WMAZ-TV
Encyclopedia
WMAZ-TV, channel 13, is the CBS
affiliate television station in Macon, Georgia
, United States
. It is owned by Gannett
.
) in Columbus
by only a day. Southeastern Broadcasting won a television license on its second try; it had previously made an unsuccessful bid for channel 7 a year earlier. The new station was one of the most powerful VHF stations in the country, providing at least secondary coverage from the southern Atlanta suburbs to the western suburbs of Savannah
. It carried programming from all three major networks, but has always been a primary CBS affiliate owing to WMAZ-AM's long affiliation with CBS Radio.
WMAZ's callsign comes from its AM sister's roots as a physics
project at Mercer University
. The call letters stand for Watch Mercer Attain Zenith.
Southeastern Broadcasting sold WMAZ-AM-FM-TV to Southern Broadcasting Corporation in 1963, earning a healthy return on its 1935 purchase of WMAZ-AM. Southern Broadcasting merged with the News-Piedmont Company of Greenville, South Carolina
to form Multimedia, Inc.
in 1967. In 1974, WMAZ-AM-FM-TV moved to a new studio on Gray Highway in Macon.
Multimedia merged with Gannett in 1995, making WMAZ-TV a sister station to Georgia's third-oldest station, WXIA-TV
in Atlanta.
WMAZ was the only station in town until 1968, when WCWB-TV (now WMGT-TV
) started and took the NBC
affiliation. WMAZ continued to carry selected ABC
shows until WGXA
began in 1982.
It is still the only VHF station in the market, in part because Macon is sandwiched between Atlanta to the north, Columbus to the west, Augusta and Savannah to the east. In part due to this, it has dominated central Georgia ratings for most of its history.
Its current image campaign, "Straight from the Heart," dates to 1983, based on Bryan Adams
' song of the same name
. Its sister station, WBIR-TV
, an NBC
affiliate in Knoxville, also uses the slogan and image campaign.
On November 4, 2011 WMAZ moved all their newscast to the "Law Call" Set with the normal Red and Black Newsroom/Control Room Backdrop. The next week on November 7, 13WMAZ announced in the 5 o'clock newscast that they will be upgrading to HD in the upcoming weeks. The first reporting of the transition was on Morning Anchors Stephanie Susskind's Facebook page where she wrote, "If things look a little different this morning, it's because we are getting ready to go HD! Stick with us for some temporary changes as we get our studio ready to broadcast in High Definition soon". There is no word on if the set is brand new or if the set is just a remodel. No date has been released for when the premiere will be.
On November 14, 2011 WMAZ premiered their newscasts in HD starting with their 5 p.m. newscast, becoming the first station in the Macon market to do so.
Weather team
Sports team (all co-host of HighSchoolSports.net Football Friday Night and HighSchoolSports.net Full Court Press)
Reporters
Local program hosts
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate television station in Macon, Georgia
Macon, Georgia
Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by Gannett
Gannett Company
Gannett Company, Inc. is a publicly-traded media holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, near McLean. It is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Its assets include the national newspaper USA Today and the weekly USA Weekend...
.
History
The station signed on for the first time on September 27, 1953, owned by Southeastern Broadcasting Company along with WMAZ radio (AM 940, now WMAC; and FM 99.1, frequency now occupied by WDEN). It is the fourth-oldest station in the state and the oldest outside of Atlanta, beating WDAK-TV (now WTVMWTVM
WTVM is the ABC-affiliated television station for Columbus, Georgia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 11 from a transmitter in Cusseta. The station can also be seen on Charter, Knology, and Mediacom channel 10...
) in Columbus
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
by only a day. Southeastern Broadcasting won a television license on its second try; it had previously made an unsuccessful bid for channel 7 a year earlier. The new station was one of the most powerful VHF stations in the country, providing at least secondary coverage from the southern Atlanta suburbs to the western suburbs of Savannah
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
. It carried programming from all three major networks, but has always been a primary CBS affiliate owing to WMAZ-AM's long affiliation with CBS Radio.
