WTVT in Tampa teased a story about the most "famous Woman in the world."
But the tease video was not the most famous woman, in fact it wasn't a woman at all. It was WTVT's Charlie Belcher...and he wasn't too happy about it.
Here's the video:
H/T FL News Center
KGPE Anchor Mike Scott says that after 30 years, he is retiring from the station next week.
Although, no one will say, we're betting this has something to do with Nexstar taking over the station.
Scott's "retirement" comes just months after the purchase of KGPE and local NBC affiliate KSEE by Nexstar Broadcasting. Since the purchases, the stations have shared news reporters and have plans for operations to move under one roof.
"I had a great 30 years here and loved that people let me come into their homes," Scott said. "I always loved hearing that some people grew up with me."
When asked if Scott's departure had anything to do with the merger, Matt Rosenfeld, president and general manager for both stations, said: "Scott's retiring June 14."
Yeah that's it.... he's "Retiring"..... that's the ticket.
Stations love to replace the two simple words of "Your Fired" to the more eloquent "We're moving in a different direction."
Either way, you are no longer getting a paycheck.
After 3 years at the station, WGCL (Atlanta) Anchor JaQuitta Williams was moved out the door.
Meteorologist Cris Martinez was also moved to the unemployment line as the station moves in a different direction.
WGCL General manager Trey Fabacher confirmed the departures, but declined to comment further.
Of course he didn't....
The Orlando Police Department says that a report done by WFTV Reporter Kathi Belich (pictured) is wrong, but the station says they are not going to issue a retraction on the story.
WFTV's Kathi Belich on Wednesday reported that a female officer had been fired.
Not so, police say.
Sgt. Rhonda Huckelbery, 48, has "continuous employment with OPD and is assigned to the Airport Division as a supervisor," Sgt. Jim Young wrote in a memo sent to the media.
Huckelbery is suing OPD and claims she was a victim of gender, age and disability discrimination.
Young blasted Belich's reporting on a story that was titled "Breast cancer survivor says she was fired from OPD because she wouldn't wear vest."
Belich "conducted this story as if the allegations themselves were fact," Young said. "Belich went on to state that 'OPD hasn't said why it is now waffling about the vest and her job, because it won't comment on pending litigation.' "
But not commenting on pending litigation is policy, Young said in an interview.
More after the jump.
Read MoreMedia General Inc. and privately held New Young Broadcasting Holding Co. today announced a definitive agreement to combine the two companies in an all-stock merger transaction. The new company will retain the Media General name and will remain headquartered in Richmond, Va.
Media General owns 18 network-affiliated stations, and Young owns or operates 12 network affiliates. The combination will create a company with 30 stations operating in 27 markets, reaching 16.5 million, or 14%, of U.S. TV households. On a pro forma basis, 2012 revenues were $605 million, including approximately $115 million of political revenues.
More after the leap.
Sad news out of Market Number 1.
Longtime WNBC reporter John Noel has died.
The Emmy Award-winning journalist,who joined the NBC O&O in February 1998 as a general assignment reporter, had been suffering from brain cancer.
“It is with great sadness that we report the loss of our beloved colleague John Noel,” WNBC officials said in a statement.
“Two years ago, John had been diagnosed with a serious illness but continued to come to work until recently. Our WNBC family sends its thoughts and prayers to John’s family. He will be sincerely missed.”
Noel was 62 years old.
Ratings challenged WPIX in New York has has named Sharon van Zwieten Senior Executive Producer for PIX11 News.
In this newly created position, van Zwieten will oversee content for all PIX11 newscasts, on all platforms.
van Zwieten has held executive positions in news and sports production, in program development and in journalism in both the US and Asia. She has also held executive level producer positions at CNN (including NewsNight with Aaron Brown, American Morning with Paula Zahn and Daybreak, which she created and launched,) ABC News (ABC News Live,) and CNBC Asia.
van Zwieten has also produced news locally in Chicago, Seattle and some other smaller markets.
The obligatory quotes after the hop.
Read MoreToday Show host Matt Lauer just sent out this tweet:
It seems that a man with a knife attempted to harm himself. Police were able to get the man under control and have him in custody.
Luckily cops are on stand by at The Today Show to make sure Ann Curry doesn't try to make her way onto the set.
t looks like KCTV's "Better Kansas City" wasn't good enough.
Kelly Jones, co-host of “Better Kansas City,” has left the station, and the station says the show will be off the air for retooling this summer.
Darrin McDonald, Channel 5’s vice president and general manager, confirmed Jones’ exit but would provide no details.
