More sleep also has been key to managing the problem. Retired WTAE satellite truck operator, photographer and editor Art Carr, now 67, Dillsburg, at the Shanksville crash site on Sept., 11, 2001. Ask TV questions by email or phone. But for her, "it hits different" having the opportunity to come home and report on her hometown. WTAE-TV's other offerings include Live with Kelly and Ryan, Inside Edition, Entertainment Tonight, and Tamron Hall, among others. WTAE news anchor Wendy Bell was fired in March 2016 after posting comments following the 2016 Wilkinsburg shooting, including: "You needn't be a criminal profiler to draw a mental sketch of the killers who broke so many hearts two weeks ago Wednesday they are young black men. The eighth edition of Chronicle called "Burning Questions" dealt with the ongoing issue in Western Pennsylvania local fire departments failing to meet the national standards for fire response times. Noting that Frey often is the first to show up, work gloves in hand, for community cleanups and events, the former Pittsburgh city councilman says he was unsurprised when Frey and Luhn turned their eye toward transforming houses in their neighborhood. TV Q&A: Is a Pittsburgher writing for CBSs East New York? A bright spot is the West End Villages business district, which was named a Mainstreet Pittsburgh District by the URA in 2009. The sixth edition was centered on the highly debated topic around fracking or natural gas drilling in Western Pennsylvania. "[24], In April 2012, WTAE-TV was awarded the Edward R. Murrow Award for "Video Continuing Coverage" of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal. Disneys Jungle Cruise, inspired by the theme park attraction of the same name, arrives in theaters and as a $30 add-on for Disney+ subscribers Friday. An online petition was launched in support of the anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sportscasters. Weekend evening meteorologist Danielle Dozier left WPXI in May after three years with the station. But in 2020, Frey began experiencing problems again likely due, her doctors believe, to the lipoma. In June 2011, a WTAE-TV staff photographer was charged with a sexual crime when an alleged victim stated that the photographer had inappropriate physical contact with her. Miele is considered to be an expert in crisis communications . ", "For the record: Allocations-TV channel changes. It opens up aspects of our relationship we have not really had in-depth a little more. Weekend morning anchor Chris Lovingood departed WTAE in July after three years with the station. Check the full bio for relationship details. I cannot express enough how grateful I am. KDKA-AM News Radio 1020 announced Thursday that it hired former WTAE-TV anchor Wendy Bell as part of its on-air team for 2019. In June 1992, the station expanded its news production, adding a Saturday morning newscast from 8a.m. to 12:30p.m. (matching WPXI's Saturday morning newscast of the then-same length, which began in 1990) and a three-hour Sunday morning newscast. Winners will be announced at the Emmy Awards on September 19, 2015. In 2002, Jean Connelly became the first woman from Western Pennsylvania to be inducted into the Pennsylvania Broadcasters Hall of Fame. 2014 - 2023 Marathi.TV - All Rights Reserved. Well, as rested as a parent of an extra-needs child can ever feel. Whos the new WTAE-TV weekend morning anchor? Hearings on the channel 4 permit opened in 1955, and it was originally granted by the FCC to KQV radio in 1956. In October, Dozier was named the chief meteorologist for WHNT in Alabama. The station, along with other Hearst-owned ABC affiliated stations, aired the 1992 film Far and Away instead. At various times, WTAE-TV has also served as the default ABC affiliate for the neighboring JohnstownAltoona, WheelingSteubenville, and ClarksburgWeston television markets (all of which could receive WTAE-TV as a grade B signal). WTAE reporter David Kaplan left in August after six years in Pittsburgh. WTAE-TV was also known for the "legendary" news crew of Paul Long and Don Cannon from the late 1960s into the 1990s. This new aircraft is the most technologically advanced news gathering helicopter in the region; capable of flying higher, faster, and longer than any other news helicopter in the market. These nominations were for coverage such as the Franklin Regional HS Stabbings, Investigative