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Recent RogerSimmons.com Orlando TV News reports involving WKMG-Channel 6, the CBS affiliate for Central Florida. The station calls its newscasts Local 6 News. Channel 6 was the first TV station in Orlando and has previously used the call letters WDBO-TV (Way Down By Orlando) and WCPX

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All You Wanted to Know About Wolf

March 22, 2006 Roger Simmons

As we mentioned awhile back, former Channel 6 meteorologist Reynolds Wolf has joined CNN. His hometown newspaper, the Clanton (Ala.) Advertiser, profiles the local boy who’s done pretty good and chronicles the big break he … MORE

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It’s Spring Break Time in O-Town

March 15, 2006 Roger Simmons

Spring time: I’m taking a few days off from work this week, and I’m not alone. It’s spring break time but for many O-Town anchors. Just flipping around the dial last night, I discovered these … MORE

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McEwen Recovering, Visits Co-Workers

March 10, 2006 Roger Simmons

Local 6 morning and noon anchor Mark McEwen, still recovering from a November stroke, stopped by the WKMG studios on Wednesday to visit with his co-workers. He said he was eager to get back to … MORE

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It’s Nearly A Clean Sweep for WFTV

March 6, 2006 Roger Simmons

As the dust from the February ratings period settles, it’s become clear there’s no stopping the WFTV juggernaut. Channel 9 was No. 1 in six of the seven daily newscasts, with only WKMG’s noon news … MORE

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CW Signs Up 18 — Plus Other Stuff

March 1, 2006 Roger Simmons

It’s been a newsy couple of days so far this week … The new CW Network signed up its first round of affiliates on Wednesday, and among the group of five was Orlando’s WKCF-Channel 18. … MORE

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The Golden Age of MySpace.com

February 22, 2006 Roger Simmons

Following up on the item about the two WKMG reporters who posted on MySpace.com, listing themselves as 15 year olds … Heard from several people, including one person who said he was a friend of … MORE

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Jurkowski Returning to WKMG

February 22, 2006 Roger Simmons

Former Local 6 reporter Todd Jurkowski has been hired as Channel 6’s new weekend anchor. Jurkowski currently is the 4 p.m. anchor/reporter for his hometown NBC affiliate, WBBH in Fort Myers. He’s a Lee County … MORE

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Prank or Sweeps Story in the Making?

February 20, 2006 Roger Simmons

I received an e-mail late last week saying to check out two postings on the popular site MySpace.com. The first link was to a 15-year-old girl named Jessica (top left) who lives in Orlando. The … MORE

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WKMG Confirms McEwen Story

February 3, 2006 Roger Simmons

Via Florida Today, WKMG confirms what we first reported on Jan. 13 — that morning anchor Mark McEwen is not expected to return to the anchor desk until March at the earliest. McEwen continues to … MORE

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Local 6 Puts Forecast First

February 2, 2006 Roger Simmons

    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 … MORE

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