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I saw in a NewsActive3 video that they're also sharing weekend mornings (8:00-9:00am).

Australia We're about to have DAZN Cable. News Corp. has sold FOXTel to the owners of DAZN in a USD$2.4 billion (A$3.4 billion) deal. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/dazn-acquires-foxtel-news-corp-telstra-1236257581/

52 years in television news (mostly in Buffalo) ended today for Don Postles. He's now off to retirement.

His final sign off...

A good point to note from the story on their website... rightfully so this move. Over the next few days, you may notice national news programs or syndicated programming in place of local news while ABC13 grieves our loss.

89.1 WUFT-HD4 Gainesville-Ocala is the launch (and flagship) station for BEACON (Broadcast Emergency Alerts and Communications Operations Network). This is the first I've ever heard of something like this attempted, especially with the use of AI to provide a 24/7/365 channel, even when not in an emegency. It does have an app and has targeted streams across Florida (for now) but is pushing for a nationwide expansion next year. https://futurimedia.com/press-release-futuri-fdem-and-uf-launch-first-ever-ai-driven-emergency-broadcast-system/

Carol Clarke has come up with a plan for retirement... next year at WYFF which will be 40 years (no firm date just yet). For her last year, she's transitioning to dayside to do more reporting from the field, and keeping the 6:00pm anchor chair. She will give up the 11:00pm to Sydney Shadrix. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1121531476261934&id=100052152768666

By this Friday, KBAK/KBFX's Chief Meteorologist will be off to television retirement... Miles Muzio's last newscast will be 6:00pm on Friday. https://www.facebook.com/miles.muzio/posts/pfbid02jFPWjaDoVRuygzJ4Y8FwbWfQqvjy6ZpC7SMmQvXrWZkQSD8ydmKZPjF9yvWuB8NYl EDIT: Also, ARC Reno is here, and it debuted this week. It's on KRXI from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., shrinking Mornings on FOX 11 to just 7:00 to 8:00 a.m.

WTHR's Dave Calabro signed off and is now in retirement (will still do IMS duties) but it went unusual in his signing off—no celebration at the station, just a pre-taped message from IMS.

WBNS Columbus has become the latest station in the country (albeit on streaming only) to offer a local weather show, even if its shorter than the 30 minutes some of the Gray stations like to do.

One of Orlando's best-ever reporters calls it a career: WESH 2's Dave McDaniel. https://www.wesh.com/article/longtime-reporter-dave-mcdaniel-retires-wesh-2-news-orlando/63204985

Update Christy McDonald replaces Devin on the same program he founded at KFOR-TV Oklahoma City... FlashPoint. She starts next week. https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/32618/wdiv_s_christy_mcdonald_will_replace_devin_scillian_on_sunday_s_flashpoint_show

Alex Alecci is temporarily coming back to Orlando Television to do weekends at WFTV. He returns tomorrow. https://www.facebook.com/AlexAlecciWx/posts/pfbid0k1j8SuLxeEzt4cmRDofAnW1tRKygLJT9WLtRRgbCYfat67Gn8DUAvqNX7N5yPTN6l

Adding one more... WPXI's David Johnson and yes, Peggy Finnegan was there too. It only made sense for David and Peggy to be together one more time. https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/watch-david-johnsons-final-newscast-channel-11-news-friday/2NS2ROHX7FGI5KERMNEDP3SLCY/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawHJ48ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQgRq3vty_tkfWhZBJkqgSkRq18ILclpoW4jjD26xJjtNn9FbsUrFFo9-A_aem_RqGjJhyuNimsZph_ZivofA And WTVD's John Clark at 6am yesterday.

WCBD Charleston's Josh Marthers is also done and retiring after 17 years there. https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/josh-marthers-announces-retirement/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com

It was actually at 10:00pm. And now Lisa Hidalgo is the Chief that now leads the ONLY all-female weather team (Katie Lasalle, Danielle Grant and Stacey Donaldson) in the entire state of Colorado.

Somebody get the tape recorders to record Univision later tonight (if you have the network; as I post this East Coast time at 12:10am). Its Jorge Ramos' last day. https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/12/11/jorge-ramos-last-day-noticiero-univision/76934460007/

A real tough day in this business when we lose two GIANTS in one day. Chuck at WNBC and him at KMGH. EDIT: I just learned that Lisa Hidalgo is the new Chief at KMGH. A VERY worthy pick to replace a GIANT legend in Colorado.

This is not a joke or an Onion story. To be fair, she is a former journalist. To not be fair, she's destroyed her credibility by getting into politics and getting into her political views. https://apnews.com/article/trump-kari-lake-voice-of-america-ambassadors-e894cf2e84791b35528baa0cbdd66b22

Maybe she is local but everything else is from Lincoln. Houston Hall, one of "KBSI's" Meteorologists, actually does weekends at KLKN Lincoln. Rusty Dawkins is the Chief for KBSI's news but is mainly the Chief at KLKN Lincoln. They probably have her and all their reporters at KBSI but the rest has to be from KLKN.

Sarah Carlson is returning to WISC-TV Madison, 11 years after being forced to step away due to having an epilepsy diagnosis. https://www.channel3000.com/news/sarah-carlson-returns-to-news-3-now-after-overcoming-epilepsy-diagnosis/article_750f4dd0-b7e1-11ef-8208-8fb859b7a8f9.html

Not when it's news is produced by KLKN Lincoln.

It says it towards the end of that video... Hoffman Financial Group, an Atlanta-based financial planning firm.

Allen should've never gotten into the local media business in the first place IMO.

Notice too that it didn't touch WBAY. Gray is letting WBAY do their own thing since it's the biggest market Gray owns in that state. Not only that, WBAY is superior compared to their competition (with all due respect to the rest).