Despite the ratings magic that Dr. Phil has worked at its Post-Newsweek sister station in Miami, WKMG-Local 6 won’t be replacing its early evening news with the good doctor anytime soon. First, some background. WPLG-ABC … MORE
Breaking down more sweeps numbers, from Friday’s Orlando Sentinel. >> WOFL’s 10 p.m. newscast is up 17 percent from a year ago. From Monday-Sunday, Fox 35 News has 52,200 households and WRDQ’s Action News has … MORE
New WKMG sports anchor David Pingalore gets a profile in today’s Sentinel. We find out that GM Henry Maldonado likes Ping for his zany interaction at the anchor desk. "It brings the ensemble cast together," … MORE
WKMG was the big winner when the 2006 Florida Associated Press Broadcasters awards were presented on Saturday night. Local 6 News won both first- and second-place awards in the Best TV Newscast and Individual Achievement … MORE
Scott Maxwell of the Orlando Sentinel breaks the news that longtime Central Florida anchor Marla Weech is coming back to TV, this time on WKMG-Channel 6. The gig is listed as only temporary (for now), … MORE
Recently received this photo of former 1980s WESH anchors Bobby Estill, Bruce Hamilton and Carol Granstrom, posing on the Channel 2 anchor desk. If only Dave Marsh had been around for the photo!
Which Orlando anchor has been spotted behind the wheel of a verrry expensive red Ferrari? And what about this co-anchor, who was seen happily holding a bag from Cartier, showing off a new sparkling bauble? … MORE
You’ll likely be seeing some new faces on WESH soon, but the real question is whether these new faces will be replacing any existing ones at the station. WESH is advertising for an evening news … MORE
Yesterday, we reported how WFTV is having a contest to try to liven up its live shots. Well, now the subjects of the stories are doing their part to spice things up even in taped … MORE
Reporting from the middle of a busy highway toll plaza, or reporting from down in a sinkhole. Those are two things that may have made you shake your head when watching Eyewitness News this past … MORE
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