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'''Steve Bartelstein''' is an [[Americans|American]] former [[television journalist]]. He was previously a news anchor in [[New York City]], first at [[WABC-TV]] (1999&ndash;2007), a [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship station]] of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television network, [[WCBS-TV]] (2007&ndash;2009), a flagship station of [[CBS]] and later in Chicago at [[WBBM-TV]] (2010&ndash;2011), a television station [[owned-and-operated station|owned and operated]] by the television network CBS.<ref name="WBBM">[[Staff writer]] (undated). [http://chicago.cbslocal.com/personality/steve-bartelstein/ "Steve Bartelstein"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225044157/http://chicago.cbslocal.com/personality/steve-bartelstein/ |date=December 25, 2010 }}. ''[[WBBM-TV]]''. Retrieved January 6, 2011.</ref>
'''Steve Bartelstein''' is a baseball [[umpire]] and former [[People of the United States|American]] television [[journalist]].

He was previously a news anchor in [[New York City]], first at [[WABC-TV]] (1999&ndash;2007), a [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship station]] of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television network, [[WCBS-TV]] (2007&ndash;2009), a flagship station of CBS and later in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] at [[WBBM-TV]] (2010&ndash;2011), a television station [[owned-and-operated station|owned and operated]] by the [[television network]] [[CBS]].<ref name="WBBM">[[Staff writer]] (undated). [http://chicago.cbslocal.com/personality/steve-bartelstein/ "Steve Bartelstein"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225044157/http://chicago.cbslocal.com/personality/steve-bartelstein/ |date=2010-12-25 }}. ''[[WBBM-TV]]''. Retrieved January 6, 2011.</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
He was born in [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], [[Illinois]],<ref name="WBBM"/> and graduated from [[Niles East High School]], located in [[Skokie, Illinois|Skokie]], Illinois.<ref name="WBBM"/> He attended the [[University of Evansville]] for two years.<ref name="WBBM"/> He is of [[Italian Americans|Italian]] and [[American Jews|Jewish]] descent.<ref>[https://nypost.com/1999/10/07/nightly-news-stole-his-name-some-newscasters-change-monikers/ New York Post: "NIGHTLY NEWS STOLE HIS NAME ; SOME NEWSCASTERS CHANGE MONIKERS" By Austin Smith] October 7, 1999</ref>
Bartelstein was born in [[Evanston, Illinois]],<ref name="WBBM"/> and graduated from [[Niles East High School]], located in [[Skokie, Illinois]].<ref name="WBBM"/> He attended the [[University of Evansville]] for two years.<ref name="WBBM"/> He is of Italian and Jewish descent.{{cn|date=April 2023}}


==Broadcasting Career==
==Broadcasting career==
He began his broadcasting career at age nineteen as a weekend news anchor in Evansville. He worked in [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], [[North Carolina]]; [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]]; [[Indianapolis]], Indiana; [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[South Carolina]];{{Citation needed|date=January 2011|reason=for entire paragraph}} and [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Schulberg|first=Pete|title=Heres the latest on the Ex-Files|url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=107995|accessdate=31 August 2013|newspaper=Portland Tribune|date=January 15, 2004}}</ref>
He began his broadcasting career at age nineteen as a weekend news anchor in Evansville. He worked in [[Durham, North Carolina]]; [[Providence, Rhode Island]]; [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]; [[Charleston, South Carolina]];{{Citation needed|date=January 2011|reason=for entire paragraph}} and [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Schulberg|first=Pete|title=Heres the latest on the Ex-Files|url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=107995|accessdate=August 31, 2013|newspaper=Portland Tribune|date=January 15, 2004}}</ref>


Following a period working at [[CNN]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], he joined WABC-TV in New York City.<ref name="NYDN 2007-11-7">Huff, Richard (November 7, 2007). [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/11/07/2007-11-07_steve_bartelstein_hired_by_wcbs.html "Steve Bartelstein Hired by WCBS"]. ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]''. Retrieved January 6, 2011.</ref>
Following a period working at [[CNN]] in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], he joined WABC-TV in New York City. Bartelstein was the anchor for WABC when they initially covered the September 11 attacks.<ref name="NYDN 2007-11-7">Huff, Richard (November 7, 2007). [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/11/07/2007-11-07_steve_bartelstein_hired_by_wcbs.html "Steve Bartelstein Hired by WCBS"]. ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]''. Retrieved January 6, 2011.</ref>


