If they were to rush me out of the building like I was criminal, why would they want my work on the air?". But after thinking about it for a day, Mastrullo said, Cashen decided "her resignation would be accepted right then and there and we would part ways. Local News and Information for Columbus, Ohio and surrounding areas. Cooper has won several awards through his career, including an Edward R. Murrow Award in 2006, a GLAAD Media Award in 2008, and eight Emmy Awards. On September 12, 2011, The Hampton Roads Show, an hour-long local lifestyle and entertainment program, moved from WVBT at 8a.m. to WAVY at 11a.m. With the move, weekend sports anchor Chris Reckling became co-host.[38]. Her anchoring duties include WAVY News 10 Today from 4:30-7am, WAVY News 10 at 7 a.m. on FOX43 from 7-9am, and WAVY News 10 Midday from. At major networks, anchors quickly become iconic. It was one of the first 24-hour cable weather channels for LIN TV, the name was also used on other LIN-owned stations such as WISH-TV and WANE-TV. We're looking back at the. He left the Super Doppler 10 Weather Team in the winter of 2015. LIN TV purchased that station out-right in February 2002. Suggested donations start at $35. Here is a three-column headline in the Chronicle. the war in Afghanistan, the. It was seen on Mediacom channel 9, Charter channel 22, and Cox digital channel 227 before going dark in 2011. February 12, 2015. [8] WVBT added an hour-long extension of WAVY's weekday morning news on February 2, 2009. To the north in Crisfield, Maryland, it was also once carried there as well.[53]. 10tv.com is the official website for 10TV, your trusted source for breaking news, weather and sports in Columbus, OH. Couric has been a television host on all Big Three television networks in the United States, and in her early career was an Assignment Editor for CNN. Duluth News Tribune | She will also be a regular contributor on The Hampton Roads Show weekdays at 11 a.m. on WAVY. I gotta say they are solid. She enjoys sharing her mornings. August 26, 2019 | 7:32 am EDT by Paul Greeley. This article is about a television station serving the Hampton Roads area. Kiley Bennett, former anchor/reporter May 2002-September 30, 2010, later features reporter for Outside Television and commercial spokeswoman for . WAVY-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Hampton Roads area of Southeastern Virginia that is licensed to Portsmouth. [46] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 31, using PSIP to display WAVY-TV's virtual channel as 10 on digital television receivers. He currently works for ESPN. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 24), We achieve active mastery over illness and death by delegating all responsibility for their management to physicians, and by exiling the sick and the dying to hospitals. I don't like the way they handle people. WAVY-TV (channel 10) is a television station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, serving the Hampton Roads area as an affiliate of NBC. Regina Mobley, hired by WVEC in 1995 and transferred to WAVY-TV in January 2021. It is known for being the first Hampton Roads station to use a helicopter to cover local news after introducing "Chopper 10" in 1982. When the Daily Press asked Cashen to respond to Yee's criticism Thursday, the WAVY news director said he would not comment on personnel matters. 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). She was leaving WVEC after more than 20 years with the ABC affiliate. [36] WVBT added an hour-long extension of WAVY's weekday morning news on February 2, 2009. Bored by his time in his first job as a fact-checker, Cooper faked a press pass and traveled on his own to Myanmar, where he singlehandedly shot video segments the Thai-Burmese border on refugees' clash with government forces. Said Mobley: I was ecstatic about the opportunity to jump into political coverage as the nation prepares for the presidential election. Ellen Cranley. In April 1989, WAVY-TV moved into its current studio, located on Wavy Street in downtown Portsmouth. Steve Fenn /ABC via Getty Images, Mike Coppola/Getty Images for WarnerMedia. Other radio stations are gearing up for the holidays with special promotions to aid the needy. In addition to its main signal, WAVY-TV is rebroadcast on five translators. WAVY-TV, the Hampton Roads area's third-oldest television station, began operations on September 1, 1957. Many of the following famous TV newscasters went on to become anchors, reporters, and more. When WVBT made the switch to Fox in 1998, WAVY started producing a nightly 10 