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WESH’s ‘bland newscasts’ cited

"Bland newscasts [that] lack a distinctive style." That’s how Orlando Sentinel TV Critic Hal Boedeker characterizes WESH 2 News. It was part of a Sunday feature on the state of the city’s newscasts. He says top-rated WFTV "delivers fast-paced Eyewitness News with businesslike determination," and WKMG "has hit on a…

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Cancelled: WKCF says goodbye to Uncle Bud

WKCF-Channel 18 said it will pull the plug on Bud Hedinger and the 11-year-old “Original 10 O’Clock News” on Sept. 13. Hedinger first started in the market in 1986 when he was the 6 and 11 p.m. anchor at WFTV-Channel 9. After leaving in 1989, he returned in 1993 as…

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Judge: Doctor not at fault for McEwen’s stroke

A Maryland doctor will not be held liable for failing to diagnose the pre-stroke symptoms of former CBS and WKMG  anchor Mark McEwen. The Associated Press reports that Monday’s ruling in U.S. District Court in Baltimore is a setback for McEwen, who was diagnosed by the doctor with stomach flu two days…

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