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Veteran anchor Bob Howell has announced his retirement from WSFA, the NBC-affiliate in Montgomery. Howell joined the station as the weekday evening anchor in 1976. He left the station in 1998, but returned in 2004 to anchor the 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts. “His wisdom, demeanor and desire to be the best have kept this station on top during all the years he has been associated with it,” vice president and general manager Collin R. Gaston said in a statement. “We wish him continued success and happiness in the future and look forward to having him back as often as we can.” Howell will continue to anchor through the May ratings period and will officially retire on June 1. Don Germaise, the first reporter hired at Tampa Bay’s WFTS, has announced that he will retire in May. “There’s no replacing a Don Germaise,” WFTS news director Doug Culver told Eric Deggans of the Tampa Bay Times. He said a tribute is planned for Germaise, who will work his last day at the station on May 25. Germaise was hired in 1994 at the Tampa Bay ABC-affiliate. He said the decision to leave was his own, and he plans to volunteer for local charities after leaving the station. “I’m lucky enough that I don’t have to work,” he said. “Now I feel I owe it to the community to give back.”

Former WAGA anchor Mark Hayes will join KXAS, the NBC O&O in Dallas, next month. Hayes announced last week that he would say goodbye to the Atlanta Fox O&O after ten years as the morning anchor. He will join KXAS in the same role, sharing the anchor desk from 4:30 – 7 a.m. with Deborah Ferguson. “When a viewer turns on the news in the morning, Mark is the kind of person they want to see,” KXAS vice president of news Susan Tully said in a statement. “He has a warm delivery and makes the early wake-up just a little more enjoyable. Mark had a deeply loyal following in Atlanta because of his personable approach to giving viewers their first news of the day.” Hayes replaces Scott Friedman, who is leaving the anchor desk to run the station’s newly-launched investigative reporting team. “Becoming part of such an experienced and talented news gathering team has exceeded all my expectations in taking the next step in my career,” Hayes said in a statement. “Their extraordinary vision and passion for journalistic excellence was what attracted me to this opportunity and I can’t wait to be part of such an outstanding news organization, rich with history and tradition, and dedicated to covering North Texas news.”

Sinclair’s deal to buy WPEC and the rest of the Freedom-owned TV stations has closed. The $385 million deal with Freedom Communications was just approved by the FCC giving Sinclair a local duopoly in the process, the media company also owns Palm Beach CW affiliate WTVX. And no sooner after the deal goes trough the WPEC newsroom is being dismantled to make way for a new set. This photo posted yesterday on WPEC’s Facebook page

Major changes on your favorite anchor/reporters. Katy Brown has departed KATU after seven years as the station’s sports director. KATU news director Don Pratt confirmed Brown’s departure but would not give any details about what led to her exit. Brown has been covering the Portland sports scene since 2000. She was recently named Oregon Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Weekend sports anchor Craig Birnbach, who has been with KATU since 2007, has replaced Brown on the station’s evening newscasts this week. WXMI chief meteorologist Peter Chan is out the door at the Grand Rapids Fox-affiliate. “We thank him for the time he’s been with us, and we wish him well in the future,” WXMI news director Kerri Cavanaugh told mlive.com, Chan was a member of the original WXMI news team, which debuted in 1999. His last day on the air was Thursday. Cavanaugh said the station has not made a decision on who will succeed Chan as chief meteorologist. ​Don Hammond joins WOWK in Charleston from WRGT in Dayton. He will be the primary co-anchor at WOWK.

KTVT CBS 11 News is #1 at 6 & 10pm! 10 P.M. Total Viewers CBS11 -- 230,997 (minus 6,554) WFAA8 -- 188,997 (minus 25,700) NBC5 -- 146,321 (minus 21,281) Fox4 -- 121,934 (minus 19,350) 25-to-54-Year-Olds CBS11 -- 81,853 (minus 5,135) WFAA8 -- 80,348 (minus 1,980) NBC5 --- 78,844 (plus 1,487) Fox4 -- 64,399 (minus 13,890) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 P.M. - Total Viewers CBS11 -- 137,514 (minus 60,561) WFAA8 -- 132,772 (minus 37,600) Fox4 -- 115,160 (minus 33,050) NBC5 -- 113,805 (minus 17,783) 25-to-54-Year-Olds Fox4 -- 54,769 (minus 15,442) WFAA8 -- 43,936 (minus 21,615) NBC5 -- 40,626 (plus 3,656) CBS11 -- 26,181 (minus 28,808)

After 23 years at WXYZ, sports director Don Shane has announced his retirement from the Detroit ABC-affiliate. On yesterday’s 6 p.m. newscast, Shane called his tenure at WXYZ “the best 23 years of my professional life.” “I wanted to thank everyone — at this television station, for one, and everybody out there who watched us faithfully each night from wherever, your living room, your dining room, your family room, your kitchen,” Shane said. Shane’s final sportscast was on last night’s 11 p.m. newscast. He will return to the station on March 20 for a “formal goodbye.”

