We trust them. Katie Couric, formerly at NBC News, CBS News, ABC News and Yahoo News. It was also an era when the network news broadcasts were 15 minutes long most airing at 6 pm or 6:15 pm. She also served as the host of the MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon for many years broadcast on Channel 3(see above). I get to make a difference in the community, but I also get to balance a very full and very busy personal life, and to me thats ideal. Carson and her husband have two boys, ages 6 and 4, and at press time, were expecting a girl in June. Decatur Public Library . He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. Rate: $1,300 It was broadcast on the evening of the final episode of M*A*S*H on CBS. Kirkpatrick worked at Channel 12 for six years before moving over to Channel 3, where she became one of the station's flagship performers. Congressman from 1995-2007. Later, she flew solo, anchoring the station's two-hour 4:30 p.m. newscast with poise and uncommon good sense. I saw him several times when I went to WCIA to record audio or appear as talent on commercials. Circle - Country Music & Lifestyle . Thus began a long TV career that spanned Valley news channels 12, 10 and 15. When you think of the qualities that you want in a good newscaster, Dana pretty much exemplifies them all. A Selection of Syndicated Shows from 1981-2000, This particular segment was introduced locally at WDAN Radio in Danville, Illinois. There he would be a reporter and eventually would become the station's chief anchor. Another unique factor that helped make WCIA the central Illinois regional news station was the long-running news anchor staff. After Rodriguez became a parent, she found it more difficult to report some of the heartbreaking stories involving children. Today: Ford works primarily in medical marketing and is the spokesperson for Dr. Terry Simpson and Southwest Weight Loss. With her husbands blessing, she sent in a headshot and was eventually chosen, with a payout of $100,000. Earlier Midwest Television applied for Channel 26 as a full-powered UHF station to accomplish the same thing in response to WICS applying for WCHU which originally was to broadcast a full-power UHF station on channel 21. contributed the reproductions of the original posters from "Soulside" on WCIA. But what he offered was a crusty, no-nonsense way of delivering the news in an authoritarian style. Soulside was produced by WCIA as partof its public affairs commitmentto the community during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Judy Fraser's TV roots take her back to her home state of Wisconsin where she attended the University of Wisconsin and majored in speech communications. Bradford, and Anne Franklin. Stanford, Chris. Marvin Lee 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. The other local heritage stations, for most of the time during the 1950s, broadcast local news at 6 and 10 pm. Even though WCIA was number one across central Illinois, the individual local stations in Springfield, and Decatur would still have the largest news audience in their respective cities, WCIA would pick up enough audience from Champaign, Danville, and the surrounding areas of central Illinois with minimal UHF TV service, to take it statistically to number one for many years. WCIA Picks Up a Springfield Signal He previously worked at the Bureau from 2017-2019. Among those included "Gilligan's Island," "The Wild, Wild West" and the "Andy Griffith Show." Anchors Deleste, Charlotte. The 59-year-old newsman was the network's leading anchor with a reported annual salary of $25 million. It was originally hosted by former NFL player, actor, and artist Harold Bradley, show which aired at seems at various times on the WCIA schedule, including Sunday at. Well-deserved. We trust one another and we take care of each other. At 10 p.m. on My58, he'll join Andrea Flores as co-anchor of KCRA 3 News. Linscheid, Leah. She would often serve as the face of WCIA and represented the station in the many community groups she was involved in and before many as a guest speaker. Koehn, Mark. 