Kelly Lange, born 1937, was the first female American Journalist to be a nightly news anchor in Los Angeles. Lange, born Dorothy Scafard, grew up in New York City and graduated from Merrimack College in Massachusetts. Lange was married to film director William Friedkin (1987–1990). Lange's career kickstarted in 1967, when she was a model at the time. She joined a line at the mall where "they were giving something away." There, she received an application, this application was giving away two positions to apply for "Ladybirds" on KABC radio. The duo would become the first female traffic/weather reporters to patrol the area in helicopters. Lange was chosen and that is where her career as a news reporter begun. She started to report traffic and highlight various other news for KABC. In 1971, Lange started as a weather forecaster for KNBC's weekly newscasts and in 1976, she was promoted to news anchor and co-anchored KNBC's weeknight news programs alongside a few others. Lange made numerous advancements through her career, she hosted the Grand Floral Parade of the Portland Rose festival, and she won several Emmy awards for her work as a reporter. Lange also received the Golden Mike's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 by the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California. In 2001, Lange left broadcasting and has since been a full-time mystery novelist. Lange began writing fiction and mysteries when she was still working as a news anchor. She did this as a way to relieve her insomnia from working on the 11 pm newscast. Her most notable mystery fiction books include The Reporter, Dead File, and Graveyard Shift.

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