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Month: July 2009

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Local 6 News finishes July in 4th place

July 31, 2009 Roger Simmons

Orlando Sentinel TV Guy Hal Boedeker has more on the July ratings races in O-Town TV, including WKMG’s fourth-place showing in the evening in the 25-54 demo. “We were No. 4 before we made the … MORE

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WESH moves ahead of WFTV in the morning

July 31, 2009 Roger Simmons

For the first time in five years, WESH 2 Sunrise at 6 a.m. finished July ahead of WFTV’s Eyewitness News Daybreak in the adults 25-54 demo, WESH reports. The station also notes that it is … MORE

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Kaufeldt to head up new 9 a.m. show on Fox 35

July 29, 2009 Roger Simmons

With Sonni Abatta’s arrival as the new evening anchor for WOFL, you might have been wondering what will happen to Amy Kaufeldt. Fear not, Amy fans. Napoli Management says the station has re-upped Kaufeldt, and … MORE

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WKMG’s Tom Sorrells and ‘the most important story I’ve ever done’

July 28, 2009 Roger Simmons

WKMG is living up to its “Local” 6 moniker Wednesday night, taking an hour of prime time to focus on something that impacts Central Floridians nearly every day: Lightning. “Lightning Strikes,” which airs at 8 p.m., is … MORE

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New reporter for WFTV; departure for Fox 35

July 28, 2009 Roger Simmons

Some comings and goings in O-Town TV news: Emily Turner is joining WFTV-Channel 9 as a general assignment reporter, beginning in September. Turner is currently at WPMI-NBC 15 in Mobile. She’s originally from Jacksonville, and she attended the … MORE

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WESH anchors keep rolling in Celebrity Smackdown game

July 28, 2009 Roger Simmons

The WESH duo of Jim Payne and Martha Sugalski dispatched WKMG’s main anchors to move into the third round of OrlandoSentinel.com’s Celebrity Smackdown game. Also advancing to face the Channel 2 Cinderellas — the anchors … MORE

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Whoa! Something’s changed about RogerSimmons.com

July 28, 2009 Roger Simmons

If you’re a regular visitor to RogerSimmons.com, you may notice things are a little different. In a good news-bad news situation, traffic to RogerSimmons.com has been great — so great that the site was putting … MORE

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One small step for man, one giant ratings leap for Channel 9

July 21, 2009 Roger Simmons

WFTV’s Monday night special, recalling the Apollo moon landing 40 years ago, proved very popluar. According to WFTV news director Bob Jordan, the space special drew a 3.7 rating and 14 share in the coveted … MORE

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WESH duo move on; Can Mainolfi knock off Terry?

July 21, 2009 Roger Simmons

WESH’s Jim Payne and Martha Sugalski knocked off top-rated WFTV anchors Bob Opsahl and Martie Salt. Not in the Nielsens, but in the first round of the Orlando Sentinel’s Celebrity Smackdown game. Payne and Sugalski … MORE

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Man suspected of shooting officer confesses to WFTV

July 20, 2009 Roger Simmons

You probably saw or read coverage about the massive manhunt in Brevard County for Christopher Eddy. He was accused of shooting a wildlife officer. The prosecutor’s job in the case got a lot easier after … MORE

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