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In ABC, Florida, FOX, Ft. Myers-Naples, Hirings, NBC on June 8, 2012 at 9:05 am
Paul Gessler (Courtesy: WBBH-TV)
Reporter Paul Gessler has left the Sunshine State, where he spent more than two years at WZVN-WBBH in Ft. Myers.
A tweet from Gessler’s Twitter account states his new employer is WBFF, the FOX station in Baltimore, Md. The new job puts Gessler a few places shy of a top 25 market and closer to home.
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In Florida, Ft. Myers-Naples, Hirings, Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne on May 28, 2012 at 8:30 am
Stephanie Kolp (Courtesy: Orlando Sentinel)
Stephanie Kolp’s new job keeps her in Florida, but she’s moving up to a Top 25 market in the process. Kolp currently works as a reporter for WBBH, the NBC affiliate in Ft. Myers.
As of next month, though, she’ll be working in Orlando for WESH-TV.
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In ABC, Florida, Ft. Myers-Naples, Gainesville, Hirings, Tallahassee-Thomasville, Tampa-St. Petersburg on May 17, 2012 at 10:12 am
Anne Imanuel (Courtesy: Bay News 9)
Anne Imanuel, former evening anchor at WTXL-TV in Tallahassee, Fla., has snagged a job at Bay News 9 in Tampa.
According to her biography on the station’s website, Imanuel is a web anchor/reporter for the independent station, posting reports every weeknight.
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In CBS, Florida, Ft. Myers-Naples, Weather on May 8, 2012 at 11:03 am
Jim Farrell (Courtesy: WINK-TV)
Meteorologist Jim Farrell has recently hit a bit of a milestone for those who work in television news: he’s been working in local TV for 30 years.
News-Press.com reports Farrell was originally hired at WBBH-TV in 1982 and moved to WINK-TV a decade later. He’s been there ever since and has held the position of chief meteorologist for at least the last decade.
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In ABC, Florida, Ft. Myers-Naples, Hirings, NBC on May 5, 2012 at 9:37 am
Krista Fogelsong (Courtesy: News-Press)
Former Ft. Myers anchorwoman Krista Fogelsong may be returning to the city soon, according to rumblings from unidentified sources at WBBH, the NBC affiliate in Ft. Myers.
The News-Press reports Fogelsong will leave WBND in South Bend, Ind., sometime within the next three weeks (after May ratings).
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In CBS, Florida, Ft. Myers-Naples, Hirings, NBC, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce on March 29, 2012 at 3:21 pm
Joshua Repp (Courtesy: WBBH-TV)
Joshua Repp, reporter for WBBH in Ft. Myers, Fla., will soon be taking a new job within the broadcast television industry, but he won’t be traveling that far to fill it.
The News-Press reports Repp leaves the NBC affiliate for WPEC-TV, the CBS station in the West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce market.
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In ABC, CBS, Florida, Ft. Myers-Naples, Hirings, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, NBC, Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, Tampa-St. Petersburg on March 29, 2012 at 7:51 am
Peter Busch (Courtesy: KPHO)
Current Phoenix, Ariz., weekend anchor Peter Busch will soon be moving to the Sunshine State.
TVNewser reports Busch starts as primary anchor for Ft. Myers NBC affiliate WBBH in May.
He will remain on the air at KPHO until then, but that’s not all.
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In ABC, Florida, Ft. Myers-Naples, Hirings, NBC on March 19, 2012 at 8:55 am
Len Jennings (Courtesy: WBBH)
He’s been with WZVN and WBBH for more than a decade, but in May, anchor Len Jennings will be trading in that sun and surf for Missouri, a state many say hinges between Southern hospitality and Northern sensibility.
Jennings goes to ABC affiliate KMBC after anchoring newscasts for WZVN (the ABC affiliate in Ft. Myers) for nearly 10 years. He’s been a primary anchor on sister station and NBC affiliate WBBH for a year.
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In ABC, Florida, Ft. Myers-Naples, Hirings, NBC on January 24, 2012 at 6:59 pm
Mark Greenblatt (Courtesy: News-Press.com)
Southwest Floridians will be able to see more of former investigative reporter Mark Greenblatt because he just got a new gig with a lot of national exposure.
