Elyse Chengery will now serve as one of the primary anchors for WBBH, Gulf Coast News, Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Ft. Myers, at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m joining anchor Peter Busch ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Josh Johnson, the former chief meteorologist at WSFA, Gray’s NBC affiliate in Montgomery, Alabama, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to get out of a one year non-compete clause ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed” opened to soft national ratings in its new 11:35 p.m. slot on CBS, trailing its broadcast competitors and falling well below the audience levels previously ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Katie Trexler, a former news anchor and reporter at KMGH, Scripps’ ABC affiliate in Denver, has written a memoir structured around personal reflection and practical guidance, and is addressed ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Travis Ruiz, senior corporate recruiter for Nexstar, posted on social media the news that Nexstar has named two new news directors. “I had the opportunity to do a training ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Andrea Stahlman has been promoted to president and general manager WLKY-TV, Hearst’s CBS affiliate in Louisville. Stahlman, a Louisville native who began her successful news career as an intern ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Linda Coble, Hawaii’s first female TV News anchor, delivered the news to Hawaii audiences for more than 26 years. Coble started her career at KITV, the ABC affiliate in ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Gray Media has named Jamie Bremer as the next general manager of WFIE, the NBC affiliate in Evansville, Indiana, effective immediately. Bremer is a 13-year veteran of WFIE who ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Tom Costello, a senior correspondent for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C., describes on air how he helped rescue teen driver in fiery car crash Costello saw the collision ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Rick Dayton, most recently an executive reporter at WRTV, Circle City Broadcasting’s ABC affiliate in Indianapolis, is heading 150 miles north to South Bend to be the news director ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Noé González has been named news director for WCAU, NBC10 and Telemundo62 Filadelfia / WWSI in Philadelphia, effective June 15. Gonzalez joins from Telemundo 39 Phoenix and Telemundo 40 ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Cheyenne Corin, a TV reporter for WPVI, the ABC-owned station in Philadelphia, was during a live report after the 76ers lost to the New York Knicks completing a sweep ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com With a fresh degree in journalism, a new graduate of Kent State, Syndney Brown, is headed to Youngstown, Ohio, to be the newest reporter at WKBN, Nexstar’s CBS affiliate ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Felix Cortez, a veteran reporter at KSBW, Hearst’s ABC and NBC affiliated stations in Salinas, California, will celebrate his 30-year career with a special report airing Friday, May 8 ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Cassie Carlson has been promoted to lead sports anchor at WFLD, Fox 32, the Fox-owned station in Chicago, replacing Lou Canellis three months after he left for WMAQ, Chicago’s ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com DuJuan McCoy’s Circle City Broadcasting has taken an aggressive offense against detractors of broadcast television industry consolidation and its reduction of newsroom staff and independent voices by bringing back ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Paris Schutz, two-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and veteran Chicago news personality, will join WMAQ, the NBC-owned station in Chicago, as a general assignment reporter, with a primary focus on ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Karina Prieto is thrilled to continue bringing informative stories to Michigan communities — this time from the West Side. Prieto joined WOOD, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate in Grand Rapids as ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Lauren Avenatti is a new face behind the anchor desk for the 4 p.m. newscast at WFRV, Nexstar’s CBS affiliate in Green Bay. Avenatti made her debut April 20, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Quinta Brunson, the creator and star of Abbott Elementary, said her childhood dream was to follow the footsteps of Sue Serio, longtime meteorologist on WTXF, Fox 29, the Fox-owned ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Arielle Mitropoulos is leaving WMUR, Hearst’s ABC affiliate in Manchester, NH to WCVB, the Hearst-owned ABC affiliate in Boston as the station’s new TV reporter, she announced on social ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Two local TV stations in the Twin Cities, KSTP, Hubbard Broadcasting’s ABC affiliate, and KMSP, branded as FOX 9, the Fox-owned station, have added to their meteorology departments, according ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Marshall McPeek, the chief meteorologist for WSYX, Sinclair’s ABC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, is stepping away from TV to undergo an intensive round of chemotherapy as he continues his ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com This is not a breaking news story. In fact, this story is from 2021 and the reporter who did it retired after nearly 40 years. But when I came ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Craig Jahelka, president of Draper Media, will retire effective May 1, 2026. Jahelka has spent nearly 50 years in the broadcasting industry, 18 of them with Draper Media and ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Katie Pavlich was named the host of NewsNation’s 10 p.m. program, Katie Pavlich Tonight, at the beginning of 2026. Pavlich worked as a contributor and substitute host for Fox ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Dee Armstrong, a news anchor in Columbus, Georgia for more than 40 years, was inducted into the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Atlanta. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com John Stehlin, a former news reporter and longtime weatherman for Erie News Now, Lilly Broadcastings’ NBC (WICU) and CBS (WSEE) affiliates in Erie, will join Erie County to help ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: In my experience, there aren’t too many local newspapers in the country that publish articles about the local TV stations in their markets. News Blues scours the internet ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Susan Shaw, a news anchor at WOOD, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate in Grand Rapids, is retiring after nearly 38 years in news, 32 of those years on the anchor desk ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: In my experience, there aren’t too many local newspapers in the country that publish articles about the local TV stations in their markets. News Blues scours the internet ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Pat Cavlin has a long drive ahead. He’s headed to New York City, his hometown after several years forecasting in other parts of the country. Cavlin has joined WPIX, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Scott Rates has been promoted to vice president of news for CBS Northern California’s Sacramento stations, KOVR-TV and KMAX-TV, effective March 23. In his new role, Rates will oversee ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Michelle Bandur, a reporter at KCRA, Hearst’s NBC in Sacramento, announced on social media that she’s leaving the station. “What a ride I’ve had being a TV news journalist ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Jeannie Blaylock, a news anchor and reporter for First Coast News, the Tegna-owned NBC and ABC affiliates in Jacksonville, shared that she has been diagnosed with stage zero breast ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Jeremy Jojola, a TV journalist for 27 years, the past 15 of them at KUSA, Tegna’s NBC affiliate in Denver, is betting on a format that he thinks could ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Amanda St. Hilaire has been promoted to Vice President and News Director at WITI, the Fox-owned station in Milwaukee. Effective immediately, she will oversee all the editorial, business, and ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Terri DeBoer, a meteorologist for WXMI, Scripps’ Fox affiliate in Grand Rapids, Michigan, says she’s running for Congress. DeBoer has delivered local weather reports in West Michigan for more ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Jenna Harner has been promoted to sports director at WPXI, Cox’s NBC affiliate in Pittsburgh, from sports anchor. Harner has anchored Channel 11’s coverage of the Steelers, Penguins and ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Elena LaQuatra is the morning news anchor at WTAE, Hearst’s ABC affiliate in Pittsburgh. LaQuatra lost her hearing in a bout with bacterial meningitis as a child, according to ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com De’Jah Gross, a reporter for WCPO, Scripps’ ABC affiliate in Cincinnati, was working on a story about an icy and snow-covered path that students and parents needed to negotiate ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Matt Dreyer is returning to his news roots as news director at WCIV, Sinclair’s ABC and MyNetworkTV affiliate in Charleston, South Carolina. He starts March 23. Dreyer was Managing ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Gage Goulding, a reporter with KPRC, Graham Media’s NBC affiliate in Houston, shared details of the burglary on Tuesday on social media, saying the theft happened around 1:10 p.m. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Jeriann Ritter, a meteorologist for WHO, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate in Des Moines, has confirmed her devastating ALS diagnosis in a heartbreaking interview with her network. Ritter told WHO13 colleague ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Gabriella Genereaux has been named Sports Anchor/Reporter for WKRG, Nexstar’s CBS affiliate in Mobile, Alabama. Genereaux has spent the last 12 years at the University of Tennessee, Auburn and ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: I have a feeling that this Penn State senior and sports reporter will soon be working at a local TV station covering the sidelines and locker rooms of ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Local TV newsrooms often post stories on social media. It could be a reporter, producer, news director or even a general manager who posts it. These are usually special ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Tim Smith, the chief meteorologist of KRGV, the ABC affiliate in Weslaco, the Rio Grande Valley of Texas owned by the Manship family of Baton Rouge, where he ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Kathryn Hauser has been promoted to co-anchor the 5 p.m. newscast on WTNH, Nexstar’s ABC affiliate in New Haven. Hauser will team up alongside longtime anchor Ann Nyberg in ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Andrea Williams has been named the permanent anchor of “Milwaukee Tonight,” the news and entertainment program of WTMJ, Scripps’ NBC affiliate in Milwaukee. “Milwaukee Tonight”, which launched in 2021, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Kyle Clark, a news anchor and managing editor at KUSA, Tegna’s NBC affiliate in Denver, posted on social media a video about a Facebook comment left by a ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Avery Tomasco, a meteorologist at KEYE, Sinclair’s CBS affiliate in Austin, branded as CBS Austin, delivers the forecast with a signature sense of humor, according to MySanAntonio.com, or MySA. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Mike Truett joined WISC, Morgan Murphy’s CBS affiliate in Madison, Wisconsin, last summer as assistant news director. The company said he, “has demonstrated strong leadership abilities from day ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Julia Fife, a former meteorologist at KDFW, the Fox-owned affiliate in Dallas/Ft. Worth, has joined Newsmax’s Wake Up America program in New York City. Fife, who left KDFW ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com How icy were the roads in Wichita Falls, Texas, this weekend? Icy enough for Michael Bohlin, the chief meteorologist at KFDX, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate there, to ice skate ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Jana Shortal, a reporter for KARE, Tegna’s NBC affiliate in the Twin Cities, was pepper sprayed in Minneapolis just after ICE agents shot and killed a second person ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Michael Baldwin, news director for KBJR and KRII, Gray’s Duluth-based NBC and CBS affiliate, branded as Northern News Now, hadn’t appeared on air for five years. But a ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Stephanie Cathey takes over as news director at WFXG, Lockwood Broadcasting’s Fox affiliate in Augusta, Georgia. Cathey was most recently managing editor at KAKE, Lockwood’s ABC station in Wichita, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Shern-Min Chow, who anchors the daily midday and 4 p.m. newscasts on KHOU, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in Houton, will leave her position on Feb. 9, 2026, ending a ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Jason W. Holloway, who’s been with Hearst since 2013, is the new creative services director at WESH, Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Orlando. Holloway worked in creative services at ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Devin Bartolotta, who first joined WWL as a weekend anchor in 2019, will anchor the new weekday 4 p.m. news starting Monday on WWL, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Morning news viewers watching KRIS, Scripps’ NBC affiliate in Corpus Christi, are waking up with the Hofmanns, as in Bryan and Michelle Hofmann. The Hofmanns have been ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Jim Castillo has joined KSBY, Scripps’ NBC affiliate in San Luis Obispo, as a meteorologist, bringing more than 30 years of experience to the Central Coast team. “His ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Jeriann Ritter, a meteorologist at WHO since 2004, addressed concerns her fans have been having about her health after she appeared to have trouble speaking during recent ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Sandra Maas was awarded $1.775 million from an appeals court in San Diego on Tuesday after a years-long case where her lawyers argued she was being paid less ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com For many families, returning to the classroom after winter and summer breaks can bring more than new backpacks and fresh notebooks, it can bring nerves. With studies indicating ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Khalil Maycock, a TV reporter from WJXT in Jacksonsville, Fla., has joined WDIV, Graham Media’s NBC affiliate in Detroit, according to Deadline Detroit. A 2018 graduate of the ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Alexandra Cranford, a meteorologist at WWL, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in New Orleans, announced on social media that she’s leaving the station next week to be a stay-at-home mom. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Vince Lattanzio, a veteran multimedia award-winning journalist and newsroom leader, will be the new news director at WMAQ, NBC 5 Chicago, starting Monday, January 12th, announced Sally Ramirez, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Carly Smith has been promoted to chief meteorologist at KIII, Tegna’s ABC affiliate in Corpus Christi, effective January 2026, following the departure of longtime chief Alan Holt. Holt ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Sarah Duran is moving into the traffic and news anchor seat on the 4:30 a.m. weekdays show on KENS, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in San Antonio. In 2023, Duran ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Jaelyn Borresen, a TV meteorologist at KELO, branded as KELOLAND, Nexstar’s CBS, MyNetworkTV, and CW affiliates in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was on stage performing as part of ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Lora Lavigne, currently a WRAL weekend anchor and multimedia journalist, has been named a morning anchor, stepping into the role as Michelle Mackonochie transitions to WRAL’s evening newscasts, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com What better way to get