Thomas John Brokaw (; born February 6, 1940) is an American television journalist and author, best known for being the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for 22 years (1982-2004). Most Read Gadsden woman charged with promoting prison contraband (Times Mirror Co. to sell four stations to Argyle Communications Inc.)", "Argyle socks away profit. Bolen switched to WBRC/Channel 6 in 1969, and it would be his last career move. The FCC later granted WBRC to reclaim the top level of the tower for its main antenna, improving its digital coverage area (the former main antenna remains in use as an auxiliary antenna). All rights reserved. I inherited a grand WBRC legacy when I arrived atop Red Mountain 40 years ago to work in the footsteps of legendary broadcasters I grew up watching. Harris died in 2012. There was a team you could count on at Channel 6: Joe Langston at news, Pat Gray at weather, Herb Winches at sports, Hollis said. He started his career in television on October 21, 1987, as a news producer at WJSU-TV in Anniston, Alabama. Known as Cousin Cliff, he was local TV institution who was as famous as Captain Kangaroo or Bozo the Clown. [23], On June 25, 2018, Atlanta-based Gray Television announced it had reached an agreement with Raycom to merge their respective broadcasting assets (consisting of Raycom's 63 existing owned-and/or-operated television stations, including WBRC), and Gray's 93 television stations) under the former's corporate umbrella. In April 1995, Citicasters transferred the operations of WBRC and WGHP to Fox Television Stations, which took over operational control through time brokerage agreements with New World and purchased the stations three months later on July 22; Fox formally finalized the purchase of the two stations on January 17, 1996. Whats happening in schools, bringing attention to invaluable charities, highlighting the good things people do for strangers, all while holding the powerful accountable, and investigating injustices. of State: Alabama woman who joined ISIS, wants to return home is no longer US citizen; cannot return, UAB employees injured in bus crash in northwest AL, Wichita County Tax Office provides alternative service locations, Kids Fishing Rodeo to be held at Plum Lake. With the switch to Fox, WBRC became one of only a few television stations in the United States to have maintained primary affiliations with all of the Big Three networks, and the only one in the country to have had primary affiliations with all four current major networks; it also became the first network-owned commercial television station in the state of Alabama. N.Y. Anchor (1989-1992) unknown episodes Penny Crone . Gillian Brooks joined the WBRC FOX6 News team in July of 2022. Russell graduated from Hoover High School and earned his broadcasting degree from the University of Alabama. Holman was hired by hired by WAPI-TV/Channel 13 to star on the kiddie show The Tip-Top Clubhouse in 1954. I suspect it will begin with beach time, songwriting and a lot of daydreaming. Menu. Myth enshrines conservative social values, raising tradition on a pedestal. Anchor Stephanie Simoni has been working as a journalist in Connecticut for more than a decade and proudly joined Channel 3 Eyewitness News in May of 2022. 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In addition to compensating for the absence of daily national morning and evening newscasts on Fox's schedule, the expansion of WBRC's news lineup also filled timeslots vacated by the departures of Good Morning America and World News Tonight through the discontinuance of its ABC affiliation. Now, Josh serves the community as an On Your Side Investigator. In 2015, Winches opened a restaurant on Lake Martin, The Landing at Parker Creek, but his status as a sports figure remains intact. Man shot to death on his first day of work in Ala. In this undated file photo, Tom York of WBRC-TV in Birmingham (second from right) attended a Touchdown Club Dinner with Doug Layton, Creed Gilmer, Judge Barber and Paul "Bear" Bryant. A teacher at an Alabama high school was killed when he was ran over by a school bus in the parking lot, according to the district. York's program, meanwhile, was so popular that, when ABC debuted AM America in January 1975, WBRC declined to carry itpreferring not to alter, let alone cancel, what had become a local