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 … MORE
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 … MORE
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 … MORE
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 … MORE
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 … MORE
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 … MORE
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 … MORE
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 … MORE
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 … MORE
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 … MORE
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