WHO-TV
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WHO-DT is a television station
that broadcasts on Channel 13 in Des Moines, Iowa
. It is affiliated with the NBC
television network and serves most of central Iowa
. The station transmits from the WOI Tower in Alleman, Iowa
, which is actually owned by WHO-DT's owners. WHO-DT brands itself as WHO-HD on air, indicating its high definition broadcasts. This is not the station's legal call letters however, which are WHO-DT. No station in the United States is allowed to use "HD" in their call letters.
WHO-DT is repeated on K27CV channel 27 in Ottumwa
and was repeated on K66AL channel 66 in Clarinda
. The Ottumwa translator is operated by a local non-profit organization, and the Clarinda translator was owned by the City of Clarinda.
and FM 100.3, now KDRB
). The Palmers had competed with KIOA
for the channel 13 license and won it after reaching a settlement. It has always been an NBC affiliate.
The Palmers sold off their broadcast holdings in 1996, with WHO-TV and sister station KFOR-TV
in Oklahoma City
going to The New York Times Company
(earlier that year, a joint plan by the Sinclair Broadcast Group
and River City Broadcasting
to purchase Palmer Communications, the Palmer family's holding company, fell through). Up to that time, channel 13 had been the last locally owned commercial station in Des Moines. WHO-AM, which was eventually acquired by Jacor Communications (which later merged with Clear Channel Communications
), continued to occupy the same building until it moved to another building in 2005. While WHO-TV was co-owned with WHO-AM, it used an owl
as its mascot, as WHO-AM still does today.http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/international/us_nbc/whotv/who_tv_1982.rm
Until the 1980s, WHO-TV frequently preempted NBC programming in favor of local shows. For instance, it didn't pick up Days of Our Lives
until the soap's 20th season; in the 1960s and 1970s, the station aired a 90-minute movie between 12:30 and 2 p.m.
On January 4, 2007, the New York Times Company entered into an agreement to sell its entire television stations group to affiliates of the private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners. On May 7, 2007, Local TV LLC
, a new broadcasting company owned by Oak Hill, officially became the owner of the former New York Times stations.
On December 20, 2007, Local TV and Tribune Company
entered into a letter of intent to create a third-party broadcast management company to provide shared services to all of the stations Local TV and Tribune Company own respectively. The company will function as a wholly owned subsidiary of Tribune Company, and will provide back-office services, administration, and a number of other functions to the stations. The most noticeable byproducts of this partnership are the redesigned websites of WHO-TV and Local TV's other stations, which were launched during late January and into February 2009, using the Tribune Interactive platform also used by the websites of Tribune-owned stations.
In 2008, WHO-TV introduced Iowa's Weather Plus, a 24-hour weather channel affiliated with NBC Weather Plus
. This station airs on Digital Channel 13.2 and Mediacom Digital channel 246. Although the national feed of NBC's Weather Plus has been discontinued, Channel 13 continues to air its own weather forecasts and radar loops.
On May 19, 2010, WHO-HD began broadcasting complete broadcasts in 1080i
high definition
. All video, in-studio and field reports, and graphics began origination in high definition and the station began to refer to itself WHO-HD. The noon broadcast was Iowa's first complete high definition broadcast (KWWL in Waterloo
had been the first station in Iowa to launch an HD newscast; however, the field video from that station is not in HD).
programs which KPWB had dropped. WHO-TV aired various UPN programs from midnight-1:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings and WWE Friday Night SmackDown (then called WWE Smackdown) on Sunday nights at 11:30 p.m. This lasted until 2006, when UPN amalgamated with The WB Television Network
to form The CW
and affiliated with then-WB station KPWB (now KCWI).
programming on channel 19 as WHO-DT. On February 17, 2009 (the original analog television shutdown date), WHO turned off its analog signal in favor of full-time digital broadcasting (joining KDSM-TV
as the only 2 Des Moines stations to turn off analog signals on that date). At that time, WHO moved its digital signal from channel 19 back to channel 13 and with it retired the longtime WHO-TV call sign
in favor of WHO-DT, a move opposite to what most other TV stations across the country have done (competitor WOI retained its "-DT" suffix as well). In the spring of 2011, the station unofficially changed its call letters to "WHO-HD". As of February 8, 2011, the WHO-HD signal is multiplexed in the following manner:
, announcer for WHO-AM in the 1930s at the end of his presidential term. The other two were Larry King
and Barbara Walters
.
