Van Hackett

Van Hackett
Born Van Hackett
Status Married
Occupation Television journalist; News Director
Notable credit(s) KTRK-TV weekend news anchor/reporter (1980-1987)
WPTV-TV assistant news director (1973-1976)

Van Hackett was a weekend news anchor for KTRK-TV[1] in Houston, Texas from 1980 to 1987. He also co-anchored the station's Live at Five newscast for a few years before being moved to the weekends. Prior to joining KTRK-TV, Hackett was the assistant news director for WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida from 1973 until 1976. He later left KTRK-TV during the summer of 1987 and joined 1010 WINS Radio in New York City, New York for a few years before joining WWOR-TV in Secaucus, New Jersey as well as anchoring at WVIT-TV in New Britain, Connecticut [2] until his resignation in 1993.

Video of Hackett

Weekend 10:00pm newscast of KTRK-TV Ch. 13 Eyewitness News Tonight from July 21, 1985

Ch. 13 Eyewitness News Update with Van Hackett in 1985.

References

  1. Where are they now?
  2. TV News Anchors Find Doing What Comes Naturally Can Take Work


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