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. Like many TV news alumni, Rodriguez now makes her living in communications. WCIA vs. Cable TV Spunky 3TV news anchor Liz Habib ruled the prime-time news airwaves as host of The News Show, but her contract wasnt renewed in 2003 following a much-publicized scuffle with security at a Scottsdale nightclub. Channel 10: 1971-1979;Channel 12: 1979-2004;Channel 5: 2005-2009. If you ran into Dana in person, youd probably have the urge to run up, give him a hug and engage in small talk. You Tube Eileen Javora, a meteorologist for KCRA-TV Channel 3, is returning to the station after an extended maternity leave. "It gives a totally false impression of what they're relationship is like. Velvet-voiced Cameron Harper started his broadcasting career by default. A promo for PM Magazine recorded on Saturday, February 13, 1982, from WCIA. Sports 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 . The Urbana Courier Newspaper 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). (YouTube), Here is a group of CBS promos from 1970 In 1980 Mr. Davis' 20-year tenure at WCIA would end with his move as news director at WGN-TV in Chicago. SACRAMENTO (California) After six years at KCRA 3, meteorologist Linh Truong is tendering her goodbyes to the stations viewers. West left full-time work two years ago and is enjoying the role of grandmother, picking up her grandson from school every day. "Star Trek" from a 16mm print. Ty Steele has been elevated to nightly anchor for NBC station KCRA in Sacramento, California. Her evening anchor gig at WPIX in New York wasnt conducive to raising a family, so she exited three years ago. Melanie Hunter is the new morning traffic anchor at KCRA. There are many talented people that narrowly missed making the cut. Coaches and athletes like to try to intimidate you, but having the news background makes me a better sports anchor because Im not afraid to ask the questions that no one else wants to ask., During Habibs KTTV tenure, shes covered Super Bowls, Stanley Cup championships, a Los Angeles Lakers championship, Dodgers playoffs, Kobe Bryants final game and now the return of the NFL to Los Angeles. Channel 12:1960-1977; Channel 3:1977-1982. 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. Now a media coach, but mostly a mom, Applegate says she misses the camaraderie of the newsroom but not the hours. (YouTube), This is a studio shot from 1976 sent to me from Brian Shankman who worked at WCIA from 1976-78. In 2007, she moved to KWGN in Denver to host the nightly broadcast. She also anchors Eyewitness News at Noon. When she first saw images of the 9/11 attacks, she exclaimed, "Oh, dear Lord!" Kelly is passionate about assisting KCRA viewers in making sense of global markets and personal financial planning. At 7 p.m., hell join Edie Lambert as co-anchor of KCRA 3 News. (YouTube), Soulside, shared by Harold Bradley family. He began his career at a radio station in Syracuse, N.Y., after which NBC took him to Los Angeles, where he worked at KNBC-TV as weekend sports anchor. 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. Network: CBS Local TV news personalities are a special breed of celebrity. Cashman worked as a nighttime anchor at KOCOs sister station KOAT in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before returning home to Oklahoma. 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. It dealt with issues of the Black community of Champaign-Urbana and Central Illinois. Known for: Worked as a 12 News reporter for 13 years. 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. He is in front of the news desk, with Willie Brownlee is sitting behind the desk. Color: Network, slides, film, tape Franke, Eric. Anchors Brady Mallory. At 4 p.m., Ty will join Lisa Gonzales as co-anchor of KCRA 3 News. View KCRA anchors, reporters and more on the News Team page. Chris Cuomo, formerly of ABC News and CNN. There he would be a reporter and eventually would become the station's chief anchor. Previously, Matthew served as a reporter at WSHM in Springfield, MA. Paul Davis,Reporter, Anchor, and News Director of WCIA. Here is a topical promo segment for one of the worst episodes of "Star Trek" broadcast on WCIA on Saturday, February 13, 1982. From 1956 through 1970, he co-anchored NBC's top-rated nightly, Edward Roscoe Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. Known for: Arizonas only Miss USA winner (1980) had a 20-year career as a TV news anchor on Channel 12 and 3TV. The local stations would then broadcast their local news either before or after the network news at 6 pm or 6:15 pm. . The station still programs primetime shows from the MyTV network. Sharon Meyer is the former weather director at WCAX-TV. (YouTube), 1977 Fall Season Premiere Special Kevin and Michaela Brown Her decision to leave was front-page news: She was only 32 and at the top of her game. He started his news career in southeastern Idaho. He then demanded to read a statement. Having the experience of being able to react quickly and switch gears helped me a lot.. CLEVELAND, Ohio WKYC Channel 3 on Thursday announced that Sara Shookman will join Jim Donovan as co-anchor of "Front Row." "Front Row," weeknights at 7 p.m., gives