Sharrie Williams joins WFOR as a reporter from WVTM-NBC
Read her bio a wvtm (image wvtm.com)
Monthly Archive for December, 2007
Connie Hicks, former WPLG reporter now teaching broadcast news at Barry University, recently received 3 big boxes at her office full of memorabilia that belonged to legendary WPLG anchor Ann Bishop. The boxes came after Bishiop’s long time companion Helen Buckner, former reporter at Sun-Reporter in Miami Beach, died on October 28 in Texas.
Some of the memorabilia included Bishop’s trademark brown-and-white size 7M saddle shoes. Also dozens of photographs of Ann Bishop with famous people and media types including Pope John Paul II, Charles Gibson, Don Shula, Joan Lunden, Jimmy Cefalo and her former colleague and co-anchor Dwight Lauderdale with moustaches.
The University also received some memorabilia – framed letters from viewers
Miami Herald – The life of a TV news anchor in 3 big boxes
(photo Don Boyd)
A WTVJ photog parked the company-owned Ford Explorer at the station’s main entrance at 4:30pm on November 25 only to return an hour later and find the front passenger-side window broken and the $25,000 Panasonic DVCPro camera, hidden in the trunk, gone. Someone knew what they were doing!
Miami Herald – TV Camera Stolen
At least that seems to be the conclusion of Johnny Diaz the TV critic at the Boston Globe.
WSVN complements Miami very well. It’s flashy with its bright radiant colors. It’s dramatic with its thunderous tech[n]o intro music. It’s sexy with its news teases. It’s a rush with its quick, back-to-back turn of stories. Basically, the station seduces its viewers, making you forget that you just sat and watched 1/2 or an hour of news.
He’s kind of right though – most people that I know from overseas who’ve seen 7 really like the energy and presentation.
The Boston Globe – Viewer discretion – The other Channel 7
It is official. Michael Williams is now part for the WFOR team. He starts in January 7 2008.
Williams left WTVJ a year ago and before that worked at WSVN.
Some tipsters say he’s replacing Brian Andrews so he will report and work with the investigative team and also fill-in anchor as needed.
Thanks to everyone for the flood of tips 
A tipster says WPLG was removed from Comcast cable in Boca Raton. I’d say probably in all of Palm Beach County too.
WSVN was the first to be removed from all cable systems in Palm Beach County in 2005 after Comcast took over Adelphia. Back then it was speculated WFLX complained too many people watched WSVN and it took away from the station’s already low ratings even when American Idol was on.
It probably wouldn’t be a stretch to say WSVN and WPLG were favored by Boca viewers. If I remember correctly in 1999 or 2000 then Adelphia cable removed WSVN from its channel lineup but had to put them back on after so many subscribers complained.
This time though both stations are permanently off. Of course anyone with an indoor or outdoor antenna can pick up all Miami stations all the way up to Palm Beach Gardens.
The winners of the 2007 Suncoast Emmy awards. Locally WTVJ took home 12 Emmys with WLTV-Univision a close second. Even WSFL CW39 and WBFS My33’s newscasts managed to grab an Emmy
WFOR – 5
WTVJ – 12
WSVN – 1
WPLG – 0
WSFL – 1
WBFS – 1
WLTV – 9
WPTV – 5
WPBT – 1
CBS has promoted Maggie Rodriguez to new co-anchor of The Early Show, on weekdays!
She left WFOR in May to join The Saturday Early Show in June 2007. Maggie replaces Hannah Storm who left The Early Show last week.
TVNewser – Maggie Rodriguez Named Co-Anchor of The Early Show
Why Not Two Guys at Once?
7News at 4 started today with Craig Stevens by himself, Lynn was off (at the last minute?). It was an all guy newscast – Craig, Reed, Rosh Lowe, Dave Kartunen, Phil Ferro and Louis Aguirre.
Now at 4:30 Reed Cowan and Robin Simmons took over.
So if Reed Cowan was there, why not pair him up with Crag to anchor together until, and I’m just guessing here, Robin Simmons made it to the station in time?
There’s a guy-guy anchor team + meteorologist in Houston and it seems to be working for them.
So why not two guys anchoring here, even in rare times like today? Would having a two-guy anchor team really turn off the female demo?
I thought the 4pm with Craig by himself wasn’t bad at all – felt much calmer than 7News is at this time of the day even with the blaring ‘Developing Story’ bumps.