View Post Anchors | Reporting | ShopTalk KOKH Anchor Wendy Suares Diagnosed With Skin Cancer By Merrill Knox on Aug. 1, 2013 - 2:48 PM KOKH anchor Wendy Suares has been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a non-deadly form of skin cancer, she announced this week on the Oklahoma City Fox affiliate’s morning newscast (video above). “As journalists, we& ...
View Post FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk | Weather KOKH Viewers Miss Part of All-Star Game After Station Knocked Off-Air By Kevin Eck on Jul. 17, 2013 - 11:36 AM Some viewers of Oklahoma City FOX affiliate KOKH missed nearly an hour of last night’s MLB All-Star Game broadcast because of a power outage brought on by a thunderstorm. The station posted the news to its facebook page, ...
View Post ShopTalk Jaime Cerreta Leaving Oklahoma City for Phoenix By Kevin Eck on Jun. 18, 2013 - 11:20 AM KOKH anchor Jaime Cerreta is leaving the Oklahoma City FOX affiliate for Phoenix independent station KTVK. She announced the news on facebook, “Hi friends! I always said the only reason I’d leave OKC is to go home̷ ...
View Post ShopTalk | Weather Another Tornado Threat For Oklahoma City By Merrill Knox on May. 31, 2013 - 6:05 PM Oklahoma City stations went on the air with news of a tornado watch in the area shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday afternoon. NBC affiliate KFOR was the first to go into wall-to-wall tornado coverage at 3:30 p.m. Chief meteorologist M ...
View Post Reporting | ShopTalk | Weather Oklahoma City Stations Praised For Coverage of Devastating Tornado By Merrill Knox on May. 21, 2013 - 11:58 AM Oklahoma City stations have been live around the clock in the aftermath of Monday’s devastating tornado. The stations have been praised for their “thoughtful, professional, experienced” reporting during and after ...
View Post Reporting | ShopTalk | Weather Massive Tornado Sweeps Through Oklahoma City By Merrill Knox on May. 20, 2013 - 5:15 PM A massive, mile-wide tornado ripped through Oklahoma City shortly after 3pmCT Monday, leaving a path of destruction in the southern part of the city. Local stations in Oklahoma City began following the threat closely during the 2 ...
View Post Anchors | Mornings | ShopTalk Wendy Suares Joins KOKH as Morning Anchor By Kevin Eck on Apr. 15, 2013 - 1:15 PM KOKH has been busy adding to its on-air roster. We reported earlier today the Oklahoma City FOX affiliate is bringing on two new reporters in the next couple of weeks. The station has also confirmed Wendy Suares will be the new mo ...
View Post FOX Affiliates | Reporting | ShopTalk KOKH Announces Addition of Two Reporters By Kevin Eck on Apr. 15, 2013 - 10:12 AM KOKH, the Oklahoma City FOX affiliate, has announced the hiring of Rebecca Schleicher and Christine VanTimmeren. The station posted the news to its facebook page saying, “FOX 25 is excited to announce some new faces to our a ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | Top 10 | Weather A New Meteorologist and a Retirement at Boston’s WCVB By Merrill Knox on Apr. 4, 2013 - 11:13 AM WCVB is adding a meteorologist and losing a veteran reporter to retirement, the Boston ABC affiliate announced Thursday. Amalia Barreda (left) who has worked for the station for 21 years, will retire at the end of June. “The ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | Mornings | ShopTalk Morning Anchor Peggy Bunker Leaving KOMO By Merrill Knox on Feb. 20, 2013 - 4:43 PM Peggy Bunker is leaving Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO, according to a staff memo obtained by NewsBlues. “Peggy has decided to spend some quality time with the twins and see where [her husband’s] career takes their family ...