WTNH Settles Anchor Mystery

WTNH-TV (News 8) has signed a new contract with Sonia Baghdady, and the station will retool its weekday morning show starting Monday, employing a new set, content, technology and pace, said General Manager Mark Higgins. Higgins addressed the mystery of the station advertising on its website for a news anchor in a way that seemed to take swipes at Baghdady.

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Former WLS Anchorman Struggling

One month after he was arrested and spent Christmas in jail on a variety of charges, former Chicago television newsman Kevin Roy says he’s thinking of making a bid for the White House to help change public attitudes about mental illness.

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News Directors in the News

John LaPorte takes the helm at WITI (his second Milwaukee news director post) while Jennifer Hardy returns to Reno to take over the KOLO newsroom. And, John Shelby becomes the fourth news director in five years at KRCG. More ND news at Rick Gevers newsletter.

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WNEP On Top

WNEP-TV, the ABC affiliate based in Moosic and broadcasting to all or parts of two dozen counties in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania, airs 11 local news programs each weekday. And all 11 of them earn ratings in the top nine nationally. According to the November 2011 Nielsen survey, Channel 16 has the highest-rated local newscast in the nation for its 5:30 a.m., 6 a.m., 6:30 a.m., 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts.

 

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