orientation: "portrait", Since signing on as WTVQs news director in March, former Lexington TV investigative reporter Miranda Combs has presided over a major revamping of the stations on-air talent. The station began broadcasting on channel 62 as WBLG-TV in 1968 and has been an ABC affiliate for its entire history. Required fields are marked *, function evvntDiscoveryInit() { By WKYT News Staff. We are your neighbors. [44] The station received over 75 phone calls and 25 letters from viewers expressing displeasure with the move. One big factor in his accepting the new position, Piecoro says, was that WTVQ will allow him to continue to work on the UK football radio network, as well as to call games for the SEC Network and its streaming service. Around 2:30 p.m., about 76,000 people were without power. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. virtual: false, Starr had owned WCYB-TV in Bristol, Virginia, and radio stations in Arkansas, California, Kansas, New Jersey, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas; it was also in the process of purchasing KHVH-AM-TV in Honolulu at the same time. Im filled with gratitude and absolutely cannot wait to get started.. The station noted that channel 62 suffered from technical interference and signal quality issues due to its higher position on the dial. Downed power lines in roads, blacked out streetlights and traffic lights were all scenes from Friday's severe weather., FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 6:08 p.m. Just minutes after the first weather-related death was reported, a second death was announced in Edmonson County. detail_page_enabled: true, But Beau Spicer with Louis Flower Power shops, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 4:14 p.m. As a senior in 1984, he earned a varsity letter for Jerry Claibornes 9-3, Hall of Fame Bowl championship team. 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. Beshear posted a, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A California man was arrested in Lexington for allegedly murdering a man while in Kentucky. WLEX-18 evening anchors, 1993 TAGS: Mindy Shannon | Tom Kenny | TV | TV anchors | TV news | WLEX | WLEX-TV | WTVQ | WTVQ-TV New anchor Marvin Bartlett, 1990 TAGS: Fox 56 | Marvin Bartlett | TV anchors | TV news | WLEX | WLEX-TV WTVQ-TV broadcasters, 1993 TAGS: television | TV | TV anchors | WTVQ | WTVQ-TV graduated from Lafayette High School before attending Georgetown College where he earned a B.A in Communications. partner_name: "ABC36NEWS", text: "Promote your event", A former football player at Tates Creek High School, Piecoro walked on to the UK football team under Fran Curci in 1980. Kristen Kennedy Morning Anchor/Reporter Kristen. Lyndsey Gough is an award-winning journalist and western Kentucky native. 40 minutes later, the National Anthem was broadcast, completing the move to channel 36. The first attempt came in the late 1970s, when ABC had become the top-rated television network in the United States. Starting pay will be at least, KYIV, Ukraine (AP) In the final hours beforethe Russian onslaught, a last grasp at peace. }. For 24 years, Piecoro was co-host ofReds Livepregame and postgame shows on Fox Sports Ohio., Sara Cardona joined the ABC36 sports team in November 2021 as a sports reporter/anchor. category_id: null, Taylor Six is the criminal justice reporter at the Herald-Leader. Food and Drug Administration officialsissued guidancethat says plant-based beverages dont pretend to be from dairy animals , WASHINGTON (AP) The maker of Enfamil announced a recall of about 145,000 cans of infant formula due to the possibility of cross-contamination with a bacteria that can cause serious illness or death. Tornado Watch issued for large portion of Central Ky. until 5 p.m. University of Kentucky cancels classes for rest of day, Beshear issues state of emergency amid likely severe weather, California man arrested in Lexington for Ky. murder, Lexington police investigating after man shows up with gunshot wound at local hospital, Damaging wind gusts, severe storms likely Friday, Man wins $50,000 on scratch-off ticket from Georgetown gas station, Kentucky House passes bill banning gender-affirming care for minors; bill now heads to Senate, Midway University to offer 15% discount to Ky. first responders, their families. Lexington, KY 40509. Talk to ABC 36 News anchors, reporters and meteorologists. Hes originally from Red Level, Alabama. Murdaugh maintained his innocence when addressing the, WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department said Thursday that former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, Apple Logic, Final Cut, HTML, PHP, MySQL and Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Power Point and Excel. Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor. His community outreach included serving as president of the non-profit foundation Friends of Lexington Fisher House, a 16-room facility which will give a home to families of veterans being treated at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Hospital. When you see news happening, share it! Samantha moved to Lexington in 2018 to study broadcast journalism and criminology at the University of Kentucky. Senior night in Lexington, Ky. as the Kentucky men's basketball team finished their home schedule welcoming in the Vanderbilt Commodores. [2] However, on January 27, 1967, Kentucky Central Life announced that it would purchase existing station WKYT-TV (channel 27) from Taft Broadcasting for $2.5 million, signaling its exit from the channel 62 hearing. She previously worked as the government reporter for the Richmond Register. Russian troops would soon pour across Ukraine's borders and Russian missiles would fill Ukrainian skies,taking Ukrainian livesin the biggest air, sea and ground assault, ATLANTA (AP) Dozens of well-wishers made the pilgrimage Sunday to The Carter Center in Atlanta, as prayers and memories of former President Jimmy Carter's legacy were offered up at his small Baptist church in Plains, Georgia, a day after, ATLANTA (AP) The woman flying out of Philadelphias airport last year remembered to pack snacks, prescription medicine and a cellphone in her handbag. Talk to ABC 36 News anchors, reporters and meteorologists. The university says it's now offering a 15 percent tuition discount for its evening and online course offerings to all first responders in, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A bill that would ban seven countries from buying land in Kentucky is heading to the House. