While in D.C., he covered some of the most impactful stories in the United States as well as focused on international politics and foreign policy. Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 299-0411; It has many people wondering about the threat of an outbreak and how you can stay protected., FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky House has passed a bill to shore up the juvenile justice system. The move marks a bit of a homecoming for Paxton, who was born in Elizabethtown and raised in nearbyVine Grove! Multiple fire, LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) Last night, Louisville Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted 500 bottles of Viagra arriving from Hong Kong. Required fields are marked *. orientation: "portrait", Now, that number sits at almost 250,000. [13] On September 7, It Takes a Thief star Malachi Throne and Ed Allen Time host Ed Allen appeared at a public open house at the station's studios to officially "Grand Open" WBLG-TV. Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan, Soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as milk can keep using the name, according to draft federal rules released Wednesday. That, along with high winds on Tuesday, delayed the sign-on of channel 36 to Wednesday, June 25. [54], In July 1995, Park Communications was sold to Gary B. Knapp and Donald R. Tomlin, Jr., under the name Park Acquisitions. [2] However, on January 27, 1967, Kentucky Central Life announced that it would purchase existing station WKYT-TV (channel 27) from Taft Broadcasting for $2.5 million, signaling its exit from the channel 62 hearing. [60][61][62] By the time of this acquisition, WTVQ had fallen to fourth place in Lexington, behind WDKY, in revenue. Beshear also tweeted the news. When you see news happening, share it! publisher_id: "7544", We are the most trusted source for local news. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. WRDB News is a Fox-affiliate TV Network that operates at Virtual CH 41 and serves as a licensee of Louisville, Kentucky. We are your neighbors. The ACLU of, SOMERSET, Ky. (WTVQ) -- One man who was allegedly part of a group that stole six cars from a Somerset dealership was arrested Tuesday. Heavy rain, damaging wind gusts and severe storms will impact Central and Eastern Kentucky on Friday. Required fields are marked *, function evvntDiscoveryInit() { PUBLISHED AT 12:53 P.M. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Tornado Watch is issued for a large portion of Kentucky on Friday. Hallie DeVore is a senior at Northwestern University and is working as a multimedia reporter intern in news and sports at WKYT. Registered Nurse (RN, BSN) at University of Kentucky. Since signing on as WTVQs news director in March, former Lexington TV investigative reporter Miranda Combs has presided over a major revamping of the stations on-air talent. The amusement park on Thursday released renderings of what, ISOM, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The woman who was at the center of national attention after her grocery store in Isom, Kentucky was destroyed by devastating flooding in 2022 won the Women Grocers of America Woman of the Year Award. virtual: false, Bill would ban 7 countries from buying land in Ky. Donation from Kentucky Castle to God's Pantry will provide nearly 31,000 meals. The first such step came when the present WTVQ-TV call letters were adopted on December 20, 1973. Sara comes to us from Gainesville, Florida where she worked as a sports reporter for CBS4 for two years. Feb. 28 proclaimed "Hunger Free Day" in Ky. Bill would add tougher penalties for people under 21 who drink and drive, KSP's largest starting cadet class since 2014 arrives at training academy, Kentucky coal miner dies in southern West Virginia, 'Cocaine Bear' gets high with $23.1M during opening weekend, Photos, videos of dead birds in Ky. are unrelated to Ohio train derailment, Poll: 71% of Ky. voters oppose bill that would allow state to overrule parents' healthcare decisions for transgender teens, 'Lofton's Law' bill honoring 18-year-old who died in 2021 passes in Ky. 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Kelly avoids lengthy add-on to 30-year prison sentence, Florida TV reporter killed while covering a fatal shooting, No cow needed: Oat and soy can be called milk, FDA proposes, Enfamil maker recalls potentially contaminated baby formula, EPA takes charge of cleanup in toxic Ohio train derailment, Home Depot says it will raise pay for US, Canadian workers, Ukraine's year of pain, death and also nation-building, Fond remembrances for Jimmy Carter after entering hospice, Record 6,542 guns intercepted at US airport security in 2022, Military finishes recovering Chinese balloon debris, 5 Memphis officers plead not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols. Nicole Neuman joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2021. widget: true, detail_page_enabled: true, Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Around 2:30 p.m., about 76,000 people were without power. WTVQ has long had a poor image in the community