CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk How Did 27 Stations End Up With Identical Scripts For a Story About Conan O’Brien? By Merrill Knox on Nov. 4, 2011 - 2:45 PM Conan O’Brien poked fun at content-sharing in local news this week, showing a clip on his show of several anchors repeating the same phrase — “push the envelope” — while reporting on the late night ho ...
CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk | Sports Kevin Gehl Joins WLNS As Weekend Sports Anchor By Merrill Knox on Oct. 26, 2011 - 2:51 PM Kevin Gehl will join Lansing CBS-affiliate WLNS in November as the weekend sports anchor. Since 2009, Gehl has been a reporter for Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area, a high school sports show that airs on San Francisco’s KOFY. From 200 ...
Anchors | CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk Anchor Dave Akerly Departs WLNS After 21 Years By Andrew Gauthier on Jul. 29, 2011 - 11:01 AM Dave Akerly, who has been with WLNS since 1990 and a main anchor for the Lansing CBS-affiliate since 2002, is leaving the station after August 1st. “They say that all good things must come to an end,” Akerly posted on ...
CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk WLNS Launches Local Version of ‘The View’ By Andrew Gauthier on May. 2, 2011 - 11:45 AM WLNS, a CBS-affiliate serving central michigan, is debuting a new talk show this week that’s essentially a local version of “The View” or “The Talk.” “Six in the City” features six local n ...
Reporting | ShopTalk In Central Michigan, WLNS Announces Partnership with Local Newspaper By Andrew Gauthier on Mar. 22, 2011 - 11:02 AM Lansing’s WLNS has entered into a partnership with a local newspaper–a move that has become increasingly common among TV stations across the country. WLNS, a CBS-affiliate serving central Michigan, announced this week ...
Anchors | ShopTalk Lansing’s WLNS Makes Changes at Anchor Desk By Andrew Gauthier on Feb. 24, 2011 - 11:41 AM WLNS, a CBS-affiliate in central Michigan, is shuffling its anchor lineup. Lauren Thompson, who has been with WLNS since 2003 and anchors the station’s morning and noon newscasts, is moving from weekdays to weekends. She wil ...
