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Brinkley, stationed in Washington D.C., introduced Stringer to Huntley in New York via satellite. outline: 0; background-position: -112px -32px; In 1957, Conrad was married to former fashion model Susan Randall (1940-1979), and the couple had one son, Christopher. background-position: -32px -160px; She created most of the programs content: interviews, cooking segments, and a cartoon creation called Senator Fairweather. padding: 1em 1.4em; .ui-icon-arrow-1-n { } */ .ui-state-default a:link, } Life Of Lewis Tipton Stringer Huntley - Mitmunk outline: 0; width: 1.8em; * Released under the MIT license. } font-size: 2.6rem; She is survived by her brother Arthur C. Stringer and by two nieces, Suellen Stringer-Hye, and Elizabeth Doble Stringer and two nephews Arthur Campbell Stringer III and Lewis Tipton Stringer. -webkit-text-fill-color: white; } color: #212121; position: relative; .ui-helper-clearfix:before, background-position: -80px -48px; background-position: 0 -208px; } .ui-buttonset { Sarah Lewis Tipton, her maternal grandmother, motivated her name. Also an author, he published a 1968 memoir entitled The Generous Years: Remembrances of a Frontier Boyhood. border: 1px solid red; .ui-priority-primary, background-position: 0 -160px; } .ui-icon-note { .ui-dialog .ui-dialog-titlebar-close:before { height: 2em; * background-position: -48px -128px; .ui-datepicker-multi .ui-datepicker-buttonpane { Chet Huntley | Library of Congress background-position: -112px -192px; * jQuery UI Tabs @VERSION I wish I would have known her. background-position: -48px -64px; color:#ffffff !important; * http://jqueryui.com * http://jqueryui.com .ui-corner-top, Stringer-Huntley-Conrad, Tipton 07-15-1930 - 10-01-2010 Tipton "Tippy" Stringer Huntley Conrad, TV Pioneer, Weather Reporter and Wife, dies at 80. } } } } .ui-datepicker-rtl .ui-datepicker-next:hover { .ui-tabs .ui-tabs-nav li a { American TV News Tippy Stringer Huntley was born Lewis Tipton Stringer on 15th July, 1930 in Evanston, Ill and passed away on 1st Oct 2010 Los Angeles, California aged 80. } background-position: -144px -128px; filter: alpha(opacity=0); } .orangered-background { background-position: -48px -176px; cursor: pointer; .ui-icon-power { .ui-icon-circle-arrow-w { .ui-accordion .ui-accordion-header { .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-header { padding: .4em 1em; } Oops! The couple married in 1959. transition: background-color 5000s ease-in-out 0s; .ui-button:link, background-position: -64px -224px; .ui-icon-trash { She is most remembered for Wrc-TV. } background: none; width: 17em; .ui-icon-arrowthick-1-nw { } background-position: -80px -160px; .ui-button-icon-only .ui-button-text, left: 0; font-family: 'Open Sans'; position: absolute; } font-size: .5em; She was one of the pioneer female anchors in the industry. } About American Actor William Conrad was born John William Cann Jr. on 27th September, 1920 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA and passed away on 11th Feb 1994 Los Angeles, California, USA aged 73. } Tippy Stringer Huntley Conrad, who became a Washington personality during the 1950s as a comely weather girl issuing forecasts on the local NBC affiliate, and who left the city for New York when she married television newsman Chet Huntley, died Oct. 1 at her home in Los Angeles. padding: 0; She majored in theater, starring in several university productions, and in 1951 was crowned homecoming queen. Brinkley, stationed in Washington D.C., introduced Stringer to Huntley in New York via satellite. Photos of Tipton "Tippy" Stringer Conrad - Find a Grave Memorial /* button elements seem to need a little more width */ * jQuery UI Selectable @VERSION In between, she raced tothe Shoreham Hotel's swanky Blue Room nightclub, where she changedcostumes to sing in two nightly floor shows. -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 5px #aaa; padding: 0; } width: auto; left: .2em; She even appeared on The Phil Donahue Show to discuss the stress and stigma of widowhood, topics that had not been widely publicly contemplated at the time. } box-shadow: 0 0 5px #aaa; .ui-corner-all, } document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 The Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, a 501c3 not for profit,Tax ID # 13-3859563. She even appeared on The Phil Donahue Show to discuss the stress and stigma of widowhood, topics that had not been widely publicly contemplated at the time.Stringer stayed in the public eye with a bid as a Republican Congressional candidate for Montana in 1978 which, although ultimately unsuccessful, was important in increasing the visibility of women running for elective office. background-position: -32px -32px; } left: 50%; text-align: center; right: 2px; cursor: pointer; margin-left: 0; .ui-corner-bl { They got engaged and married in 1980. .ui-icon-seek-start { input:-moz-autofill:focus, background-position: -32px -176px; } .ui-state-active a:visited { margin: 0; position: absolute; height: 20px; font-size: 100%; padding: 2px; background-position: -16px -176px; } font-weight: 500; right: 0; top: 0; .ui-icon-circle-arrow-e { } top: 50%; overflow: hidden; .ui-icon-folder-collapsed { position: absolute; } } width: 49%; background-position: -176px -112px; } /* TR overrides */ margin-left: -8px; I'm embarrassed that I wasn't familiar with her. .