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Roger Simmons
Roger Simmons

Birds, Words, Pics + TV

Month: September 2010

Orlando market among Nielsen top 20 losers

Roger Simmons, September 4, 2010

So, what do Orlando, Tampa and Detroit have in common? Those three are the only markets in Nielsen’s top 20 to lose households for the 2011 season. Tampa leads the losers, dropping almost 10,000 homes since last season. Detroit lost about 7,000 homes and Orlando about 2,000. Sure, you can…

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Ex-WESH anchors’ Growing Bolder show goes national

Roger Simmons, September 4, 2010

Former longtime WESH 2 News anchors Marc Middleton and Bill Shafer have reason to celebrate this weekend. “Growing Bolder,” the focus of their attention since leaving the world of TV news, has been picked up nationally. This weekend, the 30-minute show begins airing on more than 100 PBS stations, including markets…

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