Category: Coming Soon

IS THIS A NEW HEARST THING?

We couldn’t help but notice the three-anchor morning format when Hearst’s WTAE in Pittsburgh, PA introduced it earlier this year. After, all, following the abrupt departure of longtime anchor Kelly Frey last year following ...

IN CASE YOU’RE INTERESTED…

Lucky Nexstar news directors across the country couldn’t be more pleased to be running promos for any of the latest NewsNation program offerings, some of which compete directly with their newscasts. Like this one ...

A NEW MARKET FOR TELEMUNDO

Birmingham, AL is getting its first Telemundo outlet as Gray announced that the Hispanic network’s programming will be offered on a sub-channel of the company’s newly-acquired WBTM, which is operated in conjunction with WBRC. ...

FROM ORLANDO TO JAX

Jacksonville weather fans, mark September 6th on your calendars. That’s the day David Heckard takes on the assistant chief meteorologist role at Graham Media’s WJXT in Jacksonville after several years in Orlando. http:// He’ll ...

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

Earlier this week, we reported to you that Columbus morning anchor and meteorologist Phil Kelly decided enough family time was enough and announced his return to Sinclair’s WSYX/WTTE in Columbus, OH after departing the ...

THEY GET THE JOBS PERMANENTLY

Or as permanent as anything might be in tv news. While Hearst’s WTMJ scours the nation looking for a new morning meteorologist to replace the just-promoted Brian Niznansky, Tom Durian and Symone Woolridge have ...

LOG-ROLLING IN OUR TIME

Log-rolling: [from a former American custom of neighbors assisting one another in rolling logs into a pile for burning] : the exchanging of assistance or favors specifically : the trading of votes by legislators ...

AN ANCHOR SHUFFLE IN ATLANTA

At Tegna’s (someday Standard Media’s) WXIA, veteran prime-time anchor Jeff Hullinger (right)  is being moved to weekends, making way for Ron Jones (left) to expand his portfolio to include his current 11 pm anchor ...

WHO’S NUMBER ONE?

Following the retirement of veteran sportscaster Dan Roan from Chicago’s WGN (Nexstar) after 38 years, the new guessing game is who of TWO…count ’em TWO…successors to the local sports legend is the top dog. ...

CNN+ HAS ITS START DATE

The much-anticipated latest streaming service has its debut scheduled. CNN+ will officially launch on March 29, Deadline reports. CNN’s new subscription service will feature much of the talent already part of the cable network, ...

ONE STEP CLOSER TO A CABLE SLOT

FOX Weather, the hugely-hyped streaming offering from the Murdochs, is taking another step closer to becoming a cable channel. Beginning this weekend, it will be simulcast on FOX Business Channel, giving it exposure to ...

SHAKEUP AHEAD IN DETROIT

Viewers of FOX-owned WJBK in Detroit are more than likely to see some unfamiliar faces turning up in the near future on the station’s newscasts It is being reported that longtime anchor Huel Perkins, ...

BOSTON O&O NAMES NEW ANCHOR

Most recently, Glenn Jones has been interim CEO and Chief Experience Officer for the Bermuda Tourism Authority, where he held a variety of leadership roles since 2015. But now he is headed back to ...

A SNEAK PEEK

We told you yesterday that CBS is retiring the seven-year-old CBSN brand in favor of CBS NEWS – and let’s face it, they came up with CBSN back then because they weren’t absolutely sure ...

AND NOW IT HAS A NAME

Tom Llamas‘ daily streaming newscast launches next Monday, so it’s probably a good thing the powers-that-be came up with a name. “Top Story with Tom Llamas” will stream live from 7 to 8 p.m. ...

THE FACES ARE CHANGING

A couple of familiar faces are about to show up mornings at Gray’s WXIX in Cincinnati….and a familiar one is headed for the door. In a reassignment of their duties, reporters Lauren Minor (left) ...

THE GUESSING GAME IS OVER

Well over two months ago, Rita Garcia left FOX Los Angeles O&O KTTV and the morning anchor chair at “Good Day LA” for the fabled “new adventure.” The heavy betting at the time was ...

CALL IT A TRADE

In May, Tracy Davis left NBC-owned WMAQ in Chicago to become vice president of news at sister station WVIT in West Hartford, CT. And now, WMAQ has hired Akeemi Harrison, currently assistant news director ...

FROM ALTOONA TO PROVIDENCE

Following up on a recent NewsBlues story, Pennsylvania native K.C. Kantz is joining Standard Media’s WLNE in Providence, Rhode Island. He will pair with veteran anchor Doreen Scanlon and meteorologist Chelsea Priest starting Monday, ...

UNIVISION EXPANDS COVERAGE

The Hispanic network Univision is expanding its morning franchise, “Despierta America” to Sundays. The new program will debut in the 4th quarter of 2021. The program is the top-rated Spanish-language program in the country ...

QUIBI FIRES UP “60 IN 6” 

’60 IN 6,’ a 60 Minutes venture for “a new generation of users” on streaming service Quibi launches with two episodes June 14 – according to Quibi.  After premiere day, Quibi will offer a new ‘60 IN ...

DIGITAL GRADUATION TO AIR

With the Class of 2020 unlikely to be able to celebrate their graduation, a huge television special is being planned that will air on the big broadcast networks–ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC–and digital platforms ...