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[nathannah 2544]

1 hour ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

TMJ4 meteorologist Brendan Johnson is being bumped up from weekend mornings to weekday morings.  He replaces Tyler Moore who is leaving.  Meteorologist Kristen Kirchaine is also leaving the team.  

That story is a very interesting way to spin away from the fact that they've just lost half their weather staff, and Tyler and Kristen felt so underappreciated (you can easily argue Kristen was doing so much more work/shifts than the actual chief, and Tyler basically ran the day shift all by himself), that they just gave up and looked for other opportunities. The days of Paul Joseph and John Malan keeping that station the market's gold standard are truly over.

[TheRolyPoly 2671]

This is what Sunbeam plans to do with its current property in North Bay Village, with the facility breaking ground in 2027. This comes, of course, as WSVN plans to move to Miramar by next year.

 

(The original link is paywalled, so I'm using this to hopefully let you access it.):

https://archive.is/xfyOd

[tyrannical bastard 4088]

WJZ's building on TV Hill in Baltimore suffered an electrical fire this afternoon.  The fire was out by the time firefighters arrived at the station.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/baltimore/news/maryland-baltimore-fire-wjz-building-newsroom/

[MediaZone4K 2323]

On 6/27/2025 at 10:48 PM, TheRolyPoly said:

This is what Sunbeam plans to do with its current property in North Bay Village, with the facility breaking ground in 2027. This comes, of course, as WSVN plans to move to Miramar by next year.

 

(The original link is paywalled, so I'm using this to hopefully let you access it.):

https://archive.is/xfyOd

Looking forward to a better looking newsplex when they move

[l_miro 9]

On 6/27/2025 at 10:48 PM, TheRolyPoly said:

This is what Sunbeam plans to do with its current property in North Bay Village, with the facility breaking ground in 2027. This comes, of course, as WSVN plans to move to Miramar by next year.

 

(The original link is paywalled, so I'm using this to hopefully let you access it.):

https://archive.is/xfyOd

That one is replacing the building across from the studios. Plex will get demolished closer to ~2030

 

They were supposed to have broken ground by now, this story says 2027. 

 

Wsvn new building in Miramar is scheduled to start construction end of 2025 or early 2026 to coincide with their 70th year but not necessarily with a July debut

[cg4 10]

WTKR’s Blaine Stewart will be off the air for a while as he deals with an “unexpected medical challenge.”

[Breaking News 850]

On 6/27/2025 at 10:48 PM, TheRolyPoly said:

This is what Sunbeam plans to do with its current property in North Bay Village, with the facility breaking ground in 2027. This comes, of course, as WSVN plans to move to Miramar by next year.

 

(The original link is paywalled, so I'm using this to hopefully let you access it.):

https://archive.is/xfyOd

I'm sure The Ansin Family owns the property right?  They're into real estate so it makes since. 

[TheRolyPoly 2671]

Sunbeam Properties, so yes.

 

Now they have a website devoted to it as well: https://www.sunbeamnbv.com/home

 

EDIT:

They've even included a PDF with detailed plans as to what they'll construct in NBV to replace the WSVN complex: https://assets.courbanize.com/sunbeam-north-bay-village/info-plans/5c4f61e19ee3eaf708ee5cb07d1630b9.pdf

Edited Tuesday at 10:08 PM by TheRolyPoly

[tyrannical bastard 4088]

BIG, and sadly some likely expected news coming out of Northeast Mississippi.

 

Matt Laubhan is leaving WTVA.

https://www.djournal.com/news/local/matt-laubhan-leaves-wtva-launches-own-site/article_54ed7004-77b1-44d6-9659-d38cb5aa6a5c.html

 

I figured it was going to happen sooner or later with the way things are going at Allen Media, but luckily it looks like he's able to do it on his own terms. 

 

And is evidenced by other meteorologists beginning to do their own thing, local TV weather may be starting an irreversible decline as the most seasoned are starting to head for the exits and are being replaced by younger, and sometimes distant colleagues doing forecasts from  virtually anywhere.

