Samantha 2895 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 last week ( ). No, they're nothing spectacular, but for a semi-satellite that covers an area where nothing generally happens, they're alright. Not bad for the market size. Is WORA the first affiliate of any Big Four network to have flagship non-English newscasts? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2410 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Not bad for the market size. Is WORA the first affiliate of any Big Four network to have flagship non-English newscasts? Idk about this one, but WTHR used to do a 10-minute newscast for Spanish speaking viewers called Acanale 13 Eyewitness News en Espanol. It was for online viewers. Not sure if your talking about 100% television though. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Kai Jackson will be replacing Jeff Barnd for all of Fox 45's, WBFF, afternoon late evening newscasts starting January 19 at 4,5,10 and 11 PM. Kai Jackson will start at WBFF on air beginning January 4 after his non compete expires. Jeff Barnd will become Sinclair's Washington based national correspondent while Jennifer Gilbert will remain co anchor. http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-kai-jackson-wbff-returning-to-baltimore-anchor-at-fox-45-20141201-story.html (Cross posting to Sinclair Broadcast Thread) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2410 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Kai Jackson will be replacing Jeff Barnd for all of Fox 45's, WBFF, afternoon late evening newscasts starting January 19 at 4,5,10 and 11 PM. Kai Jackson will start at WBFF on air beginning January 4 after his non compete expires. Jeff Barnd will become Sinclair's Washington based national correspondent while Jennifer Gilbert will remain co anchor. http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-kai-jackson-wbff-returning-to-baltimore-anchor-at-fox-45-20141201-story.html (Cross posting to Sinclair Broadcast Thread) And just by reading this accordingly, WBFF's new 4:00 p.m. newscast will start on January 19th, pushing back a week from the original January 12th start. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Idk about this one, but WTHR used to do a 10-minute newscast for Spanish speaking viewers called Acanale 13 Eyewitness News en Espanol. It was for online viewers. Not sure if your talking about 100% television though. A couple of other stations have produced Spanish newscasts (KUSA for KDEN is the largest market example I can think of at this time; there are some in Texas and California). I'm more focused on stations that don't have news in English at all. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 292 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 WFMZ might count; they are part of the Philly market; they air a Spanish-language newscast weeknights at 11PM. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4368 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Not bad for the market size. Is WORA the first affiliate of any Big Four network to have flagship non-English newscasts? Didn't WTVJ have a seperate Spanish-language newscast back in the 1960s? As for a station where Spanish-language newscasts are the primary newscast, I believe that WORA is the first. XHRIO (when it was a Fox affiliate, that has since been moved to KFXV-LD) had and has English-language newscasts but has its newscasts set up similar to that of Univision affiliate KVNO. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2410 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Didn't WTVJ have a seperate Spanish-language newscast back in the 1960s? They did with Manolo Reyes, back in the '60s when WTVJ was still with CBS on Channel 4. I still think it had its primary newscasts in English though, thanks to the Dean of South Florida television news, Ralph Renick. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2410 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Btw, I'm the one who started The Changing Newscasts Blog at http://changingnewscasts.wordpress.com WTNH 8's Good Morning Connecticut has been cut by half-hour. The program now goes back to start at 5:00 AM: https://changingnewscasts.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/wtnh-good-morning-connecticut-half-hour-later-than-rest/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 GM John Koski and ND Ken Jobe are gone from WHBQ. Cox wants to bring in their own people (of course)... http://ftvlive.com/todays-news/2014/12/1/longtime-memphis-gm-and-news-director-out A follow up per the Memphis Daily News: Cox Media Group has tapped Paul Briggs, an 18-year veteran of the media company, to be the new vice president and general manager at Fox 13. He comes to the station from Charlotte, N.C., where he was the general sales manager at WSOC-TV. He’s also worked as general sales manager at Charlotte’s WAXN-TV and as an account executive at WSOC-TV. Briggs replaces John Koski. Meanwhile, Cox’s executive vice president of television, Jane Williams, told The Daily News the company also is looking for a news director to succeed Ken Jobe at the Memphis station. In a statement about Briggs’ new role, Williams said: “We are thrilled that we can tap such phenomenal internal talent like Paul for this important leadership position at one of our newest TV brands.” Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3948 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 WOAY in Oak Hill, WV is off the air due to a "catastrophic failure" with their transmitter.... http://woay.com/Alerts.aspx?aid=637 I remember years ago when Newsblues allowed anonymous reports from TV stations. WOAY's account was about how on one of their pieces of transmission equipment, a screwdriver had to be inserted to keep a button pressed in order to keep the station ON THE AIR. It then proceeded to show a picture of a broomstick propped up to keep the button depressed! Maybe someone lost the broomstick ;-) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 WOAY in Oak Hill, WV is off the air due to a "catastrophic failure" with their transmitter.... http://woay.com/Alerts.aspx?aid=637 I remember years ago when Newsblues allowed anonymous reports from TV stations. WOAY's account was about how on one of their pieces of transmission equipment, a screwdriver had to be inserted to keep a button pressed in order to keep the station ON THE AIR. It then proceeded to show a picture of a broomstick propped up to keep the button depressed! Maybe someone lost the broomstick ;-) Ah, WOAY, a station that forgot that PSIP existed. (To be fair it seems that many Mexican non-commercial stations have the same problem, but really, WOAY?) Meanwhile, back in Phoenix, another personality out at KNXV: their traffic presenter. Internal speculation says the position will not be filled. