He previously worked at the Bureau from 2017-2019. We trust them. The Decatur Herald Newspaper The show is produced by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions a company co-owned by former anchors Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil and Liberty Media which owns a 65% stake in. Veteran TV meteorologist Ed Phillips cut his teeth at KOY radio as a high squeaky-voiced kid before joining Channel 12 as weekend weatherman in 1979. "It gives a totally false impression of what they're relationship is like. Keith Thompson Jeff Porter Will Haenni Christina Anthony Andy Pepper Nate Brown Allie Jennerjahn Maria Serrano Mike Krafcik Rachel Louise Just Scott Thuman Kristine Frazao Chris Daniels Kayla. Personal Experiences. Other hosts included Beverly Murray, Tom McDaniel. Brigit Mahoney joined FOX Weather in 2021 and is presently a co-host for the ad-supported streaming weather program in the afternoons and evenings. She's "retired" but she still contributes feature stories to our shows. But TV isnt Perrys only gig. When she played Maria in a Phoenix Theatre production of The Sound of Music, she broke box office records. Meteorologist Eileen Javora Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn Heather Waldman is a meteorologist who works for the National Weather Service. Before coming to Connecticut, Dennis spent nearly four years in Fresno, California. Post-Newsweek owned Channel 3 until . He later left WICD and moved to WCIA, first in the role as an account executive and was eventually named station manager. Susan Raff is our Chief Capitol Reporter. Known for: Arizonas only Miss USA winner (1980) had a 20-year career as a TV news anchor on Channel 12 and 3TV. Also, thanks to other Harold Bradley Jr. family members, You have no idea how stupid you are, he says. All times AEDT (GMT +11). Soulside was produced by WCIA as partof its public affairs commitmentto the community during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It featured the hosts: Steve Traynor and Suzanne Kaye. Kent Dana. Oliver Bradley as well as Kevin and Michaela Brown contributed information about "Soulside" and "Close Up" which also featured the efforts of Mr. Bradley. She worked at a local TV station there as a weathercaster, and program host, and even under the "Romper Room" franchise as "Miss Judy." Katie Couric, formerly at NBC News, CBS News, ABC News and Yahoo News. Beloved as Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" in the 1960s and Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days" in the 1970s, he made his directing debut as a under the watchful eye of trash-cinema luminary. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. Here is a topical promo segment for one of the worst episodes of "Star Trek" broadcast on WCIA on Saturday, February 13, 1982. There he would be a reporter and eventually would become the station's chief anchor. Matthew Campbell joined the Eyewitness News team in 2011. Her evening anchor gig at WPIX in New York wasnt conducive to raising a family, so she exited three years ago. This includes many promos from the era. Jill Gilardi joined Channel 3 Eyewitness News on November 9, 2022. Biographies and contact information for News 5 . Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. ForCurtis, it's an ever-present mustache. A VIDEO montage of a female news anchor and a weather woman caught in a series of on-air spats is even better than your daily dose of reality TV drama. Roger had just turned two when his family appeared on the news after being trapped on the New Jersey coastline. (YouTube), WCIA's broadcast of "The Horn Blows at Midnight" starring Jack Benny during the late Show from 1982. She is thrilled to be part of the dynamic WFSB Morning Team as an anchor/traffic reporter. This aircheck is from a Monday in December of 1987 and includes a news promo with Jerry Slabe. His mother was one of the first female news directors in broadcasting at the southern Illinois radio station. He attended the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. A video mash-up of the fiery pair in a series of on-air rows has gone viral, topping one million views on YouTube. The Danville Commercial-News Newspaper About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . In 1986, KCRA 3 added a satellite truck, LiveSatellite . During that time he would marry a reporter/anchor at WCIA, Marta Carreira. He left in late 2019. A Selection of Syndicated Shows from 1981-2000, This particular segment was introduced