Tim White (newscaster)

Tim White is an American news anchor and investigative reporter known for his role as host of the FOX-TV / Sci-Fi Channel / syndicated paranormal documentary series Sightings from 1992 to 1997. In 2002, White narrated the United States version of the Discovery Channel documentary program The Future Is Wild on the possible evolution of life on Earth. From 1999 to 2008, Tim was the co-anchor of the Evening News broadcasts for NBC Affiliate WKYC-TV, Channel 3 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Biography
White, who was born Dale Timothy White in Detroit, and raised in Clare, Michigan, attended college at Michigan State University and the University of Southern California, and earned a doctorate in communications from the University of Maryland. He served in the Air Force Reserve, attaining the rank of brigadier general.

Accomplishments and awards
White's on-air television credits include WJZ-TV (Baltimore), WCVB-TV (Boston), and WTTG-TV (Washington, D.C.), where he won multiple Emmy Awards anchoring Fox Morning News. He has also hosted programs for PBS, CBS-TV, CNN, Turner Broadcasting, Knowledge TV, Paramount Pictures, and Worldnet. White joined WKYC-TV Channel 3, Gannett's NBC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio in 1999. White is also inducted into the Ohio Radio and Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

On December 12, 2008, White opted to leave WKYC as a result of his contract not being renewed. The two parties could not come to an agreement on the financial terms of a new contract.

White is the president of Lives and Legacies Films, Inc. which has produced the PBS series First Person Singular, most notably a program on the life of Elie Wiesel. After managing his own news group company in Cody, Wyoming for the past few years, White currently resides in Arlington, Virginia.

Career as Air Force Reserve general
White retired from the Air Force Reserve as a Brigadier General on August 14, 2006. White had also served as Director of Public Affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., and Mobilization Assistant to Director of Strategic Communication.

Major achievements and decorations

 * Legion of Merit ribbon.svg Legion of Merit
 * Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf clusters
 * Air Force Commendation ribbon.svg Air Force Commendation Medal
 * Joint Service Commendation Medal ribbon.svg Joint Service Commendation Medal

Effective dates of promotion

 * [[Image:US-OF1B.svg|8px]] Second lieutenant – June 9, 1971
 * [[Image:US-OF1A.svg|8px]] First lieutenant – May 15, 1973
 * [[Image:US-O3 insignia.svg|20px]] Captain – June 23, 1978
 * [[Image:US-O4 insignia.svg|22px]] Major – March 7, 1988
 * [[Image:US-O5 insignia.svg|20px]] Lieutenant colonel – June 15, 1992
 * [[Image:US-O6 insignia.svg|40px]] Colonel – September 1, 1996
 * [[Image:US-O7 insignia.svg|25px]] Brigadier general – August 14, 2001