Signup for our Hollywood and pop culture newsletter. She co-hosts the midday show on 670 The Score with Dan Bernstein. It would be the station's coverage of Bill Cosby's rape trial in April 2018 that would be the most damning case of Dunn and Friend's inherent bias. According to its latest report, the BU CTE Center said it has diagnosed 345 former NFL players with CTE out of 376 . In 2005, KYW-TV ditched "News In Focus" in favor of another "Channel 2 News"-based tune, "The Enforcer" (a.k.a. When the station began operations as W3XE, it was based within Philco's production plant, at C and East Tioga streets in North Philadelphia, complete with a small studio and transmitter. Ian Bush will move from afternoons to mornings to co-anchor alongside Carol MacKenzie. What is now KYW-TV has been based in Center City ever since.[3]. [83], KYW-TV and WPSG both shifted their frequencies on August 1, 2019 as part of the FCC's 5G network spectrum reallocation, with KYW-TV shifting from channel 26 to channel 30, and experiencing technical issues with over-the-air reception due to the repack. Our speakers will include (in alphabetical order): Harry Donahue, former KYW Newsradio morning news anchor Ralph "Bud" Galow, former 1060, KYW Newsradio Technician Lauren Lipton, current KYW Newsradio morning news editor David Madden, current KYW Newsradio reporter, anchor & editor In the late 1980s the station also produced news updates for USA Network, titled the USA Update; these were anchored by Steve Bell, who came to channel 3 in 1986 from ABC News, and other KYW staffers. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[580,400],'marrieddivorce_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_2',196,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-marrieddivorce_com-medrectangle-3-0'); She took her education from different institutions. She is also called as Renee Y. Chenault. It was the longest continuously-used logo in Philadelphia television history until 2006, when WPVI-TV's simple "6" logo passed it. Saunders left the station in 2004 and was replaced by Angela Russell. Cameron Chenault, Chandler Faith Fattah (Daughters), Dora Chenault (Mother), E. M. Chenault (Father), Renee Chenault-Fattah Married, Divorce, Daughter, Fired, Net Worth, Now. Entercom announces a revamped weekday on-air lineup for KYW Newsradio, Philadelphia's trusted source for news and information. NBC traded KCNC-TV in Denver and KUTV in Salt Lake City (which NBC had acquired earlier that year) to CBS in return for WCAU, which for legal reasons would be an even trade. Here's the list I was able to cobble together via various sources: RKO would also acquire NBC's WRC-AM-FM-TV in Washington, D.C. in a separate but related sale, and NBC would replace Washington in its TV station portfolio with then-independent station KTVU in the San Francisco Bay Area, to be purchased separately by the network. That year, it adopted "News in Focus" by composer John Hegner as its theme song. In 1941, it began sharing programs with W2XBS (later WNBT and now WNBC) in New York City, becoming NBC's second television affiliate, and creating a link between the station and the network that would last for 54 years. Also during this time, the station entered into an agreement with the Franklin Institute museum to utilize weather data collected by the Institute for use in on-air forecasts, branded as the Franklin Institute Forecast. C.J. At one point, in the fall of 1980, KYW-TV preempted NBC's entire morning schedule after the Today show. Paul anchors KY3 News @ 5 p.m., KY3 News @ 9 p.m. on the Ozarks CW, and KY3 News @ 10 p.m. Maria Neider Anchor Maria anchors KY3 News @ 9 p.m. on the Ozarks CW, and KY3. Williams was promoted to weekday noon anchor in 1979. Sade is the anchor for WABC-popular TV's Eyewitness News at 5:00 and 11:00 a.m. she joined the Eyewitness team in 2003 both as a reporter and anchor of Eyewitness News at Noon. In New Jersey, KYW (and the majority of Philadelphia stations) were carried in more places in central and northern New Jersey during the CATV era of the 1970s and 1980s. [27][28][29], On December 4, 2019, CBS Corporation and Viacom remerged into ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global).