WMAZ's callsign comes from its AM sister's roots as a physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
project at Mercer University
Mercer University
Mercer University is an independent, private, coeducational university with a Baptist heritage located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, business, education, music,...
. The call letters stand for Watch Mercer Attain Zenith.
Southeastern Broadcasting sold WMAZ-AM-FM-TV to Southern Broadcasting Corporation in 1963, earning a healthy return on its 1935 purchase of WMAZ-AM. Southern Broadcasting merged with the News-Piedmont Company of Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina
-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
to form Multimedia, Inc.
Multimedia (media company)
Multimedia, Inc. was a media company that owned 10 daily newspapers, three weekly newspapers, two radio stations, five television stations, and a cable television system division...
in 1967. In 1974, WMAZ-AM-FM-TV moved to a new studio on Gray Highway in Macon.
Multimedia merged with Gannett in 1995, making WMAZ-TV a sister station to Georgia's third-oldest station, WXIA-TV
WXIA-TV
WXIA-TV, virtual channel 11.1 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Atlanta, Georgia. Popularly known by its 11 Alive moniker, WXIA is owned by the Gannett Company in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WATL...
in Atlanta.
WMAZ was the only station in town until 1968, when WCWB-TV (now WMGT-TV
WMGT-TV
WMGT-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Central Georgia that is licensed to Macon. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 40 from a transmitter on GA 87/U.S. 23/U.S. 129 Alternate along the Bibb and Twiggs County line. The station is the flagship of owner Morris...
) started and took 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...
affiliation. WMAZ continued to carry selected ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
shows until WGXA
WGXA
WGXA is the Fox affiliated television station for Central Georgia that is licensed to Macon. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 16 from a transmitter on GA 87/U.S. 23/U.S. 129 Alternate along the Twiggs and Bibb County line. The station can also be seen on Cox channel 2...
began in 1982.
It is still the only VHF station in the market, in part because Macon is sandwiched between Atlanta to the north, Columbus to the west, Augusta and Savannah to the east. In part due to this, it has dominated central Georgia ratings for most of its history.
Its current image campaign, "Straight from the Heart," dates to 1983, based on Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
' song of the same name
Straight from the Heart (song)
"Straight from the Heart" is a rock ballad, which was the first single from Bryan Adams' first hit album Cuts Like a Knife. The song was Adams' first song to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching #10. It also peaked at #32 on the Adult Contemporary chart, the first Bryan Adams single...
. Its sister station, WBIR-TV
WBIR-TV
WBIR-TV, channel 10, is the NBC affiliate television station in Knoxville, Tennessee. The station is licensed to the Gannett Pacific Corporation, a subsidiary of the Gannett Company...
, an 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...
affiliate in Knoxville, also uses the slogan and image campaign.
On November 4, 2011 WMAZ moved all their newscast to the "Law Call" Set with the normal Red and Black Newsroom/Control Room Backdrop. The next week on November 7, 13WMAZ announced in the 5 o'clock newscast that they will be upgrading to HD in the upcoming weeks. The first reporting of the transition was on Morning Anchors Stephanie Susskind's Facebook page where she wrote, "If things look a little different this morning, it's because we are getting ready to go HD! Stick with us for some temporary changes as we get our studio ready to broadcast in High Definition soon". There is no word on if the set is brand new or if the set is just a remodel. No date has been released for when the premiere will be.
On November 14, 2011 WMAZ premiered their newscasts in HD starting with their 5 p.m. newscast, becoming the first station in the Macon market to do so.
