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Month: February 2007

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Time for a lot of local TV goodbyes

February 27, 2007 Roger Simmons

Goodbye, Sports Jam. The WKMG Sunday night sports highlight show is apparently getting the ax. According to a Local 6 insider, a memo was circulated saying the 10-plus-year-old show will end after its Sunday, March … MORE

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Local 6 wins appeal to air Guetzloe files

February 14, 2007 Roger Simmons

A week later than planned, WKMG on Monday night was able to air a report relating to "The Guetzloe Files." Those are the documents that once belonged to political consultant Doug Guetzloe — files handed … MORE

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6 may not get to show Guetzloe’s files

February 5, 2007 Roger Simmons

If you’ve watched Channel 6 during the past two weeks, you couldn’t have missed the promos for Tony Pipitone’s report about what’s in the personal files of political activist Doug Guetzloe. Since the station obtained … MORE

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Stations deliver with storm coverage

February 5, 2007 Roger Simmons

All of the area media outlets did an outstanding job with coverage of Friday’s deadly tornadoes. They alerted viewers overnight about the tornado warnings and then went wall to wall with more than 12 hours … MORE

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iVillage Live gets renewed through 2008

February 5, 2007 Roger Simmons

iVillage Live!, the daily NBC-Universal TV show based at Islands of Adventure, has been given a green light through June 2008. The Orlando Sentinel reports that the 10 NBC O&O stations that have been airing … MORE

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At home with the news (from 1982)

February 5, 2007 Roger Simmons

Twenty-five years ago in Orlando TV was a much simpler time. You could conduct a standup at the airport with your main anchors and bump into a sailor. You could talk about weather with a … MORE

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6 scratches Lewis from sports lineup

February 2, 2007 Roger Simmons

WKMG main sports anchor Todd Lewis will be leaving Local 6 at the end of March, when his contract with the station expires. It is not being renewed. Local 6 GM Henry Maldonado told the … MORE

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Fox 35 adding 11 p.m. newscast

February 1, 2007 Roger Simmons

Following the lead of other Fox O&O’s, WOFL is adding an 11 p.m. newscast. NewsBlues.com reports that the new show will start in April. The 11 p.m. slot was previously filled with the dreadful Geraldo … MORE

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Assessing WESH’s changes

February 1, 2007 Roger Simmons

This week began with the anchors and weather personnel at WESH taking on their new news assignments. So far: Wendy Chioji is walking a lot, Tony Mainolfi isn’t sleeping a lot but the ratings look … MORE

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