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WKYC in Cleveland is adding Dorsena Drakeford to its news team. She comes from KGAN and KFXA in Cedar Rapids. http://wkycdirectorscut.blogspot.com/2017/03/wkyc-adds-dorsena-drakeford-to-channel.html

WTSP in Tampa has hired a new team for its morning newscast: Rob Finnerty, Courtney Curtis, and Jackie Fernandez https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/3/16/the-tampa-revamp Rob and Jackie both arrive with some baggage at their new home. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/3/17/wellim-sure-they-came-cheap

With all the news of WUAB, what other station in Cleveland could move or go off the air. Some viewers are worried about WVPX, WEAO, WBNX, and WQHS.

Should viewers get ready for Buffalo 24 News?

Raycom issues a statement on selling the WUAB frequency: http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/raycom-issues-statement-about-sole-station-sold-in-spectrum-auction/186046

WUAB in Cleveland has sold its transmitter, but will remain on the air. The station will move to WOIO's transmitter. http://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/index.ssf/2017/02/channel_43_will_remain_on_the_air_only_its_transmitter_was_sold.html#incart_river_index There have been rumors that 43 was going to go off the air. Not actually the case, but it will be interesting how the station will remain off the air. BTW, 19 is now billing its 11pm newscast as "Tucker and Tanaka at 11" with its new team in that slot. There's a new opening too.

WXIX Fox 19 in Cincinnati is finding huge success in the late news slots as its #1 in the 25-54 demo. http://wvxu.org/post/wxix-tv-entering-sweeps-roll Fox 19 also has more viewers in both the 18-49 and 25-54 demos than any of the 11pm newscasts in Cincy. Whatever they're doing at 10pm seems to be working.

Any word on how those "Franken-FM" stations (Analog TV-6/87.77 MHz FM) will or will not survive the auction? They were extended past 2015 because of the spectrum decision.

Some quick notes from Cleveland Amanda Berry will be hosting daily segments on missing people on WJW's various newscasts. (http://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/index.ssf/2017/02/amanda_berry_will_report_on_missing_people_for_channel_8.html#incart_m-rpt-2) Chris Tanaka and Tiffani Tucker are the new 11pm anchors at WOIO. They will still co-anchor 19's 5pm newscast, along with the evening broadcasts on WUAB. (http://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/index.ssf/2017/02/romona_robinson_no_longer_11_pm_achor_at_channel_19.html#comments)

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WEWS has retooled its morning newscast by adding more reporters and less repetition with their stories. They're calling their morning reporters the "E-Team."

WJW Fox 8 is adding Amanda Berry to its news team. They've been advertising her arrival all day during the big game. Berry was one of the three women rescued from a Cleveland west side house after they have been kidnapped there and captured for over ten years until 2013. Monday morning at 8am is when they'll reveal what she'll be doing at Fox 8.

I think WOIO should just have the team on at 5pm and on WUAB at 9 and 10pm to anchor the 11PM news. Or have one of their reporters anchor at 11.

Kristin Byrne has announced on her Facebook page that today was her last day at WEWS in Cleveland. Not known where she is going as of now.

She also worked at the old WAKC 23 as Laura Bailey. She was co-anchor on the weeknight news for a while until it's sign off.

Dhomonique Ricks is leaving WEWS according to her FB page. Not known where she is heading as of now.

What about WEWS? I can still picture her on at Noon and 4pm or 5pm.

Danielle Serino (formerly of WOIO/WUAB) has announced on her Facebook page that she's joining WKYC as a consumer investigative reporter after the new year.

Tom Beres just signed off this evening on WKYC in Cleveland during its 6pm newscast. They had a tribute and a look back on his 37-year career.

WOIO is bringing back Jamie Sullivan (currently at WJLA in Washington D.C.) for traffic duties. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154875344129443

WOIO did go to the Steelers-Bengals game, but only after the Browns-Bills game ended, and it was toward the end of the game between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.

What about Cox Media? Or could Sinclair expand into a market they have yet to enter? What about the Spectrum Auction too?

Couldn't WUAB be used as a secondary channel for the games that conflict with the Browns? I do have to wonder if the ratings for the Browns games are a lot lower than last year's or the year the before.

That was right before "Action News" came to the scene on April or May of 2002. Cynthia Tinsley left shortly before the switch took place. She did not want to anchor weekends, and without Jack Marshall, with whom she anchored with on WUAB. Ironically, WOIO used the generic "19 News" branding back in 1995 when the station first went on the air with its newscast. It only lasted a year in which they switched to "CBS 19 News," which I think they should switch back to.

Nichole Vrsansky's bio is also gone from 19's website too.