On March 14, 2007, the ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' reported that Bartelstein had been "fired" from WABC-TV after "sleeping through a newsbreak he was to anchor".<ref name=fired>Huff, Richard (March 14, 2007). [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/03/14/2007-03-14_wabc_anchor_snoozes_and_loses_his_job-3.html "WABC Anchor Snoozes and Loses His Job"]. ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]''. Retrieved January 6, 2011.</ref> The ''Daily News'' article also reported that WABC-TV had previously suspended him several times for persistent tardiness.
On March 14, 2007, the ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' reported that Bartelstein had been "fired" from WABC-TV after "sleeping through a newsbreak he was to anchor".<ref name=fired>Huff, Richard (March 14, 2007). [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/03/14/2007-03-14_wabc_anchor_snoozes_and_loses_his_job-3.html "WABC Anchor Snoozes and Loses His Job"]. ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]''. Retrieved January 6, 2011.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/|access-date=June 20, 2021|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> The ''Daily News'' article also reported that WABC-TV had previously suspended him several times for persistent tardiness.


On November 7, 2007, ''[[Mediaweek]]'' reported that WCBS-TV had announced that it had hired Bartelstein as a weekend news anchor.<ref>Bachman, Katy (November 7, 2007). [http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003669601 "WCBS-TV N.Y. Gives Bartelstein Second Chance"]. ''[[Mediaweek]]''. Retrieved January 6, 2011.</ref> The station soon began airing promotional announcements featuring him and making reference to an upcoming feature story about his [[cancer]] illness. {{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}
On November 7, 2007, ''[[Mediaweek (American magazine)|Mediaweek]]'' reported that WCBS-TV had announced that it had hired Bartelstein as a weekend news anchor.<ref>Bachman, Katy (November 7, 2007). [http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003669601 "WCBS-TV N.Y. Gives Bartelstein Second Chance"]. ''[[Mediaweek (American magazine)|Mediaweek]]''. Retrieved January 6, 2011.</ref> The station soon began airing promotional announcements featuring him and making reference to an upcoming feature story about his cancer illness.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}
On September 28, 2007, ''[[New York Post]]'' columnist [[Cindy Adams]] had reported that Bartelstein was being treated for [[testicular cancer]].<ref>[[Cindy Adams|Adams, Cindy]] (September 27, 2007). [http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/cindy_adams/item_unlHH5q9tq3ieSbsenOHlI;jsessionid=9283599DF50B73E6451ABF9082C61C5F "TV Newsman Spills and Looks Ahead"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021183928/http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/cindy_adams/item_unlHH5q9tq3ieSbsenOHlI;jsessionid=9283599DF50B73E6451ABF9082C61C5F |date=2012-10-21 }}. ''[[New York Post]]''. Retrieved January 6, 2011</ref>
On September 28, 2007, ''[[New York Post]]'' columnist [[Cindy Adams]] had reported that Bartelstein was being treated for [[testicular cancer]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Barmash|first1=Jerry|date=July 5, 2011|title=One-Time New York Anchor Steve Bartelstein Fired in Chicago|url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/one-time-new-york-anchor-steve-bartelstein-fired-in-chicago/|access-date=June 20, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>


On March 18, 2009, WCBS-TV announced that he had left the station. Bartelstein told the ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' that he was unhappy and felt unappreciated with his job. {{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}
On March 18, 2009, WCBS-TV announced that he had left the station. Bartelstein told the ''Daily News'' that he was unhappy and felt unappreciated with his job.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}


On August 12, 2010, it was announced that he would be joining [[WBBM-TV]] in Chicago as a morning-news anchor<ref>[http://www.wbez.org/blog/robert-feder/another-new-yorker-joining-cbs-2-anchor-lineup/ "Another New Yorker joining CBS 2 anchor lineup"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918191418/http://www.wbez.org/blog/robert-feder/another-new-yorker-joining-cbs-2-anchor-lineup/ |date=2012-09-18 }}. Retrieved August 12, 2010.</ref> On July 3, 2011, it was announced that he left WBBM after only 10 months, putting an end to his broadcasting career.<ref>[http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/chicago-media-blog/14836681/over-and-out-cbs-2-releases-morning-anchor-bartelstein "Over and out: CBS 2 releases morning anchor Bartelstein"]. Retrieved July 3, 2011.</ref>
On August 12, 2010, it was announced that he would be joining [[WBBM-TV]] in Chicago as a morning-news anchor<ref>[http://www.wbez.org/blog/robert-feder/another-new-yorker-joining-cbs-2-anchor-lineup/ "Another New Yorker joining CBS 2 anchor lineup"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918191418/http://www.wbez.org/blog/robert-feder/another-new-yorker-joining-cbs-2-anchor-lineup/ |date=September 18, 2012 }}. Retrieved August 12, 2010.</ref> On July 3, 2011, it was announced that he left WBBM after only 10 months, putting an end to his broadcasting career.<ref>[http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/chicago-media-blog/14836681/over-and-out-cbs-2-releases-morning-anchor-bartelstein "Over and out: CBS 2 releases morning anchor Bartelstein"]. Retrieved July 3, 2011.</ref><ref name=":0" />


