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WGCL CBS Atlanta 46 has hired KPNX anchor Scott Light as the Evening Anchor for CBS Atlanta News. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/scott-light-joins-wgcl-as-evening-anchor_b102828

WXIA 11 Alive Sports Director Fred Kalil is stepping down. Kalil said that complications from brain surgery 13 years ago make it difficult for him to anchor sports on the evening newscasts, a role he has held for 22 years. “Reading the prompter has never been a lot of fun for me. Before I could remember what I was supposed to say. Now I can’t remember what I was supposed to say,” he said Tuesday on the evening newscast (video above). “It stinks. It stinks. It’s tough. It really is. I can’t tell you how hard it is to go out there and after every single show to think well, I did something — there’s something I can’t do now. I used to be able to do all this stuff in my sleep.” http://www.11alive.com/news/article/304310/40/Fred-Kalils-role-changes-at-11Alive-

KMID Big 2 News Update (1980s Opening)

Actually, Jeopardy! normally aired at 11am on CBS 11 is moved to KTXA 21, and it would be seen for a full hour from 5:30-6:30pm.

KTVT CBS 11 is bringing the midday news back next week, The station announced that CBS 11 News at 11am will start Monday August 12th. This is the first time KTVT relaunch the midday news since the station's noon newscasts were eventually cut in 2004.

Ashley Bridges has been promoted to weekend evening anchor for Augusta, GA, ABC affiliate WJBF NewsChannel 6. Before coming to WJBF in August 2012, she was a booker and field producer for ABC’s “20/20″ and “Good Morning America.” In addition to anchoring the 6:00, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. weekend shows, Bridges will continue to report and act as South Carolina bureau chief during the week. After almost three decades at ABC 7 KMGH, Bertha Lynn will sign off this week. Lynn, who anchors the 11 a.m. newscast, has accepted a job as the executive director of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation at Denver. Her last day at the anchor desk will be August 9. Lynn has worked on-air in Denver since 1976. Before joining KMGH, she worked as an anchor and reporter at KBTV (now KUSA). She was inducted into the Broadcast Professionals Hall of Fame in 2010. Tulsa's FOX 23 KOKI is adding a 6:00 p.m. newscast to its lineup beginning in September. KOKI news director Suzanne Nadell told TVSpy, “We’re excited to offer another half hour of local news and weather to the Tulsa community. We’ll be the only Tulsa station to offer 90 minutes of local news in the early evening.” The newscast will be anchored by the 5:00, 9:00 and 10:00 p.m. news anchors, Clay Loney & Shae Rozzi.

Lots of Comings and Goings courtesy of our friends at TVSpy. Brandon Jones is joining Toledo's CBS 11 WTOL as a morning anchor and reporter. Jones will begin at WTOL August 12. Teresa Weakley is set to join Buffalo's CBS 4 WIVB as a morning anchor. Weakley will co-anchor the morning newscast with Jordan Williams and meteorologist Todd Santos, who joins WIVB from The Weather Channel. Diana Fairbanks, who shifted to mornings in January, will return to the 5:30 and 10 p.m. newscasts. Weakley moves to Buffalo from Youngstown, Ohio, where she anchors the evening newscasts at CBS affiliate WKBN. Mike Bennett is joining WTVT Fox 13 in Tampa, as the weekend evening meteorologist. Bennett joins the station from WTEN in Albany, where he has worked since 2011. He has also worked at WYSR in Syracuse and as an intern at WCBS in New York City. Another meteorologist is leaving WFOR, the CBS owned station in Miami. Jeff Berardelli is leaving the Miami CBS O&O to join WPEC CBS 12 in West Palm Beach. WPEC has also announced that chief meteorologist John Matthews has signed a new contract with the station. Gina Pitisci is adding the 5:30 p.m. newscast to her anchoring duties at WCTV, the CBS affiliate in Tallahassee. Pitisci joined the station in 2012 as the weekday morning anchor. Since December of last year, she has anchored the 11 p.m. newscast on WCTV and the 10 p.m. newscast on sister station WTLH. In her new role, Pitisci will continue to anchor the 10 and 11 p.m. newscasts. Pitisci replaces Angela Howard, who left WCTV in June, on the 5:30 p.m. newscast.