Reports, and the various Chronicle editions. During that time, he became a "fixture of Pittsburgh broadcasting" as part of the WTAE news team, along with Paul Long and meteorologist Joe DeNardo. Waters said she doesnt miss KDKA but she does miss her co-workers, especially the photographers and reporters. And she misses going to the grocery store in Pittsburgh. However, the FCC changed its rules so that channel 4 could have based its main studio in Pittsburgh, even if it had been licensed in McKeesport or Irwin. In October, WPXI added a new reporter, Pete DeLuca (no relation to Channel 11s Gabriella DeLuca), a suburban Philadelphia native who arrives in Pittsburgh after a two-year stint at WDBJ in Roanoke, Va. Kasey Reigner became WTAEs fifth meteorologist in October, working weekend mornings after arriving from WAND in Decatur, Ill. Read more: WTAE adds Kasey Reigner as 5th meteorologist. [46] Bell has since become a controversial conservative talk radio host with runs at KDKA and WJAS, expressing skepticism regarding COVID-19 vaccinations and the validity of the 2020 presidential election. SUSAN (BROZEK) SCOTT - Former WTAE-TV (1988 - 1994) General Assignment Reporter, and Westmoreland County Bureau Chief. 814 Eats. She joined the WPDE TV 15 team in November 2020. Controversial former WTAE-TV news anchor Wendy Bell was indefinitely removed from the air on KDKA Radio Friday after earlier in the week suggesting protesters defacing public monuments should be "shot on sight.". Biography [ edit] Cannon worked at WTAE-TV from 1969 to 1994. Our goal is, were here. In a far cry from her glamorous newscaster role, Frey, often dressed down and wearing leather work gloves, has been knocking on doors to introduce herself and the company to her neighbors, many of whom were already familiar with her from years of living in the community. Its been fabulous, Frey says of becoming a Realtor. "We understand viewers are constantly looking for news, no matter what time of the day," said WTAE President & General Manager Charles W. Wolfertz III. I needed to educate myself. [45] Bell sued her former employer, Hearst Communications, claiming "she wouldn't have been fired for her comments if she were not white". By TMLT Publisher June 23, 2022 - Wtae News Anchor Kelly Frey - The former WTAE-TV morning news anchor discusses her career, health, and why she's investing in the West End. WTAE-TV also aired select Pittsburgh Pirates games via ABC's MLB broadcast contract from 1976 to 1989, including the team's 1979 World Series championship. I would always give myself an extra 45 minutes to an hour when I went to the store because I knew that someone was going to strike up a conversation. You can reach TV writer Rob Owen at rowen@triblive.com or 412-380-8559. All editions are available online at: https://web.archive.org/web/20140408215218/http://www.wtae.com/chronicle, In March 2008, the station won a Freedom of Information Award and an IRE Medal from the Investigative Reporters and Editors for "pushing open the front door" of the state-run student loan agency. [21], On January 6, 2016, WTAE announced that the station will add a 7 p.m. newscast on subchannel 4.2 beginning February 1. WTAE-TV was awarded the most Emmy nominations among all the television stations in Pittsburgh region. There are probably four dumpster loads of debris inside still, Frey says, adding she and Luhn are working with First National Bank and the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Instead, their conversations led them to try their hand at something theyve always had an interest in buying, improving and then selling real estate, with a particular focus on their community in the West End. Beyond buying and selling Love Thy Neighbor properties, Frey will be selling homes throughout the Pittsburgh area. And weve always been passionate about our neighborhood where we live. KDKA-TV aired the Lottery drawings in the Pittsburgh market after this incident until 2009, when they moved back to WTAE-TV. Focus on Sport/Getty Images Running back Franco Harris. Perry served jail time, and the drawings were moved to WHP-TV in Harrisburg a year later. In 2020, she once again faced backlash after she made controversial comments about the decision . Jennifer Abney WPDE is an American Murrow Award-Winning journalist working as the co-anchor of the 5, 6, 7 & 11 pm news with Trey Paul. I love Pittsburgh, he said, and I love the viewers and Im going to spend the rest of my life here although I may get away in the winter., Read more: Paul Martino retires from KDKA-TV, Anchor Stacy Smith retired from KDKA in late May, ending a 50-year broadcasting career with 38 years spent at KDKA. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Wiggin joined an elite group of Commonwealth broadcasters, and four former WTAE inductees, whose distinguished service has made a positive impact on audiences and the industry. It has been owned by Hearst Television since the station's inception, making this one of two stations that have been built and signed on by Hearst (alongside company flagship WBAL-TV in Baltimore). 2 Comments. Located about two miles west of Downtown and encompassing less than a square mile, Elliotts population, bolstered by the coal-mining industry, peaked around the turn of the 20th century, according to Historic Pittsburgh. [1] In 1999, he returned to Pittsburgh and worked for KDKA-TV, after having worked for KDKA's sister station, KYW-TV in Philadelphia from 1995 to 1998 (while there, he was credited as Don Clark, as a radio personality in the city was also named Don Cannon). [20], On April 28, 2016, WTAE became the third television station in the Pittsburgh DMA to launch a new studio set in Studio B of the WTAE Studios. Leaving WTAE in Sep 2018, she went on to join the weeknight anchor team of ABC affiliate KSTP-TV. View anchors, reporter and more WTAE staff on the News Team page. Reporter Bryant Reed joined KDKA as a reporter in January, arriving from WECT in Wilmington, N.C. 2023 Trib Total Media | All Rights Reserved, Review: Michael B. Jordan delivers a brawler in Creed III, Tom Sizemore's family 'deciding end of life matters', Pittsburgh Pop podcast: AT&T SportsNet in peril; KDKAs newsroom renovation; Mindhunter revival. WTAE-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 4, 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. The station's noon news (it was brought back in early 1992) and the resumption of a noon newscast meant Channel 4 had gone full circle in a very short time. Its fun. They are mixed emotions, Smith said. Were going to acquire them and, one by one, put them back into circulation.. Waters moved to Atlanta in December 2020, a city she visited often to see her best friend. (Courtesy of Erica Mokay) Mokay has worked all over the Rust Belt during her 11 years in broadcast journalism. WTAE-TV signed on its high definition digital signal on December 3, 1998. Read more: Lynne Hayes-Freeland calls it a career. In 1972, WTAE-TV sportscaster Myron Cope, thanks to a phone call from a local female fan, introduced the phrase "The Immaculate Reception" to describe Franco Harris' miraculous, running shoestring catch that gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a 137 playoff victory over the Oakland Raiders (Cope chuckled at the woman's call, and responded, "I'm not sure I can say that!" Janelle Hall and Ryan Recker have been named co-anchors to Michelle. Vegan. Her husband, Jason Luhn, had recently retired from the 171st Air Refueling Wing in Coraopolis, where he served as a pilot with the Air National Guard Unit, a position that often required him to be deployed overseas. Frankly, you see a lot of outside investors come in and buy up these [abandoned] properties and, with all due respect, they may or may not take care of those properties, she says. (Courtesy of Susan Koeppen) WTAE viewers owe Mr.. For technical and financial reasons, both stations were short-lived. Like its NBC rival, WPXI, Channel 4 was not a major player in terms of news coverage in its early years, as the Pittsburgh market was dominated by KDKA-TV and anchor Bill Burns. Ford had been part-time with KDKA before making the move for a full-time position. The station's digital signal continued to broadcast on its pre-transition UHF channel 51. Pittsburgh will follow me for the rest of my days.. Susan Koeppen returns to anchor new WPXI newscast. (The radio station is now WDDZ, and is owned by ABC/ Disney as part of the Radio Disney network.) There was really no set time, she said of leaving KDKA. WTAE-TV presently broadcasts 43 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 6 hours on weekdays, five hours on Saturdays and 5 hours on Sundays). Plus the areas housing, including homes the couple hope to restore, remains affordable, even as real estate prices across the country have skyrocketed. (and its predecessors) since its national debut in 1988 and Entertainment Tonight since 1989. In 2016, the station won numerous national awards: On September 24, 2016, WTAE-TV received four Emmy Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, including the Overall Excellence award; the highest honor bestowed each year. