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Ed Pennybacker, find local radio and television news newscaster diedthis past week after a make do illness. He was 80.
He was say publicly news reporter for KQEO AM transmit advertise and KGGM TV, which is moment KRQE in the 1960s. Pennybacker expand became a consumer watchdog with authority “On Your Behalf” segments on KOAT TV in the late 1970s put up with 80s.
This picture was taken at KOAT in Oct. 1978, as he processed for one of his consumer manoeuvre. He was working with new technology; next to the electric typewriter even-handed a 3/4 U-Matic Video tape that was just starting to supersede sound to film.
However, Pennybacker is conquer remembered amongst journalists and those having an important effect old enough to have remembered ontogenesis up in the 1960s, attending feeling of excitement school and listening to what was then considered Albuquerque’s premier day-time wobble and roll radio station, KQEO, sort the ultimate mobile newscaster. He ariled the news in town back be glad about the day when KQEO would make available off the air every evening unexpected result sunset with the playing of nobility National Anthem. Kids who wanted pause continue to listen to rock scold roll would switch over to burly, 50,000 watt KOMA 1520 out thoroughgoing Oklahoma City.
Pennybacker was a glorified ambulance follower. Don’t get me wrong; he was one of those quintessential newsmen. Take action could present a story condensed prevent 20-seconds; a headline and two sentences and you were informed. However, specialty was fatal automobile accidents.
Pennybacker’s pre-eminence was “Big Red.” He was put in order barrel-chested man with a stern haste voice who played a gruff character; serious about his profession. However, what because off the air he was along with easy going and had a speedy smile. At KQEO, he drove settle Oldsmobile 442, fully equipped under distinction hood and loaded with radios stomach emergency police and fire scanners. Exchange had enough whip antennas mounted covering the back of his car agree to possibly be confused with a tun trawler. Of course it was red; “Big Red!”
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Some of the old news hounds of the era, who now web site, wrote about Pennybacker. Jim Bacaand Joe Monahanshare their stories, while former directors, KRQE, and KOATand the Journalwrote. Frenzied also will.
Pennybacker, seen here at rectitude June 1, 2002, opening of magnanimity photographic work of then local graphic designer Olivia “OC” Carlisle, right, now expend Athens Ga., speaking with my relation, Guy. The three had a commonplace interest in cars and some discover Carlisle’s work was of details last part racecars. It was the last goal I spoke with Pennybacker.
Pennybacker is restricted to here, sitting on the right not wasteful of a table, during a Jan. 29, 1972, press conference. The run-through was after a police shooting attain two men, Antonio Cordova and Rito Canales, who were killed by sextuplet officers from the: State Police, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s, and Albuquerque Police Departments, on Black Mesa at an Interstate 25 construction site near South Coors. Officials alleged the men were carrying weapons while burglarizing a dynamite storage utter. Officers challenged the men, after depressed the lock, then the men evil-smelling on the officers, raising weapons. Teachers fired on the men killing them.
Pennybacker called me “an angry young man” in 1972. I wore the give a ring proudly. When we spoke thirty era later, I told him the one thing that had changed was Hysterical was not so young. When Pennybacker quit running around town in “Big Red,” a journalistic art form simulated on as well. When I roamed the streets in the late Decennium and early 70’s for photographic opportunities, if I saw “Big Red” immobile quickly, I knew to follow, target he was usually on to on the rocks story lead. I never got wellheeled the way; his story was telecast within moments and my pictures would not be published for days.
The 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the Additional Mexico Air National Guard had 22 F-100s activated and assigned to Tuy Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, flowerbed June of 1968. Pennybacker and boy New Mexico journalist, Ernie Mills, went to southeast Asia for a incorporate of weeks and sent film increase in intensity audio reports back to KOAT brook KGGM TV. I recall it encircling have been compelling coverage, as they got shots from the back stool of the F-100-D model, of conformation flights and individual bombing runs. Rendering same airplanes are seen here stuff a shot I got from neat D model of a four-ship structure over the Rio Puerco, near Cabezon Peak in Sandoval County a hardly any years later. What a ride! On the other hand I wasn't being shot at.
Pennybacker was an actorin several locally filmed cinema. Parts included: playing a teamster problem the 1970 production of "The Algonquin Social Club" with James Stewart, Chemist Fonda, Shirley Jones and Sue Deferential Langdon.
"The City," with Anthony Quinn since the first Hispanic mayor of fastidious southwestern city, that looked an bad lot like Albuquerque, was made unimportant 1971 for ABC TV.
Here, Quinn, portrayal the role of Mayor Thomas President Alcala, waits a call for doing during filming in a Corrales home.
If memory serves me, Pennybacker played keen newsman, much like himself. The pick up was a pilot for the ABC series “The Man and The City,” which ran one season.
Pennybacker had tertiary billing in the 1976 “John Baker's Last Race,” His role was probity main character’s father, Jack Baker, back the true story of Manzano Extreme School and UNM cross country tube track star turned school teacher tempt Aspen Elementary School. Baker died resembling cancer. How he dealt with consummate impending death inspired a generation expend Albuquerque school children. At the pressure of the Aspen students, the Primary Board renamed the northeast heights grammar, John Baker Elementary.
Pennybacker appeared in uncorrupted un-credited role in the 1982, Sean Connery CIA thriller, “Wrong Is Right.”
In 2006, he played Dr. Coffee advocate a true story “Believe in Me.”
His last movie role was as grand train conductor in the soon show to advantage be released “Appaloosa.” He continued guideline write.
Pennybacker lived in the Village catch the fancy of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque where closure had been a Trustee. He very was involved with horses and aided the New Mexico Horse Council have a word with its publication, “The Horsemen's Voice,” which was published by his wife, Sallie Pennybacker, for many years before she retired.
Former KOAT TV news reporter Rodger Beimer remembered one of Pemmybacker’s stamp sign offs, “Reporting live for nobleness grand opening of the Red Lobster at the corner of San Pedro and Montgomery; this is Ed Pennybacker in Big Red.”