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 during the important ratings period. One of those polled was WFTV veteran news director Bob…
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Jason Brewer, Vanessa Welch welcome son Wilson
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 Brewer on Monday night. He arrived a few days early at 20 inches and 6 pounds,…
Sure, we’re glad to have Orlando weather cooling off but …
I know I enjoyed the fantastic weather over the weekend. The cooler temperature was welcome, and it was a topic on all the Orlando TV newscasts. But look at what the 7-Day Forecast holds for us next Saturday — according to WKMG-Local 6’s weather forecast… The weather blooper aired late…
Do WESH, Payne have WFTV to thank for Obama interview?
Catching up with the latest Orlando TV news … WESH 2’s Jim Payne was among several local anchors invited to the White House last week to interview President Obama — who was pushing his jobs plan. But why WESH instead of market-leader WFTV-Channel 9? I’m guessing the Obama team still…
Antenna TV lands on WRDQ’s 27.2 subchannel
Somehow I missed this when it happened, but WRDQ recently added Antenna TV on its digital 27.2 subchannel. Much like Me TV on WESH’s Channel 2.2, Antenna TV features classic TV shows — but the fare is a little more recent than MeTV. We’re talking 70’s and 80’s shows on Antenna,…
More Orlando and Florida TV history added to the site
So now you’ll know why you haven’t seen many story updates recently on the site. We’ve been busy adding content in other areas — continuing to build the television history scrapbook for Orlando and for Florida. Here’s some of the new stuff on the site: Our Orlando TV ad section…
Heart-warming puppy story draws attention to WESH
Michelle Meredith, one of my favorite Orlando TV news reporters, did this report on WESH 2 News about a poor pooch who was left in the trash. Thanks to help from some animal lovers, little pitbull “Harper” is learning to walk and will be up for adoption soon. TVSpy.com says…
September ratings: Most Orlando news down year-over-year
So much for keeping the audience that was glued to Orlando TV news stations during the Casey Anthony trial. In the just completed September ratings period, most of the O-Town stations saw year-over-year declines in household and demo numbers for nearly every newscast. One of the few bright spots was…
Republicans come to town, and Fox 35 will be there
The latest in the series of debates for the Republican candidates seeking to oust President Obama takes place in Orlando on Thursday night. The Presidency 5 debate will be televised by Fox News Channel from 8-11 p.m. In a bit of corporate synergy, Fox 35 will air part of its…
While No. 1 in our hearts, Orlando is still No. 19 with Nielsen
Some quick takes on Orlando TV news before the holiday weekend … The Nielsen market rankings for the 2011-2012 TV season have been released, and Orlando remained No. 19 in the nation. Nielsen estimated the Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne market grew from 1,453,120 TV homes in 2010 to 1,465,460 this year. We continue…