[32] Faulconer worked at WKYT for exactly two days in February before returning to WTVQ and resuming his usual weeknight weather duties. [23], Meanwhile, in May 1978, Starr announced that it would be acquired by Los Angeles-based Shamrock Broadcasting Inc. in a $21.6 million all-cash, all-stock deal. She was born and raised in Lexington attending Lafayette High School. WTVQ also has a new noon news anchor team in the husband-wife duo of Doug and Lyssa High. 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An attempt to bolster the newscasts by hiring former radio reporter Bill Evenson in the late 1970s was marred by sensationalism: one newscast opened with the phrase, "Kentucky, there's blood on your highways tonight. On Aug. 11, 2022, Kentucky State Police were called to investigate a report of a missing person in Metcalfe County, Kentucky., LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Lexington police say they're investigating after a man showed up at a local hospital Thursday night with a gunshot wound. The senior meteorologist in the Gray TV family with more than 22 years of on-air work. detail_page_enabled: true, [3] With no other applicants for the channel 62 allocation, the FCC granted initial approval of the station's application on July 28, 1967. While the Lexington Fire Department, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 4:14 p.m. The duo had exited the local NBC affiliate the previous year. House Bill 400, championed by Rep. Chad Aull (D-Lexington), would change the current penalty for those under, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The largest starting Kentucky State Police cadet class since 2014 has arrived at the training academy to begin their careers. She's coming to the Commonwealth from Georgia. We live, work and play right here in Central Kentucky. Starting pay will be at least, KYIV, Ukraine (AP) In the final hours beforethe Russian onslaught, a last grasp at peace. [9] Lexington's then-Mayor Charles Wylie was on hand with White and daughter Barbara to throw the switch that brought the station on the air. TV journalist and Elizabethtown, Kentucky, native Paxton Boyd will take the desk. Talk to ABC 36 News anchors, reporters and meteorologists. Harmon has more than a decade of local news experience and has spent the majority of that time in the. The shipment was heading to an, VERSAILLES, Ky. (WTVQ) -- God's Pantry Food Bank received a donation Thursday at the Kentucky Castle. ", Bruce F. Johnson, Shamrock president and chief executive officer, February 1980, outlining the changes the new ownership planned on making to WTVQ[29], WTVQ, now under Shamrock, began to prepare for its move to channel 36 by making station wide changes that included the firing of then-general manager Jeff Evans (blamed on heavy turnover in the months following Shamrock's takeover of the station), the first building expansion in the station's history with new equipment (estimated to cost between $1.3 to $2 million), a $300,000 investment into the news department, an expansion of the 5:30p.m. evening news from a half-hour to a full hour, and a "major emphasis on public affairs and community involvement". Shuck back to the Lexington market from Louisville. His community outreach included serving as president of the non-profit foundation Friends of Lexington Fisher House, a 16-room facility which will give a home to families of veterans being treated at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Hospital. element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", Beshear posted a, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A California man was arrested in Lexington for allegedly murdering a man while in Kentucky. The Lexington Herald skewered the station in 1980, just before the move to channel 36, for a "seemingly weak commitment to thorough, accurate news coverage". [59] Media General announced on March 7, 2008, that it had reached an agreement to sell WTVQ to Morris Multimedia for $16.5 million; it was the largest acquisition in Morris's history. Amber Philpott is an award winning news anchor with WKYT in Lexington, KY anchoring the 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6 and 11pm newscasts daily. element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", During a luncheon, the Kentucky Castle handed a, NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The Jessamine County Health Department will hold a measles vaccine clinic next week after a case of measles was confirmed in a, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Many people may think because it is warmer out, that they should take advantage of the nice day and garden. I thank the station for giving me the opportunity to serve.
