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Roger Simmons
Roger Simmons

Birds, Words, Pics + TV

Year: 2007

Ex-anchor Wilson teaching others

Roger Simmons, January 16, 2007

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 ago — on positive terms — to start her own company. With Annetta Wilson Media…

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New WESH and WFTV a.m. promos

Roger Simmons, January 15, 2007

Here are WFTV’s and WESH’s promos for their new morning newscasts on their sister stations. >> Click to watch

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Morning news battle heats up today

Roger Simmons, January 15, 2007

Good morning, Orlando. You may not realize it, but you’re waking up in what has become the most competitive market for morning news in the nation — with more local news, with more national news and with plenty of surprises. Monday morning, WESH-Channel 2 and WFTV-Channel 9 will start their…

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New news moves Buzz to later air time

Roger Simmons, January 15, 2007

WESH’s decision to air local news on WKCF-CW18 from 7 to 9 a.m. each weekday has displaced The Daily Buzz. The nationally syndicated morning show will now air on tape from 9 a.m. to noon on WKCF. The show had been airing live from 6-9 a.m. on WKCF since it…

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Where the news comes most

Roger Simmons, January 15, 2007

With the expansion of morning newscasts to their sister duopoly stations, WESH and WFTV have solidified their status as the providers of the most live local newscasts in Central Florida. WESH 2 now produces 7-1/2 hours of local news each weekday, taking the top spot among the area stations. WFTV…

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Fox 35 has a bone to pick with you

Roger Simmons, January 4, 2007

It’s been awhile since the market had some true characters on-air. That’s apparently about to change. NewsBlues.com reports that WOFL-Fox 35 is hiring former Cincinnati consumer/investigative reporter Tom Sussi. His calling card is a big bone … seriously. But, hey, he has his own Web site, so we like that….

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