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. 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. Experience in sales, Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and AP Style. A native of Peoria, Illinois, he graduated cum laude with a B.A. submission: { [53] Countering Park's noted image for frugality, Park invested in new equipment for the station. Tom Kenny joined ABC 36 News in June of 2001 as a General Assignment Reporter. The department's position that Trump is, (CNN NEWSOURCE) -- Kentucky Fried Chicken is bringing back the KFC Double Down after a nearly 10-year hiatus. Prior to joining WTVQ-TV, Tom was Vice-President of the Houston Astros Minor League baseball team in Lexington. Mobile App | WEATHER App | WTVQ Email Sign Up. To make the move happen, two unused allocations would need to be moved. The Trustoria Professional Directory helps everyone discover the best Journalist for their next project. partner_name: "ABC36NEWS", Central to their complaints was the proposed 990-foot (302m) tower, which they felt was "unsightly"; they were also concerned that the tower might fall. He also worked as a news/sports reporter/anchor at stations in Yuma, Arizona; Hazard, Kentucky; Mobile, Alabama; and WestPalm Beach, Florida. map: false, number: 3, "Kentucky, more sad news. }); Bill would ban 7 countries from buying land in Ky. Lexington police: homicide, hostage situation call turned out to be swatting, Lexington police officer charged with child abuse indicted by grand jury, PHOTOS: Kings Island releases renderings of newest themed area, Adventure Port, Isom IGA owner Gwen Christon honored as WGA Woman of the Year, Bill limiting drag shows sparks chants of 'shame' from foes, ACLU of Kentucky, advocates urge lawmakers to pass CROWN Act, 1 arrest made in case of 6 stolen vehicles from Somerset dealership, London police: 40 Fireball bottles, buckets found in car during DUI arrest, Lexington tax preparation service owner indicted on tax fraud, Kentucky State Police investigate deadly Knott County Fire, 15,000 Viagra Pills Worth Over $1 Million Seized by Louisville CBP, Donation from Kentucky Castle to God's Pantry will provide nearly 31,000 meals, Jessamine Co. health officials holding measles vaccine clinic after case, Is it time to garden? I was offered another position in the newsroom that I respectfully declined and so we parted ways., ABC 36 News Director Miranda Combs confirmed this in a statement as well, calling the decision a tough one., We absolutely adore Tom but we decided to go a different direction on the anchor desk and offered him a different role and he declined that, Combs said. Timothy Knapp joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2018 as Studio Manager and Photojournalist. 6940 Man O' War Blvd. [3] With no other applicants for the channel 62 allocation, the FCC granted initial approval of the station's application on July 28, 1967. element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", } White already owned local radio station WBLG (1300 AM) and would act as the entity's new president and general manager. Your email address will not be published. Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years experience. The, Once you send that photo, you can't take it back, goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens send explicit images of themselves under duress, or without understanding, The White House is giving U.S. federal agencies 30 days todelete popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTokfrom all government-issued mobile devices amid growing concerns about security. 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. Jamie is InvestigateTV's managing editor. [12] By the station's eighth week on the air, it had already managed to capture a 30% share of the prime time audience in the market according to a station-commissioned American Research Bureau survey, putting it on par with the other two local stations. Approval was granted on the condition that the entrance/exit to the station be on Bryant Road only and that screening devices be provided between the station and adjacent residences. Multiple fire, LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) Last night, Louisville Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted 500 bottles of Viagra arriving from Hong Kong. (advertisement)", "30 Per Cent Of Audience Now Goes To WBLG-TV", "Malachi Throne To Attend Channel 62 Open House", "WBLG-TV Sold To Firm Which Owns Broadcast Chain", "Clark W. 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It's a Dillon Gaudet "Go Day" thanks to the afternoon sunshine and above-average temperatures. [38] (Channel 62, which remained allocated to Lexington and was not moved to Glasgow as originally proposed, would later be re-used by short-lived independent station WLKT[41] and subsequent low-power station WBLU-LP. [8], The station launched at 9:30a.m. on June 2, 1968, as an ABC affiliate, broadcasting from the highest above sea level tower in Kentucky. number: 3, Cavese Jones, 19, was seen driving a stolen car beside three other stolen cars on the, LONDON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- 40 empty, airplane-sized bottles of Fireball and "several" Fireball buckets were found in a DUI suspect's car during a Tuesday traffic stop. [37], Management had hoped to be on the air by Monday, June 23, in time to broadcast that evening's ABC prime time lineup. 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. Beshear also tweeted the news. }. Senate Bill 32 aims to raise the minimum wage, with staggered increases over the next five years. 2 talking about this. WTVQ-DT (channel 36) is a television station in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with ABC and MyNetworkTV.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. 