viewers a closer look. Pete Barrett WCIA News/Weather Promo from Feb 13, 1982. Channel 15 would bring a competitor to WCIA. Barrett-Jackson & More Things To Do in the Valley This Week, Hike of the Week: Pyrite Trail in Buckeye, 10 Things To Know About Phoenix In The Future. In five years I hadnt earned that much at Channel 10. Jamison wasnt fired, but parted ways with the station and made a transition into radio. There he reported on health access issues, agriculture, as well as numerous mass shootings and wildfires around the state. On a trip from Seattle to Sacramento in November 2005, Lambert and Levine, who was then the Assemblymember for Californias 40th Assembly District, met. Julie Rodriguez (ne Staley) doesnt miss the excitement of being on TV. TV Guides (1964-1969) from the Doug Quick Collection, Pictures on the Prairie: The First Ten Years of Mid-Illinois Television by Doug Quick In the 2010s, a more aggressive branding approach was taken with a call letter change to WCIX. 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. That, coupled with her erratic schedule, just wasnt compatible with family life. Harper transitioned to TV and eventually landed at Channel 3 in Phoenix, where he spent nine years as an investigative reporter and anchor. Jill most recently spent 9 years in Birmingham, Alabama at WBRC Fox 6 News, which is a sister station to WFSB. At 4 p.m., Ty will join Lisa Gonzales as co-anchor of KCRA 3 News. Today: Known as The Singing TV Guy, Chamberlin performs across the state. In 1986, KCRA 3 added a satellite truck, LiveSatellite . News headlines delivered at 4:00 pm Monday - Friday. Known for: Spent seven years as a sports anchor on Fox 10 before becoming a Republican U.S. Del Rio previously worked as a reporter and anchor at WPIX in New York from 2005 until 2009 and at its sister station KTLA in Los Angeles in the same role from 1999 until 2005. He has been part of the Channel 3 Early Warning Forecast Team since July 2003. This feels like home.. Eileen Javora, a meteorologist for KCRA-TV Channel 3, is returning to the station after an extended maternity leave. Included here are a few of the posters produced by the Art Department at WCIA during the time of the shows airing. 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. Dave Shaul and Dan Roan of WCIA did the play by play/color. In 2015, Harper joined Scottsdale-based Media Stars Worldwide as a talent agent, putting his broadcast expertise to use on the other side of the desk. During that time he would marry a reporter/anchor at WCIA, Marta Carreira. In addition to Marc's role in Sports and News at WFSB, he works at ESPN Radio as a Sportscenter Anchor. Christian Colon is a bilingual multimedia journalist who joined WFSB in January 2021. Being a news anchor is a job that requires a certain set of skills combined with a whole other set of talents: Can you report the news? Tom McDonald who identified more WCIA/WMBD personalities pictured above. I took a 35-year detour in broadcasting, but Im really a business guy, Phillips says. (YouTube), WCIA University of Illinois Basketball 1981 Broadcast from WCIA. Deadline Junkie, All Things Media, Mission Driven Writer, PR/Social Media Manager at Borgess Medical Center. Here are some people who mastered those skill sets quite well, thank you. Ayear later, she reflected on her decision: "I wonder how did I ever stay up until 10 p.m. and look perky?" The Danville Commercial-News Newspaper It featured the hosts: Steve Traynor and Suzanne Kaye. Power 100 kW visual, 20 kW aural, antenna 940-feet TV Guide ad for PM Magazine from the Doug Quick Collection. She's "retired" but she still contributes feature stories to our shows. During a live broadcast, an armed man, Joseph Billie Gwin, burst into the station and took a cameramanhostage. Perhaps it was an agreement of some kind between the WICS and WCIA to limit the significance of the respective translator stations, but that's probably unlikely. From April 2019 to January 2020, she's lost over 70 lbs of body . Eileen is also a member of the National Weather Association. She was recruited as an anchor and reporter at Sacramento NBC station KCRA a few years later. March 1966 WCIA Program Schedule from the St. Louis Post Dispatch, WCIA Stats 1969 The end of her marriage was reported in the press. 