In February of 2015,12 copy desk stafferswere laid off when their positions were consolidated to an Austin, Texas news hub. L-R WPRI's Danielle North, WJAR's Katie Davis, WPRI's Michaela Johnson, and ABC6's Chelsea Priest Top-level local television news staff have been quitting at a high rate in the past few months. His article in Rolling Stone Sept, 2013 entitled, "Looting the Pension Funds," takes a harsh look at Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo and pension reform in the state. Dr. David Torchiana is the CEO of Partners HealthCare and he is poised to push through an acquisition of Rhode Islands second largest hospital group, ending the local control over three of Rhode Islands most important healthcare assets. The degenerative brain . Within less than a year, WNET had gone dark. Gatehouse laid off 22 Providence Journal employees earlier this year when the sale was finalized. What is the Media Saying About Deflategate? He will be a wonderful leader at the Hartford Courant," said Josh Fenton, CEO and Co-Founder of GoLocal24. Executive Chef and Director of Food and Beverage, Matt Voskuil at the newly openedCara at the Chanler READ MORE. At ABC6, the station has lost all three of its weather personalities Tim Studebaker, Jeff Desnoyers, and Chelsea Priest. The Boston Globe may have gone where no major newspaper has gone before. In 1991, Horne left Providence to take a television job across the country, in Seattle. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Ukraine native living in RI believes war is far from, Peoples Savings Bank building bought for $2.2M, PC Friars, Xavier to battle for 2nd in Big East, Olive oil in coffee? The credit union crisis, It's been a great privilege to have been an eyewitness to history for 42 years, says Daly. The main channel re-aired the show weekday afternoons at 1:00p.m. with WNAC-DT2 (MyRITV) (now WPRI-DT2) doing the same at 4:00p.m. Legendary Providence radio personality Salty Brine had a daily children's show on WPRO-TV. Walsh and the Providence Journal were successful in killing the proposal, despite the fact that 82 percent of Rhode Islanders have used a state website for services. In an unprecedented maneuvor, the Federal Bureau of Investigation created a fake news story to catch a juvenile suspected of making bomb threats. That included announcing, hosting programs, and giving the weather report. According to the Pew research group, digital is dominating as the primary news source for Americans. I generally defend these things, since I like it when news organizations find ways to make money. GoLocal obtained emails yesterday that show a Providence Journal reporter was unaware of a story about Representative Scott Slater possessing what was allegedly an unsealed mail ballot until he was directed to Golocalprov.com. The station debuted on March 27, 1955, known as WPRO-TV (for Providence). That building is being marketed separately. Dan McKee's administration reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with the Providence Teachers Union in 2021 . The hens steal their nests, and I steal their eggs still, as formerly. After graduating from the University of Maryland in 2007, Yianni Kourakis worked in Maryland- and Virginia-based markets before coming to Providence, Rhode Island in 2013. Besides Providence, he also worked at KYW-TV in Philadelphia,where he was a weekend anchor, and at WABC-TV in New York. Heknew what questions to ask and how to ask them.". WPRI reporter Eric Halperin has announced that he is leaving the station after two years. Americans turn to radio and print publications for news far less frequently than to digital devices and television," adds Pew. This weekend ABC News Anchor Byron Pitts will appear at a forum at Brown University on Race and Media which is being hosted by the Southern NewEnglandAssociation of Black Journalists. She is joiningNBCUniversal's WRC-TV NBC 4 in Washington, D.C. WPRI has not announced if she will be replaced. Their entry into the market is likely to create a strong competitor for the Boston Globe and Boston Business Journal. National Public Radio is down to just one environment reporter, and he's only covering the beat part time,InsideClimate News reported Friday. Daniels previously was a media consultant and President of the Boston Globe. This sale allowed the merger between Sunrise and LIN TV to be completed the following month. For a newspaper that rails against the percieved know-a-guy culture in Rhode Island, it sure had no problem hiring the lobbyist who arguably knows the most people. The Providence Journal is raising the price for a single copy of its weekday newspaper from $1 to $2, effective Monday, March 30. Come join former ABC News Anchor Carole Simpson moderator of a panel of journalists including WJAR Morning Co-Anchor Barbara Morse Silva, Hartford NBC Affiliate reporter Audrey Washington, and keynote speaker Washington Post Reporter, Wesley Lowery. The FCC ruled that HMTF controlled enough Sunrise stock that the company could not own any stations in markets where LIN TV-owned a station as well. Together, this is known in weather segments as "Live Pinpoint Doppler 12". The three stations' news facilities were completely integrated. "Rick was a tremendous help to GoLocal and he was one of the reasons were were able to expand to the West Coast. 