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Chet Marlowe
Lead Anchor
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- Joined PNN
- Day one. He was here before the furniture.
- Hometown
- Dunmore Falls, a town with one stoplight he reported on twice
- Education
- B.A., Broadcast Journalism, Tri-Valley State, class of '89
- Previously
- KPXL Channel 9: overnights, then weekends, then everything
About Chet
Chet Marlowe has anchored the news since the station had a helicopter, a weather balloon, and a budget. He has outlasted eleven co-anchors, four set redesigns, and one news jingle he still hums against his will.
Known across the industry for his steady delivery and his steadier refusal to use an exclamation point, Chet believes every story deserves a straight read, a calm pause, and, if it runs long, a fresh cup of coffee. Viewers trust him. Teleprompters fear him.
He reads every script on paper first, in pencil, and has opinions about how you pronounce the names of small towns.
Credentials & honors
- Four-time Tri-County Press Club "Steadiest Voice" honoree (a fifth is pending review)
- Anchored more than 11,000 broadcasts, including three newsroom fire drills, one of them real
- Lifetime member, Society of Anchors Who Remember Film
- Has not taken a sick day since a 1997 ice storm, which he also anchored
"I don't do hot takes. I do the news, then I go home."
Catch Chet on
- PNN After Dark12 AM–4 AM
- PNN Morning Rush4:30 AM–9 AM
- PNN Daytime9 AM–5 PM
- PNN Sports4 PM–4:10 PM
- PNN Evening News5 PM–9 PM
- The Late Edition10 PM–11 PM
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Chet Marlowe is a fictional character. Chet's lines are written by AI and read by an AI voice; the headlines are real and credited in each segment's Sources. The credentials, schools, stations, and hometown here are made up.