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Month: February 2006

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Kaufeldt Moves on to Fox at 5

February 24, 2006 Roger Simmons

Amy Kaufeldt bid goodbye to her morning co-anchors on Fox 35 Friday. She’s moving to the new "Fox at 5" evening newscast, which begins on March 6 on WOFL. Here’s what we know about the … MORE

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Assistant ND leaving WOFL

February 24, 2006 Roger Simmons

As WOFL prepares to launch its new 5 p.m. newscast in a little more than a week, it will be doing so without Assistant News Director Chris Ford. After three years, he’s leaving WOFL to … MORE

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Here’s an Anchor Idea for WESH

February 23, 2006 Roger Simmons

Go ahead and call me crazy. But what if WESH did something dramatic with its anchor line-up … like move Pat Clarke over one seat, from sports to the main anchor chair next to Wendy … MORE

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9’s New GM Comes From Charlotte

February 23, 2006 Roger Simmons

Shawn Bartelt, director of sales for Cox’s stations in Charlotte, N.C. (WSOC and WAXN) will succeed Bill Hoffman as vice president and general manager of Orlando’s WFTV and WRDQ. According to a press release, Bartelt … MORE

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WFTV, WRDQ lose GM to Atlanta

February 23, 2006 Roger Simmons

WFTV and WRDQ General Manager Bill Hoffman is leaving Orlando to become GM at Cox-owned flagship WSB in Atlanta. It was under Hoffman’s tenure that stability returned to WFTV, including the re-hiring of news director … MORE

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Olympic Spirit Sinks in Orlando

February 22, 2006 Roger Simmons

NBC’s ratings woes from its Torino Olympics coverage have been well-documented already. The ratings are expected to pick up this week with the figure skating competition, but will that be enough to ignite Olympics TV … MORE

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Fox Builds New Net With O-Town’s 65

February 22, 2006 Roger Simmons

Orlando’s former UPN 65 is getting a new name and a new network. Get ready for My TV 65. News Corp. announced plans Wednesday to create a new network for its Fox-owned stations that are … 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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