View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk WXYZ to Debut Downtown Studio By Kevin Eck on Aug. 28, 2014 - 11:25 AM Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ has unveiled plans for a new downtown studio for 7 Action News at Noon with Joanne Purtan. The Scripps owned station said the “glass enclosed, outward-facing studio inside the ground-floor lobby o ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk WXYZ Chief Meteorologist Seriously Injured in Fireworks Accident By Merrill Knox on Jul. 7, 2014 - 10:08 AM Dave Rexroth, the chief meteorologist at Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ, was seriously injured in a fireworks accident over 4th of July weekend. The station reports the accident caused Rexroth to lose sight in his left eye: He is curr ...
ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk WXYZ to Add 10 p.m. Newscast on WMYD By Merrill Knox on Jun. 16, 2014 - 1:40 PM Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ is launching a 10 p.m. newscast on sister station WMYD, the MyNetworkTV affiliate in the market. The newscast will debut tonight. WXYZ parent company E.W. Scripps’ purchase of WMYD from Granite Bro ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | Politics | ShopTalk WXYZ to Host Final Detroit Mayoral Debate By Merrill Knox on Oct. 9, 2013 - 11:28 AM Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ will host the final debate between Detroit mayoral candidates Benny Napoleon and Mike Duggan on October 29. The candidates will face off in front of a live studio audience for a one-hour debate exactly a ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | Reporting | ShopTalk Detroit’s WXYZ Adds Ronnie Dahl, Andy Choi and Nima Shaffe By Merrill Knox on Mar. 27, 2013 - 11:56 AM Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ has added three new reporters: Ronnie Dahl (left), Andy Choi (center) and Nima Shaffe (right). “We are incredibly proud of our award-winning staff at 7 Action News, and excited to add the journalis ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | Anchors | ShopTalk Jeff Vaughn to Anchor for WXYZ By Kevin Eck on Jan. 7, 2013 - 10:04 AM Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ announced it has hired Jeff Vaughn to co-anchor its 5 p.m. news. Vaughn will also report on business and automotive stories for the station. “I am pleased to return to Detroit to join one of the best n ...
ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Mike Murri Named Station Manager at WXYZ By Merrill Knox on Aug. 14, 2012 - 10:52 AM Mike Murri is stepping into the role of station manager at Detroit ABC-affiliate WXYZ. In his new role, which is effective immediately, Murri will oversee all the day-to-day operations of the station. He joined WXYZ as account exe ...
Anchors | ShopTalk Diana Lewis to Retire After 35 Years at WXYZ By Merrill Knox on Jul. 25, 2012 - 5:35 PM Diana Lewis, who has been an anchor at Detroit ABC-affiliate WXYZ since 1977, announced today she will retire this fall. “I’ve had the most amazing career,” Lewis said in a statement. “The people I’ve met, ...
TV Biz 3 Scripps General Managers Take On Expanded Roles By Merrill Knox on Mar. 22, 2012 - 10:17 AM The Scripps station group has announced a restructuring in station leadership, with general managers Ed Fernandez, Sam Rosenwasser and Steve Wasserman taking on expanded roles. Fernandez, currently the general manager of WXYZ in D ...