WAVY 10 Fan 233 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Former NBC news correspondent/Sunday Today host/Meet the Press moderator Garrick Utley died at 74 http://www.today.com/video/today/54465479#54465479 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-98785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 WBNS and WTHR have been pulled from DirecTV after an unsuccessful round of retrans negotiations. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-113651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColumbusNewsFan 217 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 WBNS and WTHR have been pulled from DirecTV after an unsuccessful round of retrans negotiations. To add to this the Raycom stations as well. I'm at the point where DirecTV is to blame here and not so much the stations in these local cases. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-113654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 To add to this the Raycom stations as well. I'm at the point where DirecTV is to blame here and not so much the stations in these local cases. If you have satellite especially and you can get a signal from the transmitter, keep an antenna handy. You never know when you'll need it. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-113655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3942 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 To add to this the Raycom stations as well. I'm at the point where DirecTV is to blame here and not so much the stations in these local cases. Directv is FAR better than Dish, who has had multiple spats with companies like LIN, and poorly handled the Media General blackout a few months back. Aside from TWC and the Viacom / Tribune blackout, their potential spats have either fizzled out, resolved quickly, or have been with smaller broadcasters. The match made in HELL has been any group dealing with Mediacom, and any pay tv provider dealing with LIN..... Then there's Comcast, who just caves in and jacks up the rates by adding surcharges...but maybe they'll have a spat with the NBC O&Os....right? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-113663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Sad News in Nebraska. Former longtime KNOP-TV owner Ulysses Carlini, Sr. passed away on Sunday at the age of 89. He owned KNOP from 1968 until he sold the station (along with KHAS, which he bought in 1997) to Hoak Media in 2005. EDIT 6:37pm/ET: Damn Raymie beat me to it yesterday. I didn't realized until just now. My bad. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-113781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 As many of you know or many of you don't know; longtime WDBO/WCPX anchorman Ben Aycrigg passed away yesterday of a short illness at the age of 88. Aycrigg was called 'The Walter Cronkite of Central Florida" who deliver the news for more than 35 consecutive years until his retirement in 1996. Funeral service will be private, but a public memorial will be held next week. I have a full newscast on Ben anchor Channel 6 News at Noon with Charna Davis-Wiese from June 22, 1995 and I'll upload it on my YT channel tomorrow or this weekend. We at TVNT want offer our prayers and condolences to Ben Aycrigg's family and his extended family at WKMG Local 6 (Formerly WDBO/WCPX) at this difficult time. Rest in Peace, Ben; God Bless and Godspeed. http://www.clickorlando.com/news/longtime-channel-6-anchor-ben-aycrigg-dies/29553032 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-118096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
swillh2k2 203 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Mike Nichols, Diane Sawyer's husband and an award-winning director who was a member of the rare "EGOT" club (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner), died today at 83: http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/20/showbiz/obit-mike-nichols/index.html Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-118666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 It's two months late, but I've have some sad news to report. Former WPLG weatherman Walter Cronise passed away at his home in Jacksonville on September 20th at the age of 90. Cronise survived by his wife Dorothy, five children, seven grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. TVNT like to extend our condolences to the Cronise Family and his extended WPLG Local 10 family. http://www.sfltv.com/2014/wplg-meteorologist-walt-cronise-dies-90/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-118883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bammy9 26 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 BREAKING NEWS: Legendary Detroit anchorman Bill Bonds has passed away today. He suffered a heart attack. http://www.wxyz.com/news/bill-bonds-iconic-former-channel-7-action-news-anchorman-has-died Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-119726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 BREAKING NEWS: Legendary Detroit anchorman Bill Bonds has passed away today. He suffered a heart attack. http://www.wxyz.com/news/bill-bonds-iconic-former-channel-7-action-news-anchorman-has-died There never be another broadcaster, a communicator, a local Detroit icon like Bill Bonds. Bill's a legend, a fighter, an institution, and Bonds was The King of Detroit Television News and they called him The King for good reasons because he was, and still is the best to this day. TVNewsTalk would like to extend our prayers and condolences to the family of Bill Bonds and to his friends and colleagues at 7 Action News. Bonds stands for Detroit and 7 Still Stands for News. Rest in Peace Bill, and Godspeed. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-119730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 BREAKING NEWS: Legendary Detroit anchorman Bill Bonds has passed away today. He suffered a heart attack. http://www.wxyz.com/news/bill-bonds-iconic-former-channel-7-action-news-anchorman-has-died Another end of an era. You'll be missed, Bill. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-119737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 941 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Another end of an era. You'll be missed, Bill. WXYZ Is devoting their entire 10pm and most of their 11pm to him, lots of former air personalities either appearing in-studio or on the phone and in interviews conducted tonight. Also a 1999 interview the station did with him has been played. Also a Detroit TV Historian. 