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Groundbreaking KABC-TV Executive Tom Van Amburg Dead At Age 83


Groundbreaking KABC-TV Executive Tom Van Amburg Dead At Age 83

Van Amburg is remembered as a trailblazing Los Angeles TV executive whose innovations drove KABC to the top and launched Regis Philbin as a morning talk show fixture. Van Amburg was best known for his tenure as the General Manager of ABC’s flagship O&O television station KABC-TV in Los Angeles. He hired the likes of Jerry Dunphy, Christine Lund, Paul Moyer, Chuck Henry, and many more, to round out his top rated newscasts and original series.

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