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[ColtFromGulfcoast 739]

Then...you have stations like WPMI that make you keep score with their morning anchor team, since they have Kelly Foster doing double duty as a meteorologist and co-anchor to Darwin Singleton two days a week, and as a co-anchor joined by Jake Dunne the other 3 (who works on the weekends and fills in for the often-missing chief Chris Dunn).

 

Translation...they were too cheap to hire a replacement for Kelly Jones when she left and gave Kelly Foster some anchor time....

 

Ah. The meteorologist co anchoring. This is KSLA with Ron Young on the 9am newscast.

[tyrannical bastard 4060]

This is for the main AM show 5 days a week!

 

It gets even dicier on the noon show where it could be either Darwin or Kelly solo anchoring, with either Jake or Kelly as the meteorologist....and some days Kelly Foster does both by herself!

[tw-804 194]

WFXR (Roanoke) sports anchor Jermaine Ferrell is leaving the station. He will be joining WRIC here in Richmond as weekend sports anchor.

https://www.virginiafirst.com/sports/local-sports/jermaine-ferrell-says-goodbye-to-wfxr-news/1245756434

 

Speaking of WRIC, evening anchor Christina Feerick will be leaving the station - and Richmond television - at the end of August. Before WRIC, she was on rival WWBT.

http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2018/6/21/out-the-door-in-richmond

 

WTVF's (Nashville) Dan Kennedy is joining Hampton Roads' WVEC in July. He'll be the anchor for the station's 13News Now Daybreak.

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WWBT's Drew Wilder is heading to DC.

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Oh, and speaking of WWBT: I forgot to mention that Anthony Antoine has joined the station recently as anchor/reporter. He comes from WCIA in Central Illinois (Champaign/Urbana/Springfield). He left WCIA last month.

[TennTV1983 810]

WHBQ's Kristin Leigh is moving to WSOC in Charlotte:

 

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Former KOLR sports anchor/reporter Megan Rice was recently hired by WREG to fill a hole in their sports department following Glenn Carver's retirement in February. Her first day on the job was this past weekend:

 

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[TheRob 940]

KMBC-TV reporter Peggy Breit is retiring after 36 years at the station.

 

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article213586939.html

[FiveNews 385]

KMOV new logo? KMOV anchor/reporter Emily Pritchard posted on her InstaStory (@emilyjpritch) a station vehicle with a new paint job. Also looks like a new “News 4” logo. Might be something to look out for in the future.

[24994J 5664]

KMOV new logo? KMOV anchor/reporter Emily Pritchard posted on her InstaStory (@emilyjpritch) a station vehicle with a new paint job. Also looks like a new “News 4” logo. Might be something to look out for in the future.

[Georgie56 3336]

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Looks like they’re gearing up for the KPTV/WGCL graphics.

[Metrodonmartin 42]

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Not really a new logo. It’s the same 4 logofont. They just dropped the very dated tv screen surround.

[rkolsen 1694]

You know that minister that wanted $54 million for a Falcon private jet? He’s now looking for $1.5 million to go 4K HDR world wide. Now that price seems a bit low.

 

[Georgie56 3336]

So what will KMOV call themselves? CBS4 or KMOV4?

[Eat News 4745]

So what will KMOV call themselves? CBS4 or KMOV4?

 

I would "SuperSkew" the branding to female 13-65...and call it...

 

"4-V"

 

You may now ponder.

[NEOMatrix 1307]

You know that minister that wanted $54 million for a Falcon private jet? He’s now looking for $1.5 million to go 4K HDR world wide. Now that price seems a bit low.

 

While he’s at it, Jesse should probably donate the HD cameras to Ernest Angley. How are people supposed to get swindled without a pretty picture?

[KevCor 344]

 

WTVF's (Nashville) Dan Kennedy is joining Hampton Roads' WVEC in July. He'll be the anchor for the station's 13News Now Daybreak.

