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20 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

Might as well be Shannon Miller anchoring WVIT's weekday morning news permanently as Heidi Voight announces that's she not going back to the morning show... or to WVIT. She's out.

 

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1162575215224164&id=100044150903680

 

Shannon has been morning co-anchor since Nov 2023. She’s been anchoring solo for a while while Heidi has been out. Wonder if they will pair someone with Shannon. There is a new news/sports reporter with prior morning news anchoring experience - David Horwitz, maybe we’ll see him in the anchor chair soon. Seems odd to have a solo anchor from 4:30-7am, but 4 anchors for 4-6:30pm

 

 

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Posted
8 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said:

Forgive me for the link to the source. However, it looks like for the first time, KCAL will have some primetime competition. 8 and 9pm news from KTTV are coming to KCOP.

 

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2025/2/12/new-newscasts-to-be-launched-in-la

 

Will these be live broadcasts or a repeat of the 6 pm newscasts like Fox 5 is doing on WWOR (my9) in NYC at 8 pm?

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3 minutes ago, NowBergen said:

 

Will these be live broadcasts or a repeat of the 6 pm newscasts like Fox 5 is doing on WWOR (my9) in NYC at 8 pm?

 

If I'm reading this correctly, they sound like they'll be live as this is L.A. after all.

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Posted
33 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said:

 

If I'm reading this correctly, they sound like they'll be live as this is L.A. after all.

 

It's ambiguous, just like when they started up the 8pm on WWOR.  I hope you are right for both 8&9.  Once launched we will know for sure.

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The article says they eventually want to do all news, all day and night for Fox O&O duopoly markets.

 

DC is basically there, with only 4.5 hours of non-local content on WTTG between 4am and midnight, plus a live 8pm hour newscast on WDCA.

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Posted
8 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

WVIT doesn't have a weekday morning co-anchor yet to replace Heidi Voight, but they have now announced a new weekend morning anchor: Taylor Kinzler, transitioning away from their lifetime show, CT Live.

 

https://www.facebook.com/TaylorKinzler/posts/pfbid0hSacLsYsf3WCdYidZ8fneZU2owkS9cU9fZQxhiQdoQTjAd5vLn57c1TzAFPG8prgl

This is inaccurate. In the same press release on Taylor Kinzler’s new role is the announcement of Eddie Randall (KSN-TV) as new co-anchor of NBC CT Today weekdays along side Shannon Miller.

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I posted on the Gray Media thread on WWAX, the Hartford home for carrying four Boston Red Sox spring training games this year. I just found out that it is in partnership with NESN (no surprise there) and that there are others too who will be carrying their games with the most surprising to me: Boston's WHDH.

  • WHDH Boston (The sister to MY favorite, WSVN Miami)
  • WYCI Burlington (WCAX's sister)
  • WPXT Portland (WMTW's sister; only carrying two out of the four)

Those in Bangor, Presque Isle, Springfield, and my third home market, Providence/New Bedford, are out of luck. No OTA coverage there but instead will have to watch via NESN or their OTT platform, NESN 360.

 

https://nesn.com/2025/02/nesn-announces-2025-red-sox-spring-training-broadcast-schedule/

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Longtime reporter and sometimes anchor on the weekends Sean Ley is out at WDIV. He had been there quite awhile. 
 

https://deadlinedetroit.com/articles/32852/veteran_wdiv_reporter_shaw_ley_has_left_the_station?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2naw3empcOFqsokqTqdyRkSENgmldi9ucmzvghDcLdaj3-WWI8vzW3Ho4_aem_xuNgmXO3l38JjUpzEsR9Jw

 

Meanwhile WXYZ has added Demetrios Sanders as a reporter. He comes from WOOD in Grand Rapids. 

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A true legend in this business is soon leaving us for retirement: WHIO-TV's Cheryl McHenry after nearly 44 years.

 

Not only that, the station wasted NO TIME in finding her replacement: Gabrielle Enright, who's been there for nearly 28 years.

 

https://www.whio.com/news/local/legendary-news-anchor-cheryl-mchenry-announces-retirement-after-nearly-44-years-whio-tv/FJH2UY4BGVHW3O4Q6UQNJHFY2M/

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Posted
14 hours ago, ns8401 said:

Longtime reporter and sometimes anchor on the weekends Sean Ley is out at WDIV. He had been there quite awhile. 
 

https://deadlinedetroit.com/articles/32852/veteran_wdiv_reporter_shaw_ley_has_left_the_station?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2naw3empcOFqsokqTqdyRkSENgmldi9ucmzvghDcLdaj3-WWI8vzW3Ho4_aem_xuNgmXO3l38JjUpzEsR9Jw

 

Meanwhile WXYZ has added Demetrios Sanders as a reporter. He comes from WOOD in Grand Rapids. 

Wonder if he will follow his ex-wife Sandra Ali over to CBS Detroit.

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Time to add another name to the expanding list of TV news retirements this year: KWTV's Dean Blevins. 1400 KREF's Toby Rowland is coming back full-time (he was part-time as an analyst for their Sunday night Oklahoma Sports Blitz) to become sports director.

https://www.facebook.com/NEWS9/posts/pfbid023i1pziMhHtkiynjYD2HuwYz6QA83afT5rW9MGF1DceP8tTgqeeLMyPbwiEaU78bBl

 

EDIT: I have to add another one. KYTV's Lisa Rose's last day after 41 years is July 25th.

https://www.ky3.com/2025/02/25/ky3s-lisa-rose-announces-retirement-date/

Edited by TheRolyPoly
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