It was such an honor to work here with so many wonderful people. In July 2019, she left the White House for Trumps reelection campaign. He has a passion for journalism and he will help us continue the strong tradition of news coverage and investigative journalism our viewers have come to expect at 13 WREX., More:Chicago native joins 13 WREX news team as evening anchor. Lea Gabrielle, State Department special envoy.
Former Rockford TV anchorwoman Pick dies - Rockford Register Star I just get to bring the vast experience I've built up over the years doing sports, I'll get to bring that to news now.". Grenell, a Republican communications professional who spent seven years as spokesperson for the U.S. delegation to the U.N., joined Fox News as a contributor in 2009 and was still in the networks employ when he was nominated to be ambassador to Germany in September 2017. Riley, 66, worked in the are, A good Monday to all. He reportedly speaks frequently with Fox founder Rupert Murdoch, whose media empire has benefited greatly from the networks fusion with the Trump administration. WREX's studios and transmitter are located on . New Rockford 13 WREX news director arriving from Pittsburgh Ken DeCoster Rockford Register Star 0:05 0:57 ROCKFORD Award-winning broadcaster Gregory Deffenbaugh has been named News Director. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. All Rights Reserved. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network. After Brown endorsed Trump in February 2016, Fox hosts began promoting him for the vice president slot. Pick, 38, was an evening.
Jeannie Hayes, 29, WREX Rockford anchor, dies of leukemia He is recent graduate of the University of South Carolinas Journalism program, where he received his bachelors degree in Broadcast News. "We are sorry to see him go, but I know this is a wonderful opportunity that will continue to grow his career. Watch 13 WREX. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. Considering sale of company", "Gray Television Acquires Quincy Media For $925 Million In Cash", "Gray Sells Divestiture Stations From Quincy Media Transaction to Allen Media for $380 Million,", "FCC Monitor: More Low-Power TV Sales, Extensions,", "DTV: Step by step guide - WREX.com Rockford's News Leader", "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WREX&oldid=1118736453, In memory of Rex N. Caster, son of founding station president L. E. Caster, This page was last edited on 28 October 2022, at 15:42. Cabinet secretaries overseeing federal departments, senior White House aides advising the president on crucial issues, and U.S. ambassadors representing the country abroad, among others, all worked for the network before joining Trumps administration. "I don't go until December.
Here's what Jackie Bruno had to say about having it all We will miss you so much. His last day at the station was Dec. 17, 2018. In 1963, the station was sold to the Gannett Company; during the mid-1960s, WREX was briefly co-owned with the Rockford Morning Star. Present and past members of the Quad-City area media who have come and gone over the years.
"We are sure going to miss those bad jokes, but we know you're going to continue to do great things for folks in the Cedar Rapids area," the station said on social media. A former supervisor (MANY years ago, early in my career) stated in my performance evaluation: "Toya is too quiet in meetings." . She originally wanted to work with the FBI, but instead, became an investigative journalist. Be safe, social distance, and brace for the worst. Here is a complete directory of most available News Anchors nearby. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Marisa Gjuraj graduated from the University of South Carolina in May 2022. Chloe Morroni signed off in 2013 from WHBF, where she had been the TV station's nightly news anchor for more than four years. Aug 4, 2021 0 (WREX) After about three years on the 13 WREX desk, James Stratton is set to say good-bye to Rockford. Jessica Foster is the Morning Anchor for NewsChannel 7 Today. She left the network in 2012 and took a seat on the board of directors of News Corp., at the time Foxs parent company. Ryan graduated from The Florida State University in 2008 with a degree in Meteorology. Carson, formerly a prominent neurosurgeon, became a right-wing media sensation after using a February 2013 speech in front of President Barack Obama to trumpet conservative economics and health care arguments. She joined the Gray Television in January 2022 as a producer. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. . She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education. Mertens is moving to KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, he announced on social media Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to move through the region today. Before joining the White House in September 2017, Schlapp was a Republican political consultant and a Fox News contributor. A Northern Illinois University football great and former Rockford TV anchor has died. News Anchors in Green Bay, WI. Former WQAD and KWQC anchor Matt Hammill CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Fran Riley Riley CONTRIBUTED Cedric Haynes Meteorologist Cedric Haynes, a football fan who follows the Tennessee Volunteers, said. Joce is a national investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on the Stateline CW moved to WIFR-LD5 in 2021. Joce is a national investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on the Sam joined WJHG/WECP in July of 2020 after graduating with a Communications/Digital Media Studies degree from Florida State University. pic.twitter.com/kLjVkg6hJy, The worst part of the broadcast news industry is having to say goodbye when friends move.