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WPRI and WNAC received an on-air overhaul introducing a new news set and updated graphics on March 17, 2008. Early next month Ill be starting as a multimedia journalist at NBC4i in Columbus, Ohio. If this was a boxing match it would have been stopped. NBC 10 News at 5:30pm - #1 What does she remember most fondly about Providence? Betancur, a Central Falls native, most recently worked READ MORE. 2022 was a strong revenue year for the TV conglomerates like Nexstar, which owns WPRI and Sinclair, which owns WJAR. Doors open at 3:30 pm and the program starts at 4 pm. BOSTON (WPRI) - Nearly three years ago, former WPRI anchor Caroline Goggin's life changed in an instant. Her move comes after a reshuffling late last year which moved her from the Sunrise show to the anchor desk on weekend evenings, and after an ownership change at Channel 10. In 2014, Yorke ranked #62 and DePetro ranked #74. This was joined in April 1997 by a WJAR-produced show seen weeknights on WLWC entitled TV 28 News at 10. Tim White is the investigative reporter for CBS affiliate WPRI in Providence, RI. [12] WPRI-TV also carries the majority of New England Patriots games through CBS Sports' American Football Conference package. , During my time here, I grew as a journalist and as a person. The panel was comprised of a diverse group of panelists comprised of many ethnic media members in Providence and interviewed indepenent candidate Vincent "Buddy" Cianci last Saturday. NBC 10 News at 6:00 (Sat/Sun) - #1 Last year, a woman at Brown University brought a rape case forward. Huffington Post is reporting that National Public Radio has dramaticly slashed its reporting staff covering the environment. Impacto Hispano said that Elorza agreed to appear before the panel twice, but both times decided to back out of the appearance. The long-time relationship between WPRO and ABC New Radio is over. This is similar to the 51% who said they often got news from digital devices in 2021, but lower than the 60% of those who said the same in 2020," found Pew. Former Journal, WPRI reporter thriving in Seattle Deborah Horne began her career in Providence, and fondly remembers the food Christine Dunn cdunn@providencejournal.com View Comments 0:03 0:49. Hard times have fallen on former Providence Phoenix writer and WHJY/WHJJ host Rudy Cheeks (Bruce McCrae). They debuted the new set and modified graphics on September 20, 2011, during their 5:00p.m. newscast. Yesterday, however, Golocalprov.com broke the story about a Jorge Elorza supporter, State Representative Scott Slater, who was allegedly caught on video carrying an unfilled out absentee ballot. Most of the Web sites of the television stations Media General acquired since the announced merger with Young Broadcasting have also adopted this platform. Southern New England Association of Black Journalists is a sounding board and support group for local minority journalists representing print, broadcast, online and student journalists in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. One of Newports most iconic and upscale dining locations has a new look, a new chef and people are taking note not just in Newport, but beyond. of Health. TAMPA, Fla. (WPRI) Hurricane Ian, now a Tropical Storm, continues whipping through Florida as of Thursday morning. Horne said she hasnever married, and currently lives in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square neighborhood. Then Ive got another one called Missouri Compromise. The Cianci interview was conducted in English. Long serving General Manager Barbara Haynes for the WPRO AM and FM radio groups in Rhode Island was fired in May by executives from the parent companys Atlanta office. (They may be for others, but certainly not themselves. Caroline also held internships with WHTM in Harrisburg, the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, and the Preston & Steve Morning Show. Cherry & Webb sold WPRO-AM-FM-TV to Albany, New York-based Capital Cities Television Corporation, the predecessor of Capital Cities Communications, in 1959, earning a handsome return on its purchase of WPRO radio in 1931. Buying Spree Continues: Paolino Purchases Former Peoples Savings Bank Building at 70 Kennedy PlazaBuying Spree Continues: Paolino, Brown Med School Prof Told to Prostitute Himself To Secure Additional Funding, Says Fed LawsuitBrown Med School Prof, RIDOT Director Alvitis Reconfirmation Opposed by Advocacy Groups at State House HearingRIDOT Director Alvitis Reconfirmation, Artist to Know: S.W. Media Post reports, "Local TV stations will see a major decline next year of 22.9% -- which was expected in a non-political . The Trustoria Professional Directory helps anyone locate the best service provider for their next project. LIN TV continued to operate WNAC under the same LMA it inherited from Sunrise. , I didn't know many people when I moved here four years ago. Daly came to TV in Rhode Island in 1981, and may have been the longest-serving TV reporter according to WPRI. "I was born on the sunny side of the street." According to an internal MEMO at WJAR - the team at Channel 10 are glad to be done with their old bosses. The Providence Newspaper Guild called out new ProJo owners GateHouse/LMG for secretly pushing through a policy to cut off their share of healthcare when an employee went on extended leave. Its a unique opportunity to show up not just 12, but our former owners as well. Travis and I constantly say we've lived a lot in the last four years. Boston Business Journal reports the Globe is looking at three locations: According to sources, the search has targeted: Fenway's Landmark Center, where the departure ofBlue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusettshas opened 360,000 square feet of available space. The long-time consumer reporter is leaving for Washington, DC as first reported by New England One. GateHouse Media purchased The Providence Journal from the A.H. Belo Corp in 2014, and made several rounds of layoffs, starting with 22 people in September 2014including longtime columnist Bob Kerr. The other three environment staffers have left NPR or moved to other beats. Crain's coming to Boston lawmakers want public vetting of next teachers, Dave Grohl cooks barbecue for hundreds at shelter, DMV closes early due to statewide system outage, 10 vehicles involved in 2 North Kingstown crashes, TikTok sets new default time limits for minors, Evening Sprinkle/Flurry; Light Rain Overnight Into, Passenger reacts to close call at Logan Airport, What time is it on moon? Will You Trust Projo/ WPRI Polls if Conducted by a Democratic Consultant? She previously served at WGGB-TV ABC 40 in Springfield, Massachusetts as the Main evening Anchor and Reporter. Moderate Party candidate Robert Healey calls out Channel 6. WPRI-TV (channel 12) is a television station in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, affiliated with CBS and MyNetworkTV. Jack Griffin, chief executive of Tribune Publishing, said Daniels' deep knowledge of the New England market will serve him well in Hartford. Bridgewater State University graduate Michaela Johnson of East Providence won the honor in 2010. Most recently, Daniels was chief operating officer of GoLocal24, a digital news company based in Rhode Island. This was to accommodate the move of MyRITV, the market's MyNetworkTV affiliate, from WNAC-DT2 to WPRI-DT2 as part of a broader shuffle where the programming and CW affiliation of WLWC's main channel was purchased by Nexstar several months before after WLWC's owner, OTA Broadcasting, sold their spectrum in the FCC's 2016 incentive auction and decided on a channel share with WPXQ-TV. In recent months, each of the network-affiliated news stations has lost high-profile, long-time reporters and personalities. "He brought thatkeen lawyer's eye to everything he did. When Sunrise bought WPRI from Clear Channel in early 2001, WNAC was sold to LIN TV due to FCC regulations forbidding common ownership of two of the four highest-rated stations in the same market. The Guild employees picketed earlier in September as well. The most powerful person in healthcare in Rhode Island may soon be a man who rarely visits the state and few hereknow his name. But what was jaw dropping was the how paper implied that Raimondo is an outsider saying "shewill most emphatically not represent Rhode Islands Good Old Boy network", as if the Journal is a stalwart opponent of insider dealings. Katie Davis, the long-time investigative reporter at WJAR, left the station in October. 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