Only the in-studio cameras and the stations' helicopter are currently in HD, although like Hearst station WTAE, the field reports are still in 4:3 standard definition as of August 23, 2010. EEOC Chairman Evan J. Kemp Jr., reached at his Washington home early last evening, said he was not aware the Miller case had been settled and referred questions about the case to the EEOC's Baltimore office. Schuh has won 12 regional Emmy Awards, three AP awards and a regional Edward R. Murrow award for his work at the station. Soon he was producing newscasts for WRIC, and in 1997 he was hired as a producer for the Fox affiliate in Greensboro, North Carolina, WGHP. For example, In 1974, WBAL introduced the Action News format to Baltimore. My intention was to let the listeners know what this process was really like, she said. Cellular store employee shot during robbery in Canton, Baltimore Police say, Boston Bruins, after setting NHL records for wins and points, get eliminated in the 1st round with a Game 7 OT loss, Oldfields School alumni and supporters say they must raise $20 million by May 10 to save Baltimore County school, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. (Trump is 76.). We are restructuring various operations at CBS as part of our ongoing integration with Viacom, and to adapt to changes in our business, including those related to COVID-19," the statement said. WBAL-TV is one of two Hearst-owned broadcast properties to have been built and signed on by the company (the other being WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh), and the oldest to be continuously owned by Hearst through its various television subsidiaries through the years. Doodle, Heads Up, and the teen-oriented Kirby Scott Show. He worked at WBAL-TV/BALTIMORE in 1966 before moving to WMAR-TV in 1967 and later worked at ABC affiliate WJLA-TV/WASHINGTON in 1991-98. [12] ABC agreed to the deal as a condition of retaining its affiliations with WXYZ-TV in Detroit and WEWS-TV in Cleveland; CBS was seeking to affiliate with both of those stations, as it was about to lose current affiliates WJBK and WJW to Fox in a separate affiliation deal with New World Communications. Veteran WBAL Anchor Says Goodbye | Barrett Media After 27 years, Mike Schuh out at CBS-owned WJZ-TV | COMMENTARY . Thank God you dont play the oldDatelinesanymore on the weekends. (Photo credit: wbaltv.com) . What can I tell you? I know the whole lineup.. ", "I'll remind you, our president often says, 'Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative,'" Coons said on Sunday. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group All rights reserved. Kramer was one of several WBAL journalists to witness aconvicted murdererTyroneGilliamexecutedby chemical injection at theMarylandPenitentiary in 1998. DePetro have been dismissed as he faced a trespassing charge related to an incident over the summer during a Monday court hearing. I get Symone on the weekend. WBAL-TV began operations on March 11, 1948 from its original studios on North Charles Street in Downtown Baltimore. At the time of her dismissal, Miller was earning $141,000 a year, while the station's two male anchors were making $190,000 and $195,000 respectively, according to court documents. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WBAL-TV carries a digital subchannel on 11.2,[34] which launched in August 2005 as "11 Insta-Weather Plus", an affiliate of NBC Weather Plus until the network dissolved in November 2008; after that, the subchannel carried automated local and regional weather information provided by NBC Plus until April 2009, when an alternate programming format was adopted featuring local weather information, newscasts and other special programming. Stern told Morning Joe in an extensive interview that MSNBC is the network for him regarding cable news consumption. Only on WBAL-TV 11 News. Highlights from the White House correspondents' dinner: Punchlines WBAL-TV chose to test its equipment before making a commitment.[40]. Stan Stovall is an American Emmy Award-winning journalist who currently works with the WBAL-TV 11 News team as a co-anchor of the weekend edition of 11 News Today. [21], As a CBS affiliate, WBAL-TV preempted an hour of the network's daytime schedule every day, as well as half of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup. He has also worked at WIBW-AM in Topeka KS, earning the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) award for Major Market enterprise reporting in 2016. Early programming on channel 11 included Musical Almanac, Look and Cook and Know Baltimore, along with news and sports productions. But he had been bitten by the television news bug, and in 1994 Christian started an internship at the ABC affiliate in Richmond, WRIC. "I look forward to talking about the numbers based on what we've gotten done with President Biden in the White House, on infrastructure, manufacturing, prescription drugs," Coons said. In addition, WBAL-TV became the first Baltimore television station to win a Peabody Award for local news coverage, specifically of their Chesapeake Bay pollution investigation (and the first Baltimore television station to win the award in any category in more than fifty