RENO, NV - Reno broadcasting legend and longtime KOLO-TV employee Betty Stoddard-Muncie died Wednesday night at a local hospital.
She was 90.
Stoddard-Muncie was Reno's first and one of its most enduring television personalities. It is no exaggeration to say she was the face of this station and Reno television for most of two decades.
A Minneapolis native and Northwestern University graduate, she came to Reno, breaking into Reno radio and then working in local television in its infancy. Her "Be My Guest" program aired on Channel 8 for 18 years and later on KTVN.
During her broadcasting career, she interviewed celebrities ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt to Liberace.
In her later years, she remained active as a commercial spokeswoman and wrote a column for the Senior Spectrum newspaper.
She is survived by a daughter, Suzanne, and a son, KOLO 8 News Now weatherman Dick Stoddard. Dick was inducted in the NBA Hall of Fame in 2004.
We are fortunate that Betty was part of the NBA Historical Project and we have a wonderful interview captured on video.
A public memorial is planned at the Little Flower Church located on East Plumb at Kietzke. Date and time are yet to be determined.
