Natalie Jacobson | |
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| Born | Natalie Salatich August 14, 1943 |
| Education | University of New Hampshire |
| Spouse(s) |
William D. Jacobson
(m. 1965–1973)Chet Curtis (1975–2001) |
| Children | Lindsay Curtis (b. 1981) |
Natalie Jacobson (born August 14, 1943) is an American former news anchor with WCVB-TV in Boston, Massachusetts.
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It was really somewhat by happenstance that I got to go to UNH. And very fortunate that it worked out that way because UNH just Valhalla to me. It was an opportunity to be finally off on my own, surrounded by enthusiastic people. I had some great teachers, and Dr. Long was an American history teacher. And he was challenging. He didn't lecture-- he did a conversation in class. And he was just so vibrant. I mean, you couldn't fall asleep in his class. And you would never go not having done the reading. You would just die if he called on you and you didn't do the reading. I was honored to go back to UNH to deliver the commencement address. And I mentioned that my love of history and political science was largely because of that man. And don't you know, playing the recessional, walked by, out of the corner my eye, I saw this man who looked like Dr. Long. I didn't know if the gentleman was still alive or not. And I turned around, and he gave me this big smile. And I have to tell you, that was the best hug I ever had in my whole life. It was such, such, a thrill. You know, UNH was a rah-rah school. I was a cheerleader. We were not ashamed to be gung ho, as we used to say back then. And that's my personality, so I fit in that world. It was a very different time. It was a time when girls really went to school, but didn't have very many opportunities outside after school. When Natalie Jacobsen first wanted to be a television reporter in the early '70s, she was not that they were looking for. She was a woman. I was the only woman at Channel 5 for two years. And in a non-administrative capacity. I'm Natalie Jacobsen. I was the first woman in Boston to anchor the major news cast, the 6 o' clock news. And I couldn't even get an interview to get a job three years before that because I was a female. It was a different attitude then, and it's not a knock on anybody. It's just how life is. Life changes. I am just overwhelmed to know there are so many UNH'ers in their neighborhood. I would suggest to you young folks that you live in an exciting time, that you should really strain your brains, and tap your networks, and try to think in the world of information, in this huge information age, how do we hone it? How do we own it? How do we make it work for us and not against us? It's a tall order, and I wish you well. And thank you for being here.
Early life
Jacobson is the daughter of William G. and Dawn (née Trbovich) Salatich. She is of Serbian descent[2] In 1965 she graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in English.[1] That same year she married Army officer William D. Jacobson. During her husband's military career, Jacobson held a civilian job in Thailand.[3] The Jacobsons divorced in 1973.[1]
Career
William Jacobson's military career ended in 1969 and the couple moved to Boston. She wanted to go into journalism, but was unable to find work in the field. She eventually got an interview with independent station WKBG (now WLVI-TV), but was not hired. However, she was later chosen to be the station's public affairs director. She moved to WBZ-TV as an off-camera producer after WKBG eliminated its public affairs division.[3]
On March 19, 1972, Jacobson joined newly-formed WCVB-TV as a reporter.[4] There she met news anchor Chet Curtis, whom she married in May 1975.[1] In 1976 she became the first female anchor of a Boston evening newscast in when she began co-anchoring WCVB's 6 p.m. newscasts.[3] In 1978 she began anchoring the 11 p.m. newscasts with Tom Ellis.[5] In 1982 she and Curtis began a 17-year pairing as co-anchors of the station's 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts.[6]
During her tenure at WCVB, Jacobson covered the Boston Pops Orchestra's annual Fourth of July concert, Elizabeth II, Nelson Mandela, and Pope John Paul II's visits to Boston, the Blizzard of '78, the presidential campaigns of Massachusetts' Michael Dukakis and John Kerry, the September 11 attacks, and the Boston Red Sox 2004 World Series victory.[4][7] Her 1990 interview with Democratic gubernatorial nominee John Silber became notable after Silber's outburst when Jacobson asked him to describe his weaknesses.[1][3][4][7] Silber's lead in the polls vanished after the interview and he lost the race to William Weld.[1] On December 14, 1999, Jacobson and Curtis announced that they were divorcing.[1][5] WCVB split up the Curtis/Jacobson pairing in July 2000.[5] Curtis was moved to Sunday's 11 p.m. newscast and street reporting and soon departed WCVB for NECN.[1] Jacobson scaled back her work. She anchored the 6 p.m. newscasts solo until March 2007, when she was joined by Ed Harding.[1][7] Curtis and Jacobson's divorce was finalized in 2001.[4][7]
On July 10, 2007, Jacobson announced that she would leave WCVB-TV.[4] Her last newscast was on July 18, 2007.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Lehr, Dick (2001-01-28). "Split screen". Boston Globe.
- ^ "William G. Salatich, at 87; . Former executive at Gillette". Boston Globe. November 15, 2009. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
The son of Serbian immigrants, his work ethic inspired his oldest daughter, longtime Boston television news anchor Natalie Jacobson.
- ^ a b c d Kimmel, Daniel M (June 28, 1996). "Natalie Jacobson wears many hats". Telegram & Gazette.
- ^ a b c d e Diaz, Johnny (2007-07-11). "After 35 years, Jacobson set to retire". Boston Globe.
- ^ a b c Aucoin, Don (July 22, 2000). "On Air Separation for Chet and Nat". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Chet Curtis, longtime Boston TV news anchor, dies at 74", The Boston Globe; retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Diaz, Johnny (November 11, 2008). "Refocused: A year after leaving Channel 5, Natalie Jacobson talks candidly about her life - and about the state of television news". The Boston Globe.
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