Sara comes to us from Gainesville, Florida where she worked as a sports reporter for CBS4 for two years. Timothy Knapp joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2018 as Studio Manager and Photojournalist. Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. [50] Nothing ever came of that either, with WLEX's general manager going so far as to say that his station "hasn't been offered a contract with ABC".[50]. It included a news anchor who walked into the newsroom and threw his hat onto a coat rack to begin the evening's newscast. She began anchoring WLJC and ABC 36 on My Kentucky in June 2022. Louis Flower Power Shops owner weighs in, It's back: Thunder Over Louisville to return April 22, Cameron advocates higher starting pay for Kentucky teachers, Woodford Reserve releases 2023 Kentucky Derby bottle honoring Secretariat, 'More people at risk': Measles spread a concern after case from Asbury revival, House OK's bill aimed at shoring up juvenile justice system. Piecoro, who will turn 60 in October, will join a sports department that also includes anchors/reporters Chris Bolton and Sara Cardona. [52] Additionally, ABC would no longer pay the station to air its programming, in one of the earliest cases of a network moving away from the longstanding practice of paying its local affiliates to air its programming on an annual basis. #bigthings pic.twitter.com/viV41Vn05W, Miranda Combs (@MirandaCombs56) July 6, 2022. Hannah Woosley-Collins 16 minutes ago PRESTONBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Kentucky man accused of killing three officers and a police K-9 in an ambush while police were serving a protective order in. Lyndsey Gough is an award-winning journalist and western Kentucky native. 6940 Man O' War Blvd. A Wind Advisory is in place for all counties in the ABC 36 viewing area., Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ): Good Sunday evening everyone, its been a calm day across central and eastern Kentucky with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. Required fields are marked *, function evvntDiscoveryInit() { A native of Peoria, Illinois, he graduated cum laude with a B.A. [19] In 1975, WTVQ became the first television station in Lexington to experiment with 24-hour operations when it aired Blockbuster Movie Madness, which delivered four feature films from the late-evening hours right through the next morning. When management asked Edwards to present proof of this, he was unable. Hes kind of been my guide through all of this.. Due to its rising fortunes, the network began to look for stronger affiliates across the country. CEO Johnson stated that Shamrock was investing over $2 million for these signal improvements. [50] With WKYT turning them down, ABC then turned its sights to WLEX-TV about the possibility of them leaving NBC to join ABC. }, Owned by Morris Multimedia, the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities on the outer loop of Man o' War Boulevard (KY 1425) in the Brighton section of Fayette County, across Winchester Road from the studios of unrelated station WKYT-TV. Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE. It has been a privilege that I never took for granted and I took that responsibility very seriously to keep the community informed and serve in any way that I could, and be involved in the community as much as I could.. Lexington, Kentucky: Meteorologist Jordan Smith has started a new segment here on ABC 36 called, "What's Cool In School with Jordan!" I will go around to different schools Cooler air returns. Lucy is currently a part-time multi-media journalist with WKYT and, upon graduation from Asbury University, she will begin full-time. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia. So far, Republican-appointed judges have kept the Democratic president's plan, NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) U.S. first lady Jill Biden gave one of the clearest indications yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term, telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview on Friday that there's pretty much, EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) The crew operating a freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, did not receive a critical warning about an overheated axle until just before dozens of cars went off the tracks, federal safety investigators, CHICAGO (AP) R. Kelly was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison for child pornography and enticement of minors for sex but will serve all but one of those simultaneously with a 30-year sentence on racketeering and sex, A Florida television station identified Thursday a 24-year-old reporter who was fatally shot while covering a shooting death in an Orlando area neighborhood, as well as its photojournalist who was critically injured in the rampage. number: 3, Hannah Woosley-Collins March 1, 2023 LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Main Event, an entertainment center featuring bowling, laser tag and games, is set to open in Lexington on March 29. orientation: "portrait", Taylor Six is the criminal justice reporter at the Herald-Leader. Download the ABC 36 News App on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. number: 3, Garry Hill stopped at Clark's Pump-N-Shop on Paris Pike, Pippa Passes, Ky.(WTVQ)On Thursday, March 2, 2023, at approximately 5:08 A.M, Kentucky State Police, Post 13, Hazard, received a call in reference to a housefire that had erupted on KY-899, in the Pippa Passes community of Knott County. Tiffany Williams, of Georgetown, is accused of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent tax returns,, PUBLISHED AT 12:53 P.M. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Tornado Watch is issued for a large portion of Kentucky on Friday. partner_name: "ABC36NEWS", We live, work and play right here in Central Kentucky. LEXINGTON, Ky. Longtime WTVQ News Anchor, and current Executive Director of the Kentucky Historical Society Foundation, Doug High is returning from a 3-year absence on the news desk to. On Aug. 11, 2022, Kentucky State Police were called to investigate a report of a missing person in Metcalfe County, Kentucky., LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Lexington police say they're investigating after a man showed up at a local hospital Thursday night with a gunshot wound. Howell had been with the station less than a year. In the past two hours, power outages in Kentucky have nearly tripled. Beshear posted a, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A California man was arrested in Lexington for allegedly murdering a man while in Kentucky. Longtime TV journalist Miranda Combs will take the post. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ The Trustoria Professional Directory helps everyone discover the best Journalist for their next project. The man was, Heavy rain, damaging wind gusts and severe storms will impact Central and Eastern Kentucky on Friday. The first such step came when the present WTVQ-TV call letters were adopted on December 20, 1973. Hallie DeVore is a senior at Northwestern University and is working as a multimedia reporter intern in news and sports at WKYT. [22] On May 3, 1979, the move to channel 36 was officially given the green light by the FCC. Anchor Hayley Harmon is the co-anchor of ABC 36s Good Morning Kentucky with Lee Cruse! Lexington, KY 40509. "Kentucky, more sad news. The station fired its news director in April 1981,[65] only to do so again in January 1982. Reckitt, a U.K.-based consumer health and nutrition, EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) Federal environmental regulators on Tuesday took charge of the cleanup from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical burn and ordered Norfolk Southern to foot the bill. Windstorm knocked it down. Those showers have exited giving way to quiet conditions for the daytime hours on, What a way to kick off the month of March across Central and Eastern Kentucky! Kenny is now looking for his next work opportunity, and said hes thankful to ABC 36 for the opportunity to serve for 21 years. Shuck said he will be joining ABC 36 WTVQ as chief meteorologist for its 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts Monday through Friday, beginning immediately. WTVQ ABC 36 News. Beshear also tweeted the news. virtual: false, Shuck joined ABC 36 as Chief Meteorologist in April 2022. I have done a lot of work with the VA and saw far too many families sleeping in their cars in the parking lots because they could not afford a hotel and didnt have friends in the area for a place to stay. text: "Promote your event", Wed love to hear from you. My first several years were spent working in radio news and since 2003 I've worked at WKYT. Cameron rolled out details of his education plan Wednesday. Kentucky Educational Television, the statewide PBS member, initially opposed the move, fearing that they would lose potential viewers who, in tuning to channel 62, had to dial past its station, WKLE, on channel 46 and might have sampled its programming. Mobile App | WEATHER App | WTVQ Email Sign Up. "[51] For his station's part, WTVQ acting general manager Jerry Fox seemed to shrug off WDKY's ploy, saying that he did not "blame them" and adding that if his station was an independent he would "do whatever I could to survive". Gwen, FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Republican lawmakers on Thursday advanced a bill aimed at putting limits on drag shows in Kentucky, sparking chants of shame from opponents who decried the measure as discriminatory and said it would stifle First Amendment rights., FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Several communities in Kentucky have passed local ordinances that prohibit discrimination of black hair styles. Lyssa is now the. LEXINGTON, Ky. Soon, WTVQ TV Channel 36 News Anchor Doug High will not have to set his alarm clock for 3 a.m. to get to work. He promoted parents rights and, VERSAILLES, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Woodford Reserve on Wednesday released its 2023 Kentucky Derby bottle which honors one of the most iconic moments in sports history -- Secretariat winning the 1973 Derby. Shuck back to the Lexington market from Louisville. She's coming to the Commonwealth from Georgia. Channel 36 has brought veteran weatherman T.G. India is a Cincinnati, Ohio native, where she attended the University of Cincinnati and Ohio Media School. [59] Media General announced on March 7, 2008, that it had reached an agreement to sell WTVQ to Morris Multimedia for $16.5 million; it was the largest acquisition in Morris's history. [40] WTVQ's old channel 62 transmitter was sold to a group that intended on starting a new station on channel 61 in Ashland, Kentucky (the transmitter would be retuned for use on that channel). Senate Bill 28, sponsored by Sen. Mike Wilson (R-Bowling Green), lets winery owners distribute, FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Senate has passed a measure giving parents a pathway to challenge school instructional materials they consider unfit for children. Senior night in Lexington, Ky. as the Kentucky men's basketball team finished their home schedule welcoming in the Vanderbilt Commodores. The station began broadcasting on channel 62 as WBLG-TV in 1968 and has been an ABC affiliate for its entire history. previously, Alyssa served as a morning meteorologist for Wtvq's Good Morning Kentucky, Good Day Kentucky, and News at Midday as well. WTVQ-DT (channel 36) is a television station in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with ABC and MyNetworkTV. Jamie is InvestigateTV's managing editor. Each bottle contained 30 100 milligram tablets, for a total of 15,000, pills. Multiple fire, LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) Last night, Louisville Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted 500 bottles of Viagra arriving from Hong Kong. FOX 56 News (WDKY) in Lexington covers news, sports, weather, and traffic for central Kentucky including Frankfort, Georgetown, Paris, Nicholasville, Richmond . Their vote comes amid a rally at the, MIDWAY, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Midway University is set to give a new tuition discount to first responders. [57], In 2004, WTVQ, along with Media General ABC affiliates WJBF and WMBB, preempted an uncut Veteran's Day broadcast of the 1998 movie Saving Private Ryan, citing uncertainty over whether the film's obscenities would cause FCC repercussions in light of new commission policy. Channel 36 would need to be moved from Portsmouth, Ohio, into Lexington; channel 55 would be re-located from Glasgow, Kentucky, to Portsmouth to fill the void, then the soon-to-be-discarded channel 62 allocation would be moved from Lexington to Glasgow. 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