Orlando TV
WKCF doing well for the CW
After picking up the pieces from the failed WB and UPN networks, the CW is still trying to find its identity — and its viewers. But Orlando’s WKCF-CW 18 has emerged as one of the … MORE
Month: January 2007
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6 fights subpoena, plus other stuff
Attorneys for Local 6 filed a motion on Monday to quash a subpoena seeking the Doug Guetzloe files from Problem Solvers reporter Tony Pipitone. WKMG GM Henry Maldonado said the station is fighting the subpoena … MORE
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Will Pipitone turn over Guetzloe files?
Local 6 Problem Solvers reporter Tony Pipitone has until 11 a.m. today to turn over the personal files he has for political consultant Doug Guetzloe. Orange-Osceola State Attorney Lawson Lamar’s subpoena ordered Pipitone to turn … MORE
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Going solo with Chioji — Will it work?
Is Wendy Chioji becoming the Katie Couric of Orlando? She will be the first woman to solo anchor a 6 p.m. newscast in Orlando when WESH’s anchor reassignments take effect Jan. 29. Channel 2 hopes … MORE
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Changes also in weather at WESH
Perhaps overlooked in the shakeup of WESH’s anchors are the changes taking place in the WESH WeatherPlus storm center. Morning vet Tony Mainolfi is getting the prime evening newscasts, with Amy Sweezey shifting to the … MORE
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Chioji confirms WESH anchor shakeup
WESH’s Wendy Chioji confirms the station’s reassignment of its anchors, including her role as solo anchor at 6 p.m. "I’m going to have a lot of creative control. I just love that," she told the … MORE
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WESH prepares to swap anchors
Expect a complete makeover of Channel 2’s anchor assignments shortly, according to a WESH insider. Included will be a solo anchor shift at 6 p.m. for Wendy Chioji, a return to the 11 p.m. show … MORE
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6’s Pipitone gets Guetzloe’s files
Just when it seems the strange saga of political consultant Doug Guetzloe can’t get any more bizarre, it does. The Orlando Sentinel reports that WKMG-Local 6 investigative reporter Tony Pipitone has obtained boxes of Guetzloe’s … MORE
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Hispanic network to air on WKMG
WKMG-Local 6 will soon be home to youth-oriented Hispanic programming on its digital subchannel. Post-Newsweek, parent of WKMG, has signed a deal with LATV — Latino Alternative — to program the digital subchannels of P-N … MORE
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Ex-anchor Wilson teaching others
Annetta Wilson, former anchor at Channel 6 and marketing director at CFN 13, checks in to report that life off-air is great. Well, actually, she’s still involved in television. Wilson left CFN 13 a year … MORE