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Encyclopedia > Hannah Storm

Hannah Storm (born Hannah Storen on June 13, 1962) is an American television news journalist and a current co-host of CBS' The Early Show. June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City, 7 to 9 a. ...

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Early life and career

Hannah is the daughter of sports executive Mike Storen, who was a commissioner of the old American Basketball Association, and also president of the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA. For the league that began in 1999, see American Basketball Association (2000-). The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967, and eventually merged, in part, with the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... “NBA” redirects here. ...


She graduated from Westminster Schools of Atlanta in 1979 and the University of Notre Dame in 1983, with degrees in political science and communications. The Westminster Schools is a private secondary school in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Hotlanta redirects here. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... The University of Notre Dame IPA: is a Roman Catholic institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana, immediately northeast of South Bend, Indiana, United States. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...


She took her professional surname during her stint as a disc jockey for a hard rock radio station in Houston, Texas in the mid-1980s. At the time, the station was known as 97 Rock/KSRR (for "Kick Ass Rock and Roll"). For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ...


While at Notre Dame, she worked for WNDU-TV, the Notre Dame-owned NBC affiliate in South Bend, Indiana. After graduating college, she took a job as a disc jockey at KNCN-FM (C-101) in Corpus Christi Texas. Six months later, she got a job at a Houston rock station doing part-time sports work. Storm stayed in Houston for four years doing a variety of radio and television jobs, including hosting the Houston Rockets halftime and postgame shows on television. WNDU-TV (channel 16) is a television station in South Bend, Indiana. ... NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: , County St. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Corpus Christi celebrations in Antigua Guatemala, 14 June, 1979 Corpus Christi (Latin: Body of Christ) in Catholicism is a religious feast celebrated by Roman Catholics on the eighth Thursday after Easter, i. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. ...


CNN

After a brief stint in Charlotte at WPCQ in Charlotte (now WCNC) as a sports anchor and reporter, she moved over to CNN in 1989 and was now in front of a national audience. She stayed there for three years, and was one of the group of rotating co-anchors for CNN Sports Tonight. During her stint at CNN, she met fellow sportscaster Dan Hicks, whom she later married in 1994 and with whom she has three daughters. Nickname: Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Government  - Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area  - City  280. ... WCNC-TV is the NBC affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... J. Daniel Dan Hicks (born on June 2, 1962 in Tucson) is an American sportscaster for NBC. His primary duties for the network include play-by-play commentary for golf, but he also does occasional play-by-play commentary for The AFL on NBC and Notre Dame football. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...


NBC Sports

In 1992, Storm left CNN and was hired by NBC. She has worked four Olympic Games, as well as NBA and WNBA basketball, the National Football League, figure skating, and Major League Baseball. Storm became the first woman in American television history to host a major network's sports package when NBC had her host baseball games from 1994 to 2000, and then the NBA games from 1997 to 2002. She also covered NBA games on cable for Turner Network Television. It is said her obnoxious body language during NBA telecasts ended her run on NBC. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... The NBA on NBC is a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association games on the National Broadcasting Company television network from 1990 to 2002. ... The Womens National Basketball Association is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... The NFL on NBC was the brand given to NBC Sports coverage of National Football League games until 1998, when NBC lost the NFL American Football Conference rights to CBS. NFL coverage will return to NBC for the 2006 season under the title NBC Sunday Night Football [1]. // Background The... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... An NBC Sports camera capturing the action at Dodger Stadium. ... The following are the events of the year 1994 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... This year in baseball: 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-March January 6 - Major League Baseball officials order Atlanta Braves reliever John Rocker is to undergo psychological testing following derogatory remarks he made in an interview with Sports Illustrated magazine. ... The NBA on NBC was a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association games on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) from 1990 to 2002. ... The 1997-98 NBA season was the 52nd season of the National Basketball Association. ... The 2001-02 NBA season is the 56th season of the National Basketball Association. ... Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (and often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio waves transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in... The NBA on TNT, known since October 2002 as TNT NBA Thursday, is a weekly broadcast of National Basketball Association games on Turner Network Television. ...


She has introduced Robert Schnakenberg's series of books primarily based on the stories of WNBA players, these books are named Women Who Win. She also wrote a book named Go Girl: Raising Healthy, Successful Girls Through Sports. Robert Schnakenberg (born March 19, 1969) is a writer of books about sports, and author of the Encyclopedia Shatnerica. ...


Albert Belle

While covering the 1995 World Series for NBC, Storm unwittingly came into the crosshairs of volatile Cleveland Indians slugger Albert Belle. Apparently, prior to Game 3, Storm was waiting in the Indians' dugout for a prearranged interview with Indians leadoff man, Kenny Lofton. Then out of nowhere, Belle came screaming profanities towards Storm. Dates October 21, 1995–October 28, 1995 MVP Tom Glavine (Atlanta) Television network ABC Games 1, 4, and 5, NBC Games 2, 3, and 6 Announcers ABC: Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, and Tim McCarver NBC: Bob Costas, Joe Morgan, and Bob Uecker Umpires Harry Wendelstedt (NL), Joe Brinkman (AL), Bruce... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 5, 14, 18, 19, 21, 42, 455 Name Cleveland Indians (1915–present) Cleveland Naps (1905-1914) Cleveland Bronchos (1902-1904) Cleveland Blues (1901) Ballpark Jacobs Field (1994–present) Cleveland Stadium (1932-1993)* a. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967 in East Chicago, Indiana) is a Major League Baseball center fielder who plays with the Texas Rangers. ... Profanity is a word choice or usage which many consider to be offensive. ...


The Early Show

In October 2002, she moved to CBS News as co-host of The Early Show. October 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // Events October 31, 2002 The Russian Health Minister Yuri Shevchenko has now stated that the incapacitating agent used in the storming of the Moscow theatre siege was a fentanyl derivative. ... CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Its current president is Sean McManus who is also head of CBS Sports. ... The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City, 7 to 9 a. ...


Storm revealed on camera during The Early Show that she had a congenital defect known as a port-wine stain under her left eye, which was later inadvertently removed during frontal lobotomy surgery by a resident assistant plastic surgeon who farted while using a laser technique. A port-wine stain or naevus flammeus is a vascular birthmark consisting of superficial and deep dilated capillaries in the skin which produce a reddish to purplish discoloration of the skin. ... Plastic surgery is a general term for operative manual and instrumental treatment which is performed for functional or aesthetic reasons. ... Lasers were used in the 2005 Classical Spectacular concert Soon after the invention of the laser in 1960, it was described as a solution in search of a problem. However, since that time, the laser has found a place as a useful tool in many scientific, military, medical and industrial...


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