Bailey has been with Valley News Live since May 2018. As a result, Gray sold WALB to Cosmos Broadcasting, the broadcasting division of Liberty Corporation, in 1998. Mike came to Savannah and WTOC-TV in September 2000. Dal Cannady has been WTOC's bureau chief since 1996. Andrew joined WTOC in early-2018 after spending over two years at WALB in Albany, Georgia. This is similar to sister station WIS in Columbia, South Carolina. Why has this Georgia man been behind bars for 10 years awaiting trial? A sheriffs office captain died from a heart attack Monday while breaking up a high school fight in Georgia. Since then, he has become the worst kind of Yankee, the kind that doesn't leave and marries a Savannah girl. You can tell there's a lot of knowledge and self-confidence in these stories because of their background. Meet the anchors, reporters and meteorologists from 5NEWS KFSM in Fort Smith, Arkansas An Emmy-award winning news anchor, Stacie has been keeping the Red River Valley informed for more than a decade. For most of WSWG's early tenure as a CBS affiliate, it served as a semi-satellite of WCTV in Tallahassee and simulcasted that station's newscasts with no Southwestern Georgia-specific segments. She hopped into the TV industry just three days after graduating from UND in 2018 with a major in Communications and a minor in Atmospheric Science. He is survived by his wife, siblings and other family members. Abby Walton Anchor Abby Walton co-anchors WCTV's 5:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. In 2016, she was moved from her anchor role to a weekday features reporter. Carli Luca is an award-winning investigative journalist for 16 News Now. More specifically, this includes the second hour of Today in Georgia, its midday show at noon, as well as weeknight newscasts at 6 and 11. A Georgia native, originally from the NE GA mountains. Dawn Baker has been an anchor at WTOC since 1989. Experienced News Manager / TV News Consultant. Camille Syed is a Savannah native who joined WTOC in February 2022. Born and raised in South Bend, Monica Murphy loves reporting in her hometown. Drew Sanders is a South Bend native with longtime passion for sports journalism. In 2004, WALB gave its news operation a complete makeover renaming itself from NewsCenter 10 to WALB News 10. After joining the 16 News Now team at WNDU-TV in 1985, Mark Peterson set out to build a solid reputation as one of Michiana's finest reporters. WALB launched NBC Weather Plus in 2005 on a new second digital subchannel. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. Copyright 2023 WALB. Owner at Al Rothstein Media Services, Inc. Karla came to WALB in 1997, and co-anchors WALB News 10's Today in Georgia at 5 & 6 a.m. and anchors the noon newscast. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. [6] Raycom already owned Fox affiliate WFXL, and could not keep both stations because Albany has only four full-power stationsnot enough to legally permit a duopoly. His fellow members honored him in 1994-95 by electing him president of the club. After the FCC's Sixth Report and Order ended the license freeze and opened the UHF band in 1952, it devised a plan for allocating VHF licenses. Continuing its modernization, WALB built a new set in 2005 replacing the previous one used for at least twelve years. Forecasting the weather in North Dakota and the Red River Valley for over 20 years, I have seen it all. Mark Carey Williams, who went by Mark McClure while at WALB, died in Pennsylvania. Melissa grew up in Chicago and earned her bachelor's degree at Columbia College Chicago. [1], In June 2002, WALB donated over 1,600 cans of newsfilm to The Walter J. He was 71. He was asked to change his last name from Botsaris to Clark before joining WALB in Albany, Georgia in 1961, and would go on to anchor and report the news at WAII-TV in Atlanta (now WXIA-TV) from 19641966, until an executive from WTVF (then called WLAC-TV) invited him to Nashville to interview for lead news anchor. Kyle Jordan Anchor/Reporter Kyle joined WTOC in December of 2020. Former President and Georgian Jimmy Carter will celebrate his 98th birthday on Saturday. All rights reserved. [23] The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 17 to VHF channel 10 for post-transition operations. As a result, WALB remained the only television station in Southwest Georgia until WXGA-TV began broadcasting from Waycross in 1961 (although that station serves the Jacksonville area). After NBC Weather Plus shut down in December 2008, WALB-DT2 became part of This TV. Alex Almanza is an award-winning photojournalist and reporter who brings an assortment of experiences to the 16 News Now team. Learn how and when to remove this template message, University of Georgia's School of Journalism, http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/105/Bill/SJR0556.pdf, "Look Back 2007: Chris Clark Retired" - News Channel 5, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Clark_(reporter)&oldid=1077026143, Television anchors from Nashville, Tennessee, Greek Orthodox Christians from the United States, All articles with bare URLs for citations, Articles with bare URLs for citations from March 2022, Articles with PDF format bare URLs for citations, BLP articles lacking sources from May 2010, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2008, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 14 March 2022, at 05:37. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. Stetson Miller joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in February 2023 as a multimedia journalist after working at WTOP, WJZ in Baltimore and WCBD in Charleston, SC. Joce is a national investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on the The VHF bands were more desirable because they carried longer distances. Liberty merged with Raycom Media in 2005. Stetson Miller joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in February 2023 as a multimedia journalist after working at WTOP, WJZ in Baltimore and WCBD in Charleston, SC. In the early days of broadcast television, there were twelve VHF channels available and 69 UHF channels (later reduced to 55 in 1983). He worked at WALB in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Chuck Heaver has been working in television weather for over 18 years. Max Diekneite Anchor/Investigative Reporter Its weekday morning show, Today in Georgia, was expanded to a full two hours (from 5 to 7 a.m.) beginning September 10, 2007 coinciding with the expansion of Today to a four-hour program. An award-winning journalist, former college football player, former football coach, and most importantly, a sports fanatic, he looks to continue the high standard set for the VNL sports department while also finding the most compelling stories to tell to our viewing area's sports fans. Former WALB anchor completes last chemo treatment, Teens arrested after 11 injured in South Carolina park shooting, Former South Georgia State College president passes away. He worked at WALB. . Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. Amanda Davis - weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m. Denise Dillon - weekend mornings Deidra Dukes - weekends at 6 and 10 p.m.; also weeknight reporter Doug Evans - weekends at 6 and 10 p.m. Karen Graham - weekday mornings "Good Day Extra" (9 a.m.) Mark Hayes - weekday mornings "Fox 5 . 15, 2017 at 12:36 PM PDT I am from St. Louis, the home of the Cardinals, sorry Reds fans.. [4] It returned to its hometown in WSWG in Valdosta that serves Albany. If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. Be sure to review other cities near you to get the names of more professionals. Tricia Sloma is an Emmy award-winning co-anchor of 16 Morning News Now with over 30 years of experience in broadcasting. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Garrett Domblewski 7News Tonight Anchor / Assistant News Director Garrett Domblewski came to 7News in. Clark was a longtime member of the Downtown Rotary Club. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. [14] The sale was approved by the FCC on December 20. ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Former WALB Anchor Ruthie Garner rang the bell on Thursday at Phoebe Putney Hospital as she completed her last chemotherapy treatment. #1 of 65. Shortly before his retirement the station became the first in the Nashville market to broadcast in High Definition. $980,000 clubhouse for Putney Park set for a vote. Flynn joined the WTOC team in January 2022 as a Multimedia Journalist. Liberty sold off its insurance business in 2000, and Cosmos came directly under the Liberty banner. [19][20] Weekend newscasts are simulcast on both of WALB's NBC and ABC channels although there can be a delay or pre-emption on one due to network obligations. Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption. This created a large "doughnut" in southwestern Georgia where there could only be one VHF license. It is one of only two full-power stations to have been built and signed on by the company, the other being WCAV-TV in Charlottesville, Virginia (which it no longer owns). News Anchor/Reporter WALB-TV May 2007 - Present16 years Albany, Georgia Area -Co-Anchor of "Today in Georgia." -Host of "WALB's Most Wanted" -Georgia Associated Press "Anchor/Reporter. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. Shea Schrader joined the WTOC team as a Multimedia Journalist in May 2022. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. I know what it is to be an honest person in your own head. He would serve as lead news anchor from 1966 until his retirement on May 23, 2007. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. Greg specializes in consumer investigations and stories exposing scams and rip-offs. In a statement on Twitter from The Carter Center, the former president said he looks forward to seeing the positive change they bring to our nation.. Clark also served as the station's News Director during the earlier years of his career.[2]. A native of Staten Island, NY, Tim moved to Savannah "for six months,'' in 1992. He also was involved in a crisis situation when Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington called him in to mediate the release of hostages held by an inmate at the state penitentiary. After a three-hour search, Daniel Kennedy James Cunninghams body was recovered about three miles away from where the family was fishing. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. As the first television outlet in Albany, it was a primary NBC affiliate with secondary relations with ABC and DuMont. Most of the rest of the country ("1/2") would be able to receive a third VHF channel. ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - A Former WALB evening news anchor died on Monday. Originally from Brunswick, Karla started her broadcasting career in 1989 at WMAZ-TV in Macon, as a weathercaster and community service director. The Most Influential Contemporary Americans. As a former news anchor, I know what it is to be a wafb. This place brings rain and shine, heat and cold, tornadoes to blizzards and a season for everyone. Emily is an investigative journalist with a background in several forms of media and an MBA in business management. Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 12:10 PM PDT. Jamie is InvestigateTV's managing editor. The collection contains raw news footage from Albany and surrounding areas from 1961 to 1978, including coverage of the Albany Movement.[5]. [2] The FCC told Gray that it could not keep both WCTV and WALB due to channel 10's aforementioned coverage in Tallahassee; indeed, WCTV had long claimed Albany as part of its secondary coverage area. Other areas would be designated as "UHF islands" since they were too close to larger cities for VHF service. Although there were no stations on channels 5 or 8 in the immediate area, channel 5 was occupied in Atlanta and Gainesville while channel 8 was allocated to Waycross (which is part of the Jacksonville market); these cities are too close to Albany to reallocate. Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years experience. |. WALB(channel 10) is a television stationin Albany, Georgia, United States, serving Southwestern Georgiaas an affiliate of NBCand ABC. Under this plan, almost all of the country would be able to receive two commercial VHF channels plus one noncommercial channel. Pix children's program, Producer, Announcer, Singer, Actor, and Director, General Assignment Reporter/Fill-In Anchor, formerly of Georgia Public Broadcasting; Deceased, now at AAA Texas/New Mexico as Corporate Communications Manager, retired; lives on the GA coast and France, now communication coordinator in Brooklyn Park, MN, now Board Director at DeKalb Technical College, Reporter/Substitute host "Good Day Atlanta". ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - A Former WALB evening news anchor died on Monday. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. Development Specialist/Office of Advancement at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville Financial development specialist; freelance writer. Notable Former Staff. WALB was a major beneficiary of a quirk in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s plan for allocating stations. Devin Fry took the role of Sports Director in July 2022. All rights reserved. Among the countries documented in his reporting: Somalia, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, Israel, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. Clark's tenure at WTVF began in 1966 (then known as WLAC-TV), and lasted until his retirement on May 23, 2007. 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Not only has he accomplished that goal, but he's become the kind of journalist that other journalists look up to. Meredith's journalism career started when she was just 16 years old during an internship at WCBD in Charleston, S.C. Richard Rogers is the anchor for News 12 First at 5, News 12 at 6 O'Clock, & 11 . Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Aria joined WTOC in November of 2022 as the Daybreak anchor. He is currently a teacher at Middle Tennessee State University in the Media and Mass Communication Colleges. This changed when Gray sold off WSWG after reacquiring WALB; WSWG has since launched its own news operation. She joined the Gray Television in January 2022 as a producer. Stacy Sakai NewsChannel 10. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. [19] In addition, the area's first prime time broadcast at 7 was added on weeknights that is exclusive to the ABC subchannel. Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Gray announced that it would keep WALB-TV and sell WSWG to an unrelated third party. He was 71. Jimmy Carter responds to President-elect Joe Bidens victory, Third body found in search for 3 missing Georgians, Police chief: Cairo, GA hit harder by Sundays storms than Hurricane Michael, South GA woman turns hurricane debris into Christmas tree, Walkers Bluff Casino to host job fairs and open interviews, Bollinger Co. tornado victims benefit raises $55K, Complete KFVS12, Heartlands CW and Grit Schedules. Jamie began working at WTOC in the spring of 2005 and has worn many hats since. On Saturday, shortly . . Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE. She joined WNDU in August 2014 as a multimedia journalist. Chris Clark (real name Chris Botsaris; born December 9, 1938 [1]) is the former lead news anchor at WTVF in Nashville, Tennessee. His passion for weather started in the corn fields of Ohio and continues to this day! Maria Catanzarite is a reporter and weekend evening anchor. Ben Kaplan Anchor Ben Kaplan. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power CW+ affiliate WGCW-LD (channel 36). Anchor Julie is a co-anchor of WCTV's 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts. Matt is a South Bend native who graduated from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee with a bachelor's degree in Communication and a minor in Journalism. Max Diekneite is an investigative reporter/anchor for WTOC. Mark Carey Williams, who went by Mark McClure while at WALB, died in Pennsylvania. According to his obituary, he was also in the Civil Air Patrol in Albany. I am blessed to do a job I love with a team I am proud and humbled to work with. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WALB shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 10, 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. It was announced on November 19, 2010 that WALB would begin airing ABC on its second digital subchannel scheduled to begin in early 2011. WALB caught up with former anchor and news director Dawn Hobby for our 65th anniversary. Here is a complete directory of nearly all available News Anchors in your town. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia. Known as "WALB 24/7 Weather", the service gave continuous forecasts for up to thirty cities around Southwestern Georgia. He enrolled at Savannah State College in the Summer of 1967 in pursuit of a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Technology. [12][13] On August 16, it was announced that Marquee Broadcasting, who had owned WSST-TV, would purchase WSWG for an undisclosed set of price. Sorry, but the page you are looking for doesn't exist. Daniela is a bilingual investigative producer for InvestigateTV. Timothy Knapp joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2018 as Studio Manager and Photojournalist. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined NBC12 in 2013. When the radio station's studios were built back in 1953, Stuart Avenue was a dirt road running through a pecan grove. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. In June of 2000, he started work at WTOC anchoring The News at Daybreak, Mid Morning Live and The News at Noon. As a result, WALB's tower collapsed in an incident shown on live television. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. [citation needed]. An Albany, Georgia, parent is contemplating taking legal action after her child left an area daycare with bruises and bite marks. During the heyday of CBS .more. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. Mark Carey Williams, who went by Mark McClure while at WALB, died in Pennsylvania. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education. As chair of the Society of Professional Journalists Freedom of Information Committee, Chris played a role in convincing the Tennessee Supreme Court to allow an experiment with cameras in the court.

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