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Don't know how she sunk the ship when she was at 19 in Cleveland & KMOV. WGCL has been a titanic ever since Meredith bought them over 20 yrs ago.

His final newscast a few weeks ago

No, it can't! He worked in Phoenix not sure if it was KPHO or KPNX. Of course WGCL in Atlanta. Scott does weekends, and he definitely should do weekends. Hogan, would be ideal! Also, TEGNA is also moving in.

Ugh stop with the snatch & grabs Kendrick in his early 50s. He probably looking at a few more years before he goes into retirement. I hope and wish they could lure Jeff Hogan back from North Carolina, because Pete eh always been a bore and so is Scott Light. Hogan & Harris would be great.! Rumored for a long time and Harris is apart of the new generation, before she hangs it up. She'll be hitting 50 herself next year. Also add Terri Sullivan, Carol Luper on that BNS-SYX worked at both stations.

One of the last few in the era left. Nov 27, will be his final air date. {getting out while TEGNA moving in] It only a matter of time when others will follow. https://www.dispatch.com/entertainmentlife/20190822/wbns-tv-anchorman-jerry-revish-to-retire

AJC is reporting that Cynee Simpson will leave FOX 5 on Aug 14 for humanitarian work. https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/fox-anchor-cynne-simpson-leaving-after-six-years-humanitarian-work/lfu6mCl9TWpM6kpf0X2EJN/

KOOL-TV/ Channel 10-1980 KTSP/1988 - Channel 10

WPLG/1988 WHAS 11/1989 WDIV/2001 1990

Fred Griffith from both WEWS & WKYC has passed at 90. https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/legendary-cleveland-television-personality-fred-griffith-dies-at-90/95-79c6e868-2809-4beb-8a40-f4289c8a9eee https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/fred-griffith-former-host-of-the-morning-exchange-dies-at-90

WXYZ/1994

WXYZ/11pm Update 1993

Scripps & Gray both pinching pennies.. It just seems that they don't value seasoned talent.

WRCB 1997

I'm a big fan of KNXV which IMO it's the gold standard in Phoenix, and sad part is if Scripps didn't kill Wheel/Jeopardy! Which I thought was good for them to have on the program schedule before sending it back to KTVK. I've watched KSAZ & KTVK morning program. Just watching online both definitely do a good job. I like KTVK alot better under Belo, and they did a great job navigating from their ABC days as an independent station. KPNX which is good, but just rode NBC's coattails. From YouTube and reading articles KSAZ was a great CBS affiliate, but does a great job as FOX, but like many former CBS affiliates that are FOX i.e. WAGA/Atlanta, WJBK/Detroit eh they don't nothing for me. KPHO for me they just seem to be the bottom feeder in the market. As a CBS affiliate they were times they did a good job in their early years as Arizona 5 CBS & when Diana Sullivan, Katherine Anya years, but other than that. From the Youtube Clips they were better during their days as an independent station not affiliated with a network which was 25 yrs ago.

KTVK all the way! Under Belo superb! Under Meredith eh. KTVK hands down. KSAZ their morning news, but other than that hmmm. My problem is Kari Lake she definitely takes the cake. Hurts the brand. I guess KPNX, KNXV & KSAZ their look is so their corporate owner.

Ever since KPHO & KTVK became one together. KTVK news has taken a dive. KTVK by themselves was still the gold standard. KPHO was good as an Indy outlet, but suck as CBS. KNXV hands down best station in the market.

WKAB-TV32 1988 (now WNCF ABC32/ABC Montgomery) WAKA/1987 WCOV 20/1985-CBS

He did retired from KFMB last year. Anything is possible...

