WNWO doesn't have the same workload that we have. Toledo, OH 43604 Through the shared services agreement with WUPW, WTOL may also simulcast long-form severe weather coverage on channel 36 in the event that a tornado warning is issued for any county in its northwest Ohio viewing area. Dan Cummins is a familiar face as WTOL 11's Emmy Award-winning former sports director who now sits in the anchor chair on afternoon and FOX36 newscasts. On January 30, 2012, WTOL replaced its News 11 Now on 11.2 with MeTV. The Broadcasting Company of the South, a subsidiary of South Carolina insurer Liberty Life Insurance Company, bought WTOL in 1965 and later changed its name to Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation; WTOL was that company's only station located outside the Southern United States. See more great local stories at www.wtol.com. Our new Privacy Policy will go into effect on January 1st, 2023. Originally from Toledo, she grew up watching WTOL 11. Quotation[9] = "'FTVLive.com Scooped Everyone With News' - About.com "; Rebecca was a health and wellness reporter from 1994 to 2000 and anchored both the noon and 5. Related Professions for News Anchor in Parkersburg, WV 0 3 6 9 12 News Anchor Commercial Announcer Director Manager Organization Management Vice President Technical Specialist Publicity Writer Chief Research Officer . Quotation [18] = " 'FTVLive is the Most Incrediable thing in our Business' - i24News" Amanda Fay Amanda Fay is the main. jziegler@wtop.com. December 19, 2017 | 9:34 am EST by TVNewsCheck. Broadcast News, Broadcast Meteorology, Sociology, Crime Scene Technician, Voice-overs/Commercials, PR/Social Media Leader - Building Materials Group at Owens Corning. May 27, 2011 | 2:54 pm EDT by TVNewsCheck. [21] Morning anchor Andrew Kinsey was promoted to the evening shift[22] while longtime reporter and fill-in anchor Tim Miller assumed morning anchor duties as of June 18, 2018. Gevers said Parcell, who had been convalescing at her Sylvania Township home for three weeks after being diagnosed as suffering from viral encephalitis and meningitis, was to have returned to work Friday. Remember Today we announce that our 5, 6, and 11 p.m. anchor Andrew Kinsey is being promoted to anchor the evening shows at WBNS-TV in Columbus. January 2, 2019 | 5:09 pm EST by Mark K. Miller. WOOD COUNTY, Ohio A New York man was killed after a crash on the Ohio Turnpike overnight in Wood County. Public Speaking, Program Development, Higher Education, Non-profits, Program Management, Community Television Engineer at WTOL-TV, Freelance Writer at Examiner.com. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A swimmer visiting a beach in New South Wales, Australia, found a mussel-covered message in a bottle that turned out to have traveled more than 185 miles. As Cancom had to seek regulatory approval several months in advance, it elected to go with WTOL, the largest CBS station closest to Detroit. Quotation [16] = " 'FTVLive.com a website I go too often for the latest news about the TV business (you should, too!)' In which case, of course, your progress is a step backwards and downwards.Aldous Huxley (18941963). _taboola.push({flush: true}); // To add more quotations, continue with the Her job change happens just weeks before she was likely to lose her job at WNWO. Raycom already owned WNWO, but couldn't keep both because the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not allow one entity to own two of the top four rated stations in a single market. Longtime sports director Dan Cummins, a fixture at WTOL since 1980, also moved to the news desk and is co-anchor of the noon news. 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At least seven employees of Raycoms CBS affiliate WTOL Toledo, Ohio, including three on-air personalities, were fired Monday. Leighs move to the CBS affiliate will make the area native and Bowling Green State University graduate perhaps the first broadcast journalist to deliver news on all four local newscasts, including WTVG and WUPW. The segment received mixed attention, with some observers considering it to be an exaggerated attempt to appeal to the demographic, but others applauding the anchors' willingness to participate in the video. November 17, 2011 | 2:48 pm EST by TVNewsCheck, Toledo Blade | Former WTOL 11 anchor and reporter Rebecca Fondessy dies at 56 00:00 00:00 An unknown error has occurred Fondessy was a graduate of Start High School and the University of Toledo. December 29, 2020 | 3:10 pm EST by Kevin Eck, TVSpy | TVSpy | Pawlak joined the station after graduating. Raycom picks the former KRQE-KASA Albuquerque, N.M., sales director to succeed Bob Chirdon atop its Toledo