Provided. WTVQ-DT (channel 36) is a television station in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with ABC and MyNetworkTV.Owned by Morris Multimedia, the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities on the outer loop of Man o' War Boulevard (KY 1425) in the Brighton section of Fayette County, across Winchester Road from the studios of unrelated station WKYT-TV. Jim has been forecasting Kentucky weather for more than 20 years. Mobile App | WEATHER App | WTVQ Email Sign Up. WLEX-18 evening anchors, 1993 TAGS: Mindy Shannon | Tom Kenny | TV | TV anchors | TV news | WLEX | WLEX-TV | WTVQ | WTVQ-TV New anchor Marvin Bartlett, 1990 TAGS: Fox 56 | Marvin Bartlett | TV anchors | TV news | WLEX | WLEX-TV WTVQ-TV broadcasters, 1993 TAGS: television | TV | TV anchors | WTVQ | WTVQ-TV [12] By the station's eighth week on the air, it had already managed to capture a 30% share of the prime time audience in the market according to a station-commissioned American Research Bureau survey, putting it on par with the other two local stations. Tom Kenny joined ABC 36 News in June of 2001 as a General Assignment Reporter. A native of Peoria, Illinois, he graduated cum laude with a B.A. orientation: "portrait",
Lexington News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WDKY | FOX56News.com TOM KENNY - Anchor - ABC 36 News [57], In 2004, WTVQ, along with Media General ABC affiliates WJBF and WMBB, preempted an uncut Veteran's Day broadcast of the 1998 movie Saving Private Ryan, citing uncertainty over whether the film's obscenities would cause FCC repercussions in light of new commission policy. David Reed, The Lexington Herald television columnist, June 19, 1981[64], WTVQ's newscasts have held many identities over the years, in large part because of their traditional third-place ratings in the market. 1,500 were here. Since 2006, Robert has been news director at WKYT in Lexington. Lexington and Central KY News, Weather, and Sports | WDKY FOX 56 Newscast . 6940 Man O' War Blvd. Excited to announce Nationally-Known Kentucky Sportscaster JeffPiecoro has joined ABC 36 News as sports director! Combs Tweeted Wednesday afternoon. [38] However, the crew realized that the channel 62 antenna was heavier than they realized, which required them to remove it in sections. Lucy is currently a part-time multi-media journalist with WKYT and, upon graduation from Asbury University, she will begin full-time.
WLEX-TV | Lex18.com - LEX 18, WLEX, Lexington, Kentucky Breaking News category_id: null, submission: { Downed power lines in roads, blacked out streetlights and traffic lights were all scenes from Friday's severe weather., FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 6:08 p.m. Just minutes after the first weather-related death was reported, a second death was announced in Edmonson County. Famous 300-year-old bur oak was saved from development. I am not bitter or angry and I have nothing but great things to say about ABC 36 and the great people there, he said. Im filled with gratitude and absolutely cannot wait to get started.. We have some concerns about WTVQ's performance in the market.
Alyssa Andrews CBS4, Wtvq, Bio, Wiki, Age, Married, and Net Worth ", "Channel 36 sweetens pot to keep ABC affiliation", "The $700 million question: Who is Gary B. The former Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver and current color analyst on the UK football radio network said Wednesday he has accepted a job as the new sports director and sports anchor at WTVQ-TV. FOX 56 News (WDKY) in Lexington covers news, sports, weather, and traffic for central Kentucky including Frankfort, Georgetown, Paris, Nicholasville, Richmond . Originally from Peoria, Illinois, Kenny arrived in Kentucky for his first television job 38 years ago. Hannah Woosley-Collins 16 minutes ago PRESTONBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Kentucky man accused of killing three officers and a police K-9 in an ambush while police were serving a protective order in. category_id: null,
