Orlando received a TV shout-out from Comedy Central’s Colbert Report, quite possibly the funniest show on television. Host Stephen Colbert, in a segment called “Who’s Attacking Me Now?,” took Orlando Sentinel columnist Commander Coconut to task … for making fun of his ears. Colbert, in a phone interview with the…
Month: March 2006
It’s Spring Break Time in O-Town
Spring time: I’m taking a few days off from work this week, and I’m not alone. It’s spring break time but for many O-Town anchors. Just flipping around the dial last night, I discovered these anchors are also taking time off this week: WFTV — Bob Opsahl, Martie Salt, Tom…
A Look at CFN’s New Toys
I told you awhile back that CFN turned on its new outdoors screen and news zipper across its new home in downtown Orlando. Well, finally, here are some pictures. It’s pretty cool.
E.T. Phone Home — 13’s Space-Age Oops
I put up a post Thursday morning about a big NASA announcement that Central Florida News 13 was promoting on its web site. "An Exclusive E.T. Scoop for CFN 13?," I asked in the headline. It was indeed a scoop — just a wrong one. And it ignited a series…
An Exclusive E.T. Scoop for CFN 13?
Saw this posted on Central Florida News 13’s web site this morning. Sounds pretty big, but there’s no mention of it on OrlandoSentinel.com, CNN.com, Space.com or any of the other local station’s web sites. So, is this a scoop by 13? Big NASA Announcement Today NASA is planning to make…
McEwen Recovering, Visits Co-Workers
Local 6 morning and noon anchor Mark McEwen, still recovering from a November stroke, stopped by the WKMG studios on Wednesday to visit with his co-workers. He said he was eager to get back to work, and that doctors have told him he will soon be able to return to…
CFN 13 Goes Up on the Big Screen
Central Florida News 13 flipped the switch this week on its big, outdoor TV on Orange Avenue. The monster monitor now shows CFN 13’s programming to those driving by on the street, walking by the building or stopping by one of Wall Street Plaza’s fine drinking establishments. The station also…
Not Everybody Gets Fox at 5
Turns out not everyone can watch WOFL’s new early evening newscast. And it has nothing to do with its content. Fox’s Orlando duopoly of WOFL and WRBW is really a triopoly, since Fox-owned WOGX-Channel 51 in Ocala is also run out of Fox 35’s Lake Mary studios. Fox 51 has…
New Fox at 5 is A.M. TV in the P.M.
For its new Fox at 5 news that debuted Monday, WOFL promised its 5 p.m. start-up would be a different kind of newscast. It kept its word. Solo anchor Amy Kaufeldt remains standing for the hour-long newscast. Chief meteorologist Glenn Richards is relegated to a new "backyard garden" outside Fox…
Trying to Catch Up to the News
Some quick hits to bring you up to date — if you’re not there already …. According to NewsBlues.com, Channel 9 weekend sports anchor Zach Klein looked up from his desk Saturday afternoon at 4:30 to see a delivery truck ripping through the East-West Expressway retaining fence and heading straight…