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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)

Ken Lass is out, Trent is in. Trent Butlert joins WIAT in Birmingham where he will be the primary anchor. He comes from WHNS in Greenville, S.C.

SoFlo Anchor is soon going to be looking for a job. Word is that WFOR in Miami is not going to renew the contract of their main Anchor Shannon Hori. Hori anchors the 5, 5:30 and 11PM newscasts at this CBS O&O. Sources tell FTVLive that the station is not renewing her contract. Hori came to WFOR in June 2007 from KTVT/CBS 11/Dallas where she anchored the morning show. Before KTVT, Hori worked for six years at WESH-TV, the NBC affiliate in Orlando, where she anchored the weekday 5:30pm newscast and reported for the 11 pm news. No word yet on who will replace her.

And in honor of my friend houstontvnews, I've upload vintage Houston newscasts. KHOU 11 News at 6pm (3/8/89) KPRC The Scene at Five Premiere (4/4/88) KPRC Channel Two News at 10pm (10/23/86) W/Sign-Off KPRC News 2 Houston at 6pm (5/3/2000) KHOU 11 News at 10pm (7/2/99) KHOU 11 News at 6pm (5/4/2000) KRIV FOX 26 Weekend News at 10pm (11/6/88)

I've upload vintage newscasts on my TexasTV page on YT. WPLG Eyewitness News Nightbeat (12/16/1985) WGNX 46 News at 7:30pm (12/9/1994) WGNX 46 News at 11pm (2/22/95) WJKS Face Off (ABC Loss) 12/29/97 WXYZ Action News Update at 11pm (5/1/87) KCNC News 4 Denver 10pm (9/10/95) First newscast as CBS affiliate WAGA 5 News Scene Tonight (9/27/79) WAGA Eyewitness News Update (12/10/86) WAGA Eyewitness News at 6pm (3/24/92) WAGA Eyewitness News at 6pm (5/23/94)

Two big names in Dallas, TX and Cleveland, OH are saying farewell in April and May. After 34 years at WFAA Channel 8, Brad Watson has announced his departure from the Dallas-Fort Worth ABC affiliate. Watson, who is a political reporter and anchor of the weekly “Inside Texas Politics,” announced on Twitter that he has accepted a job as the director of communications for Texas-based Luminant Power. “There is no better job in local TV news than being a reporter at WFAA and informing the people of this great state. It has been an honor,” Watson tweeted Monday. In 2011, Watson made national headlines during an interview with President Obama when the President chided the veteran reporter to “let me finish my answers next time we do an interview.” Watson will bid adieu to WFAA in Mid-April. WJW FOX 8 anchor Wilma Smith is leaving the Cleveland Fox affiliate, she announced on Monday evening’s newscasts. “ I've loved every second I've worked here at Fox 8, and I've been in your homes for more than 20 years now, but I have decided that I want to spend more time with my gift from God, my husband Tom,” Smith said. “So I have decided to retire from the station at the end of May.” Smith’s departure will cap off a 35-year career, all of it spent anchoring in Cleveland. She worked at ABC affiliate WEWS for 17 years before joining WJW in 1994. During her years at Channel 5, she was the co-host of "Afternoon Exchange" and "Live On 5." In 1983, she began co-anchoring the 11 p.m. newscast with Ted Henry. For the past eight years, Smith has anchored the 6 p.m. newscast alongside Lou Maglio. The station has not yet decided on a replacement for Smith.

A lot of coming and goings in their market. Earl Arms has joined Milwaukee CBS affiliate WDJT as sports anchor and reporter. Arms comes to WDJT from WEYI in Flint, MI. Before WEYI he worked at WKOW in Madison, WI, and Time Warner Cable Sports 32 in Milwaukee. Kristy Davis is joining WLWT as a weekday morning anchor and reporter. She comes from WBRZ in Baton Rouge, where she has worked since 2007. Pat Walker has joined Little Rock NBC affiliate KARK as weekend meteorologist. Walker previously worked at WCBI in Columbus, MS, KSAN in San Angelo, TX, KSWO in Lawton, TX, KLJB in Davenport, IA, andKPTM in Omaha, NE. Former WFRV Sports Director/Anchor Larry McCarren is joining WGBA, the NBC affiliate in Green Bay, as sports director. McCarren begins at WGBA on April 1. Sheena Parveen has been named the weekday 11pm meteorologist at WCAU in Philadelphia, in addition to her afternoon duties. Deborah Takahara has been named a primary evening anchor at KDVR in Denver, where she has worked since 2006. Britt Moreno joins KCNC in Denver as a weekday morning anchor from weekend morning anchor at KSAZ in Phoenix. Stephanie Watson joins WPEC in West Palm Beach as a Monday through Friday afternoon anchor/reporter. She previously worked at KDKA in Pittsburgh. Al Terzi has been named the weekday 5:00 p.m. anchor for WTIC in Connecticut. Al joined the station last year from WFSB.

WJRT 12 News Nightwatch (ABC, January 1993) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiT_udIjVOs

It is my duty to break sad news to news viewers to Tuscon, AZ and Sherman-Denison, TX. Randy Garsee, former anchor at KOLD News 13 (CBS) and KTEN News 10 (NBC) died. His family says he died peacefully in his home in Alexandria, Virginia. Randy, along with co-anchor Kris Pickel, anchored our evening news here at KOLD News 13 for nearly ten years, from 1997 to 2006, and then moved to Ada, Oklahoma to be anchor and managing editor at KTEN from 2006 to 2008. After he left KTEN Garsee did some reporting for the military in the middle east, wrote a couple of books, and worked as a communications and public affairs advisor. Randy Garsee was 50. We at TVNT offer our prayers and condolences to the Garsee family in this very difficult time.

In honor of the late great Bill Close, we found the entire hostage crisis at the studios of KOOL-TV (now KSAZ).

Happy news to report, WESH 2 anchor Martha Sugalski made a big announcement Monday: Sugalski and her husband, Rob Reich, are expecting triplets! “I’m going to be leaving you guys this summer for a little bit,” she said on-air. She then placed three small pairs of shoes on the anchor desk for two boys and one girl. She made the announcement on WESH 2 News at 5 p.m., which she anchors alongside Jim Payne. Sugalski has three children from her previous marriage -- two sons and a daughter. She joined WESH 2 News in 2006. http://www.wesh.com/tv/about/WESH-2-s-Martha-Sugalski-pregnant-with-triplets/-/11789786/18308580/-/awnwj7z/-/index.html