Out & About

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

My best wishes to longtime WXIX anchor Rob Williams who's been there for 30 years and is a staple of Tri-State television.

 

This morning, he announced that he has prostate cancer.

 

https://www.fox19.com/2025/09/26/rob-williams-shares-cancer-diagnosis-ahead-special-event/?fbclid=IwY2xjawND6FJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsCVJ3ezFEWeuzFdOSuJAGZJCZVvcPYvNdy9ebj-2u7NygI0jMgpl3bRzVLD_aem_Z5C69FiyeihdKY5iTv-WNA

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

KOIN has started to air a series of reports looking back at Jeff Gianola's career before he retires around Thanksgiving.

 

This report from days ago looks back at Jeff's 15-year time at KATU.

 

This includes anchoring with Julie Emery, working with Bill O'Reilly for a time, and even doing the weather at one point before switching totally to news in 1986.

 

 

Edited September 27, 2025 by TheRolyPoly

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

WKBW is not known for much wins, if any at all.

 

However, they do have this small win here... a team together for 10 years. For Katie Morse and Ed Drantch, its been that way on Good Morning Buffalo for the last decade.

 

This is from the Buffalo Broadcasters Association on FB:

[Georgie56 3661]

Longtime KDFW morning meteorologist Evan Andrews is retiring on October 10th.

[SFTV 567]

 

[Greggo 384]

5 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

Longtime KDFW morning meteorologist Evan Andrews is retiring on October 10th.

Their chief meteorologist Dan Henry has announced (possibly prematurely) that weekend meteorologist Ali Turiano will take over for Evan. I figured they’d go with Kylie

Edited September 30, 2025 by Greggo

[nathannah 2792]

To the probable relief of the anchors who have had to pull exhausting overtime since Michelle McCormack got herself fired for a DUI (and a coincidental re-retirement of Kris Schuller earlier), WFRV in Green Bay has hired Stacy Engebretson to become their new evening co-anchor. She had been on WGBA for a long time before moving to a mostly off-air role as an assistant ND and community anchor for WBAY.

 

Just in time too, because Tom Zalaski looks and sounds physically exhausted from having to solo anchor for months upon months, and Chelly Boutott can finally return to mornings.

 

 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

9 hours ago, nathannah said:

To the probable relief of the anchors who have had to pull exhausting overtime since Michelle McCormack got herself fired for a DUI (and a coincidental re-retirement of Kris Schuller earlier), WFRV in Green Bay has hired Stacy Engebretson to become their new evening co-anchor. She had been on WGBA for a long time before moving to a mostly off-air role as an assistant ND and community anchor for WBAY.

 

Just in time too, because Tom Zalaski looks and sounds physically exhausted from having to solo anchor for months upon months, and Chelly Boutott can finally return to mornings.

 

 

 

It too says in the article that she'll be anchoring at 5:00, 6:00, and 6:30 plus a new half-hour program exclusively for WFRV+.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 1158]

https://www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-detroit-news/wdiv-fires-hank-winchester-while-police-records-detail-conflicting-allegations/

Troubled WDIV reporter Hank Winchester is now terminated... No details as to why, but given the situation, I'm sure there's more than meets the eye...

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

The legal troubles will not end anytime soon for Mr. Somerville.

 

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/anchor-frank-somervile-battery-case-21081819.php?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=68e07af804203a00012af7bd&fbclid=IwY2xjawNNYeZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHs4TxFKHmXocAf6gbiG8j1fa1h_ir7r9ZJfQOkzKUCYCktEMOe7Ja5xJDmVk_aem_gN1-5GJm3hLLR3JyFBGH4w

[PelicanMan 22]

WDSU Chief Meteorologist Devin Lucie is on leave after a weekend domestic violence incident.

[GoldenShine_10 263]

11 hours ago, PelicanMan said:

WDSU Chief Meteorologist Devin Lucie is on leave after a weekend domestic violence incident.

 

That weather department has been an absolute mess since Margaret Orr retired.

[Greggo 384]

12 hours ago, PelicanMan said:

WDSU Chief Meteorologist Devin Lucie is on leave after a weekend domestic violence incident.

