Larry Moore Biography
Larry Moore is an American television newscaster in Kansas City, Missouri, United States for over 3 decades. He has been called “Mr. Kansas City” due to his local prominence. He is a frequent participant and fundraiser in many charitable events. He has been Chief News Anchor and Editor since 1972 at KMBC-TV in Kansas City.
An avid vegetable gardener, Larry is the author of a personal gardening book entitled “The 20 by 30 Backyard Garden Guide.” The book, which reveals Larry’s method of growing prize-winning tomatoes among other gardening tips, was published by Universal Press Syndicate in 1978 and is currently out of print. In 2010, the National Forensics League Convention honored Larry as a national communicator of the year. In 2007, Larry was inducted into the Silver Circle of the Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Larry Moore Age
He was born on July 26, 1945, in Missouri, United States. He is about 74 years old as of 2019.
Larry Moore Family
We have no records of his parents and siblings.
Larry Moore Wife | Larry Moore Children
Larry is married to Ruth. They have five children together; three daughters, two sons and five grandchildren. They make their home in Kansas City, Mo.
Larry Moore Education
Moore was awarded a B.A. in English from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri in 1967. He was a reporter and weekend editor for the Kirksville Daily Express newspaper while at college. He worked for United Press International after college. He started a master’s degree program at Missouri University when he decided to pursue a television career.
Larry Moore Career
He joined KMBC-TV in 1968 as a reporter. In 1972, Moore became the primary news anchor until 1979 after 4 years at KMBC. In 1980, as a weekend anchor for WLS-TV, the ABC owned-and-operated station in Chicago, he had a brief stint. He left WLS in 1982 to become a2-year co-anchor at KPIX-TV in San Francisco, leaving a type of cancer abruptly, possibly related to his lymphoma. He came back to KMBC-TV in August 1983.
Larry’s television news reporting and anchoring have been honored by the Missouri Broadcasters Association, the Kansas Broadcasters Association, the Missouri Radio and Television News Association and the Kansas City Press Club. Larry has been involved in covering almost every major news story that has affected the Kansas City area over the past 40 years, including the 1977 Plaza flood, the 1978 Coates House fire, the Hyatt skywalk disaster, the Kansas City Republican National Convention, the Rep. Jerry Litton plane crash, the 1993 massive flood, the 1993 Chiefs ‘ Super Bowl Champion.
Kansas City Media Professionals and the readers of Squire Publications, Pitch Weekly, Ingram’s Magazine and Kansas City Magazine chose him as the best television news anchor. Wednesday magazine called him the best (favorite) Southlander. Most recently, editors and readers of Squire Publications honored Larry as the century’s Kansas City TV Person. Kansas City Magazine named him one of the top 10 celebrities in Kansas City.
Larry is an auctioneer at several fundraising events in the area, including the University of Missouri Alumni picnic-auction-gala, the Conception Seminary fundraising gala, the Valentine Gala to prevent child abuse, the Central City School Fund auction, the Rockhurst High School auction, the St. Teresa’s Academy auction and the Ozanam Premiere Gala. Larry also serves as the master of American Royal Champion Livestock auction ceremonies.
Larry Moore Net Worth
Larry has not revealed his 2019’s net worth.