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Monthly Archive for October, 2007

Orlando’s WESH in HD Tomorrow

Orlando’s favorite NBC station WESH is turning the HD on tomorrow, the first day of sweeps. They’ll also debut a sexy new look to show off.
And couple weeks ago WINK-TV on the other side of Florida, market size 63, went HD as well.

And our stations have decided to do us a favor and not go HD so we won’t be seeing any gashing wounds or rolling poop from broken sewers in HD.

/via RogerSimmonsTV/
/Video/ OrlandoSentinel – WESH jumps on high-def bandwagon with local news
WESH.com – WESH Goes HD On Thrusday

Yvonne Nava Leaving WPLG

Yvonne Nava is leaving WPLG for WVIT-NBC30 in Hartford, Connecticut where she’ll be anchoring one of their newscasts. Yvonne joined Channel 10 in 2005. According to one tipster her husband is sports reporter Alex Loeb (joined WPLG in the fall of 2004) who’s contract with WPLG has expired.

Yvonne’s last day on the air is this Friday.

Don Noe’s Secret

WPLG is running a promo about a secret Don Noe has. Allegedly it’s so big that it’s a 10 on the hurricane scale. And he’ll reveal it Thursday, November 1st at 11pm.

The day sweeps start.

My bet is he’s announcing his retirement. Or he has a new dog. Or he discovered a way to kill hurricanes.

What do you think is Don Noe’s secret?

WPEC Photog Hit By Car


Casey Lang a photog at WPEC, the CBS affiliate up in Palm Beach, was hit by a car while working on a story Saturday night. He was crossing a dimly lit street near a gate community where a small plane crash had happened when a Buick hit him. Casey was taken to Delray Medical Center in Delray, Beach with fractures to the skull and face among other injuries.

According to a story on WPEC’s website from Oct 29 he’s listed in critical but stable condition. His family flew down from Montana on Monday and is by his side.

Whether it’s prayers or thoughts or both, I’m sure the family and friends can use them all right now.

We wish Casey a speedy recovery.

PalmBeach Post – Cameraman hit at crash site remains in critical condition
News12now.com – Photojournalist, A “Figther”

Second Amendment Foundation Supports Weinsier

The Second Amendment Foundation has voiced their support for WPLG reporter Jeff Weinsier saying his “arrest has far less to do with his Second Amendment rights than it does his First Amendment rights”.

Full press release after the jump

Continue reading ‘Second Amendment Foundation Supports Weinsier’

WPLG Suspends Jeff Weinsier; Not Guilty Plea

Miami Herald’s Joan Fleischman reports WPLG suspended Jeff Weinsier for two weeks “for violating company policy by carrying a gun without permission”. As reported by WPLG’s Rad Berky on Thursday, Post-Newsweek allows employees to carry concealed weapons only with permission from the company.

Weinsier sent an email to colleagues apologizing for his “poor judgment” and saying that he never brought the gun to the newsroom.

The article also says that WPLG “management agrees” he had the right to be on the school sidewalk. His attorney filed a not guilty plea.

Miami Herald – Armed Channel 10 reporter off the air

Outakes from Matt Lauer Interview with Larry Craig

Jeff Weinsier Arrest: Libertarian Party Of Florida Announces Support

The Libertarian Party of Florida has put a press release out announcing their support for WPLG reporter Jeff Weinsier and calling for dismissal of all charges against him.

Lpf.org – News Release Libertarians Support WPLG Reporter (pdf link)

Libertarians Support WPLG Reporter

Reporter does not give up his Constitutional right on school property

Winter Park, Florida – The Libertarian Party of Florida (LPF) is appalled at the arrest of JeffreyWeinsier, a reporter for WPLG-TV News simply for his exercising his Second Amendmentright and his ability to protect himself.

Weinsier had recently received death threats by those under his scrutiny. In order to protect himself, Mr. Weinsier applied for and received a concealed carry permit from the State of Florida and carries a firearm. Earlier this week Mr. Weinsier was arrested for allegedlystepping onto school grounds in order to cover a story on school violence.

LPF chairman, Karl Dickey said, “This is a situation where the State oversteps itsbounds when responsible citizens desire to protect themselves. Mr. Weinsier should not be required to give up his constitutional rights simply due to the place he happens to be standing. Having schools as ‘gun-free zones’ is an irresponsible policy as it allows criminals carteblanche to do what they will and leaving responsible citizens unable to protect themselvesand others.” Gun-free zones are “target-rich environments” for criminals.

The Libertarian Party of Florida calls for the dismissal of all charges against JeffreyWeinsier and for the Florida legislature to take up this unjust law in the 2008 session.

lpf.org

Jeff Weinsier Arrest: On Digg

Someone posted WPLG’s Terrell Forney report on YouTube which ended up being on Digg and already has 263 diggs

Digg – MIami TV Reporter Arrested for Carrying Gun on School Sidewalk

Weinsier Released Last Night

Jeff Weinsier was released late last night on bail. WPLG video