Ann Bishop (born: Harriette Himes) began her career writing for the CBS affiliate in
upstate New York. She went on to work as a reporter for stations in
Rochester and
Baltimore. She accepted a position with
WPLG Channel 10 in 1970. She was the first female broadcaster in a major market (
Miami) to co-anchor the early and late evening news. From 1976 until 1982, Bishop anchored the news alongside Glenn Rinker, Chuck Dowdle, and Walter Cronise. In 1982, Glenn Rinker left WPLG, and was replaced by Mike Schneider. Schneider and Bishop anchored the news together until 1986. In 1985, WPLG-TV beat the long-running ratings winner
WTVJ and held on to the lead for ten years. Bishop continued to anchor the news alongside
Dwight Lauderdale until 1995. Following her retirement, she continued to work as a consultant for the Post-Newsweek television stations, including WPLG, until her death on November 14, 1997, from
colon cancer. During her career, she covered three
Democratic National Conventions,
Pope John Paul II’s visit to
Nassau, the
Eastern Airlines strike, the forty-year anniversary of
D-Day and the wedding of
Prince Charles and
Princess Diana. She also appeared on
The Oprah Winfrey Show. Additionally, she received several honors, including the David Brinkley Award for Excellence, in 1990, awarded by
Barry University. ==References==