Former Orlando radio personality Savannah is scheduled to appear tonight on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. You can see her with a really big snake. Savannah tells Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell that she and her son left Orlando and headed to California. As Maxwell explains, “And she snagged…
Month: August 2009
No charges for hoe-swinging grandma
WESH and WOFL will not press charges against the hoe-swinging grandma who attacked their news crews earlier this week. But if some folks had their way, there would be charges filed against the news crews. First, the stations’ points of view. “While the incident and the woman’s actions are disturbing,…
Woman attacks Orlando news crews with hoe
It’s the news video everyone is still talking about: An angry grandmother attacks news crews from both WESH-2 and WOFL-Fox 35 with a garden hoe. The incident happened on Monday when WESH reporter Gail Paschall-Brown and her videographer, along with Fox 35 reporter Holly Bristow and her videographer, visited a home…
Former Big Brother player is new WESH anchor
Definitely a first for Orlando TV: Former reality show contestant Jason Guy is the new morning anchor for WESH 2. In a news release announcing Guy’s hiring, WESH News Director Bob Longo said, “part of what attracted us to Jason is his fascinating and diverse career path.” According to WESH,…
Fox 35 live cam tracks Guardian construction
How excited is Fox 35 about getting its new $1.5 million Guardian dual pole radar? The station has set up a live cam so folks can follow along with the construction progress. The station broke ground for the Doppler tower on Aug. 5. At the time, chief meteorologist Glenn Richards said…
WESH to launch 10 p.m. news on WKCF
After an absence of nearly seven years, WKCF-CW 18 will resume a 10 p.m. newscast starting Aug. 31. Hearst sister station WESH-2 will produce the 30-minute newscast, which will air seven days a week. “WESH 2 News at 11 has developed a very strong following. We believe the time is right…
WFTV’s West back in news with Biden visit
With Vice President Joe Biden due to visit Orlando on Wednesday, Sentinel TV Guy Hal Boedeker revived the discussion about WFTV anchor Barbara West’s controversial interview with Biden during the 2008 campaign. Boedeker asked WFTV News Director Bob Jordan if West would cover Biden’s visit for Eyewitness News. “Just for…
Marla Weech is back in the anchor chair
Wonder what’s been up with former WFTV and WKMG anchor Marla Weech? Weech, who lost her job at Local 6 in the station’s first wave of layoffs in July 2008, was spotted back in the anchor chair on Tuesday — this time providing coverage of a satellite launch from the Baikonur…
Hurricane Charley anniversary telethon Thursday
WKMG broadcast fascinating recollections of Hurricane Charley — and the other storms of 2004 — on Wednesday night. Reporter Donald Forbes had a particulary moving tale of riding out the storm in Port Charlotte crouched next to a wall, finally reaching the safety of the station’s satellite truck only after the…
King of Orlando TV? Tom Sorrells, of course
The Orlando Sentinel’s fun summer online contest, the Orlando Celebrity Smackdown, has its championship match up. The winner among all the local television personalities is WKMG chief meteorologist Tom Sorrells. He reached the finals by knocking out fellow Channel 6 weatherman Eric Wilson in opening round, then dispatching Fox 35 morning…