View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Atlanta Anchor to Return After Recovering from Covid-19 By Kevin Eck on Jul. 22, 2021 - 4:06 PMComment Blankenship told viewers on Facebook he is getting better after contracting the virus while on vacation with family in California despite taking precautions.
View Post ABC Affiliates | Anchors | Mornings | Revolving Door Another LA Anchor Returns to Houston By Kevin Eck on Jul. 22, 2021 - 11:28 AMComment Rita Garcia replaces Tom Koch, who retired in May.
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Biz Windy City Live, Which Replaced Oprah on WLS, Canceled After 10 Years By Kevin Eck on Jul. 22, 2021 - 10:20 AMComment Hosts Val Warner and Ryan Chiaverini will continue working at the station, and are expected to host a half-hour entertainment show on Fridays.
View Post ABC Affiliates | Social Media | Viral WABC Anchor Asks the Unvaccinated to ‘Stay Away’ By Kevin Eck on Jul. 21, 2021 - 11:34 AMComment "The response has been so vitriolic," said Ritter.
View Post ABC Affiliates | Anchors | Revolving Door WTVD Taps Philadelphia Anchor to Join Evening Newscasts By Kevin Eck on Jul. 20, 2021 - 8:56 AMComment Lauren Johnson, who joins from WTFX in Philadelphia, will start at the end of July.
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Scripps Sells Denver Building GM Described as ‘Dated and Foreboding’ By Kevin Eck on Jul. 19, 2021 - 8:53 AMComment In April, KMGH said it was "not a nice building in which to work."
View Post ABC Affiliates | Sports Dallas Station Names Replacement for Retiring Sports Anchor Dale Hansen By Kevin Eck on Jul. 16, 2021 - 3:28 PMComment Joe Trahan will join the 10 p.m. weeknight newscast beginning Sept. 3, 2021.
View Post ABC Affiliates | TV Biz Gray TV Sells Michigan ABC Affiliate, Making Way for Purchase of Meredith’s Local Stations By Kevin Eck on Jul. 16, 2021 - 11:21 AMComment Allen Media has agreed to purchase WJRT for $70 million in cash.
View Post ABC Affiliates | Anchors | Revolving Door | ShopTalk Boston Station Adds One Anchor, Moves Another By Kevin Eck on Jul. 15, 2021 - 9:19 AMComment Jessica Brown will join WCVB in mid-August, while Erika Tarantal will move to the 5 and 5:30 p.m. newscasts in the coming weeks.
View Post ABC Affiliates | Reporting | ShopTalk | Social Media New York Reporter Recovering from Acute Kidney Injury By Kevin Eck on Jul. 13, 2021 - 11:15 AMComment "During COVID I stopped drinking water in the newsvan bc there were NO bathrooms in the shut down city," Lucy Yang wrote.