On September 2, 2008, WHO-TV took over production of the 9 p.m. newscast of Fox
affiliate KDSM-TV
from Cedar Rapids
station KGAN
. The newscast is aptly titled "Channel 13 News at Nine on FOX 17." WHO-TV previously produced a short-lived prime-time newscast for PAX TV (now ION Television) affiliate KFPX
(channel 39) in 2001, during a time when NBC and Pax had a brief news partnership. It's a one hour newscast on weekdays, thirty minutes on weekends.
In recent history, Channel 13 has been a close second-place to CBS affiliate KCCI in the ratings. But as of the May 2011 ratings period, WHO-HD surged ahead as Iowa's news leader, claiming a ratings victory in the majority of weekday newscasts (morning, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.) KCCI continues to hold a narrow lead at 10 p.m.
WHO-TV has many firsts in the market. It was the first area station to use videotape and the first to broadcast from news events live. It was also the first station to use live Doppler radar and the first to broadcast in high definition (during the 2002 Winter Olympics
) and air local news segments in high definition. On April 22, 2009, Channel 13 became the second station in Des Moines broadcasting all in-studio news in widescreen standard definition. On May 19, 2010, WHO-HD became the first commercial station in Des Moines to launch fully into high definition television.
First Alert Weather Team
Sports team
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Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
that broadcasts on Channel 13 in Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
. It is affiliated with the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
television network and serves most of central Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
. The station transmits from the WOI Tower in Alleman, Iowa
Alleman, Iowa
Alleman is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 439 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Alleman was named for early settler John L. Alleman...
, which is actually owned by WHO-DT's owners. WHO-DT brands itself as WHO-HD on air, indicating its high definition broadcasts. This is not the station's legal call letters however, which are WHO-DT. No station in the United States is allowed to use "HD" in their call letters.
WHO-DT is repeated on K27CV channel 27 in Ottumwa
Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa is a city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 24,998 at the 2000 census. It is located in the southeastern part of Iowa, and the city is split into northern and southern halves by the Des Moines River....
and was repeated on K66AL channel 66 in Clarinda
Clarinda, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 5,572 in the city, with a population density of . There were 2,180 housing units, of which 1,928 were occupied....
. The Ottumwa translator is operated by a local non-profit organization, and the Clarinda translator was owned by the City of Clarinda.
History
WHO-TV signed on the air on April 15, 1954 as the second television station in Des Moines. It was owned by the Palmer family, owners of WHO radio (AM 1040WHO (AM)
WHO is a clear channel radio station broadcasting 50,000 watts on 1040 AM with a news/talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is located in Des Moines, Iowa. The station can be heard over most of the continental United States during nighttime hours...
and FM 100.3, now KDRB
KDRB
KDRB, "100.3 The Bus," is an adult hits radio station similar to Jack FM serving the Des Moines, Iowa, area in the USA. It broadcasts at 100.3 FM. The station's studios are located at 2141 Grand Avenue in Des Moines along with Clear Channel Communications' other Des Moines stations...
). The Palmers had competed with KIOA
KPSZ
KPSZ, "Praise 940", is an Christian radio station serving the Des Moines, Iowa, area. It is located at 940 on the AM dial. The station's studios are located at 1416 Locust Street in Des Moines along with Saga Communications' other Des Moines stations .-The Independent Years: 1948-1957:KIOA signed...
for the channel 13 license and won it after reaching a settlement. It has always been an NBC affiliate.
The Palmers sold off their broadcast holdings in 1996, with WHO-TV and sister station KFOR-TV
KFOR-TV
KFOR-TV, virtual channel 4 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. KFOR-TV is owned by Local TV, a subsidiary of the private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners, in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate KAUT-TV ; its studios are located at 444 East Britton Road in...
in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
going to The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company is an American media company best known as the publisher of its namesake, The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. has served as Chairman of the Board since 1997. It is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City....
