Chuck Scarborough

Chuck Scarborough has been a part of WNBC-TV for the last 50 years. NBC New York is proud to present a special program celebrating his legendary career in New York City. Chuck shares his most memorable stories and sits down with his longtime co-anchor and friend Sue Simmons. News 4’s David Ushery hosts.

Chuck Scarborough was there in 2004 as two American veterans who fought during World War II met their German enemy face-to-face after he kept writing them letters.

Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Mariska Hargitay, and Alex Rodriguez are among the celebrities congratulating Chuck Scarborough on his amazing 50-Year anniversary at WNBC-TV.

NBC New York’s celebration of Chuck Scarborough’s 50 years at WNBC continued Thursday evening with a special 30-minute program. If you missed it’s original airing, it’s at the top of this article in our video player and will air April 1st-5th at 7:30 p.m. on our 24/7 NBC New York News streaming channel. The program includes:

In 2007, six years after 9/11, Chuck went down to Louisiana to see how steel from the World Trade Center was being melted down, repurposed and used to build a new warship to lead the way in the war on terror.

Chuck took a trip in 2002 to the jungles of Vietnam, highlighting the the ongoing search for the remains of American soldiers listed as missing in action, decades after the war had ended.

It’s not hard to see Chuck’s immense impact he’s had during his 50 years on air at NBC New York, but the important charity work he does off the air that means so much to him as well. Natalie Pasquarella reports.

After having gone away for decades, taxi dancing returned to NYC in the 1980s. Chuck went over to the Roseland Ballroom to give it a shot, and his last dance of the night was with a familiar face.

A plane was shot down in the Philippines during WWII, and the pilot of that plane was Chuck’s Uncle Al. In 2002, Chuck traveled to the Philippines to dig into his uncle’s past and share his incredible story of survival — and the special moment that came years later.

Sue Simmons and Chuck Scarborough were partners on the anchor desk for more than three decades. So what inspired this photo that was taken the day the iconic pair met for the first time? Chuck explains it all.

Chuck’s daughter Elizabeth got a taste of what it was like to be a reporter, when she joined her dad during ‘Take Our Daughters to Work” day in 1995. 

Ten years after the terror attacks on 9/11, Chuck visited a firehouse in Hell’s Kitchen that suffered an unimaginable loss on that day.

Chuck Scarborough’s 50th anniversary celebration continues Tuesday with appearances on the ‘TODAY’ show in Rockefeller Plaza and on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show.’ Chuck was up early to join the hosts of TODAY on the Plaza, next door to the home of WNBC at 30 Rock. You may not have known that Chuck did some work filling in as a newsreader…

The Empire State Building was illuminated in gold and NBC’s peacock blue for anchor Chuck Scarborough’s 50th anniversary with WNBC-TV / NBC New York.

The Empire State Building was illuminated Monday evening in colors to celebrate anchor Chuck Scarborough’s 50th anniversary with WNBC-TV / NBC New York. The landmark building lit up in NBC peacock blue and gold for his golden anniversary. “This is such an extraordinary honor,” Scarborough said. Chuck joined WNBC-TV in March 1974 as a lead anchor for what was, at...

It was a phone call from a viewer that Chuck Scarborough says led to a 1987 story that was one of the most personal he ever covered. After a story about a WWII B-17 bomber, a viewer called to say that he served with Chuck’s father, and the two were shot down during a mission. That led to a reunion...

Back in 1977, News 4’s Chuck Scarborough was a part of the inaugural commercial flight of the Concorde.

Anchor Chuck Scarborough is celebrating 50 years working at WNBC-TV today March 25, 2024.

The Empire State Building will shine Monday night in NBC peacock blue and golden anniversary gold for Chuck Scarborough’s 50 years with us at WNBC-TV / NBC New York. Earlier on Monday, Chuck participated in a ceremonial lighting at the historic landmark.