television institution in The Morning Show; this continued after ABC replaced the more news-driven AM America with Good Morning America, which maintained a format similar to York's program, in November of that year. Chasity Maxie joined the WBRC FOX6 News family in April of 2020, but her journey here has had many twists and turns. We compiled dozens of pictures from Janets TV family and her own family to share: No doubt about it, we owe a large debt of gratitude to Janet for all shes done on behalf of WBRC over the years that has allowed this station to succeed and lead in Alabamas largest market, said WBRC FOX6 News Vice President and General Manager, Collin R. Gaston. He was suspended from NBC News for six months in 2015 for exaggerating his involvement in some of his past stories. Church also said that Fox 6 News Director James Finch had told her in September that she would not be retained when her contract came up for renewal in March 2016. After WBRC became a Fox station in September 1996, the station shifted its programming focus heavily towards local news, increasing its output from about 25 hours a week to around 40 hours. Bria Chatman is a Reporter/Multimedia Journalist at WBRC FOX6 News. The two stations studios atop Red Mountain (between Vulcan Trail and Valley View Drive) in southeastern Birmingham, where WBRC's transmitter is also located. He started his career in 1954 at radio station WSGN-AM, where he was a sales person, news director and disc jockey, hosting a Saturday night rock n roll show he called Rollin with Bolen. After 11 years at WSGN, Bolen broke into television at CBS affiliate WBMG-TV/Channel 42 in 1965, where he was a street reporter and anchor. (AL.com file photo), Tom York, a mainstay at WBRC-TV/Channel 6 from 1957 to 1989, became a household name in Birmingham as the host of The Tom York Morning Show. I was the last one hired, York recalled in a 2017 interview with the Over the Mountain Journal. As she steps away from daily news coverage Janet plans to continue working in the community through volunteering and as an active leader of Asbury United Methodist Church. In 1979, channel 6 became the first television station in Alabama to acquire a helicopter for newsgathering, "Chopper 6". Now more than ever, viewers rely on television news to stay informed about everything from the latest pandemic developments to the fight for racial equality, the economy, and the upcoming election, said Shannon Isbell, News Director at WBRC FOX6 News. Burns also discovered a star, giving Tammy Wynette her first break when she was an unknown hairdresser from Midfield. Taft later bought ABC's former syndication arm, Worldvision Enterprises, in 1979 (ABC spun off this division in 1973 as a result of fin-syn laws, which have since been repealed). Well, I guess, they didn't hear the Lundy part because it was a different Marcus.". [5] Storer had to sell its broadcast holdings in Birmingham after it purchased radio station WIBG (now WNTP) in Philadelphia and its television sister, WPFH (later WVUE) in Wilmington, Delaware (whose frequency is now occupied by WHYY-TV) to comply with the FCC's ownership limits of that time period. The station's transmitter was originally purposed as the transmitter facilities for radio station WBRC-FM (102.5, now WBPT at 106.9 FM; original frequency now occupied by WDXB), which signed on in 1947 with the highest radiated power of any radio station worldwide, operating at 500,000 watts; after the FM station suspended operations in June 1948 due to continued revenue losses due to the lack of radios equipped with FM tuners, Hanna borrowed $150,000 to build a new studio facility and transmitter atop Red Mountain for the television station. Brooke Allen - traffic reporter (2008-2009), Dave Bondy reporter (2001-2010; now at WPXI in Pittsburgh), Mary Brown - weekend evenings meteorologist (1983-1985; deceased), "Country Boy" Eddie Burns - host of longest produced program for local country music talent, The "Country Boy" Eddie Show (1957-1993; retired), Shane Butler - weekend evening meteorologist (1993-1996; now at WRDW-TV in Augusta, Georgia), Wynette Byrd (Tammy Wynette) was a regular performer on WBRC's, John Carroll - meteorologist (19961999; currently at KREX-TV in Grand Junction, CO), Dan Cates - Assistant Promotions Director and Bureau Chief (1984-1993; now at WSPA-TV in