(earlier that year, a joint plan by the Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sinclair Broadcast Group
The Sinclair Broadcast Group is an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, it owns a total of 57 stations across the country in 35 primarily small and medium markets, many of...
and River City Broadcasting
River City Broadcasting
River City Broadcasting L.P. was a major television and radio station operator in mid-sized markets in the United States, based out of St. Louis, Missouri....
to purchase Palmer Communications, the Palmer family's holding company, fell through). Up to that time, channel 13 had been the last locally owned commercial station in Des Moines. WHO-AM, which was eventually acquired by Jacor Communications (which later merged with Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
), continued to occupy the same building until it moved to another building in 2005. While WHO-TV was co-owned with WHO-AM, it used an owl
Owl
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
as its mascot, as WHO-AM still does today.http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/international/us_nbc/whotv/who_tv_1982.rm
Until the 1980s, WHO-TV frequently preempted NBC programming in favor of local shows. For instance, it didn't pick up Days of Our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
until the soap's 20th season; in the 1960s and 1970s, the station aired a 90-minute movie between 12:30 and 2 p.m.
On January 4, 2007, the New York Times Company entered into an agreement to sell its entire television stations group to affiliates of the private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners. On May 7, 2007, Local TV LLC
Local TV
Local TV LLC is a limited liability corporation, owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners , which operates 18 local network-affiliated television stations in the United States.-History:...
, a new broadcasting company owned by Oak Hill, officially became the owner of the former New York Times stations.
On December 20, 2007, Local TV and Tribune Company
Tribune Company
The Tribune Company is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, with ten daily newspapers and commuter tabloids including Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Hartford Courant, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida...
entered into a letter of intent to create a third-party broadcast management company to provide shared services to all of the stations Local TV and Tribune Company own respectively. The company will function as a wholly owned subsidiary of Tribune Company, and will provide back-office services, administration, and a number of other functions to the stations. The most noticeable byproducts of this partnership are the redesigned websites of WHO-TV and Local TV's other stations, which were launched during late January and into February 2009, using the Tribune Interactive platform also used by the websites of Tribune-owned stations.
In 2008, WHO-TV introduced Iowa's Weather Plus, a 24-hour weather channel affiliated with NBC Weather Plus
NBC Weather Plus
NBC Weather Plus was a 24-hour, commercially sponsored, weather-oriented broadcast/cable television network jointly owned by NBC Universal and the local affiliates of the NBC network. It debuted on November 15, 2004 and shut down on December 31, 2008...
. This station airs on Digital Channel 13.2 and Mediacom Digital channel 246. Although the national feed of NBC's Weather Plus has been discontinued, Channel 13 continues to air its own weather forecasts and radar loops.
On May 19, 2010, WHO-HD began broadcasting complete broadcasts in 1080i
1080i
1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels...
high definition
High-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
. All video, in-studio and field reports, and graphics began origination in high definition and the station began to refer to itself WHO-HD. The noon broadcast was Iowa's first complete high definition broadcast (KWWL in Waterloo
Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...
had been the first station in Iowa to launch an HD newscast; however, the field video from that station is not in HD).
Secondary affiliation
In 2003, WHO-TV began airing select UPNUPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
programs which KPWB had dropped. WHO-TV aired various UPN programs from midnight-1:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings and WWE Friday Night SmackDown (then called WWE Smackdown) on Sunday nights at 11:30 p.m. This lasted until 2006, when UPN amalgamated with The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
to form The CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
and affiliated with then-WB station KPWB (now KCWI).