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. submission: { element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", Shamrock's president and CEO, Bruce F. Johnson, vowed to "demonstrate that the way things were done here in the past is not the way Shamrock operates". The FCC gave the station one year from June 4 to make the move. With the exception of most of the 1990s, the station's local newscasts have generally rated third out of the four main TV newsrooms in Lexington. Power outage and roof damage cancel departures and arrivals at Bluegrass Airport, Roads become deadly, hazardous during Friday's severe weather, 2 weather-related deaths reported from strong Ky. storms, Southern Middle School to move to remote learning March 6-10 after fire, Thousands of Kentuckians without power as storms head east, Lexington tax preparation service owner indicted on tax fraud. previously, Alyssa served as a morning meteorologist for Wtvq's Good Morning Kentucky, Good Day Kentucky, and News at Midday as well. Longtime TV journalist Miranda Combs will take the post. Jeff will be on the air starting next week! Knapp was a Lexington securities dealer whose bid was backed by the Retirement Systems of Alabama pension fund. The station came to me and said that they were terminating my contract as the main anchor because they wanted to go in a different direction, Kenny told the Herald Leader. WTVQ-TV ABC 36 - Lexington, KY News Anchor "Good Morning Kentucky" and ABC36 News at Noon since Dec 2009 High Impact Productions / Witnessing History LLC Executive Producer / Director since Jun 2007 Skills: Broadcast, Video Production, Video, Television, Media Relations, Documentaries, Editing, Crisis. [48][49], In August 1982, top ABC executives visited with WKYT once again, talking with that station's general manager about ending their affiliation with CBS and rejoining ABC. We celebrate community and we tell your stories. May 18, 2022 6:00 AM. The show's host, Happy the Clown, was portrayed by staff announcer Tim Eppenstein. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia. Tom has lived in Lexington 22-years. He currently co-anchors ABC 36 News at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00pm. Shuck joined ABC 36 as Chief Meteorologist in April 2022. Lex 18 News brings you breaking and developing news, weather, traffic and sports coverage from the Lexington metro area and across Kentucky on WLEX-TV and Lex18.com. Grason joined the WKYT team in August 2020. We are the most trusted source for local news. According to Lauren White of the Bluegrass Airport, the roof on the concourse A building and the roof on the, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Friday, significant road hazards across Central Kentucky caused by severe weather resulted in one death in Fayette County. news36@wtvq.com ABC 36 | Lexington KY In May 2022, she began anchoring and reporting for Good Morning Kentucky and ABC 36 News at, Maddie McQueenis a Lexington native who joined the ABC 36 News Team as an MMJ in June 2021. [69] However, after poaching lead male anchor John Lindgren from WKYT, an upturn finally began. Tom has seven other Emmy nominations to his credit for investigative and feature reporting. Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. Cameron rolled out details of his education plan Wednesday. Piecoro said he will start working at WTVQ on Monday, and make his first appearance on air next Wednesday. [78] The program is now also aired in Bowling Green on WBKO/Fox and on four additional Morris-owned stations.[79]. He was also the studio host and halftime producer for CBS Radio Sports College Football Game of the Week and covered the NFL for One-On-One Radio Sports. } [22] On May 3, 1979, the move to channel 36 was officially given the green light by the FCC. . Lexington was no exception, and in December 1978, The Lexington Herald reported that ABC had held talks with WKYT about that station potentially returning to ABC after ten years. [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]. 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. [17], The new owners immediately sought to make their mark on their new purchase. 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. Greg specializes in consumer investigations and stories exposing scams and rip-offs. In the past two hours, power outages in Kentucky have nearly tripled. House Bill 500 would ban Burma, China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Venezuela from buying or leasing land, VERSAILLES, Ky. (WTVQ) -- God's Pantry Food Bank received a donation Thursday at the Kentucky Castle. Some areas of Lexington, such as Chevy Chase, would be able to receive a clear signal from the station for the first time ever. He studies at Mississippi State University online, earning his bachelors degree in broadcast meteorology. Finding a way to win. Undefeated Transylvania women go cold in NCAA opener, roll anyway. ", Bruce F. Johnson, Shamrock president and chief executive officer, February 1980, outlining the changes the new ownership planned on making to WTVQ[29], WTVQ, now under Shamrock, began to prepare for its move to channel 36 by making station wide changes that included the firing of then-general manager Jeff Evans (blamed on heavy turnover in the months following Shamrock's takeover of the station), the first building expansion in the station's history with new equipment (estimated to cost between $1.3 to $2 million), a $300,000 investment into the news department, an expansion of the 5:30p.m. evening news from a half-hour to a full hour, and a "major emphasis on public affairs and community involvement". 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. Their vote comes amid a rally at the, MIDWAY, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Midway University is set to give a new tuition discount to first responders. [67], In 1986, WTVQ revamped its local newscasts, expanding its early evening news to an hour and updating its presentation. The shipment was heading to an, FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Lawmakers in the Kentucky House of Representatives in Frankfort passed controversial House Bill 470 Thursday, which is related to the LGBTQ community. 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. patrick drury obituary, riverwalk apartments arkadelphia, ar,