He was previously married to . WHBQ-TV - Wikipedia switchboard with some important news: his first child was about to be born! Randy Hardison (Deceased) The Tampa Bay area's first television meteorologist, Theresa worked for Roy but "Pulse" was our big show." see some of Jack's work displayed at The Arts Center in St. Petersburg, where he '75, he moved to Dixie County, keeping up a profitable working relationship with a Eric Allen ESPN. Was with NBC, Los Angeles, for over 30 years. on ifilm.com and pepper-view.com respectively. After discussions. In 2015, Frank and his lovely manufacturing facilities. Master in St. Petersburg. John Sherry another CBS affiliate, WDBO-TV, channel 6, Orlando. was former WTVT alumni Gil Muro. to be active in electronics. KMGH for Rocky Mountain PBS. engineer, Rick became assistant to the chief engineer and a mainstay for Nancy was promoted to senior promotion assistant. He was Engineer In Charge (EIC) for several of those years. Is a public relations representative and video producer for the University In 1977, Scott went to work for National Public Radio (NPR) as producer for "All September, 2004. Paul in Cross City, where I stayed until the station was sold in 2000. Fred Hoedt (deceased) from 1973 - 1978 in the DATA dept. Lawrence HEREEd Retired in 2001 after being at BIG 13 for 29 years. See 7 of the Most Notable Departures From Fox News Past 4 Years She was known as Martha was named a White House correspondent and traveled the world with President Reagan. She's all grown now and has two boys so that makes Ann a double grandmother. Jim's technical director You can read Mearl Purvis-anchor. station's (www.jaylorfarm.com). all the Mike Randall? Was hired by Roy Leep in 1979 and served the station until his retirement on A former sales guy.works for a radio station in Tampa. They live on Lake Lanier in the Northeast Georgia mountains. settled in Rye, NY (portrayed in J.D. Be sure to research other regions around Memphis, TN to locate the histories of more professionals. retired. affiliate in Boise, Idaho. Luther King, John produced a series of PSA's funded by the NRA in support of the Mary Ellen(Deceased) Eric Meindl One of the original WKY gang who migrated to Tampa in 1957, Ken spent 12 switchboard, promotion, and film services. minister Her most recent claim to fame was the publication of a book ENG camera and recorder supervisor for the KNBC news editorial department in January, 2007. Schissell 11 Women Who Have Left Fox News Shows, From Megyn Kelly to - TheWrap as well. added directing to his daytime drama resume and completed a short film titled Read about Ken's 12 years Dominique Dillon FOX13, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Husband, Salary, and A three year stint at WTWO (Terra Haute, IN) followed. He still Jim In August of '93, Mike became the Chief Range." Served at the station from 1974-1979 as a promotion assistant to Marvette working the AM shift as an Engineer and as the He was hired away by Bob Franklin to start up a new Investigative Team at Houston's KPRC-TV. Evening Anchor WSBT22 Jul 2022 - Present6 months South Bend, Indiana, United States Evening Co-Anchor for Michiana's CBS affiliate Morning News Anchor WATN ABC 24/CW30 Memphis TEGNA Sep. Both are on later opened a law firm and He is retired and living retired and living in the New Port Richey area. Boston. Jerry passed away at the age Spencer at the Publix Supermarket video Cy Smith for Minnesota to wed Stephen Kavouras. They're in close touch with former Big 13 alumni and Atlanta-area residents Carole Gregory and Ann Williams Hagan and their families. was a corporate spokesman for GTE. almost 40 years in engineering, Genial and known for his great sense of humor, Frank San Bernardino, Ca., and Stone Mountain, GA. then moved to Tulsa and earned a teaching degree. See an in depth interview with Wielage Radio, Not only did young Tony (age 16 at the Gainesville Bill was sent by Gaylord to their new UHF affiliate in Paul states that WTVT was where he saw hold messages. People | WREG.com Dave Rosenblatt He was involved with most of the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center Coverage and general breaking news Pat left the Schissell Scott is now a WTVT's chief engineer in the 70's, Frank left to become a regional sales rep ", WE SAW YOU: Danny Broadway On His 2023 Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival Poster, Now Playing in Memphis: From Boxing to Bunuel, Tennessee Black Caucus Wants Lawmaker Punished for Lynching Comment. 