Since 2011 Lokay has been at Hearst-owned WCVB 5 in Boston. Im now Director of FM Programming for Susquehanna Radio in York, Lancaster, Harrisburg PA. Press Releases, Journalism, Editing, Public Relations, Newsletters, Video, Broadcast, Storytelling, AutoCAD, AutoPlant, Smart Plant 3D, ProjectWise, PDF, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Communications Specialist at Delaware North Companies. BOB TRACEY who worked at KDKA Radio and TV from 1956-68, is retired and living in Carnegie. Following that he wasthe morning host at CHWO-AM 740 in Toronto, Ontario. E-mail:davemason@clearchannel.com. 67 DirecTV, and these Time Warner Cable channels: Buffalo Niagara Falls Metro area: Channel 5 (HD 1230); Batavia Genesee, Wyoming, Orleans Counties Channel 71 (HD 1230); Parts of Erie and Niagara Counties Channel 71 (HD 1230); Dunkirk Channel 99 (HD 1230); Olean Channel 21 (HD 1230); Fredonia Jamestown Channel 72 (HD 1230); Alfred- Angelica- Avoca- Bath- Bolivar Friendship- Hornell Channel 71 (HD 1230). WKBW-TV has covered the Bills from the beginning, dating back to the days when the NFL team played at the old "Rockpile" in Buffalo. She told TVSPy she wasn't ready to announce where she's headed, but could confirm she was moving on. Since 2008, Keith has been Regional SVP Programming/Brand Coordinator at iHeartMedia in Cleveland. We also run a small restaurant in the French countryside, so I split time between Phoenix and France. Now she anchors from 2-5 p.m. and 8 p.m. She also re-launched her talk show as Spotlight New Jersey a show which focuses on notable people of all ages. (info needed), DENNIS BOWMAN the former WPXI weather forecaster, moved on to be on the air at WIBW-TV in Topeka, Kansas. Jim returned to Pittsburgh in 2005 as morning traffic reporter for KDKA/WPCW-TV. Sales Executive, 1998 . [4], In 1998, Daniels joined KHQ-TV in Spokane, Washington. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 38. After serving four terms I was nominated for the U.S. Senate seat in 2000. Merkel and Dickson. (EMBA) at the School of Management at the University of Buffalo, and later received it in 2004. If you have any updates or would like to add your listing to this page, please fill out the form below. On January 1, 2022, WKBW ditched its Eyewitness News branding for the second time after 13-plus years. More recently, Susan has been the founder and head of Afterschool Buddy. Until 2000, New York Lottery drawings were shown on WKBW-TV (these have since moved to WGRZ and were discontinued in October 2013; they have since been reinstated). Today, Jim does freelance voice work out of his studio in the South Hills and writes mysteries. that originally was used for long-form features but quickly turned into a mainly advertorial program, a type of program mainly prevalent in lower-trafficked morning timeslots, but rarely successful in the afternoons, a move that was described as "deadly" to the ratings for its evening newscasts. Weekend sports anchor-reporter Adam Unger is exiting the E.W. JEFF LONG Former news director/anchor for WLTJ-FM (1984-1989) is now senior pastor of Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, MO, the home church of radio icon Rush Limbaugh. WKBW-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Currently in his bag of voicetracking assignments is evenings at WWSW in Pittsburgh. Weinstein spent a total of 34 years at the station until his . I program both WSOX and A/C WARM 103. Byer passed away on October 31, 2018 in Reno, Nevada. Note: I was born in McKeesport. In 1976 I moved to television by joining WTAJ TV in Altoona. Oldies Kool moved to 99.3 in 2003and was gone by fall 2005, when I became morning news co-host on KOGO (AM 600). In 1977, WKBW-TV unsuccessfully sued the Canadian Radio-Television Commission (CRTC) over simultaneous substitution rules. JACQUE SMITH former weekend anchor and reporter at KDKA-2 is now at WJW-8 Cleveland where she anchors the stations weekday morning newscasts. JAN HUTCHINS former weekend sports anchor at WPXI. She was also an adjunct professor who taught broadcast copywriting at Buffalo State College, feature writing at Canisius College, and journalism at The Ohio State University. According to WKBW-TV, Hill died on Monday after a battle with cancer. The station changed its logo to a new one that it had been using for its digital operations for the previous few months. A leader in technology, WKBW-TV was one of the first stations in the country with LIVE EYE microwave units in the 1970s and first in the market with a satellite newsgathering truck, NEWSTAR 7, in 1991. LYNN HINDS Not WDVE, ever. He has been the TV columnist since 1982, with more than year off for good behavior. [45], On August 6, 2019, it was announced that General Manager, Michael Nurse, as well as two key Sales Managers, were let go. Merkel and Steve. [63] Shortly following WUTV dropping its affiliation with the network, WKBW added Grit as a third subchannel in mid/late June 2017. Lia Lando to replace Ashley Rowe as WKBW anchor; station's sports lineup is changing. The station's morning news program, the first in Western New York, debuted in 1989. She also served on several governing boards and committees for not-for-profit organizations and offered her services to both public and private organizations that support the Buffalo/Niagara region. Pallan passed away in Pittsburgh at the age of 83 in early 2007. He went into business for himself in the mid-90s providing communications consulting to organizations as diverse as executive search firms and the United Nations. [6] Daniels also interviewed infamous criminal Charles Manson in 1989.