Veteran Austin Reporter Fred Cantú Sets Retirement

Veteran KEYE reporter Fred Cantu will retire at the end of March after 53 years in local TV. Cantu began his broadcasting career in 1972 when he was 17 and has worked in the Austin market for 45 years. He joined CBS Austin in 2002 after working at Fox 7 and KVUE. “Being in this…

WPIX Sued by Former Employee for Gender and Racial Discrimination

Former WPIX entertainment anchor and reporter Ojinika Obiekwe is suing the Nexstar owned station for gender and racial discrimination Obiekwe started working at the New York station as an intern in 2001. She went from being an assignment editor to producer and reporter and was named an anchor and lifestyle reporter. Her station bio is…

Political Reporter Darrielle Fair Leaves WKOW in Madison

Darrielle Fair has signed off from WKOW in Madison, Wisconsin. She joined the ABC affiliate in July 2023. After announcing that this was the last Capital City Sunday show to air, Fair said she was sad to be leaving, but that she was excited to spend more time with family in North Carolina.

Sacramento Reporter Big Al Sams Dies at 55

Alvin Sams, otherwise known as Big Al, a Sacramento, California reporter and radio host, has died. He was 55. Big Al had been part of Northern California television and radio for more than 25 years. He appeared on the morning show for CBS owned station KOVR since 2021. “Anyone who watched Big Al knows he…

Longtime Detroit Reporter Al Allen Dies at 79

Al Allen, a longtime fixture on Detroit Fox owned station WJBK, has died. He was 79. Fox 2 said that Allen passed away at a Metro Detroit hospital Tuesday night. in after working in radio in Little Rock Arkansas and stayed there until he retired in 2012. Allen was born Andrew Long and lived in…

Miami Reporter Helps Rescue Driver After Accident

WPLG reporter Roy Ramos helped free a truck driver who was trapped in his cab after an accident. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a tractor-trailer truck with a container carrying wine crashed along the Florida Turnpike’s southbound lanes in Hollywood. The reporter for the Miami ABC affiliate said he and another witness pulled the…

Buffalo Sports Reporter Lindsey Moppert Leaving Station After More Than Two Years

Lindsey Moppert is leaving WGRZ in Buffalo after more than two years. The sports anchor and reporter joined the station in 2022. Buffalo media writer Alan Pergament said the NBC affiliate’s news director Jeremy Settle told the staff in an email that Moppert is leaving to “return home and be closer to her family.” “Lindsey…

Chuck Goudie to Join NBC Chicago as Investigative Reporter

Chuck Goudie will join the investigative team for NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ) beginning Monday, February 10 He left WLS in December after nearly 45 years on the air at the Chicago ABC owned station. Goudie will join the ‘NBC 5 Investigates’ team which features Bennett Haeberle along with veteran producers Katy Smyser and Lisa Capitanini….

Veteran Journalist Chuck Goudie to Leave WLS in Chicago

WLS investigative reporter Chuck Goudie has left the Chicago ABC owned station after more than 40 years. Goudie started working at the station in 1980 as a general assignment reporter. “Chuck Goudie was a valued member of our ABC7 team for many years and we thank him for his groundbreaking contributions,” spokesperson Jayme Nicholas told…

Man Charged in Death of Cleveland Reporter Bill Safos

A 29-year-old man is facing charges in connection to the death of former WOIO reporter Bill Safos. The reporter for the Cleveland CBS affiliate died from his injuries after being hit by a vehicle on December 11, 2024 in Lakewood, Ohio. Zachary Saliba has been charged with felony aggravated vehicular homicide. Lakewood police said Safos…

WNCN Promotes Reporter, Names EP Assistant News Director

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina CBS affiliate WNCN has promoted two newsroom staffers. Reporter Deana Harley has been named statewide Capitol Reporter and Leslie Nash has been promoted to assistant news director from executive producer. “In the years Deana has been at CBS 17, she’s proven herself to be a smart, talented, enterprising reporter, who knows how…

Another Pittsburgh Local Journalist Sets Retirement

WTAE reporter Bob Mayo said he is retiring on December 31. TribLive points out that this is the “third significant on-air retirement from Pittsburgh TV stations this quarter, following the departures of KDKA-TV’s Jon Delano and WPXI’s David Johnson.” “I’m grateful for my years at WTAE, a station I’ve watched since I was a kid…

Chris Nakamoto to Join WAFB in Baton Rouge

Investigative reporter Chris Nakamoto will join Baton Rouge, Louisiana CBS affiliate WAFB in January 2025. Nakamoto will serve as the station’s chief investigative reporter and will co-anchor the 5 p.m., alongside anchor Tisha Powell. “For decades now, WAFB Channel 9 has been the gold standard when it comes to news, weather and sports in the…

WBFF Reporter Has Live Shot Disrupted by Leaf Blower Protest

If you thought they only showed up when you wanted to sleep in, a Maryland man armed with a leaf blower tried to disrupt the media presence outside the former school of alleged assassin Luigi Mangione. WBFF reporter Shannon Lilly was doing a live shot outside the Gilman School, where the man accused of killing…

Stephen Stock to Join WVUE in New Orleans

Stephen Stock will join New Orleans Fox affiliate WVUE as chief investigative reporter. “Stephen has a proven track record of uncovering impactful stories and a steadfast commitment to truth and transparency,” said WVUE-FOX 8 news director Kristen Palestina. “His investigative journalism will strengthen WVUE’s dedication to deliver the in-depth reporting our community deserves.” Since 2003,…

Charles Watson Joins WNBC as Reporter

Charles Watson has joined NBC owned New York station WNBC as a general assignment reporter. Watson most recently worked for Philadelphia ABC-owned station WPVI. Before that, he was a national correspondent and multimedia reporter for Fox News Media, covering eight southern states. Watson started his career as a reporter, morning anchor and producer for WRDE…

Joy Addison Joins KPRC in Houston

Joy Addison has joined Houston NBC affiliate KPRC as a reporter. Addison comes from Fox News where she was a multimedia reporter. Houston media blogger Mike McGuff reported that he “recently posted how Addison apparently had left Fox News after the cable news network announced new hire Sarah Alegre.” Before Fox, she was a marketing…

Cleveland Reporter Winnie Dortch Out of ICU

Winnie Dortch is out of the Intensive Care Unit and continues to make a “miraculous” recovery, according to Cleveland CBS affiliate WOIO. Dortch was shot in a domestic incident earlier this month. WOIO said Dortch still has months of therapy ahead of her, but is “doing well and can’t wait to get back to work!”…

Melissa Torres Moving on From WWLP in Springfield

Melissa Torres is leaving WWLP in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Nexstar NBC affiliate said Torres is moving out west to work at another Nexstar station. By the goodbye photo we posted, it looks like she’s going to KRQE in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “I’m filled with a multitude of emotions as I close this chapter in my…

Hana Altenburg Joins KOLO in Reno as AM Reporter

Hana Altenburg has joined Reno, Nevada ABC affiliate KOLO as a morning reporter. “Made my official TV debut today with @kolo8newsnow as their new Morning News Reporter and MMJ,” she posted to social media after her debut. “I’m so excited to be starting this journey with the local news station I grew up watching. Catch…