Out & About

[rtmclaug 70]

On 10/31/2024 at 11:24 PM, TheRolyPoly said:

WBOC is looking for a new Chief Meteorologist because, after 12 years, WBOC's Chief Meteorologist Dan Satterfield has decided to call it a career.

 

https://www.wboc.com/news/wboc-chief-meteorologist-dan-satterfield-retires/video_d5e0c75f-6360-5302-b0dd-a56828767926.html

I would always watch him when I visited my family in Delaware. I always enjoyed him. Cheers to new adventures.

[tyrannical bastard 4018]

Well, that was quick.

 

Former WLOX anchor Dave Elliott is crossing the street to WXXV later this month

 

Typical Morris, quick to poach talent that screw up elsewhere.

[ScottSchell 370]

KJRH anchor Karen Larsen announced her retirement from tv news end of January to early February of 2025 after nearly 30 years at KJRH and a few years at KOTV before KJRH.

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

WICU/WSEE Erie may about to be one of the smallest stations in the entire country with one of their own doppler radars.

 

https://www.erienewsnow.com/radar

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

On 10/31/2024 at 11:24 PM, TheRolyPoly said:

WBOC is looking for a new Chief Meteorologist because, after 12 years, WBOC's Chief Meteorologist Dan Satterfield has decided to call it a career.

 

https://www.wboc.com/news/wboc-chief-meteorologist-dan-satterfield-retires/video_d5e0c75f-6360-5302-b0dd-a56828767926.html

 

UPDATE

 

Mike Lichniak is the new Chief Meteorologist at WBOC.

https://www.facebook.com/WBOCTV16/posts/pfbid02HeYew7DqZV6qdygXGcikZu5tupgQP1C84fWgbMmkS7dgwduxVgNp5amwkygqmFG2l

 

Another Mike, Mike Grewe has joined the team and will do weekend mornings.

 

https://www.facebook.com/WBOC16WEATHER/posts/pfbid02c7u2FHAvsKMcMccXjYx32XjF8UkQSu1ZaGM3yHHSwTmNRgvMHTKKKvv9wX7F5rT5l

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

Seven months was more than enough for Dominique Sachse at Merit Street. She has left the business again.

 

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/dominique-sachse-merit-street-19905153.php

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

The other half of David and Peggy has decided to call it a career.

 

David Johnson will soon join Peggy Finnegan in retirement land come Dec. 13th.

 

The first of the last of the current big three old guards (KDKA's Ken Rice, WTAE's Mike Clark, and David from WPXI) to retire and call it a career.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wpxi.com/news/local/channel-11-news-anchor-david-johnson-announces-retirement/IGCUA2XFRREY7FV4GP7TEZ2SRA/%3foutputType=amp

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

WTVD's John Clark will soon take his anchoring talents in his career... to retirement.

 

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1108479810649833&id=100044634720226

[GraphicsMan 122]

19 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

WTVD's John Clark will soon take his anchoring talents in his career... to retirement.

 

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1108479810649833&id=100044634720226

Wonder who will replace imh John and Barbara Gibbs were great they been a team as long as I’ve been alive. They are the most watched morning news in the Triangle.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 947]

Salt Lake City's KSL has had to let go several people, including Dan Spindle, Lindsey Aerts, and Lauren Steinbrecher..per FTVLive

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

I didn't know Erika Gonzalez left KDVR Denver last month.

 

https://www.facebook.com/ThisisErikaGonzalez/posts/pfbid0XFvQo6ToxyPcZg6mJeJU6Yvox5Sed9iiTxKdWdvrJx6ngto692SCGTcj3UFLM21Jl

 

Less than 5 minutes ago, I learned she joined my CBS/CW duo, WFOR/WBFS Miami. She's doing mornings and is back in her hometown.

 

https://www.facebook.com/LissetteGonzalezTV/posts/pfbid0jP1srdoky4vdTiYQNLgTT2x77j8djremKim57oDnUqtcy4UejTdqe9v5tZqeXzH1l

[TheNewsTV 255]

27 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said:

I didn't know Erika Gonzalez left KDVR Denver last month.

 

https://www.facebook.com/ThisisErikaGonzalez/posts/pfbid0XFvQo6ToxyPcZg6mJeJU6Yvox5Sed9iiTxKdWdvrJx6ngto692SCGTcj3UFLM21Jl

 

Less than 5 minutes ago, I learned she joined my CBS/CW duo, WFOR/WBFS Miami. She's doing mornings and is back in her hometown.

 

https://www.facebook.com/LissetteGonzalezTV/posts/pfbid0jP1srdoky4vdTiYQNLgTT2x77j8djremKim57oDnUqtcy4UejTdqe9v5tZqeXzH1l

 

What happened to Keith Jones? I've been noticing that they've been alternating anchors between Teri Hornstein and Austin Carter.

[Dave Lampstein 120]

In a move that should surprise no one, CBS 58, lead by former sports reporter somehow turned news director Jessie Garcia, has named Lance Allen as their new sports director. Lance was pushed out at WTMJ this year after nearly 30 years in their newsroom.

