NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Biz Vic Vetters Tapped for VP-GM of Providence’s WJAR By Merrill Knox on Sep. 13, 2011 - 5:44 PM Vic Vetters, a 28-year veteran of the local news industry, will take over as vice president and general manager of Media General’s WJAR, the NBC affiliate in Providence, on October 3. Vetters will join WJAR after four years ...
NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Biz Lisa Churchville Retiring After 14 Years Atop WJAR By Andrew Gauthier on Jun. 22, 2011 - 10:56 AM After 14 years running WJAR, Lisa Churchville is retiring as president and general manager of the Providence NBC-affiliate. “I am very proud to have played a role in the station’s rich history,” Churchville said ...
Digital | NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk In Providence, WJAR First to HD By Andrew Gauthier on May. 17, 2011 - 10:32 AM WJAR became the first station in the Providence-New Bedford market to make the switch to HD on Monday, when the NBC-affiliate debuted a brand-new set and weather graphics during the morning newscast at 6:30 a.m. “Our in-hous ...
Digital | ShopTalk WJAR Set to Become First Providence Station to Broadcast in HD By Andrew Gauthier on May. 10, 2011 - 6:02 PM After acquiring WLNE in March, Citadel Communications CEO Phil Lombardo said that one of his main goals would be to launch an HD newscast, pointing out that there are currently no stations in the Providence market airing local new ...