“She’s no longer with the station,” he said Wednesday.
“Better Kansas City” airs at 9 a.m. weekdays. It has been in reruns since Memorial Day.
More after the jump.
Yesterday, FTVLIve told you about the Providence woman that was arrested for assault on a WLNE news crew.
Melissa Lawrence was busted by cops after Reporter Abbey Niezgoda and Photographer Marc Jackson showed up at the home and tried to interview her about her daughter getting shot over the weekend at a graduation party.
In the video of the story, Lawrence can be seen throwing a rock at the camera, walking around with a baseball bat and then telling her two dogs to go after the Reporter.
Luckily the news crew is ok, but you still have to wonder what the full story is?
Read more after the jump.
Read MoreYesterday, FTVLive told you that KPRC in Houston Tweeted pics of a traffic accident that they took off the air from KTRK.
Now KPRC says their sorry and are blaming it on someone that works outside the station.
KPRC GM Jerry Martin released this statement about the incident:
"The image was not ours to post. After investigating, we discovered it was tweeted by an employee of a third party company contracted to assist with our traffic presentation and the matter is being handled privately.
Post Newsweek Inc. has social media guidelines in place and just recently held staff meetings covering this exact topic. We will make sure to extend that training beyond PNS employees to anyone with the potential to post under our brand on any platform. It was an oversight on our end and we extend an apology to Channel 13."
KTRK had quickly used the incident to put together a promo about how KPRC turns to them for news.
Ouch!
H/T Mike McGuff
KYW (Philly) Anchor Nicole Brewer and meteorologist Carol Erickson say that despite what the video shows, they really do like each other.
So what about all the catty comments the two make to each other on the video?
They say they are just having some "fun."
"I [really] adore Nicole, but some crazy fun editing put out a totally unreal spin," CBS3 Philly meteorologist Carol Erickson tweeted to fans concerned about the video showing her being berated by weekend anchor Nicole Brewer.
"If you know @CarolCBS3 and me, you know there's only love between us. So, we're going to keep having fun," Brewer tweeted.
But Fox 29's Howard Eskin is calling "Bullshit!"I'm in biz. [that's] BS!" Eskin tweeted Brewer and Erickson, while referencing Brewer's earlier message about "only love between us."
"Nicole Brewer needs to give u respect," Eskin told Erickson.
Either way, the Philly Anchors are getting their 15 minutes and can now say they have gone viral on YouTube.
Shoppers filled a Philadelphia Salvation Army thrift store yesterday morning, unaware that an excavation crew ripping down walls at a gutted building next door was about to yank on the wrong beam with heavy machinery.
The building collapsed, 6 people were killed another 14 hurt....but you won't have known any of this if you were watching MSNBC.
The cable news network that admits they don't like news. for all intents ignored the building collapse and stayed with their regular programing.
CNN and Fox News both went wall to wall with coverage of the tragic accident.
If you're looking for information on big stories like this as MNBC Boss Phil Griffin says "We’re not the place for that."
Scott Pelley took over as the Anchor of The CBS Evening News Two years ago and his ratings have gone nowhere but up.
In May, "CBS Evening News" gained 490,000 viewers. That's the largest gain for any network's evening newscast in more than a decade. During the two seasons since Pelley took over as anchor and managing editor, the gain is 720,000 viewers.
"Two years ago, Jeff Fager [chairman of CBS News] said, 'Look, make the Evening News like '60 Minutes,'" Pelley said in a telephone interview Wednesday. "'Tell hard news, tell us what happened in the world today. Tell it clearly, concisely and honestly, and the audience will come.' I desperately wanted to believe that was true. And since Jeff put me in this job, he was clearly putting all of our money on that prospect."
More after the leap.
Read MoreWJZ (Baltimore) Anchor Kai Jackson was at the White House yesterday reporting on the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens’ visit with President Obama.
The gathered crowd at the gate apparently mistook Jackson for President Obama and started to scream and shout.
At that point, Jackson got a fleeting taste of what it must be like to be Obama. You know....minus the IRS, DOJ scandals and all.
WSET (Lynchburg-Ronaoke) Reporter Mark Kelly is making a move to the left coast.
Kelly has been named a general assignment reporter for KPIX 5/KBCW (San Francisco).
Kelly spent 3 years in Lynchburg-Roanoke, Virginia, where he has been a general assignment reporter. During that time, his focus was on politics and government, and he was a fill-in anchor.
He starts at KPIX on August 19th.
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