Ron Martin (journalist)

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Ron Martin
Occupation(s) Television journalist, news anchor (formerly)
Years active1977–2020
Employer(s)WGAL (Lancaster, PA)
Awards6 Emmy Awards; WGAL Hall of Fame (2020)

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. [1]

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Early life and education

Ron Martin was born and raised in York, Pennsylvania. [2]

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.[ citation needed ] In 1985, Martin was promoted to weekend news anchor and then in 2000, became the weeknight news anchor, co-anchoring with Kim Lemon.[ citation needed ]

At WGAL Martin was one of five local news anchors to interview President Barack Obama in the White House. [3]

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. [4] [5] He retired on November 25, 2020. [6] [7] [8]

In retirement, he began working as a realtor at Inch & Co. Real Estate in south central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. [9]

Awards and recognition

In May 2023, Martin received the 2023 National Association of TV Arts and Sciences Board of Governors Award. [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ Ellen Wright, Mary (February 16, 2013). "In the spotlight: Anchorman Ron Martin". LancasterOnline. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Anchors away". York Daily Record . 2 June 2000. p. 40. Retrieved 12 September 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ron Martin's complete interview] with Barack Obama". WGAL . April 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "WGAL's Ron Martin announces his retirement". WGAL. October 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ "WGAL's Ron Martin talks about his legacy". YouTube. November 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ "WGAL's Ron Martin retires". WGAL. November 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ Vaughn-Hall, Jasmine (22 December 2020). "At the finish line: Retiring anchor Ron Martin hopes new career motivates youth". The Evening Sun. Hanover, Penn. pp.  A1, A3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Adams, Sean (29 November 2020). "'It's always been based on hard work': After nearly 38 years, acclaimed WGAL anchor Ron Martin retires". The Patriot-News . Retrieved 12 September 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Boeckel, Teresa (5 January 2022). "Retired WGAL-TV anchor Ron Martin is going back to work, but it's not in front of a camera". York Daily Record . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  10. ↑ Urie, Daniel (May 24, 2023). "Former longtime central Pa. news anchor Ron Martin to be recognized for his contributions to the tv industry". PennLive.
  11. ↑ "Former longtime central Pa. news anchor to be recognized for his contributions to the TV industry". The Patriot-News . 24 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2025.

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