third-graders excited about a course on weather than to invite a TV weatherman to kick it off. Rich Wirdzek, chief meteorologist for WMDT, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Becky Gulden, who dropped out of the news business for 16 months, says her time away will give her a different perspective to her new job as news ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Emmett Rice, a meteorologist at WJHG, Gray’s NBC affiliate in Panama City, Florida, is pursuing a music career alongside weather forecasting. Rice has been involved in music since ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com John Hayes, a news anchor at KFOR, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate in Oklahoma City, revealed a new chapter he’s taking in a social media post. “If you know me, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Jim Castillo, a meteorologist at KSDK, Tegna’s NBC affiliate in St. Louis, is signing off the air after six years of forecasting the weather and headed to California, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Ashley Talley has been promoted to news director at WZZM, Tegna’s ABC affiliate in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after having served in an interim role since October. Talley, a ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com A white, sarcastic, Jewish, seasoned meteorologist in his late 60s from New Jersey. A black, spunky, Christian journalist from Indianapolis, maneuvering through her 20s, landing her first anchor ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Carolyn Cerda is the new morning news anchor at WBTV, Gray’s CBS affiliate in Charlotte. Cerda had been an anchor/reporter at the Fox affiliate in Memphis prior. Cerda ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com An email from a mother to KELO, branded as KELOLAND, Nexstar’s CBS, MyNetworkTV, and CW affiliated stations in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, turned into a mother’s special Christmas ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com If David Goldstein showed up at your door, you were having a bad day. For decades, the longtime Los Angeles investigative reporter exposed corruption, waste, and abuse from ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Eliott Rodriguez announced his retirement from WFOR, branded CBS Miami, in November. His last day was Friday, Dec. 19. You certainly can read all about Rodriguez’s tenure at ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Stephania Jimenez, an accomplished journalist with nearly two decades of experience, will join KPRC, Graham Media’s NBC affiliate in Houston, as evening main anchor for the 6 p.m. and ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Lisa Vucsko was named News Director at WBAY, Gray’s ABC affiliate in Green Bay. She started Dec. 15. She will lead the station’s newsroom, overseeing editorial strategy, day-to-day news ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com An Iowa journalist showed up to what she thought would be a regular day on the job, only to be surprised by her partner who got down on ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This column was written by Leslie Bridgers, a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, and printed by CentralMaine.com, the online hub for news and information ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Sally Pitts, long-time anchor and reporter at WSFA, Gray’s NBC affiliate in Montgomery, Alabama, has been promoted to news director starting in January, 2026. Pitts joined WSFA 12 ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com On June 8th, a microburst with winds up to 90 mph, hit KTXS, Sinclair’s ABC affiliate in Abilene. Microbursts can be just as dangerous as an EF-1 ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Stephen Stock, an award-winning investigative journalist, joins WBRZ, the Manship family-owned ABC affiliate in Baton Rouge, as Assistant News Director and Investigative Reporter, bringing decades of experience to ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Mike Wright is the new general manager at KAKE, Lockwood Broadcasting’s ABC affiliate in Wichita. He succeeds Mike Rajewski. Wright, a seasoned broadcast executive, brings over 20 ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Eric Burris has been promoted to weekday morning meteorologist at WESH, Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Orlando. An Orlando native, Burris attended Seminole State College and the University ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com KCTV, Gray’s CBS affiliate in Kansas City, will transition Luke Dorris, the station’s chief meteorologist, from his nightside role to become the lead meteorologist for KCTV5 News ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Michelle Mackonochie will join the WRAL evening news anchor team after the start of the new year. WRAL is Capitol Broadcasting’s NBC affiliate in Raleigh. Mackonochie is ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Stacie Lopez, a news anchor for KTAB, Nexstar’s CBS affiliate in Abilene, Texas, has been promoted to Assistant News Director, overseeing tdaily operations of the newsroom, including ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com \Christy Shields turned a childhood fear of thunderstorms into a passion for understanding the science behind the weather. “I was afraid of thunderstorms growing up as a ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Austin Pollack says he’s one of WTVF’s positivity, feature reporters. His LinkedIn profile says he’s a storyteller. Whatever title Pollack may have at WTVF, Scripps’ CBS affiliate ...
