Looking back, I wonder if it was a clue? When the stations issued their news releases from the Novemeber sweeps, Bill Bauman’s comments were not in WESH’s release. Instead, it was VP and station manager Bob Fein who was quoted as saying, “in May we saw significant growth for WESH…
Month: December 2007
Longtime WESH GM Bauman retires
BREAKING NEWS …. Hal Boedeker of the Orlando Sentinel has news that longtime WESH/WKCF GM Bill Bauman is retiring immediately. He has been part of the O-Town TV scene since the 1970s. Click for details from the Sentinel on Bauman’s departure.
Local 6 introduces Larry Mowry’s replacement
After hyping it as “big news” throughout the weekend, WKMG announced on its Morning News show Monday that meteorologist Larry Mowry is leaving to head to CBS O&O KTVT in Dallas. Anchor Erick Weber said in announcing Mowry’s departure, “We want to let you know about our secret. Just learned…
WESH expands morning news on CW18
Want more morning news? This week WESH began a six-week experiment simulcasting the 6-7 a.m. hour of its Sunrise newscast on CW18 — leading into the two-hour block of local news it airs on WKCF. According to a WESH news release, “The goal of the simulcast is to expand…
Another WESH video on YouTube? Mother-F***er!!!
WESH-2 is one of a handful of TV stations and newspapers (including, ahem, the Orlando Sentinel) that have a partnership deal with YouTube to post video to the popular site. But it’s the video viewers are posting from WESH that seem to be getting most of the traffic on YouTube….
Fox 35’s 11 p.m. news starts Jan. 7
WOFL will launch its oft-discussed 11 p.m. newscast on Jan. 7, Florida Today reported. News about the late newscast was first revealed nearly a year ago, with a then-projected launch date of sometime in April. But the project never got off the ground. In the meantime, Fox 35 did launch…
Monday news: WESH’s chopper helps lift UCF
Some musings to start off the work week … The UCF Knights have to thank WESH for part of their Conference USA Championship. Heavy rains late last week make the field at Bright House Networks Stadium soggy, so the school asked WESH to bring over its chopper to help dry…