By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com Starting in the 2025-26 NHL season, Tampa Bay Lightning games will be more accessible than ever thanks to a new multi-year media rights agreement with Scripps Sports. According to ...
After nearly three decades at WPTV, E. W. Scripps' NBC affiliate in West Palm Beach, veteran anchor Shannon Cake will sign off for the last time on Friday.
Starting June 2, Spanish-speaking audiences in California’s Central Valley will have a new advocate for consumer rights with the launch of "Telemundo California Responde".
After more than five decades at WRGB (CBS6), Sinclair's CBS affiliate in Albany, legendary news anchor Liz Bishop has announced her retirement, marking the end of an era for local television in Upstate New ...
After more than three decades on the airwaves, meteorologist Mark Johnson has abruptly parted ways with WEWS, E.W. Scripps' ABC affiliate in Cleveland.
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com Gray Media Group has announced major leadership shifts across several of its markets, reports TVNewsCheck. Shannon Booth, the current general manager of KOLN-KSNB Lincoln and KNOP North Platte, Nebraska, ...
Veteran broadcaster Tom Green has announced he will soon step away from KUSA (9NEWS), Tegna's NBC affiliate in Denver, concluding a remarkable career that began when he first arrived in Colorado in early 1982.
KFOX, Sinclair's Fox affiliate in El Paso, has made key changes to its morning and weekend anchor teams. Stephanie Muñiz, who joined the station in April 2025, is now co-anchoring weekday mornings alongside Salina ...
Meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts has returned to WRC-TV, the NBC owned and operated affiliate in Washington, D.C., and Washington's Storm Team4 after a two-year hiatus abroad.
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Veteran broadcast executive Jeff Hoffman has been named news director at WKYC, Tegna’s NBC affiliate in Cleveland effective May 19, 2025. “I’m honored to join WKYC Studios to ...
After more than three decades in broadcast meteorology, beloved WTVD chief meteorologist Don “Big Weather” Schwenneker is finally earning his college degree—and he’s doing it right alongside his son, Mason.
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com Longtime “Good Morning Jacksonville” anchor Katie Jeffries has announced her departure from First Coast News, ending a 13-year run at the Jacksonville NBC and ABC affiliate. Jeffries, who joined ...
John Edd Thompson, the beloved former chief meteorologist at WALA (FOX10 News), Gray's Fox affiliate in Mobile, Alabama, has passed away at the age of 82.
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com Telemundo is doubling down on live programming to stay competitive, announcing that over 70% of its content next season will be live, including the NFL, NBA, and 2026 FIFA ...
Former reporter at KHOU, Tegna's CBS affiliate in Houston, Brittany Ford is stepping away from the newsroom after a decade in TV news and beginning a new chapter outside of broadcast journalism.
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com WNBA games return to the Ion network on Friday, May 16, kicking off a 50-game regular-season slate under the State Farm Friday Night Spotlight banner. According to The Desk, ...
Tim Lammers, a longtime fixture on the morning newcast on WTIC (Fox61), Tegna's Fox affiliate in Hartford, Connecticut, has transitioned to anchoring the station’s 5 p.m. weekday news.
After nearly three years in the newsroom at KTIV, Gray's NBC affiliate in Sioux City, Iowa, and a year as weekend morning anchor, RJ Breen is stepping away from the anchor desk for ...
Houston media veterans Ernie Manouse and Frank Billingsley have teamed up for Hello, Houston!, a new weekday radio show on News 88.7 that blends community-driven journalism, humor, and candid conversation.
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com KWTV, Griffin Media’s CBS affiliate in Oklahoma City, branded as News 9, has its helicopter damaged while attempting to land at Wiley Post Airport Wednesday evening, ...
Telemundo 49 in Tampa is bringing seasoned journalist Gilberto Dorrego on board as its newest investigative reporter and lead for the station’s consumer advocacy unit, Telemundo 49 Responde.
KVIA, News-Press & Gazette Company's ABC affiliate in El Paso, is refreshing its anchor lineup with familiar faces stepping into new roles—and one making an unexpected comeback.
Spectrum has officially launched Spectrum Noticias, a 24-hour national Spanish-language news network designed to serve Spanish-speaking audiences across the U.S.
