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Month: November 2007

Latest comings and goings in Orlando TV

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Roger Simmons

Some good news to report. Former Fox 35 anchor Shelly Ribando has landed a new gig. She’ll become the main anchor at KOAT-ABC 7 in Albuquerque, N.M. According to Eckhert Talent Management, she’ll co-anchor the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts at the Hearst-Argyle station. Ribando anchored her final newscast at Fox 35 in September…

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Share Your Christmas time on WESH

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Roger Simmons

This holiday season marks the 22nd year of WESH 2’s “Share Your Christmas” community food drive. The drive began last month and will end on Dec. 14. “Demand for food assistance is at all-time high in Central Florida, and we’re facing a huge shortage between now and the end of the year,” said Dave Krepcho,…

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Orlando TV ratings — what the stations say

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Roger Simmons

From WESH-Channel 2 press release ….The spin:   WESH-TV today announced continued growth and momentum in key time periods from May ’07. In early morning, WESH 2 News Sunrise (6 – 7 a.m.) maintains its strong No. 2 position and Today (7 – 9 a.m.) continues to grow in popularity with Central Florida viewers, increasing…

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Orlando TV ratings — another WFTV domination

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Roger Simmons

The November ratings for Orlando showed another dominating performance by WFTV’s Eyewitness News. By my count, WFTV has now been the No. 1 newscast at 6 p.m. for 29 years. And the Channel 9 juggernaut seems to be getting even stronger. According to WFTV, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., more than 50 percent of the…

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Orlando TV ratings — a look at the numbers

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Roger Simmons

The November sweeps brought us original episodes of our favorite shows, but the ratings results for the O-Town news looked more like another rerun. Based on information provided in news releases by WFTV and WESH, Channel 9 once again dominated the local news scene in a ratings period that saw most everyone dropping a bit…

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