Birds, Words, Pics + TV
Belated congratulations to WKMG investigative reporter Tony Pipitone and WESH chief photographer Pete Delis.
The two Orlando TV newsmen were honored with Regional Silver Circle Awards at the Suncoast Emmy Awards on Dec. 4 in Fort Lauderdale.
The Silver Circle Award recognizes those people who have made significant contributions to television over a period of 25 years or more. The Suncoast Chapter has offered these awards to television professionals in its southern U.S. region since 1989.
Florida has 106 full-power television stations today, and many more channels when you consider their digital offerings. It’s a far cry from what the FCC envisioned for the Sunshine State in the early days of television.
Why not bring out the crystal ball and make some predictions for the new year? OK, glad you asked. Here are 11 predictions for 2011: Barbara West will return to Orlando TV. (As she made clear in her final comments on air, it wasn’t her idea to leave WFTV. Some…
WKMG-Local 6 will soon be home to youth-oriented Hispanic programming on its digital subchannel. Post-Newsweek, parent of WKMG, has signed a deal with LATV — Latino Alternative — to program the digital subchannels of P-N stations in Orlando, Miami, Houston and San Antonio, according to TVNewsday.com LATV’s music-oriented programing targets…