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 941 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 WILX in Lansing is losing lead anchor Jason Colthorp to WDIV Detroit where he will be an Anchor/Reporter. He has been with WILX since 2000. His last day at WILX is December 28 and he'll start at WDIV after the new year. http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2014/12/01/jason-colthorp-leaving/19749083/ Also leaving WILX is Anthony Sabella who is taking a Reporter job in Flint at WJRT. http://www.wilx.com/news/haveyouseenthis/headlines/Anthony-Sabella-Says-Goodbye-to-WILX-284251271.html Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief-O 31 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 WBAY general manager Don Carmichael is stepping down after 21 years on the job. General sales manager Steve Lavin has been promoted to the GM position. Carmichael's retirement will take place at the end of the month. http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2014/12/03/wbays-don-carmichael-retiring-years-end/19861883/ http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2014/12/04/steve-lavin-named-gm-wbay-tv/19921095/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2410 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Here is KXJB 4's FINAL sign-off, now seen on YouTube - Very sad moment for the Fargo media, indeed: Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmykun 13 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 WORA will start semi-satelliting WKAQ on January 1st on 5.1. ABC'll stay on 5.2, and a Spaniard programming... thing they're calling Vive will be on 5.3. Unfortunately, that means no room at the inn for WKAQ's "Punto 2" (2.2) nor its WNBC simulcast (2.3). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 Quick note, this Out & About page will be changed to Comings & Goings staring January 2015. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jterry 43 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Confirmed: John Bryant is the new Chief Meteorologist for WATN. Unknown what happened to Paul Williams. http://www.localmemphis.com/story/d/story/john-bryant-named-chief-meteorologist/19149/FFAEOyBfQkOt-BYaa-my4w Apparently, and not surprisingly, Paul wasn't pleased with his position when John was moved to weekday evenings during November sweeps, so he knew his best option would likely to be to leave. According to his twitter, he's looking to move to another market soon. Ironically its very similar to the position John Bryant was placed in at WMC when the move toward Dave Brown's semi-retirement began to take shape earlier this year that led to him leaving there. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Well it's about time. WFTS is expanding its morning news offerings. TVNewsCheck states this morning that on January 12th, WFTS will start its morning newscast @ 4:30am. It will also have an hourly 9am newscast, after Good Morning America. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 941 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Chauncy Glover is leaving his Reporter and Back-up Weekend/Holiday Anchor position at WDIV to be an Anchor/Reporter at KTRK in Houston. I'm thinking he'll start after the New Year down in Houston. He had been at WDIV since 2011. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 We have our replacement for Geoff Roth at WJZY/WMYT. It's Karen Koutsky, former assistant ND at WTHR. And we also have our newest MyNetworkTV affiliate, and it's KCCI-DT3, which takes KDMI's place as the affiliate in Des Moines. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4368 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Well it's about time. WFTS is expanding its morning news offerings. TVNewsCheck states this morning that on January 12th, WFTS will start its morning newscast @ 4:30am. It will also have an hourly 9am newscast, after Good Morning America. IIRC, that leaves WKBW as the only Scripps station on the East Coast with a 5:00am morning news start time. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 We all could have seen this one coming after the station was sold, but local news is returning to WEVV in the near future. When it signs on the air in 2015, the new WEVV local news product will mark the end of a 14-year period without local newscasts. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5575 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 WBBM morning anchor Kris Gutierrez will be leaving the CBS-owned station in February after almost 3 years. He will be moving back to Texas, where he was previously a Fox News correspondent. (Behind Paywall) http://www.robertfeder.com/2014/12/10/morning-anchor-kris-gutierrez-leaving-cbs-2/#more-5932 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrabbleship 429 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 And with this...the WATN weather team is back down to two. Sean Parker announced he accepted a position at WFFF in Burlington and will be leaving in January. Either he's going there to run things or WFFF/WVNY is adding news. Won't be much of a clash, the Vermont pair got the "Local" branding and graphics similar to WATN not too long ago. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/72/#findComment-119582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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