Toledo Fox-affiliate WUPW will reportedly lay off 63 employees when the station changes ownership this spring. The Toledo Blade reports that Ohio state officials have been informed of planned layoffs at WUPW when a deal for the station between American Spirit Media and LIN Media is finalized in the coming months. American Spirit, a Charlotte-based company run by Thomas Henson, who owns a handful of stations across the country, is buying WUPW from LIN for $22 million. LIN has owned and operated the station since 2002. While WUPW and American Spirit could re-hire at least some of the laid-off employees, it appears the company plans to operate the station under a shared services agreement with Raycom Media, which owns Toledo CBS-affiliate WTOL. As the Toledo Blade points out, Henson already operates at least three stations with Raycom, including WXTX in Columbus, GA, WSFX in Wilmington, and WUPV in Richmond. Austin NBC-affiliate KXAN introduced Robert Maxwell to viewers this morning, announcing that Maxwell would join the morning anchor desk on March 12. Maxwell comes to KXAN from KTVX in Salt Lake City, where he served as the station’s primary evening anchor. In addition to co-anchoring KXAN’s morning newscast, Maxwell will work as an investigative reporter. “I’m pleased to welcome a journalist of Robert’s caliber to the KXAN team,” KXAN news director Michael Fabac said this week. “Robert’s personality will help engage the a.m. news audience and serve as a terrific compliment to anchor Sally Hernandez.” Maxwell is taking over Chris Willis‘s seat alongside Hernandez. KXAN recently announced that Willis had been tapped to lead its investigative team. A native of Canada who began his TV career in Toronto, Maxwell worked as a weekend anchor and reporter at WFTV in Orlando before joining Salt Lake City’s KTVX.

WHO anchor John Bachman, who has been with the Des Moines NBC-affiliate since 1987, will retire at the end of November. “I’ve been so fortunate to anchor at WHO-HD for a quarter of a century,” Bachman said, announcing his retirement. “Now it’s time for my wife Barb and me to visit the grandchildren during the Iowa winters, while viewers will get the opportunity to enjoy Winters–Dan, that is.” Dan Winters, an anchor and reporter for WHO for the past eight years, will succeed Bachman at the anchor desk. “John Bachman will forever be a part of the heritage and tradition of WHO,” president and general manager Dale Woods said. “Not only the consummate professional, but also a proficient journalist and a warm caring person,” Woods added. “While we’re excited about the future, this is a time to remember and celebrate John’s accomplishments over four decades.” Bachman’s son John is an anchor at WSB in Atlanta.

Six months after his final day at 11 Alive, Paul Ossmann has landed a part-time weekend weather forecasting job at CBS Atlanta. He starts at 6 p.m. He will be on regularly at 6 and 11 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2012/01/20/paul-ossmann-joins-cbs-atlanta-as-weekend-forecaster/

TVNT wants to send our prayers and condolences to the team of WTNH News 8 and to the Goldstein Family. WTNH Chief Meteorologist Dr. Mel Goldstein passed away yesterday after a losing his battle with cancer, Dr. Mel was 66 years old. Dr. Mel had been fighting Multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells in his bone marrow, for many years. Dr. Mel retired from News 8 in August of 2011 after years of dedicated service, and delivered his 'farewell forecast' in November. His love and enthusiasm for the weather and passing along his knowledge was apparent to anyone who met him. http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/connecticut/dr-mel-passes-away-at-66

- WFTS 28 Tampa Bay News (Premiere) - 12/12/1994

Roland Steadham is out as chief meteorologist atKTVX, after two years with the Salt Lake City ABC-affiliate. KTVX news director Larry Perret confirmed Steadham’s exit to TVSpy today, but did not go into detail about what led to the move. According to NewsBlues, which first reported the veteran meteorologist’s departure, KTVX is set to pay out the final three months of Steadham’s contract. Steadham joined KTVX in 2009 after serving as chief meteorologist at KUTV, Salt Lake City’s CBS-affiliate. KTVX introduced AccuWeather veteran Jim Kosek as its new chief meteorologist. Kosek has been with AccuWeather for the past 25 years, working out of the company’s State College headquarters. KTVX news director Larry Perret sent an email out to staff this afternoon, announcing the hiring. Kosek’s first day at the station will be January 18th. While with AccuWeather, Kosek delivered forecasts for a number of markets in the northeast, including New York, Philadelphia, and D.C. He also became known for his madcap delivery, especially when there was snow in the forecast, and there are dozens of videos on YouTube archiving his nuttier moments on-air.

