Lauren Rautenkranz - Meteorologist - TEGNA | LinkedIn Heather Crawford Heather is a weekday evening anchor. 2,651 were here. We get it, said News Director Bob Longo. One of Jacksonville's longest serving news anchors will be leaving the airwaves Friday. They moved to Miami to start her new life in a free country. Renee Johnson has worked at WLOX in various roles since 1993. While the station had been airing a local newsmagazine program, it was not until WJXX opened complete studios in south Jacksonville that it began to produce a full local news service on December 15, 1997. She came to WPTV from WTLV First Coast News in Jacksonville. "If she's young and she's ambitious, they're going to have to be ready if she decides to go. Katie gets her wealth from her work as a news anchor and reporter at WTLV First Coast News in Jacksonville, FL since 2012. Her series directly lead to the closure of a missing person case in Jacksonville Beach in 2020. Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE. He said he hasnt been asked often about the former anchors. Both Longo and Zerwekh said Action News now focuses on live, local and fast-paced news, including traffic and weather updates. Jaimee Dorris has more than 15 years experience writing, shooting, hosting, producing, and marketing media. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. Here is a complete list of most local News Anchors nearby. She is originally from Atlanta and graduated magna cum laude from . We knew it wasnt an easy thing to do. The couple is also parents to their two rescue dogs namely Alvin & Arnold. She started her career in 1982 at KTAB-TV, the CBS affiliate in Abilene, Texas. First Coast News | LinkedIn She currently co-anchors WPTV NewsChannel 5 at 11 p.m. Janny is thrilled to back home in South Florida where she grew up. Be Kind and Courteous. The former First Coast News anchor who abruptly parted ways from that operation in June has been hired by Action News, WFOX TV-30 and WJAX TV-47. First Coast News' challenge will be to keep the talented Crawford, said Marcia Ladendorff, a former First Coast News anchor who is now a communications instructor at University of North Florida. Tim Deegan is First Coast News' Chief Meteorologist. South Mississippi Mental Health Resources. Amber Spradley is a reporter for WLOX News Now and weekend anchor for Good Morning Mississippi. Both trailed the independent WJXT TV-4 at 49 percent. [2], Phil resigned from First Coast News on Monday, July 28, 2014.[3]. 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Smith said in a statement, "It's been a labor of love and thoroughly enjoyable. pic.twitter.com/6TYJlr0bs5. So in addition to sitting at the desk each night at 6 & 10pm, you may also see her out in the field covering stories. WASHINGTON "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie left in the middle of Tuesday morning's broadcast after testing positive for COVID-19 while on air. [2], He was responsible for the local business reports on First Coast News. "It depends on how good she is and how ambitious she is," Ladendorff said. Former First Coast News morning anchor Phil Amato also ended up at Action News in 2014. "I'm expecting the champagne on Friday guys," she told her co-anchor Lewis Turner and meteorologist Mike Prangley. For me, personally, change is not easy at all. ", Major shakeups in Jacksonville TV news redefining financial landscape of broadcasters, JACKSONVILLE'S WEEKDAY ANCHORS: A look at who has been where the longest, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Katie became a Morning Anchor in 2019. SEE ALSO:Major shakeups in Jacksonville TV news redefining financial landscape of broadcasters, SLIDESHOW:JACKSONVILLE'S WEEKDAY ANCHORS: A look at who has been where the longest. Prior to joining WLOX News, Lauren Martinez worked as an entertainment reporter with a focus on television and film. She graduated summa cum laude in 1982 and completed part of her undergraduate work at Oxford University in Oxford, England. Action News General Manager Jim Zerwekh announced . We think that we do more local news than other stations. People are getting shot overnight. Weeder said he was leaving the station on a positive note. When Katie grew up, she never lost the passion to investigate, debate, as well as write stories- so she became a journalist. Even with news personalities who are fixtures on the air and in the community, First Coast News had lost its way while it was often leaderless. Carrie Duncan grew up in Starkville, where she went to high school and college. "It's been a great 30 plus years," Weeder said in April. We dont cook food. The search will include candidates already employed by the station, Mennie said. Without a news director for so long, the news department had no central figure and was plagued by bad judgment and the ratings decline that followed, Mennie said. Ja'Colbi Rivers was born and raised in the New Orleans area. First Coast News President and General Manager Rob Mennie found a stunning internal struggle when he arrived in August. Example video title will go here for this video. 2 position in the market surpassing First Coast News, Zerwekh said. Theyre live at more places. 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 . She works as a morning anchor and traffic reporter on Good Morning Jacksonville. It's ideas," she said. Following graduation, Katie started her journalism career as a reporter/fill-in anchor at WHIZ-TV, the NBC affiliate in Zanesville, OH, where Katies story, An Eye in the Sky, earned an Ohio AP Award. Jennifer Lott is a news anchor for WLOX News, but reporting is her passion. Janny Rodriguez - West Palm Beach News and Headlines | WPTV P2, ENPS, Avid, Avid Newscutter, Broadcast Journalism, Non-linear Editing, Final Cut Pro, Edius, Multimedia Journalist at First Coast News, Edius nonlinear editing, ENPS and iNEWS software. He said the station has added 20 positions, with most of those in the newsroom. [13][14][15] The combination of WTLV and WJXX also surpassed WJXT in total revenue. She also studied at the BBC in London. Phil Amato resigned Monday from his job as anchor on two First Coast News morning shows. Janny also interned at Univision Network in Miami and is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Its about hard news, investigative, digging for those stories that no one else has, angles that no other station will have, said Hughes, 34, who moved to Jacksonville with her husband. My husband and I are planting roots.". Further on-air personnel changes are unlikely, Harris said. During her sophomore year Janny began doing radio news in Spanish for Floridas 89.1 WUFT FM, Noticias, the only news outlet for the Hispanic community in Gainesville. Our schools are terrible. Kelton said the move to manage investigative stories allows her to use her experience as an anchor and also to work with reporters. 2023 www.staugustine.com. The Trustoria Professional Directory provides people with all the information needed to get the right service provider for any need. The pair welcomed their first baby son together in 2020. Stephanie Poole is a Gulfport native. Join us inside First Coast News and outside in the community. First Coast News co-anchor Shannon Ogden, who appeared on the 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. broadcasts, left May 31 to take an anchor job in Denver that is scheduled to begin June 20 at KMGH-TV . [2], Meanwhile, in 1996, Allbritton Communications secured the ABC affiliation for the Jacksonville market from longtime third-rated station WJKS (channel 17). We have moved in the No. Amato co-anchored Good Morning Jacksonville Sunrise and Good Morning Jacksonville, the weekday broadcasts from 5 to 7 a.m., with Joy Purdy. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. Also, he said the newscasts are designed to not waste time. Kotb's last live appearance was on Feb. 17,according to DEADLINE. That series won a regional Emmy award in 2019. "It's really making a difference, I think, in our coverage.". For me, it has been liberating, she said. We do the math. 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