locally at WDAN Radio in Danville, Illinois. Paul Davis, around 1960, contributed by WCIA, Paul Davis, 2003, 50th Anniversary Special WCIA/Ed Mason Collection, Paul Davis and Mr. Roberts of WCIA, Champaign discuss longtime rumors about them being related on the final newscast anchored by Paul Davis. Former Channel 3 News Anchors.Read bios of our anchors and reporters. Today, we update you on people and places from the recent past and decades ago. You can see Scot weekdays on Eyewitness News This Morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m., He also co-hosts "Better Connecticut" weekdays on Channel 3 at 3 p.m. She was born and raised in Trumbull, Connecticut and always had a love for science from a young age. Probably the coolest thing about this job is the camaraderie. During the 1980s after the passing of Mr. Roberts, she would serve as the 5, 6, and 10 weathercasters for WCIA through the early 2000s. Channel 12:1985-1991; Channel 3:1991 to 2013. Brady Mallory is a fictional character. He and his crew have created methods using new digital technology to convert film stock and videotape to digital images. Hazel is 7 pounds and 5 ounces in weight. "Carol has been a mentor to Nicole and they're friendly both in the newsroom and out," the station said. theyre gone, off to another market, never to grace Valley airwaves again. WCIA News 1965-1969 While manning the audio board during a radio remote in Florida, Harper had to jump in for the deejay when the latter was arrested on the spot for unpaid traffic tickets. Network: CBS Downey Hewey The Future History of WCIA 3), says that giving news a brand name is what a long-term anchor is all about. It was broadcast on the evening of the final episode of M*A*S*H on CBS. Do I miss the anchor desk? Here, former local television news anchors Jerry Slabe and Marta Carreira-Slabe. Circle - Country Music & Lifestyle . Our expository features, narratives, profiles, and investigative features keep our 385,000 readers in touch with the Valley's latest trends, events, personalities and places. People also ask, Where is Brittany hope from? Most do not. He left in late 2019. We often see them every night. WayneBrasle You may remember sitting down with your parents at the end of the day and learning about current events with one of these familiar faces. In 1990, Phillips was elected as a Republican state senator and spent four years in the Arizona Legislature. Christian Colon is a bilingual multimedia journalist who joined WFSB in January 2021. I may have it on file. Catching up with other Valley media alumni. Marissa Torres began working for FOX Weather in 2021 as a meteorologist and host for the ad-supported streaming weather program. Christian is a proud Puerto Rican and a Connecticut native. Known for: During the 80s, this figure skater turned Fox 10 sports reporter and anchor moved on to become one of the first female anchors on ESPNs SportsCenter. During a live broadcast, an armed man, Joseph Billie Gwin, burst into the station and took a cameramanhostage. Also, it is asked, Where did Melanie Hunter go? At 10 p.m. on My58, hell join Andrea Flores as co-anchor of KCRA 3 News. Ive been doing originals and some covers and bring in a few players here and there, he says. My job here is to inform and be newsworthy, trustworthy and credible.. Paul Davis would take the reins of Channel 3 News where he would continue through 1979. I may have it on file. During the 1960s and '70s, WCIA would have one of the largest single-market shares of local news viewing in the country. News headlines delivered at 4:00 pm Monday - Friday. After making several attempts to bring a full-powered UHF station to Springfield to broadcast the signal of WCIA, it wouldn't be until 1967 for Midwest Television to gain such a station. Close calmed him down and read the incoherentstatement himself. Theres no way to describe how painful that was., West has since worked in various capacities for the City of Phoenix, the Catholic Diocese, Bashas, St. Vincent de Paul and other organizations. That product is utilized in the production of news, online features, and a weekly program that broadcasts segments of Channel 3's past. Los Angeles, CA Salary Ranges for News Anchors News anchor salaries in Los Angeles, CA vary from $14,787 to $222,638 per year, with a median of $52,812 per year. Jerry Slabe began his TV career at the ill-fated WJJY, Channel 14 in Jacksonville, Illinois after being a radio broadcaster in his native Wisconsin. Today: Known as The Singing