Meet the 11Alive News Digital team. The station previously aired a program called Noonday for many years, beginning with the news at noon and at 12:30 continuing on for the rest of the hour with features, akin somewhat to the Today Show. In the show, she revealed that she was looking forward to spending that special day with her future special one. It also produces a half-hour prime time newscast at 10 p.m. for sister station WATL, which competes with the longer-running hour-long 10 p.m. newscast on Fox-owned WAGA-TV. TrendyQueen is a women's multimedia brand focused on Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He spent the last 16-years of his career in Greenville, South Carolina before moving to Atlanta in August 2022. Last year, "we actually thought about getting out of the business completely. Pacific & Southern later merged with Combined Communications Corporation; the merged company could not purchase both WQXI radio and television, as the FCC had barred new radio-television combinations in top 50 markets. Owned and operated by a group of Atlanta businessmen organized as Broadcasting, Inc., WLTV was indirectly born from the 1950 merger of Atlanta's two newspapers. Who are the anchors on 11Alive in Atlanta? 5 Crash Clark. Previously, Francesca was an entertainment anchor of Morning Rush at 11Alive, WXIA in Atlanta. This move could be traced to ratings: NBC slid to a very poor third place; meanwhile, ABC was in first place for most of the late 1970s and was seeking out affiliates with higher viewership in many markets, including Atlanta. At the time, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) did not permit the sale of television station construction permits, considering it "trafficking". He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events. . Kansas City celebrated KSHB 41 Chief Meteorologist Gary Lezak on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. For its sister station that formerly used the callsign used by WXIA, see, Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with, sorted by primary channel network affiliations. Sue is active in the community, volunteering for events at the Media Theatre, Tyler Arboretum, the SPCA, and many more. WATL occasionally airs NBC programs when WXIA is not able due to extended breaking news and severe weather coverage, or special programming. ", Earlier in his career, he said he put his job first. News Anchor for Atlanta's 11Alive The station began calling its newscasts News Watch in 1963 and began broadcasting news in color for the first time on March 20, 1967. His wife informed 11Alive on Friday that he had died on February 1. Jane It was the third Atlanta television station to sign-on after WSB-TV and WAGA, all signing on within a three-year time frame. The station also provided local coverage of Super Bowl XXVIII, which was hosted at the Georgia Dome. Crosley had started WLWI (now WTHR) in Indianapolis in 1957, but Fairbanks insisted that the last VHF allocation in Indianapolis should go to a local owner. He worked for 11Alive (19741985), WAGA, CNN, WABC in NYC, and KABC in LA for a total of 11 years. In 2018, she was the first to be sent from 11Alive to cover the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. But an agreement with WAGA-TV and AccuWeather has made WXIA switch its programming and presentation to WeatherNation TV. When the FCC lifted its freeze on new TV stations with the Sixth Report and Order in April 1952, it made several changes to television allocations and substituted channel 11 for 8 at Atlanta, modifying WLTV's license to specify channel 11. Anchor/Reporter. 4 Madison Carter. He did evenings when he first came to Atlanta but switched to mornings in 2011. (Video) Meteorologist Carley Gomez joins ABC10, (Video) PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs for wildfire protection, (Video) Safely providing facts, not fear at ABC10, (Video) Businesses in Northern California shut down due to poor air quality, (Video) Sacramento city leaders propose ideas to tackle homelessness, (Video) How the Camp Fire has changed the lives of even the youngest survivors, (Video) Semi-automatic weapons vs Full automatic weapons: What is the difference? Jennifer Bellamy Georgia Bulldog, Falcons Fan, DST, Award-winning journalist and @11alive Anchor at 5pm, 6pm & 11pm [9] Due to the way the transfer was structured legally, WXIA operates under the license originally granted to WSB-TV, while the current WSB-TV license dates from 1951. Connie Chung turns 70 on August 20th. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside MyNetworkTV affiliate WATL (channel 36). Here, he also served as "Mr. Pix," the host of a well-liked kids' show. Russell came to 11Alive in 2016 from New Yorks WNBC-TV, where she was a morning anchor. It was therefore not originally transmitted on sister station WATL (virtual channel 36.3, digital channel 25) because it would look the same there, and that station's bandwidth is being used for mobile television (ATSC-M/H), including WXIA's mobile channels. I'm really looking forward to help WVLT win.". Ron Sailor, "Hello Georgia" Co-Host (?, now local minister, Harry "pothole" Samler, General Assignment Reporter (2000-2005, now at, Wes Sarginson - Anchor/Reporter (1997-2008), Guy Sharpe - Meteorologist (1977-1996, deceased), Jim Shuler, General Assignment Reporter (?, Governor's Office of Highway Safety), Orleon Sidney, Freelance weather anchor (2008-2009), Tom Sinkovitz - Anchor/Reporter (1984-1989, last at, Joby Smith - Sports Anchor/Reporter (1997-98), Bob Sokoler - "11 Alive at 5" and "Noonday" co-host (1990-1993), Steve Somers, Sports Anchor/Reporter (1976-1978, now at, Flip Spiceland, Morning & Noon Weather Anchor (2001-2008), Rene Starzyk, General Assignment Reporter (2000-2003, now at, Mike Stevens, General Assignment Reporter (2000-?) Some network daytime programs switched stations in August, before the full affiliation switch occurred. Bonnie McLaughlin Cannon, Meteorologist (?-1996), Blair Meeks, Reporter (2003-2008) (now at Jackson/Spalding PR firm in Atlanta), Terri Merryman - Anchor (1991-1993, now at, Dave Michaels, Anchor/Reporter (1976-1985), later with, Steen Miles, General Assignment Reporter (1984-1999, now, Rebecca Erwin Miller, Meteorologist (1988-1991, later at, Russ Minshew, Meteorologist (?-1982) (deceased), Chuck Moore, Anchor/Reporter (1981-1997, last seen at, Kelly Morgan Mack, Anchor/Reporter (1987-1991, last seen at, Andrea Nissen - Anchor/Reporter (1983-1986), Royal Norman, Chief Meteorologist (1996-1999, now at KTVK-TV in Phoenix, Arizona), Vernon Odom, Anchor/Reporter (1975-1976, now at, Denis O'Hayer - Political Reporter (1998-2009), Paul Ossmann - Chief Meteorologist (1998-2011, last seen at, Stone Phillips, Reporter (1978-1979, formerly of, Marc Pickard - Reporter (1988-2010) retired, John Pruitt, Anchor/Reporter (1978-1993, now at, Ed Reams, Reporter (1996 - 1998, now News Director at, Deiah Riley, Anchor/Reporter (1999-2003, now at, Angela Robinson, Anchor/Reporter (1994-1997, now at, Del Rodgers, Sports Anchor/Reporter (1986-1997, now at. Aisha Howard is an Emmy-nominated news anchor for 11Alive Morning News After graduating from Michigan State University, the proud Spartan landed her first news job behind the scenes as an assignment editor in Atlanta, Francesca Amiker is leaving 11Alive for her dream job, After nine years at WRIC, Chesley left his job anchoring the weather on Good Morning Richmond and the 8 News at Noon newscasts, and moved to Buffalo, New York where he joined the staff of WGRZ as morning Meteorologist for the Daybreak Morning show and Noon newscasts, She serves on the boards of Kenny Leons True Colors Theater Company and Chayil, Inc, a nonprofit that helps domestic abuse victims In addition, Wood serves on several local advisory boards in the Atlanta area Wood lives in Atlanta, Georgia and has two daughters, Kristen and Kandis, Earlier this month, May 24, Chyna tweeted to announce her resignation from Fox 29 She wrote on her Twitter account that this week could be her last at Fox 29 office and she will be moving on to new adventures in the future Shaina Humphries real reason for leaving Fox 29 News is unclear and ambiguous, FOX 29s Shaina Humphries shares her story about being a biracial child and her experiences, Lauren Johnson the popular news anchor and reporter at FOX 29 (WTXF-TV) in Philadelphia announced on social media that she is leaving the station, Holley joined FOX 29 News as a co-host of Good Day Philadelphia in the summer of 2014 She is a multi-award-winning journalist who previously worked at WMBF-TV in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as a reporter and fill-in anchor for the stations morning news shows, Husband, Nick Johnson was named the Head Coach at alma mater from 2018 to 2020 (Huntington University), Bill Vargus knew things were serious when a heart doctor at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania told him, Youre lucky you woke up The former Fox 29 sports anchor, who has arrhythmia, makes a living flipping homes, and was working on a house when the room began spinning, Fox 29 has hired Shiba Russell to replace the recently departed Shaina Humphries as its evening news co-anchor, Kathy resides in South Jersey with her family. Harris, now on the board of directors for Legacy of Hope, is a man on the move; and in addition to being a sponsored athlete for the 2022 Love Run Half Marathon, he has a lot of irons in the fire, thanks to parlaying his Temple University education