Anchors | ShopTalk Former WHO, WOI Anchor Dies at 38 By Andrew Gauthier on Nov. 29, 2011 - 10:20 AM Bobbi Jean Silvernail, who worked as an anchor and reporter for WHO and WOI in Des Moines, died suddenly on Sunday. She was 38. Known to Iowa viewers as Bobbi Bergman, Silvernail worked as an anchor at NBC-affiliate WHO from 1999 ...
ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk | Social Media WLNE Gets a Citadel Makeover By Andrew Gauthier on Sep. 12, 2011 - 10:38 AM Providence ABC-affiliate WLNE, which was purchased last spring by Citadel Communications, has launched a new website with an updated logo as it prepares to begin broadcasting the news in HD. The design of the new site, as well as ...
ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Biz WOI Boss Defends Decision Not to Air Colbert Ad: ‘It Was a Close Call’ By Andrew Gauthier on Aug. 17, 2011 - 5:37 PM WOI has been a favorite target of Stephen Colbert this past week, ever since the Des Moines ABC-affiliate decided not to air his satirical Super PAC ad in the days leading up to last weekend’s Iowa straw poll. Colbert even c ...
ABC Affiliates | Reporting | ShopTalk Colbert Tries to Recruit WOI Reporter Katie Eastman By Andrew Gauthier on Aug. 16, 2011 - 1:48 PM Stephen Colbert has gone after WOI during his past few shows, after the Des Moines ABC-affiliate refused to air his satirical Super PAC ad last week (video above). An unlikely byproduct of the feud is the growing national profile ...