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[Bsean 140]

I saw Nichelle Medina anchoring this morning on KNSD. After looking at her IG, seems permanent. 

 

KNSD now seems to be where San Diego's former news personalities are landing.

[ScottSchell 313]

Spencer Denton is leaving WMC in Memphis and heading home to Knoxville Tennessee as evening meteorologist for sister station WVLT.

[MD TV 211]

A couple of changes at WRC post-Olympics. The 4 am half hour is gone, but the online-only 7:30 pm show (News 4 Rundown) moves to broadcast. That bumps Access Hollywood to 3:30am.

[Recovering Producer 141]

1 hour ago, MD TV said:

A couple of changes at WRC post-Olympics. The 4 am half hour is gone, but the online-only 7:30 pm show (News 4 Rundown) moves to broadcast. That bumps Access Hollywood to 3:30am.

 

Not WRC's first attempt at a 7:30 newscast. Hopefully more successful than their early 90s attempt on Channel 50.

 

And good that there's going to be a real local newscast in DC in the 7pm hour. The Hagerstown station cosplaying as a DC station doesn't count. 

[MD TV 211]

22 minutes ago, Recovering Producer said:

 

Not WRC's first attempt at a 7:30 newscast. Hopefully more successful than their early 90s attempt on Channel 50.

 

And good that there's going to be a real local newscast in DC in the 7pm hour. The Hagerstown station cosplaying as a DC station doesn't count. 

WUSA had one at 7 until last year, when they traded that for a revival of a 4pm newscast.

 

Like It Or Not doesn't count.

[SFTV 496]

KSWB’s Kathleen Bade final broadcast is tonight 

 

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 813]

KBTX's Heather Kovar has been arrested for domestic violence charges against her boyfriend... If the name is familiar, it's the anchor who appeared drunk on a WRGB newscast.. 

[Yankees4life 545]

23 hours ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

KBTX's Heather Kovar has been arrested for domestic violence charges against her boyfriend... If the name is familiar, it's the anchor who appeared drunk on a WRGB newscast.. 

Yeah...I think her career is toast

[ScottSchell 313]

Fox 4 DFW just announced they are building a new station with construction to start soon but it will be a few years before they would move.

https://www.fox4news.com/news/fox-4-build-new-studio-irving?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1fSt3SbeSIvc566kkk_nWaBoeq0zM8HIeGtaMdL3jI5-DvDvqxuZEypSw_aem_lIeENiC8p_5PZbnhS4j3BA#lzctb1cis3ovmu4wscl

Edited August 2 by ScottSchell

[tyrannical bastard 3651]

Speaking of new buildings, is Gray mothballing their plans to move WOIO/WUAB from Reserve Square to Independence?  

 

It would have to be them since the other stations have no intention of moving.

[Breaking News 813]

John Bachman posted he no longer on Action News Jax.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 813]

On 8/1/2024 at 11:30 AM, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

KBTX's Heather Kovar has been arrested for domestic violence charges against her boyfriend... If the name is familiar, it's the anchor who appeared drunk on a WRGB newscast.. 

*UPDATE*: I have yet to see an official article, but KBTX has SCRUBBED Heather Kovar's bio off their Meet the Team page... So it's safe to assume that she is no longer an employee there as well...

Edited August 3 by MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie

[NYCsporty 34]

On 6/26/2024 at 5:37 PM, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

KSAZ's Troy Hayden is leaving after 30 years

 

And as of yesterday, he's now on KPNX (NBC Phoenix). He'll be anchoring 12News from 4-5:30PM after the Olympics with Tram Mai (4PM) & Caribe Devine (5PM) as Mark Curtis cuts down his work, but will continue to anchor at 6 & 10. https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/troy-hayden-joins-12news/75-43c03ea9-34fb-4f59-bf49-fa359e8b9b40

Edited August 3 by NYCsporty

[TheRolyPoly 1902]

19 hours ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

*UPDATE*: I have yet to see an official article, but KBTX has SCRUBBED Heather Kovar's bio off their Meet the Team page... So it's safe to assume that she is no longer an employee there as well...

 

I knew it would be fast. My question is did KBTX know about Kovar and her drunken incident and decide to give her a second chance knowing she may go through another incident again?

 

I'm just curious about KBTX's process for hiring her. I don't know if it will be the end of her (despite what I said on Discord in which I apologize) but let's see what happens.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 813]

13 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

 

I knew it would be fast. My question is did KBTX know about Kovar and her drunken incident and decide to give her a second chance knowing she may go through another incident again?

 

I'm just curious about KBTX's process for hiring her. I don't know if it will be the end of her (despite what I said on Discord in which I apologize) but let's see what happens.

