CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk Alexis Smith Ready For KIRO Traffic Debut By Kevin Eck on May. 10, 2013 - 2:33 PM Alexis Smith’s first day on-air as KIRO morning traffic reporter was informally announced on twitter by meteorologist Brian Monahan. Monahan tweeted a shot of Smith (pictured right) practicing for her Monday morning debut. & ...
View Post Reporting | ShopTalk Reporter Henry Rosoff Joins KIRO From WITI By Merrill Knox on Apr. 24, 2013 - 1:56 PM After three years at WITI in Milwaukee, Henry Rosoff is joining KIRO in Seattle, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel‘s Duane Dudek. “I don’t want this to be seen as me fleeing Milwaukee,” Rosoff tol ...
View Post TV Biz Seattle Broadcasters Sue To Keep Retrans Rates Private By Kevin Eck on Mar. 15, 2013 - 5:54 PM The corporate owners of several Seattle stations have sued Click Cable TV to keep the terms of their retransmission agreements with the Tacoma city-owned cable company away from the Tacoma News Tribune. The broadcasters have said ...
CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk VIDEO: KIRO Stars in ‘Downfall’ Meme By Kevin Eck on Feb. 8, 2013 - 3:17 PM The long running internet meme based off the movie “Downfall” has turned its attention to local news. For those unfamiliar with the set up, Hitler is with his generals and his staff in his bunker when something — ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk Jenni Hogan Leaving Seattle’s KIRO By Kevin Eck on Dec. 26, 2012 - 11:55 AM Jenni Hogan, morning traffic anchor for KIRO in Seattle has announced she will be leaving the CBS affiliate on Friday. Hogan posted the news to her blog, jennihogan.com under the heading, “2013 Let’s Make Dreams Happen ...
CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk | Weather Chief Meteorologist Rebecca Stevenson Out at KIRO By Merrill Knox on Oct. 17, 2012 - 4:17 PM Meteorologist Rebecca Stevenson has parted ways with Seattle CBS affiliate KIRO. Stevenson, who had been KIRO’s chief meteorologist since 2008, announced the news last week on Twitter. “Dry stretch now begins for Rebec ...
Mornings | ShopTalk John Knicely Set to Join KIRO as Morning Anchor By Merrill Knox on Sep. 28, 2012 - 1:30 PM John Knicely, who anchors at 6 p.m. and reports at 10 p.m. on KMOV, is leaving St. Louis for Seattle. Knicely is set to join Seattle CBS affiliate KIRO as the morning anchor, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “ItR ...
CBS Affiliates | News Directors | ShopTalk Bob Jordan Named KIRO News Director By Merrill Knox on Jul. 11, 2012 - 1:04 PM Bob Jordan has been named news director at KIRO, the CBS-affiliate in Seattle. He will begin his new role in August. Jordan comes from WFTV in Orlando, where he has been the news director for the last decade. It was Jordan’s ...
News Directors | ShopTalk | Top 10 Doug Culver Will Join WJLA as Vice President of News By Merrill Knox on Jun. 19, 2012 - 4:48 PM Doug Culver has been named vice president of news at WJLA, the ABC-affiliate in Washington, DC. His appointment is effective July 9. Culver announced last week that he was leaving WFTS after four years as news director at the Tamp ...
CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Biz Jay O’Connor Named General Manager of KIRO By Merrill Knox on Jun. 14, 2012 - 3:15 PM Jay O’Connor is the new general manager at Seattle CBS-affiliate KIRO, the station announced today. His appointment is effective immediately. O’Connor is currently a group vice president for Cox Media Group, KIRO’ ...