Kaity Tong

Kaity Tong

Kaity Tong (Chinese: 董恺悌; pinyin: Dǒng Kǎitì; born July 23, 1947) is a Chinese-born American broadcast journalist. She has been a television news anchor in New York City since 1981. Tong's television career began as a reporter for KPIX-TV in San Francisco, where she worked from 1976 to 1979. Originally hired as a writer for the station, Tong was asked to do an on-air test and was immediately promoted to street reporter, where her first on-air story was a report on the new carts that transported people around the airport. In December 1979, she became co-anchor of the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts on KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California where she soon became the number one-rated out of all the television news personalities in Sacramento. Referring to the difficulties of having a family and career, she said at the time: "Anchoring is fun. At one time I wanted to be a network reporter, but now I think that is too difficult a life. One of these days I want to have a baby."[6] In 1981, she moved to WABC-TV in New York City. Within two years, she became co-anchor of the station's 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts, first with Tom Snyder from 1983 to 1984 and later with Ernie Anastos until 1986. She moved to the 6 p.m. newscast, rotating the anchor chair with John Johnson alongside Bill Beutel after Roger Grimsby was fired in 1986, while still co-anchoring the 11 p.m. broadcast with Anastos until he left for WCBS in 1989. Eventually, her sole anchor role was the 11 p.m. news, as Beutel became a solo anchor of the 6 p.m. broadcast. In 1984, she appeared as herself, reporting on the defection of the Soviet circus performer played by Robin Williams in the feature film Moscow on the Hudson. She has also played a newscaster in Wolf, City Hall, Marci X, Night Falls on Manhattan, and the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate.

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  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1947-07-23
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Kaity Tong Movies

  • 1984
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    Moscow on the Hudson

    Moscow on the Hudson

    6.268 1984 HD

    A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn't have the nerve. His saxophone playing friend however comes to the decision to...

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  • 2004
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    The Manchurian Candidate

    The Manchurian Candidate

    6.5 2004 HD

    Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow...

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  • 2000
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    Lost Souls

    Lost Souls

    5 2000 HD

    A young woman becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the Earth in human form. To defeat the prophesy, she must convince a...

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  • 2006
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    The WPIX Yule Log: A Log's Life

    The WPIX Yule Log: A Log's Life

    1 2006 HD

    A history of the Yule Log that first appeared in 1966 on WPIX to celebrate Christmas.

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  • 2002
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    People I Know

    People I Know

    5.3 2002 HD

    A New York press agent must scramble when his major client becomes embroiled in a huge scandal.

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  • 1994
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    Wolf

    Wolf

    6.1 1994 HD

    Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a...

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  • 1997
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    Night Falls on Manhattan

    Night Falls on Manhattan

    6.3 1997 HD

    A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.

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