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I wonder if someone's leaving or are they just adding a third anchor. If someone's leaving, it couldn't be Ashley since she *just* moved to the anchor seat...

[TexasTVNews 1379]

Just a reminder. Tomorrow, former WJBF NewsChannel 6 anchor/reporter Archith Seshadri is to make his game show debut as a contestant on The $100,000 Pyramid at 9/8 Central on ABC.

https://www.wjbf.com/news/top-videos/former-newschannel-6-anchor-conestant-on-100-000-pyramid_20180622221108/1256948810

[Guest]

Just a reminder. Tomorrow, former WJBF NewsChannel 6 anchor/reporter Archith Seshadri is to make his game show debut as a contestant on The $100,000 Pyramid at 9/8 Central on ABC.

https://www.wjbf.com/news/top-videos/former-newschannel-6-anchor-conestant-on-100-000-pyramid_20180622221108/1256948810

 

I'd hardly call him a rememberable talent of that station, but he wants everyone to think he made a lasting impression. Archith has the most over-inflated ego of any news person I've ever seen. It's all about him, all the time. He most recently worked for Al Jazeera America, but since then it's unclear what he's doing now. Either way, he probably called WJBF to let them know to do a story on him. Good luck to him on Pyramid, but then again, let's hope when they come to the part where they ask questions about him he doesn't fill up the rest of the show with how important he thinks he is.

[plnewsfan 9]

Tyler Greever has left WJTV in Jackson, MS to join WIBW in Topeka, KS:

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[scrabbleship 429]

For once it is not Sinclair or Nexstar. This should be a easy approval once divestments owners are found. I am glad they aren't trying to ask for waivers. Once the paperwork is up we will all see what they are planning. Gary in Cleveland, Charlotte and Cincinnati talk about moving in the market rank.

 

Could they still swallow up Meredith before reaching 39%? Such a deal would add the few areas Gray currently lacks a presence (Pacific Northwest, southern New England) and beef up others (Tennessee, Georgia, Mobile).

[john andryczak 6]

Weigel could do that. They've proven themselves great at running major network stations in addition to independents. Granted, WDJT and WBND aren't exactly #1, but you have to give them credit for not throwing in the towel or constantly shaking things up and relaunching constantly. Under them, KNLC would make a fine Fox or ABC affiliate.

Terrible health benefits and underbpaying what the market will bear. That’s worth credit?

[CLETVFan 369]

WEWS Cleveland news director Jeff Harris is leaving to become the ND at WBBM in Chicago.

 

http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2018/6/25/new-nd-in-windy-city

[d247 43]

Funny it took Griffin this long to acquire radio stations, on account it has owned the Radio Oklahoma Network syndicated news service for at least 18 years now. Also, the deal creates strange bedfellows for the stations, since they'll be going from being sister properties of KJRH to being sister properties of one of its chief rivals, KOTV. This is duly noted considering that KFAQ -- which essentially founded KJRH in 1954 -- is involved in the deal.

 

And KFAQ simulcasts KJRH's morning show.

[dman748 1257]

And KFAQ simulcasts KJRH's morning show.

Could this mean that KFAQ might actually simulcast KOTV's "Six In The Morning"? We'll see about that one

[Guest]

WEWS Cleveland news director Jeff Harris is leaving to become the ND at WBBM in Chicago.

 

http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2018/6/25/new-nd-in-windy-city

 

I give it a year.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 958]

What's an example of that? Just curious.

 

Terri DeBoer & Matt Kirkwood on Daybreak 430a-7a

Matt Kirkwood @ Noon

Bill Steffen @ 5, 6, &11

Kyle Underwood @ 530, 7, 10

Ellen Bacca could slip in at any of these slots with a weather related story

[NewsMaster 226]

Interesting timing: just after the Gray-Raycom deal was announced, KGMB/KHNL sports anchor Taryn Hatcher announced that she is leaving the station. No word on why she is leaving, but to me it is not connected to the deal.