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-title { border: 0; During the height of her local fame, Mrs. Conrad often appearedoff-screen at local fairs and holiday celebrations. background-position: 0 -176px; margin-top: -8px; .ui-spinner .ui-icon { .ui-icon-script { .ui-corner-bottom, .ui-icon-triangle-1-nw { } height: 50%; * clear: both; font-size: 1em; left: 0; } Both of Stringers parents were graduates of the University of Chicago, and her father was an executive with the National Broadcasting Association. } float: left; background-image: url(/wp-content/themes/ALZinfo/less/jqui/images/ui-icons_888888_256x240.png); ----------------------------------*/ body .ui-tooltip { * jQuery UI Button @VERSION cursor: pointer; } } .ui-buttonset .ui-button { background-position: -96px -64px; text-decoration: none; } .ui-icon-signal { ", Washington newsman David Brinkley, whom Miss Stringer knew through hertelevision work, introduced her to Chet Huntley, who was knownnationally for broadcasting the news with Brinkley on NBC's "TheHuntley-Brinkley Report. $(function(){ * http://jqueryui.com Tippy Stringer, Widow of Chet Huntley and William Conrad, 80 } width: 21px; } margin: -10px 0 0 0; /* button icon element(s) */ .ui-state-default a:visited { .ui-widget-content .ui-priority-primary, */ There are 1 obituaries and memoriams for the surname Stringer-huntley-conrad. overflow: hidden; .ui-icon-grip-dotted-horizontal { .ui-icon-carat-2-e-w { } } "Her long suit is fashion, beauty and theundeniable fact that she's about the cutest thing seen on TV in theseparts. background-position: -64px -192px; Tippy Stringer Huntley Conrad, who became a Washington personalityduring the 1950s as a comely weather girl issuing forecasts on the localNBC affiliate, and who left the city for New York when she marriedtelevision newsman Chet Huntley, died Oct. 1 at her home in Los Angeles.She was 80 and had a brain tumor. right: 2px; color: #363636; } background-position: -144px -144px; } Ms. Stringers combination of high-spirited good looks and sophisticated intelligence, on display in appearances such as in Life magazine in 1955 with her cartoon creation Senator Fairweather, quickly won her national attention. * Released under the MIT license. .ui-accordion .ui-accordion-header .ui-accordion-header-icon { Friends often noted that Once you met Tippy you never forgot her. Stringers taste and a creative mind helped her negotiate a career in the infant television broadcasting industry, when opportunities for women were limited, and helped pave the way for many younger women who have since enjoyed a more open field for their own notable careers. input.textfield.otherdonate:-webkit-autofill:hover, Tipton was a very well television trailblazer and weather forecaster. input:-moz-autofill, .ui-corner-br { right: 2px; background-position: -128px -144px; * Copyright 2013 jQuery Foundation and other contributors .ui-icon-squaresmall-plus { } } * Copyright 2013 jQuery Foundation and other contributors Tipton "Tippy" Stringer: Birthdate: July 15, 1930: Birthplace: Evanston, Cook County , Illinois: Death: October 01, 2010 (80) Beverly Hills Immediate Family: Wife of William Conrad and Chet Huntley. } padding: .7em .3em; .ui-state-default a, } The next thing I knew he was taking her out.". .ui-datepicker th { overflow: auto; font-family: "Bryant"; * http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Theming/API padding: 0 .2em; background-position: -112px -128px; With her hair coiffed in a bouffant and wearing pearl, Mrs. Huntley issued forecasts twice a day, smiling through whatever nature had in store for the capital. /* removes extra width in IE */ width: 2.2em; .ui-icon-minus { .ui-widget-content .ui-state-focus, } width: 33.3%; text-align: center; } position: absolute; background-position: -192px -112px; .ui-icon-carat-1-s { * Released under the MIT license. float: right; } width: 3.7em; right: -5px; One of the first women to appear on a large . background-position: -112px -144px; The resort, which includes a golf course and a tangle of ski runsincluding one called "Tippy's Tumble," was sold to a Michigan company in1976. .ui-icon-key { } font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; background-position: 16px 16px; background-position: -48px 0; * background-position: -96px -160px; American TV Personality Chet Huntley was born Chester . background-image: url(/wp-content/themes/ALZinfo/less/jqui/images/ui-icons_888888_256x240.png); */ } float: right; margin: 0 2.3em; .ui-widget-header .ui-state-highlight { input:-webkit-autofill:hover, .ui-datepicker.ui-datepicker-multi { .ui-datepicker td { She would be about 70 now. clear: left; background-position: -160px -112px; } .ui-progressbar { } background-position: -48px -144px; position: relative; .ui-widget-header .ui-state-focus { max-width: 1120px; transition: background-color 5000s ease-in-out 0s; } With space in women's dorms already allotted to otherstudents, she chose instead to attend the University of Maryland - andshe began calling herself Tippy. One of the first women to appear on a large-market news broadcast, Tippy Stringer gained a following in the Washington, D.C. area as a weather reporter for the television station WRC-TV. height: 9px; color: #134a6b; } background-position: -64px -64px; padding-bottom: 1px; left: -5px; Make it in memory or in honor of a loved one, YES, send a letter to the family, acknowledging. .ui-slider-vertical .ui-slider-handle { * He attended three different colleges: Montana State University, Cornish College of the Arts, and the University of Washington. } .ui-corner-all, Her zodiac sign is Cancer. filter: alpha(opacity=35); height: 100%; right: .5em; .ui-icon-arrowreturn-1-s { .ui-helper-clearfix:after { } /*! } .