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Month: December 2011

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Reporter Patrick Pegues no longer with Fox 35 following arrest

December 21, 2011 Roger Simmons

Patrick Pegues and WOFL-Fox 35 have parted ways following the reporter’s arrest Monday night for allegedly firing a gun while walking a dog in Orlando. MyFoxOrlando.com reported: According to the incident report, witnesses observed the … MORE

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Area TV station asks if its anchor smokes pot

December 14, 2011 Roger Simmons

Is your anchorman high while giving you the latest news at 6 and 11? No. Well, probably no. But back in the ’70s … In compiling our ever growing collection of Florida TV newspaper ads, we … MORE

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Former WKMG anchor now working for QVC

December 11, 2011 Roger Simmons

You never know what — or who — you may find when channel surfing on a Sunday evening. Switching between the NFL Sunday night game and the 10 p.m. news, I came across shopping channel … MORE

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WFTV’s Daralene Jones grills Magic’s Bob Vander Weide over fake report

December 7, 2011 Roger Simmons

It was a bit bizarre and a little awkward during the Orlando Magic’s news conference on Wednesday as Bob Vander Weide announced his retirement as the team’s CEO. His sudden departure has rumors flying on … MORE

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Was Jim Van Fleet criticizing Orlando, Fox 35 in interview?

December 7, 2011 Roger Simmons

I guess this one depends on your point of view. You can take some comments made by former WOFL-Fox 35 morning meteorologist Jim Van Fleet as either a diss at Orlando TV news or someone who’s … MORE

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Lisa Bell joins WKMG, Jayme King to Fox 35 and Jim Van Fleet starts job

December 5, 2011 Roger Simmons

Some personnel moves for a couple of Orlando TV news stations … Former News 13 morning anchor Lisa Bell is coming back to Orlando TV news. In January, she’ll be a reporter and occasional anchor … MORE

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Orlando TV news pioneer Frank Vaught, 81, dies

December 4, 2011 Roger Simmons

Frank Vaught, an Orlando TV news pioneer who began broadcasting here in 1958, has passed way. Vaught, 81, died Nov. 29 of complications related to esophageal cancer. Vaught is likely remembered mostly for his sports reporting … MORE

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