[7]. After many years at 1360 in McKeesport, he left the area for Arizona and Florida before settling in Ohio. 7 is favorite to simulcast Bills game with Pats on 'Monday Night Football', "Programming changes due to the Bills game tonight", http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/12/11/daily15.html, http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/12/11/daily27.html?surround=lfn, Walt Liss Co-Author of Famous News Theme and WKBW Exec Has passed, "Versus pulls big numbers with Sabres vs. Rangers", Channel 4 returns to the lead, but cable quarrel boosts Channel 7, Ch. 247/Tuesday, December 27, 2005, Public Notices +Foojgfs.D$Vmmpvhi 215.557. Autumn Lewandowski has been promoted to weekday meteorologist on the station's 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. The Trustoria Professional Directory helps everyone know the best Journalist for their upcoming project. After WNRJ imploded, moved out to Indianapolis, IN for a 10 year run as PD/Mornings at AAA formatted WTTS until 2000. 8-4 Colts vs 7-5 Raiders is a much better game than Bears/Texans I am currently a reporter at WSBT 22-News in Mishawaka, Indiana Real Estate The official news source of Major League Baseball including previews, recaps, trades, rumors, press With the lack of win-now moves made by National . Gil is retired and living on Anna Maria Island in Florida. MIKE HAMBRICK former WPXI anchor and part of the Mike and Edye (Tarbox) team. After working in the states, Hill switched to becoming an international correspondent for. In addition, he is the long-time meteorologist for ABC affiliateWBRZ-TV. A terrific job, learned a lot, had tons fof fun, and the fantastic opportunity to work with folks like Jack Bogut, OBrien & Garry, Jim Quinn, Larry Richert, Myron Cope (our offices were right next door to each otherYoi! JON SUMMERS formerly with KQV, WPNT and WTAE, works at WKBW-TV/Buffalo. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). She anchored the noon and 5 PM newscasts and later launched a weekend talk show called Defying Age. In 2005, Della became the solo anchor for the 5, 6:30, and 10 PM newscasts. PAT SHINGLETON the former WPXI weatherman famous for having an arrow on his finger, is the owner of a production company in Baton Rouge, La. Since then, Ive moved to the former WXRB (now WJJJ), then to WTTF Toledo, WPHM Detroit, WIFN Detroit, WMJZ Gaylord, MI before landing back in the Pittsburgh area at WJPA Washington. It also reintroduced the theme for the introduction to its 11 p.m. newscasts on September 19, 2008 (along with the restoration of the "Do you know where your children are?" document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); ASA AARONS Former WPXI Consumer Advocate. Joe DeStio at WEAE says I am continuing my tour of Pittsburgh Radio and TV stations. He is now the main anchor at KPSP-TV (CBS affiliate) in Palm Springs California. Good Morning Western New York (the program's title from 1989 to 2000 and from September 2009 to September 2010) initially started at 6:00a.m., before moving up to 5:30a.m. in 1996 and 5:00a.m. by 2000; as of August 2016, it currently starts at 4:30a.m. The station initially continued to incorporate the classic "Move Closer to Your World" theme into its newscast openings until 2016 when it was dropped completely in favor of the Scripps "Inergy" theme, a move that caused a decline in viewership, since the theme had been used for over four decades (with a brief hiatus during the 7 News era), and was a longtime television staple among many Western New Yorkers and Southern Ontarians. He is an avid bike rider, certified private pilot, and a 1st Lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol and a new Daddy. Tom has since branched into the areas of graphic design and print media. LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on Biden's student debt relief plan. I miss all those I worked with on radio and TV. Jim can be reached atjim@harringtonproductions.com.www.harringtonproductions.com. Almost graduated but was hired as an original B94 jock in May 1981 to do nights. Preliminary results were promising: due to this and WIVB-TV's carriage disputes with Time Warner Cable and Atlantic Broadband, WKBW-TV's newscasts climbed back to a strong second place, behind WGRZ. Local News, Weather and Sports in Youngstown, Ohio Local News; Storm Team 27 Forecast; Sports; The hiring of Paul and another reporter, Ali