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. Many viewers complained that they had a right to bring in outside signals from Chicago to add to their station lineups. PBS NewsHour is an evening television news program broadcast weeknights on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. From my employees, friends, fans, and everyone else, thank you for being so friendly and making STL feel like home! Reporter, Anchor, and News Director of WCIA. Each of the programs would be preceded by the 10-second CBS color logo shown on the right. It was originally hosted by former NFL player, actor, and artist Harold Bradley Jr. "Soul Side" was a 30-minute show which aired at seems at various times on the WCIA schedule, including Sunday at 6 PM, as well as weeknights during prime time at various days and times. La Junta Municipal Airport 59 37. Michelle joined us live on Wednesday to say goodbye to . She hesitates to call herself retired because shes still doing freelance projects. Eliza Kruczynski is from Boston and now reports news closer to home. He is the only person to have ever hosted all of NBC's evening news programs, which includesMeet the Press, NBC Nightly News,andThe Today Show. I'm not sure why the channel 26 requests by Midwest Television for a proposed WCIA translator were never acted on, but later in the early-mid 1960s, the allocation for channel 49 was moved from Jacksonville, Illinois to Springfield, Illinois with the request to be used as a low powered translator WCIA. August Meyer as he appeared in the 1980s. Today: Now serves as executive director for UNITY (United National Indian Tribal Youth). 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. (YouTube), WCIA "Reach for the Stars" promo from 1982 Still, don't hate him because he's beautiful. Javora and her spouse claim to be overjoyed. in the '70s and '80s, received similar criticism during her run. It dealt with issues of the Black community of Champaign-Urbana and Central Illinois. With a crisp, military-style mustache and a pleasant demeanor (he could have been a kindly family physician),Thompson, who died in 2012, set a high standard for Arizona broadcasters. Each location would tie into a particular segment featured in a show. Their viewers who've watched them over the years know they're more than friendly.". At the outset of her career, Carson had designs on a coveted network job, but is now content being a main anchor in a top 10 market. Register, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. She worked at a local TV station there as a weathercaster, and program host, and even under the "Romper Room" franchise as "Miss Judy." An insider has revealed Aussie actor Samuel Johnson was visibly upset after a brutal on-air rant about his former mate Molly Meldrum. He later left WICD and moved to WCIA, first in the role as an account executive and was eventually named station manager. Channel 3:1986-1989; Channel 12:1991-2006. Kelly has lived in Sacramento her whole life. These former news anchors may have retired long ago, but they live on within the annals of journalism. This photo however, tells a different story. Occupational Title Salary per annum Weekly PayNews Anchor Reporter$82,937$1,595 Weekly PayNews Anchor Reporter$82,937$1,595 $78,547 Coast Reporter $1,511 $1,489$77,441$77,441$77,441$77,441$77,441$77,44 $1,4521 more row$75,483 more row$75,483 more row$75,483 more row$75,483 more row$75. He moved into the role held by the long-serving Paul Davis quite well and would lead the central Illinois regional news powerhouse well through the remainder of the 20th Century. Started at News 3 Now on: 4/20/20 What is your favorite part about living in Madison . Hes probably best remembered for tripping up then-Governor Evan Mecham with some hard-hitting questions during an interview, the tape of which was subsequently used in Mechams Arizona State Senate impeachment trial. She would often serve as the face of WCIA and represented the station in the many community groups she was involved in and before many as a guest speaker. This is a complete edition of PM Magazine as recorded on September 19, 1983, on WCIA. history which gives the station the reputation it has enjoyed over the years. What happened to Bridget Mahoney on Channel 2? That kind of charm is surely missed on the airwaves. To join the conversation, please WCIA is the only station in central Illinois that not only has respect for its own heritage but is also in the process of expanding it by building a digital database of all of the film, videotape, and digital libraries of the past and present. The allocation of channel 49 was moved from Jacksonville, Illinois to thecapital city with the approval of a UHF translator for WCIA. The pair broke up in March of 2020, although Linh has maintained that they remain friends and are on good terms. Channel 49 would later be spun off as an affiliate of the new UPN network, then later as a MyTV network affiliate. Her decision to leave was. Now chief communications officer for the