ABC 36 News [53] Countering Park's noted image for frugality, Park invested in new equipment for the station. Central to their complaints was the proposed 990-foot (302m) tower, which they felt was "unsightly"; they were also concerned that the tower might fall. [52] Additionally, ABC would no longer pay the station to air its programming, in one of the earliest cases of a network moving away from the longstanding practice of paying its local affiliates to air its programming on an annual basis. Community Assistant at American Campus Communities, Broadcast, Stories, Television, Media Relations, Journalism, Radio, Director of Marketing and Sales at Amazingly Engraved, Freelance Graphic Designer at, Partner at Bread Box/West Sixth Brewing Company. map: false, The university says it's now offering a 15 percent tuition discount for its evening and online course offerings to all first responders in, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A bill that would ban seven countries from buying land in Kentucky is heading to the House. Beshear also tweeted the news. Chris joined our sister station, WCBI in Columbus, MS in August 2016 after graduating from Mississippi State University. While objections were lodged from potential station owners in the Louisville and Florence areas, they were rejected by the FCC, believing that the public would be better served by having WTVQ on channel 36. Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years experience. 9:00pm ABC 36 News at Ten on My Kentucky 10:00pm Family Feud 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm: WTVQ True Crime Network 36.3 Cruise Ship . [2] However, on January 27, 1967, Kentucky Central Life announced that it would purchase existing station WKYT-TV (channel 27) from Taft Broadcasting for $2.5 million, signaling its exit from the channel 62 hearing. Some areas of Lexington, such as Chevy Chase, would be able to receive a clear signal from the station for the first time ever. 2020 is Dave Baker's 39th year as a broadcaster at WKYT. [37], Management had hoped to be on the air by Monday, June 23, in time to broadcast that evening's ABC prime time lineup.
WYMT | Eastern Kentucky News We are your neighbors. India Jones is the weekday Traffic Anchor that joined WKYT in March of 2022. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. Windstorm knocked it down. I was offered another position in the newsroom that I respectfully declined and so we parted ways., ABC 36 News Director Miranda Combs confirmed this in a statement as well, calling the decision a tough one., We absolutely adore Tom but we decided to go a different direction on the anchor desk and offered him a different role and he declined that, Combs said. WBLG-TV, Inc. was a 50-50 partnership between Lexington-area businessman Roy White and Reeves Broadcasting Corporation. He was part of the original management team that brought professional baseball back to the Bluegrass after a nearly 50-year absence. Since signing on as WTVQs news director in March, former Lexington TV investigative reporter Miranda Combs has presided over a major revamping of the stations on-air talent. During that time he's covered NCAA Final Fours, the World Series and done a host of events for ESPN, The CBS Sports Network, The SEC Network and Raycom Sports. Doug High has been a News Anchor at ABC 36 since 2009 and currently co-anchorsABC 36 News at Noon / High Noonwith his wife, ABC 36 Anchor and Lifestyle Reporter, Lyssa High. Andy Beshear issued a state of emergency Friday morning ahead of likely severe storms across Central and Eastern Kentucky. Mobile App | WEATHER App | WTVQ Email Sign Up. Lex 18 News brings you breaking and developing news, weather, traffic and sports coverage from the Lexington metro area and across Kentucky on WLEX-TV and Lex18.com. partner_name: "ABC36NEWS", We are your neighbors. When you see news happening, share it! submission: { A Wind Advisory is in place for all counties in the ABC 36 viewing area., Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ): Good Sunday evening everyone, its been a calm day across central and eastern Kentucky with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. Registered Nurse (RN, BSN) at University of Kentucky.
