View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Green Bay Anchor’s Chair Malfunctions On-Air, Doesn’t Skip a Beat By Kevin Eck on Jan. 14, 2014 - 10:59 AM What could be worse than having your chair malfunction right off the top of a newscast? How about having your news director make a Vine of it then tweet it out? It happened to WBAY anchor Bill Jartz off the top of yesterday’ ...
View Post News Directors | ShopTalk WBAY Says Goodbye to Longtime News Director By Kevin Eck on Dec. 23, 2013 - 12:48 PM Green Bay ABC affiliate WBAY said goodbye to its longtime newsroom leader Friday. Tom McCarey announced his retirement in October. He will be replaced by Matt Kummer. McCarey was 17 when he started in the production department at ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | News Directors | ShopTalk Matt Kummer Named News Director at WBAY By Merrill Knox on Nov. 19, 2013 - 1:09 PM Matt Kummer will be promoted to news director at Green Bay ABC affiliate WBAY after Tom McCarey retires at the end of the year, TVSpy has confirmed. “Matt’s unique combination of experiences at WBAY, other Green Bay market ...
View Post NBC Affiliates | Reporting | ShopTalk KING Reporter Joe Fryer Joins NBC News By Merrill Knox on Oct. 15, 2013 - 4:56 PM Joe Fryer is leaving Seattle NBC affiliate KING to join NBC News. In his new role, Fyer will be a general assignment correspondent based in the network’s Burbank bureau. Related, TVNewser: Joe Fryer Named NBC News Correspond ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | News Directors | ShopTalk Tom McCarey to Retire From WBAY By Merrill Knox on Oct. 15, 2013 - 1:33 PM WBAY news director Tom McCarey will retire from the Green Bay ABC affiliate next year. “It has been a privilege and an honor to be part of the great tradition at WBAY-TV. Working for a legacy station like WBAY-TV brings gr ...
Politics Obama Talks Rural Economic Plan with Local Stations By Merrill Knox on Jun. 12, 2012 - 11:05 AM President Obama discussed the details of his rural economic plan, which he unveiled yesterday, in interviews with eight local stations on Monday morning. Obama was interviewed by Tom Wills of WJXT, Matt Breen of WTIV, Matt Smith o ...
Politics Another Round of Local Press for President Obama By Merrill Knox on Jun. 11, 2012 - 1:59 PM With the election drawing closer, President Obama is doing another round of local press today. The stations at the White House today are WDBJ in Roanoke, KKTV in Colorado Springs, KTVN in Reno, WJXT in Jacksonville, KTIV in Sioux ...
ABC Affiliates | Digital | ShopTalk WBAY Begins Broadcasting in HD with New Set By Andrew Gauthier on Dec. 16, 2011 - 3:02 PM WBAY is now broadcasting the news in HD. The Green Bay ABC-affiliate unveiled a brand-new set and graphics package this week as it transitioned to high definition. The station had been broadcasting from a temporary set since Novem ...
Anchors | Mornings | ShopTalk WWMT Adds New Anchor to Morning Team By Andrew Gauthier on Oct. 19, 2011 - 2:43 PM WWMT is introducing a new member to its morning team. Marcie Kobriger, who spent the last three years as a weekend anchor for WBAY in Green Bay, has been named co-anchor of the CBS-affiliate’s weekday morning newscast. ...
ShopTalk | Sports Green Bay and Milwaukee Stations Cover Packers’ Return Live By Andrew Gauthier on Feb. 8, 2011 - 1:15 PM All four major Green Bay stations provided live coverage of the Super Bowl champion Packers’ return from Dallas. ABC-affiliate WBAY, CBS-affiliate WFRV, NBC-affiliate WGBA, and Fox-affiliate WLUK (video above) all preempted ...
