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This week, on Wednesday, she said goodbye after her 28-year run with the BBC. This was the last 20 minutes of this past Wednesday's BBC Breakfast programme.

At least Kara Kenney gets to remain on WRTV's airwaves, joining CCB and WISH-TV. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1353184526634940&id=100058302151427

WKRP is coming to Cincinnati... for real this time. 48 years after the hit TV show debuted on CBS, the North Carolina low power radio station that used the callsign is giving it up and while we don't know where it will end up on the dial in town... WKRP in Cincinnati will actually soon become a real thing. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2026/04/03/wkrp-call-letters-are-coming-to-cincinnati-radio-report/89452633007/

Here is Mary Nam's final sign off from KOMO earlier this week after 23 years there. One of the last of the old guards from their Fisher Communications days has left the building. I'll post Michelle Meredith's final sign off later today from WESH 2 as well if it comes around.

WTVT's Florida Tonight seems to be gaining ground as it continues to expand. In addition to WOFL and WOGX (with repeats on WRBW), it now airs after the weeknight 11pm news on Jacksonville's WFOX FOX 30. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1575911340610722&id=100045756127252

Christa Delcamp must've had a quick stop at WFXT because she's now back on television in the Boston market... at WMUR. She'll be on weeknights at 10:00 (WMUR.2) and 11:00pm (WMUR). https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=924420757012080&id=100083324921733

BREAKING NOW... Former longtime WTVT meteorologist Andy Johnson, who spent 34 years with the station before retiring in 2013, has just passed away. Just yesterday, he was moved to hospice. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1512958530427110&id=646173630438942

Mexico TV Azteca has filed for bankruptcy. It looks like its facing lawsuits as well that's making it way through the courts. https://www.thestreet.com/entertainment/tv-azteca-network-files-for-bankruptcy-facing-lawsuit

KRDO and Merry Matthews have agreed to part ways after seven years at the station as their Chief Meteorologist. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1424919666345504&id=100064824513223

In the latest NewsActive3 video, the closing credits for WTHI and WTVA both feature Gray Local Media so at least those two plus WLFI are now Gray owned stations. The rest are still up in the air, despite what The Desk is reporting.

KWCH's Always On StormTeam 12. A very good underrated channel that's been around for decades. Probably better for 24/7 local weather coverage than TWC's partial coverage.

Here's the update. KOVR is getting close. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWnEZtQiaOW/?igsh=MWxweDkzc2ZhaXh0ZA==

He could've gone to much bigger markets. Instead, Ryan Vaughn has stuck around at KAIT K8 Jonesboro for 25 years. https://www.kait8.com/2026/03/31/chief-meteorologist-ryan-vaughan-celebrates-25-years-kait/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNDA5OTYyNjIzMDg1NjA5AAEecsOYgBiUiX0aiF0VhICrGi3WLyIZbRt4f8pnNAKykHus1Y7n4P92Y3Fr5AE_aem_PzpI2eURRlwQzXp7nSqRKg

Japan (apparently, my computer's emoji thinks that's Japan, and I'll take it for their word) After 95 years of broadcasting to all of Japan for educational purposes (including basic English lessons), NHK Radio 2 has officially signed off for good. NHK Radio 1 is now NHK AM as a result. https://japantoday.com/category/national/nhk-ends-radio-2-broadcast-after-95-years-merges-channels

Not really. If you watch the video closely, S31MA points out that the weather computers when doing the radar loop stops at 9:30pm, meaning they probably do it live at 9:00pm (SWX) and repeat it twice more at 10:00 (SWX) and 11:00 (KHQ/KNDO/KNDU). There's also a live 7am hour of news now on SWX as well to replace half of what used to be Good Day on KAYU.

This week marks the end of an era at WESH 2... Michelle Meredith's final week after nearly 40 years there (38 to be exact). Her last day is on Friday and while she announced it last month, its this week where she announces her last week. I don't think there's anybody there left who is still working there before she did as she has become a synonymous name in the newsroom and on Orlando television. Goodbye reports have begun and here is one of them: https://www.wesh.com/article/michelle-meredith-retires-nearly-40-years-wesh-2-orlando/70887611

So if that's the case, then Pulse Prime is aired new at 9pm on SWX with a repeat at 11pm on KHQ, KNDO, and KNDU.

