Some quick takes on Orlando TV news before the holiday weekend … The Nielsen market rankings for the 2011-2012 TV season have been released, and Orlando remained No. 19 in the nation. Nielsen estimated the Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne market grew fromĀ 1,453,120 TV homes in 2010 to 1,465,460 this year. We continue to gain ground on No….
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Orlando TV news anchor Scott Harris passes away
Word came this morning that longtime Orlando TV news anchor Scott Harris had passed away. He was 64 and had been battling kidney cancer. “Scott died peacefully this morning at Hospice of the Comforter,” News 13 General Manager Robin Smythe told the Orlando Sentinel. Harris, whose real name was Vincent McGough, started at WESH-Channel 2…
Veteran Orlando TV news anchor Scott Harris in hospice care
Anchor/reporter Scott Harris, a familiar face to Orlando TV news watchers since the 1970s, is now in hospice care. David Waters, Harris’ former colleague at Central Florida News 13, posted this update Saturday on Facebook: “For friends of Scott Harris, stop by if you are up to it. His family is moved by all the…