when it comes to news. The show's host, Happy the Clown, was portrayed by staff announcer Tim Eppenstein. Each bottle contained 30 100 milligram tablets, for a total of 15,000, pills. The station came to me and said that they were terminating my contract as the main anchor because they wanted to go in a different direction, Kenny told the Herald Leader. We are your neighbors. }); [33] The station's first weather map was a hand-me-down from Miami; nobody bothered to remove the "low tide" and "high tide" markings from it despite their lack of utility in Kentucky. Lucy is currently a part-time multi-media journalist with WKYT and, upon graduation from Asbury University, she will begin full-time. Alyssa Andrews is an American Meteorologist. [69] However, after poaching lead male anchor John Lindgren from WKYT, an upturn finally began. He then moved to Dothan, Alabama, Ana Medina is originally from the southside of Chicago, she studied at Western Kentucky University majoring in Broadcasting with a minor in French. Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. Coroner releases name of woman who died after wind blew tree onto vehicle in Lexington, Hundreds gather at Transylvania University to speak out against anti-LGBTQ bills, Lexington doctor took part in Medicare fraud of more than $28 million, indictment says, Four people sent to a hospital after driver in Lexington runs a red light, police say, Man shows up to Lexington hospital with a gunshot wound, police say, Lexington middle school suffers damage after fire breaks out during basketball game. FOX 56 News (WDKY) in Lexington covers news, sports, weather, and traffic for central Kentucky including Frankfort, Georgetown, Paris, Nicholasville, Richmond . The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WTVQ-TV was the first station in Lexington to broadcast a digital signal in 2002. WBLG-TV, Inc. was a 50-50 partnership between Lexington-area businessman Roy White and Reeves Broadcasting Corporation. Originally from Peoria, Illinois, Kenny arrived in Kentucky for his first television job 38 years ago. But what was more important was what she forgot to unpack: a loaded .380-caliber handgun in, WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusions that it was aChinese spy, MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in theviolent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols,with the judge urging patience in a case that could "take some time. Tadarrius, function evvntDiscoveryInit() { He was an NAIA All-American kicker for the Tigers, Dillon Gaudet joins the ABC 36 storm team as the Meteorologist on our Good Morning Kentucky, Good Day Kentucky, and News at Noon shows. Wed love to hear from you. The FCC gave the station one year from June 4 to make the move. He promoted parents rights and, VERSAILLES, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Woodford Reserve on Wednesday released its 2023 Kentucky Derby bottle which honors one of the most iconic moments in sports history -- Secretariat winning the 1973 Derby. [1], On June 24, 1966, WBLG-TV's application was designated for hearing alongside a competing application from Kentucky Central Life Insurance Company (owners of WVLK radio). Talk to ABC 36 News anchors, reporters and meteorologists. Wed love to hear from you. The station noted that channel 62 suffered from technical interference and signal quality issues due to its higher position on the dial. Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption. [15] WBLG radio was not affected by this sale and was subsequently sold the following summer to North Carolina-based Village Communications. Have a story? }. [10] WBLG-TV originally branded as "The ENTERTAINMENT Channel62 WBLG-TV". She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. }. When you see news happening, share it! Lex 18 News brings you breaking and developing news, weather, traffic and sports coverage from the Lexington metro area and across Kentucky on WLEX-TV and Lex18.com. The shipment was heading to an, FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Lawmakers in the Kentucky House of Representatives in Frankfort passed controversial House Bill 470 Thursday, which is related to the LGBTQ community. A Lexington native, T.G. He has won an Emmy Award for anchoring and another for investigative reporting, exposing the deceit and potential danger of online diploma mills. 11:35pm: WTVQ My Network HDTV 36.2 Seinfeld 6:00pm Secrets of Bluegrass Chefs 6:30pm Seinfeld 7:00pm Access Hollywood 7:30pm Dateline 8:00pm Chicago P.D. Channel 36 has brought veteran weatherman T.G. Those showers have exited giving way to quiet conditions for the daytime hours on, What a way to kick off the month of March across Central and Eastern Kentucky! }, Married co-anchors Lyssa and Doug High will launch a new noon newscast on WTVQ ABC36 on Wednesday, May 18. Boyd graduated from Western Kentucky with a degree in broadcast journalism. Trevelyan Cosmo-December 17, 2021 . Lexington, KY 40509. 2 talking about this. Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, Apple Logic, Final Cut, HTML, PHP, MySQL and Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Power Point and Excel. KSP welcomed 103 new cadets -- and credited the recent $15,000 salary increase for sworn, THACKER, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia Gov. The, WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday, a day after he wasconvicted of murderin the shooting deaths of his wife and son. Anchor Hayley Harmon is the co-anchor of ABC 36s Good Morning Kentucky with Lee Cruse! } Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE. virtual: false, TV Schedule; Where To Find FOX 56; Our History; Work for FOX 56; Subscribe to Newsletters; . }. Russian troops would soon pour across Ukraine's borders and Russian missiles would fill Ukrainian skies,taking Ukrainian livesin the biggest air, sea and ground assault, ATLANTA (AP) Dozens of well-wishers made the pilgrimage Sunday to The Carter Center in Atlanta, as prayers and memories of former President Jimmy Carter's legacy were offered up at his small Baptist church in Plains, Georgia, a day after, ATLANTA (AP) The woman flying out of Philadelphias airport last year remembered to pack snacks, prescription medicine and a cellphone in her handbag. Doug High has been a News Anchor at ABC 36 since 2009 and currently co-anchorsABC 36 News at Noon / High Noonwith his wife, ABC 36 Anchor and Lifestyle Reporter, Lyssa High. SMS students will remotely learn from Monday, March 6 to Friday, March 10. } Mobile App | WEATHER App | WTVQ Email Sign Up, Damaging wind gusts, severe storms likely Friday, Heavy rain, gusty winds, and strong storms on the way Friday, Record warmth to kick off March as more active weather looms, Severe Weather Awareness Week: How to receive weather alerts, Record warmth to begin March as our active weather pattern kicks back in, A windy Monday with more active weather expected to begin March, Dodging showers this weekend with more wind on tap early next week, Cooler air returns to the area to close out the week, Wind and warmth hang around for one more day, Record warmth on the table through the mid-week, Pleasant Tuesday ahead of record warmth and rain chances, More unseasonably mild air for February on the horizon. Paxton Boyd joined the ABC 36 family as an evening anchor in June 2022. [11] WKYT, the former primary affiliate of ABC, became the market's CBS affiliate in January, ahead of WBLG-TV's sign-on. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. To make the move happen, two unused allocations would need to be moved. My first several years were spent working in radio news and since 2003 I've worked at WKYT. Since 2006, Robert has been news director at WKYT in Lexington. LEXINGTON, Ky. ABC 36 News Director Miranda Combs announced a new main anchor for WTVQ ABC 36. We have some concerns about WTVQ's performance in the market. Senate Bill 28, sponsored by Sen. Mike Wilson (R-Bowling Green), lets winery owners distribute, FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Senate has passed a measure giving parents a pathway to challenge school instructional materials they consider unfit for children. detail_page_enabled: true, Samantha moved to Lexington in 2018 to study broadcast journalism and criminology at the University of Kentucky. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ Prior to making the move to Lexington, Boyd worked in Washington, D.C., as a national correspondent for RT America. partner_name: "ABC36NEWS", Tom also has network broadcast experience in radio and television having worked as a sports reporter for ESPN, Sportschannel, NBC Sports and the Breeders Cup. His community outreach included serving as president of the non-profit foundation Friends of Lexington Fisher House, a 16-room facility which will give a home to families of veterans being treated at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Hospital. Lexington, KY 40509. He has won Associated Press Awards for reporting and anchoring. 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Channel 36 has brought veteran weatherman T.G. He got his start in Montgomery, where he covered a little bit of everything, including politics and agriculture. Mobile App | WEATHER App | WTVQ Email Sign Up. 2 weather-related deaths reported from strong Ky. storms, Southern Middle School to move to remote learning March 6-10 after fire, Thousands of Kentuckians without power as storms head east, Lexington tax preparation service owner indicted on tax fraud. Officers were sent to the hospital at 10:50 p.m., according to Lexington police. Alyssa became a morning meteorologist in May 2017. Downed power lines in roads, blacked out streetlights and traffic lights were all scenes from Friday's severe weather., FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 6:08 p.m. Just minutes after the first weather-related death was reported, a second death was announced in Edmonson County. WTVQ-TV ABC 36 - Lexington, KY News Anchor "Good Morning Kentucky" and ABC36 News at Noon since Dec 2009 High Impact Productions / Witnessing History LLC Executive Producer / Director since Jun 2007 Skills: Broadcast, Video Production, Video, Television, Media