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What’s on TV tonight? You finally found out in July 1951

July 27, 2017

Jacksonville’s WMBR-TV Channel 4 went on the air on Oct. 16, 1949, broadcasting four hours a day from its 478-foot antenna on the city’s southside. But it would be nearly two years before Orlando newspapers took note and began running daily TV listings for the area’s closest station.

Former WESH reporter: Don’t kill investigations

September 7, 2009

Times are tough for all media — particularly newspapers and television. And both mediums are cutting journalists left and right. But former WESH reporter Stephen Stock — now at CBS O&O WFOR in Miami — makes a case for keeping investigative journalism alive. In the latest edition of its “From…

Urban Meyer to Ohio State – a scoop or bust for WKMG’s Ping

November 24, 2011

The college football world has been buzzing since Tuesday night when WKMG-Local 6 sports director David “Ping” Pingalore broke the news that former Florida Gators coach Urban Meyer had agreed to a 7-year, $40-million deal to coach the Ohio State Buckeyes. So far, Meyer is denying the report. But that…

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