CBS affiliate. ###. She was 31. // to increment the Quotation[x] index! WTOL (channel 11) is a television station in Toledo, Ohio, United States, affiliated with CBS. The sign is already there: Toledo News Now. That should become official late today with the expected finalized agreement between American Spirit Media, the new owner of WUPW, and Raycom Media, owners and operators of WTOL. A message to you from former WTOL anchor Chrys Peterson 5,518 views Premiered Mar 20, 2020 82 Dislike Share Save WTOL11 19.6K subscribers Some words of encouragement and hope from Chrys. Editing, Ap Style, Newspaper, Newsletters, Video Editing, Philanthropy, Annual Giving, Grant Interventional Cardiologist at Ohio Heart & Vascular Consultants, Partner at Toledo Tactical, Interventional Cardiologist that cooks, sells guns and is a partner in an electrical contracting company Interventional Cardiology, Vascular Medicine, Healthcare, Video Journalist (Reporter/Photographer) at Raycom Media, Traffic Reporter at Clear Channel Radio, TRAFFIC REPORTER/, Data Entry Technician at American Red Cross, Owner / On-Air Talent at Boy Gourmet / BeCanvas, New Media Content Director at Raycom Media -- WTOL, President at Toledo Area Soccer Association, Employee/backstage manager at Talk About PR, Front Office/PR at Ohio Heart and Vascular Consultants. Contact March 1 (UPI) -- A person dressed as the "Ghostface" killer from the "Scream" franchise prompted multiple 911 calls in California, but police said the person was hired to promote the latest installment in the franchise. She was taken to the local hospital for a day before she was flown to Shanghai, where she was admitted to the East China Hospital. WTOL then became exclusively affiliated with CBS. 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Quotation[8] = "'CNBC wanted a reaction to a story someone had seen on FTVLive' - Vanity Fair "; Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. On Twitter: @jzieglerWTOP. She is the author of Tools for Podcasting (2019), teaches podcasting and advised the AU law school on creation of a podcast. In December 1994, WTOL replaced Detroit's WJBK on the lineup of Cancom (later Shaw Broadcast Services), which provided American networks to cable and satellite viewers in many areas across Canada (particularly Atlantic Canada and the Prairies). Born in Lima, he was raised in Stryker and then primarily in Defiance. Sheila has been with WTOK since 2000. The changeover occurred shortly before WJBK was due to switch its affiliation from CBS to Fox as part of Fox's deal with New World Communications. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; It opted to keep the higher-rated WTOL and sold WNWO to Barrington Broadcasting, who acquired that station in 2006. ", On Thursday, she also tweeted a bitmoji of herself "dropping the mic.". In a memo to the staff, Hoyt says that his main reason for leaving is personal. Hoyt joined WTOL in 2011, coming from WFIE Evansville, Ind. Gever said Parcell was too weak to return to her broadcasting job, but she had been working on an hourlong special on China at home. We want to make sure that she's comfortable and put her in a position to be comfortable on day one, including a few on-air rehearsals, he said, adding: We're anxious to get her ready.. But Grays WTVG puts up a strong fight, and the ABC affil has captured the largest number of fans/followers in this weeks Social Scorecard. Average high temperatures in the 40s and no snow; What happened to February this year? ND Andi Roman said she is leaving to spend time with her family, including two teenage sons. She was 56. Public Relations, Media Relations, Marketing Communications, Press Releases, Instructor at Owens Community College, Owner at Irwin Editing, Writing and Voicing Services, Director of Health Ministries/Parish Visitor/Communications at Epworth UMC. Then I look at the other side of the ledger of reality - is this the blessing that God has giving to me?" Facebook The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WTOL airs regional and national sports programming from CBS Sports. Andrew Kinsey's outreach extends to kids and the community and beyond. Learn more about the people who bring you the news, sports and weather on WTOL 11. