The Night the News Anchor Became the Lead Story...and the Talk of the Town In 1977, Annette Estes became the first female news anchor at a top 40 U.
S.
Then, one hot July evening in 1986, during the weathe.
She was the highest-paid and, according to research, the most popular television personality in the market. newscasts for fifteen years with five different male co-anchors at two different stations. and 11:00 P.
M.
She anchored the 6:00 P.
M. television station.
The Night the News Anchor Became the Lead Story...and the Talk of the Town In 1977, Annette Estes became the first female news anchor at a top 40 U.
S