o'clock newscast on that station. June 30, 2015 | 7:50 pm EDT by Staff, Media General-owned NBC affiliate WAVY Norfolk, Va. (DMA 42) has added Luana Munoz as co-host of The Hampton Roads Show that airs weekdays at 11 a.m. Munoz is a veteran broadcaster who has worked in newsrooms in Washington, D.C., Missouri and California as a reporter, anchor and morning host. [1] She has since been cast in numerous television shows and movies as a newscaster or television news anchor, most notably in the James Cameron film, Titanic. TVNewsCheck/Market Share | The result is the institutionalized dehumanization of the ill, characteristic of our age.Thomas Szasz (b. Her last day was to be Nov. 22. Be Our Guest. 16K views, 48 likes, 8 loves, 65 comments, 24 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from WAVY TV 10: Over four incredible years Jen Lewis helped navigate you through your busy morning commutes. Welcome to a feature I call little-known facts about well known local TV personalities. Are you aware, dear reader, that WTKR anchorwoman Beverly Kidd is an award-winning dancer? Among them is LIN Television-owned WVBT, which has launched an online-only show about the local entertainment scene. I was willing to work through the sweeps. Noting that she was rushed from the building shortly after the Daily Press called Cashen, Yee said, "What else would cause my exit? Its all part of the Real Men Wear Pink Hampton Roads campaign, Loving said. No one knew what was going on at the time her departure was reported. Now working at WTKR. Before joining News 2, Madison worked as a Traffic Anchor, News Anchor, and Reporter at WAVY-TV 10 based in Norfolk, VA. Madison was a Public Relations Intern at BrandLink Communications in New York from Sep 2016 to Dec 2016. She is now the morning and midday anchor. Gene Loving, chairman and CEO of Max Media in Virginia Beach, who is heard on Solid Gold WGH-FM 97.3 HD2 with Dick Lamb, Paul Richardson and Jerry Hoyt, will wear something pink every day in October. Deceased. [1] WTKRs previous owner, the Nexstar Media Group, this year sold WTKR, WGNT and 19 other stations including WTVR in Richmond. The WAVY Weather Station was seen on Cox Cable digital channel 227 in the Greater Hampton Roads area until late 2011. She predicts there will be more departures. Additionally, in 2014 he received the American Meteorological Society Certified Broadcast [], TVNewsCheck/Market Share | David Nicholson can be reached. I was also monitoring the mysterious viral illness in China., Of her time in real estate Mobley said, I spent decades in the living rooms of the people of Hampton Roads via television. Rhonda Glenn (May 6, 1946 - February 12, 2015) was an American sportscaster, author and a manager of communications for the USGA beginning in 1996 until her retirement in May 2013. From March 2003 to January 2011 Olbermann hosted the weeknight political commentary program Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC. The MSNBC news anchor, who worked at WAVY-TV 10 in Hampton Roads from 1999-2001, will be in Norfolk this weekend to. In Babylon 5, she played the recurring role of Alison Higgins, the anchor for ISN News. As a result, WAVY-TV became the earliest station acquisition that is still owned by LIN TV through various ownership changes within the company along with one name change. The show airs in an entertainment-and-lifestyle program format. The WAVY Weather Station was developed in late 1993 and launched in late 1996 as Local Weather Station, or LWS. She invited the Channel 13 audience to see her learn how to swim at the age of 46. After 22 years with local NBC affiliate WAVY, he joined WTKR in 2008 only to leave after eight weeks. GoGoMag.com & TVHeads.com are not affiliated with ABC, Al Jazeera America, Bloomberg, CBS, CNN, ESPN, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox Sports, NBC, NFL Network, The Weather Channel, Univision or any . To donate go to realmenwearpinkacs.org and type in Lovings name (Aubrey Eugene Loving) under search by candidate. Check out the 50 top news anchors of all time! The WAVY Weather Station broadcasts taped weather segments by WAVY-TV's meteorologists. Breaking news: WAVYs Chopper 10 has been modified to have a reporter aboard. ; Rich Brenner, sports anchor in the 1970s. On March 21, 2014, Richmond-based Media General announced that it would buy LIN Media in a $1.6 billion deal, described as a "merger. Also President of the National Association of Black Journalists Lloyd Dobyns, news co-anchor in the 1960s with Vern Jones. 