When McEntee was fired in March 2018, CNN reported that it was because he is currently under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for serious financial crimes.. Annamarie joined the 23 News team on May 17, 2021. His first job at the station was weekend sports anchor, but he quickly moved up to sports director. Mercedes Schlapp, White House director of strategic communications (updated 7/17/19). Partly Cloudy. In 2018, Stratton helped launch 13 Investigates, the stations investigative reporting team along with former co-anchor Kristin Crowley and journalist Mary Sugden. The veteran 13 WREX Sports Director has been named co-anchor of the stations 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. weekday newscasts alongside Brittany Hardaway. Pick, 38, was an evening news anchorwoman at WREX-13 for six years before she left in 2002 to anchor the morning news at WBNS-TV in Columbus. All rights reserved. I was so blessed to know Jeannie and so grateful I was able to be there with her and her family at the hospital. While Spates had worked at WLLR only the last four years, OHara said theyd known each other for more than 20 years, when they worked at rival stations. Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption. Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, it is the market's only full-powered VHF station and is Rockford's second oldest television station. Heather Nauert, acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs. Jessica Foster is the Morning Anchor for NewsChannel 7 Today. [2] The station lost DuMont when that network shut down in 1956. Chicago native joins 13 WREX news team as evening anchor, 13 WREX news anchor James Stratton heads to Des Moines, Iowa, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. After a brief stint as a "Today" anchor, she left NBC News in . "It's been 27 years you've needed to endure me, my bad jokes, my love of Wisconsin, and my ill-tempered remarks toward James (Zahara)," Mertens said in a social media post. NC, WREX-TV (NBC 13) in Rockford, IL . In March 2018, she was named acting undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs, replacing an official close to Rex Tillerson, who had just been ousted as secretary of state. And so throughout his tenure in the White House, the president has treated Fox employment as an important credential and offered jobs to network employees whose commentary he likes. ", Kristin Crowley: 13 WREX news anchor s Atlanta-bound. Here are the weather details from the Natio. It shared ABC with NBC affiliate WTVO, channel 17 (which signed on five months earlier), and also aired programming from the DuMont Television Network. According to Variety, the affiliation switch was forced by ABC in retaliation for Quincy switching the affiliation of its South Bend station WSJV from ABC to Fox earlier that year. Man found fatally shot inside North Side home: Chicago police, Downstate judge rules assault weapons ban violates state constitution, Tom Sizemore dead at 61 after suffering brain aneurysm, 6 injured in multi-vehicle wreck on Near West Side, IL gov urges Walgreens CEO to reconsider abortion pill policies, 2 men stabbed in River North fight: Chicago police, Prayer vigil to be held for CPD officer fatally shot on SW Side, Inmate beaten to death in Cook County Jail's max security wing: police, Chicago Weather: Mostly cloudy, late showers Saturday, Indiana state trooper killed responding to weather-related crash, Car dealership workers kidnapped, tortured in armed robbery: police, Woman buys new tires that turn out to be 9 years old. WQAD anchor Jim Mertens is leaving after 27 years at the Moline station. His last day at the station was Dec. 17, 2018. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. She has been in the news business for more than 30 years, working at stations in Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as Champaign and Chicago, Illinois. Heather Pick, a popular former WREX-13 news anchorwoman, died today in her Hilliard, Ohio, home surrounded by family after her often-public battle with breast cancer. Nicole Neuman joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2021. Stratton has accepted a position as a Chief Investigative Reporter and. Richard Grenell, ambassador to Germany. Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE. K.T. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. Glowing Fox News coverage helped power Brown to victory in his 2010 run for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. Prior to coming to Moline, he worked at WAXX-FM/WAYY Radio in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, WEAU-TV Eau Claire, and WWMT-TV in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Mark Hendersons first television appearance was on The Jerry Springer Show as a member of the studio audience. . Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. It was owned by Greater Rockford Television, a group of local businessmen. This x-ray shows the reconstructive surgery on her right ankle. She was diagnosed with cancer in 1999. Marisa is from Tega Cay, South Carolina. But the trend is also part Trumps unprecedented relationship with Fox. Shaw was 82. WREX also has a partnership with Mid-West Family Broadcasting radio stations in the Rockford market. He joined Fox News as a contributor in October 2013 and left just over a year later to run for president. Deffenbaugh is currently the Content Manager at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh. This hiring pattern speaks in part to Foxs longtime role as a comfortable landing spot for Republicans looking to get paid and build their brand with the networks conservative audience while keeping their options open to return to politics or government. Kelsie Passolt Age She was born on March 18, 1990, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States. Tony Sayegh, Treasury Department assistant secretary for public affairs (updated 7/17/19). Georgette Mosbacher, ambassador to Poland. News Anchor WREX-TV Dec 2001 - Dec 2011 10 years 1 month . She withdrew from consideration for the post and left the administration in February, reportedly because her nomination was complicated by the fact she had employed a nanny who was in the United States legally but was not legally allowed to work.. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. Donna Bell is the News Director at WJHG/WECP. Kelsie Passolt is an American journalist working as an evening anchor for 10/11 News in Lincoln, Nebraska. Marta was born in Lawrence, Kansas and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Former WQAD and KWQC anchor Matt Hammill CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Fran Riley Riley CONTRIBUTED Cedric Haynes Meteorologist Cedric Haynes, a football fan who follows the Tennessee Volunteers, said. He was into the same things your friends and neighbors are into. Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Pick also stood firm on the presentation of her breast cancer series at WREX, though station managers questioned whether the series was too real, Hradecky said. Jamie is InvestigateTV's managing editor. I'll have more of a reach in the community, I think, in terms of being a leader and being someone people rely upon to bring them the news. I am humbled to work with such amazing people! In fact, the two areas still share overlapping coverage among their television stations, especially in Rock County, Wisconsin (technically in the Madison television market), and that market's ABC affiliate, WKOW (channel 27) is a sister station to WREX, assisting with newsgathering in the northern part of the Rockford market. Tom Vaccaro of KWQC-TV andLora Adams of WQPT-TV. A native of Nottingham, England, Conor joined 23 News in September 2021 after working behind-the-scenes on Gray Television's "Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren.". The station's call letters were selected in honor of Rex N. Caster, the son of station president L. E. Caster. Quad-City Times Photo Editor Kevin Schmidt, WQAD photographer Jenny Hipskind, WQAD meteorologist Terry Swails, his wife, writer Carolyn Wettstone, formerly of KWQC. 8 sports director Mick Moninghoff talks with co-worker Kia Carter. Pick, 38, was an evening. "I've always loved writing stories, and I love to talk to people," Hayes wrote in her WREX bio. Considering sale of company", "Gray Television Acquires Quincy Media For $925 Million In Cash", "Gray Sells Divestiture Stations From Quincy Media Transaction to Allen Media for $380 Million,", "FCC Monitor: More Low-Power TV Sales, Extensions,", "DTV: Step by step guide - WREX.com Rockford's News Leader", "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WREX&oldid=1118736453, In memory of Rex N. Caster, son of founding station president L. E. Caster, This page was last edited on 28 October 2022, at 15:42. When not working, you'll find her on a paddleboard, in a jiu jitsu or aerial arts class, or doing something outdoors. She was born and raised in Elgin, Illinois and is excited to bring stories to the people of Rockford and the rest of the Stateline. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. He joined Fox as a contributor in 2006 and became the networks go-to voice for national security stories for the next decade, using the platform to push for military options in North Korea and Iran. He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined NBC12 in 2013. Elizabeth Goodsitt has left KWQC after 16 years. A good Wednesday to all. He subsequently faced a State Department inquiry after making inappropriate comments to a female server at an official event. Andy Gannon likes to joke that when he first started at 23 WIFR in February 1983, he had brown hair. Ivanic, who now works as communications director for the Columbus City Council, also remembers Pick outside of work thanks to a Rockford connection: They attended a few Cheap Trick concerts in Columbus. Steven Maxwell joined WJHG in October 2021 as an evening anchor. ROCKFORD Award-winning broadcaster Gregory Deffenbaugh has been named News Director at 13 WREX, the local NBC affiliate announced Tuesday. WIFR-TV morning news anchor Andy Gannon was a sports reporter/anchor at the station in the late 1980s and 90s. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. pic.twitter.com/bP05heek9d, Final day on QC Today Weekendtune-in for some highlights from me and @chayneswx! Ken DeCoster covers business news and features. Trump nonetheless nominated Brown to be ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa in April 2017, and he was confirmed that June. Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. Haynes, who quickly earned the moniker "Cedric the Entertainer," became a popular weatherman during his two-year tenure at KWQC-TV 6. News Anchors in Green Bay, WI. Greg Dutra announced on Sept. 10, 2014, that he is leaving KWQC for KDVR/KWGNin Denver. Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor. Timothy Knapp joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2018 as Studio Manager and Photojournalist. Listeners who felt they knew him lost a friend; third-shifters lost a morning coffee buddy; his daughter lost a father. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. My last story on @kwqcnews will be tonight. Greg Wilson during KLJB's first ever news broadcast as co-anchor Linda Shinn looks on. A good Thursday to all. He is one of the station's evening anchors, and hosts "News 8 This Week" and WQPT's "The Cities." Pick is survived by her husband, Joe Cygan, and their children, Julia and Jack. After leaving her post as White House communications director, Hope Hicks became executive vice president and chief communications officer for Foxs parent company. He is survived by two children and his longtime partner, Jenny Horn. Im moving to Florida to pursue other opportunities. Bill Shine, White House communications director. He was born in Park Ridge, Illinois but was raised in Lake Bluff. Until Madison's WISC-TV (channel 3) signed on in 1956, WREX was the only VHF station for both the Rockford and Madison areas. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. He then returned to Fox News as a full-fledged contributor, albeit one who was reportedly banned from appearing on the networks hard news programming. A good Tuesday to all. In February, the State Department named Gabrielle, a former Fox News reporter, as special envoy and coordinator of the State Departments Global Engagement Center, an agency that counters foreign propaganda and disinformation. He'll begin his new duties in August. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education. In Columbus, Pick took her viewers with her on an educational wig-shopping trip as she battled her cancer. The journalist is popular for anchoring "Dateline" for NBC, and from 1997 to 2011, she was news anchor on the network's "Today" show. Lea Gabrielle, State Department special envoy. Thats the thing he took the most pride in.. Here's a look back at the most viewed galleries of 2018 on qctimes.com. I just get to bring the vast experience I've built up over the years doing sports, I'll get to bring that to news now.". It was such an honor to work here with so many wonderful people. Candace graduated from Valdosta State with a Broadcast Journalism degree. Those who would like to make donations in Picks memory are being asked to consider The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Nationwide Childrens Hospital or the Stefanie Spielman Fund. Watch 13 WREX. Here are the weather details from the Nationa. A bench in Picks honor will be dedicated by a pond near the entrance to the Columbus Zoo, where she liked to visit with family. A little morning fog, a flood warning expires and dangerous heat is on the way. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. He also spoke with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Ben Carson, secretary of housing and urban development. In the mid-90s, he started as an anchor on 23 News This Morning, where he's stayed ever since. He left the network, lost that 2014 race despite the networks efforts to promote him, and was rehired two weeks later. Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. WREX airs more than 22 hours worth of newscasts a week, with .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2+12 hours weekday mornings at 4:30; 30 minutes on weekdays at 11 a.m., 5, and 6; 35 minutes weekdays at 10; 30 minutes Saturdays at 6 and 10, and 30 minutes Sunday at 5 and 10. He later served as Trumps personal aide both during the presidential campaign and in the White House. For the past 20 years, Mike Garrigan has reported the news and sports for Rockford-area viewers. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network. 03/03/23 9:34 PM EST, Video & Audio Chris Smith has been the chief meteorologist for WJHG since October 2009. This is her second stint at the station. We are sure going to miss those bad jokes, but we know you're going to continue to do great things for folks in the Cedar Rapids area," the station said on social media. Flynn was replaced by H.R. All Rights Reserved. Don Sharp (far right) and the rest of the Channel 4 news team in 1978. Originally from Indiana, Hayes graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 54, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to its analog-era VHF channel 13 for post-transition operations. ROCKFORD Award-winning multimedia journalist James Stratton is leaving 13 WREX after three years on the anchor desk. "I don't go until December. Bayne is originally from the Chicago suburb of Palatine and earned his bachelors degree in journalism at the University of Missouri in 2004. Scott Rossman is the Sports Director at WJHG NewsChannel 7. In 1987, Gilmore sold the station to ML Media Partners, L.P. She joined the WJHG team in January 2017 and is thrilled to bring the news to Panhandle viewers each weekday. pic.twitter.com/UeTlJXzQvE. Bayne will also co-anchor the stations new 4 p.m. newscast, which is scheduled to launch in September. John David of WQAD-TV. In return, the newspaper promotes upcoming news stories and programming on Channel 13. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. At first glance, Jackie Bruno had it all: Two loving kids, several Emmy awards, and a successful career reporting the news in her home state a lifelong dream. A Quad-City meteorologist is headed to a warmer, but possibly stormier, climate. ROCKFORD (WREX) - Gregory Deffenbaugh has been named News Director at WREX Television, the local NBC affiliate in Rockford, Illinois. A year ago, she recorded and released a 13-track CD, the inspirational Circle of Support.. Jeff Ryser plays Santa on Christmas Eve with Chris Minor WQAD.
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