Birds, Words, Pics + TV
Yes, there were elections before television — but the election night ritual of watching TV to find out the winners of the important races dates back to even 1948.
Take a political trip back in time and see how the key elections of the 21st and 20 centuries played out on television in these special videos …
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
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Orlando TV viewers didn’t see it — since the local stations were in wall-to-wall coverage — but three of the big four national networks broke into programming for the Casey Anthony trial verdict. ABC News aired a special report from 2:15 to 2:24 p.m., anchored by George Stephanopoulos with legal…
It’s been nearly five years since former Local 6 anchor Mark McEwen’s life took an unexpected turn. Flying back to Orlando from an out-of-town trip, and after being diagnosed with what a doctor thought was stomach flu, McEwen stuffered a debilitating stroke. “What I’ve been through, I wouldn’t wish on…
It didn’t take long for Orlando’s news pool to spring a leak. The Sentinel’s Hal Boedeker reports that Central Florida News 13 has left the news-sharing pool that also included WKMG-Local 6 and WOFL-Fox 35. “I don’t think it’s as beneficial to our organization as we hoped,” News 13 GM…
