View Post FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk Tumor Delays Cleveland Reporter’s Debut on New Station By Kevin Eck on Jul. 20, 2015 - 11:31 AM "It should be three to four days in the hospital, then recovery is a matter of weeks, depending on a zillion factors," said Ed Gallek.
View Post Law & Ethics Guy Arrested After Acting Like a Jerk While Shooting Car Crash Video By Kevin Eck on Jul. 16, 2015 - 2:25 PM “We searched to try to find anything to charge him with,” said police detective Buddy Sivert.
View Post ABC Affiliates | Digital | TV Biz Is The Selfie Stick Coming to News? Only If You Like Shaky Video By Kevin Eck on Jun. 19, 2015 - 5:40 PM Having seen the demo of a handheld shot (above) with the LiveU SmartGrip, the company might want to concentrate on the live uplink part of the show which was recently used by a Cleveland station.
View Post CBS Affiliates | TV Biz ‘An Offer He Can’t Refuse?’ GM Sends Landlord a Dead Mouse By Kevin Eck on May. 4, 2015 - 11:55 AM "My assistant opened it and she just about fainted," the CEO of the station's landlord told the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
View Post CBS Affiliates | News Directors | Revolving Door Fred D’Ambrosi New ND at WOIO By Kevin Eck on Mar. 9, 2015 - 1:25 PM D'Ambrosi takes the place of Dan Salamone who left the Raycom-owned Cleveland CBS affiliate in January.
View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk WOIO News Director Stepping Down By Kevin Eck on Jan. 5, 2015 - 5:23 PM First, veteran reporter Ed Gallek jumps ship, now Cleveland CBS affiliate WOIO will say goodbye to its news director. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Dan Salamone is leaving WOIO Friday, January 9. Salamone told staffers the ne ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk WJW’s Peggy Sinkovich Marrying the Competition By Aneya Fernando on Oct. 10, 2014 - 10:47 AM Today in rom-coms come to life: the love story of WJW reporter Peggy Sinkovich and WOIO reporter Ed Gallek. As Cleveland.com reports, the pair met two years ago when they were both covering a Cleveland police chase. That’s ...
View Post ShopTalk | Sports Cleveland Stations Cover LeBron James News: ‘He’s Coming Home’ By Merrill Knox on Jul. 11, 2014 - 2:28 PM Looks like Cleveland CBS affiliate WOIO will have to make good on the offer to rename its sports studio after LeBron James: the NBA star announced today that will return to the Cleveland Cavaliers next season after four years with ...
CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk WOIO GM Bill Applegate Retiring By Kevin Eck on Feb. 13, 2014 - 1:45 PM WOIO GM Bill Applegate told staffers at the Cleveland, OH, CBS affiliate he is retiring after 45 years in the industry. He wrote in a memo his years at Raycom were the highlight of his career. “I am immensely proud of our ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk WOIO Giving Away Old Anchor Desk on Facebook By Kevin Eck on Feb. 11, 2014 - 5:38 PM We’ve heard of stations giving away cars and money during sweeps, but Cleveland CBS affiliate WOIO is giving away its old anchor desk. The station announced on its facebook page, “19 Action News has a new studio and i ...