[30]. Verizon FiOS carries KYW in Upper Freehold Township, while the rest of the county gets only New York City area stations on FiOS, except for portions of southern Howell Township, which get WPVI from the Ocean County feed. You can watch the whole interview with Crim in the player above. "The CBS Enforcer Music Collection") also composed by Frank Gari. The new building, which is wired for high definition newscasts, is the fourth studio in the station's 75-year history. ${paramValue} on Audacy: Listen to Free Radio Online | Music, Sports, News, Podcasts She then moved to Philadelphia in 1975 and joined KYW-TV as weekend anchor becoming the first black woman to anchor in the Philadelphia market. KYW Newsradio Inducts Three New Members Into Its Hall of Fame | Barrett Media On May 28, 2002, Williams filed a lawsuit against KYW alleging discrimination based on her race, sex, and age. Former news open seen nightly at 11. Lewis' last day is Nov. 4. It stayed in the ratings basement even when NBC rebounded to become the nation's most-watched network by 1985. Friel is a graduate in Political Science from San Diego State University. The Audacy-owned station announced former Director of News & Programming Steve Butler, longtime morning news anchor Harry Donahue, and longtime afternoon anchor Steve Nikazy as its newest members. He grew up in West Philadelphia and traveled the world as a member of the Philadelphia Boys Choir. from there. She anchored the now-defunct noon broadcast with Tim Lake for few years. On October 21, 2014, CBS and Weigel Broadcasting announced the launch of a new digital subchannel service called Decades, scheduled to launch on all CBS-owned stations in 2015, including on KYW-TV on channel 3.2. Her position was covered in the interim by fellow meteorologists Matt Peterson, Lauren Casey and Kate Bilo, former KYW weekend morning meteorologist and current WBAL fill-in meteorologist Chelsea Ingram,[38] and those from outside the station that were auditioning for the job including former WCAU Chief Meteorologist Tammie Souza and former KNSD weekend meteorologist Llarisa Abreu. KYW-TV presently broadcasts 41 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 6 hours, 35 minutes each weekday; 4 hours, 5 minutes on Saturdays and 4 hours on Sundays). [37], Morning meteorologist Katie Fehlinger left the station on September 17, 2019, after more than eight years in order to spend more time with her family and pursue other professional ventures. One month later in November 2021, former WMAQ sports anchor Siafa Lewis was named Brown's new co-anchor. By continuing with us, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. ", "Philadelphia circle is complete," and "Nine-year history of that trade in Philadelphia. For most of the 1970s, KYW-TV traded first place with WFIL/WPVI. [5] NBC had long sought an owned-and-operated television station in Philadelphia, the largest market where it did not own a station. [25] The final NBC program aired on KYW-TV was a rerun of Saturday Night Live, which began at 11:30p.m. on September 9, 1995, the day that channel 3 ended its 54-year affiliation with the network and became a CBS affiliate; NBC moved all of its programming locally to WCAU after the program ended. 11. From 1981 to 1986, Beverly was reporter and anchor for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2009 the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphiainducted Chenault-Fattah into their Hall of Fame. May 28, 2020. In his memoir titled "Mort Crim Anchored. Philadelphia is the nation's fourth-largest TV market, and CBS' station there KYW-TV Channel 3 has long trailed rivals ABC and NBC. You can watch the whole interview with Crim in the player above. During the CATV era of the 1970s and into the 1980s, KYW was carried as far south into Ocean Pines, Worcester County.[90]. According to former station manager Brien Kennedy, although Dunn had approved of Washington's promotion to lead anchor (as Dunn had been there as station manager from 2002 to 2004) there were several instances when Dunn would speak harshly about the longtime station personality through e-mails saying, "All he does is dancedancing, dancing" and in a 2016 budget meeting incident (which was related by Kennedy and former news director Margaret Cronan) Dunn said of Washington: "He's not doing that 'jive talking' anymore? [15], In August 1964, the FCC renewed NBC's licenses for WRCV-AM-TV againbut this time, only on the condition that the 1956 station swap with Westinghouse be reversed. Her husband Chaka is also the father of two children, both sons: Frances Fattah and Chaka Fattah Jr. from his previous marriage. Kane anchored the 11:00p.m. broadcast solo, while Stahl anchored the 6:00p.m. report, first with Bruce Hamilton, then with Pittsburgh's Don Cannon (though due to potential confusion with a local radio DJ also named Don Cannon, he went under his birth name of Don Clark while at KYW; he left in 1998 for sister KDKA). CBS was initially skeptical about including KYW-TV in the deal. 888 votes. [63], Additionally, it was learned that Mendte was also hacking into the email of another coworker at the station, current WRC-TV Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer. KYW had to scramble to get