Adele Arakawa

Adele Arakawa
Adele Arakawa
Born	Adele Hausser; August 31, 1957 (age 67)
Nationality	American
Spouse	Barry Tiller (m. 1977)
Children	1

Adele Arakawa (born August 31, 1957)^[1]^[2] is a retired American evening news anchor for NBC affiliate station KUSA-TV of Denver, Colorado. As of June 2007, she provides the female voice of the airport train system at Denver International Airport.^[3] She retired on June 30, 2017. She is also the former voice of the Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System.

Early life and education

Born Adele Hausser,^[4] Arakawa was raised in Hawaii and later east Tennessee. At age 16, she began taking college courses at Tennessee Tech University and working as a radio disc jockey in her hometown of La Follette, Tennessee. She also attended the University of Tennessee but dropped out after her freshman year.^[4]

Professional career

Following her entry into radio, Arakawa worked as a radio news anchor at WYSH in Clinton, Tennessee and as a disc jockey at WRJZ in Knoxville, Tennessee.^{[citation needed]}

In 1981, Arakawa made the transition to television news, working at WTVK (now WVLT-TV) in weather in Knoxville where she began using her mother's maiden name, Arakawa, at the suggestion of news director Hal Wanzer.^[5] Two years later, she moved to Raleigh, North Carolina to coanchor weekday evening newscasts for WRAL-TV with Charlie Gaddy and weatherman Bob Debardelaben.

Arakawa's career next took the family to Chicago in 1989, where she again anchored weekday evening newscasts, this time for CBS O&O WBBM-TV.^[6]

In 1993, she became a weekday evening newscast anchor for KUSA-TV in Denver.^[7] On December 6, 2016, she announced her retirement after 40 years in broadcasting. Her last day was June 30, 2017.^[8]^[9]

Arakawa was president of the Asian American Journalists Association in 1992 in Chicago and is a member of both the Japanese American Citizens League and the Japanese American Service Committee. Two of her grandparents were from Okinawa, Japan.^[10]

Personal life

Arakawa married her husband, Barry Tiller, in July 1977.^[11] Since retiring, she has lived in Tucson, Arizona.^[11]

Arakawa used to race cars competitively, and as of her retirement was still driving a race car on a road course.^[11]

Awards

1992: National Award, Asian American Issues (Television), Asian American Journalists Association^[12]
1997: Best News Anchor, Heartland Chapter, National Television Academy^[13]
1999: Best News Anchor, Heartland Chapter, National Television Academy^[14]
2001: Outstanding Daily Newscast, Markets 1-50 (with team), Heartland Chapter, National Television Academy^[15]

Best Interview / Discussion Program (with team), Heartland Chapter, National Television Academy^[15]

2004: Best News Anchor (tie), Heartland Chapter, National Television Academy^[16]

References

^ "Arakawa Gets Off To A Good Start - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018.
^ "Deference becomes her PASADENA, Calif.-As a bearded... - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018.
^ Flynn, Kevin (May 7, 2007). "New voices coming for DIA trains". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "The Story of Adele H".
^ Roberts, Michael (November 23, 2000). "The Story of Adele H". Westword. Village Voice Media. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
^ Feder, Robert (September 7, 1988). "'Hillbilly'? 'Airhead'? Or a Ch. 2 anchor?". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 43.
^ Ostrow, Joanne (December 5, 1993). "New Channel 9 anchor hungry for news". Denver Post. p. 1-D.
^ Adele Arakawa announces retirement 9News ^{[dead link]}
^ "Adele Arakawa is retiring from 9News after 24 years". December 6, 2016.
^ "Adele Arakawa, KUSA", The Desert Sun, May 11, 2007
^ ^a ^b ^c "End of an era: Adele Arakawa talks about leaving 9News after 24 years". June 15, 2017.
^ "AAJA National Awards 1989-2007". Asian American Journalists Association. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
^ "1997 Heartland Winners". NATAS Heartland Chapter. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
^ "1999 Heartland Winners". NATAS Heartland Chapter. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
^ ^a ^b "2001 Heartland Winners". NATAS Heartland Chapter. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
^ "2004 Heartland Winners". NATAS Heartland Chapter. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2007.

[1] "Arakawa Gets Off To A Good Start - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018.

[2] "Deference becomes her PASADENA, Calif.-As a bearded... - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018.

[3] Flynn, Kevin (May 7, 2007). "New voices coming for DIA trains". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.

[westword.com-4] "The Story of Adele H".

[5] Roberts, Michael (November 23, 2000). "The Story of Adele H". Westword. Village Voice Media. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.

[6] Feder, Robert (September 7, 1988). "'Hillbilly'? 'Airhead'? Or a Ch. 2 anchor?". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 43.

[7] Ostrow, Joanne (December 5, 1993). "New Channel 9 anchor hungry for news". Denver Post. p. 1-D.

[8] Adele Arakawa announces retirement 9News ^{[dead link]}

[9] "Adele Arakawa is retiring from 9News after 24 years". December 6, 2016.

[desertsun-10] "Adele Arakawa, KUSA", The Desert Sun, May 11, 2007

[theknow.denverpost.com-11] "End of an era: Adele Arakawa talks about leaving 9News after 24 years". June 15, 2017.

[12] "AAJA National Awards 1989-2007". Asian American Journalists Association. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.

[13] "1997 Heartland Winners". NATAS Heartland Chapter. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2007.

[14] "1999 Heartland Winners". NATAS Heartland Chapter. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2007.

[heartlandemmys2001-15] "2001 Heartland Winners". NATAS Heartland Chapter. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.

[16] "2004 Heartland Winners". NATAS Heartland Chapter. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2007.

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