While the Lexington Fire Department, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lexington tax preparation service owner was indicted on 31 counts of tax fraud Thursday. [72] It maintained that position for much of the decade, but ratings declined as Lindgren took extended off-air absences to treat colon cancer;[73] he died in January 2001 at the age of 55. I think people obviously know me primarily from UK, Piecoro said. Required fields are marked *. submission: { "Kentucky, more sad news. Downed power lines in roads, blacked out streetlights and traffic lights were all scenes from Friday's severe weather., FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 6:08 p.m. Just minutes after the first weather-related death was reported, a second death was announced in Edmonson County. The sandwich has two fried chicken filets as the bun. Management boasted that the new signal, double the power output of the channel 62 signal, would fill-in holes in the station's coverage area. Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan, Soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as milk can keep using the name, according to draft federal rules released Wednesday. WRDB News is a Fox-affiliate TV Network that operates at Virtual CH 41 and serves as a licensee of Louisville, Kentucky. The ACLU of, SOMERSET, Ky. (WTVQ) -- One man who was allegedly part of a group that stole six cars from a Somerset dealership was arrested Tuesday. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ detail_page_enabled: true, It's part of Feeding Kentucky's annual Hunger, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A new bill proposed in the House would enforce tougher penalties for people under 21 who drink and drive. He was an NAIA All-American kicker for the Tigers, Dillon Gaudet joins the ABC 36 storm team as the Meteorologist on our Good Morning Kentucky, Good Day Kentucky, and News at Noon shows. Program Support Specialist / DoD contractor at Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR), Employer Support Specialist / NGB contractor at Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR), University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, KY). When management asked Edwards to present proof of this, he was unable. [43], In June 1981, due to a poor showing in the May ratings book, the station dropped Nightline and replaced it with reruns of All in the Family. . In the past two hours, power outages in Kentucky have nearly tripled. Download the ABC 36 News App on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. WTVQ-TV is Lexington's ABC affiliate, on Channel 36: Your Neighbors, Your News. Erica graduated in three and a half years from Michigan State University with a Bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism and specialization in Women, Gender and Social Justice. [51] An optimistic K. David Godbout, WDKY general manager, said "We're doing everything we can to get the affiliation. The FCC gave the station one year from June 4 to make the move.
We'll just leave it at that. It was decided that I wasnt a part of the future on air plans and that is just how our business works.. }, It has many people wondering about the threat of an outbreak and how you can stay protected., FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky House has passed a bill to shore up the juvenile justice system. Their vote comes amid a rally at the, MIDWAY, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Midway University is set to give a new tuition discount to first responders. }. You can watch Paxton on weekday, Kaitlyn Shive joined the ABC36 News Team in January 2021 as a Multimedia Journalist. Here is a complete list of most local News Anchors near you. widget: true, In that time he has been heavily involved with dozens of charity and civic groups. As a senior in 1984, he earned a varsity letter for Jerry Claibornes 9-3, Hall of Fame Bowl championship team. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. [83], In the wake of the repacking of television stations out of the 600 MHz band, including channels 38 to 51, WTVQ's digital signal moved from channel 40 to channel 27 in 2019. [52] Newi added that all parties "agreed that everything that has happened in the past is in the past". Paxton Boyd joined the ABC 36 family as an evening anchor in June 2022. Download the ABC 36 News App on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. After nearly 10 years of anchoring the morning news on Good . Officers were sent to the hospital at 10:50 p.m., according to Lexington police. Hes also been doing stand up comedy for almost as long all across America, working with stars, T.G. Jamie is InvestigateTV's managing editor. We are your neighbors. Kristen Kennedy has spent the last decade covering news in Central Kentucky.
"High Noon" launches on WTVQ-TV ABC 36 - Lane Report Im coming home, Piecoro said Wednesday afternoon.
Paxton Boyd new news anchor at Lexington WTVQ ABC 36 | Lexington Herald Piecoro, who also formerly worked for WLEX-TV in Lexington as well as a long run as a pre- and post-game host on television broadcasts of Cincinnati Reds games, started his media career working at Channel 36 in 1985. Shamrock's president and CEO, Bruce F. Johnson, vowed to "demonstrate that the way things were done here in the past is not the way Shamrock operates". Hes originally from Red Level, Alabama. A former football player at Tates Creek High School, Piecoro walked on to the UK football team under Fran Curci in 1980. The $11 million purchase came after the improvements under Shamrock, particularly in the area of news, had pushed the station into a position of second-place contention and improved its reputation. After morning rain showers exit southeast Kentucky,, mostly skies will return for the afternoon. At WKYT, Bill has covered it all from the police beat to natural disasters to inaugurations. partner_name: "ABC36NEWS", Lyssa is now the. number: 3, 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. He also worked as a news/sports reporter/anchor at stations in Yuma, Arizona; Hazard, Kentucky; Mobile, Alabama; and WestPalm Beach, Florida.