State Bar of Arizona, Rick DeBruhl left his reporter/anchor job at Channel 12 in 2009 simply because it was time to go. John T. Ketterer, film buyer And when she privately joked that she wanted to make $1 more a year thanLindaAlvarez, that wound up in the papers, too. The reason, most likely, was to collect TV news audiences across central Illinois in Springfield, Decatur, Bloomington, and Danville without any challenges from the local stations in each of those cities. Paul Davis was instrumental in the hiring of also legendary, Jerry Slabe, from WAND in 1978. Kent Dana. Walter Cronkite (deceased), CBS News. com is the official website for KUSA-TV, your trusted source for breaking news, weather and sports in Denver, CO. Denver's Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports and more. WHO needs reality TV shows for your daily dose of real life drama when you can simply tune into the morning news? News. ABC was still just slightly behind CBS in hours being broadcast in color. log in. You know when you see an actor and think, "Man, they'd be fun to grab a drink with?" "That's been one of the draws. Melanie spent three years with the NBC station KVOA in Tucson, Arizona, before heading to Sacramento. And then poof! Downey Hewey Marc is a veteran award winning broadcaster with more than 30 years of experience, spending the last 25 years in Connecticut. This would establish WCIA as a regional news service for many years to come.even after WCIA moved the broadcast times to the more traditional times of 6 and 10 pm in 1959. Lloyd E. Levine, Ph.D. Edie Lambert is a wife (m. 2008) Lloyd Edward Levine is a Democratic politician who served in the California State Assembly for the 40th District from December to November. Each station would have its own set of hosts who would introduce each segment and feature local sites as background. Ive never looked back and Ive loved every minute, she says. In 2014, he was inducted into the Silver Circle Society for his 25-plus years of strong work in the world of TV news. Logistics Innovation Project Manager at Kellogg Company. During the 1960s and '70s, WCIA would have one of the largest single-market shares of local news viewing in the country. 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. The anchors on this list not only lead healthy lifestyles themselves, but also promote within their public roles on their news stations and in the greater San Antonio area. This is from the late 1970s. Michael Raimondi was born in Methuen, Massachusetts. As the network made the change to color, the promotional announcements for those shows would be promoted as being "in color on CBS." Brendan Keefe, weekend news anchor and reporter, will leave WFSB, Channel 3, this month to become a reporter at KPRC-TV, a Post-Newsweek station in Houston. Professional Background CheckInformation on professionals, their work history and resumes. Paul Davis and Mr. Roberts of WCIA, Champaign discuss longtime rumors about them being related on the final newscast anchored by Paul Davis. Apart from hosting the CNN show, he is a correspondent for CBS's "60 . "Particularly at our station, that is our philosophy, because we've been able to keep people here for so long," she says. This job is so fun.. Nicole Neuman joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2021 as a multimedia journalist. After his time in the late 1960s and very early 70s, he would move along with fellow Channel 14 workmate Mike Cheevers to WAND, Channel 17 in Decatur. She was partnered withClose, who wasnt pleased with the idea (I didnt want her on the set, he recalledyears later). former channel 3 news anchors las vegas January 8, 2022 types of drill bits for concrete Schorr, 74, had numerous high-profile jobs in the Las Vegas valley including working at local television stations as a news anchor, a former vice president at Cox Communications, former executive at the Review-Journal newspaper, wrote articles for LasVegas. 3), says that giving news a brand name is what a long-term anchor is all about. He is in front of the news desk, with Willie Brownlee is sitting behind the desk. For more than nine years, Brad Perrys on-camera humor and antics amused the Grand Canyon State on 3TVsGood Morning Arizonauntil he was let go in 2009 during a management shake-up at the station. Today: Left the airwaves in 2006 to become a media consultant; now founder of ClearComm Consulting, a presentation and media training company. For more than 50 years, PHOENIX magazine's experienced writers, editors, and designers have captured all sides of the Valley with award-winning and insightful writing, and groundbreaking report and design. Trending