View Post CBS Affiliates | TV Biz Gray’s Atlanta Flagship Station WGCL to Rebrand, Change Call Letters By Kevin Eck on Sep. 1, 2022 - 10:55 AM Both WGCL and sister station WPCH are rebranding their newscasts to Atlanta News First.
View Post ShopTalk Former Local Anchor Ben Swann Hired by Russia to ‘Undercut’ America’s Image By Kevin Eck on Aug. 15, 2022 - 3:35 PM Swann has been hired to produce programming that is “aimed in large part at undercutting America’s image and interests in the developing world."
View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk Gray Flagship WGCL Adds More News to Schedule By Kevin Eck on May. 6, 2022 - 10:38 AM WGCL Atlanta has added two hours of news to its schedule since Gray took over from Meredith in December.
View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk Atlanta’s WGCL Plans to Add More Than 40 Newsroom Staffers By Kevin Eck on Mar. 14, 2022 - 10:24 AM The move comes months after the station was purchased by Gray.
View Post ABC Affiliates | Anchors | Revolving Door Longtime Atlanta Anchor Karyn Greer to Join WSB By Kevin Eck on Mar. 8, 2022 - 9:19 AM Greer has worked in the Atlanta market since joining WXIA in 1999.
View Post CBS Affiliates | News Directors | Revolving Door WGCL Names News Director and CSD By Kevin Eck on Dec. 22, 2021 - 3:50 PM WGCL gm Erik Schrader said the new ND, Kim Saxon, is "well respected by her peers and staff."
View Post Anchors | CBS Affiliates | Revolving Door | ShopTalk WGCL Brings in Legendary Atlanta Anchor to Host New Shows By Kevin Eck on Dec. 9, 2021 - 10:30 AM Monica Kaufman Pearson, who retired from broadcasting in 2012, is coming out of retirement to helm two new shows.
View Post ShopTalk | TV Biz Gray Picks Up Hometown Station in $2.8 Billion Deal with Meredith By Kevin Eck on Dec. 1, 2021 - 9:05 AM The purchase is expected to bring some stability to Atlanta's WGCL.
View Post Anchors | CBS Affiliates | Reporting | Revolving Door Atlanta Anchor Calling It Quits After Five Years By Kevin Eck on Nov. 22, 2021 - 10:31 AM Ashley Thompson told viewers, "if you can make it in this demanding, pressure cooker business, you can make it anywhere."
View Post ABC Affiliates | CBS Affiliates Community Rallies Around Atlanta Anchor Recovering from Brain Surgery By Kevin Eck on Apr. 19, 2021 - 9:29 AM Georgia's Own Credit Union put the message "Atlanta Loves You, Jovita!" on one of its signs.