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Former CBS46 meteorologist Markina Brown lands new job
Markina Brown on the set of CBS46. CREDIT: CBS46 By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Sunday, July 17, 2016 Meteorologist Markina Brown, who voluntarily left CBS46 after four years in late 2014,...
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KSU grad, former 11 Aliver Jarrett Hill discovered Melania Trump/Michelle...
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Jarrett Hill, the media observer who first flagged the similarities between elements of Melania Trump’s speech last night with that...
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Alyse Eady takes Gurvir Dhindsa’s spot on ‘Good Day Atlanta’
Alyse Eady will join the “Good Day Atlanta’ team in late August. CREDIT: Fox 5 By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Thursday, July 21, 2016 Fox 5 has named Alyse Eady as its newest member of the...
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Don Stewart, WSB-TV broadcaster and Peach announcer, has passed (1931-2016)
Don Stewart was in Atlanta media over five different decades.. PHOTO: Contributed By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Don Stewart, a broadcaster on WSB-TV and host on...
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Channel 2 Action News adds new weekend anchor Justin Wilfon
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Thursday, August 11, 2016 Channel 2 Action News has hired Justin Wilfon to replace Matt Belanger as a weekend anchor starting Sept. 12. Belanger left in May...
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Atlanta TV ratings: WSB-TV dominates most of the day in local news and...
Fred Blankenship (left) and Linda Stouffer (right) garner some of the highest local TV news ratings in town. CREDIT: WSB-TV By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, August 15, 2016 For many...
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Former CBS46 anchor Stephany Fisher nabs freelance job for Washington Post
Stephany Fisher left CBS46 last year. CREDIT: CBS46 By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Tuesday, August 16, 2016 Stephany Fisher, who left CBS46 last year after 12 years, announced on Facebook...
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While on vacation: Tamar Braxton, Tyler Perry, Jenn Hobby, Alyse Eady, Keshia...
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 16: (L-R) Tv personality Evelyn Braxton, record producer Vincent Herbert, and singer Tamar Braxton attend the BET Celebration of Gospel 2013 at Orpheum Theatre on March 16, 2013...
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Sports anchor David Wilkinson leaves 11 Alive after two years
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, August 29, 2016 Sports anchor David Wilkinson has left NBC affiliate 11 Alive after two years. He said in an interview he left voluntarily after his...
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‘Good Day Atlanta’ host Karen Graham leaving Fox 5 after 16 years
Karen Graham, who has been a morning host for Fox 5’s “Good Day Atlanta” since 2009 and a broadcaster at the station since 2000, is leaving September 7. She broke the news this morning on her public...
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Investigative reporter Erica Byfield leaving WSB-TV/Channel 2 Action News...
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Channel 2 Action News investigative reporter Erica Byfield is leaving the station, she announced today during the 6 p.m....
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11Alive reporter Kevin Rowson lands new job with much better hours
Kevin Rowson has left TV after 30-plus years and joined the FBI as a public affairs officer. CREDIT: Twitter profile photo Kevin Rowson covered hundreds, if not thousands, of crime stories over 30-plus...
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DC Fox 5 anchor reveals long ago affair between Gurvir Dhindsa and her husband
Holly Morris (right), a Fox 5 anchor in D.C., in a podcast spilled the beans about her then husband Tom Sater (left) (now at CNNI in Atlanta) cheating on her with her co-anchor at the time Gurvir...
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CBS46 noon anchor Kim Passoth moved to weekends at 11 p.m.
Kim Passoth, who took over for Jocelyn Connell on CBS46 at noon weekdays, has been moved to weekends at 11 p.m.. CREDIT: CBS46 By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Sunday, September 11, 2016 Kim...
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Karen Graham’s replacement at Fox 5 is Constance Jones
Fox 5 has added Constance Jones from Miami to its “Good Day Atlanta” team, replacing the recently departed Karen Graham. Jones has spent the past nine years at the ABC affiliate in Miami WPLG Local 10...
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TV/radio briefs: Star 94.1’s Mike Marino, ‘Little Miss Atlanta,’ Triumph...
Mike Marino spent a brief time as morning producer for Jeff and Jenn before returning recently to afternoons. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/ rho@ajc.com By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Thursday,...
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Radio briefs: Erick Erickson, August/September ratings, Twenty One Pilots top...
MEET THE PRESS — Erick Erickson, Founder, Resurgent, right, appeared on “Meet the Press” in Washington, D.C., Sunday Feb. 28, 2016. (Photo by: William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images) By...
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Karen Minton celebrates 30 years at Channel 2 Action News/ WSB-TV
Channel 2 Action News celebrated Karen Minton today for her 30 years of service at the station. Minton, 63, arrived at WSB-TV September 30, 1986 after two years at The Weather Channel. The morning...
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Former WSB-TV’s Erin Coleman joins Philly’s NBC affiliate WCAU-TV
Former Channel 2 Action News anchor Erin Coleman has joined the NBC affiliate in her hometown of Philadelphia WCAU-TV. Coleman will be co-anchoring the 5 p.m. news and reporting for other newscasts....
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TV/radio briefs: Star 94’s new night guy, Melissa Carter, Steve Tingle, CW69...
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Tuesday, October 4, 2016 Nobody ever said radio was a stable business. Star 94.1 has been through eight night jocks over the past decade. The latest arrival...
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