Digital television
On June 12, 2009, WMAZ-TV terminated its analog signal and moved its digital signal to channel 13.News/station presentation
Newscast titles
- Your Esso Reporter (1950s)
- WMAZ-TV News (1957-1960s)
- The 11th Hour Report (1960s-1969)
- Pulse News (1969-1971)
- Channel 13 News (1971-1974)
- Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
(1979-1996) - 13 WMAZ Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
(1996-present)
Station slogans
- Channel 13, Georgia's Color Station (1960s)
- Channel 13 is The Place To Be (early 1970s)
- The Best is Right Here on Channel 13/Channel 13 is Easy on the Eyes (1973-1974; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- See the Best...Channel 13 (1974-1975; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Catch the Brightest Stars on Channel 13 (1975-1976; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Channel 13, We're the Hot Ones (1976-1977; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- There's Something in the Air, on Channel 13 (1977-1978; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Channel 13, Turn Us On, We'll Turn You On (1978-1979; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Channel 13, You're Looking Good (1979-1980; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Looking Good Together, Channel 13 (1980-1981; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Reach for the Stars on Channel 13 (1981-1982; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Great Moments on Channel 13 (1982-1983; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Straight From The Heart (1983-present)
- We've Got the Touch, You and Channel 13 (1983-1984; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- You and Channel 13, We've Got the Touch (1984-1985; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- We've Got the Touch on Channel 13 (1985-1986; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Share the Spirit on Channel 13 (1986-1987; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Channel 13 Spirit, Oh Yes! (1987-1988; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- You Can Feel It on Channel 13 (1988-1989; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Get Ready for Channel 13 (1989-1991; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- The Look of Georgia is Channel 13 (1991-1992; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- This is CBS, on Channel 13 (1992-1994; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
Newscast music
- Move Closer to Your WorldMove Closer to Your WorldMove Closer to Your World is a television news music package composed by jingle writer Al Ham under his Mayoham Music label. In the 1970s it was considered an anthem for local television news, and is considered the anthem of WPVI-TV in Philadelphia for its Action News programs to the current day...
by Mayoham Music (1972–1976) - Where You Belong by TM Productions (1976–1978)
- WJZ 1975 News Theme by unknown composer (1978–1980)
- WMAZ 1980 News Theme by unknown composer (1980-19??)
- KSD 1981 News Theme by unknown composer (1990–1994)
- WWL News by Stephen Arnold Music (1994–2006)
- Seize The Day by 615 Music615 Music615 Music is a broadcast production music company based in Nashville, Tennessee. 615 Music composes television news music packages and custom image campaigns for many television networks around the world. 615 Music also operates out of Los Angeles...
(2006–2008) - Gannett News Music Package by Rampage Music New York, Inc. (2008–present)
Current on-air staff
Current anchors- Leah Johnson – weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.
- Suzanne Lawler – weekend mornings Eyewitness News Mornin
' ; also fill-in sports anchor - Lorra Lynch-Jones – weeknights at 5 p.m.
- Frank Malloy – weeknights at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.; also co-host of HighSchoolSports.net Football Friday Night and HighSchoolSports.net Full Court Press
- Stephanie Susskind – weekday mornings Eyewitness News Mornin
' and noon - Brittiny Barber or Eleanor Lissitzyn – weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.
Weather team
- Ben Jones (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) – chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. - John Boyer – meteorologist; weekend mornings Eyewitness News Mornin
' , and weekends at 6 and 11 p.m. - Mike Fuller – meteorologist; fill-in
- David Enrst - weekday mornings Eyewitness News Mornin and noon
Sports team (all co-host of HighSchoolSports.net Football Friday Night and HighSchoolSports.net Full Court Press)
- Darnay Tripp – sports director; weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.
- Marvin James – sports anchor; weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.
- Ben Jones – sports reporter
Reporters
- Amy Aubert – multimedia journalist
- Eleanor Lissitzyn – multimedia journalist
- Vanessa Ruffes – multimedia journalist
- Candace Adorka - multimedia journalist
- Brittiny Barber - multimedia journalist
- Randall Savage – "Close Up" host; also special assignment editor
Local program hosts
- Brooke Hawkins – Scene 13 co-host
- Annette St. Clair – Law Call host
- Del Ward – "Personal Profile" interviewer
Former on-air staff
- Helen Farmer Popejoy, Presenter/Interviewer (1953-?, deceased)
- Bill Powell, Chief Weather Forecaster (1958–1998, deceased)
- Doris Martin, Anchor/Reporter/Interviewer (1959–1990, deceased)
- Stan Carey, Anchor (1960–1972, deceased)
- Tim Dobbs, Political Editor/Reporter (1964-1977 deceased.)