Now . Here, former local television news anchors Jerry Slabe and Marta Carreira-Slabe. What is your favorite type of story to tell? I want to do what Mother Teresa did. The former kcra reporters are the current anchors of Channel 3 News. Matthew Campbell joined the Eyewitness News team in 2011. Some of the subjects touched on were housing, jobs, health issues, politics, music, culture, lifestyles, and more. Traffic Subscribe. She has covered four Connecticut Governors and numerous legislative sessions. He left WAND after the Easter 1978 Ice Storms which destroyed the Channel 17 broadcast tower near Argenta-Oreana. Carsons first brush with TV journalism came when she scored an internship as a runner for NBC Nightly News working with Tom Brokaw (handing him scripts off the printer, but it was life-changing). She serves as a fill-in Meteorologist, lending a hand during major weather events. The resignation of Nixon, CBS Coverage from August 8, 1974. Licensee: Midwest Television Susan Raff is our Chief Capitol Reporter. ForCurtis, it's an ever-present mustache. John Slattery(who was a reporter and weekend anchor from 1976-77, now at WCBS-TV, New York) When we got cable TV in the 1980s, I used to sit and watch CNN and I was fixated on everything from how the news was gathered to how it was presented. Phoenix had its own version of the scenario. Bob Lee for the vast majority of the program titles screen grabs But TV isnt Perrys only gig. Some people have a trademark. CBS Color Many thanks, to John Steege(son-in-law of Harold Bradley Jr.) who Vote up the former news anchors, presenters, and commentators who were the best on-air. No. Personal Experiences. The two on-air personalities, former Miss Pennsylvania anchor Nicole Brewer and meteorologist Carol Erickson, are constantly throwing banter on live TV and it is obvious that the colleagues are far from friends. To see more about radio automation and how it worked visit the. The WEAR news desk is headed by Bob Solarski, who has been anchor since March 1994 and was the host and producer of Channel 3 News This Week with Bob Solarski. Anchors Charlotte Deleste Eric Franke Susan Siman Mark Koehn Leah Linscheid Chris Stanford Josh Spreiter Brady Mallory Reporters Naomi Kowles Tahleel Mohieldin McKenna Alexander Arman Rahman. Irene O'Connor is well known to viewers in Connecticut as a favorite news personality, a mom and an active supporter of her community and charitable causes. Laura Caso, 3News Anchor Laura Caso is an Anchor at wkyc studios in. Urbana Free Library The guy is genuinely talented. Jobs at KTBS 3; What's On TV; KTBS & KPXJ Closed Caption Info; SAP Audio Info; . In some cases, we grow up with them. In 1994 he was in the sales department of WICD and helped me get hired at Channel 15 as a promotions director. Sep 15, 2020 Former wbre news anchors; Former wyou news anchors; Julie dunphy; Kristina shalhoup; Kelly byrne wbre; Wbre news team; Sami squires .. Oct 9, 1998 Former Anchor's Wife Fought For Right To Die. 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. Some anchors have runs that just go on and on. Do You Think Governments Are Justified In Censoring War News? WCIA's Central Illinois Sister Station, Channel 49, Springfield, IL. Does anybody still have a "lifetime" membership to the Video Tape Club at a Curtis Mathis Showroom? 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. 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. Pete Barrett When the station was sold by Midwest Television, Nexstar conducted a purge of virtually all of the longtime regular reporters/anchors who presumably weighed down the payroll of the station. Faith Daniels, formerly of CBS News and NBC News. We're celebrating 60 years of WREG by asking some of your favorite former News Channel 3 personalities, Where are they now? John Steege(son-in-law of Harold Bradley) How Much Does It Cost to Go to Lincoln Tech? Reporter & Weekend Anchor. Im glad I did it, but I really got it out of my system, she says. And, in her own quietly determined way, she became a role model for many minority viewers unused to seeing someone who looked liked them presenting the news. Dylan is a Quinnipiac University alumnus with a journalism master's degree. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. Springfield Local News on WCFN, Channel 49. She is proud to anchor alongside Russ Mitchell on "3News at 6" and "What's Next" at 11 p.m. at a station with an outstanding reputation that understands the importance of local news. I enjoy helping other people get there now.. (YouTube), The resignation of Nixon, CBS Coverage from August 8, 1974

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