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 ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com In a News Blues article published earlier this month, we shared the story of Jake Dunne, a meteorologist at KWCH, Gray’s CBS affiliate in Wichita, Kansas, who ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Angelo Bavaro, former news anchor at WTIC, Tegna’s Fox affiliate in Hartford, is joining WPIX, the CW affiliate in New York City, as a reporter. Bavaro, who ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Cierra Jordan got her start in television as an undergraduate on the University of Connecticut’s student television station. Now that WFSB, Gray’s CBS affiliate in Hartford, Connecticut, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com If you’re in Missoula, Montana today, it’s been declared Mark Heyka Day. Mark Heyka, a meteorologist with over 42 years of broadcasting weather forecasts, including 26 years ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s Office have charged a 70-year-old man with felony stalking Kylie Bearse, a TV meteorologist at KDVR, Fox31, Nexstar’s Fox station in Denver, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Your station is launching a new hour-long lifestyle program in the morning. From scratch. A big deal. Among all the preparation that’s involved—the set, the graphics, schedules, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Gerhard Mathangani, a sports reporter/anchor at WKRG, Nexstar’s CBS affiliate in Mobile, has been promoted to sports director. “Gerhard knows the sports landscape inside and out,” says ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com In this short clip extracted from an episode of Life After News, Larry Welk, veteran helicopter reporter, aviation entrepreneur, and grandson of television legend Lawrence Welk, shares ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Barbara Ciara, who spent more than 40 years anchoring and reporting at all three local television stations serving Hampton Roads, received a prestigious honor Friday night during ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Yes, you read that right. Jake Dunne, a meteorologist at KWCH, Gray’s CBS affiliate in Wichita, Kansas, is running 26.2 miles every day this week on 7 ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Local TV news can be a powerful force when the story shows how someone turned tragedy into triumph. Especially when the tragedy hits someone through no fault ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Bill Reh, a former meteorologist at WNCN, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, until he retired at age 63 December 2022 as the weekday morning meteorologist, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com It’s been more than a year since Winnie Dortch, a reporter for WGN, Nexstar’s CW affiliate in Chicago, survived a domestic violence attack on Oct. 7, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Steve Hyvonen, an award-winning newsroom leader who has led high-performing teams in Cincinnati, Orlando, Cleveland and Birmingham, now takes charge as news director at WBNS, Tegna’s CBS ...
Cristina Schwarz, president and general manager of Telemundo 47 New York (WNJU), will step down at the end of the year after nearly 12 years leading the station and more than four decades in ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Nexstar Media Group announced today that its Board of Directors extended the employment agreement of its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Perry A. Sook, through March 31, ...
Mark Zinni, longtime evening anchor at WFSB, Gray.s CBS affiliate in Hartford, has shared that he’ll be back on the air “very soon” after several weeks away from work.
Sinclair Broadcast Group has promoted Erin Garza to news director at CBS Austin (KEYE), elevating her from her previous role as assistant news director.
Sinclair Broadcast Group has appointed Mark Martin as vice president and general manager of its Oklahoma City duopoly KOKH (Fox)–KOCB (Ind.) and KTUL (ABC) in Tulsa.
Jonathan Mejia, who joined KRIV, the Fox owned-and-operated station in Houston, in early 2024, has left the station. FOX confirmed that Mejia’s last day was October 7, and his profile has since been removed ...
WKYC, Tegna's NBC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, has named Silas Tsang its newest Investigative Producer, bringing one of Ohio’s most decorated local journalists to Cleveland’s 3News.
Milwaukee anchor Shannon Sims will leave WTMJ, the E.W. Scripps' NBC affiliate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in November marking the end of a 12-year run that has seen her front major coverage, launch signature programs, ...
The E.W. Scripps Company is parting with one of its key Midwest properties, announcing the sale of WRTV, its ABC affiliate in Indianapolis, to Circle City Broadcasting for $83 million.
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Nick Hasenecz is the new general manager at WNDU, Gray’s NBC affiliate in South Bend, Indiana, starting December 1, 2025. Hasenecz is a veteran broadcast television executive with ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com From cheerleader to Playboy model, from actress to sports anchor, now Lisa Guerrero can add author to her list of accomplishments. From 2006 to 2025, Guerrero was an ...
Veteran broadcaster Luis Cruz is returning to the anchor desk at KSEE, Nexstar's NBC affiliate in Fresno, where he began his television career more than two decades ago.
It was an emotional day at WTNH, Nexstar's ABC affiliate in New Haven, Connecticut, as the team said goodbye to meteorologist Ashley Baylor, who delivered her final forecast Wednesday after six memorable years with ...
Gray Media has named Jon Pollard the next general manager of WTOK, overseeing the company’s ABC, CW, and Telemundo affiliates in Meridian, Mississippi, effective November 3.
After more than 20 years at WHO 13, Nexstar's NBC affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa, and nearly three decades journalism, Erin Kiernan has announced she will be stepping down from her role as the ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Everybody in broadcasting wants to know what Perry Sook thinks. As founder and chairman of Nexstar, the largest local broadcasting and media company in the United ...
After four years on air, Mary Kate Hamilton is saying goodbye to KOSA, Gray's CBS affiliate in Odessa, Texas, and heading east to join Atlanta News First.
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Bryan Still, a meteorologist for WCMH, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, went back to the junior high school he attended starting in 2007. This time, ...
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com The local news crisis in America has reached a historic low point, according to the Medill State of Local News Report 2025. The report from Northwestern University’s Medill School ...