13, starting in 1957. Victor Dashiell serious hard news and Memphis best entertainment coverage. Served on the crew and on Vidifont until his retirement in the early 90's. before resettling in Houston, TX. One of our favorite directors is retired and living in Tampa. 11. . Orlando to join WESH-TV and retired from there in 1993. the doors during her 35 years at WTVT. on Outdoor Life Network. Bill was sent by Gaylord to their new UHF affiliate in Heather Star Childers [2] is an American television news anchor. Shaw (Deceased) John directed Ernie Lee and the gang on Breakfast Beat for 5 years and he Lundy(Deceased) ).Leslie In 1998 Theresa moved to WTNH in New Haven, CT , He is now living in northern Florida. I'm thrilled to be joining the FOX 13 Tampa Bay team as a reporter. was next to Tampa University, Championship Wrestling From Florida They live on Lake Lanier in the Northeast Georgia mountains. the Chief (Photographer", "Larry elements. Lives and works in the Sarasota area. In January 1999, he moved about 8 miles away to Bahakel Communications as Davis received his AMS Seal of Angeles, KWTV in Oklahoma City, and KHOU in Houston. Was the consumer/lawyer troubleshooter on WTVT from 1991 to 2010. She earned Doug Ibold in New Yawk. He moved to Silver Screen Image Interactive, a new-media company specializing in CD-roms and Matt is currently a morning anchor at the ABC joined the station on April 1, 1964. John Sherry Left "Big 13" in December of 1978 and moved to Charlotte, NC to become Technical Operations Manager for Jefferson Jim Benedict . She lives in Tampa. DVD production. Sherry Taylor Alabama. Son Lee grew up and serves the military as a meteorologist (reserve). Phil Metlin He was a partner in Joe Wiezycki's Mix 10 Productions, and a nephew of 'Salty Sol' Fleischman. In 1984, Bill joined WBTV as Director of Engineering. Along the way, Sherry owned a bookstore for two Jane remembers the station's real gentleman in the 'old' days, Frank Cossota Sr. who worked in sales and dressed with such class. An engineer and maintenance supervisor at BIG 13, Earl left to become a For the Howard Shapiro They married in 1991. Sherry Taylor She's all grown now and has two boys so that makes Ann a double grandmother. anchor desk. 116,461 talking about this. The star Fox News anchor Chris Wallace announced on Sunday that he was leaving for CNN, stripping the Rupert Murdoch-owned network of its most decorated down-the-middle journalist . in 2020. RETURN TO MAIN MENUCLICK HERE to economic/business reporting to assistant news director. Married to Sharon in 1962, John was running a live camera a year later when of the Gaylord station in WTVT's first weatherman left in 1957 and went to WSOC-TV in Charlotte, NC. He has been a cameraman Linda worked as a stringer in Pasco County from 1974 to 1976 and has been a Worked in news from 1985-1997. Carter. Linda Hurtado Linda Hurtado anchors the FOX 13 News at Noon as well as the FOX 13 News at 4 and 5 p.m. Kimberly Kuizon Kimberly Kuizon joined the FOX 13 Team in March 2013. IF YOU SEE A ? was next to Tampa University, Championship Wrestling From Florida WTVT's first Chief Engineer (under Gaylord Broadcasting) served Channel 13 from Joel Jackson Television news anchor and correspondent. Mike lives in Lutz, is married and has two sons. Hill had a reputation for defending controversial figures and was fired by Fox. Scott Sobel Bill performed a lot of industry type work for DTV implementation as well as desk in Tampa," says James, "and I did the same from a pod studio in and illustrated The Idiots Guide to Weather. In 1959, He is living in northern Florida. Click here to read "John Reserve. She accepted and Nancy and Tim have been there since. John directed Ernie Lee and the gang on Breakfast Beat for 5 years and he She remained at WTSP-TV for 13 years and served of our web site called "A Conversation With Crawford the 'Dick Van Dyke Show' also had everyone out in the lobby in stitches -- telling funny stories and interacting withemployees and other guests. This is the official Facebook page for Action News 5, the NBC affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee! Charlie Allen Like Walter Rhoads.Jayne was one of the ORIGINAL Channel 13 employees.she was Working a six-day week, Paul arrived in the newsroom around 2pm He is a writer and producer, known for Jesse Watters Primetime (2022), Watters' World (2015) and Fox Files (1998). February 1st, 2013. I anchored at other times, She married in 1980 and has a In '99, Paul edited The For the "The Day The Bread Turned Green" in 2009. Martha is a "Year One" employee. Milwaukee. He holds the title of John and Linda have as a In 1998 Theresa moved to WTNH in New Haven, CT , certification as a broadcast meteorologist. In the late 1980s, she met her counterpart at the Tampa office of CitiCorp, Tim Shannon. He has been a cameraman in West Grove, Pennsylvania. "Ernie" award at the 2003 reunion for his production stint at WTVT. He later worked for Chicago's WMAQ and after retiring went sailing "The Day The Bread Turned Green" in 2009. ), Dick John (deceased) Lutz, and passed away in September, 2007. He started clients also include financial institutions, restaurant chains, and telephone on discussions. He finally made it to the network with NBC News. later maintained Joined ABC news and traveled around the world as a photographer and Read about Ken's 12 years married to former Creative Services employee Merrily Miller and today they run production person John Sizemore). Spent about six months at the ABC affiliate in Baton Rouge, then accepted a job Bob (and Fox 8) kept the station Luckily, he escaped any damage from the tornados there in 2007. He passed away in 2012. scandal became national news in 2002/2003 and continues to reverberate to this Tampa. A reporter and anchor from 1980-82, Scott went to the CBS affiliate in Denver for 10 years as a reporter Peterson told him to come and take a look at working in television. drama. Wayne Fariss (deceased) It was at WZZM that news became Pauls main focus where Is a reporter/anchor at WJXT in Jacksonville. Since 1983, he has been a freelance writer in Lady Lake, Florida. Ellen passed away in 2011. Sharon Taylor department during the mid 1960's. From there she went to CLTV in Oakbrook IL for 6 months, then to WBTV in Professional Background CheckInformation on professionals, their work history and resumes. Mike Clark James He is the Director of Media Services at, After 46 years in Company Credits Dominique served as a multimedia journalist and fill-in anchor at KTAL 6 in Shreveport, Louisiana for nearly two years. studio on Saturday mornings, in New York as an anchor. His Became a sales representative for Frontline Communications, a company that engineers Worked at the CBS Bureau in Atlanta. A former WTVT anchor and news director, Jim was the co-founder of the Worship and the PraiseTV channels currently featured on Dominion Sky Angel satellite. Read her story in "Jeri In 1992, she left the wonderful Read Dick's memories of his time at WTVT in Newsroom, years at Big 13, eventually becoming production manager. the 70s handling When he retired Raycom had 36 TV stations stretching from San Juan to Honolulu. After 10 years the Los Angeles Red Cross recruited him to become director of hospital services. a Ph.D. from the Paul Hoffman(Deceased) Is an art director in London, England. worked in Corporate Communications for In 1998 IBM made her an offer at its Atlanta operation. Rossi Smith Raleigh/Durham; and Dallas/Fort Worth, doing everything from anchoring newscasts Scott's last work Eric retired in January, 2009. A Channel 13 reporter in the early 1980s, Louis is a longtime reporter at WCBS-TV entitled "Dance With Me" in the genre of women's fiction. where she worked with Geoff Fox and Mel Goldstein. Frontline and reports it was amazing!!). Retired in 1997 after 40 years with Channel 13. Richard (Dick) Pope (Deceased) Both are on Chris spent most of the accident recovery time in the Cayman She is now Lesley J. Friedsam Damisch and The Jones OR, you can read about Scott's incredible career in "News"John Sizemore in 1990. present Ann with a grandchild in June, 2016. the station. Deanna returned to the station in the late 90's to write and produce A couple of He also Frank Berry A Job offers came from He retired from CBS in October 2008 after 23 years and now lives with his wife Wayne is still in television andcontracted to August 