Top Thirty Chuck Henry Facts
By Ron - Friday January 27th 2006
You’ve read the top thirty fact about Chuck Norris. But did you know these facts about Channel 4 News anchorman, Chuck Henry?
- Chuck Henry is 60 years old.
- Middle name: Mathers
- Chuck was a news anchor in both non-continental states.
- Chuck Henry hosted and produced “Eye on L.A.” which ran from 1984 to 1991.
- Eye on L.A. once aired a 3-D Hawaiian Swimsuit Spectacular.
- chuckhenrydesigns.com is not Chuck Henry’s boutique design shop. It is the web site for Atlanta’s premiere floral designer.
- Two third-grade teachers added Chuck Henry to their curriculum.
- Chuck Henry has won 12 regional Emmy Awards
- A 2003 regional Emmy Award was awarded for spot coverage of a dump truck chase.
- Chuck Henry starred in The North Avenue Regulars, Wisdom and The Tommyknockers.
- The average user rating of movies starring Chuck Henry is 5.1 out of 10.
Chuck hosted a pilot in 1975 for the gameshow Beat the Odds- On Beat the Odds players stopped a spinning wheel by yelling “stop” while trying to avoid Whammies–a full eight years before Press Your Luck.
- 14 years later, Chuck Henry tried his hand at another game show, Now You See It.
- Now You See it was cancelled after 15 weeks.
- chuckhenry.com is owned by a truck and trailer shop in Kansas.
- On chuckhenry.com you can buy a 24′ long Fruehauf dump trailer with 66″ sides, full frame, Budds, 50% tires & brakes, 1974 Frame, 1985 Tub, roll tarp, asphalt liner and top hinge gate for $13,850.
- This is what the Chuck Henry of chuckhenry.com looks like:
- Chuck Henry is the Executive Producer and host of “Travel Cafe”.
- 2001 L.A. sports schedules are conveniently listed on the Travel Cafe Web Site
- Chuck Henry always signs off by saying “I’m Chuck Henry, so long everybody.”
- Chuck has never once signed off by saying “I, Chuck Henry, am so long, everybody.”
- IMDB notes Chuck Henry’s other trademark is driving a black Beemer.
- Chuck Henry has been married for more than 30 years…presumably to the same woman
- Chuck and his wife have four children.
- Before taking off to work each day in his Black BMW, Chuck Henry would tell his wife and kids, “I’m Chuck Henry, so long everybody” (unverified)
While covering a story on wildfires in 2003, Chuck Henry and his cameraman were rescued by a firefighter as his news van was engulfed in flames.- Chuck and his cameraman were sitting inside the vehicle when the wind whipped flames around them and the thick smoke caused the ignition to malfunction.
- Moments after the incident, Chuck cried on camera as he credited the firefighter who saved his life.
- Chuck Henry served as Grand Marshall of the 2005 Monrovia Days Parade
