Steve Crump Explained

Steve Crump
Birth Date: 1957
Birth Place:Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma Mater:Trinity High School (Louisville)
Eastern Kentucky University
Occupation:Filmmaker
Journalist
Awards:4 National Headliner Awards
The Gabriel Award
The Sigma Delta Chi Award

Steven Gerard Crump (1957 – August 31, 2023) was an American journalist, documentary film producer, and television reporter for WBTV.

Biography

Steve Crump was born in 1957 in Louisville's Smoketown neighbourhood. He graduated from Trinity High School in the Class of 1975. Raised Catholic, he was a graduate of Louisville's Trinity High School, and Eastern Kentucky University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Communications.[1] [2] [3]

Crump's career began in 1980, when he got a job as a DJ in Richmond, Kentucky. This job got him noticed by WSAV-TV, an NBC-affiliated television station, where he acquired an internship and was soon placed in front of the camera due to his iconic, booming voice.[4]

Crump also worked for news stations in Orlando, Florida, Lexington, Kentucky, and Detroit, Michigan, as well an independent producer for Charlotte's WTVI, BET, and Charlotte's PBS affiliate before coming to WBTV.[4]

Crump died of colon cancer on August 31, 2023.[5] His funeral was at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Charlotte.[6]

Recognition

Crump was best known for his regional Emmy Awards for stories ranging from apartheid in South Africa to civil rights in the American South. He also has earned a number of other awards including four National Headliner Awards, the Gabriel Award, and more than a dozen first-place honors from the National Association of Black Journalists, as well as organizations like Sigma Delta Chi and Sister Cities International. In 2016, Crump was named the "2016 Journalist of the Year" by the NABJ.[7]

Filmography

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Carolina Concerns and the New South Africa 1994 Producer
Carolina Bebop Kings 2002 Producer [8]
Forgotten at the Finish Line 2002 Producer
Lessons from the Lunch Counter 2004 Producer
Before Rosa: The Unsung Contributions of Sarah May Fleming 2005 Producer [9]
Louisville's Own Ali 2007 Director and Producer [10]
Sitting in to Move Forward 2009 Producer
Sojourn of the Strings 2010 Producer
9/4/57 2010 Producer [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steve Crump: Trinity Hall of Fame . June 12, 2017 . Trinity High School (Louisville).
  2. Web site: Steve Crump. WBTV. June 12, 2017.
  3. Web site: James . Théoden . Steve Crump, revered WBTV reporter and documentarian, dies of colon cancer . Charlotte Observer.
  4. Web site: 2016 National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Program. National Association of Black Journalists. August 6, 2016. June 12, 2017.
  5. https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/longtime-wbtv-journalist-steve-crump-dies/WYANG3BPB5G6LH2WGNRJL6APIY/ Longtime WBTV journalist Steve Crump dies
  6. Web site: Batesville® . Obituary for Steven G. Crump at Alexander Funeral Home . 2024-03-26 . www.alexanderfunerals.com . en.
  7. Web site: Turner . April . April 27, 2016 . Steve Crump Named NABJ Journalist of the Year In a Small or Medium-Sized Market . June 12, 2017 . National Association of Black Journalists.
  8. Web site: Celebrating Carolina's Bebop Kings. Steve. Crump. February 18, 2002. Charlotte Busisness Journal. June 12, 2017.
  9. Web site: Steve Crump finds niche in revealing African American History. March 9, 2011. Michael. Solender. June 12, 2017.
  10. Web site: Louisville's Own Ali. KET. June 12, 2017.
  11. Web site: Library's Black History Month Series features four Steve Crump films. WBTV. June 12, 2017.

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