STAN CHAMBERS is one of L.A.’s most admired newsmen. Stan has been with the same station for 62 years, and in a major market like Los Angeles, that is no small accomplishment. In more than six decades of reporting the news for KTLA/CW, he has covered every major news event in and around L.A., including political elections, floods, earthquakes, human tragedies, riots, assassinations and fires. His career with KTLA/CW began in 1947, shortly after KTLA/CW had became the first commercially-licensed TV station in the western U.S. There were about 300 TV sets in the L.A. area at the time, only about half of them working. Since then, Stan has reported a record 22,000+ stories, including every major natural disaster in Los Angeles since 1947, as well as heartbreaking, high-profile stories including the Robert Kennedy assassination. Stan has also reported for KTLA’s signature broadcast of the Tournament of Roses Parade almost every year since 1949. Stan has received many honors for his lifetime of work. The Stan Chambers Building at KTLA was dedicated in his honor as a tribute to over 60 years of dedicated service to the station and community. The Stan Chambers Journalism Awards, an essay competition, annually awards cash awards to high school seniors interested in journalism careers. And APTRA annually presents The Stan Chambers Award for Extraordinary Achievement. (© 2007 KTLA)