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…
Year: 2006
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.
Former WFTV Reporter Aids Search
Former WFTV reporter Scott Thuman, who left Orlando in December to take a job at WJLA in Washington, D.C., is back in O-Town to help with the search for missing Jennifer Kesse, NewsBlues.com reports. Thuman has reportedly taken a leave of absence from WJLA to oversee media inquiries into the…
The Next Move? It Belongs to WRDQ
In a move that will better position the station for the future, WRDQ is moving. Not from Orlando or from sister-station WFTV’s studios. It’s moving on Bright House Networks cable. The station has been airing on channel 21 on the cable lineup since not long after it went on the…
CFN 13 Ready for its Big Screen Debut
As part of its move to new downtown digs in December, Central Florida News 13 promised to make its presence known in its new neighborhood. And it’s already starting to do so. The station has erected a big screen — 10-feet-by-10-feet, or maybe 12-by-12 — on the side of the…
O-Town Gets More Buzz on ‘Daily Buzz’
If you watch The Daily Buzz on WB18, you may have noticed something different about the nationally syndicated morning show. There’s more news about Central Florida. Orlando is one of four test markets where the show is adding local news inserts. This week, WKCF also started a partnership with Metro…
Local 6 Puts Forecast First
How important is the weather in Central Florida? That’s like asking if Disney World is a popular tourist spot. The local importance — even perhaps obsession — with weather here hasn’t gone unnoticed by the folks at WKMG. I noticed this week the station now starts its 5…
‘Wonder Woman’ Leads Sun Sports, FSN
Multichannel News, the noted cable television industry publication, has named Sun Sports and Fox Sports Net Florida VP/GM Cathy Weeden as one of their 12 "Wonder Women" for 2006. Orlando-based Sun counts some 6.1 million subscribers, while FSN Florida, located in Sunrise, is home to 5.1 customers. In…