WSOC-TV gained a large lead in ratings for most other news timeslots beginning in 1990. Kannapolis has been getting great reviews for, CONCORD The Cabarrus County Sheriffs Office has released details about a major drug investigation that has just wrapped up, resulting in th. In 1970, the media interests were folded into a new subsidiary, Jefferson-Pilot Communications. Following the 2005 retirement of longtime WSOC anchorman Bill Walker, WBTV began billing lead anchorman Paul Cameron as "The Voice of Experience." (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 3 Local TV Group", "Gray Closes On $3.6 Billion Raycom Merger", "Gray Completes Acquisition of Raycom Media and Related Transactions", "Initial investigative report released on WBTV helicopter crash that killed 2 people", "TV meteorologist, pilot die in news helicopter crash", "WBTV helicopter crashes on I-77 South, two killed", "Helicopter crash leaves TV meteorologist and pilot dead in Charlotte, North Carolina", "WBTV mourning the loss of meteorologist Jason Myers, pilot Chip Tayag", "Reaction to fatal WBTV helicopter crash - 2 dead in TV news helicopter crash", "Live Updates: Charlotte meteorologist and pilot from WBTV killed in helicopter crash off Interstate 77", "TV Meteorologist and Pilot Die in Helicopter Crash in North Carolina", "A final day of flying: hovering over uptown, South End and a deadly path along I-77", "Channel 3 Launched TV Era in East Tennessee | Bob Cox's Yesteryear", "Chronology of WBTV WBTV 3 News, Weather, Sports, and Traffic for Charlotte, NC", Louisville No. January 10, 2021. Bonanza Productions NBC's Revolutionsince Jul 2012 Fox 26/WECTTV6 Former TV News Anchor/Producer and Investigative Reporter2008 - 2010. Sure, she adds to the long list of attractive blondes on Rupert Murdochs conservative network, but she has nearly twenty years experience and the Chapel Hill degree to back it up. The popularity of a series of specials commemorating the station's 25th anniversary in 1974 led to a long-running program, Those Were the Years, hosted by Mike McKay and featuring episodes of classic television shows such as Dragnet, You Bet Your Life and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Both occupants, WBTV pilot Chip Tayag and WBTV meteorologist Jason Myers, were pronounced dead at the scene. It is called "The Spearhead Group" and is hosted by Alan Newcomb. What brings you the most joy? Man with long criminal record served with financial crime charges in Rowan Co. PLAN AHEAD: Latest Weather Forecast Video. WBTV installs a satellite Earth Station enabling instant television coverage from anywhere in the world. The deals closed in early 2008. Since Raycom Sports is headquartered in Charlotte, WBTV had a very important role in Raycom Media's operations, and it shared its flagship status with NBC affiliate WSFA, located in the company's homebase of Montgomery, Alabama. The added space houses Jefferson Productions and expands the WBTV, WBT offices. Carter and Giles have a combined three decades at the station, according to WBTV. General Manager Charles H. Crutchfield was notified that the FCC had granted WBT a permit to construct a television station. Locally originated programming this week is "signed" for the deaf. Both anchors look forward to their new roles, according to the station. WBTV also claims to have been the first station in the world to record and rebroadcast programs on color videotape; to use a live camera and microwave relay inside a race car; and to have a fully computerized news operation. "Top O' The Day" is the idea of Executive Producer Pat Lee. WBTV's weather radar was previously shown on its third subchannel, but the subchannel itself was removed prior to the digital transition. However, area viewers could watch those preempted shows on WSPA-TV in Spartanburg or WFMY through a strong antenna (WFMY and WSPA were and still are available on some cable systems in the Charlotte market, although non-local programming is subject to blackout due to network non-duplication and syndication exclusivity rules). A teletext news and information service. // ]]>[/one_third] [one_third] // Grumman Wildcat Vs Hellcat, Articles F