Touhey, was originally to provide personnel for a weekend morning newscast that Scripps had planned to launch on the station in early 2016, but Scripps postponed, then ultimately canceled the newscast before it debuted. During that time I filled in on several occasions for Spencer Christian on Good Morning America., In 2003 I left big market Tv for Colorado Springs to be closer to my sisters family. In December 2015, Co-Anchor, Joanna Pasceri, was replaced by newcomer, Ashley Rowe, who joined Keith Radford and Jeff Russo at the anchor desk. Unger, who came to Channel 7 directly from Syracuse University, hasnt said where is he is going. Through 2009, WKBW-TV continued to produce a special version of Sportsnite, Sportsnite Niagara, in cooperation with Niagara University during college hockey and basketball season. Hill was also a member of the French Alliance of Buffalo and the Buffalo Prep Board of Directors. TOM LYONS former all-night DJ on WTAE in the 70s who also worked at KQV as Tom Lee in the 60s, is now retired in Grove City, PA. LORAN MANN Former WAMO jock and WIIC/WPXI anchor/reporter. Weinstein was WKBW-TV's main anchor from 1964 until his retirement on New Year's Eve 1998, doubling as news director for most of that time. Newsman Irv Weinstein, sportscaster Rick Azar, and weatherman Tom Jolls stand as the longest running anchor team in Buffalo television history. Follow the conversation @WBBZ on Twitter. After Bridget Blythe's departure in October 2010, the morning show reverted it back to the Eyewitness News This Morning title, with Ginger Geoffery and Patrick Taney as anchors. The company announced the sale of WKBW-TV to J. Bruce Llewelyn's Queen City Broadcasting in August of that year; the sale of the station would be completed in early 1986, shortly after Capital Cities completed its acquisition of ABC. The station has begun to carry bartered Entertainment Studios programming in overnights since the purchase by Scripps, replacing hours of paid programming. Left Pittsburgh to return to Detroit (Eddie came to Pittsburgh from CKLW in Detroit.). [26] In 2000, WKBW-TV displaced longtime 5:00pm anchor Kathleen Leighton to mornings in favor of former WIVB-TV weather anchor Maria Genero, who had been host of the talk show Good Day New York. 3WS radio for 31 years, mornings for 23 of them. From 2005 to 2012, the station only employed two meteorologists compared to WIVB-TV's four and WGRZ's five (WKBW-TV used general assignment reporters on weekend weather forecasts during this time) and only two sports anchors compared to WGRZ's four (WIVB-TV also currently has just two sports reporters). You have permission to edit this article. [citation needed]. Ratings somewhat rebounded by October 2011; WKBW-TV's 11:00p.m. newscast jumped to second place, behind WIVB-TV but ahead of WGRZ.[32]. Now he owns and instructs at a yoga center in the same city. He had done movies as well as stage acting and has recorded several audio books. She was also a Fellow with the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. . We look forward to many more years of delivering 7 News, weather, sports, programming, and information into your home every day! (*As a side note, Nina was caught on camera on September 11, 2001 running to safety at the time of the attacks at the World Trade Center.). Remembering the legacy of former 7 Eyewitness News anchor Jean Hill He resides with his wife near the Pro-football Hall of fame in the Canton, OH Area and works with Copley Newspapers of Ohio as a Retail Sales and Electronic Marketing Representative. See all of the 7 News reporters, anchors and meteorologists. She also hosts PCNC shows, including the weekly Aesthetic Medicine, and has hosted shows about pets, cooking, travel, medicine & cable issues. WBBZ-TV President and General Manager Bob Koshinski commented, "I think our viewers will enjoy catching up with the women in television, as they share their memories.. JOHN GARRY Half of the famous OBrien and Garry duo on various stations around town. During this time, Hill was granted numerous journalistic awards. JOHN CROSS economics editor for WIIC/WPXI from late 1980 to mid-1984 left Pittsburgh to return to Washington DC. After getting married and going to other markets working in TV, EDYE is now known as E. D. (Donahey) Hill on Fox News Channels Fox and Friends. The morning show increased its popularity in key demographics, tying WIVB-TV for second place in the ratings in May 2011; however, ratings for the 11:00p.m. newscast dropped to fourth place among the market's late evening news broadcasts, behind the WIVB-TV-produced 10:00pm newscast on WNLO. He later returned to the Pittsburgh area to talk about weather, but in school and community productions and his vantriloquist dummies. If you are experiencing difficulties logging in or are a subscriber getting a paywall, please try one or more of the following steps. WKBW-TV began as an extension of the popular WKBW radio 1520AM, now WWKB. 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