Larry Mendte

Quick Facts

Full Name	Larry Mendte
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Jan 16, 1957(1957-01-16)
Age	67
Birthplace	Lansdowne
Country	United States
Birth City	Lansdowne
Horoscope	Capricorn

Larry Mendte Biography

Larry Mendte is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on January 16, 1957 in Lansdowne, Lansdowne, United States. Lawrence David Mendte (born January 16, 1957) is an American news anchor, commentator and radio talk show host. Mendte is currently hosting three TV shows, Jersey Matters, The Delaware Way, and Another Thing with Larry Mendte. Mendte also hosts The Larry Mendte Show on WABC (AM) in New York. Until a few years ago, Mendte wrote and delivered nightly commentaries at WPIX in New York City that were aired at TV stations across the country. He continued writing and delivering the commentaries on “Another Thing with Larry Mendte,” which airs in the New York and Philadelphia TV markets. Mendte was the first male host of the American syndicated television show Access Hollywood. From 2003 to mid-2008, he was the lead anchor of the 6pm and 11pm newscasts for KYW-TV (Channel 3), the CBS O&O in Philadelphia. After nearly two decades in last place, Mendte led the station to compete with first place WPVI-TV (Channel 6). KYW lured Mendte away from WCAU-TV (Channel 10), where he had anchored the 4, 6 and 11 pm newscasts and led the station to win news ratings in some time slots for the first time in 30 years.

Mendte is married to Dawn Stensland, the former 10 pm news co-anchor at Fox’s WTXF (Channel 29), since 2000. She came to Philadelphia in 1997 as an anchor for KYW, then anchored CBS News Saturday Morning for a year and a half. In the 1990s, she was an anchor and reporter at WBBM in Chicago, Illinois, and WKYC in Cleveland, Ohio. Together, they have two sons: Michael was born in 2004, and David was born in 2006. In addition, Mendte has two adult children, Stacia and Jonathan, from a previous marriage.

Born and raised in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, he attended St. Philomena Catholic School elementary school. During this time he began delivering the Philadelphia Bulletin. Mendte graduated from Monsignor Bonner High School in nearby Drexel Hill. In 2003, Mendte was inducted into the high school’s Hall of Fame. He earned a B.A. in Communications from West Chester University and was named a distinguished alumnus. After giving a commencement address in 2006, Mendte was awarded the President’s Medal for Service in recognition of his community work.

Mendte appeared in three movies in cameo roles: Primary Colors, Shadow of Doubt, and “Snipes”, a film starring Zoe Saldana. He wrote and directed four short documentaries. Ben Franklin: Stealing Lightning from the Sky aired across the country on Benjamin Franklin’s birthday in 2006. The documentary questioned whether Franklin really did conduct his famous kite experiment. Later that year Mendte wrote and directed Alex Scott: A Stand for Hope, a short documentary about Alex Scott, founder of Alex’s Lemonade Stand. Alex Scott: A Stand for Hope won the award for Best Documentary at the Reno, Oxford, Danville, West Chester, Lake Arrowhead and Reel Award film Festivals. Mendte was named best Pennsylvania Filmmaker for 2006 at the West Chester Film Festival.

Mendte left Access Hollywood in 1997 to return to Philadelphia and become the main anchor of WCAU (Channel 10)’s newscasts, including the 4 pm, 6pm and 11 pm programs, with the 4 pm show being the first on at that time in the market. He also created and hosted the Sunday morning news talk program Live at Issue. During his time at WCAU the 11 pm newscast outrated market leader WPVI (Channel 6) for the first time since the 1970s.

