View Post NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk MSNBC Anchor: ‘Some of the Best Years of My Life Were at WAVY’ By Kevin Eck on Jun. 25, 2015 - 4:41 PM "I was very close with my colleagues, and I knew about their lives," Thomas said. "And ultimately I wanted them to know about mine. I didn't want to hide him from my co-workers, and I didn't want to hide that part of me."
View Post NBC Affiliates Former WAVY Anchor Rhonda Glenn Has Died By Mark Joyella on Feb. 17, 2015 - 12:23 PM The former WAVY anchor died in Florida after a long illness.
View Post NBC Affiliates WAVY Camera Nearly Hit by Out of Control SUV By Kevin Eck on Feb. 17, 2015 - 10:29 AM The SUV was in the fast lane when it fishtailed, hit another car and then slid to a stop what looked like inches from the NBC affiliate's camera.
View Post NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk | TVBiz Attorney Wants $5 Million from WAVY in Defamation Case By Kevin Eck on Jul. 25, 2014 - 11:37 AM The Virginian-Pilot reports a local attorney is suing WAVY for $5 million. The attorney, Sterling Weaver, is representing himself in the defamation case against the Portsmouth, VA, NBC affiliate. Weaver claims the station “m ...
View Post ShopTalk Aubrey Aquino Joins WAVY as ‘The Hampton Roads Show’ Co-Host By Merrill Knox on Jun. 10, 2014 - 10:25 AM Aubrey Aquino has joined WAVY, the NBC affiliate in Portsmouth, Va., as the co-host of “The Hampton Roads Show.” Aquino co-hosts the interactive lifestyle show alongside Chris Reckling. “Exciting times are ahead on T ...
View Post NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk WAVY Traffic Anchor Says She’s Leaving By Kevin Eck on May. 28, 2014 - 4:22 PM WAVY traffic anchor Cheryl Tan told morning show viewers she’s leaving the station after 10 years. Tan, who has also anchored and reported for the Hampton Roads NBC affiliate, said she was going concentrate on a business she ...
View Post Top 10 Melanie Woodrow Set to Join KTVU By Merrill Knox on Apr. 1, 2014 - 11:47 AM Melanie Woodrow is leaving KCBS, the CBS-owned station in Los Angeles, for KTVU, the Fox affiliate in San Francisco. She announced the news on her Facebook page. Post by Melanie Woodrow. Woodrow has previously worked at WAVY, the ...
View Post Sports | Weather How Did NBC Affiliates Balance the Storm and the Olympics? By Merrill Knox on Feb. 13, 2014 - 11:13 AM A massive winter storm made its way up the East Coast Wednesday night, presenting a challenge for NBC affiliates forced to balance covering the storm with NBC’s primetime coverage of the Sochi Olympics. The NBC owned station ...
View Post News Directors | ShopTalk Kathy Hostetter Named News Director at WTHR By Merrill Knox on Apr. 1, 2013 - 12:32 PM Kathy Hostetter has been named news director at WTHR, Dispatch Broadcast Group’s NBC affiliate in Indianapolis. Hostetter, who was an executive producer at WTHR from 1998-2002, will begin in her new role on May 6. Since Apri ...
View Post News Directors | ShopTalk Mike Lopez Named News Director at WEAU By Merrill Knox on Mar. 20, 2013 - 4:34 PM Mike Lopez is the new news director at WEAU in Eau Claire, Wisc., the station confirmed to TVSpy. Lopez joins the NBC affiliate from WVEC in Norfolk, where he was the assistant news director for seven years. He has also worked as ...