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Weekend A.M. News Off WKMG

You now have one fewer choice for weekend morning news. WKMG has pulled the plug on its weekend First News shows, with the last one airing this past Sunday morning. WKMG started the weekend morning newscasts three years ago, with Steven Cooper anchoring and Michele Cimino reporting the weather. When…

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Viacom ready to yank channels off Bright House

I suspect this isn’t how Bright House Networks subscribers planned to start 2009 — with a bunch of popular channels missing from their cable lineup. But that’s what may happen because of a dispute with Viacom over extra money the media company wants for its channels. According to The Associated Press, Viacom…

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Powerball host Hart gets full-time weather gig at 6

A week ago today, Orlando Sentinel TV Guy Hal Boedeker reported on WKMG’s hiring of Elizabeth Hart to become its full-time weekend evening meteorologist. The following night, she was hosting the multi-state, $25 million  Powerball drawing — which coincidentally also airs on WKMG. Hart has been among a handful of…

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