Some of these stations I'm sure are desperate for help.  I believe in second chances, but she royally screwed this one up.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 813]

KPNX Meteorologist Lindsay Riley is expecting baby #3 in February 2025.  This is her 3rd baby in 3 years!

[T.L. Hughes 801]

Months after TVNewsCheck briefly suspended daily site updates and feature articles, on Monday (August 6), Future plc announced it will cease publishing the print editions and daily newsletters of venerable broadcasting industry magazines Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News effective September 30, after 93 and 34 years, respectively.

 

Future’s Next TV will relaunch its website as a single portal combining reporting from all three brands in the fall (B&C and MCN already have subpages on the website), and will continue distributing its “SmartBrief” newsletter to cover streaming, broadcasting and pay-TV industry stories.

 

Edited August 7 by T.L. Hughes

[TheRolyPoly 1902]

On 8/7/2024 at 11:43 AM, T.L. Hughes said:

Months after TVNewsCheck briefly suspended daily site updates and feature articles, on Monday (August 6), Future plc announced it will cease publishing the print editions and daily newsletters of venerable broadcasting industry magazines Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News effective September 30, after 93 and 34 years, respectively.

 

Future’s Next TV will relaunch its website as a single portal combining reporting from all three brands in the fall (B&C and MCN already have subpages on the website), and will continue distributing its “SmartBrief” newsletter to cover streaming, broadcasting and pay-TV industry stories.

 

 

I'm afraid this means those local news market close-up pieces they've been doing are ending.

[tyrannical bastard 3651]

Cameron Taylor will be joining WALA FOX 10 in Mobile this September as an evening anchor.  He was last at KSHB in Kansas City.

Here's an excerpt from his LinkedIn page

Edited August 13 by tyrannical bastard
typo

[MarkAnimates 0]

On 8/7/2024 at 11:43 AM, T.L. Hughes said:

Months after TVNewsCheck briefly suspended daily site updates and feature articles, on Monday (August 6), Future plc announced it will cease publishing the print editions and daily newsletters of venerable broadcasting industry magazines Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News effective September 30, after 93 and 34 years, respectively.

 

Future’s Next TV will relaunch its website as a single portal combining reporting from all three brands in the fall (B&C and MCN already have subpages on the website), and will continue distributing its “SmartBrief” newsletter to cover streaming, broadcasting and pay-TV industry stories.

 

So no more broadcasting news in the form of a magazine? Wow.

And to think that B+C operated for over 93 years......... that's 93 years of broadcasting news down the drain.

[GodfreyGR 548]

Alix Kendall is leaving KMSP (Minneapolis-St. Paul) in September after 25 years of anchoring the Morning News. Says it's not a retirement but focusing on "a new chapter" which will include screenwriting. 

 

https://www.fox9.com/news/alix-kendall-retirement-fox-9-morning-news?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawEm995leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZCao4ih4crmkgCmyGwoOJZ3xQMw3m9LNZufoWS-CLU691tU6-o2HOaUDA_aem_UoJYZOJWDdJPTHBwI46fqQ 

Edited August 12 by GodfreyGR
Added link to story

[TheRolyPoly 1902]

Its time to put another local market focus before B&C shuts down... Sacramento. There was no surprise who the winner was (and still is).

 

Also, KOVR is on at 10pm, NOT KMAX.

https://www.nexttv.com/news/local-news-close-up-sacramento-stockton-modesto-calif?utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Local+News+Close-Up%3a+California’s+Capital+Is+A+Vast+And+Varied+Market&utm_campaign=Digital+Economy+To+Reach+%2416.5T%2c+Take+17%+Of+GDP+By+2028

[mer764KCTV5 121]

30 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said:

Its time to put another local market focus before B&C shuts down... Sacramento. There was no surprise who the winner was (and still is).

 

Also, KOVR is on at 10pm, NOT KMAX.

https://www.nexttv.com/news/local-news-close-up-sacramento-stockton-modesto-calif?utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Local+News+Close-Up%3a+California’s+Capital+Is+A+Vast+And+Varied+Market&utm_campaign=Digital+Economy+To+Reach+%2416.5T%2c+Take+17%+Of+GDP+By+2028

Wait a minute, didn't KOVR have early prime-time plus a 10pm newscast since the mid-1990s?

[TheRolyPoly 1902]

It has been seven years since Tracey Anthony graced WeatherNation's airwaves.

 

After all that time doing other projects and industries (according to her LinkedIn), she's back.

 

 

[PelicanMan 11]

WDSU announced Wednesday that weekend morning meteorologist Damon Singleton is retiring after 18 years at the station. The New Orleans native's last newscast is scheduled for the noon show on August 23.