TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Another local program is coming to WTMJ... What's Brewing Wisconsin. This lifestyle program is similar to The Morning Blend and stays separate from WTMJ's news department. https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/tmj4-launches-new-afternoon-lifestyle-show-whats-brewing-wisconsin 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-303960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Remember KENV Elko's Lori Gilbert? The last person working at the NBC affiliate before they lost that affiliation? I was curious as to where she's at now... She is still serving Elko but is now at 91.5 KNCC (a KUNR repeater) and is still a one-woman band. https://ruralpublic.org/blog-and-news/blog/one-woman-station/ 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-303978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 On 2/12/2025 at 12:54 AM, TheRolyPoly said: Ron Steele is hanging it up after 50 years at KWWL. Thursday, February 27th will be his last day. https://www.kwwl.com/news/waterloo/ron-steele-to-leave-kwwl-after-more-than-50-years/article_63958d1c-e8c9-11ef-9095-f7b9d04edefa.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawIZFj9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUXpqKDQYLNPoWOfZ_GYkCIj8aFu2_0y2PrJP4az4eL6Oxe0Dv9_XqHAsA_aem_ZyJU_TWnh-0aMdvu3ga-TQ That's it. Ron Steele signed off tonight after the 6:00pm news. 50 years at KWWL... now forever history. https://www.kwwl.com/news/waterloo/anchor-ron-steele-shares-message-with-viewers-during-his-final-broadcast-with-kwwl/article_5200b158-f562-11ef-923f-0b1263464ccd.html 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) More retirement sign offs later today... WRTV's Kevin Gregory at 6:00pm. WAVE's John Boel at 6:00pm. Just in case anyone wants to set those recorders to later publish on the Tube. I can't think of others for today because others are retiring months from now (Cheryl McHenry, Ellen Leyva, Lisa Rose, Rich Tettemer, etc.). Edited February 28 by TheRolyPoly 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Missed one from today too... WTKR's Patrick Rockey. His final sign off was also at 6:00pm and here it is: 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottSchell 352 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 KOKI’s FOX23 evening anchor Sara Whaley announced that she is leaving the station and the desk to be a full time mom to her little girl. Sports Director Nathan Thompson has been named her replacement starting Monday at 5pm and Spencer Tilus will be the Sports Director no word on who will take the weekend sports anchor/reporter position as of yet. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottSchell 352 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) Another departure from Tulsa tv… KOTV meteorologist Megan Gold is leaving 6 and heading down the turnpike she’s staying with Griffin Media going to join News 9’s weather team on weekday mornings not sure if Jed or Lacey is swapping shifts to have Cassie’s old shift or what’s happening there. Kotv has hired a replacement for weekend mornings it will be Chloe Arroyo who will be joining the team straight from graduating from the Meteorological school of OU. UPDATE: Jed Castles is now going to be on weekend mornings and the field meteorologist (just like what KOCO does with Michael Armstrong), Justin Rudical will move to the Noon show Monday through Friday, and Andrew Adams moves from weekend morning to the weekend evenings. David stays 4,5,6,10pm and Lacey will handle 5-7am,9am weather while Megan does Jed's old shift of 4:30am weather, 5-7am traffic and be back up weather. Edited March 9 by ScottSchell 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 WMDT has replaced its weekday morning news at 5am (still starting at 6am) and instead, replaced it with Wake Up Weather, a simulcast of WGDV-LD 32.1 which is WeatherNation with local inserts from WMDT added inside it. Those inserts are at 5:07 and 5:47 a.m. with GMA's Tech Bytes at 5:27 a.m. (as per the on-demand clips at WMDT.com). 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief-O 31 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) Longtime WBAY anchor Bill Jartz has announced that he will be leaving the desk on May 23rd. Don't worry, Packer fans - he *will* be remaining at the mic for Lambeau home games. https://www.wbay.com/2025/03/03/bill-jartz-announces-retirement-wbay-tv/ Edited March 3 by Chief-O 2 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Sticking to the nearby region, longtime anchor/reporter Elizabeth Peterson has left WLUC. It was her second stint there. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/02/28/elizabeth-peterson-shares-message-gratitude-with-upper-michigan-she-wraps-up-her-final-newscast/%3foutputType=amp 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2401 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 (edited) WDJT has their replacement for Sam Kuffel; JD Rudd, who recently left Spectrum News WIsconsin, popped up on this evening's newscasts and the temperature was appropriate enough to note. Edited March 9 by nathannah 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 WKMG finally found a way to compete against WKCF (via WESH), WRDQ (via WFTV), and WOFL at 7am... streaming via News 6+. Today was the first day. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/erik-sandoval-8980197_what-a-great-team-this-morning-we-launched-activity-7304829537811349505-5f4S?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAABqGw-0BrOQ_9csrv95OAtvM37gqLkE_dSc 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) 44 years in the business, the last 15 years at WPTV, and at WTVJ for a good chunk before that... Michael Williams is finally hanging it up and retiring on Friday. One of the true great anchors and guys in all of broadcasting. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1206938464130401&id=100044427759775 CORRECTION: I said a dozen years at WPTV, but actually joined in 2010 so 15 years. Edited March 12 by TheRolyPoly 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I'm hoping someone records tonight's 10 p.m. newscast at WOWT as it will be John Knicely's last newscast. Today is retirement day for the man who spent 50 years in broadcasting, 47 of that at WOWT in two separate stints. https://www.wowt.com/2025/03/12/knicely-done-wowt-bids-farewell-longtime-anchor-john-knicely/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI-b75leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdtixFgnQK0rghGPkIsPhOiUTsGtaMuE8RdKVCdv1beQTNZ4ZY6EYHSkyw_aem_Fdr0lEmJjRQGsNgA8uaM3A 1 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Buck 35 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 KOAT Chief Meteorologist Joe Diaz is retiring at the end of May: https://www.koat.com/article/joe-diaz-retirement-koat-new-mexico/64167567 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 WEAU's Judy Clark is a local broadcast legend. Its true for someone who's celebrating 35 years at WEAU this year. Not only that, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA) has noticed that too. https://www.weau.com/2025/03/13/judy-clark-be-honored-2024-local-broadcast-legend/ 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 After 33 years at KLFY-TV 10, Darla Montgomery will anchor her last newscast in half an hour from now as she enters a now common phrase so far this year called... retirement. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=977239417851179&id=100066953900346 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Chief Meteorologist Ben Pine is saying goodbye this week after a 17 year run at WHAS 11. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1307015207460585&id=100044563533885 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Victoria Kokinos has joined WYFF Greenville after spending the last six years at sister WJCL Savannah. She'll be doing traffic (in the morning) and weather (at 12 Noon), just like what she did at WJCL. https://www.wyff4.com/article/victoria-kokinos-joins-wyff-news-4-today/64218624?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwY2xjawJGmclleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRG3EHJctZZ4qp5t5G628BifdAQWE2nhrXLgjmRGWCJboLDPzUCfcDLlhw_aem_i-pu4eAwGVKzHNbOhmc16A 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1229 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Ben Pine is stepping down as chief meteorologist at WHAS this Friday. Mallory Schnell will replace him in the evenings. https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/whas11-chief-meteorologist-ben-pine-stepping-down-new-leader-mallory-schnell/417-eeb1d3e7-e7d6-46f7-850f-540ea68eb00f 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 940 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 WXYZ has added Jolie Sherman as a reporter. She came from WVIT in Hartford, CT. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5551 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 The WPLG story is big news, so I broke that off into its own thread. Please take the discussion there. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 For the first time since 2007 (17 years ago), Tim Drawbridge is back at WNYT. https://www.timesunion.com/kristi/article/meteorologist-tim-drawbridge-returns-wnyt-20233626.php Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 WESH was the big break Sheldon Dutes needed. However, he's leaving the station. Kinda bummed too since I thought he was great on Sunrise. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1029082665705184&id=100058103796844 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2357 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Apollo is looking to sell Cox Media Group. Nexstar and Gray are interested buyers, says Bloomberg. However, there will be conflicts in certain markets if it goes through (for example, Atlanta: WSB-Cox and WANF/WPCH/WKTB-Gray). https://thedesk.net/2025/03/apollo-considers-selling-cox-media-group/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/523/#findComment-304540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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