The E.W. Scripps Company has earned the National Association of Broadcasters’ highest honor for public service, taking home the 2025 Service to America Award for its hurricane relief work in the aftermath of Hurricanes ...
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com Chief meteorologist at KPRC 2, Graham Holdings Company’s NBC affiliate in Houston, Anthony Yanez, took a dive—literally—for a weather segment that made Texas television history. Yanez became the first ...
Meteorologist Amanda Goluszka has signed off from KPRC 2, Graham Media Group's NBC affiliate in Houston, after covering for Caroline Brown during her maternity leave.
Veteran meteorologist Anthony Slaughter has been fired from KSDK (Channel 5), Tegna's NBC affiliate in St. Louis, ending a long association with the station that began in 2009.
Longtime news anchor Andrea Mock is stepping away from her role at WLTX (News19), Tegna's CBS affiliate in Columbia, South Carolina, after nearly 20 years with the station.
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com Sinclair Broadcast Group has appointed Vincent Sollecito as the new vice president and general manager of CBS affiliate WPEC in West Palm Beach, Florida. According to TVNewsCheck, Sollecito most ...
WFIE (14 News Sunrise), Gray's NBC affiliate in Evansville, Indiana, is welcoming a familiar face to its morning team as Casie Mason steps into the anchor role.
WAOW (9 News), ALllen Media Group's ABC affiliate in Wausau, Wisconsin, has announced that Brad Miller will step into the anchor role for Wake Up Wisconsin.
After more than three years at KITV in Honolulu, Lia Kamanā is heading to the Pacific Northwest to join KPTV (FOX 12), Gray's Fox affiliate in Portland, Oregon.
Award-winning journalist Shannon Miller is heading back to her roots in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, joining the NBC owned-and-operated KXAS, as a reporter.
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com ABC-7 recently turned a budding passion for science into a dream come true for a local middle schooler. Daniel Salazar, a sixth grader from Alderete Middle School in Canutillo, ...
NBCUniversal Local is set to premiere a moving new documentary, Animals in the Aftermath, which captures the emotional and daring animal rescue efforts during the devastating 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.
WWLP (22News), Nexstar's NBC affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts, is ushering in a new chapter on its morning show with two major anchor changes set to reshape its on-air team.
Mario Orellana has announced his departure from KSAT, Graham Media Group's ABC affiliate in San Antonio, stepping down from his role as news director effective May 5.
Paul Yura, the longtime warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Austin-San Antonio office, is stepping down earlier than planned.
Veteran news executive Alisha McDevitt has been named president and general manager of WMUR, Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate in Manchester, New Hampshire.
WDJT (Channel 58), Weigel Broadcasting's CBS affiliate in Milwaukee, is welcoming meteorologist Alexis Staniec to its weather team this summer, filling the vacancy left after the station’s high-profile departure of Sam Kuffel earlier this ...
After 22 years on the air, longtime meteorologist Dave Hovde is stepping away from the green screen at KSBY, E. W. Scripps' NBC affiliate in San Luis Obispo.
First Coast News (WTLV/WJXX), Tegna's NBC and ABC affiliates in Jacksonville, has officially named Lewis Turner as its new Chief Meteorologist, marking the beginning of a new era in Jacksonville weather coverage.
After more than a decade in Spokane television, anchor and investigative journalist Whitney Ward is stepping away from the news camera to take on a new challenge in the tech industry.
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com San Antonio television legend Deborah Knapp is preparing to sign off from the KENS 5 anchor desk, capping off a remarkable career that’s spanned nearly half a century. The ...
FOX61 in Hartford has added a new face to its on-air team. Connecticut native Joe Monte officially joined the station as a reporter in late March, fulfilling what he calls a lifelong dream of ...
After more than three decades of delivering the morning news to Southwest Louisiana, veteran anchor John Bridges has announced plans to retire from KPLC, Gray's NBC and CW affiliate in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The Denver Broncos are staying loyal to their media roots, announcing a multi-year extension with Tegna-owned NBC affiliate KUSA 9News as their hometown television partner.
After six years of early mornings and storytelling in Mid-Michigan, anchor Blake Keller has officially stepped away from the news desk at Gray's CBS affiliate, WNEM — and the television news industry altogether.
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com Mike Strehlow, a veteran Milwaukee news anchor, is set to step back from his daily anchoring duties at Weigel Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WDJT after more than four decades in ...
