Birds, Words, Pics + TV
Blast from the Past focuses today on WFTV-Channel 9 and ABC.
This ad is from February 1969, promoting the ratings-challenged news on ABC and Channel 9. Frank Reynolds was the anchor of the “ABC Evening News.” Ray Reuster — who would later have a long career with the Daytona Beach News-Journal — was at the helm of the “Channel 9 News.” (Yep, there really was a time when there wasn’t Eyewitness News on WFTV.)
WOFL and WKMG are expected to debut new sets and graphics today. At WOFL, over the the weekend the station’s news set was tweaked for the new look — which an insider says includes new graphics and music. One thing it definitely includes is a new station logo. Actually, it’s…
Video obtained by WOFL-Fox 35 of an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy arresting a 17-year-old has prompted the agency to review the arrest and the officer’s actions. According to Fox 35, the incident in the video occurred last week when part of an Apopka neighborhood was closed off by the police…
Some big changes with Orlando-based television start on Monday — the first weekday of the new year. Cellar-dweller WKMG launches its new 7 p.m. newscast with Lauren Rowe as primary anchor. The station has split its hour-long 6 p.m. news into two 30-minute segments with the CBS Evening News with…