Greenville, South Carolina), Bruce Cunningham - sports director (1985-1989; now at WBFF-TV in Baltimore), Brian Curtis - weekend news anchor reporter (1993-1995; now at KXAS-TV in Dallas, Texas), Chris Davis - weekend meteorologist (2002-2005), Terri Denard - weekend anchor reporter (19821993; now at University of Alabama), Michael Douglas - morning reporter; consumer reporter/producer (1996-1998; retired), Jonathan Elias - reporter (1988-1991; now at WBZ-TV in Boston), Art Franklin - weekend news anchor weekday evenings news anchor (1991-2003; retired from WAGA-TV in 2008), Ron Grillo - weekend sports anchor/fill-in anchor reporter (19781994), Eli Gold sports anchor (1980-1989; currently the voice of University of Alabama football & hosts the weekly, Cynthia Gould - weekend news anchor (2001-2006; currently weekend news anchor at WIAT in Birmingham), Donna Hamilton - weekday weather reporter (1977-1981; now at WBAL-TV in Baltimore), Mike Hogewood sports anchor (1981-1986 currently lead broadcaster for the Atlantic Coast Conference), Michael Jones - fill-in anchor/reporter (1983-1994), Rick Journey - weekend anchor, weekdays morning anchor, and Tuscaloosa reporter (19922012), Ted Klimasewski ("Dr. Ted K") - meteorologist (1988-1990, 1999; currently a fill-in meteorologist at WEAC-CA), Jason Kelley - weekend weather meteorologist (2009-2010), Brenda Ladun - Anchor and "Six on Your Side" reporter (19871996; now at WBMA/WCFT/WJSU), Larry Langford reporter (1970s; former mayor of Birmingham), Joe Langston anchor (1955-1981 and 1983-1987; retired), Andrea Lindenburg - weekend anchor, later weekday evening anchor (1993-2004; now at WVTM-TV), Harry Mabry anchor (1960s-1970s; deceased), Brandy Malone - general traffic reporter (2005-2008; last at WZTV in Nashville), Linda Mays - daybreak and noon anchor (1988-1996; now at WBMA/WCFT/WJSU), Pat McReynolds - weekend anchor and "Good Day Alabama" morning anchor (1995-2000; now at KPHO-TV in Phoenix, Arizona), Bev Montgomery - weekday evenings anchor (1983-1987), David Neal - weeday evenings meteorologist (1996-2008; last at WIAT), Ashley Nix - general assignment reporter (2004-2011), Mark Prater - weekday mornings meteorologist (1994-1996; now at WIAT), Dave Pylant - weekday mornings meteorologist (1984-1989; now at KOAM-TV in Pittsburg, Kansas), Mike Raita - weekdays sports anchor/fill-in anchor (1989-1995; now at WBMA/WCFT/WJSU), Atticus Rominger - "Six on Your Side" consumer reporter (1999-2006), Mike Royer - weekday evenings weather anchor (1979-1989; now a news anchor at WVTM-TV), Sara Sanders - weekend mornings meteorologist (2008-2009), Dan Satterfield - weekday mornings/afternoon meteorologist (1989-1994), Kevin Selle - weekend meteorologist (1990-1993; now at TXCN), Emily Stroud - fill-in anchor (1991-1994), Laurie Stroud - weekday anchor for "Daybreak" and "Family Healthcast" reporter (1991-1993), James Spann meteorologist (19891996; now at WBMA/WCFT/WJSU), Devon Walsh - weekday evening anchor and "Six Family Health" reporter (2002-2008; now at WKRG-TV in Mobile), Herb Winches - sports anchor (1976-1985; now at WERC-AM), Sally Wiggin anchor/reporter (19771980; now at WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Tom York sports anchor/host of WBRC's long-running. Jennifer Horton is an investigative reporter for WBRC FOX6 News, focusing on issues that directly impact viewers, the safety of their families and how their tax dollars are spent. Several members of the news department staff in its early years started at WBRC radio including news anchors Harry Mabry and Joe Langston (the latter of whom would also take on a management role as its director of news and editorial policy in 1969), and sports anchor Tom York. Tom also was a news anchor and probably did sports. Award-winning journalist, Brittany Dionne, returns home to Birmingham, AL as a weekend evening anchor and nightside reporter at WBRC FOX6 News. Gray moved to Panama City Beach, Florida, in 1979, and spent about two years there at WMBB-TV. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. Two days after graduating from college, Morgan Hightower began her journalism career in Montgomery, Alabama. Neal Miller, a local broadcast veteran, was best known for the Sergeant Jack program, which ran in the 1960s and 70s on WBMG-TV/Channel 42. " Ann Oakley . I asked the right questions. He would have different contests and things like that. russian ark mistake; annual revenues zocdoc; hmrc withholding tax on dividends; 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Jenna Wood serves as the Digital Content Manager for WBRC FOX6 News in Birmingham, Ala. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. Wendell Harris. These are just a few of the folks who dominated the airwaves back then, in what we might consider to be the golden age of local television. The show -- which included music, comedy, interviews, chatter, funeral announcements and commercial spots -- also aired on other television stations around the South. Syndicated programming broadcast by WBRC includes Judge Judy, Access Hollywood, Live with Kelly and Ryan and Inside Edition. Lauren joined the WBRC FOX6 News team in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist. It expresses and confirms, rather than explains or questions, the sources of cultural attitudes and values.. Because myth anchors the present in the past it is a sociological charter for a future society which is an exact replica of the present one. (New World Communications Group Inc. acquires Argyle Television Holdings)", "Fox Gains 12 Stations in New World Deal", "Fox et al. Neal Miller, host of the children's show "Sergeant Jack," on WBMG-TV/Channel 42 in Birmingham. The station first signed on the air on July 1, 1949, originally broadcasting on VHF channel 4 as WBRC-TV (standing for Bell Radio Company, after Fountain Heights physician J. C. Bell, founder of radio station WBRC (960 AM, now WERC). Benny Carle was a pioneering figure in Birmingham TV, hosting childrens shows in the 1950s and 60s. To a generation of baby boomers who grew up in Birmingham and around Alabama in the 1950s and 1960s, Cliff Holman was a legend. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. (No last name required for this TV star.) Sarah Verser anchors the 5:00-5:30 and 6 On Your Side each weekday. The new evening and late news team will debut on September 11, 2020. This team has it all the ability to tell stories compassionately, as well as a connection to Central Alabama. Before signing on at WBMG, he worked as a disc jockey for radio station WSGN-AM, known as 610 for its position on the dial. (AL.com file photo). Two longtime news anchors have announced they're leaving their jobs. He was just himself. Thank you for supporting me as I have lived out a career beyond my wildest dreams. Jenna Sachs Jenna Sachs gets answers. It has been my honor to share your stories, your heartbreak and your joy. Published: Feb. 28, 2023 at 3:46 PM PST | Updated: 16 minutes ago. He hopes to be able to continue telling stories that make a difference. [18][19][20][21] On January 6, 2009, Local TV announced that it would trade WBRC to Raycom Media in exchange for acquiring CBS affiliate WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia from that group. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks Janet was sent to New York City in 2001 to report on Alabama stories surrounding the still smoldering ground zero. That series, Country Boy Eddie, which was aimed at rural Alabama viewers, featured local country, bluegrass and Southern Gospel music artists during its 36-year run from 1957 until December 31, 1993. Although its not clear what made the students sick, two parents said that they ingested a type of candy. I dont remember the story, but I remember her delivery. Chasity is a Chicago native who received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies at Northern Illinois University. WBRC-TV's signal provided at least secondary coverage as far north as Decatur and extending south to near Montgomery, and from the Mississippi border in the west to the Georgia border in the east. A familiar face is returning to Birmingham's Fox 6/WBRC-TV. [37] Neal now works for WeatherNation as chief meteorologist. "Cousin Cliff" Holman entertained youngsters with his children's shows on WAPI-TV/Channel 13 in Birmingham. Even in its final years on WBRC, mini-documentaries produced by the station (which were produced by Randy Mize and Tom Stovall) for the local segments aired during the UCP Telethon; WBRC stopped producing and broadcasting the local segments of the telethon soon after it switched to Fox in 1996. And they said, 'Yes.' Bryan Polcyn Bryan Polcyn is part of the award-winning FOX6 Investigators team. As Bob Carlton put it in a 2015 feature story for AL.com: Most folks around Birmingham and Central Alabama still remember Winches as the good-guy sportscaster who signed on with a cordial, Hello again, everybody, and parted with his signature, Hit em straight., Joe Langston of WBRC-TV/Channel 6 was a signature voice in Birmingham broadcasting. His show was particularly popular with teenagers, who would cruise around Southside near the WSGN tower, listening to the rock n roll songs Miller played from the Sky Castle. Miller died in 2002. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption. Toi graduated with his Masters of Arts degree in New Media Journalism in 2016 from Full Sail University, while working as a reporter in Lafayette. Falon Brown - Traffic Reporter Brandi B. Harris - Morning Anchor /. Fox was unable to immediately purchase the two stations outright due to questions over the American citizenship of then-parent company News Corporation's Australian-born CEO Rupert Murdoch. Emily is an investigative journalist with a background in several forms of media and an MBA in business management. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia. 1 network nationwide by the late 1970s, because of WBRC's status as central Alabama's dominant station. Birmingham, Ala. WBRC FOX6 News Anchor Janice Rogers has been living her dream all these years at FOX6. Joe Langston - anchor (1955-1981 and 1983-1987; retired) Andrea Lindenburg - weekend anchor, later weekday evening anchor (1993-2004; now at WVTM-TV) Harry Mabry - anchor (1960s-1970s; deceased) Brandy Malone - general traffic reporter (2005-2008; last at WZTV in Nashville) Linda Mays - daybreak and noon anchor (1988-1996; now at WBMA/WCFT/WJSU) [2] Woman arrested after refusing to let children leave sleepover, police say. What Rosemary and Pat (Gray of WBRC-TV/Channel 6) would both tell you is they werent trained meteorologists, Hollis said. He previously worked at the Bureau from 2017-2019. Three years later, he became vice president and news director at Dallas station KDFW-TV. An adoptive mother is under investigation after being accused of possible child neglect. The station launched a full-scale news department in 1952, when it began operating from the former studios of the original WBRC-FM. All rights reserved. [34] The station denied any wrongdoing, and began defending the lawsuit. Sheldon Haygood began his career as a Sports Reporter at WBRC FOX6 back in 1994. M. D. Smith III is also named a remote general manager of WAAY-TV from Birmingham. The first was The Morning Show, hosted by sports anchor Tom York; airing for 32 years from 1957 to 1989, it was a more general-interest interview and features program that was formatted basically a local version of Today; WBRC anchor Joe Langston (who also hosted the children's programs Birthday Party and Junior Auction for the station in the late 1960s) and comedian Fannie Flagg joined as York's co-hosts in the early 1960s (Flagg would leave for Los Angeles in 1964 to become a writer for Candid Camera). Children tuned in to watch his Western Theatre on WABT-TV/Channel 13, and followed him to the Circle 6 Ranch and The Benny Carle Show on WBRC-TV/Channel 6. Church said she realized her mistake about an hour later when a police captain at the jail told her Lundy was not there. In July 2018, WBRC added an additional subchannel on virtual channel 6.4, which served as an affiliate of comedy network, Laff. Benny was just a very appealing personality, Hollis said. [36] On July 29, 2008, the parties to the lawsuit filed a stipulation of dismissal, stating that the dispute had been resolved in mediation. This also marked a significant turnaround for channel 6's relationship with the network, as during the later 1950s, the amount of ABC programming on WBRC had been dramatically reduced from about 50% of its schedule to only a very limited selection of shows, seemingly headed toward an exclusive CBS affiliation by 1960; even still, WBRC retained some of CBS' higher-rated soap operas on its daytime schedule until about 1968, when those programs moved to either WAPI-TV or WBMG. He's worked at television stations in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Evansville, Indiana, before joining the WBRC FOX6 News team in October 2007. Channel 6 also launched a prime time newscast