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Georgia came to the rescue of a dog who fell into a storm drain and ended up stranded about 12 feet underground. The Raycom CBS affiliate is losing its news director, morning anchor and a meteorologist. TOLEDO, Ohio -- Sue Parcell, an anchorwoman for WTOL-TV, was found dead in her suburban townhouse Wednesday evening of apparent natural causes, station officials said Thursday. December 2, 2015 | 7:34 am EST by TVNewsCheck, TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) A Toledo television station says its former sports director has died. WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is nominating Julie Su, the current deputy and former California official, as his next labor secretary, replacing the . From the mid-1970s to 2003, WTOL was known on-air as "Toledo 11" (sometimes spelled out as "Toledo Eleven"). Parcell and other members of the WTOL crew returned to the United States May 13. In the digital marketplace where video can be shared and spiral virally in minutes, it was a great reminder for all of us. TVNewsCheck | WTOL | Caylee is excited to call Toledo home and to be able to tell stories in the community. In January 2017, Emilie Voss announced she would leave WTOL after five years. Last month the Sinclair-owned station announced plans to outsource the bulk of its news staff and production to an affiliate in South Bend. I have enjoyed every minute of my Toledo family, from the folks in the newsroom to the people out in the community. The Blade | January 15, 2016 | 11:15 am EST by TVNewsCheck. Former morning anchor at WTVG-TV Channel 13 Jeff Smith is joining the evening lineup at WTOL, Channel 11, the station announced Monday. The station provides city-grade coverage to most of Monroe County and much of southern Wayne and Washtenaw counties, and grade B coverage to most of Detroit itself. [13] The deal was completed on January 2, 2019. Why? She is a former main anchor for Fox26, WTOL 11, and NBC 24. WTOL 11 Chief Meteorologist Chris Vickers is also a St. Jude champion. The station was originally owned by the family of former area prosecutor and congressman Frazier Reams along with WTOL radio (AM 1230, now WCWA; and FM 104.7, now WIOT). Smith will co-anchor WTOL's newscasts alongside . We also have a new set. Quotation [19] = " 'FTVLive.com, a prominent television industry website' - Lexington Herald Leader" David Mack is a senior breaking news reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York. 419-248-1111. Quotation[7] = "'FTVLive Delivers some of the TV World's Biggest Scoops' - Tonawanda News "; Today we announce that our 5, 6, and 11 p.m. anchor Andrew Kinsey is being promoted to anchor. December 13, 2012 | 3:01 pm EST by TVNewsCheck. WTOL then became exclusively affiliated with CBS. WNWO Anchor Kristi Leigh has been hired to co-anchor the 5, 6, and 11 p.m. newscasts on WTOL. In addition, WTOL produces 18 hours of locally produced newscasts each week for Fox-affiliated sister station WUPW (with 3 hours each weekday and a half-hour each on Saturdays and Sundays). Last of three loose bison rounded up in Maine. February 15, 2012 | 3:08 pm EST by Staff, Raycom Media-owned WWBT Richmond, Va. (DMA 57), and WTOL Toledo, Ohio (DMA 74) have added diginet Me-TV to their subchannel lineups. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- 3News anchor-reporter Tiffany Tarpley is leaving her hometown for a new gig in Toledo. GoGoMag.com & TVHeads.com are not affiliated with ABC, Al Jazeera America, Bloomberg, CBS, CNN, ESPN, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox Sports, NBC, NFL Network, The Weather Channel, Univision or any other news concern. A Sylvania native and University of Toledo graduate, Trent Croci joined WTOL 11 as a reporter in 2022. "If God wanted to give a sign, what better way to do it than through the instrument that dominates people's lives today? Starting in December, she'll anchor the morning shows with Tim Miller weekdays on. November 05, 2021 / Scott Jones. At least seven staff members of an Ohio news channel were fired earlier this week after reportedly playing the risqu game Cards Against Humanity at the station. Copyright 2002 - 2023 GoGoMag.com. Working in Toledo is not far from home for him, since he grew up just down the road in BG! TOLEDO, Ohio Former anchor and reporter Rebecca Fondessy died on Jan. 11 at the age of 56. As most of American Spirit Media's stations are operated as duopolies with a Raycom-owned station in the same market, it was expected that WTOL would establish a joint sales agreement with WUPW. The Blade. March 11, 2015 | 11:32 am EDT by Staff. Born and raised in Louisiana, WTOL 11 Meteorologist Matt Willoughby brings you the latest forecast bright and early every weekend morning! // Copyright 2004 by CodeLifter.com In the competitive field of broadcast news, most reporters and anchors sign non-compete clauses that prevent them from jumping from one station to another in the same market for a specific period of time, including up to a year. 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