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Remember Cayle Thonpson from KOMO and The National Desk?

 

His next home takes him fill circle... to Boston and for WFXT. He was a freelancer, but is now a full-time anchor and reporter.

 

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1033627248579747&id=100057974443555

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19 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

Apollo is looking to sell Cox Media Group. Nexstar and Gray are interested buyers, says Bloomberg.

 

However, there will be conflicts in certain markets if it goes through (for example, Atlanta: WSB-Cox and WANF/WPCH/WKTB-Gray).

 

https://thedesk.net/2025/03/apollo-considers-selling-cox-media-group/

 

On the bright side, it's only 13 stations in 9 markets thanks to the sheer number of stations that Coxapollo offloaded to Imagicomm.

 

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Meteorologist Jaden Knowles is joining Tegna's KUSA & KTVD in Denver in early April, as part of their Weather Impact Team.  He has spent the last 2 years at American Spirit Media's KAUZ-TV "News6" in Wichita Falls TX as morning meteorologist.  

 

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31 minutes ago, AaronQ said:

Kym Anderson formerly from WPMI in Mobile, AL is joining WBTV as their evening news anchor. 

https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/kym-anderson-joins-wbtv-charlotte-as-evening-anchor/

Congratulations to Kym on this move!  A major win for WBTV and Charlotte and another major loss for WPMI and Mobile.

 

Back in 2008, Lenise Ligon left WBTV and later ended up as the primary anchor at WALA Fox 10 in Mobile, a job she's held since.

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57 years at one TV station? It is unheard of now these days in this business. Yet, longtime KARK camera operator Morsie Eagles did just that.

 

Today, he finally retires at The Morsie Eagles Studio (named in 2018) at KARK.

 

https://www.kark.com/news/kark-4-today/kark-4-news-longtime-camera-operator-morsie-eagles-retires/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJX1BhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHS0eLyTCFzdcloLYtNqauQLYZANUA2F69eToVGruBf2P6KCN2ZX8MbUz7A_aem_9QydHpk2FLzzGMCPCj9e3Q

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Another retirement today... KEYE's Fred Cantu. After 53 years in broadcasting, 40+ in Austin, and the last 23 at KEYE, today is the last day for Uncle Fred with a half-hour special at 6:30 p.m. CT.

 

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/austin-mayor-kirk-watson-declares-march-31-as-fred-cantu-day-in-honor-of-53-year-career

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More retirement news. Not today, but come Wednesday, April 23rd, Chief Meteorologist John Bernier will have his last day at WRIC-TV after 41 years.

 

Kept a secret since last September, the news was announced today during the 5pm news.

 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH4T6gAv3xt/?igsh=YmQxenZoaXI4c282

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Lee Peck is now one of the morning anchors at WALA in Mobile.  He was an early evening anchor before, and filled in as primary anchor after Byron Day's departure.

Eric Reynolds is apparently still at the station, but his whereabouts are unknown.  He was a longtime morning anchor at the station, even anchoring with his wife at one time.

I'm hearing that it could be health-related, so I send my best wishes to him and his well-being.

May be an image of 6 people, television and text that says 'FOX1O MORNINGS WEEKDAYS 4:30 NOON EOXIO FOXIO GUL STREAM M. Roku firetv WALA-TV MOBILE MOBILE•PENSACOLA PENSACOLA'

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Well, I found more retirement news, but this happened yesterday (as of this post). WVEC's Mike Gooding said goodbye after 40 years there.

 

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/life/people/reporter-mike-gooding-says-farewell-to-hampton-roads-after-40-year-career/291-04a6a389-5258-4f63-a481-51e3c01f5afb

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