As a full-time satellite of WTEN, WCDC simulcast all newscasts from its parent outlet. A Holyoke catering company and banquet hall is back open after a December fire. You can reach her at kbarlette@timesunion.com. Whatever You were paying Jimmy Marlowe wasnt enough. 10 (VHF, 1957-2009) [5] The company planned to auction off its stations in a New York City bankruptcy court on July 14, 2009 but canceled the auction last minute. Black History Month. Julia Dunn joined CBS6 in March of 2013. In 1971, Capital Cities sold WTEN to Poole Broadcasting after it purchased WFIL-TV (now WPVI-TV) in Philadelphia and WNHC-TV (now WTNH) in New Haven, Connecticut. I got a kick out of that! Not watching that little chatterbox doing morning weather. [2], The calls were changed again to the current WTEN in 1957 when the station moved to VHF channel 10. The more tough lessons early on, the fewer errors you make later. These days, 22 percent of couples meet online and end up getting engaged, according to a survey by wedding website The Knot, and dating experts said building your relationship online can foster deeper connections and lead to stronger marriages. After working at the Missouri School for the Blind, Streeter returned to the University of Missouri at age 25, earning a masters degree in journalism. The WMGT call sign has been used on the NBC affiliate in Macon, Georgia since 1983. She had a baby earlier this year and will focus on (her) family, according to her good-bye. Due to substantial snow and ice build-up, a tower collapse forced WCDC off the air again in March 1983. Bob Gordon (Weatherman during the late 1960s and 1970s) Preceded Bob Kovachick; currently doing commercials. WTEN shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 10, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. "Solomon Syed was appointed deputy commissioner of public information in our public information office (PIO), effective October 10," wrote Shiela Poole, the commissioner at the Office of Children and Family Services, in this week's newsletter. In an email to the staff earlier this week, Salamone wrote We have a number of openings right now and you should be assured that we are working quickly but intelligently to find new members of the staff that exemplify those that are already here.. Nol McLaren, who anchored the weekend news over at WTEN, is also leaving. It was owned by the Hudson Valley Broadcasting Company, operating alongside WROW radio (590 AM). On January 24, 2013, the Fox outlet dropped its separate weeknight 5 and 11 o'clock newscasts. In February 1956, it was forced off the air when a storm damaged its transmitter tower. WAMC now owns the facility itself, but not the land beneath, which is under lease with the MDCR until 2025, and will fundraise in order to rebuild their financial reserves.[26]. Who was the male reporter on Channel 10 who did most of the lead stories at 11pm during the week? [31] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 10. Instead, Time Warner digital systems in Berkshire County offers those services in the same channel slots. WTEN has generally remained at a stable second place since then, although for a period in the early 2000s, it fell back to third. There was an exodus from the broadcast industry in 2020 and so far that trend seems to be continuing in 2021, as at least eight local journalists have announced their departures from TV news to pursue careers in different fields. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WCDC carried WTEN's two subchannels as 19.2 and 19.3 respectively, and they were carried locally in Massachusetts on the digital tier of Time Warner Cable, and later its successor, Charter Communications. Nexstar informed the FCC that, due to insufficient time and a lack of available tower crews, the line would not be repaired before the planned shutdown date. Prior to that, she was an evening anchor at WUTR in Utica, NY where she took the lead role in live coverage from the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown and the famous Boilermaker Road Race. WMGT (1954-1957), WTEN: In the end, his contract was not renewed. Lake has covered news events throughout New York State, North and South Carolina, Texas and Mexico, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. A common motivating factor for the reporters appears to be a desire to spend more time with family. Her career includes 30 years at the television station WTEN, or News10 ABC, where she first worked as a reporter before becoming a news anchor. At the end of this year, Streeter, who is 61, plans to retire. It remained on its pre-transition channel 26. Morning Anchor for News10 ABC 6,7,8,9 a.m. Monday-Friday WCDC began broadcasting on February 5, 1954 as WMGT ("Mount Greylock Television") on UHF channel 74, the highest channel to ever be used by a full-power television station in U.S. history. In the spring of 1956, the channel's call letters were changed to WCDA and a satellite station, WCDB channel 29, in nearby Hagaman was launched to reach areas where the main signal could not. This story is developing. WTEN signed-on its digital signal on UHF channel 26 in 2004 and began offering high definition service right from the start. She had a baby earlier this year and will "focus on (her) family," according to her good-bye. The Latest News and Updates in Meet the Team brought to you by the team at NEWS10 ABC: Off the Beaten Path. A disturbing crime is targeting teen boys. Streeter will be honored by the Womens Press Club of New York State as Media Person of the Year at its annual awards and scholarship dinner