Henry began his career in broadcasting at KHVH-TV in Honolulu as news anchor-reporter from 1966 to 1971 with a short interval in Anchorage, Alaska, as a news anchor-reporter for KENI-TV from 1967 to 1968. He then began his first stint at KABC-TV in October of 1971, beginning as a morning anchor before moving to weekends. By the spring of 1974, Henry was promoted to anchor of the 5 p.m. Eyewitness News, working alongside Christine Lund and Jerry Dunphy. Henry then served as anchor-reporter at WMAQ-TV, the NBC-owned television station in Chicago from August 1978 to March 1982. He returned to KABC in April of 1982 and would work primarily as a weekend anchor/reporter among other capacities. Henry joined the KNBC staff in January 1994, replacing John Beard as anchor of the 4 p.m. news and also as a reporter. In 1997, Henry replaced Jess Marlow on the 6 p.m. newscast, which he continues to do every night in addition to the 5 and 11 p.m. newscasts after the retirement of Paul Moyer. Henry gained national attention in October 2003, when he and his cameraman were nearly killed in the field while shooting a report about California forest fires. Although the newspeople were told to leave by the fire department, a sudden change in wind direction prevented Henry from doing so. Their van was engulfed and lost to the fire and the team had to be rescued by the LAFD.
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During his second stint at KABC, Henry became best known as host and in 1988 added producer/director to the popular travel magazine program, Eye on L.A.. He has visited every continent in the world as host of these programs, which he received several Emmys. Henry also began hosting national programs including Eye on Hollywood, the national version of Eye on L.A. ; The Love Report, a magazine show about celebrity romance ; Preview: The Best of the New, produced by Robin Leach ; and First Look, another weekly magazine. In 1989, Henry hosted a short-lived revival of the classic game showNow You See It on CBS. Henry is also well known for hosting Travel Café, a travel program in which he flies all around the world highlighting food and travel. Travel Café, a two-time Emmy Award winner, was the first local TV series produced in HDTV and is also seen on the Travel Channel.
