Bill Stout Biography

Fast Facts

• The Associated Press Television-Radio Association of California and Nevada named its Bill Stout Memorial Awards after him
• In 1986, he was given the Television Academy's Governors Award
• Majored in English at the University of California, Los Angeles
• Early in his career he worked as a reporter at the "Minneapolis Times․"
• In the 1940s, he worked for the Associated Press as a correspondent
• In addition to actually working as a newscaster and anchorman, he portrayed newscasters and reporters in a number of films such as "Somewhere in Time," "The Underground Man" and "The Phantom of Hollywood․"
• Served most of his 39 years on Los Angeles television and radio working for Channel 2, and was known for his gravelly voice and acerbic manner
• Moderated the famed press conference with Richard Nixon following the politician's defeat in the 1962 California governor's race
• Had Associated Press and City News Service wire machines in his home
• Didn't agree with the commercialization of the news and resisted attempts to glamorize his image