on Oct. 24. It went to full power and a permanent antenna tower a few months later. [17] More than two years later, on January 27, 2016, it was announced that the Nexstar Broadcasting Group would buy Media General for $4.6 billion. which resulted in WTEN swapping affiliations with WAST (channel 13, now NBC-affiliated WNYT) on October 23, 1977, thus returning ABC back to channel 10 (WPRI-TV had switched to ABC from CBS that June and would eventually reaffiliate with CBS in September 1995, nine years after WTEN's former owners, Capital Cities, completed its acquisition of ABC in January 1986). He was formerly the solo anchor of WCAU 's NBC 10 News at 6 p.m. and co-anchor of NBC 10 News at 4 with Dawn Timmeney and NBC 10 News at 11 p.m. with Renee Chenault-Fattah. Related: it was announced earlier this week that Paul Caiano is moving to evenings and nights over at WNYT. Solomon Syed has said goodbye to News10ABC and to TV news after 10 months at the station. Owned by Young Broadcasting and, Schenectady, New York Timothy W. Lake (born December 27, 1959) is a television news anchor[1] and historical narrative nonfiction author, currently at WTEN in Albany, New York. Upon Knight-Ridder's exit from broadcasting in 1989, WTEN and sister station WKRN-TV in Nashville were sold to Young Broadcasting. Mary Wilson comes to Western Mass News after anchoring and reporting in Albany, NY for 6 years. As a native of southern VT, Marys no stranger to the Springfield area. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, it is a sister station to Fox affiliate WXXA-TV (channel 23, also licensed to Albany), which is operated under a shared services agreement (SSA) with Mission Broadcasting. Baystate Childrens Hospital in Springfield is seeing a spike in early cases of respiratory viruses. This can also be seen on Time Warner digital channel 1810. Former NewsChannel 13 anchor, From left, Susan Kambrich, NewsChannel 13 anchors, Ken Higa of the Make-A-Wish Foundation with CBS6 anchor. However, it did not upgrade to high definition until WTEN-DT signed-on. If you ever watched channel 10 in the mornings, you surely caught Marlow's fun and funky coverage (always in a wardrobe to match). Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. On September 21, 2009, the station began airing the area's only weeknight 4 o'clock newscast. WABY did sports reports. An ongoing study involving dozens of real-time air monitors is allowing people to pinpoint the air quality in their neighborhood. It made me rethink my life choices because I saw the stress that the industry caused, she said. UMass Amherst released its COVID-19 policies for the fall semester. In February 1956, it was forced off the air when a storm damaged its transmitter tower. [5] In December 1957, Hudson Valley merged with Durham Broadcasting Enterprises, the owners of WTVD in Durham, North Carolina to form Capital Cities Television Corporation (predecessor of Capital Cities Communications) with WCDA as its flagship station. In January 2009, after failing to meet the minimum standards for being listed on NASDAQ, Young Broadcasting was dropped from the exchange. First Nick now Greg but the young lady meteorologist hangs on. Holidays. Syed, who we featured as a "20 things you don't know about me" as well as "20 Things +" was at Spectrum News for more than 10 years. Wednesday was Connecticut Day at The Big E. Tuesday was Rhode Island Day at The Big E. Day one of The Big E was Military Appreciation Day and all active-duty military and veterans got in for free. The Upside. But Streeter still found herself drawn to the news and realized her true calling remained in journalism, she said. Thursday was Massachusetts Day at The Big E, but on Friday, it was about New Hampshire. A staple of The Big E is handcrafted goods. Her career includes 30 years at the television station WTEN, or News10 ABC, where she first worked as a reporter before becoming a news anchor. You can read that here. This was a separate station affiliated with the DuMont network. In the spring of 1956, satellite station WCDB on UHF channel 29 in Hagaman was launched to reach areas in the northern portion of the market where the main WCDA signal couldn't reach. 20 things you don't know about me: Christie Ellis, Phoenix Story 20 things you don't know about me: Jonathan Hunter, WNYT, 20 things you don't know about me: James De La Fuente, WTEN, 20 things you don't know about me: Maggie Fromm, 20 things you don't know about me: Tracy Slocum from 'Shark Tank', 20 things you don't know about me: Phil Steck, assemblyman, 20 things: Jos Daniel Flores-Caraballo, Albany Pro Musica, Union leaders say New York state workforce could see mass exodus, Rhinebeck restaurant alleges town conspiracy to disrupt business, Mother of child victim angered by Saratoga County DA's handling of case, Albany Empire adding Antonio Brown to ownership group. From left, John Herritage, chairman of the Capital Region One Hundred Black Men Gala; Richard Harris, president of the Capital Region One Hundred Black Men; 1995 photo of News10 ABC news team, from left, Before-and-after makeover images of News10 ABC's, News Director Gary LaPlante, left, and anchor, Rachel Swire, of the Albany County ARC with NewsChannel 13 anchor, Former Albany County Executive Mike Breslin, center, and YNN (now Spectrum) news anchors. WTEN began broadcasting on October 14, 1953 as WROW-TV on UHF channel 41. of MSNBC, who Capital Region audiences knew as Chris Kapostasy, with More magazine Editor in Chief Leslie Jane Seymour on Sept. 27, 2012 in New York. Tracy Egan (5:30 p.m. anchor, 1994-2008) Now