Bud Hedinger

Bud Hedinger
Born (1947-01-23) January 23, 1947 (age 79)
Glen Rock, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationsTalk radio host, television news anchor and personality
Years active1969-present
Websitewww.budhedinger.com

John Harris Brady "Bud" Hedinger III (born January 23, 1947) is an American talk radio host in the Orlando, Florida area on station WFLA AM 540 (WFLF).

Biography

Born in Glen Rock, New Jersey, he was nicknamed "Bud" by his mother the day he was born.

A graduate of Glen Rock High School, he received a bachelor's degree from Colgate University and a master's degree from Syracuse University. During his time at Colgate Hedinger was a member and assistant leader of the Colgate Thirteen, America's most widely heard and second oldest collegiate a cappella group.

From 1969 until 1986, Hedinger was a television personality in Syracuse, New York, first at WSYR-TV (Channel 3) as lead weatherman and host of Bowling for Dollars and later as weathercaster and news anchor at WIXT (Channel 9) beginning in 1978. He worked at WFTV Channel 9, the ABC television affiliate in Orlando from 1986 until 1989. Hedinger then spent time as an anchor for WTVF NewsChannel 5, the CBS affiliate in Nashville, before returning to Orlando in 1993. He then worked as an anchor at the Orlando affiliate of The CW television network, WKCF Channel 18, for the 10 o'clock news prior to moving on to radio for iHeartMedia's WFLA 102.5FM and WFLA 540AM Orlando simulcast. He retired on November 10, 2023.

References

  1. ↑ Orlando Sentinel Bud Hedinger's birthday ref at Orlando Sentinel, 1/23/97
  2. ↑ Abbott, Jim (December 7, 1999). "This Bud's For You : That's The Message Of The Promotions For Wkcf News Anchor Bud Hedinger, The Man Around Whom The Station Is Building Its News Image". Orlando Sentinel. p. E1. ISSN 0744-6055. ProQuest 279406911. Retrieved February 28, 2011. It didn't take long for John Harris Brady Hedinger III to become Bud. His mother, Annorah, gave him the nickname on the day he was born - Jan. 23, 1947 - in suburban Glen Rock, N.J.
  3. ↑ "John Hedinger Plans To Wed". The Sunday News. Ridgewood, New Jersey. May 21, 1972. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Mrs. Anthony D'Onofrio of this community announces the engagement of her daughter, Lynda Ann, to John H. B. (Bud) Hedinger III, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. B. Hedinger, Jr. of 16 Rock Road, Glen Rock.... Her fiance graduated from Glen. Rock High School and Colgate University and received his masters degree from Syracuse University.
  4. ↑ "Hedinger Gets News Anchor Job in Florida". Syracuse Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. January 3, 1986 – via NewspaperArchive.com.

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