into a career that branches into not only radio, television, and movies Francis officially resigned from Fox News on Feb. 2, 2021, and later lodged a complaint with the New York State Department of Labor, alleging that she was retaliated against for pointing out a pay disparity at her network. ), Neal Boortz, "Hello Georgia" Co-Host (?, now with, Steve Browne - Meteorologist (1976-1990, now at, Carmen Burns, Anchor/Reporter/"Peachtree Morning" Co-Host (1984-2000, now a communications coach), Ellen Burstien McFarlane, Anchor/Reporter (1970s, deceased), Ryan Cameron, "Atlanta & Company" Co-Host (2005-2007), John Cater, free-lance reporter (2008, deceased), Joie Chen, Anchor/Reporter (1985-1991, now at, Renee Chenault-Fattah, Anchor/Reporter (1989-1991, now at, Tom Clark, "Peachtree Morning" Co-Host (1997-1998), Tiffany Cochran, Weekend Anchor & Reporter (1997-2007), Neil Craig - Weekend Anchor (early 1970s), Reporter, Assignment Editor (1971-2003, deceased), Virgil Dominic, Anchor (1972-1976; later news director at, Dennis Douda, Anchor/Reporter (1995-1998, now at, Art Eckman, Sports Anchor/Reporter (1978-1991), Bruce Erion, Skycam Pilot/Reporter (1982-1999, now with, Doug Evans, General Assignment Reporter (1991-1993, now at, Holly Firfer, "Atlanta & Company" Co-Host (2005-2009), Joe Flanagan - Weather Anchor/Feature Reporter (1976-1980, now at, Kay Flowers, Reporter/Fill-In Anchor (1988-2006), Beth Galvin, General Assignment Reporter (1994-1996, now at, Barbara Gauthier, Anchor/Reporter (1996-2000, now at, Jim Huber - Sports Anchor/Reporter (1977-1984; later at, Patricia Hunte - Anchor/"11 Alive at 5" co-host (1984-1993), Gail Janus, Meteorologist (1976-1979) (now Gail Kreher), Josh Johnson, Fill-In Meteorologist/Weather Producer (?-2008) Now at, Tricia Kean, Anchor/Reporter (1992-1998, now at, Arch Kennedy, Meteorologist (1996-1999, now at, Kimberley Kennedy, Anchor/Reporter (1993-1997), moved to WSB-TV until 2009, Kerry Kilbride - Anchor (1985-1989, last seen at, Catherine Kim - Anchor/Reporter (2006-2010), Ellen Kolodziej, Special Assignments Reporter (?, , formerly of, Mike Landess, Anchor/Reporter (1994-1997, now at, Yetta Levitt - "Noonday" host (1983-1987), Ashley McDonald, Weather Producer and fill-in meteorologist in 2009-2010. The morning news program Today in Atlanta had experienced a 40% ratings drop, leaving them a very distant third behind the local morning shows on WSB and WAGA, and sometimes fourth behind WGCL. 4 Madison Carter. Isis began her broadcasting career in 2004 at KZTV in Corpus Christi, where she served as the station's 5, 6, and 10 p.m. anchor. The affiliate is teasing his arrival with this video: Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. Prior to joining FOX 29, Shiba spent six years as a weekday anchor for the NBC station in Atlanta. ), Neal Boortz, "Hello Georgia" Co-Host (?, now with, Steve Browne - Meteorologist (1976-1990, now at, Carmen Burns, Anchor/Reporter/"Peachtree Morning" Co-Host (1984-2000, now a communications coach), Ellen Burstien McFarlane, Anchor/Reporter (1970s, deceased), Ryan Cameron, "Atlanta & Company" Co-Host (2005-2007), John Cater, free-lance reporter (2008, deceased), Joie Chen, Anchor/Reporter (1985-1991, now at, Renee Chenault-Fattah, Anchor/Reporter (1989-1991, now at, Tom Clark, "Peachtree Morning" Co-Host (1997-1998), Tiffany Cochran, Weekend Anchor & Reporter (1997-2007), Neil Craig - Weekend Anchor (early 1970s), Reporter, Assignment Editor (1971-2003, deceased), Dennis Douda, Anchor/Reporter (1995-1998, now at, Art Eckman, Sports Anchor/Reporter (1978-1991), Bruce Erion, Skycam Pilot/Reporter (1982-1999, now with, Doug Evans, General Assignment Reporter (1991-1993, now at, Holly Firfer, "Atlanta & Company" Co-Host (2005-2009), Joe Flanagan - Weather Anchor/Feature Reporter (1976-1980, now at, Kay Flowers, Reporter/Fill-In Anchor (1988-2006), Beth Galvin, General Assignment Reporter (1994-1996, now at, Barbara Gauthier, Anchor/Reporter (1996-2000, now at, Jim Huber - Sports Anchor/Reporter (1977-1984), Patricia Hunte - Anchor/"11 Alive at 5" co-host (1984-1993), Gail Janus, Meteorologist (1976-1979) (now Gail Kreher), Josh Johnson, Fill-In Meteorologist/Weather Producer (?-2008) Now at, Tricia Kean, Anchor/Reporter (1992-1998, now at, Arch Kennedy, Meteorologist (1996-1999, now at, Kimberley Kennedy, Anchor/Reporter (1993-1997), moved to WSB-TV until 2009, Kerry Kilbride - Anchor (1985-1989, last seen at, Catherine Kim - Anchor/Reporter (2006-2010), Ellen Kolodziej, Special Assignments Reporter (?, , formerly of, Mike Landess, Anchor/Reporter (1994-1997, now at, Yetta Levitt - "Noonday" host (1983-1987), Ashley McDonald, Weather Producer and fill-in meteorologist in 2009-2010. 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