Wow. Barely a month (8/20) after they “officially” announced he’d been given the job. What in the world are they going to do now? WWL, WGNO and Fox 8 (especially) all aired the story. Fox 8 also plastered it on Facebook at least 4 times today. The local paper picked it up. I don’t think he can come back from this. They’re going to have to move on. Derek did the evening weather tonight. Don’t see him getting it permanently tho. Soooooo … a newcomer? Margaret has been doing political endorsements for Helena Moreno, so she can’t really come back to temporarily fill in … at least until after the election, if she even wants to. Damon left after they hosed him. WDSU is in a pickle. 

[GoldenShine_10 263]

14 hours ago, Greggo said:

Wow. Barely a month (8/20) after they “officially” announced he’d been given the job. What in the world are they going to do now? WWL, WGNO and Fox 8 (especially) all aired the story. Fox 8 also plastered it on Facebook at least 4 times today. The local paper picked it up. I don’t think he can come back from this. They’re going to have to move on. Derek did the evening weather tonight. Don’t see him getting it permanently tho. Soooooo … a newcomer? Margaret has been doing political endorsements for Helena Moreno, so she can’t really come back to temporarily fill in … at least until after the election, if she even wants to. Damon left after they hosed him. WDSU is in a pickle. 

 

If they want to pull from a competitor, could Shelby Latino be a worthwhile Chief Meteorologist?

[abric 227]

I remember Lucie when he was at WUSA in DC. Wow.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

6 hours ago, GoldenShine_10 said:

 

If they want to pull from a competitor, could Shelby Latino be a worthwhile Chief Meteorologist?

 

If WDSU were to do the right thing, it would bring back Damon Singleton to be their next chief.

[ColtFromGulfcoast 869]

On 10/6/2025 at 12:52 PM, PelicanMan said:

WDSU Chief Meteorologist Devin Lucie is on leave after a weekend domestic violence incident.

Homestly, they should have just given Damon the job in the first place. What I would give to see what he's quietly thinking right now. 

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

Any chance David Bernard would come back to New Orleans after leaving WVUE?  It seems like he was done with TV when he left.

And as much as I would love to see Bob Breck back on TV, he's been active as a pitchman and is probably done with TV as well...

 

[Georgie56 3661]

WXIX has poached Stephanie Roberts from WWSB to be their new chief meteorologist.

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

6 minutes ago, Georgie56 said:

WXIX has poached Stephanie Roberts from WWSB to be their new chief meteorologist.

Technically "moved" since both WXIX and WWSB are both Gray stations.  Also a promotion since she will be a chief at a full-market station since WWSB is only oriented to the Sarasota area of Tampa-St. Pete....

Edited October 8, 2025 by tyrannical bastard

[MediaZone4K 2661]

a little more insight on what will happen with Janice Yu since she left eyewitness news earlier this year. Per her Instagram she said she's leaving the news business

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Spectrum News is no longer exclusively on Spectrum... in certain markets.

 

Its expanding its reach to Xfinity (Comcast) in select markets, including for NY1 in Northern New Jersey and Western Connecticut, BN9 for Tampa Bay and News 13 for Central Florida.

 

It has also been in California as well since the L.A. wildfires from January, and now subfeeds are being launched for the Bay Area and Sacramento.

 

https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/spectrum-news-expands-distribution-to-xfinity-tv-customers/

[mre29 1967]

But do Xfinity customers get all 50+ "localized" versions like Spectrum's own customers do?  

 

[nathannah 2792]

55 minutes ago, mre29 said:

But do Xfinity customers get all 50+ "localized" versions like Spectrum's own customers do?  

 

It'll probably either through their existing Spectrum News app (which is already on Xumo boxes and TVs by default) or they'll make them available through the X1 lineup and authenticated in that manner, with phones and tablets getting the 'log in through Xfinity' option)..

[GodfreyGR 812]

Don Jorgensen, who has been with KELO since 1990 Will retire at the end of November. 
 

https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/longtime-keloland-anchor-reporter-to-retire/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KELOLAND_News&fbclid=IwdGRleANWZFBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHiWMv8BKNXNaUCqOr2itO4E4qslqM8pnKTmHsBB7t_EJX2Ghsen8M8J03Zkf_aem_cc75akl9qrJBpMW5A1lRqA