The News-Press’ Chris Wadsworth reports Greenblatt, who had worked for WBBH-TV (NBC2) in the early 2000s, has been named a national correspondent for ABC News.
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In ABC, CBS, CW, Florida, FOX, Ft. Myers-Naples, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Mobile-Pensacola, MyTV, NBC, Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, Panama City, Tallahassee-Thomasville, Tampa-St. Petersburg, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce on January 26, 2011 at 5:48 am
The Sunshine State certainly has its share of TV stations/personnel. Along with California and Texas, it has more media markets than any other state in the U.S.: ten in all.
- At the top of the list, Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota), ranked #13 from this year’s Nielsen compilation. Stations include: WFLA (NBC), WTSP (CBS), WTVT (FOX), WFTS (ABC) and Bay News 9 (IND). Both WTVT and WFLA compete heavily for the number one newscast in the Tampa market. All major affiliates have high-definition newscasts.
- Second in line: Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, at 16th. Stations include: WFOR (CBS), WTVJ (NBC), WSVN (FOX), WPLG (ABC) and WSFL (CW). All major affiliates’ newscasts are broadcast in high definition.
- The state’s third Top 25-rated market is Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, at #18. Stations in this market include: WESH (NBC), WKMG (CBS), WFTV (ABC), WRDQ (IND), WOFL (FOX) and Central Florida News 13 (IND). Though heated, WFTV typically wins the ratings war in central Florida. Only WKMG’s newscasts are not in high definition, instead broadcasting in 16:9 standard definition.
- West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce is #38 on the list, according to Nielsen. Stations in this market include: WPTV (NBC), WPEC (CBS), WPBF (ABC), WFLX (FOX), WTVX (CW) and WTCN (MyTV). WPTV regularly wins the ratings war as the highest-rated station in the market. All stations air newscasts in high definition.
- Jacksonville follows the list at #48, the fifth Top 50 market in the state of Florida. Stations here include: WJXT (independent), WTLV (NBC), WCWJ (CW), WJXX (ABC), WAWS (FOX) and WTEV (CBS). WJXT has consistently been first in the ratings war since 2008. All stations have newscasts in high definition.
- Next on the list is a market that is shared with south Alabama: Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walton Beach). The hyphenated market ranks 59th among Nielsen markets nationwide. Stations include: WEAR (ABC), WKRG (CBS), WALA (FOX), WPMI (NBC) WFGX (MyTV) and WFNA (CW). All stations air newscasts in high definition.
- Slide down three spots, and you come to Ft. Myers-Naples, #62. Stations in this market include: WINK (CBS), WBBH (NBC), WZVN (ABC), WFTX (FOX) and WXCW (CW). WINK has been the dominant ratings leader in the area for decades. Only WFTX does not air newscasts in high definition.
- Tallahassee-Thomasville shares its market with southeastern Georgia. It’s market No. 106, according to Nielsen statistics. Stations in this market include: WCTV (CBS), WSWG (MyTV), WTLF (CW), WTXL (ABC), WTWC (NBC) and WTLH (FOX). WCTV, WSWG and WTXL broadcast newscasts in high definition.
- Panama City comes in at No. 154 in the Nielsen rankings. Stations here include: WTVY (CBS), WJHG (NBC), WMBB (ABC) and WPGX (FOX). WTVY leads the ratings war because of a larger coverage area. None of the stations in this market airs high-definition newscasts; WJHG airs newscasts in 16:9 enhanced standard definition.
- Gainesville is the last market in Florida, at #162. Stations include: WNBW (NBC), WCJB (ABC), WMYG (MyTV), WOGX (FOX) and WGFL (CBS). WCJB leads the market in ratings. WCJB, WNBW, WGFL and WMYG have newscasts airing in high-definition; all of the newscasts are produced by the Independent News Network based in Davenport, Iowa.
(Above updated February 1, 2015)
That covers another one of several states we’ll be covering. If you work for one of these affiliates and have news about new hires, on-air graphic updates, HD overhauls, or anything that would be of interest to this local news blog, please let us know.. I’m not necessarily talking about station gossip, but that works, too. If someone uttered a profane word on-air, for example, that’d be something. Station sales, downsizing, things like that are also newsworthy. You can do so anonymously, of course, but have to prove you work for the station in question for credibility purposes by sending us an email to southtvnewser@gmail.com.
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