As a sportscaster, Wilsbach is the voice MORE John O'Dea While Stacy could not specifically comment on her WINK contract, noncompete clauses in employment contracts are standard inmost broadcast news markets nationwide, preventing on-air talent from working for another local news station for a certain period of time. Petersburg, which were and continue to be available with outdoor antennas. Since there were only twelve VHF channels available, there were limitations as to how closely the stations could be spaced. 9, 2015 - 3:49 PM. WINK News volunteers at Corky Condons [], More than a week after Hurricane Ian washed away swaths of Southwest Florida, search and rescue teams from all over the U.S. are still combing through the ruins in places like Fort Myers Beach to find anyone who may have been left behind. He also watches an inordinate amount of television! MORE, Jenna Clay anchors the news during your morning commute, then hosts Middays from Noon to 2PM featuring the LUNCHTIME REWIND from Noon to 1PM. But now, as one Cape Coral couple learned the hard way, some contractors have switched things up using insurance contingency agreements. Content WriterThe Brandon AgencyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, An error has occurred, please try again later. She also loves animals, her MORE, John has been at Cumulus Radio since 1989 when he started as the back-up sports and newscaster before taking over the WINK Eye in the Sky traffic duties in 1995. As a sportscaster, Wilsbach is the voice MORE, John ODealoves music, which is why he got into radio. Susan Chana Lask,the lawyer representing MatthewDougherty, said that the case was settled by voluntary dismissal. "He had to wait to get this behind him,", The suit alleged that once WINK Newsdirector Russ Kilgore saw that the story involved Dr. Gerardo A. Gamez, his family physician, he directed Dougherty and his producers to kill the story.. As more people start to pile into the area, and beaches reopen, the fish kill will become a bigger problem. "; Two Heart of America Gold Awards from the Kansas City Press Club for a special report on "Surviving a Mass Shooting" and for several reports on human and sex trafficking in mid-Missouri. The 17-year-old is now among 474 scouts in the history of [], High temperatures will climb into the 80s and low 90s under mostly sunny skies. The former morning news anchor leftWINKin March when her contract was not renewed after more than 10 years at the CBS television affiliate based in Fort Myers. The donation is from Creighton Construction and Development. She join anchors Emily Burris and Greg Park on Monday morning starting at 5a.m. The one he is most proud of was helping the family of a teenager after a life-threatening accident. In Naples, city council authorized the city manager to spend up to $100,000 to expedite the cleanup of dead fish within the city waterways []. I am a fluent Greek girl who can fast talk my way through a lot! MORE, Copyright 2020 Cumulus Media / Cumulus Media is an equal opportunity employer / AA, Central PA People and Perspectives Podcast. The former morning news anchor left WINK in March when her contract was not renewed after more than 10 years at the CBS television affiliate based in Fort Myers. Most of the rest of the country ("1/2") would be able to receive a third VHF channel. Aug 11, 2016 at 12:00 am. Brad Dotson, a story coordinator for the CBS-affiliated WINK News, assigned the story to news reporter and weekend anchor Matt Dougherty. In 2016, Amandacovered the presidential candidates including two nationally televised debates and the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Currently, three WINK reporters were his former students. Since her split with WINK, Stacy has appreciated the many people who have taken time to express their well-wishes to her. Its a tool to [], High temperatures will climb into the 80s and low 90s under mostly sunny skies. to 6p.m. After 22 years as a news anchor, I am leaving WINK TV to begin a new chapter in my life, she told viewers on her facebook page. Belinda was the lifestyle host on "KCTV5 News on 9 from Aug 2018 - Sep 2021. When shes not on the air or working, you can find her spending time with her husband and son. WINK News could have Liseth Ceja telling our audience about this report, but she isnt in Southwest Florida yet. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WINK-TV operates the NaplesFort Myers market's Antenna TV affiliate on its DT2 subchannel[17] (as of March 1, 2019), replacing a standard definition simulcast of the primary/CBS feed that had been airing over that subchannel since 2016,[18] that simulcast having replaced an affiliation with a 24/7 Weather service that aired over WINK-DT2 between 2012 and 2015. It was a rough start, to say the least. Stacy was the morning anchor at WINK from December 2006 to April 2017. Longtime NBC-2 anchor Clay Miller has announced he's leaving the news business.. All rights reserved. After audience ratings successes and community involvement that raised an impressive amount of money for local charities, Stacy said she was shocked and disappointed to learn in a March 15 meeting that her time was up at WINK. Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962-1981). Stacy was invited to stay on until her contract expired in April, but she chose not to do so, she said. Brink most recently was the morning anchor at KMTV in Omaha, Nebraska. Florida Fish and Wildlife will handle the investigation with the assistance, if needed, of [], It is a period of insurance insanity. The group Rebuild SWFL posts clean-up sites, dates and times on its Instagram page, then people just show up. Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication, University of Florida. Stacey Adams says shes leaving local TV at the start of July. However, it has always been a primary CBS affiliate. 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Previously worked at KMIZ in Columbia, Missouri as a. Sue Campbell is the longtime co-host of the WINK Wake Up Show. She got her start in her career working as an editor and photographer at Univision Orlando from Oct 2010 Sep 2012. Taylor Petras, Author at WINK NEWS Taylor Petras Professional Experience: June 2018 to present: Anchor for WINK News This Morning. Her strengths are breaking through the. Im proud to be part of helping highlight those needs and being part of our amazing community coming together to solve problems. Content will be created in multiple styles to include one-on-one interviews, news segments and featured focused stories. In the early days of broadcast television, there were twelve VHF channels available and 69 UHF channels (later reduced to 55 in 1983). Mojo is a 6-year-old lab mix looking for a patient family to call his own. The Boston Red Sox have held spring training in Fort Myers since 1993, and WINK-TV shares its coverage of the team with fellow CBS station WBZ-TV in Boston. [21] It moved its digital signal to UHF channel 50 in mid-2011. When WINK News first walked into Paul Riederer [], Throughout 2022, WINK News featured nearly two dozen adoptable pets during its Pet Pals segment during morning broadcasts, and many found their forever homes shortly after. Students, staff, family, and friends came together on Friday for the annual unified basketball game at Fort Myers High School. Sanibel firefighters tried to return later the same night they evacuated the island for the storm, but [], Hospitals in Southwest Florida are finally getting back to normal operations after Hurricane Ian, including a group of disabled interns with Project SEARCH, who returned to work on Monday. The couple has a 4-year-old son and a 7-year-old daughter. She anchors week nights at 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM, and 11:00 PM on WINK-TV and. MORE, Danielfills in on the air for our regularly scheduled weekday personalities and brings you The Best Music on many weekends. MORE, Sally wants to live in a world surrounded by coffee and potato chips. Stacey Adams says she's leaving local TV at the start of July. Dennis House, who has been a news anchor at WFSB-TV3 since 1992, announced on his website, The Hartfordite, Tuesday that he is leaving Channel 3. "After 22 years as a news anchor, I am leaving WINK TV to begin a new chapter in my life . Harry Chapin Food Bank feeding Southwest Floridas rural communities, Married snake wranglers remove 2 rattlesnakes from Estero front yard, 85-year-old determined to rebuild south Fort Myers home damaged by Ian, Dogs featured on Pet Pals spending holidays with new SWFL families, Firefighters, part-time residents describe rescues, repairs on Sanibel, Project SEARCH provides opportunities for SWFL hospital interns with disabilities, Rebuild SWFL Instagram page brings young volunteers together to clean up after Ian, Missouri Task Force 1 continues looking for survivors in Fort Myers Beach, 40 Under 40: Mother of 4, CEO keeping SWFL children out of foster care, Winds stoke brush fires and prompt evacuations across Southwest Florida, Fort Myers High School hosts annual unified basketball game, Public adjuster answers your hurricane-related property insurance questions. Hundreds of boys in our area are waiting to be matched with positive role models. Andrea Henderson joined the NBC4 morning team in the Fall of 2020, but she is no stranger to the . June 2018 to present: Anchor for WINK News This Morning. Jocelyn, 4, who was born via emergency c-section at 23 weeks, was the first newborn to be admitted into the NICU wing. About a week later, Dimaria retired. John Wilsbach John has been at Cumulus Radio since 1989 when he started as the back-up sports and newscaster before taking over the WINK Eye in the Sky traffic duties in 1995. However, its been blacked out on the Lee County website. Volunteer at Gulf Coast Humane Society. Ordinarily, WINK News would provide her mugshot. He has brought important national issues back home reporting from Washington DC. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. Previously, Kristin served as a news weekend anchor and weekday reporter at Fox 35 Orlando, WOFL-TV from October 2014 to October 2018. The former news anchor has joined the ever-growingPhelan Family Brands, the local company that created and operatesPinchers Crab Shack,Texas Tonys Rib & BrewhouseandDeep Lagoon Seafoodrestaurants as well as the fishing fleet atIsland Crab Co. Stacys responsibilities include directing and elevating Phelans new initiatives in broadcast, digital and social media spaces by teaming up with a videographer to showcase Floridas lifestyle, food and destinations. [citation needed] WINK-TV is one of two Fort Myers stations carried by Xfinity in Venice and Wauchula. We caught up with some nurses in the NICU who will tell you, time flies when youre taking care of our tiniest patients. With Jens guidance, Phelan Family Brands will look to capture and broadcast stories about the fascinating people and places that embody the laid-back Florida lifestyle to a large audience, according to a news release from the Bonita Springs-based company. "Needless to say, when ten years at WINK ended during a three minute meeting I . WINK-TV presently broadcasts 46 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 7 hours each weekday, 3 hours on Saturdays and five hours on Sundays). Self - Anchor 1 episode, 2018 George Pennacchio . This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). Katz, according to a statement, will oversee the creation of a wide range of educational, informative and unique video content for HealthLynked. Shes worked in tv and radio, but really enjoys the freedom radio gives her to have a laugh. Matt Lauer Once Respected News Anchors Who Are Actually Terrible People Grunge 2.13M subscribers Subscribe 24K Share 4.2M views 4 years ago #News #Celebs #NewsAnchors There's a level of. shows. He served as morning anchor for 15 of his 17 years with Waterman Broadcasting at the Fort Myers-based television . Kirstin stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in ( Approx1.7 m). Prior to joining WINK-TV, Chris was an anchor and investigative reporter for WYFF-TV in Greenville, South Carolina. The fate of the animal was unknown. Katz is a former news anchor for WINK-TV in Fort Myers. Hollywood and his unmistakable voice are happily retired and remain on the WINK staff part-time. MORE, Christine Ricci became a part of WINK 104 in 2010. Mentoring up-and-coming journalists is very important to Chris. Tim Atens "In the Know" is published every Monday and Wednesday. In an amended filing last year the suit added Kilgore andJoe Schwartzel,WINK's general manager,Dr. Gamez andMaria Gamez, believed to be the doctor's wife, Lee Memorial Hospital and Lee Memorial Health Systemas defendants. Stacy is an avid scuba diver and has a lifetime behind the helm of boats from Lake Erie in her home state of Ohio to the Gulf in Southwest Florida. Although the call letters appear to be an outgrowth of its CBS affiliation, in fact they were simply carried over from its radio sister, which adopted them in 1944seven years before the CBS Eye made its first appearance. When she's away from work, Amanda enjoys reading, shopping, traveling, and cheering on the Florida Gators! 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In the case of Aaron Serbu, the court kept him out of jail, got him off the streets and likely saved his life, a life with its [], Imagine hearing the words Your child has cancer. It turns your world upside down. Not only was there a game, but college students showed up for a dunk contest. 2023 www.news-press.com. The "2" networks became CBS and NBC, "+1" represented non-commercial educational stations, and "1/2" became ABC (which was the weakest network then usually winding up with the UHF allocation where no VHF was available). [10] On September 16, 2013, WINK-TV expanded its weekday morning newscast a half-hour early to 4:30a.m. and expanded the extension of that program on WXCW by one hour to 7 to 10 a.m.[11] In January 2015, WINK-TV expanded the 6:30p.m. newscast to weekends on WXCW.