TV Guy, Chamberlin performs across the state. Known for: Started as a morning traffic reporter in 2004, moved up to co-host ABC15s Sonoran Living and then a brief stint as the fill-in weather person on 3TV. The combination of Paul Davis, Tom Schoendienst (sports), and Mr. Roberts (weather) would carry Channel 3 to number one across central Illinois from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s. Runners-up include: Lin Sue Cooney, Tram Mai, Sean McLaughlin, Phil Allen, Tara Hitchcock, Deborah Pyburn, Linda Williams, Ken Coy, John Hook, Catherine Anaya and Troy Hayden. One argument in favor was the many times in which WCIA preempted popular CBS programs to broadcast University of Illinois sports. Mahoney worked as a meteorologist for FOX station KTVI-TV in St. Louis before joining the network. WCIA "Reach for the Stars" promo from 1982. Now a media coach, but mostly a mom, Applegate says she misses the camaraderie of the newsroom but not the hours. Central Illinois TV and Radio History, WCIA, WICS, WAND, WICD, WEEK, WTVH, WTVP, WCHU, 1964-WCIA Studios, 509 South Neil, Champaign, IL, Tom Jones and wheelchair basketball team making appearance in Decatur, from Decatur Herald. Carmelyn Daley, news director at WISC (Ch. A promo for PM Magazine recorded on Saturday, February 13, 1982, from WCIA. Darrell Blue, program director Can you deliver it with sincerity and authority? He later left WICD and moved to WCIA, first in the role as an account executive and was eventually named station manager. The man did not seem made for hugs or chatter. Caitlin is an award-winning Reporter and Anchor who joined the WFSB team in 2017 as the Weekend Morning Anchor. As an anchor,Kirkpatrick went through a lot. Hes a self-taught musician who sings and plays acoustic guitar at different venues and eclectic festivals in the San Diego area. Thus began a long TV career that spanned Valley news channels 12, 10 and 15. Does anybody still have a "lifetime" membership to the Video Tape Club at a Curtis Mathis Showroom? Looking back to when I was a kid in Cleveland, Ohio, it was clear to my parents that I was interested in the news at a young age. Former Good Morning Arizona co-host Jodi Applegate (3TV/KTVK) caught a big break after NBC network brass spotted her on the air while in Phoenix for the 1996 Super Bowl. (slide picture from Brian Shankman), One of the original recordings of "The New Price is Right" from 1972. Anchors Deleste, Charlotte. This is a complete edition of PM Magazine as recorded on September 19, 1983, on WCIA. Marketing Communications, Logistics, Sales, Customer Service, Budgets, Editing, Management, Project Freelance Technical Writer at Dr. Sondheimer, MD, Social Media Copywriter at WALLiT Web Marketing and Development, Graduate Student at Western Michigan University, Graduate Assistant at Western Michigan University. 10. WCIA News/Weather Promo from Feb 13, 1982. After you check out these anchors who made an impact, vote for your favorite current TV news anchor in our poll at the bottom of the story. Known for: Worked as a 12 News reporter for 13 years. Be sure to search other neighborhoods near here to find the professional histories of more people. Walter Cronkite (deceased), CBS News. For Philadelphia-based CBS 3, it's a never-ending battle of one-ups between the beauty queen anchor and the witty weather woman each morning. This salutes the many years that WCIA carried and participated in the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon which was hosted in part by Judy Fraser. Chief Meteorologist Mark Finan Melanie Hunter is a traffic reporter and meteorologist. William J. Helms, production and sales manager It's the dedication to the community and the efforts of WCIA and its staff members during. "That's been one of the draws. That's what Foglesong is like. Gray . (YouTube), WCIA Kevin Johnson, at the anchor desk, from Kevin Johnson Collection, Decatur Herald-Review from September 15, 1970, Early 1980s, Judy Fraser with Mr. Roberts, WCIA, February 1, 2006, Judy with the anchor team, WCIA. Some anchors have runs that just go on and on. The Slabes received back pay, plus the dollar value of some of their other contract benefits during the period of time through the completion of their original contract. Kelly is passionate about assisting KCRA viewers in making sense of global markets and personal financial planning. That coverage prepared her for long hours of breaking-news and continuing coverage in Philadelphia, London said. Paul Davis, news director, (from Broadcasting Yearbook, 1969 edition, A number of CBS promos from the 1970s and 80s as seen on WCIA during the period. It was to help to solve reception issues for viewers in Springfield when even the VHF signal of Channel 3 wouldn't deliver even a "B" grade signal to the central Illinois population center. In the Spring of 1967 WICD, Channel 15 was proposed to sign on with a full-powered UHF station for east-central Illinois (replacing low-powered WCHU(33) and WICD(24)). 