Relations, Documentaries, Editing, Crisis. "[51] For his station's part, WTVQ acting general manager Jerry Fox seemed to shrug off WDKY's ploy, saying that he did not "blame them" and adding that if his station was an independent he would "do whatever I could to survive". He joined the ABC 36 team 21 years ago where he began as a general assignment reporter, and rose through the ranks to investigative reporter, morning and noon anchor, and ascended to the main anchor role and managing editor. Anchor Hayley Harmon is the co-anchor of ABC 36's Good Morning Kentucky with Lee Cruse! A native of Buckhannon, West Virginia, Dillon attended California University of Pennsylvania where he studied meteorology., Jordan joined the ABC 36 family in December of 2022 as a weekend meteorologist for the ABC 36 Storm Team. We are the most trusted source for local news. Congress, the White House itself andmore than half of, WASHINGTON (AP) TheSupreme Courtis about to hear arguments over President Joe Bidensstudent debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced. I thank the station for giving me the opportunity to serve. The Environmental Protection Agency told Norfolk Southern, Home Depot said Tuesday its investing $1 billion in wage increases for its U.S. and Canadian hourly workers. } According to Lauren White of the Bluegrass Airport, the roof on the concourse A building and the roof on the, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Friday, significant road hazards across Central Kentucky caused by severe weather resulted in one death in Fayette County. Julia Sandor joined the WKYT team as a reporter in June 2022. During a luncheon, the Kentucky Castle handed a, NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The Jessamine County Health Department will hold a measles vaccine clinic next week after a case of measles was confirmed in a, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Many people may think because it is warmer out, that they should take advantage of the nice day and garden. "Kentucky, more sad news. partner_name: "ABC36NEWS", Paxton Boyd, a native of Elizabethtown and a graduate of Western Kentucky University. This came after talks to merge Reeves' holdings into Starr failed. When the station first came on the air as channel 62, the news was little more than a joke. Tom has lived in Lexington 22-years. [72] It maintained that position for much of the decade, but ratings declined as Lindgren took extended off-air absences to treat colon cancer;[73] he died in January 2001 at the age of 55. The station began broadcasting on channel 62 as WBLG-TV in 1968 and has been an ABC affiliate for its entire history. Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. So far, Republican-appointed judges have kept the Democratic president's plan, NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) U.S. first lady Jill Biden gave one of the clearest indications yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term, telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview on Friday that there's pretty much, EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) The crew operating a freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, did not receive a critical warning about an overheated axle until just before dozens of cars went off the tracks, federal safety investigators, CHICAGO (AP) R. Kelly was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison for child pornography and enticement of minors for sex but will serve all but one of those simultaneously with a 30-year sentence on racketeering and sex, A Florida television station identified Thursday a 24-year-old reporter who was fatally shot while covering a shooting death in an Orlando area neighborhood, as well as its photojournalist who was critically injured in the rampage. WTVQ also has a new noon news anchor team in the husband-wife duo of Doug and Lyssa High. Hes kind of been my guide through all of this.. Kenny is now looking for his next work opportunity, and said hes thankful to ABC 36 for the opportunity to serve for 21 years. Kristen Kennedy Morning Anchor/Reporter Kristen. I think people obviously know me primarily from UK, Piecoro said. LEXINGTON, Ky. Longtime WTVQ News Anchor, and current Executive Director of the Kentucky Historical Society Foundation, Doug High is returning from a 3-year absence on the news desk to. TV journalist and Elizabethtown, Kentucky, native Paxton Boyd will take the desk. I will go around to different schools, We squeezed in one more spring-like day on Thursday with afternoon highs surging into the mid to upper 70s across Central and Eastern Kentucky ahead of a cold front, Another spring-like day is on the way for your Thursday. Their vote comes amid a rally at the, MIDWAY, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Midway University is set to give a new tuition discount to first responders. Approval was granted on the condition that the entrance/exit to the station be on Bryant Road only and that screening devices be provided between the station and adjacent residences. element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", TV journalist and Elizabethtown, Kentucky, native Paxton Boyd will take the desk. Excited to announce Nationally-Known Kentucky Sportscaster @JeffPiecoro has joined @ABC36News as sports director! But Beau Spicer with Louis Flower Power shops, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 4:14 p.m. Senior night in Lexington, Ky. as the Kentucky men's basketball team finished their home schedule welcoming in the Vanderbilt Commodores. Your email address will not be published. Chris joined our sister station, WCBI in Columbus, MS in August 2016 after graduating from Mississippi State University. orientation: "portrait", discovery: { [50] With WKYT turning them down, ABC then turned its sights to WLEX-TV about the possibility of them leaving NBC to join ABC. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 2018 with a degree in journalism. It's a Dillon Gaudet "Go Day" thanks to the afternoon sunshine and above-average temperatures. Her 16 year old daughter loves driving which is proving to be a learning experience for all, while, function evvntDiscoveryInit() { number: 3, Mandy Noell. [11][14] The FCC granted WBLG-TV its permanent license on August 5, 1970. A former football player at Tates Creek High School, Piecoro walked on to the UK football team under Fran Curci in 1980. When you see news happening, share it! After morning rainfall exits, we'll be tracking a bit of a, Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ): Good Thursday evening weather friends, we have had a pretty good day across central and eastern Kentucky with temperatures near 60 under a partly sunny sky., After record breaking warmth on Wednesday showers and thunderstorms moved through the region overnight. Kentucky Educational Television, the statewide PBS member, initially opposed the move, fearing that they would lose potential viewers who, in tuning to channel 62, had to dial past its station, WKLE, on channel 46 and might have sampled its programming. Jeff will be on the air starting next week! You can watch Paxton on weekday, Kaitlyn Shive joined the ABC36 News Team in January 2021 as a Multimedia Journalist. Reeves chairman J. Drayton Hastie served as the chairman of WBLG-TV, Inc. Reeves owned existing television stations in Huntington, West Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, as well as radio stations in Baltimore. Access Your Home's Equity Before It's Too Late! Since 2011, Lee K. has fulfilled his passion for reporting sports at WKYT. Lexington, KY 40509. In May 2022, she began anchoring and reporting for Good Morning Kentucky and ABC 36 News at, Maddie McQueenis a Lexington native who joined the ABC 36 News Team as an MMJ in June 2021. (Former Channel 36 sports director and current NBC Sports reporter) Kenny Rice hired me in my first job out of college at TVQ. map: false, 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. [9] Lexington's then-Mayor Charles Wylie was on hand with White and daughter Barbara to throw the switch that brought the station on the air. Channel 36 would need to be moved from Portsmouth, Ohio, into Lexington; channel 55 would be re-located from Glasgow, Kentucky, to Portsmouth to fill the void, then the soon-to-be-discarded channel 62 allocation would be moved from Lexington to Glasgow. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ [6] Approval for the rezoning came on November 10, 1967, despite objection from two local residents who lived near the proposed location. I have no ill will and wish nothing but success for them. Piecoro, who will turn 60 in October, will join a sports department that also includes anchors/reporters Chris Bolton and Sara Cardona. [33] This was also noticeable at the news director position. Shuck back to the Lexington market from Louisville. An attempt to bolster the newscasts by hiring former radio reporter Bill Evenson in the late 1970s was marred by sensationalism: one newscast opened with the phrase, "Kentucky, there's blood on your highways tonight. In January 1977, WTVQ petitioned the FCC to allow them to move to channel 36, in a move the station said was needed to evenly compete with WLEX-TV (channel 18) and WKYT-TV. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ Central to their complaints was the proposed 990-foot (302m) tower, which they felt was "unsightly"; they were also concerned that the tower might fall. detail_page_enabled: true, ", Bruce F. Johnson, Shamrock president and chief executive officer, February 1980, outlining the changes the new ownership planned on making to WTVQ[29], WTVQ, now under Shamrock, began to prepare for its move to channel 36 by making station wide changes that included the firing of then-general manager Jeff Evans (blamed on heavy turnover in the months following Shamrock's takeover of the station), the first building expansion in the station's history with new equipment (estimated to cost between $1.3 to $2 million), a $300,000 investment into the news department, an expansion of the 5:30p.m. evening news from a half-hour to a full hour, and a "major emphasis on public affairs and community involvement".
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