Bree Walker (born February 26, 1953) is a well-known television network news anchor in San Diego, New York City, and Los Angeles. She was born with ectrodactyly. As an advocate for persons with disabilities, she is one of the first in her field to succeed in spite of a physical deformity. February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A news anchor (US,Can. ... Nickname: Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 Government  - Mayor Jerry Sanders  - City Attorney Michael Aguirre  - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer... New York, NY redirects here. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Ectrodactyly, commonly known as Lobster claw syndrome, is a rare congenital deformity of the hand where the middle digit is missing, and the hand is cleft where the metacarpal of the finger should be. ...

Established and well into her career at the ABC affiliate KGTV Channel 10 in San Diego, Walker decided to go public with her ectrodactyly, a rare congenital deformity: her fingers and toes are fused together. She previously kept her deformed hands hidden inside a pair of glove-like prosthetic hands. With her hands now clearly visible, she continued her successful newscasting career at KGTV, moving up to a larger market at WCBS Channel 2 in New York City. In September of 1988 she joined KCBS-TV, the local network affiliate in Los Angeles, anchoring the station's nightly newscasts with Jim Lampley. During the following year the two anchors, married but separated from their spouses, developed a romantic relationship that was chronicled in detail by the vast Los Angeles celebrity-gossip media. Lampley and Walker were married in the spring of 1990. In October of 1991 the two made news of their own by petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to censure Los Angeles radio station KFI-AM for a program sharply criticizing them for becoming parents to a son born with Walker's ectrodactyly (her daughter from a previous marriage also inherited the condition). KFI host Jane Norris claimed that Lampley and Walker acted irresponsibly by bringing into the world a child consigned to what she considered a poor quality of life. The anchors asserted in a press conference that they were not questioning the host's right to her opinions but criticizing her failure to present a balanced discussion with opposing viewpoints. Walker also chafed at the idea that a stranger would evaluate her newborn's "quality of life." The FCC ultimately rejected the petition. Walker's anchor tenure at KCBS-TV coincided with such notable Los Angeles-area events as the April-May 1992 riots following the not-guilty verdict for the Los Angeles Police Department officers in the Rodney King beating case and the January 1994 Northridge earthquake. She left the station in May 1994. KGTV is the ABC television affiliate in San Diego, California. ... Nickname: Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 Government  - Mayor Jerry Sanders  - City Attorney Michael Aguirre  - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer... Ectrodactyly, commonly known as Lobster claw syndrome, is a rare congenital deformity of the hand where the middle digit is missing, and the hand is cleft where the metacarpal of the finger should be. ... ... WCBS is the callsign of CBSs three flagship broadcast stations in [[New York City|New York] WCBS-AM, 880 kHz WCBS-FM, 101. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1988. ... KCBS-TV, CBS2 Los Angeles is the CBS owned and operated station in the Los Angeles area, and is the West Coast flagship station of the CBS network. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The FCCs official seal. ... KFI is an AM radio station that began operating on March 15, 1922 as one of the United States first high-powered, clear channel stations. ... “LAPD” redirects here. ... Rodney King Rodney Glen King (born April 2, 1965 in Sacramento, California) is an African-American taxi driver who became famous after his violent arrest by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was videotaped by a bystander, George Holliday. ... The occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:30:55 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California, falling on in 1994. ...

Her media career started as an FM rock and roll disc jockey, on KUDL FM as "rock's lady of the night" in Kansas City in the middle 1970s. She soon after became New York City's first-ever female morning drive rock personality. She started her television career in 1980 at KGTV as a consumer advocacy reporter. She also dabbled in acting, appearing as herself in the end of the world SF thriller Without Warning and as television reporter Wendy Sorenson in The Chase, both in the early 1990s. Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1980. ... KGTV is the ABC television affiliate in San Diego, California. ... Without Warning is a TV movie that premiered on CBS on Halloween night, October 31, 1994. ... The Chase may refer to: In film: The Chase (1946 film), a 1946 movie The Chase (1966 film), a 1966 American drama film directed by Arthur Penn The Chase (1994 film), a 1994 movie starring Charlie Sheen and Kristy Swanson In music: The Chase (Garth Brooks album), the fourth studio...

Her career took a surprising twist during the 2003 season when she watched the show Carnivàle, an HBO television series about a Depression-era carnival traveling through the Dust Bowl. She noticed that no cast member had ectrodactyly. She requested, created, auditioned, and won the role of Sabina, The Scorpion Lady. This is a list of television-related events in 2003. ... Carnivàle (pronounced car-nih-VAL) was an American dramatic television series produced by HBO. Created by Daniel Knauf, it starred Nick Stahl and Clancy Brown. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network. ... This article does not adequately cite its references. ... Ectrodactyly, commonly known as Lobster claw syndrome, is a rare congenital deformity of the hand where the middle digit is missing, and the hand is cleft where the metacarpal of the finger should be. ...

Sabina appeared in three episodes during the 2005 season. She showcases her webbed hands as the series probes public attitudes toward persons with highly visible disabilities. In Walker's own words: "I really get to be me." Walker based Sabina on characters she knew existed in the 1920s and 1930s carnival sideshows with names like Lobster Girl or Lobster Boy. These were typically the best jobs persons with ectrodactyly could have, with most others being hidden away. This is a list of television-related events in 2005. ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Elly del Sarto in c. ...

Walker furthered her acting career in 2006 by appearing as an inspirational woman with ectrodactyly on the fourth season premiere of Nip/Tuck. Ectrodactyly, commonly known as Lobster claw syndrome, is a rare congenital deformity of the hand where the middle digit is missing, and the hand is cleft where the metacarpal of the finger should be. ... Nip/Tuck is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television medical drama series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks. ...

She and former husband, NBC and HBO sportscaster, Jim Lampley jointly run Crystal Spring Productions, a film production company. She is also contributing writer for New Image magazine. Walker resides in Del Mar, California with her two children, both of whom also have ectrodactyly. Jim Lampley is her second husband; the two were divorced after a decade and a half of marriage but maintained a relationship for several years afterward. When Lampley faced domestic-abuse charges in San Diego County regarding another relationship in January 2007 Walker publicly defended her ex-husband and implicitly questioned the authenticity of the charges. Her first husband, Robert Walker, from San Diego, California is an Independent media production professional active in radio, television, and film production. NBC (an acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Del Mar is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ...

In recent years, it has been observed that Walker seems to have undergone visible facial plastic surgery; her lips especially, appear to have been injected with collagen. Tropocollagen triple helix. ...

Walker can be heard on KTLK AM1150 in Los Angeles on Saturdays from 2-4pm PT as a progressive talk show host. http://www.ktlk1150.com

See also

• Larry King Live transcript
• Diane Bell, "Of Bree, HBO and ectrodactyly", San Diego Union Tribune newspaper, January 25, 2005
• for her career biography.