5pm Anchor JoAnne Purtan's wedding video that Bonds did an amusing well-wishes comment for, And a shortened weathercast -- similar to decades ago In length in his honor. Bonds gets the last word with the last commentary he ever gave, in 2008 for the stations 60th anniversary. The 11pm newscast will be expanded to 1 hour tonight. Edit: All of the legacy ABC talent has now made some sort of appearance on WXYZ. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-119738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4366 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 If you think about a signature journalist that literally shaped a television station and became their defining personality for decades to come, the following five people immediately come to my mind: Ralph Renick at WTVJ. Dorothy Fuldheim at WEWS. Irv Weinstein at WKBW. Jim Jensen at WCBS. ...and Bill Bonds at WXYZ. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-119740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 941 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 If you think about a signature journalist that literally shaped a television station and became their defining personality for decades to come, the following five people immediately come to my mind: Ralph Renick at WTVJ. Dorothy Fuldheim at WEWS. Irv Weinstein at WKBW. Jim Jensen at WCBS. ...and Bill Bonds at WXYZ. That's a great list, lots of iconic talent there. WXYZ's coverage tonight was absolutely perfect, no mistakes, no goofs, no problems, no awkward moments... Just the way Bill Bonds would have demanded it be done. When they want to they can put out some incredible TV. I really wish they would be that incredibly polished more often. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-119741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5567 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I think we can all agree that the list is long. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-119750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVY 10 Fan 233 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Richard C. Hottelet, the last surviving member of the WWII-era CBS News correspondents known as "Murrow's Boys", died Wednesday at age 97 http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-richard-hottelet-20141218-story.html#page=1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-120090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Sad news from Joplin: former KODE anchor Rich White has died at 56 of complications from multiple sclerosis. A video here includes a photo of the KODE Newsight 12 set from the 80s. And includes some 1995 promos with White and other KODE anchors. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-120768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Sad news in the TV world. Lowell "Bud" Paxson, the creator of the Home Shopping Network & Pax TV, passed away on Friday, at the age of 80. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-121175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Jack Londen, a former Arizona insurance man and one-time aspirant to be governor of the state, has died at 85. Londen owned KAZT-TV; he bought then-KUSK in 2002 and led its reinvention as an independent local station for both Phoenix and Prescott. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-121446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 One of the early Los Angeles television journalists, Stan Chambers, has died at age 91 http://ktla.com/2015/02/13/stan-chambers-longtime-ktla-reporter-dead-at-91/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-123505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Sad news out of South Florida, former WSVN and WPLG anchor/reporter Kelley Mitchell has died. Mitchell passed away at her home last night; the cause of death is unknown. More recently, Mitchell was an afternoon anchor at WLRN Radio until January of this year. After parting ways with the station, Mitchell filled in at WIOD Radio which put her back at the same station with 90's WSVN co-anchor Rick Sanchez. Mitchell survived by her husband Kirk Wade (WSVN Chief Photographer). TVNT would like to offer our payers and condolences to our friends at WSVN & WPLG at very difficult time. http://www.local10.com/station/veteran-south-florida-broadcaster-kelley-mitchell-dies-at-age-of-58/32938926 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-128155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2386 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Sad new out of South Florida, former WSVN and WPLG anchor/reporter Kelley Mitchell has died. Mitchell passed away at her home last night; the cause of death is unknown. More recently, Mitchell was an afternoon anchor at WLRN Radio until January of this year. After parting ways with the station, Mitchell filled in at WIOD Radio which put her back at the same station with 90's WSVN co-anchor Rick Sanchez. Mitchell survived by her husband Kirk Wade (WSVN Chief Photographer). TVNT would like to offer our payers and condolences to our friends at WSVN & WPLG at very difficult time. http://www.local10.com/station/veteran-south-florida-broadcaster-kelley-mitchell-dies-at-age-of-58/32938926 Very sad to hear. Since I live in South Florida, we just lost a giant. She was stellar and charming. We will miss her a lot around here. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-128156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bammy9 26 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Bob Barry Jr., the sports director at Oklahoma City's KFOR, has sadly died in a car accident near his home this afternoon. http://kfor.com/2015/06/20/our-hearts-are-broken-at-the-tragic-loss-of-our-friend-bob-barry-jr/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-129900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 A huge tragedy in OKC Sports broadcasting, and I know tomorrow's Father's Day because I know Bob Jr. and Bob Sr. (Father & Son) are reunited together doing sports in heaven. TVNewsTalk would like to offer our condolences to our friends and colleagues at Oklahoma's NewsChannel 4. Rest in Peace Bob Jr, and may you go rest high on that mountain. Godspeed my friend, you are at better place. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18066-in-memoriam/page/2/#findComment-129909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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