Karley Marotta is joining WTMJ, Scripps' NBC affiliate in Milwaukee, to lead the station’s sports department as Sports Director, becoming the first woman to hold the position in the market’s history.
After four years at Gray’s Nashville NBC affiliate, WSMV, Courtney Allen has announced her departure from the station, marking the end of her tenure as both an anchor and investigative reporter.
Longtime anchor Jordan Williams is signing off for the last time at KBMT (12News), Tegna's ABC and NBC affiliate in Beaumont, Texas, closing a 22-year chapter in broadcast journalism to begin a new role ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com David Custer, former news anchor for WNEM, Gray’s dual CBS and MyNetworkTV affiliate in Saginaw, Michigan, left the station in July 2024 after 11 years, taking viewers ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Olsen Ebright has 20 years of experience in local TV news, much of it in the digital, streaming and social media side for stations in Los Angeles. ...
Longtime anchor at KSDK (Channel 5), Tegna's NBC affiliate in St. Louis, Rene Knott, is parting ways with the station in what appears to be an abrupt split.
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Debbie Brockman, who works at WGN as a creative services staffer, plans to “pursue all legal avenues available” after being “violently detained” for seven hours before being ...
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com Emilio Ramos is back at the Dallas-Fort Worth market, joining the NBC-Telemundo duopoly as a multi-platform video journalist. According to Media Moves, the Emmy-winning reporter will contribute to both ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Rheya Spigner will join WISN, Hearst’s ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, as co-anchor of WISN 12 News at 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. beginning the week of October ...
KDKA-TV, the CBS owned-and-operated station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has added seasoned meteorologist Rob Wilson to its First Alert Weather lineup.
Meteorologist at KDVR, Nexstar's Fox affiliate in Denver, Kylie Bearse, is speaking publicly after years of being stalked by an obsessed viewer — a case she says reveals major flaws in how prosecutors handle ...
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has tapped Joaquin Duro to take on an even bigger leadership role, naming him Executive Vice President of Sports and Head of Streaming. According to TVNewsCheck, ...
A familiar face is heading back to the WKRC (Local 12), Sinclair's CBS/CW affiliate in Cincinnati — and this time, she’s bringing Emmy-winning experience with her.
It was a winning night in Times Square for WSYR, Nexstar's ABC affiliate in Syracuse, which took home three New York Emmy Awards on Saturday, celebrating the station’s standout work from 2024.
After almost four years on the air, anchor and reporter Matt Roy is signing off from WOAI (NBC) and KABB (Fox) in San Antonio, marking the end of his six-year run with Sinclair Broadcast ...
Nexstar's KSN Storm Track 3 team said goodbye to one of its most seasoned forecasters as Jack Boston retired today, closing the chapter on a remarkable 53-year career in meteorology that spanned both television ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com A lot has happened to South Texas TV air waves in recent weeks, according to San Antonio’s top local news website. From experienced anchors moving to different ...
KXAN, Nexstar's NBC affiliate in Austin, has welcomed a new face to its award-winning investigative unit, and for Taylor Alanis, the move feels like a milestone years in the making.
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com Nexstar Media Group has given its Washington-area audience a major signal boost. TVNewsCheck reports that the company recently unveiled a brand-new transmitter tower for WDVM, expanding the station’s reach ...
Another familiar face is departing WFSB, Gray's CBS affiliate in Hartford, as reporter and fill-in anchor Marcy Jones announced that she’s heading to New York City to join News 12 Brooklyn and News 12 ...
For six years, Victor Williams has been a familiar face on WDIV (Local 4), Graham's NBC affiliate in Detroit, but more than that, he’s been a reporter who blurred the line between serious journalism ...
WXXV (News 25), Morris Multimedia's Fox/CBS/CW affiliate in the Mississippi Gulf Coast, has named Aubrey Spears its new evening anchor, bringing fresh energy to its nightly newscasts.
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Cheryl Duncan has been promoted to General Sales Manager at WCAV, Lockwood Broadcast Group’s CBS and Fox affiliated stations in Charlottesville, Virginia. Duncan will oversee television sales ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com It’s a local TV love story. Two TV journalists, Jacob Seus and Julia Gorman, fresh out of college, meet at a local TV station and start dating. ...
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com Gray Media has tapped veteran news executive Alexander Quince to lead its CBS affiliate WBNG in Binghamton, New York. According to TVNewsCheck, Quince officially steps into the role of ...
Viewers and colleagues bid farewell on Wednesday to Jenifer McAndrews, a presence on newscasts for more than two decades at WCHS, Sinclair's ABC affiliate in Charleston, North Carolina.
Roger Mann, a longtime Wisconsin broadcaster who led WKOW-TV’s newsroom in the 1970s and became a familiar face to Madison viewers, passed away Monday, Sept. 22, at his home in Orlando, Florida, after a ...
Local public broadcasting stations across the U.S. are being forced to cut back or even shut down key local programs following the first fiscal year in more than half a century without federal funding.
After more than 25 years as one of the most trusted voices in North Texas weather, meteorologist Evan Andrews has announced his retirement from KDFW, the Fox owned-and-operated station serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke hosted its annual Night Owl on the Town Gala at the Hotel Roanoke this past weekend, bringing together supporters for an evening ...
Reporter Amanda Pitts has announced her departure from WVIT (NBC Connecticut), the NBC owned-and-operated station in Hartford, Connecticut, where she spent the last two years as a freelance reporter.