WJLA ABC 7 anchor Cynne Simpson named evening anchor for WAGA FOX 5 News at 5 & 10pm. Simpson replaces Amanda Davis who retired in April after extended leave of absence following a DUI arrest. Simpson will co-anchor at 5 p.m. alongside Tom Haynes and at 10 p.m. alongside Russ Spencer. Lisa Rayam, who currently anchors the 5 p.m. newscast, will shift to the 6 p.m. anchor desk alongside Spencer. She will continue to anchor the noon newscast solo. Allen Schauffler, a 20-year veteran of KING-TV 5 is leaving the NBC affiliate in Seattle and, according Puget Sound Radio, is joining Al Jazeera America as a regional correspondent.

NBC station WFLA Tampa is adding an hour-long newscast at 4-5 p.m. beginning Monday, Aug. 26. The station says it will be the only 4 p.m. news broadcast in the market. The new broadcast, First at 4, will feature original reporting, in-depth news, investigations and consumer reporting. WFLA’s Stacie Schaible will anchor First at 4, in addition to her 5:30 p.m. co-anchor duties.

WXIX Scott Schneider was promoted to be Tricia Macke’s co-anchor. Schneider replaces Ben Swann, who left the station May 31. He was hired in April from WFMJ-TV in Youngstown, where he anchored mornings for 14 years. (Yes, that’s the same station where Fox 19 meteorologist Frank Marzullo worked before coming here; they’re good friends.) Schneider will anchor Sunday-Thursday with Macke, with Amy Wagner taking over as Friday-Saturday anchor this weekend.

KTVT CBS 11 has hired Meteorologist Scott Padgett from WPLG/Miami to replace Garry Seith on CBS 11 News: This Morning. No start date has been set for Padgett's debut. http://unclebarky.com/dfw_files/77bd16d9aa775ee5e329cdd452c62bf1-2843.html

Fresh batch of comings courtesy of TVSpy. Just one month on the air, Orlando's WFTV ABC 9 is expanding its 4:00pm Newscast by 30 minutes. In a statement, the station said the new newscast “provided an immediate ratings boost and laid the ground for big wins with key demographics during the June book.” The extended newscast displaces a 4:30 p.m. episode of “Family Fued.” WFTV says the game show will still air on the station at 10:30 a.m. and on sister station WRDQ at 7 and 7:30 p.m. And three years after leaving WAVE 3, Meteorologist John Belski is coming back to WLKY 32. Belski began his career at CBS affiliate WLKY in 1979. He left for WAVE in 1987 and worked there until he left to “explore some new possibilities outside of the TV business” in 2010. “It’s great to be back at WLKY, where I started in Louisville years ago,” Belski said. “I’m excited to join Jay, Matt, Susanne and Jared doing what I love most, covering the weather and keeping people informed.”

The date is set for WFAA News 8 at 4:00pm: Monday, September 9th. Dallas ABC station replaces Katie for its 4pm newscast. CBS 11/TXA 21 Meteorologist Garry Seith is no longer with station, Jeff Jamison is filling in on the weekday morning news until a replacement is found.

WRC NBC 4 Sports Director Dan Hellie is leaving the NBC O&O station to join NFL Network. Hellie will begin as host of NFL Total Access next month. No word yet on who will replace Hellie as Sports Director/Anchor. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/wrc-sports-director-dan-hellie-to-join-nfl-network_b97192

As I mentioned before WFAA ABC 8 is adding a 4 p.m. Newscasts coming this fall, well we now know who will anchor News 8 at 4pm; Jason Wheeler who anchors the weekend newscasts will be moved to weekdays. Wheeler will solo anchor the station's new 4 p.m. weekday newscasts. With a likely September start date, WFAA8 will now be competing directly against one-hour 4 p.m. local newscasts on NBC5 and CBS11. Fox4 currently is airing a double dose of Judge Judy from 4 to 5 p.m.

