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Month: October 2008

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TV 27 to cover Obama; Good Morning America comes to Orlando

October 29, 2008 Roger Simmons

 A couple of quick notes, the first two courtesy of Sentinel TV Guy Hal Boedeker … WRDQ-Channel 27 will provide live coverage of the Central Florida speeches by former President Bill Clinton and Democratic presidential candidate … MORE

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Spotlight still on Barbara West after Joe Biden interview

October 28, 2008 Roger Simmons

 The spotlight continues to shine on WFTV anchor Barbara West in the wake of her much-discussed interview with Joe Biden. On Monday, West was on CNN and Bill O’Riley’s show on Fox News Channel to explain her … MORE

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Former WESH anchor arrested on DUI charge

October 27, 2008 Roger Simmons

Former WESH anchor John O’Connor was arrested early Sunday in Jacksonville on suspicion of driving under the influence. O’Connor, now the main anchor for Jacksonville’s CBS 47, was pulled over after police said his car … MORE

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WFTV goes from reporting news to becoming news

October 27, 2008 Roger Simmons

In the past couple of weeks, WFTV has gone from reporting the news to becoming the news. This past weekend brought national attention to Channel 9’s Eyewitness News for its Barbara West interview of Joe … MORE

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Barbara West interview with Joe Biden getting national attention

October 26, 2008 Roger Simmons

Barbara West’s interview with Joe Biden for Eyewitness News is now getting national attention. The Orlando Sentinel blog post about the controversial interview is the No. 1 link on DrudgeReport.com right now on Saturday night. … MORE

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WFTV’s Barbara West defends much-discussed interview with Joe Biden (with video)

October 25, 2008 Roger Simmons

  WFTV anchor Barbara West is defending her questioning of Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden.  “I have a great deal of respect for him. I have a great deal of respect for Sen. Obama,” West told … MORE

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Former WKMG anchor Jacquie Sosa joining WOFL

October 25, 2008 Roger Simmons

Jacquie Sosa, who was paired with Mark McEwen in one of the earlier (and unsuccessful) attempts to revive WKMG’s morning news, will be back on TV in the mornings starting Thursday — the first day … MORE

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Obama campaign shuts out WFTV after West interviews Biden

October 24, 2008 Roger Simmons

Supposedly unhappy with how WFTV anchor Barbara West conducted an inteview with Democrate VP candidate Joe Biden, the Barack Obama campaign has told Channel 9 not to expect any more interviews through the duration of … MORE

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Quick hits: WESH’s Share Your Christmas, and paying for Casey coverage

October 24, 2008 Roger Simmons

  Four Friday quick hits to end the work week: With the economy being in the tank, WESH’s annual Share Your Christmas takes on added importance. The drive is already under way in its planning … MORE

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Channel 9’s Echols helping cancer patients

October 21, 2008 Roger Simmons

 WFTV morning and noon anchor Vanessa Echols went through a very public battle with breast cancer four years ago. Today, she’s healthy, in remission and giving something back. She has  founded the Compassionate Hands and Hearts Breast Cancer … MORE

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