1. I won a big disco ball trophy, said Kidd, who co-anchors Channel 3 newscasts with Kurt Williams. We havent had that capability for a long time. The Upside. Morgan was first paired with co-anchor Bob Grip until 1984 when Terry Zahn replaced Bob Grip as weeknight co-anchor to Morgan. ("Chronology of call letters WAVY") . June 3, 2019 | 8:02 am EDT by Paul Greeley, TVNewsCheck/Market Share | Katie Couric. See how some of the most recognizable anchors in news looked when they were first getting started in the business. (Sean Kennedy). as well as other partner offers and accept our, Steve Fenn /ABC via Getty Images, Mike Coppola/Getty Images for WarnerMedia, in 1995 before assuming a co-anchor role on the network's, Already a household name, Couric was named the first solo female anchor of ", in 2006, and in 2012 she became host of the ABC talk show "Katie.". He was also an NBC News correspondent and a fill-in anchor . February 15, 2022 | 7:10 am EST by Paul Greeley, TVNewsCheck/Market Share | Sawyer has been the anchor of ABC News's nightly flagship program ABC World News, a co-anchor of ABC News's morning news program Good Morning America and Primetime newsmagazine. December 28, 2015 | 2:30 pm EST by TVNewsCheck, TVNewsCheck/Market Share | Thanks to an amazing instructor, Zhenya Lyukin, I nailed it., In another matter, Kidd said she met with WTKRs new owners, the folks from E.W. The announcement comes as a surprise to viewers, who have a lot of questions. [2], Morgan began her career on television stints in Evansville, Indiana, Nashville, Tennessee and Champaign, Illinois before her arrival at Portsmouth, Virginia's WAVY-TV in January, 1981 as weeknight evening co-anchor. September 24, 2015 | 11:43 am EDT by Staff, WAVY Norfolk, Media Generals NBC affiliate in the countrys 42nd largest market, has hired meteorologist Deitra Tate to join its weather team in Norfolk, Va. She joins Media Generals duopoly after a nine-year role at WPMI the NBC affiliate in Mobile, Ala. began her career at KEVN, the FOX affiliate in Rapid City, S. D. [], TVNewsCheck/Market Share | Chronology data should be put on the appropriate chronology page LIN TV purchased that station outright in February 2002. WAVY-TV - Notable Former Staff Notable Former Staff Barbara Ciara, weekend co-anchor from 1983 until 1988, when she left for WVEC. Giving on 10. WAVY was the first in the market to broadcast a digital signal in 2001. West Virginia Gov. Look for more breaking news reports from Chopper 10.. Orson Welles (1915-1985) " Imagination is a valuable asset in . [10], On January 27, 2016, Meredith formally broke off the proposed merger with Media General and accepted the termination fee of $60 million previously negotiated under the original merger proposal; Media General subsequently signed an agreement to be acquired by Nexstar, in exchange for giving Meredith right of first refusal to acquire any broadcast or digital properties that may be divested (a clause that Meredith did not exercise). Who are the top newscasters in the world? (WJAR) 0 NBC 10 is celebrating its 69th birthday this week, so what better time to dive into the archives. For the British screenwriter and playwright, see, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diana_Morgan_(actress)&oldid=1117716518, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 October 2022, at 06:03. Thomas Roberts is coming back to the place where his life began to change. Syndicated programming on WAVY includes: The Insider, Entertainment Tonight, The Doctors, and The Dr. Oz Show. February 19, 2019 | 7:38 am EST by Paul Greeley. She. WAVY-TV, the Hampton Roads area's third-oldest VHF television station, began operations on September 1, 1957. [9] It can be found on Mediacom channel 9, Charter channel 22, and Cox digital channel 227. She later moved to Hollywood where she has been mostly cast as a news reporter or anchor in movie and television roles. Stan Verrett, now an anchor at ESPN and ESPNEWS, also worked for rival WAVY. Cooper's 2006 memoir on covering war and violence, "Dispatches from the Edge," became a New York Times bestseller. He is the recipient of many awards, including four 'Peabody Awards.'