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Demos leaving WFTV/WRDQ for Miami

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Some news nuggets for you, even if you aren’t headed back to school today…

 

WFTV/WRDQ anchor Cynthia Demos is heading to Miami after five years in O-Town, NewsBlues.com reports. Where’s she headed in Miami? The station that seems to be filling up former O-Town folks — CBS O&O WFOR. …

 

We all know how competitive weather is around here — i.e. my Doppler is bigger than your Doppler. So, I thought it was interesting that WFTV brought in chief met Tom Terry and WKMG brought in chief met Tom Sorrells on Sunday to cover Hurricane Dean. WESH and WOFL stayed with their regular weekend forecasters. ….

 

Also, WFTV has sent morning meteorologist Brian Shields to Cancun to cover the approach of Hurricane Dean. …

 

Now confirmed … features reporter Candice Coleman is indeed leaving Local 6. That’s too bad. As our local newscasts continue to focus on crime, cars running into houses and dogs biting people, the type of feature stories Coleman reported certainly helped the story mix and gave a nice respite from the relentless pounding drumbeat of “breaking news.” …

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WKMG’s new look is a little familiar

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WKMG unveiled its new set — as well as new graphics, news music and a new weather center on Tuesday. The Local 6 Big Picture Weather Center is out — in is the Storm Tracking Center. But a couple of people have noticed this new WKMG weather center looks a lot like another one here in town. Hmmmm. Still, nice upgrades all around by WKMG.

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Local 6 Puts Forecast First

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How important is the weather in Central Florida? That’s like asking if Disney World is a popular tourist spot.

The local importance — even perhaps obsession — with weather here hasn’t gone unnoticed by the folks at WKMG. I noticed this week the station now starts its 5 p.m. newscast with "Forecast First" — a complete weather report from chief meteorologist Tom Sorrells before the news even begins. And if you turn to Local 6 to watch Forecast First, the thinking is you might hang around for the newscast, too.

Of course, weather is important to WKMG. They still devote more than half of the Wednesday night newscast to "Big Picture Weather Wednesday."

So, what’s the long-range forecast for Forecast First on WKMG? Consult your nearest Nielsen Doppler.

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