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Ron Martin (journalist)

Ron Martin (journalist) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ron Martin (journalist) rather than just read about it. In short: Ron Martin is a retired, Emmy Award-winning American journalist. He worked for 37 years at WGAL in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Reference excerpt

Ron Martin is a retired, Emmy Award-winning American journalist. He worked for 37 years at WGAL in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He co-anchored News 8 at 5, 6, 10, and 11 in the evenings, until his retirement in 2020 after 37 years with WGAL.

Early life and education Ron Martin was born and raised in York, Pennsylvania. While attending middle school, he wrote for the student newspaper, an experience which inspired his career in journalism. He attended Howard University, working as a copy boy for NBC while he completed his studies.

Career After graduating, Martin began working at WGAL in 1983 in the Harrisburg newsroom, covering the daily news in the region surrounding the state capital, before returning to his hometown in York, where he oversaw coverage out of WGAL's newly opened York newsroom in 1984. In 1985, Martin was promoted to weekend news anchor and then, in 2000, became the weeknight news anchor, co-anchoring with Kim Lemon. At WGAL, Martin covered the Gettysburg tourist train explosion, the Caterpillar workers strike that led to the York plant shutting down, the reopened murder case of Lillie Bell Allen who died during the 1969 York Race Riot, interviewed former president Richard Nixon who was visiting the Susquehanna Valley, the 2001 Red Lion machete attack, gave a black history month report on Olympic sprinter Barney Ewell who was from Lancaster, and was one of five local news anchors to interview President Barack Obama in the White House. On October 29, 2020, near the end of "News 8 at 6," Martin announced his retirement after nearly 50 years in broadcast journalism and 37 years at WGAL. He retired on November 25, 2020. In retirement, he began working as a realtor at Inch & Co. Real Estate in south central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland.

Personal life Martin is married to his wife Millie, and the married couple has 3 children.

Awards and recognition In 1996, Martin received an award for best single newscast from the Associated Press, as well as a regional Emmy Award. In May 2023, Martin received the 2023 National Association of TV Arts and Sciences Board of Governors Award.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ron Martin (journalist)

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ron Martin (journalist) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ron Martin (journalist)

In research: Ron Martin (journalist) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ron Martin (journalist) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ron Martin (journalist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 20th-century American journalists, 20th-century American male journalists, 21st-century American journalists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Ron Martin (journalist) in simple terms?

Ron Martin is a retired, Emmy Award-winning American journalist. He worked for 37 years at WGAL in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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