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TVNewsCheck is stating today that WTAE's general sales manager Charles W. Wolfertz, III will become the new President & General Manager of Channel 4 in Pittsburgh. His appointment will go in effect on June 1st.

 

Wolfertz replaces outgoing GM Michael J. Hayes, who will be appointed the next Senior Vice President of Hearst Television.

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Retrans Battle Again!!!! This time is Time Warner Cable & LIN Media.

 

Multichannel.com is posting that if a deal doesn't get reached by Friday, May 31st at 5pm/ET, the stations in 14 markets including Buffalo, Green Bay and Hawaii will lose their signals on the cable carrier. TWC stated that LIN is seeking a 50% increase of retransmission fees after they'd reached a deal two years prior. TWC stated that it was hopeful that it can make a deal by that time, but LIN isn't saying anything, at this time.

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WFAA-TV Dallas/Fort Worth reporter Jonathan Betz is leaving the station and is headed for my home market of New York City. Any guess as to where he will end up?

 

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/jonathan-betz-leaving-dallas-for-new-york-city_b91568

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http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/853408_New-WGAL-skipper-on-course-for-growth.html

 

An interesting article on WGAL's new GM ... from the article ... "Shortly after taking the job late last fall, Humphries said in a company press release, "I feel like someone gave me the keys to the Bentley and said don't bring it back with a scratch on it."

 

-- matt

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Beaumont's ABC station KBMT is expanding its morning newscasts on the station's digital subchannel MYTX (Digital Channel 12.5/MyNetworkTV). The current morning newscast, currently

anchored by Greg Picazo and Metoeorologist Jeff Gerber airs from 5-7am on 12ABC and K-JAC the NBC affiliate subchannel 12.2 The additional hour will air 7-8am on MYTX.

 

Nick Krupke is joining Portland's KPTV FOX 12 as Sports Anchor/Reporter. Krupke spent 7 years at the CBS affiliate KVAL/Eugene, OR. Kurpke debuts at KPTV on June 24.

 

Biloxi, MS FOX affiliate WXXV will launch local newscasts on its FOX station and on its NBC Subchannel this fall, WXXV GM bobby Edwards said that the station will have at 6 & 9pm newscasts,

with a morning show potentially added at a later date. WXXV will hire 15 full-time employees and more part-time employees. Currently, the only local newscasts in the Biloxi-Gulfport market are

on ABC station WLOX 13.

 

And this just in courtesy of friends at TVSpy, Former KDAF and current WXIN anchor/reporter Walt Maciborski is returning to Austin as the new main anchor at CBS 42 KEYE. Its a return to

Austin for Walt, who worked at ABC 24 KVUE from 1994 to 2000. He will co-anchor the 5, 6 & 10pm newscasts and be reunited with Judy Maggio, who worked at KVUE, beginning on June 24.

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This Just In to TVNT coming from New Orleans. WDSU Channel 6 News anchor Norman Robinson will sign-off from the 10pm news tomorrow and begin his part-time status at the station until his

planned full retirement in June of next year. Robinson, who has been part of New Orleans Television since 1976 will continue to anchor the 6:00 news 'til he retires.

 

http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2013/05/wdsus_norman_robinson_to_depar.html

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Longtime WFRV meteorologist Tom Mahoney will give his last forecast this Friday, and the station is celebrating his 40+ year career. Vintage clips are being shown, in addition to thank-yous from CBS personalities and WGN's Tom Skilling. A half-hour special will air Friday at 6:30P.

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Orlando's WFTV 9 is now adding a 4pm newscast and will go head-to-head with NBC WESH 2. WFTV is sending Bob Opsahl and Martie Salt (Tucker) will anchor Channel 9 Eyewitness News at 4:00 starting June 10th. Family Feud starring Steve Harvey will seen at 4:30pm after EWN and Dr. Oz will be move to 3pm.

 

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/blogs/tv-guy/os-wftv-to-add-4-pm-news-20130529,0,4381595.post

 

WTLV/WJXX sprots anchor Dan Hicken is jumping ship to WTEV/WAWS as sports anchor/reporter. Hicken is now on a six-month non-complete clause, so he won't be back on the air 'til November. As Hicken joins CBS 47/FOX 30 Sports Team, Brent Martineau is promoted to Sports Director, effective immediately.

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Just days after wishing Tom Mahoney farewell, WFRV today welcomed another Green Bay WX legend back to TV. Former WLUK meteorologist John Chandik made his Local 5 debut this morning. Given the choice of words at the top of the broadcast, it sounds as though he's not just there on a temporary/"fill-in" basis.

 

ETA: They mentioned later on in the show that he is there just as a weekend fill-in until they hire a new meteorologist. Still nice to see him back on TV, though!

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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's TV/radio columnist Duane Dudek reports that WISN-TV weekend morning anchor and general assignment reporter Abe Lubetkin is exiting the station and TV news for a job with Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls.

 

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/209921351.html

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http://www.accessatlanta.com/weblogs/radio-tv-talk/2013/jun/05/jaquitta-williams-leaving-cbs-atlanta/

 

is there really any explanation for this, she leaves and now meteorologist/severe weather specialist Cris Martinez has also left with 48 hours of Jaquitta Williams being released.

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Big changes were made at the 7News anchor desk today, Reid Lamberty is out as anchor at Boston's 7 NBC. The primary anchor left Bulfinch Place after two years. After bouncing around various markets, Lamberty landed at 7 in 2011, co-anchoring the station’s weeknight newscasts alongside Kim Khazei. Lamberty’s bio has been stripped from the WHDH website, and no word on who will replace Lamberty as anchor.

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Melissa McCrady, an anchor-reporter for WTMJ-TV Milwaukee, exits the station and TV news for a position as director of communications for the Mequon-Thiensville School District. Mequon and Thiensville are northern suburbs of Milwaukee.

 

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/211026881.html

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Gil Tyree, former sports director/anchor of WGCL CBS 46 is now the new main sports director/anchor of WATN Local 24.

 

I noted this in the WATN thread as well, but one side note - he is not the sports director, just their main weekday anchor. WATN has had a sports director for a while now that works primarily off-air (unusual I know).

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Despite with all the media company mergers including the Gannett/Belo merger, let's focus on the coming and goings in the media markets.

 

  • KTXS News 12 Managing Editor George Levesque moves to 10:00pm anchor along side Wayne McCormick, Braid Sharp (Blanks) will move from 10:00pm anchor to 5:00pm anchor, she'll continue to anchor the 6:00 news with McCormick. The station said she wanted to spend more time with her family.

 

  • Columbia's NBC Station WIS-TV and Cincinnati's CBS station WKRC-TV are both launching Sunday morning newscasts. WIS NBC 10's hour-long 10am newscasts will be anchored by Chelsea Washington and Meteorologist Tim Miller, while WKRC CBS 12 launching a hour-long newscasts at 8:00am and then again for a half-hour at 11:00am. Liz Bonis will anchor along side Meteorologist Josh Knight. WKRC's Sunday Morning newscast will launch July 7.

 

  • Mark Allen, anchor of CBS station WTHI in Terre Haute will be retiring on June 28th at 6:00pm, Mike Cleff (WLFI) will take Mark's place in the anchor desk.

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