KPRC News and Various Promos (1991)

Cleveland's FOX8 WJW will debut its 4:00pm newscast beginning Monday. The show, which was announced for the Fall, will be anchored by Gabe Spiegel (formerly at WSYX ABC 6) and Meteorologist Melissa Mack. Mack came back on-air for WJW in May. She left the station in 2009 and began working at Boston’s WBZ in 2010.

There's A Difference at Night - KXAS NBC 5 1988 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ-jgOMVMhE

WFAA ABC 8 has just hired KBTV FOX 4 Beaumont anchor Brian Glenn to report during News 8 Daybreak and also contribute to soon-to-be News 8 at 4pm scheduled this fall. Glenn is scheduled to start at WFAA starting in mid-August.

This Just In to TVNT: Chris Wright to exit WTHR. Chris Wright will no longer be WTHR 13's Chief Meteorologist when former WISH-TV meteorologist Angela Buchman makes her debut as new chief in the fall. Wright who worked at WTHR since 1999 after working at WISH in 1996 and WXIN in early 1991 will leave at the end of July. http://www.indystar.com/article/20130626/NEWS/306260065/Chris-Wright-exit-WTHR-13-next-month?nclick_check=1

Long time WTAE anchor Sally Wiggin is leaving the anchor desk, Wiggin is stepping down as noon anchor to hosting WATE Chronicle. http://www.wtae.com/news/sally-wiggin-named-host-of-wtae-chronicle/-/9681432/20662642/-/rdo5ajz/-/index.html

Meteorologist Roland Steadham is coming home to South Florida joining WPLG Local 10, his first day on the air will be August 15th. Antoinette Antonio has been named weekend co-anchor at Boston's WCVB ABC 5 along side Jim Lokay and Meteorologist Danielle Vollmar. Her first newscast is this weekend.

Important announcement: You might remember my YouTube Channel TexasTV, well yesterday; I accidentally deleted my YT account; in which also means the loss of full newscasts and game shows I uploaded in the past 6 1/2 years. The good news is that I have a new YT account: 1TexasTV. I'll re-upload full newscasts, promos and game shows in the first week of July, you have my word on it. See you in July.

Well, you can add a 3rd 4pm in the D/FW market. At WFAA ABC 8, There are plans to supplant Katie Coric with a 4:00 Newscast to go head to head with NBC 5 First at Four and CBS 11 News at 4. WFAA is hiring staffers for its first-ever 4pm newscast More details from Ed Bark (unclebarky.com). http://www.unclebarky.com/dfw_files/678fbfe0f49afceec64621d1867b08a3-2811.html

Despite with all the media company mergers including the Gannett/Belo merger, let's focus on the coming and goings in the media markets. KTXS News 12 Managing Editor George Levesque moves to 10:00pm anchor along side Wayne McCormick, Braid Sharp (Blanks) will move from 10:00pm anchor to 5:00pm anchor, she'll continue to anchor the 6:00 news with McCormick. The station said she wanted to spend more time with her family. Columbia's NBC Station WIS-TV and Cincinnati's CBS station WKRC-TV are both launching Sunday morning newscasts. WIS NBC 10's hour-long 10am newscasts will be anchored by Chelsea Washington and Meteorologist Tim Miller, while WKRC CBS 12 launching a hour-long newscasts at 8:00am and then again for a half-hour at 11:00am. Liz Bonis will anchor along side Meteorologist Josh Knight. WKRC's Sunday Morning newscast will launch July 7. Mark Allen, anchor of CBS station WTHI in Terre Haute will be retiring on June 28th at 6:00pm, Mike Cleff (WLFI) will take Mark's place in the anchor desk.