the executive director of the New York State Breeding and Development Fund. Television news anchor Elisa Streeter will be honored as the 2018 Media Person of the Year by the Womens Press Club of New York State this month. When the FCC allocated two additional VHF channels to Albany, Hudson Valley sought and received permission to move to channel 10. The two stations shared space inside a former retirement home for nuns on a farm dirt road in the town of North Greenbush, near Troy. [3] After the sale, the station switched its affiliation to CBS on February 1, 1955. It initially operated from a transmitter in the Vail Mills section of Mayfield approximately 35 miles west of the Capital District. At the top of the hour he started the newscast by apologizing for using a Barnyard Expression. The special needs community is encouraging parents to advocate for their children as they head back to school, making sure students are getting the services they are entitled to and may have missed out on over the pandemic. [4], Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Anchors away: Larry Mendte finds new home at Channel 3", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tim_Lake&oldid=1105578540, This page was last edited on 20 August 2022, at 21:47. Getting Answers: does our soul survive bodily death? The response to a house fire we told you about in Hatfield on Tuesday revealed just how short staffed the towns fire department is. With kids heading back to the classroom, many families will rely on after-school childcare. Who do you think is the hottest current or former Fox News anchor? Governor; corporate PA advisor; real estate developer; private investor), Jeff Stoecker (reporter 2005-2008); now reporter with WVIT in Hartford, CT, Vic Vetters (General assignment reporter); now general manager of, Dick Williams, (reporter-weekend anchor, early 70s, hosts. Streeter next came to the Albany area to work as reporter at WTEN. [3] Previously he was the co-anchor of NBC 10 News at Five and the noontime news with Chenault when WCAU-TV was owned by CBS. Was just waxing nostalgic about the Capital District on facebook in the You might be from Clifton Park if you remember group and remembered Dick Woods on-air cursing! Mary Wilson comes to Western Mass News after anchoring and reporting in Albany, NY for 6 years. Not only has she occasionally used her knowledge of sign language while working she learned sign language on the job in order to communicate with children who were both deaf and blind by signing into their hands she also learned about understanding the different challenges people may face in life. You can read Pollaks departure note here. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had concerns that WTEN's signal might interfere with WJAR and held this station to a 170-mile separation requirement to protect WJAR. Mary and her fianc live in the Pioneer Valley where they look forward to using the bike trail and exploring restaurants and breweries in the area. Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with the brain disease CTE . WTEN had a record month in May (a key month as it is sweeps), placing first at 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, 10 and 11 p.m. Their morning show, which is second to WNYT's, has crept closer to the . [25], On December 22, 2017, WAMC entered into an agreement to purchase the Mount Greylock transmitter and tower from Nexstar for just above $1 million. Kristi Gustafson Barlette is a features writer who writes about what is trending in your life and in hers. Prior to that he was the weekend anchor at KPRC-TV in Houston, Texas and the 11 pm weeknight anchor at South Carolina's highest rated TV station, CBS affiliate WCSC-TV in Charleston. Albany Med service targets executive patients, Statistical Abstract of the United States. WCDC's digital signal on UHF channel 36 signed on nearly eighteen months before WTEN's did in 2002. "[18] The acquisition resulted in Nexstar owning stations in every television market in Upstate New York; the sale was completed on January 17, 2017. That company then entered into a shared services agreement with Young Broadcasting resulting in WTEN operating WXXA. Do you think that looks matter when it comes to finding success in the field of journalism? She grew up taking trips to Yankee Candle and Holyoke Mall and showed dairy cattle at The Big E with her 4-H club. Browse previous blog posts by month and year of entry. He has also worked for several newspapers: The Walton (New York) Reporter, 19781981; The Jamestown (New York) Post-Journal, 19811982; The North Myrtle Beach Times (South Carolina), 1982-1983. Nol McLaren, who anchored the weekend news over at WTEN, is also leaving. DELMAR Jill Rifkin is a sort of Robin Hood for musical instruments. Their news sucks. Many of the familiar faces that the Capital Region has come to know and love through watching the news on television have made significant shifts in their lives and career paths in the past year as viewer habits have changed and expectations for broadcast journalists have evolved. There is no on-air reference to the station but it is mentioned in WTEN's legal ID, EEO public file reports, and on WTEN-DT2 "News 10 Storm Tracker Weather Channel". As the critical drought in western Massachusetts drags on, many municipalities are under water restrictions and now, were finding some privately-owned wells are running dry. The new owner signed an affiliation deal with ABC which resulted in WTEN swapping affiliations with WAST (now WNYT). 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