Birds, Words, Pics + TV
As Hurricane Irene passed by Central Florida, Orlando’s TV news crews were camped out along to coast to watch waves and report on beach erosion. WESH 2 reporter/meteorologist Dan Billow got an up-close-and-personal interaction with Irene — as he was drenched by a wave on Satellite Beach moments before a live shot. He wasn’t injured — well, except for perhaps his pride as his crew broke out laughing at Billow’s misfortune. Click here to see the video on YouTube.com.
The high-definition revolution has made it to local cable television. Bright House Sports Network announced it is now airing local shows in HD. In a posting on its website, the channel announced, “Bright House Sports Network is now in High Definition! See Toyota Sports Connection, Average Angler Adventures, Hooked on…
Some quick hits to start the week … As WESH prepares to go HD, one of its anchors has already been digitized. Wendy Chioji is the surprise tour guide for the Florida High Tech Corridor Web site. As you poke around the site, you can always call Wendy back to…
WKMG’s THE 6 O’Clock News hour is about to get some competition. WFTV announced today that it will expand its Eyewitness News by a half hour in September, adding a 6:30 p.m. show on sister station WRDQ-TV 27 — giving Central Floridians two choices for local news at a time…