View Post NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk ‘I’ve Got Stories to Write,’ WFLA Reporter Gets Noticed for Haunted House Demeanor By Kevin Eck on Oct. 1, 2014 - 2:48 PM CNN anchor Anderson Cooper added a local news reporter to his “Ridiculist” last night. Anthony Allred, from Tampa NBC affiliate WFLA, didn’t catch Cooper’s attention for something shameful or embarrassing, ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk Lexington’s WKYT Launches 4 p.m. Newscast By Merrill Knox on Feb. 5, 2013 - 10:14 AM Lexington CBS affiliate WKYT is launching an hour-long 4 p.m. newscast, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader giving the market two newscasts at 4pm. The newscast takes the place of Anderson Cooper’s syndicated daytime ta ...
FOX Affiliates | Mornings | ShopTalk | TV Biz Charlotte AM Host Lobbies Anderson Cooper for Job By Kevin Eck on Sep. 4, 2012 - 5:52 PM As if he’s not going to be getting enough lobbying during the convention, Anderson Cooper was put on the spot by WCCB‘s FOX News Rising co-host and staff meteorologist Derek James. The Charlotte morning anchor openly p ...
Anchors | TV Trends Should More Gay Anchors Come Out of the Closet? By Andrew Gauthier on Jul. 2, 2012 - 2:20 PM Should more gay news anchors come out of the closet? “The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be,” CNN’s Anderson Cooper announced this week, ending years of speculation about his sexual orienta ...
CBS Affiliates | Mornings | Top 10 CBS Set to Launch New Morning Show in New York By Andrew Gauthier on Jun. 18, 2012 - 11:46 AM CBS is set to launch a new morning show on WLNY, the Long Island, NY-based station that the company acquired in April. The new show, titled “Live From the Couch,” will air weekdays form 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and feature a ...
CBS Affiliates | Top 10 WCBS Hires Former ‘Anderson’ Producer Diana Miller By Merrill Knox on Feb. 3, 2012 - 2:16 PM There is a new executive producer at WCBS in New York City: Diana Miller. Miller joins the CBS O&O from Anderson Cooper’s syndicated talk show, where she was a producer. Our sister site, FishbowlNY, has more details: Mil ...
FOX Affiliates | Top 10 KTTV Names Jeff Michael Anchor of 5 p.m. Newscast By Merrill Knox on Sep. 7, 2011 - 4:32 PM KTTV‘s brand-new 5 p.m. newscast, slated to launch next Monday on the Fox owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles, officially has an anchor: veteran KTTV personality Jeff Michael (pictured, left). Michael has been with KTT ...
FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk | Viral Anderson Cooper Calls Out WXMI Reporter for His Giggle Fit By Andrew Gauthier on Aug. 19, 2011 - 10:56 AM Following his giggle fit on Wednesday’s “360,” Anderson Cooper added himself to the show’s RidicuList last night. And pointed out that he’s certainly not the first person to break down in laughter o ...
CBS Affiliates | Mornings | ShopTalk WKYT Plans to Add Half-Hour Newscast at 10 a.m. By Merrill Knox on Aug. 15, 2011 - 5:23 PM WKYT will become the first station in the Lexington, KY market to have a 10 a.m. newscast beginning September 12. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that station management at WKYT, which is the market’s CBS affiliate, has ...
Anchors | FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk Anchor Derek James Accuses Anderson Cooper of Ripping Off WCCB Segment By Andrew Gauthier on Jul. 13, 2011 - 10:07 AM WCCB morning anchor Derek James is calling out Anderson Cooper for seemingly ripping off a regular segment that James did back in January (video above–begins around 1-minute mark). Both James and Cooper share an apparent res ...