==After Broadcasting==
==After broadcasting==
Bartelstein started up his new career as an baseball umpire by going into umpire school. Despite his dreams of joining into the Major Leagues, he later went on to umpiring teams in the [[Pecos League]] for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.<ref>http://www.pecosleague.com/pecosleague.asp?page=188</ref><ref>https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/302562-179960-steve-bartelstein-finds-true-passion-umpiring-baseball-</ref>
Bartelstein attended baseball umpire school and umpired in the [[Pecos League]] for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pecosleague.com/pecosleague.asp?page=188|title=Welcome to the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs! Pecos Baseball!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/302562-179960-steve-bartelstein-finds-true-passion-umpiring-baseball-|title = Steve Bartelstein finds true passion umpiring baseball| date=April 19, 2016 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:University of Evansville alumni]]
[[Category:Television anchors from Portland, Oregon]]
[[Category:Television anchors from Portland, Oregon]]
[[Category:American people of Italian descent]]
[[Category:American people of Italian descent]]

Latest revision as of 01:47, 31 July 2024

Steve Bartelstein is an American former television journalist. He was previously a news anchor in New York City, first at WABC-TV (1999–2007), a flagship station of the ABC television network, WCBS-TV (2007–2009), a flagship station of CBS and later in Chicago at WBBM-TV (2010–2011), a television station owned and operated by the television network CBS.[1]

Early life and education

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Bartelstein was born in Evanston, Illinois,[1] and graduated from Niles East High School, located in Skokie, Illinois.[1] He attended the University of Evansville for two years.[1] He is of Italian and Jewish descent.[citation needed]

Broadcasting career

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He began his broadcasting career at age nineteen as a weekend news anchor in Evansville. He worked in Durham, North Carolina; Providence, Rhode Island; Indianapolis, Indiana; Charleston, South Carolina;[citation needed] and Portland, Oregon.[2]

Following a period working at CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, he joined WABC-TV in New York City. Bartelstein was the anchor for WABC when they initially covered the September 11 attacks.[3]

On March 14, 2007, the Daily News reported that Bartelstein had been "fired" from WABC-TV after "sleeping through a newsbreak he was to anchor".[4][5] The Daily News article also reported that WABC-TV had previously suspended him several times for persistent tardiness.

On November 7, 2007, Mediaweek reported that WCBS-TV had announced that it had hired Bartelstein as a weekend news anchor.[6] The station soon began airing promotional announcements featuring him and making reference to an upcoming feature story about his cancer illness.[citation needed] On September 28, 2007, New York Post columnist Cindy Adams had reported that Bartelstein was being treated for testicular cancer.[7]

On March 18, 2009, WCBS-TV announced that he had left the station. Bartelstein told the Daily News that he was unhappy and felt unappreciated with his job.[citation needed]

On August 12, 2010, it was announced that he would be joining WBBM-TV in Chicago as a morning-news anchor[8] On July 3, 2011, it was announced that he left WBBM after only 10 months, putting an end to his broadcasting career.[9][5]

After broadcasting

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Bartelstein attended baseball umpire school and umpired in the Pecos League for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Staff writer (undated). "Steve Bartelstein" Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. WBBM-TV. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  2. ^ Schulberg, Pete (January 15, 2004). "Heres the latest on the Ex-Files". Portland Tribune. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  3. ^ Huff, Richard (November 7, 2007). "Steve Bartelstein Hired by WCBS". Daily News. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  4. ^ Huff, Richard (March 14, 2007). "WABC Anchor Snoozes and Loses His Job". Daily News. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  6. ^ Bachman, Katy (November 7, 2007). "WCBS-TV N.Y. Gives Bartelstein Second Chance". Mediaweek. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  7. ^ Barmash, Jerry (July 5, 2011). "One-Time New York Anchor Steve Bartelstein Fired in Chicago". Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Another New Yorker joining CBS 2 anchor lineup" Archived September 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  9. ^ "Over and out: CBS 2 releases morning anchor Bartelstein". Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  10. ^ "Welcome to the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs! Pecos Baseball!".
  11. ^ "Steve Bartelstein finds true passion umpiring baseball". April 19, 2016.