at 9:00p.m. to compensate for the lack of prime time programming provided by Fox during that hour; however, it filled the 9:30p.m. half-hour with syndicated programs (originally reruns of Seinfeld, then from 1997 afterward, Jeopardy!) He was one of those people who were prepared to do what was needed. This also, however, may have been a move to forestall future commercial competition in the market; WBRC and WABT remained the only commercial stations in Birmingham, which would not get a third commercial broadcast television outlet until WBMG (now WIAT) debuted in October 1965, on UHF channel 42, a signal considerably weaker than that of either channels 6 or 13, and a problem which hampered that station's progress until the early 2000s. He also rang a cowbell for emphasis and made quips such as, Were going to have as much fun as a gallon of red ants in a barrel of sopping syrup! Off camera, colleagues praised his tireless work ethic, business savvy and marketing abilities. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. |. I am blessed to have worked with incredibly talented journalists committed to making our community a better place. She died in December 2020. However, Taft had very good relations with ABC. In September 1950, WBRC established a coaxial cable link with fellow NBC-DuMont affiliate WRGB (now a CBS affiliate) in Schenectady, New York, allowing the station to broadcast NBC and DuMont network programs both live and live-to-air. In 1999 she was named the Local Hero in the Fight Against Breast Cancer by the Komen Foundation. Hanna's first husband, M. D. Smith, had bought WBRC radio from Bell in 1928. Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Catherine Patterson anchors the WBRC FOX6 News at 9, 9:30, and 10 pm Monday through Friday. On September 12, 2016, the station debuted a 4:00p.m. newscast, placing the station in competition with WVTM and WBMA, which have both aired 4:00p.m. newscasts for several years. My career took me out of Alabama for 7 years, but whenever there was something big happening, I trusted Janet and WBRC FOX6 for the most accurate and thorough information. In 1957, Storer sold the WBRC stations to Radio Cincinnati Inc., the forerunner of what would become Taft Broadcasting, for $2.3million. Janet said, I look forward to having quality time with my family and the freedom to do something new. Her career has taken her all over the country. Lynlee Nichols was admitted to a hospital in Montgomery, Alabama on Aug. 4. Catherine will continue The Daily 6 WBRCs daily newsletter each evening, as well as report for the 9 and 10 P.M. newscasts. as a tentpole between the 9:00 and 10:00p.m. newscasts from the September 1996 switch until September 2002, when it expanded the prime time newscast to one hour (WBRC is one of several Fox stations that offer newscasts in both the final hour of prime time and the traditional late news timeslot, one of the few affiliated with the network that runs a nightly newscast in the latter slot and one of the few to continue its Big Three-era late-evening newscast after switching to Fox). It was reportedly the victim's first day on the job. The station management told me there was an open hour between 7 and 8 a.m. and asked me what I could do with it. His program featured news, weather, celebrity interviews and entertainment segments. [2] Although WBRC-TV was the first television station in Birmingham to be granted a license by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), it is the second-oldest television station in Alabama, signing on just over one month after WAFM-TV (channel 13, now WVTM-TV), which debuted on May 29. [24][25][26][27] The sale was approved on December 20 and completed on January 2, 2019. She received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Journalism at The University of Arkansas in 2018 - Woo Pig Sooie! Mike Dubberly is a Good Day Alabama anchor for WBRC FOX6 News. Birmingham Police have located the body of Kamille Cupcake McKinney. After New World merged with Fox in 1997, WBRC was reunited with four of its sister stations from the Storer era: WJBK, WAGA-TV in Atlanta, WJW in Cleveland and WITI in Milwaukee. These moves, though, did not immediately affect WBRC's high standing in the ratings or its reputation in the community. (AL.com file photo). 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