its news anchors on the air. She also worked at KYW-TV where she served as co-anchor of Evening Magazine for two years until it was canceled. Chung came into the limelight as the first woman to co-anchor "CBS. The only major change came in February 1998, when the CBS Eye was placed in front of the "3". Over the years, NBC contracted independent stations WPHL-TV, WTAF-TV/WTXF-TV, WKBS-TV, and WGTW-TV to air programs preempted by channel 3; most of the preempted programs aired on WMGM-TV, which served as the NBC affiliate for Atlantic City until 2014. Northeast Monmouth County Comcast subscribers (Eatontown) once had KYW and the other Philadelphia stations on cable, as well. [70], On May 27, 2020, KYW-TV laid off more than twelve Eyewitness News employees and on-air personnel in response to several factors affecting the station's parent company ViacomCBS (now known as Paramount Global), including a corporate restructuring due to the merger of Viacom and CBS Corporation in December 2019 and the decline of advertising revenue in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The legendary Journey of the real Ron Burgundy," Crim takes readers through his 45-year career in broadcasting, including his time at KYW-TV in Philadelphia. KYW will follow the separation format in airing the show while sister station WPSG will carry both episodes in back-to-back format Tuesday through Saturday mornings at 3 a.m.[47], KYW-TV launched a streaming news service, CBSN Philly (a localized version of the national CBSN service) on January 30, 2020, as part of a rollout of similar services across the CBS-owned stations. [5], Last edited on 16 November 2021, at 05:20, "KYW news gets ready to air its new identity", "Beverly Williams sues KYW-TV alleging discrimination", "Former television anchor settles lawsuit Beverly Williams had accused KYW-TV (Channel 3) and its corporate owners of age, sex and race discrimination", "Beverly Williams: Award Winning Journalist", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly_Williams&oldid=1055493248, This page was last edited on 16 November 2021, at 05:20. Kathy Orr, weekend weathercaster at WCAU, also moved to channel 3. Williams majored in Social Sciences at Portland State University and began her career at KGW-TV|KGW as a reporter. She also studied at the University of Missouri which is in Columbia, Missouri and from there she earned a masters degree in journalism. The investigation revealed that he had hacked Lane's email account at the station and had not only been secretly reading thousands of Lane's emails from her account during and after her employment at the station on multiple occasions, but also passing them on to gossip columnists. [17][18] Following nearly a year of appeals by NBC, Westinghouse regained control of WRCV-AM-TV on June 19, 1965. Her husband Chaka is a politician in Pennsylvania. Former WJLA Chief Meteorologist Bill Kelly would be hired by KYW to become the new Chief Meteorologist in January 2023 and Abreu would be leaving the station a month later after three years for a new assignment in Florida. [64] Mendte did,, however, pled guilty to the charges regarding Lane. KYW-TV presently broadcasts 41 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 6 hours, 35 minutes each weekday; 4 hours, 5 minutes on Saturdays and 4 hours on Sundays). Beth Farnsworth . There, he anchored the noon report. KYW-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 3, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. When KYW-TV added Jessica Savitch as co-anchor, they weren't just adding a TV personality. Like other CBS-owned stations, KYW-TV offers a web-only newscast called CBS 3 At Your Desk, shown daily. The station expects to return to full power following the installation of new 1-megawatt transmission antennas in November 2020.[86]. Reporter Lauren Casey Salary 2022 Update. The experiment with different newscast names ended after almost three years in 1994, just before it became a CBS station, when the station began calling its newscasts KYW News 3, with familiar Philadelphia anchors Larry Kane (from rival WCAU-TV) and Stephanie Stahl (from Miami's WSVN) coming on board. Anchors. The Eyewitness News name was restored in early 1998. Additionally, it was revealed that Dunn had sent several messages to Kennedy with just a one-word message regarding Thomas: "Unwatchable". PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) After nearly 24 years, KYW Newsradio's multifaceted and beloved reporter, editor and anchor Mark Abrams has announced his retirement from broadcast journalism. The station's digital signal continued to broadcast on its pre-transition UHF channel 26. You can click. 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