News Directors on the move: WSB News Director Misti Turnbull is being bumped up the corporate ladder at Cox and will be leaving her ND job. WPXI (Pittsburgh) News Director Suzanne Nadell will be headed to Atlanta in July to takeover the WSB news department. Meredith has cut ties with KPHO/KTVK News Director Dan Wilson. Wilson joined the duop 3 1/2 years ago, coming from Scripps owned WPTV in West Palm Beach. Wilson also spent 8 years as the Deuce at Scripps KNXV. Nexstar’s WFLA in Tampa got a very brief memo saying that News Director Ryan Minnaugh is gone from the station “effective immediately.” FTVLive.com

A lot of talent from Cleveland has come to Columbus, and a lot of talent from Columbus have gone to Cleveland. Too many to list!

Not just the middle finger incident. At Kaylor retirement, she threw some lightweight shade at Kaylor. Again, these two were never friendly vs. his relationship with Andrea Cambern which were more happy & friendly. When she jumped over to 10TV she became a terror. Not just her but some other talent who've jumped from the competition that goes over there the attitude does change. I won't speak badly of Chris Bradley, because he died. However, he was a nice man, but I did hear the conversation himself about Mike Davis. I'm just leaving it at that. I do think the folks at BNS ego got big because of the #1 status and big paychecks. I was always a fan of Colleen Marshall her doing weekends and moving up to Angela spot on the weekdays. She went back to school and got her law degree while doing the news. She looks really great, and she continues to be some of the last talent there. Plus she has been there 30+ years too.

Doug/Mona/Angela/Jimmy & Jym made NewsWatch4 the best ever. However, I had a crush on Michelle Gailiun on Channel 6. Dave Kaylor, he just beat to his own drum, and I've heard the same from ppl who didn't like him. When Angela, jump from Channel 4 to 10 her ego and that big paycheck got the best of her because she wanted more $$$ from Channel 4 and they weren't going to pay her. She became an egomaniac and her and Kaylor has disdained for each other. Cabot Rea, he was another egomaniac too. I like good presentation skills, but don't just read the news. You definitely need to have a personality and show some emotions when doing many different stories. Having anchor/reporter skills are good because there some reporters who are bad at anchoring.

Not just presentation skills, but you do have to have a personality too. Lou Forrest was good at doing the news, but the man never cracked a smile. Then I found out he was friends with my former boss. Jim Finnerty, he seems to have good skills when watching a YouTube clip from his time at Channel 8 in Cleveland, but he was horrible in Columbus with bad hair. Andrea Cambern she was a fan favorite from Arizona. Dave Kaylor who went to Ohio State and worked at WTVF in Nashville. Always thought he was the goofiest on-air talent, but had good presentation skills. Angela Pace (behind the scenes people have bad things to say about her) but definitely had good on-air skills.

Darlene Hill (Chicago) Tom Lawrence left he wanted to go back to California back in 1994. Jim Finnerty eh ( wasn't a fan, but he worked in Cleveland ) Bob Hetherington came from Cleveland he worked at WUAB 43. Tyler Bacome this is his hometown and Mike Bowersock started during WTVN's days. Ted Hart worked at all (3) stations. You do have the hometown folks that are from here. Michelle Gailun, Deborah Countiss both grew up and went to Ohio State. Angela Pace who went to Capital Univesity and from the city, Cabot Rea who went to Otterbein University and from here. Jym Ganahl from Iowa he worked at KWWL. Lou Forrest came from Kansas before working at both WBNS & WSYX. Dana Tyler she local gal from Columbus, before going to WCBS-TV. Bill Martin before anchoring at FOX 8 in Cleveland worked at WSYX. Mike Jackson & Gail Hogan both worked at WTVN-TV before going over to WCMH.

Colleen got her start in West Virginia, before coming to Columbus. Yes, there have been some who come from bigger markets. Tracey (Chicago) she from Cincinnati. Kristyn Hartman (Chicago now in Cincinnati) Bob Kendrick (Denver) who from Canada. Doug & Mona (worked in Cleveland) Mike Bettes (at the Weather Channel) worked at WSYX as well Liz Claman who now at FOX Business News, Carol Costello worked at both WSYX & WBNS before going to Baltimore, DC, CNN/HLN. You have some stay and some leave, but it not rejection city here.