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Posted on June 14, 2010 by Roger Simmons

Some quick out-of-town news with Orlando connections … Former WOFL-Fox 35 meteorologist Doug Kammerer — who was part of the team that launched the station’s first morning show, Good Day Orlando  — is making news in the nation’s capital. He’s been named the new chief met at NBC O&O WRC-4. The Washington Post reports, “The hiring…

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Birthday time for WESH, WRBW

Posted on June 13, 2010July 30, 2023 by Roger Simmons

Some quick notes from the news that is television … Happy birthday, WESH. Channel 2 turned 54 years old on Friday. The station went on the air June 11, 1956, from Daytona Beach. Some fun facts about WESH: It was the 19th television station in Florida. … It wasn’t the only NBC affiliate in Central…

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May sweeps: WFTV, CBS big winners in Orlando

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Roger Simmons

Just as predictable as afternoon thunderstorms in the summer: WFTV and CBS were the big winners in Orlando in the just-completed May sweeps. The juggernaut that is Channel 9’s Eyewitness News showed no signs of weakness. WFTV’s newscasts won in all time periods — morning, noon, evening and night. According to results in the Orlando…

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Fox 35 expands partnership with Mix 105.1 FM

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Roger Simmons

Some quick notes as we await the results of the May sweeps… It appears Fox 35 has expanded its partnership with CBS-owned Mix 105.1 FM (WOMX). WOFL’s meteorologists have been giving weather forecasts for awhile on WOMX’s Morning Mix show. But now Fox 35 morning anchors are also supplying the news updates for the radio…

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Orange County Sheriff’s office responds to Fox 35 video

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Roger Simmons

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 during an bomb scare. The…

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Sabrina Fein leaves Fox 35; WESH adds more Aixa Diaz

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Roger Simmons

A couple of changes to report on the local news scene… WOFL-Fox 35 meteorologist/traffic reporter Sabrina Fein — declared by some to be the “hottest” woman on Orlando TV — has left O-Town. Posting on her Facebook fan page on May 19, Fein wrote, “For all of you that are wondering and asking, I have…

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What’s Christine van Blokland doing since Fox 35?

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Roger Simmons

For more than five years, Christine van Blokland helped wake up Central Florida viewers on Fox 35’s morning news. Well, that was until about a month ago when the morning features reporter departed WOFL. So, why did she leave? Appearing Monday on Mix 105.1 FM’s Morning Mix show, Blokland blamed it all on Fox 35…

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The early, early show at 4:30 — is it worth it?

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Roger Simmons

Broadcasting & Cable chronicles television news’ latest fad — the 4:30 a.m. newscast. Early, early birds in Orlando have two choices for their news that hour — WESH 2 and Fox 35. B&C quotes WESH’s GM about the new show: While some may wonder who besides Red Bull-fueled nightcrawlers and bug-eyed insomniacs are up at…

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WFTV’s Eyewitness News tops April’s ratings race

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Roger Simmons

April’s ratings are over. The May sweeps have begun. And Orlando TV stations are searching (and researching) for viewers. First, back to April. WFTV-Channel 9’s Eyewitness News was once again the king of the hill in the morning, at noon, in the evening and at night. WESH 2 News was No. 2 most of the…

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Fox 35 also adds 4:30 a.m. newscast

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Roger Simmons

Just two weeks after WESH 2 launched the first 4:30 a.m. newscast in Orlando, it already has some early, early morning competition. With little fanfare, WOFL-Fox 35 has expanded its morning newscast, now starting at 4:30 a.m. too. The Fox O&O now produces FIVE-AND-A-HALF hours of local news each morning. Boasting “We Own The Morning,”…

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