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-next span { } Tell us where to send your instant confirmation & receipt of your donation. float: right; font-size: 0.1px; height: 1.2em; But Stringers natural theatricality and talent kept her involved: in 1968, when the Report covered the complicated events involved in the Democratic Convention in Chicago, Stringer was on hand to add behind-the-scenes commentary. border: none; background-position: -144px -16px; float: right; .ui-datepicker select.ui-datepicker-month-year { textarea.textfield.otherdonate:-webkit-autofill:focus, .ui-datepicker-row-break { outline: none; .ui-icon-locked { .ui-resizable-disabled .ui-resizable-handle, border-right-width: 0; z-index: 9999 !important; } /* vertical centre icon */ } .ui-datepicker-rtl .ui-datepicker-group { } .ui-icon-grip-solid-vertical { border-width: 0; padding: 1px; */ background: #8d8d8d; * http://jqueryui.com } -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0px 1000px #ac3d05 inset; He was best known for co-anchoring NBC's evening news program, The Huntley-Brinkley Report, for 14 years beginning in 1956. Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love. background-position: -16px -160px; Huntley stayed active in retirement, broadcasting commentaries, recording commercials for American Airlines, and contracting with the airline to sponsor a new PBS program The American Experience, a . -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 0px 1000px #F6F6F5 inset; When Stringers career began at CBS Radio in 1955, she was one of only a handful of female network news staffers. * http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Datepicker#theming text-align: center; } /* icon support */ .ui-icon-arrowthick-2-e-w { * Released under the MIT license. Tipton Stringer-Huntley-Conrad Obituary (2010) - Los Angeles, CA - Los left: 0; .ui-state-default, .ui-slider-horizontal .ui-slider-range-min { /* no icon support for input elements, provide padding by default */ /* For IE8 - See #6727 */ .ui-icon-arrowthick-1-s { display: block; .ui-icon-arrowrefresh-1-e { .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-buttonpane button.ui-datepicker-current { While working for NBC in Washington D.C., Huntley met Tipton (Tippy) Stringer who was working as a weather reporter at the time. margin: .2em 0; .ui-icon-volume-off { select:-webkit-autofill:focus { } background-position: -32px -16px; .ui-accordion .ui-accordion-icons { background-position: -144px -112px; /*! ----------------------------------*/ margin: 0 auto .4em; I'm embarrassed that I wasn't familiar with her. Lewis Tipton Stringer Huntley Achievements Ms. Stringer became WRC-TV's resident 'weather-girl' in 1953 where she also hosted homemaking, cooking and weather shows. .ui-button-text-icons .ui-button-text { margin: 0 0 .4em; .ui-datepicker th { } } Tipton "Tippy" Stringer Conrad (1930-2010) - Find a Grave We support the pioneering research of the late Nobel Laureate Dr. Paul Greengard under the leadership of Dr. Nathaniel Heintz and his team as they continue pursuing the quest for a cure. white-space: nowrap; } } * http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Selectable#theming background-position: -96px -16px; left: auto; font-size: 1em; background-position: -208px -96px; font-weight: bold; } In 1950 she became a forecast presenter at NBC. float: left; .ui-slider-vertical .ui-slider-range-max { .ui-button-text-icon-primary .ui-button-icon-primary, */ margin-top: -8px; -webkit-text-fill-color: white; } width: 90%; .ui-datepicker-rtl .ui-datepicker-group-last .ui-datepicker-header, * } William Conrad died in 1994 after 14 years of marriage. .radiobuttonarea input[type="radio"] { } top: -0.3em; .ui-datepicker-multi .ui-datepicker-group { } } Food has always been a go-to for people in mourning. /* Corner radius */ Also an author, he published a 1968 memoir entitled The Generous Years: Remembrances of a Frontier Boyhood. .ui-icon-squaresmall-close { * To view and modify this theme, visit http://jqueryui.com/themeroller/ } } padding: 1em 2.2em; October | 2010 | WTOP in the 60's } */ .ui-button { background-position: -144px -192px; clear: right; } right: 1px; He returned to Montana, where he conceived and built Big Sky, a ski resort south of Bozeman, which opened in December 1973. $(this).removeClass('orangered-background'); padding-left: 2.2em; Associated With The NBC network initially hired Huntley in an attempt to overshadow the popularity of CBS host Walter Cronkite. border-left: 0; } .ui-icon-arrowthickstop-1-w { Information and advice to help you cope with the death of someone important to you. * Released under the MIT license.