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Accuweather taunts Weather Channel in its own backyard with billboard
Fox News had a billboard in front CNN headquarters for years to tweak the competitor. Now AccuWeather, ready to launch a cable station to compete against Atlanta-based the Weather Channel later this...
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Amanda Davis found not guilty of DUI
After being charged with DUI and reckless driving in November, 2012, former Fox 5 anchor Amanda Davis was cleared of those charges Friday in Fulton County court today. A Fulton County judge cleared...
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All hands on deck! Local TV, Weather Channel ready for huge storm
The Weather Channel provides plenty of warnings today about the forthcoming storm it dubs Pax. While things are not quite crazy yet, the local TV news stations and the Weather Channel are prepping for...
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Jennifer Mayerle bids CBS Atlanta adieu after eight years
Jennifer Mayerle tonight on Facebook announced her pending departure from CBS Atlanta as a reporter after eight years. She is giving the world two months notice so we’ll continue to see her on air...
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CBS Atlanta rebrands itself (again) as CBS46
The new logo unveiled today. CBS Atlanta five years ago dropped its name CBS46, figuring people didn’t identify with channel numbers as much anymore. But new general manager Trey Fabacher said research...
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Channel 2 Action News reporter Jeff Dore retiring after 30 years at station
Jeff Dore’s final day on Channel 2 Action News is Friday, March 28, 2014 after 30-plus years on the air. Here he is in the newsroom earlier in the week. CREDIT: Carol Sbarge/WSB-TV Channel 2 Action...
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Judge Hatchett, Kevin Gillespie help raise $210K for KIPP Schools
Judge Glenda Hatchett, once one of the most popular TV judges, was part of the celebrity panel last month for a KIPP schools fundraiser. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com A recent fundraiser for KIPP open...
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Ken Cook, long-time Fox 5 meteorologist, is retiring after 35 years in Atlanta
Ken Cook is retiring from WAGA-TV after 35 years later this summer. Ken Cook, the longest-running meteorologist on Atlanta television, is retiring, he announced Monday during Fox 5’s 10 o’clock news....
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Michelle Burdo of CBS46 apologizes for saying ‘colored woman’
Michelle Burdo has been a host on CBS Atlanta for just under a year. CREDIT; CBS Atlanta CBS46 morning show host Michelle Burdo used the dated term “colored woman” during a segment about summer hair...
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Mike Francis, former 11 Alive chief meteorologist, leaving TV for real estate
Mike Francis was chief meteorologist at 11 Alive for about two and a half years until earlier this year. CREDIT: 11 Alive Mike Francis, who left 11 Alive earlier this year as chief meteorologist under...
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David Chandley says he plans to leave Channel 2 Action News after more than...
David Chandley joined Channel 2 Action News in November, 1988. David Chandley, a meteorologist with Channel 2 Action News for 25 years, announced in a staff meeting Wednesday he plans to leave the...
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Chris Holcomb becomes 11 Alive’s chief meteorologist
Chris Holcomb has been named chief meteorologist at 11 Alive. CREDIT: 11 Alive Georgia native Chris Holcomb has been named 11 Alive’s chief meteorologist, a job he has been seeking for many years. The...
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Departing Fox 5 meteorologist Ken Cook decided two years ago to retire in 2014
Ken Cook’s final day on air is July 18, 2014. CREDIT: WAGA-TV For the first time since Jimmy Carter was president, Ken Cook next week won’t be gracing WAGA-TV with his now gray but still identifiable...
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Vinnie Politan will lead new 11 Alive 5 a.m.-7 a.m. show; Karyn Greer’s job...
Vinnie Politan is hosting a new “Atlanta Alive” morning show August 4, 2014 from 5 to 7 a.m. CREDIT: 11 Alive Former HLN anchor Vinnie Politan officially joins 11 Alive on air August 4 on a new morning...
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John Bachman leaving Channel 2 Action News for Jacksonville sister stations
John Bachman is leaving Channel 2 Action News for a new job in Jacksonville, FL. CREDIT: WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News anchor John Bachman is leaving for a main evening anchor job at a Jacksonville TV...
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CBS46’s latest news director Lane Michaelsen leaves after 15 months
Lane Michaelsen spent 15 months at WGCL-TV, the CBS46 Atlanta affiliate. CBS46’s news director Lane Michaelsen has left the station abruptly after just 15 months for a new job. Two sources tell me he...
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Exclusive: 11Alive lets go Sam Crenshaw after nearly 16 years
Sam Crenshaw has spent nearly 16 years at 11 Alive. His final day is August 2, 2014. CREDIT: 11 Alive Sam Crenshaw, sports anchor and reporter for 11 Alive (WXIA-TV) for the past 16 years, is leaving...
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Paul Crawley retires from 11 Alive after 36 years
Paul Crawley was a steady presence on 11 Alive going back to 1978. CREDIT: 11 Alive Last week was busy and I was terribly remiss not including this bit of news about a veteran news reporter: 11 Alive’s...
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Channel 2’s John Bachman bids Atlanta farewell today, off to Jacksonville
John Bachman on his last day at Channel 2 Action News today with some parting beach-related gifts. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com John Bachman’s Channel 2 Action News colleagues sent the anchor off...
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Channel 2’s Zach Klein goes viral with Robin Williams tribute
Channel 2 Action News sports director Zach Klein has been at the station for six years. CREDIT: WSB-TV Certainly, the staff at Channel 2 Action News will deem sportscaster Zach Klein viral video man...
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