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. They grow accustomed to seeing the same faces night after night, and although these news anchors are no longer on the air, people still remember them fondly. PBS NewsHour is an evening television news program broadcast weeknights on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. WCIA University of Illinois Basketball 1981 Broadcast from WCIA. Paul Davis and Mr. Roberts of WCIA, Champaign discuss longtime rumors about them being related on the final newscast anchored by Paul Davis. Fifteen-year-old Paul Davis began his broadcast career at WCRA Radio in Effingham, Illinois. When Mary Jo West joined the dean of Arizona newsmen Bill Close at the Channel 10 (then CBS) anchor desk in 1976, she became the first female prime time anchor in the Valley. Here are some people who mastered those skill sets quite well, thank you. During the 1960s, and even through the 1970s, Midwest Television fought local cable systems to maintain a monopoly on CBS programming. August Meyer as he appeared in the 1980s. She also served as a talent for a number of national commercials which were seen in many of the major markets in the Northeast and Midwest major markets. You can access what they do by clicking on "The Vault" to see some of the work that is being done to maintain the history of WCIA. Russ Mitchell, 3News Anchor Russ Mitchell is an Anchor and Managing Editor at wkyc studios in Cleveland, Ohio. Today, hes president and CEO of Ed Phillips Group, a business coaching and consulting firm where he teaches communication skills; and a partner in Business Minds International, a forum for helping entrepreneurs and small businesses jump to the next level. The News-Gazette Newspaper While home on maternity leave from Channel 10, where she was making about $15,000 a year, Jamison spotted a Playboy ad for the 35th Anniversary Playmate search. Apart from hosting the CNN show, he is a correspondent for CBS's "60 . He would anchor the evening and late-night newscasts from the early 1960s to 1980 and be a part of a legendary team of WCIA anchors including Tom Schoendienst (sports) and Mr. Roberts (weather-pictured below with Mr. Davis). There seemed to be two trains of thought about Cameron Harper, Channel 3's main man for a nine-year stretch. Velvet-voiced Cameron Harper started his broadcasting career by default. Pete retired in late Spring of 2022. Reporter, Anchor, and News Director of WCIA. He is in front of the news desk, with Willie Brownlee is sitting behind the desk. Worked as a 12 News reporter for 13 years. Breaking News Subscribe. (YouTube), Here is a topical promo segment for one of the worst episodes of "Star Trek" broadcast on WCIA on Saturday, February 13, 1982. Along with being the mouthpiece for the states legal eagles, DeBruhl moonlights as on-air talent for Velocity, a Discovery network, where hes part of a broadcast team that covers Barrett-Jackson collector car auctions; and for ESPN covering Indy car races. This is from the late 1970s. Shelby Cashman, her co-anchor Jason Hackett, breaking news desk anchor Alejandra Briones, and morning meteorologist Jonathan Conder headline KOCO 5 News weekday mornings. "Star Trek" from a 16mm print. Marvin Lee Pete (pictured here with Doug Quick) is heading up the effort of maintaining and building the WCIA archive called "The Vault." Marta Carreira would go on to establish herself in a law career in the Chicago area, while Jerry Slabe retired. The Bloomington Pantagraph Newspaper David Crabtree, WRAL-TV. Chris, Linhs high school lover, was romantically related to her (Christian Guzman). She threw her hat in the ring for TV jobs across the country, landing in Los Angeles as a freelance general assignment reporter at KTTV, where she sporadically filled in as a sports anchor. The following was all taken into consideration: fitness level, nutritional habits, age, their own medical issues and how they coped with them, and involvement and promotion . 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