Birds, Words, Pics + TV
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 gawd-awful Geraldo show? I do. Ah, I love The Simpsons. This Sunday the famous opening to The Simpsons, where they all end up on the couch, will be done in live action for the first time — no animation, just real life people.
It’s all based on a Sky TV promo. If you like The Simpsons, you’ll love this …
Orlando’s WFTV-Channel 9 is among seven TV stations across the nation being penalized by the Federal Communications Commission for violations of the Children’s Television Act of 1990. WFTV was ordered to pay a $40,000 fine for exceeding the limits on commercials allowed during kids’ TV shows more than 150 times….
July 2 — Digging though the videotapes, more classic Orlando newscasts have been found. Among them is a 1993 weekend opening for WESH’s "2 News" at 11, with a very young Wendy Chioji. She’s now the main 5, 6 and 11 anchor on WESH. Also among the WESH finds are…
Although I missed it by a couple of weeks, I couldn’t let an important milestone in Florida television history go unnoted. Miami’s WTVJ celebrated its 60th anniversary on March 21. WTVJ, originally broadcasting on Channel 4, was the first television station in Florida — and just the 16th in the…