Jess Marlow

Who was Jess Marlow?

Myron Jess Marlow was a Los Angeles television newsman. He hailed from Salem, IL and was an anchor at KNTV-TV, KNBC-TV and KCBS-TV for over 40 years, beginning in the late 1950s. As an anchor, Marlow also delivered commentaries for KNBC and hosted the station's public affairs program "News Conference", He also filed reports from Vietnam and the Soviet Union. He and his wife Phyllis lived in Colorado.

Marlow began his TV career in 1958 at a station in Rock Island, IL. He moved from Rock Island to San Jose California. He was first a reporter and then became Anchor for KNTV, then an ABC affiliate. He was regarded as a knowledgeable reporter covering politics, including the beginning of Ronald Reagan's first campaign for Governor. NBC learned of Jess Marlow's excellent skills and hired him. Also hired at the same time was another Midwestern television newsman, Tom Brokaw. Jess came to KNBC in 1966 as a reporter and became an anchor in 1968. At one point, Jess anchored the 5 pm news, with Tom Snyder at 6 PM and Tom Brokaw at 11 PM. In 1980, Jess moved to KCBS and moved back to KNBC in 1986. While at KCBS, his co-anchor was Connie Chung.