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Month: August 2009

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Savannah, snake to meet Conan O’Brien

August 28, 2009 Roger Simmons

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 … MORE

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No charges for hoe-swinging grandma

August 28, 2009 Roger Simmons

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. … MORE

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Woman attacks Orlando news crews with hoe

August 25, 2009 Roger Simmons

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 … MORE

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Former Big Brother player is new WESH anchor

August 24, 2009 Roger Simmons

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 … MORE

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Fox 35 live cam tracks Guardian construction

August 22, 2009 Roger Simmons

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 … MORE

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WESH to launch 10 p.m. news on WKCF

August 21, 2009 Roger Simmons

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 … MORE

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WFTV’s West back in news with Biden visit

August 18, 2009 Roger Simmons

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 … MORE

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Marla Weech is back in the anchor chair

August 12, 2009 Roger Simmons

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 … MORE

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Hurricane Charley anniversary telethon Thursday

August 12, 2009 Roger Simmons

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 … MORE

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King of Orlando TV? Tom Sorrells, of course

August 12, 2009 Roger Simmons

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 … MORE

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