View Post Anchors | ShopTalk Former Miami Anchor in Intensive Care By Kevin Eck on Jun. 9, 2014 - 11:31 AM Kelley Mitchell, former anchor for Miami FOX affiliate WSVN and ABC affiliate WPLG is in the ICU after suffering a collapsed lung. Mitchell, who is now a radio anchor, told Gossip Extra her doctors are still trying to figure out w ...
ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk WPLG Anchor Tweets His Last Show is the One He’s Anchoring By Kevin Eck on Mar. 14, 2014 - 12:54 PM WPLG anchor Jason Martinez sent out a tweet and posted on facebook that the show he was anchoring this morning would be his last at the Miami ABC affiliate. Guys, this is my last newscast anchoring the Local10 morning news. Thank ...
View Post TVBiz Emily Barr: Post-Newsweek Stations Not For Sale By Merrill Knox on Mar. 12, 2014 - 1:50 PM Emily Barr, the president and CEO of the Post-Newsweek stations, is seeking to allay fears within the station group after the sale of WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, was announced this morning. In a memo to staffers obtained by ...
View Post ShopTalk | TVBiz Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire WPLG From Graham Holdings By Merrill Knox on Mar. 12, 2014 - 10:10 AM Warren Buffett is adding a television station to Berkshire Hathaway’s media portfolio: the company will acquire WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, from Graham Holdings Co.’s Post-Newsweek station group. In addition to W ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Miami Creative Services Director Announces Retirement By Kevin Eck on Feb. 14, 2014 - 2:40 PM Paul Kaniewski has announced his retirement from Miami ABC affiliate WPLG. In an email obtained by TVSpy, WPLG GM Bert Medina told staffers, “After a tenure that spans 26 ½ years of service, Paul Kaniewski has informed me o ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Post-Newsweek Names New GM at WPLG By Kevin Eck on Oct. 4, 2013 - 11:58 AM Post-Newsweek Stations announced Bert Medina as vice president and general manager of its Miami ABC affiliate WPLG. “Bert’s passion for television, combined with his deep knowledge of the Miami market and his 27 years ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk | Weather WATCH: Miami Meteorologist Glides Through Storm for Weather Report By Kevin Eck on Oct. 2, 2013 - 11:43 AM Last time TVSpy saw WPLG‘s Roland Steadham, he was parachuting through Saharan dust to explain why the Miami area was seeing unusually dry weather. This time the meteorologist for the Miami ABC affiliate went the other direc ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | Weather WATCH: Miami Meteorologist Jumps Out of Plane to Find Saharan Dust By Kevin Eck on Sep. 18, 2013 - 11:05 AM WPLG‘s Roland Steadham said last Friday and Saturday was an unusually rain free time in the Miami area. The meteorologist for the Miami ABC affiliate told viewers the dry skies might be caused by the Saharan Desert. “T ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Biz WPLG General Manager Dave Boylan to Join Rentrak Board of Directors By Merrill Knox on Sep. 12, 2013 - 10:04 AM WPLG vice president and general manager Dave Boylan is leaving the Miami ABC affiliate to join Rentrak’s board of directors. “Dave’s experience gives our Board first-hand input on what local stations want and wil ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk ‘It’s Time to Take on a New Challenge’: WPLG GM Dave Boylan Resigns By Kevin Eck on Aug. 23, 2013 - 9:00 AM Dave Boylan, vice president and general manager of WPLG, has resigned from the Post-Newsweek Miami-Fort Lauderdale ABC affiliate. Boylan told TVSpy, “I am leaving to join the Board of Directors of a high growth company in th ...