Obit

Marlow, 84

AMERICAN JOURNALIST Jess Marlow died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease last August 3. He was 84.

Marlow worked for KCBS-TV (Channel 2) and KNBC-TV (Channel 4) for more than 40 years. (Jess Marlow, longtime Los Angeles newsman, dies at 84, Daily News)

He was a reporter for KNBC in 1966 and became an anchor in 1968. He co-anchored the 5 p.m. news with Tom Snyder and the 11 p.m. news with Tom Brokaw.

Marlow received eight local Emmys, a Los Angeles Press Club lifetime achievement award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Jess Marlow dies at 84; L.A. news anchor was no-nonsense journalist, Los Angeles Times)

In a statement on Marlow’s death, former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw said: “Jess Marlow was a first-rate journalist and a beloved figure in the newsroom. He was an important part of the team that inaugurated the two-hour local news on KNBC and served as anchor of every broadcast at one time or another.” (First-Rate Los Angeles TV Newscaster Jess Marlow dies at age 84, NBC4)