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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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WFTV crew thrown out of Casey Anthony news conference

October 15, 2008 Roger Simmons

Local coverage of the Casey Anthony saga continues to go beyond bizarre. On Tuesday, the day an Orange Count grand jury handed down a murder indictment for Casey Anthony, a crew from WFTV was thrown … MORE

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Sorry WESH — NBC pulls plug on WeatherPlus

October 8, 2008 Roger Simmons

Anyone with concepts for a new weather slogan or ideas on how to program digital channel 2.2 should contact WESH-TV. NBC has decided to kill its WeatherPlus franchise and informed employees on Tuesday, TV Week … MORE

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WHDO aims for ambitious local start-up

October 7, 2008 Roger Simmons

A new local TV station is signing on with a big mission: all local programming in nothing by high definition. That’s the goal for WHDO-Channel 38 (digital channel 42). The plan for the station is … MORE

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Gibson to anchor World News from Orlando this week

September 29, 2008 Roger Simmons

Some notes to start the week … ABC’s World News with Charles Gibson will air from Orlando on Thursday night. His visit to the Sunshine State is part of ABC’s “Battleground Bus Tour,” which will … MORE

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