Larry Mendte Net Worth

Larry Mendte is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Larry Mendte 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

From 1984 to 1988 he was a weekend anchor on WABC, as well as fill-in sports anchor. He anchored the news and was an investigative reporter at WBBM in Chicago from 1991 to 1995. While at WBBM, Mendte’s series of reports on school bus safety resulted in a new state law. Mendte won a record 27 Emmy Awards in Chicago and was twice named Best reporter by the Illinois Associated Press. He anchored the news at WCMH in Columbus, Ohio, WLYH in Lebanon, Pennsylvania (where he also did the sportscast), WTAJ in Altoona and KIEM in Eureka, California.

Mendte was a weather personality at San Diego’s KFMB and also performed stand- up comedy in Southern California comedy clubs. Mendte wrote and produced a humor commentary feature called “How Come?” for the Paramount Studios syndicated program Hard Copy. Mendte was the first male host of Access Hollywood when the show debuted in 1996. He co-hosted Monday through Friday with Giselle Fernández and also co-hosted the weekend edition with future weekday host Nancy O’Dell. Mendte debuted “Access Hollywood” on September 9, 1996, with the words “Hello everyone, I’m Larry Mendte and this is Access Hollywood.”

Mendte joined KYW in 2003 after being wooed from WCAU. KYW launched a massive “Make the Switch” promotional campaign when Mendte arrived. The idea for the campaign was Mendte’s. He also helped reformat the newscast and introduced the “walking anchor” to KYW that he was famous for at WCAU. KYW’s ratings immediately jumped with Mendte in the main seat with Alycia Lane co-anchoring, and within a year the station would overtake WCAU at 11 pm and 6 pm for second place. Lane was later fired in December 2007 after being charged with a felony for assaulting a female police officer in New York. Mendte then anchored solo for a short time before being teamed with Susan Barnett, but Mendte was fired in June 2008 after an investigation revealed he accessed Lane’s email accounts. While at KYW, Mendte also co-hosted the Eagles pre-game show from Lincoln Financial Field. Mendte wrote and directed several documentaries while at KYW, including “Stealing Lightning From The Sky,” about the Ben Franklin kit experiment, “Alex Scott: A Stand for Hope,” about the little girl who started Alex’s Lemonade Stand, “The Children of 9/11,” about the children who lost parents in the 9/11 attacks and “The Beanie Baby Soldier,” about Corporal Stephen McGowan, a soldier who died in Iraq but left a legacy of caring for the Iraqi children. For his work, Mendte won over 50 regional Emmys at KYW.

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Who is Larry Mendte Dating?

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Mendte was a contributor to the online version of Philadelphia Magazinefrom 2010 to 2015. Mendte’s post on the drowning death of his niece stands as one of the most read columns ever on the site. Mendte occasionally writes for the print version of the magazine including a feature article on his life after he was let go by KYW. Mendte wrote over 200 articles for the site in five years.

Facts & Trivia

Larry Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Larry Mendte celebrates birthday on January 16 of every year.

In February 2010 Mendte returned to television with a nightly commentary on current events, originating from Tribune Broadcasting’s WPIX in New York. This segment is also seen on WPHL-TV’s 10 pm newscast (which used to be produced by NBC’s WCAU, a former employer of Mendte), WGN-TV in Chicago and several other Tribune and Local TV-owned stations across the country.

Is Dawn Stensland still married to Larry Mendte?

Family. Mendte is married to Dawn Stensland , the former 10 pm news co- anchor at Fox’s WTXF (Channel 29), since 2000.

Where is Dawn Stensland now?

Stensland-Mendte is now heard on WPHT talk radio as the news anchor of the Rich Zeoli morning show , and hosting the 10 a.m. to noon slot. She can also be seen as a featured reporter and host on Jersey Matters, a public affairs show at WJLP-TV in Freehold, New Jersey.

How old is Larry Mendte?

65 years (January 16, 1957)

Who is Dawn Stensland married to?

Larry Mendte

What happened to Jersey matters with Larry Mendte?

Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting Co., which operates MeTV, declined to pick up “Jersey Matters,” a weekly, half-hour, public affairs program, and instead has launched “New Jersey Politics” with a new host in its place.