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Mike Francis is out at 11 Alive
Mike Francis has been chief meteorologist at 11 Alive for about two and a half years. CREDIT: 11 Alive Mike Francis, chief meteorologist at the NBC affiliate 11 Alive here since the summer of 2011, has...
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All hands on deck! Local TV, Weather Channel ready for huge storm
The Weather Channel provides plenty of warnings today about the forthcoming storm it dubs Pax. While things are not quite crazy yet, the local TV news stations and the Weather Channel are prepping for...
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TV briefs: Jeff Hullinger expands role at 11 Alive; CNN reshuffling; UPtv...
Jeff Hullinger will be doing sports anchoring on 11 Alive at 6 and 11. CREDIT: 11 Alive Jeff Hullinger is returning to his sports roots: he will doing sports anchoring at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m on top of...
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Southeast Emmys big winners include 11 Alive, Channel 2 Action News
11 Alive’s Matt Pearl, who won six Emmys in 2012, took home another three Saturday night. CREDIT; Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com At the Southeast Emmys awards this past weekend at the Grand Hyatt in Buckhead,...
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Exclusive: Vinnie Politan leaving HLN for 11 Alive as a news anchor
Vinnie Politan will be leaving HLN July 3 for 11 Alive. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com Vinnie Politan is leaving Atlanta-based HLN July 3 and joining the NBC affiliate 11 Alive as a morning anchor, I’ve...
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Video: talking Andi Dorfman, Vinnie Politan, Ken Cook
CineStars’ Brittany Umar and I discuss Bachelorette Andi Dorfman leaving the District Attorney’s Office, HLN host Vinnie Politan’s move to 11Alive and Ken Cook’s retirement.
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Mike Francis, former 11 Alive chief meteorologist, leaving TV for real estate
Mike Francis was chief meteorologist at 11 Alive for about two and a half years until earlier this year. CREDIT: 11 Alive Mike Francis, who left 11 Alive earlier this year as chief meteorologist under...
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Chris Holcomb becomes 11 Alive’s chief meteorologist
Chris Holcomb has been named chief meteorologist at 11 Alive. CREDIT: 11 Alive Georgia native Chris Holcomb has been named 11 Alive’s chief meteorologist, a job he has been seeking for many years. The...
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Vinnie Politan will lead new 11 Alive 5 a.m.-7 a.m. show; Karyn Greer’s job...
Vinnie Politan is hosting a new “Atlanta Alive” morning show August 4, 2014 from 5 to 7 a.m. CREDIT: 11 Alive Former HLN anchor Vinnie Politan officially joins 11 Alive on air August 4 on a new morning...
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Vinnie Politan plans to bring energy to his new Atlanta Alive 11 Alive...
Vinnie Politan is hosting a new “Atlanta Alive” morning show August 4, 2014 from 5 to 7 a.m. CREDIT: 11 Alive Vinnie Politan is a ball of energy. He has a hard time sitting down. On his new 11 Alive...
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Exclusive: 11Alive lets go Sam Crenshaw after nearly 16 years
Sam Crenshaw has spent nearly 16 years at 11 Alive. His final day is August 2, 2014. CREDIT: 11 Alive Sam Crenshaw, sports anchor and reporter for 11 Alive (WXIA-TV) for the past 16 years, is leaving...
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Paul Crawley retires from 11 Alive after 36 years
Paul Crawley was a steady presence on 11 Alive going back to 1978. CREDIT: 11 Alive Last week was busy and I was terribly remiss not including this bit of news about a veteran news reporter: 11 Alive’s...
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Video: Talking FX’s ‘Partners,’ Michael Johns, 11 Alive changes
CineStars’ Brittany Umar and I discuss Atlanta ties to FX’s new “Partners” with Martin Lawrence and Kelsey Grammer, the passing of former “American Idol” contestant Michael Johns and a shakeup at 11...
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Local blogger of Live Apartment Fire goes back to TV broadcasting on WXIA-TV
For the past 18 months, dedicated followers of Atlanta TV news broadcasting have gotten an insider’s take of the business thanks to former WAGA-TV broadcast journalist Doug Richards. The often funny,...
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11 Alive’s Jaye Watson chronicles her MS scare
Jaye Watson thought for a few days earlier this month that she had MS. CREDIT: 11 Alive Jaye Watson, a veteran 11 Alive news reporter, considers herself a healthy person who takes care of herself. She...
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WXIA-TV beats rivals to Atlanta mayoral election results
While rival TV stations Tuesday night spent much of the night reporting Kasim Reed ahead of Mary Norwood in a very tight Atlanta mayoral race, WXIA-TV was telling a different story. The NBC affiliate...
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Echoes of the Mellish Meter at WXIA-TV and WGCL-TV
Both WGCL-TV and WXIA-TV recently started measuring the weather each day using a single numerical scale. For instance, both stations ranked today a 7. On August 30, the CBS affiliate WGCL began what...
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Jennifer Rigby new news director at 11 Alive
Ellen Crooke accepting a Southeastern Emmy last year for 11 Alive. CREDIT: Rodney Ho Former Weather Channel executive Jennifer Rigby has been named the new 11 Alive news director, replacing Ellen...
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Tom Brokaw, Brenda Wood honored at Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame dinner
Emcee and former Channel 2 Action news anchor Monica Pearson with Tom Brokaw and inductee Brenda Wood. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.om As a board member of the Atlanta Press Club for the past five years,...
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WXIA-TV revamps its 7 o’clock news show
February 8, 2010, by Rodney Ho WXIA-TV revamped its 7 o’clock news program tonight, using a “Daily 11 at 7″ story countdown, similar to E!’s “Daily 10″ show. “You are tired of the same old boring...
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