. He is .more #8 of 50 The Most Trustworthy Newscasters on TV Today #23 of 51 The Best Regular Guests on Morning Joe #22 of 30 Famous Model Train Hobbyists 6 Diana Morgan (actress) Diana Morgan (born September 21, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois) is an actress and former television news anchor for WAVY-TV Hampton Roads, Virginia. Heres a round-up of how some stations are helping and serving their communities. February 16, 2015 | 7:44 am EST by Staff, Media General-owned NBC affiliate WAVY Portsmouth, Va. (DMA 42), has hired veteran local broadcaster Jen Lewis as morning traffic reporter starting today. Just posted last week to TVNewsChecks Media Job Center are directors of TV sales openings by Gray, Meredith, Nexstar and News Press & Gazette for stations in Memphis, Hampton Roads, Colorado Springs and Greenville, S.C. TVNewsCheck/Market Share | Katherine Anne Couric ( KURR-ik; born January 7, 1957) is an American journalist and author. Lila Diane Sawyer (born December 22, 1945) is an American television journalist. Folks are asked to drop off new, unwrapped toys at USA Discounters, 9620 Granby St., Norfolk. Mastrullo said Cashen didn't rush the lame-duck reporter out the door as a result of her criticism about WAVY. There are live current conditions, updated forecasts, and a sweep of "Super Doppler 10". So busy was Chopper 10 that it refueled in Portsmouth and in Manteo, N.C. Satellite dishes located on the roof of the WTKR building. The three hosted their networks' flagship nightly news programs for over 20 years, and all, Inside Oprah And Gayle's Hilarious Episode of 'Colonial House', The Best SportsCenter Anchors of All Time, The Most Influential News Anchors of All Time, The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time, American Public Figures Who Are National Treasures, 33 Celebrities You Probably Didn't Expect To Be Cheerleaders, The Most Influential Contemporary Americans, The Most Impressive TV Personality Mustaches, The Most Trustworthy Newscasters on TV Today. Both stations share studios on Wavy Street in downtown Portsmouth, while WAVY-TV's transmitter is located in Suffolk, Virginia. But my heart ached to return to television.. Her prayers were answered. Daily Press | [3], On September 8, 2015, Media General announced that it would acquire the Des Moines, Iowa-based Meredith Corporation for $2.4 billion with the intention to name the combined group Meredith Media General if the sale were finalized. [34] ABC affiliate WVEC also produced a prime time show on WPEN-LP from 1995 until it started LNC 4 (later LNC 5; now defunct) in 1997. She has also done roles on television programs such as Babylon 5 and The West Wing. "[2] The merger was completed on December 19, at which point WAVY and WVBT came under common ownership with ABC affiliate WRIC-TV in Petersburg (serving the Richmond market). [6] ABC affiliate WVEC-TV also produced a prime time show on WPEN-LP from 1995 until it started LNC 4 (now LNC 5) in 1997. They appear to care deeply about the integrity of journalism. She was inducted into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame. Upcoming concerts in the Capital Region. According to WAVY promotions director Mike Mastrullo, Yee on Wednesday gave news director Bob Cashen her reasons for leaving. November 19, 2019 | 8:39 am EST by Paul Greeley, TVNewsCheck | Mobley has covered hurricanes and homecomings and lots of other stuff. January 10, 2012 | 8:00 am EST by TVNewsCheck, TVNewsCheck | It was the first in the area to air a local morning broadcast at 5:30a.m., beginning in 1992, and added weeknight newscasts at 5:00p.m. in 1989 and 5:30p.m. in 1994. Nexstar was precluded from acquiring WTKR/WGNT directly or indirectly while owning WAVY/WVBT, as FCC regulations prohibit common ownership of more than two stations in the same media market, or two or more of the four highest-rated stations in the market. [42] The WAVY Weather Station was also carried on other cable systems and channels across Hampton Roads, Northeastern North Carolina, Northern Outer Banks of North Carolina and the Eastern Shore of Virginia.[42]. [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30], WAVY airs thirty hours of local news a week. December 30, 2016 | 9:25 am EST by TVNewsCheck, TVNewsCheck/Market Share | Madison Glassman is an American anchor and reporter. )[45], WAVY-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 10, at 9 a.m. on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television. Anita Blanton has been named WAVY early and late evening news anchor and joins co-anchor Tom Schaad on WAVY News 10 at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. as [], The Virginian-Pilot | Tapper anchored ABC's "This Week" from March to July 2010, until he was replaced by Christiane Amanpour. WAVY, WVBT, WNLO-CD and WTVZ have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV technology. "We put on such happy faces, but we're all so sad," she said. When not on the clock, Jon loves going to the beach, working out as well as trying out new bars and