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WDRB News Live Louisville Weather, Sports, & Local Updates [34], The change to channel 36 was originally scheduled to take place on June 1 but had to be postponed due to delays from RCA, the manufacturer of the new $1 million channel 36 transmitter.
News - ABC 36 News 6940 Man O' War Blvd. Flexible recording/high energy electrode catheter with. Access Your Home's Equity Before It's Too Late! In January 1977, WTVQ petitioned the FCC to allow them to move to channel 36, in a move the station said was needed to evenly compete with WLEX-TV (channel 18) and WKYT-TV. Tom is married with two children.
Channel 36 is hiring an ex-Kentucky Wildcats athlete as its new - AOL [21], However, Starr began to pour the foundation for the biggest move in the station's history: literally. Anchor Hayley Harmon is the co-anchor of ABC 36's Good Morning Kentucky with Lee Cruse! He was also the studio host and halftime producer for CBS Radio Sports College Football Game of the Week and covered the NFL for One-On-One Radio Sports. This was a, Lexington, Kentucky: Meteorologist Jordan Smith has started a new segment here on ABC 36 called, "What's Cool In School with Jordan!" [45], The station underwent a $2 million renovation starting in 1985 that doubled the existing office space and created all-new technical facilities. orientation: "portrait", Wtvq is an ABC affiliate based in Lexington, Kentucky. The university says it's now offering a 15 percent tuition discount for its evening and online course offerings to all first responders in, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A bill that would ban seven countries from buying land in Kentucky is heading to the House. (advertisement)", "30 Per Cent Of Audience Now Goes To WBLG-TV", "Malachi Throne To Attend Channel 62 Open House", "WBLG-TV Sold To Firm Which Owns Broadcast Chain", "Clark W. Davis new president of Starr Group", "How Often is TV Coverage 'Lights, Camera, Disruption', "Starr plans merger with Shamrock Broadcasting", "Buckley barred from serving any public firm", "Shamrock Moves Create Broadcast Excitement", "Channel 62's change to Channel 36 delayed to June 20", "Lexington's TV Drama Will Be Off The Screen As WTVQ Switches Channels", "Test Pattern Signals Start On Channel 36", "WTVQ-TV's troubles prove only semi-tough as video void ends", "Channel 62 to go on the air Saturday after 7-year effort", "Will Ted Koppel have to stifle himself forever here? [50] Nothing ever came of that either, with WLEX's general manager going so far as to say that his station "hasn't been offered a contract with ABC".[50]. detail_page_enabled: true, It changed its call letters to WTVQ in 1973 and moved to channel 36 in 1980. Full Profile Chien-Suu Kuo Lexington, KY number: 3, Boyd will share the desk with Erica Bivens. text: "Promote your event", [47], On several occasions throughout its history, the ABC network has studied the possibility of moving its affiliation away from WTVQ, even going so far as to enter into discussions with rival stations about relocating its programming there. Boyd was born in Elizabethtown and raised in nearby Vine Grove. [60][61][62] By the time of this acquisition, WTVQ had fallen to fourth place in Lexington, behind WDKY, in revenue. We are your neighbors. virtual: false, widget: true, LEXINGTON, Ky. ABC 36 News Director Miranda Combs announced a new main anchor for WTVQ ABC 36. Sports Boys 13th Region Tournament sees all-Laurel . map: false, We are the most trusted source for local news. detail_page_enabled: true, Then there was the sportscaster with the handlebar mustache who knew very little about the major sports but could certainly tell us a lot about rugby. Samantha Valentino joined the WKYT team in April 2022. Wed love to hear from you. I will go around to different schools, We squeezed in one more spring-like day on Thursday with afternoon highs surging into the mid to upper 70s across Central and Eastern Kentucky ahead of a cold front, Another spring-like day is on the way for your Thursday. The shipment was heading to an, FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Lawmakers in the Kentucky House of Representatives in Frankfort passed controversial House Bill 470 Thursday, which is related to the LGBTQ community. [39] Channel 36 beamed to life for the first time in Lexington at 2:18p.m. with a test pattern.