Jim Metcalf

{{short description|American journalist}}

{{for|the English footballer|Jim Metcalf (footballer)}}

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| caption = Jim Metcalf reading one of his own books

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| birth_date = May 11, 1920

| birth_place = Wichita Falls, Texas

| death_date = March 8, 1977 (aged 56)

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| education = North Texas State University

| occupation = Television Journalist

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| spouse = Mary Ann Metcalf

| children =Marc, Michael, Jamie, Clare

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| credits = A Sunday Journal

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James M. Metcalf (May 11, 1920 – March 8, 1977) was a journalist for WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana where he served as anchor/reporter. He later became the host of A Sunday Journal from 1973 until his death from cancer in 1977, which was considered a "class act" in bringing ordinary people and their hobbies and interests to television.http://www.neworleansradiotheatre.org/wwloncam1.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711040311/http://www.neworleansradiotheatre.org/wwloncam1.html |date=2007-07-11 }} New Orleans Radio Theatre In 1975, Jim and his show were awarded the Peabody Award for "good writing, excellent photography, and artistic presentation."{{cite web |url=http://128.192.29.189/archives/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-03-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213062431/http://128.192.29.189/archives/ |archivedate=2008-02-13 }} Peabody Award archives

The Jim Metcalf Memorial Award was created in his honor, and is bestowed by the Press Club of New Orleans annually.http://pressclubneworleans.org/AwdWin2006.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122061928/http://www.pressclubneworleans.org/AwdWin2006.htm |date=2008-01-22 }} Press Club of New Orleans

He also wrote four volumes of poetry, one published posthumously, being described as "infatuated with words. He loved the language. He used it well."http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/3435836/used/Jim%20Metcalf's%20Journal Quote by Phil Johnson, WWL-TV, New Orleans