Dani Maxwell - News Director - WKOW-ABC 27 | LinkedIn While Bayne will devote much of his time anchoring the news, hell still be involved in the stations high school football coverage this fall while 13 WREX conducts a search for a new sports director. Greg has a successful track record of leadership and journalistic integrity, 13 WREX General Manager Ed Reams said in a news release. Thats the thing he took the most pride in.. (This post was updated May 2 to remove Moore and Cain, who both withdrew from consideration after their nominations received widespread criticism. Veteran reporter Chris Minor closes her eyes in anticipation as her husband, Marv Hubbell, gives her a kiss before she goes on air to announce her retirement. Charles King, who served as the morning news anchor for KWQC-TV 6 formore than16 years, died Tuesday. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia. 2023 www.rrstar.com. Rex Caster was a First Lieutenant in the United States Army who was killed in France during World War II. pic.twitter.com/bP05heek9d, Final day on QC Today Weekendtune-in for some highlights from me and @chayneswx! All rights reserved. Most notably, she pushed several bigoted conspiracy theories about President Barack Obamas heritage, including promoting a documentary about his purported real father. Trumps plan to name her to a top National Security Council post was scuttled by revelations that she had plagiarized parts of her 2012 book and Ph.D. thesis, but she was appointed to the Treasury position in July 2019. Owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, it is the market's only full-powered VHF station and is Rockford's second oldest television station. "I think it will be a positive change. She wore a pink wig in a nod to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Evening News Anchor 13 WREX Jun 2021 - Present 1 . "James has been a great leader and has been one of the many people here at our station that has given WREX's investigative reporting national exposure and national recognition," 13 WREX General Manager Ed Reams said in a statement. WLLR personality Bo Jeffrey Bo J Spates died in his sleep Sunday. Greg Dutra announced on Sept. 10, 2014, that he is leaving KWQC for KDVR/KWGNin Denver. Steven Maxwell joined WJHG in October 2021 as an evening anchor. Staff writer Georgette Braun may be reached at 815-987-1331 orgbraun@rrstar.com.
He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. She was so tiny, so slight and so energetic. My last story on @kwqcnews will be tonight. It was owned by Greater Rockford Television, a group of local businessmen. See All >. After losing his reelection bid two years later, he joined the network as a contributor, using it as a platform to burnish his profile over the next year while exploring a run for Senate in New Hampshire.
Most recently, he was assistant director for public utilities in Columbus. In Columbus, Ivanic said, he occasionally anchored morning shows. WQAD-TV meteorologist Eric Sorensen will be off air for at least a month while he undergoes a surgical procedure, according to his Facebook page. Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. Dan Lewis, KOMO-TV News. After working in the Bush and Obama administrations, Ortagus became a Fox contributor, then was named State Department spokesperson in April. He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined NBC12 in 2013. Greg Wilson during KLJB's first ever news broadcast as co-anchor Linda Shinn looks on. Greg specializes in consumer investigations and stories exposing scams and rip-offs.
13 WREX news anchor James Stratton heads to Des Moines, Iowa Thats what drew people to him., BIG NEWS! Contact him at 815-987-1391, kdecoster@rrstar.com or @DeCosterKen. He'll begin his new duties in August. Jeannie Hayes anchored the NBC affiliate's noon news and its Sunday morning community affairs program, 13 Cares. Baynes move from sports to news is not unprecedented in the Rockford television market. He has also worked as a Senior News Producer at KMGH-TV and KDVR-TV in Denver and as a news producer at KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City and WOI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa. 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' also inspires me, because I love the idea of using TV to teach people.". She also anchors "NewsChannel 7 at 11 a.m.". WREX shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 13, at 12:30p.m. on February 17, 2009, the original target date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). Here's the latest forecast from the National Weather Service. Tony Sayegh, Treasury Department assistant secretary for public affairs (updated 7/17/19).
Donna Bell is the News Director at WJHG/WECP. 11 AM. A 25-time Regional Emmy Award-winning anchor/reporter, and Regional Edward R. Murrow Excellence in Writing Award winner, with nearly 40 years of broadcast news experience. John Ivanic died Monday in Columbus, Ohio. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. Derek is a talented storyteller, who has shared some wonderful stories, both inspiring and heartbreaking, with our viewers, 13 WREX Vice President & General Manager Ed Reams said in a news release. (Photo by John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES). Many of those listeners, fans and friends shared condolences across several WLLR social media posts Monday.
Gregory Deffenbaugh Joins 13 WREX as News Director But as the former TV news anchor . Originally from Mount Laurel, New Jersey, Daniel Nyman has always aspired to live in a place where sunshine was the rule rather than the exception. WIFR-TV morning news anchor Andy Gannon was a sports reporter/anchor at the station in the late 1980s and 90s. WREX. Meteorologist Cedric Haynes, a football fan who follows the Tennessee Volunteers, said goodbye to the Quad-Cities on Friday as he moves closer to his family in Dalton, Georgia. Heather Pick, a popular former WREX-13 news anchorwoman, died today in her Hilliard, Ohio, home surrounded by family after her often-public battle with breast cancer. The same things that ticked them off ticked him off. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. ROCKFORD Award-winning multimedia journalist James Stratton is leaving 13 WREX after three years on the anchor desk. In April 2017, she left her position reading headlines as a news anchor on Fox & Friends, the morning program the president watches religiously, to become spokesperson for the State Department. He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined NBC12 in 2013. A C-list conservative commentator who spent two decades as a Fox contributor, Crowley was a reliable source of the networks typical combination of bigotry, right-wing talking points, and attacks on the press.