Lots of amazing talent from the networks, too. Matt Carothers, Ken Rudulph (who also spent time at KOVR/KMAX during his career), Todd Schrupp, Mike Joyce, Simon Bray, Christina Blacker, etc., are just a few I can think of who I watched over the year. For the record, when the networks were once separate as TVG and HRTV, I preferred TVG and their coverage every single time. Plus, it was available in more homes than HRTV so there was a better chance you'd get TVG over the other. Daily Racing Form (one of the most successful, if not THE most successful, horse racing newspapers out there) has a great article on its upcoming demise. Some bullet points: Starting in late 2026, it will simulcast feeds from its partner tracks instead of accompanying them with live studio shows within its Live Racing! banner (in the past, there were shows like Television Games, the network's former namesake, Trackside Live, :58 Flat, Drive Time, The Morning Line, and more). TVG will continue to operate as its account-wagering company, so the brand is not going away entirely. It will actually direct customers of its sports betting app, FanDuel, to TVG for horse racing bets, since there is a separate one for FanDuel Racing. Simulcast feeds from TVG's partner tracks (such as Gulfstream Park in my backyard) will continue to be available on the apps. Because of contractual obligations, onsite coverage and studio productions will continue through the end of the year at select locations, including Keeneland, Del Mar, the three Triple Crown races (Kentucky, Preakness, Belmont), and the Breeders' Cup. Some studio personnel will begin to be laid off in July, though some will be retained to produce that on-site coverage from those locations (mentioned above) through the end of November. https://www.drf.com/news/fanduel-tv-cease-operating-after-2027

This one saddens me. I love horse racing and for the longest of time, I have absolutely loved TVG, eventually TVG2 when that came around, and now FanDuel TV. Horse Racing is not much seen on national TV but for decades, TVG made it happen and has continued to do so under FanDuel TV and now FanDuel Racing. Unfortunately, it looks like its coming to an end. A 20-month phasedown has begun and by the end of 2027, FanDuel TV (and FanDuel Racing, though not mentioned here) will be taken off the air after nearly three decades of horse racing coverage, having first signed on in 1999. https://paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/fanduel-tv-to-be-phased-over-100-jobs-will-be-eliminated-by-end-of-2027

(Colombia; no... that's not the Telefe Argentina logo. Hahaha.) I've been a fan of Noticias Caracol as my preferred Colombian news source for almost the last 15 years (dating back to 2012). However, two of their longest-serving news presenters are OUT after being accused of alleged sexual harassment against female colleagues. Jorge Alfredo Vargas was the main weeknight co-anchor at 7:00 p.m. (Edicion Central) alongside a true legend, Maria Lucia Fernandez (who's anchored the weeknight 7:00 p.m. news since day one of Noticias Caracol in 1998 and even before then since 1995 when Caracol was just a production company, not a television network yet). Jorge Alfredo has been there since 2006, but is gone after 20 years, leaving Maria Lucia to anchor the newscast solo. Ricardo Orrego has been the main sports presenter at Caracol Television (Noticias Caracol, Gol Caracol, and their sports telecasts under the Caracol Sports banner + Blu Radio) since 2000. #MeTooColombia (sounds familiar?) and #YoTeCreoColega (#IBelieveYouColleague in English) are now trending on X and other social media platforms in Colombia as a result. (Article in Spanish via CNN en Español): https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2026/03/25/colombia/presentadores-cadena-noticias-acusaciones-orix

Tony Geftos is leaving WTVG Toledo to head up the road on I-75 Northbound (and nearly an hour-long commute) to join WXYZ Detroit. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1402269421928954&id=100064377296127

Australia Once again, NEW Perth is bringing back their weekend early evening local news, and once again, it'll be Narelda Jacobs presenting the bulletin after a six-year hiatus in Sydney, and a three-year hiatus for the bulletin overall. Yes, she did present 10's Perth news during that time, but was mainly out ot Sydney from 2020 until 2023. https://www.paramountanz.com.au/news/narelda-jacobs-returns-to-perth-to-host-local-10-news-weekend-bulletin/

Mike Grogan is not waiting until the end of his contract with "KOKI" to make his next career move, as well as to address the subsequent changes taking place there. Instead, he has left quietly to make the move to KJRH. https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/2-news-oklahoma-welcomes-tulsa-native-mike-grogan-to-the-weather-team

Huh? This makes sense everywhere else in the state, but in Fort Myers, WPB, and especially Miami?! In Marlins' territory?! This makes no sense to me. But if that's the case, the reverse should happen too. Let's see Marlins games in Orlando, Gainesville, Tampa, etc.

Spain (bull for Running of the Bulls in Pamplona) I should've posted this last week, but I was just too lazy. Yet, better late than never. Last week, after a six-year hiatus, Los Desayunos de RTVE made its triumphant return. It originally aired from 1994 until it went off-the-air in 2020. This time, its aired on Canal 24 Horas (TV), Radio 5 (Radio), and RTVE Play (streaming). In addition to Juan Ramón Lucas, director and presenter of Las Mañanas de RNE (on Radio Nacional), and Mamen Jiménez, director of economic news for the Spain-based EFE news agency, both co-hosting, one other host is very well known to the program and to Spanish journalism... Pepa Bueno. Yes, the same Pepa Bueno, who co-hosted the program for five years from 2004 to 2009 and is truly synonymous with the program, and also anchors the second edition of Telediario (9pm), is back on the program in a new partnership between RTVE and the EFE news agency. https://www.elconfidencial.com/television/programas-tv/2026-03-13/los-desayunos-vuelve-tve-pepa-bueno-juan-ramon-lucas-24horas_4319944/