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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.

Gil Tyree, former sports director/anchor of WGCL CBS 46 is now the new main sports director/anchor of WATN Local 24.

Big changes were made at the 7News anchor desk today, Reid Lamberty is out as anchor at Boston's 7 NBC. The primary anchor left Bulfinch Place after two years. After bouncing around various markets, Lamberty landed at 7 in 2011, co-anchoring the station’s weeknight newscasts alongside Kim Khazei. Lamberty’s bio has been stripped from the WHDH website, and no word on who will replace Lamberty as anchor.

Wrong video, here's KETV 1984 clips

Orlando's WFTV 9 is now adding a 4pm newscast and will go head-to-head with NBC WESH 2. WFTV is sending Bob Opsahl and Martie Salt (Tucker) will anchor Channel 9 Eyewitness News at 4:00 starting June 10th. Family Feud starring Steve Harvey will seen at 4:30pm after EWN and Dr. Oz will be move to 3pm. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/blogs/tv-guy/os-wftv-to-add-4-pm-news-20130529,0,4381595.post WTLV/WJXX sprots anchor Dan Hicken is jumping ship to WTEV/WAWS as sports anchor/reporter. Hicken is now on a six-month non-complete clause, so he won't be back on the air 'til November. As Hicken joins CBS 47/FOX 30 Sports Team, Brent Martineau is promoted to Sports Director, effective immediately.

This Just In to TVNT coming from New Orleans. WDSU Channel 6 News anchor Norman Robinson will sign-off from the 10pm news tomorrow and begin his part-time status at the station until his planned full retirement in June of next year. Robinson, who has been part of New Orleans Television since 1976 will continue to anchor the 6:00 news 'til he retires. http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2013/05/wdsus_norman_robinson_to_depar.html

Beaumont's ABC station KBMT is expanding its morning newscasts on the station's digital subchannel MYTX (Digital Channel 12.5/MyNetworkTV). The current morning newscast, currently anchored by Greg Picazo and Metoeorologist Jeff Gerber airs from 5-7am on 12ABC and K-JAC the NBC affiliate subchannel 12.2 The additional hour will air 7-8am on MYTX. Nick Krupke is joining Portland's KPTV FOX 12 as Sports Anchor/Reporter. Krupke spent 7 years at the CBS affiliate KVAL/Eugene, OR. Kurpke debuts at KPTV on June 24. Biloxi, MS FOX affiliate WXXV will launch local newscasts on its FOX station and on its NBC Subchannel this fall, WXXV GM bobby Edwards said that the station will have at 6 & 9pm newscasts, with a morning show potentially added at a later date. WXXV will hire 15 full-time employees and more part-time employees. Currently, the only local newscasts in the Biloxi-Gulfport market are on ABC station WLOX 13. And this just in courtesy of friends at TVSpy, Former KDAF and current WXIN anchor/reporter Walt Maciborski is returning to Austin as the new main anchor at CBS 42 KEYE. Its a return to Austin for Walt, who worked at ABC 24 KVUE from 1994 to 2000. He will co-anchor the 5, 6 & 10pm newscasts and be reunited with Judy Maggio, who worked at KVUE, beginning on June 24.

- KTBS 10 PM Open December 1976 - KHOU Weekend News Open 1979

Former WFOR CBS 4 anchor Shannon Hori will go by her married name of Cogan when she joins Louisville, KY, NBC affiliate WAVE as the 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. anchor on July 1. This will be a return to Louisville for Hori (Cogan), who worked as a morning anchor for the local CBS affiliate WLKY early in her career.

Uploaded more pre-2000 newscasts and one montage on my YT page. KTRK 13 Eyewitness News Tonight (10/18/94) KPIX Eyewitness News - Wendy Tokuda's Farewell (1991) WBZ Eyewitness News 11pm (1978) WPLG Eyewitness News Nightbeat (3/25/96) WCIX Channel 6 Action News at 11pm (4/28/95)

WAGA FOX 5 Eyewitness News Primetime at 10pm (4/16/1997) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0FwD2mMxQk

Houston TV blogger Mike McGuff has reported that Tim Melton, weekend anchor for ABC 13 Eyewitness News is out. http://blog.chron.com/sportsmedia/2013/04/tim-melton-no-longer-with-channel-13/ http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2013/04/tim-melton-off-ktrk-abc13-website.html

Tulsa's KJRH NBC 2 Chief Meteorologist Dan Threlkeld will be leaving the station when his contract ends. Threlkeld's contract is up on August 30th, but he has no plans to move out of the area. Before coming to KJRH, he worked at KFOR in Oklahoma City for 17 years.

Nexstar’s Salt Lake City duopoly, KTVX-KUCW, is getting a new look on Monday. The redesign is timed to coincide with KTVX’s 65th anniversary, the Salt Lake Tribune reports: The news set is getting a huge makeover. Viewers will quickly notice the new color scheme — pale green, purple-gray and orange-red. The set for “Good Things Utah” also is getting a completely new look, as well as a new focus. “We’re going to embrace our legacy,” said Richard Doutre Jones, vice president and general manager of KTVX and sister station KUCW-Channel 30, in January. “Do you live in Utah? Then we care about you.”

KEYEWitness News at 6pm (11/10/1999) KTBC Channel 7 Morning News (11/14/1986) KTRK Eyewitness News Tonight (10/8/1986) KTRK Eyewitness News Tonight (8/3/1999) KVUE 24 News at 6pm (11/2/1999) KXAN News 36 at 6pm (11/2/1999)

Talking about anchor exchange, what about Anne Fulwood in her stint at KXAN (Formerly KTVV)