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ Obermiller, Tim. "Far from middle of the road: Demetria Kalodimos’ documentary lens captures the genuine as well as the genuinely bizarre.". Illinois Wesleyan University. http://www.iwu.edu/iwunews/magazine/pastissues/Fall_2003/demetria_sidebar.shtml. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ Ridley, Jim (May 06, 2004). "Festival Express". The Nashville Scene. City Press LLC. http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/festival-express/Content?oid=1189904. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "The Berkeley Video & Film Festival 2004". East Bay Media Center. http://berkeleyvideofilmfest.org/2004awards.shtml. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ "Demetria Kalodimos to Address Illinois Wesleyan Commencement". Illinois Wesleyan University. 25 April 2007. http://www.iwu.edu/CurrentNews/newsrelease07/news_commencement42507.shtml. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "2007 IRE Award Winners". Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.. http://www.ire.org/contest/07winners.html. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "2005 Gay Favorites Announced". Out & About Newspaper. Oct 1, 2005. http://www.outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/747. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
External links
Categories:- Illinois Wesleyan University alumni
- Nashville, Tennessee television anchors
- People from Morton Grove, Illinois
- Living people
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign alumni
- American people of Greek descent
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