Edited 20 hours ago by tyrannical bastard

[TheRolyPoly 2671]

1 hour ago, tyrannical bastard said:

BIG, and sadly some likely expected news coming out of Northeast Mississippi.

 

Matt Laubhan is leaving WTVA.

https://www.djournal.com/news/local/matt-laubhan-leaves-wtva-launches-own-site/article_54ed7004-77b1-44d6-9659-d38cb5aa6a5c.html

 

I figured it was going to happen sooner or later with the way things are going at Allen Media, but luckily it looks like he's able to do it on his own terms. 

 

And is evidenced by other meteorologists beginning to do their own thing, local TV weather may be starting an irreversible decline as the most seasoned are starting to head for the exits and are being replaced by younger, and sometimes distant colleagues doing forecasts from  virtually anywhere.

 

Paywalled, unfortunately, but I checked out the site for his new venture... it looks like Gabe Mahner has left WTVA as well. John Doulsic and Chelsea Simmons will be all that's left.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 990]

2 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

BIG, and sadly some likely expected news coming out of Northeast Mississippi.

 

Matt Laubhan is leaving WTVA.

https://www.djournal.com/news/local/matt-laubhan-leaves-wtva-launches-own-site/article_54ed7004-77b1-44d6-9659-d38cb5aa6a5c.html

 

I figured it was going to happen sooner or later with the way things are going at Allen Media, but luckily it looks like he's able to do it on his own terms. 

 

And is evidenced by other meteorologists beginning to do their own thing, local TV weather may be starting an irreversible decline as the most seasoned are starting to head for the exits and are being replaced by younger, and sometimes distant colleagues doing forecasts from  virtually anywhere.

As saddening as this is, it's also exciting.  He was going to get screwed over by Allen one way or another.  I wish him the best. I've been watching his live stream and he seems so much happier as well. 

[tyrannical bastard 4088]

For this to be happening in Mississippi State's backyard, Frank Spain must be rolling over in his grave.  At least his heirs knew better when they ended up selling to Heartland Media not knowing that Byron Allen would be the next one to get the keys.

Edited 10 hours ago by tyrannical bastard

[ScottSchell 374]

14 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

BIG, and sadly some likely expected news coming out of Northeast Mississippi.

 

Matt Laubhan is leaving WTVA.

https://www.djournal.com/news/local/matt-laubhan-leaves-wtva-launches-own-site/article_54ed7004-77b1-44d6-9659-d38cb5aa6a5c.html

 

I figured it was going to happen sooner or later with the way things are going at Allen Media, but luckily it looks like he's able to do it on his own terms. 

 

And is evidenced by other meteorologists beginning to do their own thing, local TV weather may be starting an irreversible decline as the most seasoned are starting to head for the exits and are being replaced by younger, and sometimes distant colleagues doing forecasts from  virtually anywhere.

I posted this on the Allen Media page but will post it here too WTVA has announced Chelsea Simmons as the Chief Meteorologist.

[GoldenShine_10 114]

6 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

For this to be happening in Mississippi State's backyard, Frank Spain must be rolling over in his grave.  At least his heirs knew better when they ended up selling to Heartland Media not knowing that Byron Allen would be the next one to get the keys.

 

You almost have to wonder if the state of Mississippi will become, essentially, one large market? Although the Delta is often the forgotten part of the state...and does feel isolated from a media perspective.

[Rusty Muck 4439]

23 hours ago, Breaking News said:

I'm sure The Ansin Family owns the property right?  They're into real estate so it makes since. 

The Ansin family literally developed Miramar from the beginning. The only thing that kept them from redeveloping the island was getting the WIOD side and their towers (the island was partitioned in 1962 after Biscayne Broadcasting lost the license for channel 7–which saw a replacement license awarded to Sunbeam—and AM 610 was sold back to Cox Media).

[TheRolyPoly 2671]

This is heartbreaking to hear. WFAA's Mariel Ruiz has triple-negative breast cancer... at 33.