- Bobby Pope, Sports Director/Sales Dept. (1968–1984, former Athletic Director Mercer UniversityMercer UniversityMercer University is an independent, private, coeducational university with a Baptist heritage located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, business, education, music,...
(retired)) - Ken Hill (1970s-1988)
- Tina Taylor Hicks, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Lead Anchor/Reporter (1972–1999, in 2001 anchored WPGA-TVWPGA-TVWPGA-TV is an Independent, Me-TV and Bounce TV affiliated television station serving Macon, Georgia and the Middle Georgia region. It broadcasts digitally on UHF channel 32...
, now lead news anchor at WBTV-TV in Charlotte)) - Joel Godard, Weather Anchor (early 1970s)
- George Jobin, News/Sports Director/Production Manager (1973–1990, now news diretor News Central Macon
- Christine Negroni, Reporter (1977-1980)
- Ben Sandifer, Sports Reporter/Anchor, (1977–1980, now owner of GMS Productions)
- Brandyn Briley, Anchor/Reporter (1977–1979, 1983–1986)
- Jim Thomas, noon and 6 p.m. Anchor 1979-1980. Retired from broadcasting 2001.
- Ernie Johnson, Jr., News/Sports Anchor (1979–1981, now with Turner SportsTurner SportsTurner Sports is the division of Turner Broadcasting System responsible for sports broadcasts on Turner channels including TBS, TNT, and TruTV, and for operating the interactive properties , , , and...
) - Brad Bibb, Sports Director/Reporter (1982–1994)
- David Chandley, Reporter/Meteorologist (1983–1986, now 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...
) - Karen Acar, Weekend/Morning/Midday Anchor/Reporter (late 1980s-1994)
- Chris Holcomb, Reporter/Meteorologist (1985–1990, now at WXIA-TVWXIA-TVWXIA-TV, virtual channel 11.1 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Atlanta, Georgia. Popularly known by its 11 Alive moniker, WXIA is owned by the Gannett Company in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WATL...
) - Chuck Englund, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Morning Anchor (1985–1993)
- Mary Therese Tebbe (known on the air as Mary Therese), Warner Robins Anchor/5 p.m. Anchor/Reporter (1988–2006)
- John Favole, Anchor (1989–1992, now with WPTV-TV)
- Karla Heath-Sands, Weathercaster/Community Service Director (1989–1997, now at WALB-TV)
- Raymond Tubb, General Assignment Reporter/Assignment Editor/Managing Editor (1989–2005)
- Al Zimmerman, General Assignment Reporter (1990–1996, later KENS-TVKENS-TVKENS is the CBS affiliate television station in San Antonio, Texas owned and operated by The Belo Corporation. Prior to late April 2010, KENS also managed UPN, later The CW, affiliate station KCWX through a local marketing agreement...
San Antonio then Bay News 9Bay News 9Bay News 9 is a cable news television network located in St Petersburg, Florida. It currently serves the Tampa Bay Area including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Polk, Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties...
in St. Petersburg, Florida Incarcerated in 2008). - Phil Keating, General Assignment Reporter (1991–1993, now at Fox News)
- Scott McGrew (1991-1993, now at KNTVKNTVKNTV, channel 11, is the NBC owned-and-operated television station in the Bay Area market. It is licensed to San Jose, with its transmitter located on San Bruno Mountain, just south of San Francisco. It shares facilities in San Jose with NBC Universal sister station KSTS and CNBC's Silicon...
) - Mike Maze, Meteorologist (1991–1994, now at WRAL-TVWRAL-TVWRAL-TV, virtual channel 5 , is a television station in Raleigh, North Carolina. WRAL-TV has been the flagship station of Capitol Broadcasting Company since its inception, and is currently the CBS affiliate for the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill/Fayetteville area, known collectively as the Triangle...
