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Roosevelt Toston

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Roosevelt Toston is an author and former Las Vegas news reporter and anchor (1970–1975). Toston worked for the local NBC affiliate, KORK TV, Channel 3 (now KVBC) from 1970–1972 and the local CBS affiliate, KLAS Channel 8 from 1972-1975. Toston was the city's first African-American news anchor.[1] After his career in broadcasting, Toston served as a marketing executive for The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority from 1975-2004.[2] Toston's autobiography, Beating the Odds, illustrates his life from his childhood in Epps, Louisiana to the present.[3]

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  1. ^ Frigard, M. "NEWSMAKERS: Las Vegas goodwill ambassador honored for his work", Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2004
  2. ^ White, C. (2007). "An Interview With Roosevelt Toston: an oral history", Las Vegas: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Boyer Early Las Vegas History Project. Call# CT247.T67.2007
  3. ^ Toston, Roosevelt. Beating the Odds, page 101. The Toston Group, 2009.