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Month: November 2011

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‘Casey Anthony trial’ is top searched news term of 2011

November 30, 2011 Roger Simmons

To even the most casual Orlando TV news watcher, this will come as no surprise: Search engine Bing on Tuesday listed the top searches for 2011 — and Orlando’s own Casey Anthony topped the list … MORE

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WKMG’s election coverage plans include free airtime for candidates

November 29, 2011 Roger Simmons

It’s almost 2012, and WKMG-Local 6 join its fellow Post-Newsweek stations in offering free airtime to candidates in the upcoming election. In a news release out Monday, Post-Newsweek said its six stations would offer “free … MORE

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WKMG’s Ping gets Urban Meyer story right; 6 raises money for homeless

November 28, 2011 Roger Simmons

Several Orlando TV news items for you … “Ping” was right. And, yes, that’s news. As WKMG sports anchor David Pingalore first reported Tuesday, former Florida Gators coach Urban Meyer accepted the head coaching job at … MORE

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Jim Van Fleet, Guy Rawlings, Mike Dunston leaving Orlando TV news

November 28, 2011 Roger Simmons

Comings and goings in Orlando TV news … After nearly a decade with WOFL, meteorologist Jim Van Fleet presented his last forecast on Monday morning. The popular Fox 35 weatherman is heading to WTSP-CBS 10 … MORE

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Before super doppler, there was “Miss Fairweather”

November 25, 2011 Roger Simmons

As regular readers probably know, we’ve been busy archiving newspaper advertisements for TV stations in Orlando (and other Florida markets too.) We recently came across one that is a gem — a 1963 advertisement for … MORE

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Former Channel 9 reporter Leland Vittert in hot water with Fox News

November 24, 2011 Roger Simmons

A lot of Orlando TV news folks move on to bigger and better gigs after O-Town. Some end up making some news themselves. That appears to be the case with former WFTV-Channel 9 reporter Leland … MORE

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Urban Meyer to Ohio State – a scoop or bust for WKMG’s Ping

November 24, 2011 Roger Simmons

The college football world has been buzzing since Tuesday night when WKMG-Local 6 sports director David “Ping” Pingalore broke the news that former Florida Gators coach Urban Meyer had agreed to a 7-year, $40-million deal … MORE

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Meteorologist Leslie Hudson gets part-time gig at Fox 35

November 22, 2011 Roger Simmons

A familiar face to Orlando TV news viewers will be reappearing shortly on Fox 35. It’s meteorologist Leslie Hudson, who previously reported on the weather at Central Florida News 13 and at WESH-2. “I’ve told … MORE

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With November sweeps near end, what does Bob Jordan think?

November 22, 2011 Roger Simmons

As the November sweeps wind up, TVSpy.com asked a number of news directors around the country to talk about the quarterly sweeps period — and what are “successful” sweeps stories they plan and execute coverage … MORE

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Jason Brewer, Vanessa Welch welcome son Wilson

November 22, 2011 Roger Simmons

The fiercely competitive newsrooms at WESH and WFTV both had reasons to celebrate a new arrival in town this week. WFTV anchor Vanessa Welch and her husband WESH meteorologist Jason Brewer welcomed son Wilson Beech … MORE

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