Veteran news anchor Leon Harris is officially stepping away from WRC, Washington D.C.’s NBC owned-and-operated affiliate, after more than four decades in television journalism.
San Antonio weekend viewers will soon see a new face at the anchor desk, as veteran journalist Phil Anaya announced he is stepping away from KENS 5, Tegna's CBS affiliate, after 14 years.
After nearly a decade at KSAT12, Graham Media Group's ABC affiliate in San Antonio, Courtney Friedman is moving from weekend evenings to the weekday anchor desk.
Rekha Muddaraj is set to leave her role as a 4 p.m. anchor at KHOU, Tegna's CBS affiliate in Houston, with her last day on air scheduled for Thursday, April 10, 2025.
After three impactful years at Milwaukee’s ABC affiliate WISN 12, news co-anchor Kristin Pierce has announced she’s stepping away from the anchor desk. Her final day will be April 16.
After seven years with WAFF, Gray's NBC affiliate in Huntsville, Alabama, morning anchor Haley Baker has announced her decision to step back from her full-time role to dedicate more time to her husband and ...
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com Nexstar Media Group is drawing scrutiny after directing its 160+ local television stations to air segments supporting deregulation of FCC broadcast ownership rules—an effort some insiders are calling a ...
WCYB (News 5), Sinclair's NBC affiliate in Bristol, Virginia, is celebrating a major win after earning 13 honors from the Virginia and West Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters, including top awards for its in-depth and ...
KSHB, E.W. Scripps' NBC affiliate in Kansas City, Missouri, has announced the return of beloved meteorologist Gary Lezak, who will be back on the airwaves for the next three months.
East Texans are getting a fresh way to catch up on local news with the launch of Inside East Texas, a new streaming show from KYTX (CBS19), Gray's NBC affiliate in Springfield, Missouri.
Longtime sports anchor and director Joe Schmit has announced his departure from KSTP, Hubbard Broadcasting's ABC affiliate in Minneapolis/Saint Paul, after nearly four decades with the station.
By: Jessica DeWeese | jessica@newsblues.com Telemundo’s WSNS Chicago has welcomed award-winning journalist Santiago Gallego to its Noticiero Telemundo Chicago team. Starting April 7, TVNewsCheck reports that Gallego will serve as a reporter-anchor, covering breaking ...
Longtime journalist and anchor Craig Ford has officially retired from WTVA after more than 25 years with the Allen Media-owned ABC and NBC affiliate in Tupelo, Mississippi.
The Scripps-owned CBS affiliate, WTKR, the longest-running television news station in Hampton Roads, is celebrating its 75th anniversary, marking a legacy of journalism and technological advancement.
Phil Lane has announced his retirement as Vice President and General Manager of KPRC, Graham Media Group's NBC affiliate in Houston, effective April 11, 2025.
KVUE, Tegna's ABC affiliate in Austin is bringing back a familiar face to its morning newscast as Bryan Mays rejoins "Daybreak" alongside Yvonne Nava, beginning Monday, April 7, 2025.
KVIA (ABC-7), News-Press & Gazette Company's ABC and CW affiliate, is welcoming a familiar face back to El Paso as Marcel Clarke joins the station as its new weekday evening co-anchor alongside Paul Cicala. ...
After nearly three years as a weekend sports anchor and reporter at WLWT, Hearst's NBC affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio, Olivia Ray has officially signed off.
Seattle Storm fans will now have more ways to watch their favorite team, as the four-time WNBA champions have secured a multi-year television deal with Sinclair's KOMO (ABC) and KUNS (CW).
WPLG, Berkshire Hathaway's ABC affiliate in Miami, is making a significant leap in local broadcasting, ramping up its live news and sports programming to 93 hours per week starting August 4.
Paula McKenna has been announced as the new evening anchor for WTAJ, Nexstar's CBS affiliate in Altoona, Pennsylvania, bringing her passion for journalism and deep ties to Pennsylvania to the station.
In an era of ever-shifting political landscapes, the Fox owned-and-operated WNYW (FOX 5 New York), is launching a new weekly program, Politics Unusual, to break down the biggest stories shaping the region and beyond. ...
Jacob Rascon is making his return to the morning news scene, joining KHOU, Tegna's CBS affiliate in Houston, as an on-air co-anchor starting April 7, 2025.