Digital television
In 2002, WHO-TV launched digital televisionDigital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
programming on channel 19 as WHO-DT. On February 17, 2009 (the original analog television shutdown date), WHO turned off its analog signal in favor of full-time digital broadcasting (joining KDSM-TV
KDSM-TV
KDSM-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Central Iowa licensed to Des Moines. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 16 from a transmitter in Alleman. The station can also be seen on Mediacom channel 6 and in high definition on digital channel 817. Owned by the...
as the only 2 Des Moines stations to turn off analog signals on that date). At that time, WHO moved its digital signal from channel 19 back to channel 13 and with it retired the longtime WHO-TV call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
in favor of WHO-DT, a move opposite to what most other TV stations across the country have done (competitor WOI retained its "-DT" suffix as well). In the spring of 2011, the station unofficially changed its call letters to "WHO-HD". As of February 8, 2011, the WHO-HD signal is multiplexed in the following manner:
| Channel | Video | Programming |
|---|---|---|
| 13.1 | 1080i 1080i 1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels... |
Main WHO-HD programming / NBC |
| 13.2 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
Iowa's Weather Plus |
| 13.3 | Antenna TV |
News operation
WHO's main anchor since 1987, John Bachman, was one of three reporters who interviewed Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
, announcer for WHO-AM in the 1930s at the end of his presidential term. The other two were Larry King
Larry King
Lawrence Harvey "Larry" King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards....
and Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters
Barbara Jill Walters is an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. She has hosted morning television shows , the television newsmagazine , former co-anchor of the ABC Evening News, and current contributor to ABC News.Walters was first known as a popular TV morning news...
.
On September 2, 2008, WHO-TV took over production of the 9 p.m. newscast of Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliate KDSM-TV
KDSM-TV
KDSM-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Central Iowa licensed to Des Moines. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 16 from a transmitter in Alleman. The station can also be seen on Mediacom channel 6 and in high definition on digital channel 817. Owned by the...
from Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city...
station KGAN
KGAN
KGAN is the CBS-affiliated television station for Eastern Iowa licensed to Cedar Rapids. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 51 from a transmitter in Rowley near the junction of Buchanan, Benton and Linn Counties. The station can also be seen on Mediacom channel 2 and in...
. The newscast is aptly titled "Channel 13 News at Nine on FOX 17." WHO-TV previously produced a short-lived prime-time newscast for PAX TV (now ION Television) affiliate KFPX
KFPX
KFPX-TV, channel 39, is a television station licensed to Newton, Iowa, and serving the Des Moines-Ames market. It is owned and operated by Ion Media Networks. It runs programming from the Ion Television network. The station operates with 4470 kW of power....
(channel 39) in 2001, during a time when NBC and Pax had a brief news partnership. It's a one hour newscast on weekdays, thirty minutes on weekends.
In recent history, Channel 13 has been a close second-place to CBS affiliate KCCI in the ratings. But as of the May 2011 ratings period, WHO-HD surged ahead as Iowa's news leader, claiming a ratings victory in the majority of weekday newscasts (morning, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.) KCCI continues to hold a narrow lead at 10 p.m.
WHO-TV has many firsts in the market. It was the first area station to use videotape and the first to broadcast from news events live. It was also the first station to use live Doppler radar and the first to broadcast in high definition (during the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
) and air local news segments in high definition. On April 22, 2009, Channel 13 became the second station in Des Moines broadcasting all in-studio news in widescreen standard definition. On May 19, 2010, WHO-HD became the first commercial station in Des Moines to launch fully into high definition television.
Newscast titles
- WHO-TV News (1954–1961)
- Newsroom (1961–1966)
- Colorvision 13 News (1966–1970)
- TV-13 News (1970–1974)
- Eyewitness News (1974–1977)
- NewsWatch 13 (1977–1980)
- NewsCenter 13 (1980–1998)
- WHO-TV 13 News (1998–2003)
- Channel 13 News (2004–present)
Station slogans
- Colorful Channel 13 (1966–1974)
- WHO-13, Your Eyewitness News Station (1974–1977)
- The News Source (1982–1985)
- Your 24-Hour News Source (1989–1993)
- Where the News Comes First (24 Hours a Day) (1993–1998; also used on sister station KFORKFOR-TVKFOR-TV, virtual channel 4 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. KFOR-TV is owned by Local TV, a subsidiary of the private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners, in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate KAUT-TV ; its studios are located at 444 East Britton Road in...
in Oklahoma City around same time period) - Coverage You Can Count On (1998–2004)
- See the Difference (2004–2010)
- Iowa's High Definition Leader (2010–present)
Current on-air staff
Anchors- John Bachman - weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m. (father of John Bachman, anchor at WSB-TVWSB-TVWSB-TV, virtual channel 2.1 , is the ABC affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the flagship television station of Cox Enterprises and its Cox Media Group subsidiary...
in Atlanta) - Brooke Bouma - weekday mornings "Today In Iowa"
- Patrick Dix - weekday mornings "Today In Iowa"
- Sonya Heitshusen - weeknights at 5 p.m.; also 6 and 10 p.m. reporter
- Erin Kiernan - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Elizabeth Klinge - weekend mornings "Today In Iowa"; also weeknight reporter
- Lynn Melling - weeknights at 9 p.m. (on KDSM)
- Dave Price - Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5 and weekends at 10 p.m.
- Dan Winters - weekend mornings "Today In Iowa"; also weeknight reporter
First Alert Weather Team
- Ed Wilson - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Brett McIntyre - meteorologist; Thursday-Fridays at noon, Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5 and weekends at 10 p.m.
- Jeriann Ritter - meteorologist; weekday mornings "Today In Iowa"
- Megan Salois (Member, NWANational Weather AssociationThe National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
; AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; Monday-Wednesdays at noon and weekend mornings "Today In Iowa"
Sports team
- Keith Murphy - sports director; weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.
- Chris Hassel - sports anchor; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5 and weekends at 10 p.m.;
- Zach Borg - sports reporter and photographer
Reporters
- Aaron Brilbeck - general assignment reporter
- Megan Brown - multimedia journalist
- Emily Carlson - general assignment reporter
- Brad Ehrlich - weekday morning traffic reporter
- Andy Fales - general assignment and sports reporter; also host of "SoundOff"
- Megan Reuther - weekday morning reporter
- Jannay Towne - general assignment reporter
News staff
- Rod Peterson - news director
- Paul Lepert - executive and 10 p.m. Producer
- Matt Baker - assignment editor
- Aaron Creech - assignment editor
- Lisa 'DeKryuff' Felton - producer; "Today In Iowa"
- Dan Hendrickson - noon & 6 p.m. or 10 p.m. producer
- Jenny Hettmann - weekend mornings and "Today In Iowa" producer
- Kelly Kaspaire - 5 p.m. producer
- Brenna Kriger - Weekend evening producer and weekday Noon & 6 p.m. producer
- MaCay Weisemann - "FOX News at 9" weeknight producer
Former on-air staff
- Gary Amble (now morning meteorologist at KCTVKCTVKCTV channel 5 is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Kansas City Metropolitan Area that is licensed to the Missouri side. Owned by the Meredith Corporation, the station is sister to MyNetworkTV affiliate KSMO-TV and the two share facilities on Shawnee Mission Parkway KCTV channel 5 is...
in Kansas City) - Jeff Barndfor
- Courtney Green
- Lori Groves
- Loren Halifax (now at sister station WDAF-TVWDAF-TVWDAF-TV, virtual channel 4.1, is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas designated market area. The station is owned by Local TV LLC, the media arm of private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners. Its studios and transmitter are located in the Signal Hill...
in Kansas City) - Tim Hedrick (now at WKRC-TVWKRC-TVWKRC-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Tri-State area of Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeastern Indiana that is licensed to Cincinnati. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from a transmitter at its studios on Highland Avenue in the Mount...
in Cincinnati) - Elias Johnson
- Kim Kerrigan
- Jason Parkin
- Susie Robinette
- Rick Silvestrini
- Kathy Soltero
- Jim Strickland
- Mark Tauscheck
- Cal Woods
- Steve Danehy
- Shawn Terrell
See also
- The Floppy ShowThe Floppy ShowThe Floppy Show was an American children's TV program starring actor Duane Ellett, broadcast on NBC affiliate WHO-TV in Des Moines, Iowa from 1957 to 1987. Duane created Floppy in early 1957 to help teach people how to take care of their pets on the TV Show "Pet Corner", before moving on to their...
, a long-running children's television series on WHO-TV
External links
- WHO-HD 13 Des Moines — official website
- WHO-TV Political Website
- WHO-TV historical artifacts at DesMoinesBroadcasting.com
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