) - Lawrence Mink, Mornin and Midday Anchor (Early 1980s-1989 when he became Public Relations Officer for Macon Mayor Lee Robinson and again 1992-1993)
- Matt Miller (1992-1995, now at WCPO-TVWCPO-TVWCPO-TV, virtual channel 9 , is an ABC-affiliated television station in Cincinnati, Ohio. WCPO's studio is located in the Mount Adams neighborhood of Cincinnati, just outside of Eden Park. Its transmitter is located along Symmes Street, just south of East McMillan Street in Cincinnati.The station...
) - Bill Gaines, Morning and Midday Anchor/Reporter (1993–1994, last seen at WGCL-TVWGCL-TVWGCL-TV, virtual channel 46.1 is the CBS-affiliated television station serving the Atlanta, Georgia area. Its city of license is Atlanta, and the station is owned by Meredith Corporation, making it the largest-market CBS station not owned by the network...
) - Arch Kennedy, Meteorologist (1994–1995, later worked for The Weather ChannelThe Weather ChannelThe Weather Channel is a US cable and satellite television network since May 2, 1982, that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news, along with entertainment programming related to weather 24 hours a day...
, and CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, now at WZTVWZTVWZTV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Nashville, Tennessee. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 15 from a transmitter on Knob Road north of downtown along I-24...
) - Lou Antoine, Sports Anchor (1994–1996)
- Allison Swann, Morning Anchor (1994–1997)
- Troy Bridges, News reporter 1995-1997 (now weeknight 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. meteorologist at WKMG-TVWKMG-TVWKMG-TV channel 6 is the CBS network affiliate for Central Florida . WKMG is licensed to Orlando and is owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc., a subsidiary of the Washington Post Company. The station refers to itself as "Local6". WKMG's transmitter is located in Bithlo, Florida...
(CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
) in Orlando, Florida) - Rachel English, Morning and Midday Anchor/Reporter (1996–2001)
- Edward McDonald, Sports Director (1996–2000, now at WLOS-TV)
- Chris Paul (Pisano), Wake-Up Call Team Reporter/Fill-in Anchor/Weathercaster (1996–1998, now at KCTV-TV)
- Chris Smith, Chief Meteorologist (1997–2005, now at WJHG-TVWJHG-TVWJHG-TV, channel 7 is the NBC affiliate for Panama City, Florida. Owned by Gray Television, its studios are located in Panama City Beach while its transmitter is located in Youngstown.-History:...
) - Paul Chambers, Anchor/Reporter (1999-2001)
- Lori Johnson, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter (1999–2005)
- Charles Reid, Traffic Reporter (1999–2009)
- Maureen O'Boyle – morning anchor/reporter (?, later anchored A Current AffairA Current Affair (US TV series)A Current Affair is an American television newsmagazine that aired in syndicated from July 1986 to 1996 before reappearing briefly in March 2005. The show was produced by 20th Century Fox, and long based at Fox's New York flagship WNYW.-Overview:...
, and ExtraExtra (TV series)Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...
, now at WBTV-TV in Charlotte) - Jack Melton Owens, Jack & Jolly
- Jerry Brown, Anchor/Reporter (?, now at WMBB-TV)
- Mary Jane Cason, (Weather and News Anchor)
- Steve Cohen
- LaVerne Knight (West) 1983-1990 1990-2002 Reporter, Promotion Producer, Host- Ebony Speaks (?)
- Kyle Collins, Reporter/Webmaster (?)
- Susan Christopher, Consumer Reporter (?)
- Draymon Clark, Weekend 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter (?)
- Kimberly Daniel, Health Reporter (?)
- Bryce Jackson, Camerman (?)
- Vanessa Echols
- Karen Eisle
- Stacy Ellison, Weekend 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter (?, now at WKYT-TVWKYT-TVWKYT-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station in Lexington, Kentucky, serving the east-central part of Kentucky. Through cable, the station also reaches much of eastern, southern & northern Kentucky. Its transmitter is located in Lexington, east of the intersection of I-75 & US 60...
) - Shannon Espinosa (now Shannon Myers), Weekend 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter (?)
- Liz Fabian, (formerly Liz Jarvis), Morning and Midday Anchor/Reporter (?, now with The Macon Telegraph)
- Nicole Foerschler, General Assignment Reporter/Consumer Reporter (Now co-owner of educational consulting firm)
- Jenny Geer, General Assignment Reporter/Fill-In Anchor (?-2004)
- Bill Greene, Reporter
- Jeff Hall, (Sports Director)
- Lloyd Harris, Anchor
- Yolanda Hawkins, General Assignment Reporter (?, now at WPXI-TV)
- Jennifer Hazelton, General Assignment Reporter (?)
- Michael Hockey
- Telly Hughes, Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter (?-2003, now at FSN WisconsinFSN WisconsinFox Sports Wisconsin is a regional sports network serving the state of Wisconsin. Originally the "Wisconsin" sub-feed of Fox Sports North, the network officially became Fox Sports Wisconsin on April 1, 2007 with its own feed originating from facilities in Milwaukee; the network had formerly been...
) - Steve Jefferson (Now Crime Reporter/Anchor at WTHR-TV)
- Tom Johnston, Meteorologist (?, now at WFTX-TV)
- Jeanetta Jones, Reporter/Anchor
- Tricia Kean, Mornin' Anchor/Reporter (?, now at KTNV-TV)
- Aaron Lawrence, Meteorologist (?)
- John Marshall, Morning and Midday Anchor/Reporter/Weathercaster (?, now at WNBC-TV)
- Laura Minter
- Adam Murphy, General Assignment Reporter (?, now at WGCL-TVWGCL-TVWGCL-TV, virtual channel 46.1 is the CBS-affiliated television station serving the Atlanta, Georgia area. Its city of license is Atlanta, and the station is owned by Meredith Corporation, making it the largest-market CBS station not owned by the network...
) - Aungelique Proctor, General Assignment Reporter (?, now at WAGA-TVWAGA-TVWAGA-TV, virtual channel 5.1 is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Television Network and based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States...
) - Jim Ragonese, General Assignment Reporter (?)
- Jenny Ray
- Anne Marie Rogers, General Assignment Reporter (?)
- Steve Russell, Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter (?)
- Carol Slark, Anchor/Reporter
- Bessie Swint
- Tami Tesch-Jerles, Substitute Meteorologist/Reporter (?-2008)
- Pesh Thomas, General Assignment Reporter (Real name Depelsha Thomas, now an Executive at MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
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) - Bob Toy
- Bill Tribble, Managing Editor/Host of "Close-Up" (?)
- John Trout
- Rick Whimberly, Anchor/Reporter
- James Wieland, Meteorologist (?), now at WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida
- Ron Wildman
- Gary Wilson
- Derek Wing, General Assignment Reporter (?, now at KCPQ-TV)
- Scott Hartman, Sports Director (2000–2002, now with Atlanta PR firm Jackson Spalding)
- Carol Minn, Mornin' and Midday Anchor/Reporter (2001–2003, now at Bay News 9Bay News 9Bay News 9 is a cable news television network located in St Petersburg, Florida. It currently serves the Tampa Bay Area including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Polk, Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties...
in St. Petersburg, Florida) - Rob Still (known as Chris Still to WBTW-TV viewers), Meteorologist (2000–2005, now at WBTW-TV)
- Leigh Spann, Weekend Meteorologist (2001–2004, now at WFLA-TVWFLA-TVWFLA-TV, virtual channel 8, is the NBC-affiliated television station in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida. The station is the flagship station of its owner and operator, Media General. Its transmitter is located in Riverview, Hillsborough County, Florida. WFLA is the only station in the market to be...
in Tampa, Fla.) - Ken Jones, Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter (2002–2003, incarcerated)
- Thanh Truong, General Assignment Reporter (2002–2003, now at NBC NewsNBC NewsNBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is...
, Atlanta) - Jaime Raab (now Jaime McCutcheon), Weekend Anchor (2002–2006, now the weekend anchor at WOWT-TVWOWT-TVWOWT-TV, digital channel 22, virtual channel 6 via PSIP and Cox Communications cable channel 8, is the NBC affiliate television station in Omaha, Nebraska. WOWT also serves the state capital, Lincoln, 52 miles away, with broadcast and cable coverage...
in Omaha, NE) - David Solano, Sports Director (2002–2006, now at KIAH-TV in Houston)
- Calandra Wright, Morning and Midday Anchor/Reporter (2003–2005)
- Ben Hoover, Morning and Midday Anchor/Reporter (2003–2006, now at WIS-TV)
- Tiffanie Wallace, General Assignment Reporter (2003–2006)
- Chris Porter, Sports Anchor/Reporter (2003–2009, now at First Coast NewsFirst Coast NewsFirst Coast News can refer to three television stations in Jacksonville, Florida.*WJXX, the ABC affiliate, which brands its news operation as First Coast News along with sister-station WTLV....
in Jacksonville, Fla.) - Rodney Mull (2004)
- Robin Straws, Associate Producer (2004–2005, now Motivational Speaker at The RGLynn Group)
- Elise Roberts, Assistant Producer and Anchor of "Entertainment Scene" (2004–2006, now at WLOX-TV)
- Brittany Bailey, Weekend 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter (2004–2006, now at WBIR-TVWBIR-TVWBIR-TV, channel 10, is the NBC affiliate television station in Knoxville, Tennessee. The station is licensed to the Gannett Pacific Corporation, a subsidiary of the Gannett Company...
) - Tenikka Smith, General Assignment Reporter/Fill-In Anchor (2004–2006, Now at WSOC-TVWSOC-TVWSOC-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. The station's studio is located at North Tryon and 23rd Streets, just north of Uptown Charlotte, and is shared with sister station WAXN-TV . The transmitter is located just outside...
) - Andy Wood, Meteorologist (2004–2006, now at WHNS-TV)
- Kandace Raymond, Warner Robins Anchor/5 p.m. Anchor/Reporter/"Middle Georgia Moms" Reporter (2004–2008)
- Hugh Zeitlin, Sports Anchor/Reporter (2004–2008)
- Kyle Burger, Sports Intern (2005, now at WAAY-31, Huntsville, AL)
- Autumn O'Neill, Weekend Meteorologist (2005–2007)
- Marilyn Peguero, General Assignment Reporter (2006–2008)
- Sheeka Strickland, Sunday 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter (2006–2008, now at WGHP-TV)
- Yenu Wodajo, Saturday 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter (2006–2008), now at ABC 33 40 in Birmingham, AL
- Evan Pinsonnault, News Reporter/Videojournalist/Sport Anchor (2006–2009, now at WLNS-TVWLNS-TVWLNS-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Central Michigan licensed to Lansing. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 36 from a transmitter on Van Atta Road in Meridian. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 6 and Broadstripe channel 13...
) - Grant Gilmore, Morning and Midday Meteorologist (2006–2009, now at WFMY-TVWFMY-TVWFMY-TV is a television station in Greensboro, North Carolina. Owned by the Gannett Company, WFMYis the CBS affiliate for the Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem area...
) - Tyler Pearson, Morning and Midday Anchor (2006 - August 31, 2010)
- Carly Flynn Morgan, reporter and weekend anchor, (2007-2009, now 10 p.m. anchor/producer, Fox 61 in Chattanooga)
- Drew McCombs, Weekend Meteorologist (2007–2009)
- Jennifer Bellamy, Multi-media Journalist, 2008-2011, now at WLTX in Columbia, S.C.
- Bofta Yiman, Multi-media Journalist and weekend anchor, 2009-2011, now at Fox 13 in Memphis, TN.
- Lauren DiSpirito, Multi-media Journalist, 2009-2011, now at WBBH, Fort Myers, Fla.