Dick Ellis is a native of Wilson, NC where he began his broadcasting career at age 15. He was working at WITN-TV in Washington, NC as the youngest TV weatherman in the country and kid show clown when drafted into the Army in November 1966. He served as TV Editor in the 18th Airborne/Ft. Bragg Headquarters following basic there until sent to Vietnam. Arriving July 4th, 1967 with orders for AFVN-TV , Saigon. Dick worked the all-night FM shift for a couple of weeks until Returning home to North Carolina, he worked as a newsman for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina after being hired by veteran broadcasting executive Jesse Helms. In 1973 he served in state government as Public Information Director for the Ellis is currently Public Information Officer for the NC Administrative Office of the Courts and lives in Raleigh, NC. -- [updated August 29, 2003] |
![]() AFVN Barbecue Who is this? Send the info to Bob Morecook and reference picture richardellispart1 AFVNbarbeque.jpg |
![]() AFVN's 2nd weather lady Ms. Bobbie Keith |
![]() AFVN Bobbie Keith did the weather and supported the troop's morale! |
![]() AFVN Bobbie Keith |
![]() AFVNs Bobbie Keith was a volunteer She is still VERY active in veteran's support organizations in Florida |
![]() General William Westmoreland paid a visit to AFVN |
![]() AFVN's John Steinbeck IV in Vietnam. |
![]() Mike Hallaran 25 ID PIO on AFVN FM |
![]() AFVN News Brief Slide for on air |
![]() AFVN Pleiku Dragon Mountain |
![]() AFVN Pleiku Dragon Mountain |
![]() AFVN Pleiku TV Van |
![]() AFVN Saigon Exterior Station View |
![]() AFVN Saigon Exterior Station View |
![]() AFVN TV after a Bomb Attack Who is this? Send the info to Bob Morecook and reference picture richardellispart1 afvntvbomb1.jpg |
![]() AFVN TV after a Bomb Attack |
![]() AFVN TV after a Bomb Attack |
![]() Agronski Bunker.jpg |
![]() AK47.jpg |
![]() Anne B Davis |
![]() Anne B Davis2 |
![]() Australian Comic Who is this? Send the info to Bob Morecook and reference picture richardellispart1 australiancomic.jpg |
![]() Bob Denver in Vietnam with Dick Ellis |
![]() Bob Denver in Vietnam with Dick Ellis |
![]() Booby Trap Public Service Announcement photo |
![]() Charleton Heston with Dick Ellis |
![]() Charleton Heston |
![]() Delta Flag Capture |
![]() Denny Colston |
![]() Dick Ellis |
![]() Dick Ellis |
![]() Dick Ellis does the Weather on AFVN |
![]() Dick Ellis and John Mikesch. John came from KING-TV in Seattle and was chief director. |
![]() Dick Ellis |
![]() Dick Ellis |
![]() Dick Ellis on the AFVN News Set |
![]() Dick Ellis 'hams' it up at the Vice Presidential rostrum [Pictures of Hubert Humphrey are on another Richard Ellis Page.] |
![]() Dick Ellis "Oh, what a Ham I am...." |
![]() Dick Ellis in downtown Saigon |
![]() Dick Ellis on Dragon Mountain |
![]() Dick Ellis Dragon Mountain |
![]() Dick Ellis Field Recorder |
![]() Dick Ellis on First Saigon Weather Set |
![]() Dick Ellis Waiting for Martha Raye |
![]() Dust Off prepares to medivac during the Tet 68 attack. Dick Ellis, Joe Ciokon, Preston Cluff, and others helped off load wounded being brought in. |
![]() Ed Begly Sr in Vietnam with Richard Ellis |
![]() Ellis in a Cobra |
More Richard Ellis pictures
from AFVN Radio and TV Vietnam can be seen on the second and third pages of this series. |
![]() Ellis Mello Chopper |
![]() Richard Ellis on AFVN Radio |
![]() Richard Ellis With VN Navy |
![]() Embassy Rocket Damage Tet 68 |
![]() Embassy Rocket Damage Tet 68 |
![]() Embassy Tet 68 [Note Tank in rear] |
![]() Face The Nation Agronski |
![]() Face The Nation Ellsworth Bunker |
![]() Face The Nation with Pres. Thieu. |