restaurants. Things are stormy at WAVY-TV, Channel 10. He ended his seven-year stint anchoring MSNBC Live, the daytime news platform of NBC News, on weekends from 5-7pm ET.Before that he was anchor of Way Too Early and a contributor to Morning Joe. The food drive is being held in conjunction with the Food Banks on the Peninsula and in South Hampton Roads. Everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Diane Sawyer is included on this list. This is in contrast to rival WVEC's news being produced in 16:9 digital widescreen which is not true high definition but matches the ratio of HD television screens. Channel 10 hired Madison Glassman formerly of KEZI in Eugene, Ore., to anchor the traffic coverage on "WAVY News 10 Today" with Katie Collett. It originally signed on as an ABC affiliate, but traded network affiliations with NBC affiliate WVEC-TV (channel 13) in 1959 due to its radio sister's long affiliation with NBC radio. * Staff writer Bob Blattner contributed to this column. This is in contrast to rival WVEC's news being produced in 16:9 digital widescreen which is not true high definition but matches the ratio of HD television screens (WVEC would ultimately upgrade their own newscasts to true high definition in August 2013). In television and real estate you work with families during their highs and lows. Furthermore, any attempt by Nexstar to assume the operations of WTKR/WGNT through local marketing or shared services agreements would have been subject to regulatory hurdles that could have delayed completion of the FCC and Justice Department's review and approval process for the acquisition.) Jon Dowding is a bilingual reporter and anchor who most recently worked as a Weekend Anchor/Reporter at WAVY-TV in Portsmouth, VA. Jon loves telling stories about the diverse groups that make up our community. WAND in Decatur, Illinois was the first owned by the company but was sold-off to a new owner in November 2007. Morgan left WAVY in December 1989 for WCIX in Miami, where she served as weekend news anchor, later becoming the weekday evening anchor until she left WCIX in 1994.[1]. In recent months, news anchor Terry Zahn and sports anchor John Castleberry also have left the station. and Lincoln, Nebraska, Remote, Casper, Wyoming and Meridian, Mississippi, The Coastal Television Broadcasting Group. On July 21, 2008 at noon, WAVY and WVBT became the first stations in the market and their station group company to produce local newscasts in high definition. Owned by LIN TV Corporation, the station is sister to Fox affiliate WVBT and the two share studios with Ion Television owned-and-operated affiliate WPXV-TV on Wavy Street in Downtown Portsmouth. Stan Verrett - now an anchor at ESPN and ESPNEWS, also worked for WVEC Kelly Wright - most recently at Fox News Channel Terry Zahn - joined as reporter and weekend anchor in 1981, became a lead anchor in 1984, left in 1993 and joined WVEC in 1994, where he served as lead anchor until his death in 2000 WAVY Weather Station She recently married Hampton chiropractor Scott Olney and will be looking for other employment in the area. March 12, 2021 | 8:05 am EST by Paul Greeley. Regina Mobley breaks silence about departure from WVEC By Larry Bonko Correspondent Jun 01, 2020 at 8:00 am It was just another local 6 p.m. newscast in early October 2018 until Regina Mobley. Thomas Albert Roberts (born October 5, 1972) is an American television journalist who served as a news anchor for MSNBC, a cable-news channel. The channel originally signed-on as an ABC affiliate but swapped with then-NBC affiliate WVEC-TV in 1959 due to its radio sister's long affiliation with NBC radio. What 10 famous news anchors looked like before and after they made it big. It was originally owned by Tidewater Teleradio along with WAVY radio (1350 AM, now WGPL). Jim Justice speaks during an announcement for his U.S. Senate campaign on April 27 . 10tv.com January 24, 2019 | 8:39 am EST by Mark K. Miller, Nexstars NBC affiliate WAVY Norfolk, Va. (DMA 44), is welcoming meteorologist Jeff Edmondson back. [7] WVEC continued to produce a 10 o'clock news on that station until January 30, 2009. April 4, 2016 | 7:57 am EDT by TVNewsCheck, TVNewsCheck | It was truly gratifying. WAVY was the first in the market to broadcast a digital signal in 2001. Anne McNamara: former reporter/substitute anchor, now at WAVY-TV in Hampton Roads, VA Erin Ovalle : former Daybreak and Good Day Maine (FOX) co-anchor, now with WMTW anchoring "News 8 This Morning". The Latest News and Updates in WAVY Archives brought to you by the team at WAVY.com: Hampton Roads Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina News, Weather, Traffic and Sports. a notable prince that was called King John;And he ruled England with main and with might,For he did great wrong, and maintained little right.Unknown. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Radio-TV Broadcast History is a FANDOM TV Community. Then and there she decided to return to local TV news praying for the wish to come true. Heavens, was she fired? She joins from KEZI Eugene, Ore., where she was a multimedia journalist, anchor and producer. The 45-minute broadcast on WVBT is followed by the Fox 43 Sports Wrap with sports news and highlights. TVNewsCheck/Market Share | He now serves as a Special Correspondent for NBC News and works on documentaries for other outlets.Along with competitors Peter Jennings at ABC News and Dan Rather at CBS News, Brokaw was one of the "Big Three" news anchors in the U.S. during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. Couric has been a television host on all Big Three television networks in the United States, and in her early career was an Assignment Editor for CNN. Almost two decades after he was first hired as a reporter in 1981, Holt joined NBC News in 2000 and has since covered landmark events including Operation Iraqi Freedom. She has anchored the primetime evening newscasts on Channel 10 with newscaster Terry Zahn for 5 1/2 years and the duo was the most-watched 11 p.m. newscast team, according to the Arbitron ratings. PORTSMOUTH Evening anchor Alveta Ewell is retiring after nearly 25 years at WAVY-TV, she said Wednesday. "It was very friendly. multiple Emmy Awards, a place on TIME's 100 "Most Influential People" list, The Hollywood Reporter's "Most Powerful People in New York" list, and "Journalist of the Year" by the National Association of Black Journalists. Wallace became a household name in his time moderating "NBC Nightly News" from 1982-1984 and 1986-1987 and "Meet the Press" from 1987-1988. He co-hosted ESPN's SportsCenter from 199297. December 29, 2020 | 8:22 am EST by Paul Greeley, TVNewsCheck | (2015-02-12) (aged 68) Gainesville, Florida, US. [2] The next year, she won the Golf Writers . So we see what fits best, the drone or the helicopter, and some days, we have them both out, said Jeff Myers, WAVYs news operations manager and chief photographer. The 45-minute broadcast on WVBT is followed by the Fox 43 Sports Wrap with sports news and highlights. August 4, 2016 | 7:04 am EDT by TVNewsCheck, TVNewsCheck/Market Share | It was the first in the area to air a local morning broadcast at 5:30 a.m., beginning in 1992, and added weeknight newscasts at 5:00 p.m. in 1989 and 5:30 p.m. in 1994. Until January 2007, WVBT operated a 24-hour local weather channel on its second digital subchannel. Embarking on a hiatus from news that he later blamed on the thankless schedule, Cooper joined the ABC reality show "The Mole" as host, but left to return to news after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This includes the most prominent newscasters, living and dead, both in America and abroad. In February she signed on as anchor and reporter with what she calls the top broadcast and digital news operation in the area. [4][5][6][7][8] However, on September 28, Irving, Texasbased Nexstar Broadcasting Group made an unsolicited cash-and-stock merger offer for Media General, originally valued at $14.50 per share. Occupation (s) Sportscaster, golf historian. It operates its own weather radar, called "Super Doppler 10", at its studios. Already a household name, Couric was named the first solo female anchor of "CBS Evening News" in 2006, and in 2012 she became host of the ABC talk show "Katie.". Lewis, who has been working at WAVY-TV for the past few years as a traffic reporter and midday news anchor, will take the midday slot currently held by VP/Operations and Programming Rusty James, who will now focus on his programming duties. [4] It is known for being the first Hampton Roads station to use a helicopter to cover local news after introducing "Chopper 10" in 1982. A native of Virginia Beach, Jason is a graduate of Virginia Wesleyan College, where he was on the baseball team. As such, on January 31, 2019, Nexstar announced it would retain the WAVY/WVBT duopoly and sell WTKR and WGNT to a different buyer; it was announced on March 20, 2019 that the WTKR/WGNT duopoly, along with sister station WTVR-TV in Richmond, would be sold to the E. W. Scripps Company. December 20, 2022 | 2:57 pm EST by Kevin Eck, TVNewsCheck/Market Share |

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