His coverage of the murder of a police sergeant caught the attention of executives at KFEL radio in Denver, and he went to work there next,[3] staying at that station from 1935 to 1942.
In 1949, Welsh and fellow KTLA newsman Stan Chambers were on the air for 27.5 hours as they provided live coverage of attempts to rescue Kathy Fiscus, a child who had fallen down a well in San Marino.
[4] Welsh signed a permanent contract with KTTV on April 1, 1951, and for years was director of sports and special events.
He covered 63 sports, ranging from football and basketball to wrestling and jalopy races, lawn bowling, cricket and golf.
He presented a program staged in grocery stores from Santa Catalina to Pomona called “Star Shoppers,” broadcast Hollywood Bowl Easter sunrise services and covered whatever else was going on.
[7] In 1949 and 1950, Welsh was runner-up for the Los Angeles Emmy Award for top television personality on the West Coast.