Sweeps are a time when some stations try to grab viewers by, well, stretching the truth a bit to pass off old news as "breaking news" or by labeling widely reported stories as "exclusives." Some like, Fox 35, try both — to con viewers into thinking they’re breaking an exclusive…
Month: February 2006
Hijacking in Orlando? Hmmm, Maybe
I’m not sure if it was a terrorist group — or more likely some bored loner kid in a basement somewhere — but the RogerSimmons.com Orlando TV Talk Forum message board was hacked on Friday morning. (And when I say "hacked," basically that means they were able to overwrite some…
It’s CW Decision Time for WKCF, WRDQ
TVWeek reports that more than 200 TV station owners and executives received their first communications from the new CW Network on Tuesday — starting the process for affiliate selection. In Orlando, that affiliation choice comes down to two stations: WKCF-Channel 18, the current WB affiliate and one of the strongest…
Changes at WFTV
WFTV weekend anchor Jorge Estevez is leaving Channel 9 to become the weekday morning anchor at CBS O&O WFOR in Miami, according to NewsBlues.com. Estevez has been with WFTV since 2001. Also, former WFTV general assignment reporter Jamison Uhler has moved to the Philadelphia area and joined NBC O&O WCAU…
NBC Turns to Orlando Sentinel for Help
Colleague David Whitley, sports columnist for the Orlando Sentinel and quite literally the funniest man on the planet, was the subject of a report on NBC Nightly News on Monday night. Whitley wrote a column last week trying to figure out why NBC was referring to Turin, Italy as Torino,…
Fox 35 Airs Video of Cheney Shooting
Fox 35 News at Ten had video last night of Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shooting someone while quail hunting. Here’s a link to the video. (Oh, did I mention it was from a video game?)
News That Won’t Slow You Down
Some quick hits for you today: >> WESH starts its Olympic coverage tonight with the debut of its nightly preview show, The O-Zone. News anchor Wendy Chioji and sports director Pat Clarke host the show from Universal Orlando. It airs at 7:30 p.m. >> In the past week, KABC in…
Fox to Launch 5 p.m. News on March 6
Hal Boedeker of the Orlando Sentinel broke the story today that Fox 35 will start its new evening newscast one month from today, on March 6. Morning anchor Amy Kaufeldt will be moving to the new 5 p.m. newscast, which will also feature chief meteorologist Glenn Richards. Other details, such…
WESH Anchors Back Together Again
Marc Middleton, who is leaving WESH at the end of the month after 18 years at the station, is teaming up with former Channel 2 anchor Andrea Coudriet to form a media relations company. Middleton Coudriet Media Group already has its first client —Tavistock Cup, the annual Isleworth vs. Lake…
WKMG Confirms McEwen Story
Via Florida Today, WKMG confirms what we first reported on Jan. 13 — that morning anchor Mark McEwen is not expected to return to the anchor desk until March at the earliest. McEwen continues to recover from a stroke he suffered in November.