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• Scripps Launching New Look For WPTV.com

  Scripps is rolling out a new design for its TV station web sites, WPTV is one of nine stations owned by the company. KSHB news director Peggy Phillip tweeted that her station got the new look today, and told me in all 5 stations’ sites were switched today. WPTV’s website will [...]
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• Like WPLG Weatherman Scott Padgett, Be in His Promo

  WPLG announced on their Facebook page they’re looking for fans of morning meteorologist Scott Padgett who want to be in an upcoming promo about him. So if you want to tell the world, or at least South Florida, who’s the hottest awesomest morning weather guy send them an email to WxPromo1@justnews.com [...]
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• WPLG Shuffles Anchors; Calvin Hughes to Evenings

  Hey remember how last year former WPLG anchor Charles Perez first got pushed to weekends, but then they fired him as he talked a lot to the media about it all, even adding allegations that station management wasn’t comfortable with him becoming so openly gay? And then Bill Pohovey the [...]
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• Bob Mayer Interview on WQAM

  Bob Mayer called in to WQAM radio on Friday to have a chat with host Sid Rosenberg. The two talked for about 20 minutes and Bob basically repeated what we already know about why he’s retiring from WTVJ – best time to go because of GE’s retirement benefits. I can’t [...]
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• Bob Mayer Announces his Retirement

  Longtime WTVJ anchor, Bob Mayer announced this morning during the newscast that he will retire on July 1st, 2010 after a 40 year tenure at NBC6. Bob says he wants to do it while NBC Universal is still under the ownership of GE since they have a better retirement package. [...]
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• Former WTVJ, WFOR Chief Engineer Passes Away

  Bernie Wimmers WFOR’s chief engineer until the year 2000 has passed away according to a tribute on CBS4.com. He joined WFOR around 1967 when the station had just launched as WCIX from WTVJ where he oversaw the coverage of launches from Cape Canaveral. As a chief engineer, Bernie Wimmers brought stereo [...]
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• Former WFOR Photog Arrested At WFOR?

  Tipsters are telling us that a former WFOR photog was arrested on Sunday at the station for allegedly taking off with a $6,000 tripod. We’re told he was recently let go from WFOR and isn’t allowed to enter the station’s offices but he still managed to get in somehow. I [...]
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• Big Exodus From WPTV; Send Your Resumes

  Page2Live notes the big exodus happening at WPTV as the very important May sweeps month is about to end. For a variety of reasons suddenly several on-camera employees are ditching NewsChannel 5 at almost the same time. Assistant News Director Kathy Gazda allegedly walked out on Friday because the working atmosphere at WPTV had deteriorated. [...]
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• Former WPTV GM Brian Lawlor Now Bossing NBC Affiliates Board

  As of today former WPTV General Manager Brian Lawlor is the new chairman of the NBC Affiliates Board, reports Broadcasting & Cable magazine. A meeting of all 182 NBC affiliates took place today at the New York Hilton where the vote took place Currently Lawlor oversees all of Scripps’ TV [...]
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• WPTV Reporter in Hot Water Over Alleged Campaign Involvement

  WPTV reporter Angela Sachitano is in hot water over a video posted on YouTube, but it’s not what you think. The video in question shows Republican congressional candidate Allen West introducing his campaign staff one by one and then toward the end Sachitano pops up, introduced by the candidate as [...]
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