Jim Henderson is retiring as sports director at WWL after a nearly 34-year career covering Louisiana sports. “All good things must come to an end, and for me, that’s my career here at Channel 4,” Henderson wrote in an email to WWL staff this week. “If the Saints go to the Super Bowl, I will make that my last assignment here. Otherwise it’s time to turn the page on the next chapter of life.” Henderson plans to retire from WWL in February. He will continue as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Saints. Henderson began his sportscasting career in Panama City, FL. After a stop in Atlanta, he joined the WWL in 1978. He has been the radio voice of the Saints since 1986. In 2011, Henderson received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Press Club of New Orleans. “I have the best job in the world, but, my responsibility is not to the coaches and players, but to the people who make sports special: the fans,” Henderson once remarked, ” and Louisiana sports fans are dedicated, they expect the best from everybody, from players to reporters.”

WTVJ NBC 6 anchor Kevin Corke bid viewers adieu last night at the end of the 11pm newscast. Corke joined WTVJ barely 2 years ago in October 2009 to anchor alongside Jackie Nespral after Julia Yarbough left earlier that same year. No word yet on what his next move is.

CBS News anchor Russ Mitchell is joining WKYC, the NBC affiliate in Cleveland, as managing editor of evening news and lead anchor of the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts, the Gannett-owned station announced today. Mitchell said in a statement that he has “thoroughly enjoyed” his years at CBS, but was looking forward to “a unique opportunity to help create the next generation of local news in a great place and have a key role in in trying to make a difference in a wonderful community.” Mitchell, who joined CBS in 1992, is the weekend anchor of “CBS Evening News” and “The Early Show.” His first day at WKYC will be January 16. He replaces Romona Robinson, who WKYC earlier this month after negotiations to extend her WKYC contract failed. General manager Brooke Spectorsky announced that Mitchell’s 6 and 11 p.m. co-anchor will be announced soon.

Beverly Kidd announced this weekend she will be leaving KTVK later this month after 10 years with the station. “I won’t bury the lead,” news director Brad Remington wrote in a memo to KTVK staffers. “Beverly Kidd has come to us and told us she needs to step away from the business and focus on her new husband and their three children.” Kidd anchors the 9 p.m. newscast on KTVK, which is an independent station in Phoenix. Her last day is December 30. http://www.azfamily.com/news/Beverly-Kidd-leaving-3TV-135771868.html

Don Harman, a beloved meteorologist and personality on the FOX 4 morning show passed away Tuesday evening. To all of us, Don was like family, and the news comes as a great shock to all the folks he worked with here at FOX 4. President and General Manager Cheryl McDonald said “We are very saddened by this tragic loss. Don wasn’t just our Meteorologist, he was a part of our family and we loved him. Words cannot express how deeply he will be missed.” Don brightened our mornings for more than 10 years and he made his mark on Kansas City television. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, and we ask that in this time of sorrow that you respect them and their need for privacy in their moment of grief. Don’s family has set up a fund in lieu of flowers. If you’d like to donate: The Don Harman Memorial Fund Benefiting local Kansas City Charities. c/o Tightwad Bank 1160 SE Highway 7 Tightwad, Mo. 64735 All of us at TVNT send our prayers and condolences to the Harman family and extended family at WDAF FOX 4.

KXAS Action News - Nov. 21, 1979

KXAS NBC 5 has also hired two new journalists who start this week: reporter Ray Villeda, who joined KXAS from WFSB in Hartford, and Marc Fein, an anchor on Turner Sports. Fein will transition from sports to news as co-anchor of the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts.

- KSTW's 10pm News Final Newscast (1998)

KTVX ABC 4 anchor Robert Maxwell will be out the door. Maxwell has been taken off the 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 p.m. news shows, he’s been told his contact is not being renewed. Until there anything new, will keep you posted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pv0oTN4n8I (KAMC (6:30pm 1998)