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Month: March 2006

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Smith Engineers Exit from Channel 9

March 31, 2006 Roger Simmons

WFTV morning meteorologist Joe Smith is getting out of the weather biz … and the TV biz, too. According to NewsBlues.com, Smith has decided to enter the graduate engineering program at Cal-Berkeley this fall. After … MORE

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Comments, School Days and Networking

March 30, 2006 Roger Simmons

Trying to serve you better, you’ll notice new links at the bottom of the story posts on this news page. Click where it says "comments" and you can leave a comment on what you just … MORE

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Going Out of the Biz, and Going Out of Town …

March 30, 2006 Roger Simmons

WESH Sunrise reporter Shannon FitzPatrick signed off Wednesday morning. She’s leaving the TV biz to pursue a career in real estate and marketing. (I’d like to have a dollar for every TV person who has … MORE

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Weekend A.M. News Off WKMG

March 28, 2006 Roger Simmons

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 … MORE

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Doctor Files Suit Against WFTV

March 28, 2006 Roger Simmons

Attorneys for a Winter Park plastic surgeon have filed a defamation suit against WFTV-Channel 9 for a series of reports the station ran about the doctor. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the civil suit by … MORE

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Does Anyone Know Sports at Fox 35?

March 27, 2006 Roger Simmons

As anyone who has watched a Fox 35 newscast can attest, sports is not a high priority at the station. But you would think the WOFL folks would know the difference between football and basketball. … MORE

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Not Necessarily The News …

March 25, 2006 Roger Simmons

OK, I don’t really have a TV news peg for this, other than … uh, remember when Fox 35 use to run The Simpsons at 11 p.m. against the late local news instead of that … MORE

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6 Years and Still Counting …

March 22, 2006 Roger Simmons

Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, happy birthday RogerSimmons.com, happy birthday to us. It was six years ago today that RogerSimmons.com was born. It’s been a fantastic six years for me, and I … MORE

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Reporters Shouldn’t Play in Traffic

March 22, 2006 Roger Simmons

Some news nuggets for you … >> While watching WFTV’s Eyewitness News on Monday night, I was more concerned about the safety of reporter Jodie Fleischer than what she was reporting. For a story about … MORE

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All You Wanted to Know About Wolf

March 22, 2006 Roger Simmons

As we mentioned awhile back, former Channel 6 meteorologist Reynolds Wolf has joined CNN. His hometown newspaper, the Clanton (Ala.) Advertiser, profiles the local boy who’s done pretty good and chronicles the big break he … MORE

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