Steve Bartelstein
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Steve Bartelstein is an American former television journalist. He was previously a news anchor in New York City, first at WABC-TV (1999–2007), a flagship station of the ABC television network, WCBS-TV (2007–2009), a flagship station of CBS and later in Chicago at WBBM-TV (2010–2011), a television station owned and operated by the television network CBS.Staff writer (undated). [http://chicago.cbslocal.com/personality/steve-bartelstein/ "Steve Bartelstein"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225044157/http://chicago.cbslocal.com/personality/steve-bartelstein/ |date=December 25, 2010 }}. WBBM-TV. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
Early life and education
Bartelstein was born in Evanston, Illinois, and graduated from Niles East High School, located in Skokie, Illinois. He attended the University of Evansville for two years. He is of Italian and Jewish descent.{{cn|date=April 2023}}
Broadcasting career
He began his broadcasting career at age nineteen as a weekend news anchor in Evansville. He worked in Durham, North Carolina; Providence, Rhode Island; Indianapolis, Indiana; Charleston, South Carolina;{{Citation needed|date=January 2011|reason=for entire paragraph}} and Portland, Oregon.{{cite news|last=Schulberg|first=Pete|title=Heres the latest on the Ex-Files|url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=107995|accessdate=August 31, 2013|newspaper=Portland Tribune|date=January 15, 2004}}
Following a period working at CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, he joined WABC-TV in New York City. Bartelstein was the anchor for WABC when they initially covered the September 11 attacks.Huff, Richard (November 7, 2007). [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/11/07/2007-11-07_steve_bartelstein_hired_by_wcbs.html "Steve Bartelstein Hired by WCBS"]. Daily News. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
On March 14, 2007, the Daily News reported that Bartelstein had been "fired" from WABC-TV after "sleeping through a newsbreak he was to anchor".Huff, Richard (March 14, 2007). [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/03/14/2007-03-14_wabc_anchor_snoozes_and_loses_his_job-3.html "WABC Anchor Snoozes and Loses His Job"]. Daily News. Retrieved January 6, 2011.{{Cite web|title=Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/|access-date=June 20, 2021|website=chicagotribune.com}} The Daily News article also reported that WABC-TV had previously suspended him several times for persistent tardiness.
On November 7, 2007, Mediaweek reported that WCBS-TV had announced that it had hired Bartelstein as a weekend news anchor.Bachman, Katy (November 7, 2007). [http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003669601 "WCBS-TV N.Y. Gives Bartelstein Second Chance"]. Mediaweek. Retrieved January 6, 2011. The station soon began airing promotional announcements featuring him and making reference to an upcoming feature story about his cancer illness.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}
On September 28, 2007, New York Post columnist Cindy Adams had reported that Bartelstein was being treated for testicular cancer.{{Cite web|last1=Barmash|first1=Jerry|date=July 5, 2011|title=One-Time New York Anchor Steve Bartelstein Fired in Chicago|url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/one-time-new-york-anchor-steve-bartelstein-fired-in-chicago/|access-date=June 20, 2021|language=en-US}}
On March 18, 2009, WCBS-TV announced that he had left the station. Bartelstein told the Daily News that he was unhappy and felt unappreciated with his job.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}
On August 12, 2010, it was announced that he would be joining WBBM-TV in Chicago as a morning-news anchor[http://www.wbez.org/blog/robert-feder/another-new-yorker-joining-cbs-2-anchor-lineup/ "Another New Yorker joining CBS 2 anchor lineup"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918191418/http://www.wbez.org/blog/robert-feder/another-new-yorker-joining-cbs-2-anchor-lineup/ |date=September 18, 2012 }}. Retrieved August 12, 2010. On July 3, 2011, it was announced that he left WBBM after only 10 months, putting an end to his broadcasting career.[http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/chicago-media-blog/14836681/over-and-out-cbs-2-releases-morning-anchor-bartelstein "Over and out: CBS 2 releases morning anchor Bartelstein"]. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
After broadcasting
Bartelstein attended baseball umpire school and umpired in the Pecos League for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pecosleague.com/pecosleague.asp?page=188|title=Welcome to the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs! Pecos Baseball!}}{{Cite web|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/302562-179960-steve-bartelstein-finds-true-passion-umpiring-baseball-|title = Steve Bartelstein finds true passion umpiring baseball| date=April 19, 2016 }}
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