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When Maria Stephanos Left WFXT, Did She Take Viewers With Her?

By Kevin Eck on Sep. 17, 2015 - 10:02 AM

"To just take ratings from a day or two does not give an accurate picture," said the station gm.

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FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk | Top 10

Cox ‘Welcomes New TV Stations in Boston, Memphis’

By Kevin Eck on Oct. 8, 2014 - 10:07 AM

Cox Media Group sent out a press release today welcoming the employees of its two newest stations and updating them on management changes. Cox acquired WHBQ in Memphis and WFXT in Boston from FOX in exchange for KTVU in the San Fr ...

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‘No One in the Newsroom is Happy’ as Boston Station Prepares for New Owners

By Mark Joyella on Jul. 11, 2014 - 12:55 PM

The deal’s not done, but nerves are on edge at Fox 25 in Boston. “No one in the newsroom is  happy,” the Boston Herald quotes an unnamed source inside the station. “No one here knows what’s happening.” Fox is set ...

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FOX Affiliates | Top 10

Steve Poitras Returns to KTVU

By Kevin Eck on Dec. 20, 2013 - 2:56 PM

KTVU has announced that Steve Poitras is coming back to the San Francisco Bay Area FOX affiliate to lead the marketing department. Poitras left KTVU in 2003 after 15 years at the Oakland based station to be the director of marketi ...

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FOX Affiliates | Top 10

KTVU Airs Show About Korean Americans as Part of Apology for Asiana Airlines Gaffe

By Kevin Eck on Dec. 12, 2013 - 11:36 AM

KTVU, the San Francisco Bay Area market FOX affiliate, aired a special highlighting prominent Korean Americans last Saturday in an attempt to reach out to the community after its much publicized reporting of “joke” Asi ...

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FOX Affiliates | Top 10

‘My Hard-Earned Reputation is Intack,’ Says Producer Fired from KTVU

By Kevin Eck on Jul. 26, 2013 - 10:27 AM

Roland De Wolk, one of three producers reportedly let go from San Francisco Bay Area FOX affiliate KTVU, said he doesn’t think being connected to the on-air gaffe that went viral will affect his career. “My hard-earned ...

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FOX Affiliates | Top 10

KTVU Fires Three Producers Over Asiana Airlines Mistake

By Merrill Knox on Jul. 25, 2013 - 9:50 AM

San Francisco Fox affiliate KTVU has fired three producers involved with reporting fake names of the Asiana Airlines flight 214 pilots. Investigative producer Roland DeWolk, special projects producer Cristina Gastelu and producer ...

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FOX Affiliates | Top 10 | TV Trends

POLL: Smart or Not? KTVU Has Video of Fake Asiana Pilot Names Pulled from YouTube

By Kevin Eck on Jul. 22, 2013 - 10:45 AM

KTVU is exerting its copyright claim on YouTube videos showing anchor Tori Campbell reading fake names identifying the pilots of Asiana flight 214. >UPDATE: KTVU vice president and general manager Tom Raponi responded to TVSpy& ...

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FOX Affiliates | Top 10

Epic KTVU Fail: Anchor Reports Pilot Names Including ‘Sum Ting Wong’ and ‘Wi Tu Lo’

By Chris Ariens on Jul. 12, 2013 - 5:08 PM

On today’s Noon newscast on KTVU, the station claimed it had “just learned the names of the 4 pilots on board” Asiana flight 214 which crashed last Saturday. But the station was given bad information that made it ...

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FOX Affiliates | Top 10

Associate News Director Leaving KTVU

By Kevin Eck on Jul. 5, 2013 - 9:33 AM

KTVU has announced associate news director Janice Gin will be leaving the San Francisco Bay Area FOX affiliate after 13 years there. “Janice Gin has played a key role in the KTVU newsroom leadership for over a decade and we ...

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