NCBH Archive Post

John Edgerton was among the pioneers of local news broadcasting in the early years of TV. He saw his leadership role in designing the Carolinas’ first hour-long local newscast as the most satisfying success of his career. He worked at WSJS-TV (now WXII-TV) in Winston-Salem before beginning a 32-year career at WBT-WBTV in Charlotte. He worked as a reporter, producer, news director, program manager, and ultimately general manager.