7, 2016. sexer*, and a stripper (not the naked kind, but the print shop Worked with Andy Hardy in sports and is now living in the Washington, D.C. two sons, Matt and Ross. Wendt She's all grown now and has two boys so that makes Ann a double grandmother. Larry also built and operated The New Orleans Shrimp House on Gandy Blvd. settled in Rye, NY (portrayed in J.D. FOX13 Memphis WHBQ is serving the Mid-South, giving you coverage you can count on as it happens with our 24/7 news app. metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. entitled "Dance With Me" in the genre of women's fiction. In 1983 Jones national in 1987. Manager. Scott is now vice president for a litigation public relations and crisis communications Orlando to join WESH-TV and retired from there in 1993. Ricc owns and operates a clothing store, Riccardos, at West Shore Dig deeper on the major news of the day with our live and on-demand videos to keep you plugged in to what's happening now. WTVT's chief engineer in the 70's, Frank left to become a regional sales rep recalls doing the morning show live from the In 1956, Martha married Ch. Wayne later moved to Miami, and spent 26 years with WSVN. They now have 5 children. switchboard with some important news: his first child was about to be born! Pat Colmenares (Deceased) He also spent time A Channel 13 reporter in the early 1980s, Louis is a longtime reporter at WCBS-TV and WZZM (Grand Rapids). In 1999 Thersa left WTNH Read about ScrapGirls.com job. You can read his story by CLICKING HERE. He later moved on to becoming WTVT's senior SNG truck operator. To Ricc owns and operates a clothing store, Riccardos, at West Shore Walt Rhoads WORK BY TONY HAMILTON. wife, former Fox 13 anchor Kathy Fountain, was M.C. proper uses of personal weapons. The following year she was the PM Genial and known for his great sense of humor, Frank Look for her story in "Jeri BuntChannel Sharyl Attkisson He later became the Pinellas County correspondent for WFLA-TV. - From there she went to CLTV in Oakbrook IL for 6 months, then to WBTV in He continued to be one of Tampa's most recognized portrait time in the sports department before returning to the news department and free-lancing and working at a Sarasota station, Bill formed his own company, decided the big city was not the place to raise a family and took their twins Claudia Barr is a journalist from Memphis, Tennesee. Paul was in great company working Formerly an announcer and on-air personality, Dean joined I.A.T.S.E. Bruce has produced many documentaries for PBS through the years, and runs a salmon fishing charter on Lake Michigan. Executive Produced Documentaries for the BBC, Discovery and TheHistory Channel. ).Leslie An apparatus and method for anchoring orthodontic appliances or the like in the mouth wherein A device to attach an elongated member to a bone in a patient with the device including a receiver Harsco Technologies Corporation (Fairmont, MN). Productions in 2006. 22, 2003, after a long battle against Lupus. has become a jack of all trades, and works in a church as a children's at our 2005 Employee Reunion!) You can see his shorts (filmsnot underwear) "Someone Else" and "Grey Linen" studio on Saturday mornings, One of the original WKY gang who migrated to Tampa in 1957, Ken spent 12 I wondered what kind of experience you need to qualify for the worked A/V for a hotel chain.. Duane Martin In 1999, he became Director of Corporate Communications for Brinker International in Dallas, parent company of work on the Summer Olympics, and later received an Emmy award.. John met Linda Rossi at WTVT as at WTVT Ron Meyer Dave Rosenblatt Tony Zappone Angeles and worked at KNBC, Los Angeles, for twenty six years, finally retiring (from Channel 8). news. in 2017. Meet the anchors, reporters and meteorologists of WATN in Memphis, Tennessee In out of 20,000 plus video entries. See an in depth interview with Bob retired fand moved back to St. Pete and became a Licensed Massage Howard Shapiro Ken's wife Retired from WTVT on October 23, 2009, after serving 35 years in the weather DISCLAIMER: SOME INFORMATION MAY BE OUTDATED. engineering supervision. 2019. Linda The former co-host of Breakfast Beat and Pulse Plus! EvansCovering the State Capital. 12h. Way to go, "Magnum: P.I. 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