 

Lance replaces Kevin Holden, who Jessie Garcia has been trying to push out at CBS 58 after serving as their sports director and bilingual Packers and Brewers play-by-play guy for Telemundo Wisconsin after nearly 15 years.

 

Jessie has been in charge of WDJT's newsroom for 3 years now but has yet to really move the needle. Jessie and Anne Brown, a first-time GM who came over from a marketing role at WITI, have built a playbook based on plucking talent from other Milwaukee stations but haven't found much success in this strategy.

Edited November 18, 2024 by Dave Lampstein

[Glimmer 283]

After 24 years on the morning shift, Kim Murphy is moving to evenings at WITI, taking over for the recently exited Stephanie Grady

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

4 hours ago, Glimmer said:

After 24 years on the morning shift, Kim Murphy is moving to evenings at WITI, taking over for the recently exited Stephanie Grady

 

Good for her, man. Over the years, she's been a very recognizable face at WITI's Wake Up News alongside Rob Haswell and Gus Gnorski, among others and it has remained #1 a bit in part due to her presence so it'll be weird to see her doing nights now but its very deserving for her as she approaches 25 years at WITI next year.

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

Justin Farmer is retiring from WSB-TV Atlanta and broadcast news in general after 17 years at the station. His final day... TOMORROW.

 

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/channel-2-anchor-justin-farmer-announces-career-change-after-17-years-wsb-tv/KC5ONRNIKBBSJNZNHVTJH7LX3Y/

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

I saw him last at WPTV.

 

Now, John Gerard is back on Miami television with WPLG, more likely as a fill in or a freelancer.

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

Okay, I am so excited for this and this is stuff only public television can do.

 

KTCA Twin Cities PBS has produced a three-part series called Broadcast News. Produced by Minnesota news legend Cathy Wurzer, It takes a close and unique look at the Twin Cities television market from the 1960s onward. I have yet to see them but I WILL be watching them.

 

To paraphrase the descriptions of each episode a.k.a. TL;DR (these are my descriptions based on titles and descriptions used at TPT.org):

• Episode one mainly focuses on the 60s and 70s as Stanley E. Hubbard is a pioneer in broadcasting which leads KSTP to dominate until an unknown Dave Moore and WCCO take over, skyrocket, and create a fierce battle between the two. Also, women and POC fighting to be included into newsrooms.
• Episode two gets to the late 70s into early 80s, continuing to showcase women and POC fighting to be included, weather and meteorologists now becoming an important part of the news, and production values becoming more mainstream and polished.
• Episode three gets into local news from the 80s to today. KARE 11 is the laughingstock... until its no longer and becomes a major threat to WCCO and KSTP, the Hubbards are investing in their stations, and continuing shifts in the media landscape as newscasters have their private lives thrusted into public view.

Watch them now before KTCA puts them into PBS Passport and then is paywalled.

 

https://www.tpt.org/broadcast-wars/

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

Well... its all over for John Patrick. I didn't know about this until today but WZVN's Chief Meteorologist has decided to hang up his cleats and call it a career. He'll now be a part-time radio owner as he owns 102.1 WJST Sylvester/Albany, Ga.

 

https://www.facebook.com/JPweather/posts/pfbid02UB3MFfYRJ8rzEdQEws9XxSeFc7J7scGSwSuycieZpWQAS4BowG72yshxLqK4RTeXl

[nathannah 2493]

There's video out there of it, but Leon Harris struggled through the 6pm show on WRC tonight; they had to do an audible to network stories and extended weather segment through the last 20 minutes. Hope what ever happens, he's okay.

[Dave Lampstein 120]

15 minutes ago, mrschimpf said:

There's video out there of it, but Leon Harris struggled through the 6pm show on WRC tonight; they had to do an audible to network stories and extended weather segment through the last 20 minutes. Hope what ever happens, he's okay.

 

He was having trouble yesterday too. 

[abric 181]

11 hours ago, Dave Lampstein said:

 

He was having trouble yesterday too. 

I saw it live yesterday and it looked like he was sick. I do hope he is okay because he is a really good anchor.

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

Shelby Coates moved from WMGT Macon last year to Spectrum News 1 NC (BTS) this year to now becoming the newest anchor at Gray's Big Red 11: WTOC.

 

https://www.facebook.com/wtocdawnbaker/posts/pfbid0FxbcmtPsuwyDYycnM8br8V5NEvCEGBXu3uXdUNjVTSiv9s947855Hf6v9J5ug7hVl

[ScottSchell 370]

Update Cassie has now updated and made the announcement official.
 

Not sure if this was actually announced because I haven’t seen anything from KWTV’s Cassie Heiter but she is apparently leaving the Griffin Media station and heading down I-35 to Dallas and joining WFAA.

 

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2024/12/1/headed-down-i-35

Edited December 3, 2024 by ScottSchell

[hfiles 81]

On 11/28/2024 at 8:10 PM, mrschimpf said:

There's video out there of it, but Leon Harris struggled through the 6pm show on WRC tonight; they had to do an audible to network stories and extended weather segment through the last 20 minutes. Hope what ever happens, he's okay.

WRC just announced that Leon Harris will be stepping away from the anchor desk.

 

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2024/12/2/breaking-dc-anchor-off-the-air