years). Anne Kramer said goodbye to the WBAL Radio audience on Friday. For the co-owned radio station with the same call sign, see, Carter, Bill. However, in the November 2009 Nielsen ratings sweeps periodthe first since the debut of The Jay Leno ShowWBAL's 11 p.m. newscast fell precipitously from first to a distant second behind WJZ (by contrast, the 11 p.m. newscast on WRC-TV in nearby Washington, D.C. was one of the least affected late-night newscasts of any NBC affiliate or owned-and-operated station in the country; it continued to dominate its competitors). In 2005 Christian provided extensive coverage of the Intelligent Design trial, which brought national attention to the federal courthouse in Harrisburg. Another long-running show of the 1950s was the weekday Quiz Club, co-hosted by local personalities Brent Gunts and Jay Grayson. [16] NBC however won the bid for the station, citing the stronger sports programs. Ryan Hedrick serves as the Assistant Program Director and Co-Host of the Morning News Express at WFMD. Stan Stovall Age and Birthday John Collins (AMS Seal of Approval) - Meteorologist; weekends at 6 and 11 p.m. Tony Pann (AMS Seal of Approval) - Meteorologist; weekend mornings "11 News Saturday/Sunday Morning", Sandra Shaw - Meteorologist; weekday mornings "11 News Today" (5-7 a.m.) and noon, also reporter. Scripps Company, the present owners of WMAR-TV, negotiated with ABC to affiliate with its Baltimore station as part of a multi-station deal. CBS FIRINGS COUNTRYWIDE! However, for the better part of the last 40 years, WBAL-TV had waged a spirited battle for first place in the ratings with WJZ-TV. 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Mary Bubala Age, Family, Husband (Bio Wikipedia) Net Worth, Birthday The search for Charlotte Lester continues as I resume efforts searching for answers into her disappearance and holding Mark Perkins accountable for his actions against myself and Ladybug.. (WBAL photo) Midday Former WBAL anchor Stan Stovall reflects on 52 years in TV news (Courtesy WBAL) One of the titans of traffic broadcasting has died after 35 years on the air. It is one of the flagship stations of Hearst Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation, which also owns sister radio stations WBAL (1090 AM) and WIYY (97.9 FM). It led the ratings from the 1960s until WJZ-TV passed it in the early 1970s. Characterized by short, usually 90 second, news "packages" and upbeat introductory news themes, Baltimore's Action News briefly replaced Channel 13 as the number one news station in Baltimore during the mid-seventies. This Thanksgiving weekend is the first weekend in what we hope will be Stan's long and happy retirement. Former WBAL Radio and WBAL-TV 11 News anchor Dave Durian died early Monday morning after a short illness. Why Asa Hutchinson looked forward (and didn't mention Trump) in WBAL-TV has boasted many television firsts, including becoming the first Baltimore television station to broadcast in color, the first station in Maryland (and the eighth in the world) to acquire a videocassette machine (of the U-Matic format); the first station in Baltimore to acquire a mobile satellite news-gathering system (dubbed "NEWSTAR 11") and the first Baltimore station to hire an African-American news anchor and a Black news director. Also, insight and analysis, and the flagship stations for the Baltimore Ravens, the Baltimore . Condolences to family and friends of former HEARST News-Talk WBAL-A/BALTIMORE reporter and host and longtime WMAR-TV anchor-reporter JACK BOWDEN, who died WEDNESDAY (1/20) of . Baltimore viewers who wanted to see the entire CBS line-up could do so through WDVM-TV/WUSA in Washington, D.C., which was available over-the-air in most of the Baltimore area and pre-empted little network programming. Police searched the house several months earlier as part of an investigation into the disappearance of Charlotte Lester, who has beenmissing for six months. The radio host thanked MSNBC for providing him with what he loves: 24/7 news. airwaves".[1]. Im watching oldDatelines. But it is his work at two local stations WMAR and WBAL that has endeared him to generations of viewers in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Last edited on 28 September 2019, at 19:03, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "WBAL anchorman Rod Daniels to retire after more than 30 years", "William Paterson University to hold commencement on May 18", "News Team WBAL-TV Biography of Rod Daniels", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod_Daniels&oldid=918454012, This page was last edited on 28 September 2019, at 19:03. With NBC taking Leno off of prime-time in February 2010, it could take some time before the 11 o'clock newscast would regain the lead. It is the flagship property of Hearst Television, which has owned the station since its inception, and is sister to the company's sole radio properties, WBAL (1090 AM) and WIYY (97.9 FM). A longtime Baltimore radio news anchor is leaving her position after a 25-year career. Coons cited to two of Biden's recent high-profile appearances: His annual State of the Union speech in February and his remarks at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner.