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2015 Atlanta TV year in review: CNN, CBS Atlanta, Sam Champion, NeNe Leakes
LAS VEGAS, NV – DECEMBER 15: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves as he is introduced during the CNN presidential debate at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 15, 2015 in Las Vegas,...
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TV briefs: NeNe Leakes, ‘Seinfeld’ reruns sped up, Rachel Stockman
Jerry Seinfeld gets “sped up” on TBS to squeeze in more ads. CREDIT: Getty Images By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Thursday, December 31, 2015 It’s well known that radio stations will speed...
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Chris Tucker does not appear to be dating Fox 5’s Cynne Simpson anymore
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JANUARY 10: Actor Chris Tucker (R) and Jarneen Brown attend the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California....
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Channel 2 Action News (WSB-TV) revamps set for first time in a decade
The revamped Channel 2 Action News set. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Later today for the 5 p.m. news, Channel 2 Action News will...
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11 Alive introduces upgraded weather, traffic system
Chesley McNeil, an 11 Alive meteorologist since 2009, and Christopher “Crash” Clark, who has been with 11 Alive covering traffic since early 2014. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/ rho@ajc.com By RODNEY HO/...
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Former Fox 5 anchor Amanda Davis gets probation after 2015 DUI
Amanda Davis agreed to one-year probation after her 2015 DUI case. CREDIT: Fox 5 By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Former Fox 5 anchor Amanda Davis received a...
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WSB-TV’s Jocelyn Dorsey inducted into Georgia Association of Broadcasters...
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Friday, February 12, 2016 Jocelyn Dorsey was the first regularly scheduled black female anchor on Atlanta TV in the early 1970s on Channel 2 Action News...
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TV/radio briefs: 11 Alive buyouts, Cassiday Proctor & Selena Gomez, Belinda...
(clockwise from top left) Donna Lowry, Keith Whitney, Kevin Rowson, Bill Liss. CREDIT: 11 Alive By RODNEY HO, originally filed Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Several 11 Alive staffers have been offered...
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Glenn Burns of WSB-TV recovering from heart surgery
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, March 14, 2016 Channel 2 Action News chief meteorologist Glenn Burns underwent heart surgery earlier this month and is now recuperating at home. He...
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TV/radio briefs: ‘Little Big Shots,’ Jeff Elliott, January radio ratings,...
Steve Harvey is host to a kids talent show called “Little Big Shots.” CREDIT: NBC By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Tuesday, March 15, 2016 NBC has given Steve Harvey’s “Little Big Shots” a...
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WSB’s Mark Arum’s Phife Dawg infused traffic report goes viral
Mark Arum, a long-time talk show host and traffic reporter for WSB Radio, will get his own weekday talk show starting Jan. 20 from 10 p.m. to midnight. CREDIT: WSB By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally...
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Chris Holcomb still at 11Alive despite speculation otherwise
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally Thursday, March 31, 2016 A local news TV blog that goes by Atlanta TV Talk (suspiciously similar to the name of my blog by the way) speculated yesterday that 11...
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11Alive buyouts confirmed: Keith Whitney, Kevin Rowson, Donna Lowry
Donna Lowry has been with 11 Alive since 1986. By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Multiple sources from inside 11 Alive have told me that three veteran journalists are...
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Glenn Burns ready to return to WSB from heart surgery Monday April 18
Glenn Burns hopes to return to Channel 2 Action News on Monday, six weeks after open-heart surgery. CREDIT: WSB-TV By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Channel 2 Action...
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Glenn Burns returns! Beloved weatherman back at Channel 2
By Jill Vejnoska “It’s a beautiful day today. We can see a beautiful blue sky and lots of sunshine . . . “ And with those words uttered a little past 4 p.m. Monday, beloved Channel 2 Action News chief...
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Atlanta radio reacts to Prince’s death
By Bo Emerson Atlanta radio honored the revolutionary recording artist, songwriter, bandleader and performer Prince as the news spread Thursday of the Minneapolis musician’s death. Radio station V-103...
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Gurvir Dhindsa has left ‘Good Day Atlanta’ after second stint
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Wednesday, April 27, 2016 I’m at the end of a two-week vacation in Japan and Korea, still at the airport in Seoul. I missed Prince‘s death, the Kelly...
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Charter subscribers might lose CBS affiliate WGCL-TV May 1
Charter subscribers in metro Atlanta might not be able to see CBS shows like the “Big Bang Theory” if the CBS affiliate WGCL-TV can’t come an agreement with Charter by the end of the month. CREDIT: CBS...
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Big 11 Alive alumni reunion fetes departing staff including Keith Whitney,...
Donna Lowery and Keith Whitney at TavernPointe Friday, April 29, 2016 for a big 11 Alive retirement party. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Sunday, May 1, 2016...
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Exclusive: Fox 5 not renewing Lisa Rayam’s contract
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, May 2, 2016 Fox 5 has decided not to renew Lisa Rayam’s contract, according to six different unnamed sources. My information came from former Fox 5...
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