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Cox Looking to Change Call Letters of Jacksonville Stations

By Kevin Eck on Aug. 26, 2014 - 3:49 PM

The Florida Times-Union reports Jacksonville, FL, CBS and FOX affiliate WTEV-WAWS is asking the FCC to change its call letters. In a July 30 filing, station owners, Cox Media Group, asked the FCC to change WAWS to WFOX and WTEV to ...

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Jacksonville Anchor Reportedly Fired Gets Promoted

By Kevin Eck on Aug. 18, 2014 - 1:23 PM

COX Media Group has announced Paige Kelton will move off the anchor desk and into the role special projects manager for WTEV-WAWS. Jim Zerwekh, VP and GM of WTEV-WAWS, told TVSpy, Tenikka Smith-Hughes will replace Kelton on the an ...

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John Bachman Set to Join WTEV-WAWS

By Merrill Knox on Jul. 16, 2014 - 3:30 PM

John Bachman is making a move within Cox Media Group, joining WTEV-WAWS in Jacksonville after seven years at WSB in Atlanta: Tweeps. It’s true. I’m moving to @wsbtv sister station in #JAX WTEV/WAWS. It’s a great ...

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Jacksonville Station Mistakenly Shows Rival Meteorologist as Man Wanted for Sex Crimes

By Kevin Eck on Jun. 17, 2014 - 4:47 PM

One Tim Deegan is a meteorologist for Jacksonville NBC and ABC affiliate WJXX-WTLV. The other is awaiting arraignment on charges of human trafficking after police say he kept three women trapped as sex slaves. When CBS and FOX aff ...

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Jacksonville City Council President: Cox ‘Exercised Bad Judgment’ at WTEV-WAWS

By Merrill Knox on Jun. 4, 2014 - 11:23 AM

Jacksonville City Council President Bill Gulliford has sent a letter to Cox Media criticizing the decision to dismiss five anchors at WTEV-WAWS, the Jacksonville Daily Record reports: In a letter to [Cox Media Group President Bill ...

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Jacksonville Station to Reportedly Let Five Anchors Go

By Kevin Eck on May. 28, 2014 - 4:48 PM

Cox owned Jacksonville CBS and FOX affiliate WTEV-WAWS is reportedly cleaning house in its anchor ranks. The Jacksonville Business Journal reports, “anchors Mark Spain, Paige Kelton, Lynnsey Gardner and Mike and Tera Barz ...

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Garrett Bedenbaugh to Join WTEV-WAWS as Weekend Meteorologist

By Kevin Eck on Apr. 10, 2014 - 2:31 PM

Garrett Bedenbaugh is joining Jacksonville CBS and FOX affiliate WTEV-WAWS as weekend meteorologist. WTEV-WAWS news director Bob Longo told TVSpy Bedenbaugh will join the station in mid to late May and will start on air, “so ...

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Bob Longo Named News Director for WTEV-WAWS

By Kevin Eck on Jan. 2, 2014 - 5:02 PM

Cox Media Group has named Bob Longo as news director for its Jacksonville, FL, CBS and FOX affiliates WTEV-WAWS. “I’m thrilled and honored to join Cox Media Group Jacksonville and CBS47 & FOX30 Action News beginnin ...

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Mike McCormick Out as WTEV-WAWS ND

By Merrill Knox on Dec. 2, 2013 - 10:33 AM

News director Mike McCormick is out at WTEV-WAWS, Cox Media’s CBS and Fox affiliates in Jacksonville, Fla. “Mike McCormick has left our company,” general manager Jim Zerwekh told TVSpy. “Mike Dreaden, WSB-T ...

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WTEV-WAWS Renovating Newsroom

By Merrill Knox on Jul. 31, 2013 - 11:56 AM

The newsroom at WTEV-WAWS, Cox Media Group’s duopoly in Jacksonville, is undergoing a renovation to “to upgrade and coordinate its news dissemination through traditional and web channels, social media and mobile apps,& ...

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