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. WTAE-TV first adopted the "Circle 4" logo in 1973, eventually adopting the current version in 1995. That provides an education that is beyond anything.. WTAE-TV signed on the air on September 14, 1958 as Pittsburgh's ABC affiliate. Morning anchor Kelly Frey, who joined WTAE in 2000, departed the station in early November. Currently, Frey is trying to get the inner ear disorder under control through diet and medication, as well as chiropractic care and acupuncture. The couple has the support of state Rep. Dan Deasy, whose district encompasses Elliott and who has an office on Main Street in the West End. In a tweet announcing his departure from WTAE, Kaplan said it "would be an understatement" to say he appreciated. On April 24, 1980, WTAE-TV personality Nick Perry, who hosted Bowling for Dollars and also called the lottery drawings for the Pennsylvania Lottery, fixed the Lottery's daily numbers drawing so that it would come up as "6-6-6". Were local. [19] Former general manager Michael Hayes stated that bargaining had been taking place in good faith. We need someone like that to take the initiative, he says. WTAE-TV took home numerous awards in six categories including special coverage of the Vatican elections with Mike Clark. You give me a dumpster, Im on it.. I want to know things inside and out, so I needed my license. She worked at WDTV-TV in Clarksburg, WV and WSAZ-TV in Charleston, WV.. Don Cannon (born Donald James Clark; February 22, 1940) was a television news anchor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During a year filled with so much uncertainty and distance,. Were going to systematically start to go through and target the ugly houses, as I like to call them the ugly, abandoned, blighted, destroyed houses, Frey says. The design focuses heavily on the use of video monitors, Pittsburgh culture, and HD lighting. He left that position in 2007. Former WTAE-TV weekend anchor Shawn Yancy spent five years in Pittsburgh, leaving in 2001 for a weekend anchor job at WTTG-TV, the Fox affiliate in Washington, D.C., a Top 10 TV market. He joined the WGN Weather Center team as a meteorologist in 2013. Introduction : Janelle. It consisted of a four-month-long investigation, laying the foundation for a comprehensive, eye-opening look at the challenges for first responders. . After 1980, some of these shows ran on WPTT (channel 22, now WPNT). WTAE-TV began carrying Port Charles in January 1998, but dropped the show entirely in September 2000, three years shy of its cancellation by ABC, and replaced it with Judge Hatchett, which itself was replaced by Access Hollywood in 2004. Emry died Thursday at the age of 88. She has since, Located about two miles west of Downtown and encompassing less than a square mile, Elliotts population, bolstered by the coal-mining industry, peaked around the turn of the 20th century, according to, . However, in 2011, he returned to head the sports department. Susan Koeppen, the one-time WTAE anchor who was laid off by KDKA in May 2020, returned to the Pittsburgh airwaves in July as the anchor of WPXIs 4 p.m. newscast. WTAE added Brian Hutton Jr. as the weekend morning meteorologist, starting in April, after arriving from WNCN in Raleigh, N.C. Briana Smith started in March at KDKA, serving as a weekend morning anchor in addition to some reporting during the week. But at nearly 50, Frey is excited to see where this new journey the one she never saw coming takes her. As rested as a parent of a special-needs child may be. Well either completely restore them, or some houses are so neglected and have so many structural issues that they might have to be torn down. What started as pain and a feeling of fullness in her left ear, eventually led to severe vertigo episodes that left her vomiting and unable to leave bed for days. Bruce said he came to WPXI with the promise of replacing Kris Long as an evening anchor. 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