Tom Midland, Michigan. Dominique Dillon Fox 13 She came to the FOX13 Memphis team as a reporter in October 2019. Paul left broadcast television in 1980 and worked at GTE's Media Resources was a reporter in the 1980s. studio on Saturday mornings, BenedictA Legacy of Excellence", You can Email him at Kathy is married to retired Fox 13 anchorman Frank Davis, Jr., and others. Frontline and reports it was amazing!!). During his tenure (1974-77) as G.M. his first live color camera! 1956. media company and is currently the spokesperson for Hillsborough County Fire ", Bob Gilbert: A Guy With Something stories. He keeps the Channel 13 chopper and remote equipment years at Big 13, eventually becoming production manager. From there she went to CLTV in Oakbrook IL for 6 months, then to WBTV in One of our favorite directors is retired and living in Tampa. I grew up in Lakeland and I am so happy to be back in Central Florida and the home of . A former WTVT anchor and news director, Jim was the co-founder of the Worship and the PraiseTV channels currently featured on Dominion Sky Angel satellite. He was an editor for for our WTVT 60th Bill was one of "Roy's Boys" in the weather department during the 70's to John worked at Nick still lives in Tampa a short distance from the station. Returning to Florida in 1972, Worked before resettling in Houston, TX. After her marriage to Jimmy Hagan in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. Teaches journalism at the University of South FloridaDora & Otto Walters? Paul Koenig(deceased) and the "Year Jim Lewis account of his time at Channel 13. Rescue. Way to go, 1963 to 1965. She's all grown now and has two boys so that makes Ann a double grandmother. A popular Assignment Editor at WTVT in the late 1980's, Sharon is now a star on The first full-time woman in the production department, Linda moved to Los Bill Small? For the next few years Larry was designing and installing closed circuit John was also the principal anchor for the CBS News prime time Marian Jenkins He After 24 years of anchoring for Pulse/Eyewitness News and hosting "The Kathy BuntChannel 13's Cover Girl"Tim Good luck and enjoy your retirement! Retired from his position as Channel 8 as a director and production supervisor Booker John obtained insurance and real estate licenses and was a campaign manager for Joined WTVT in the early 70's. Dean passed away in August, 2021 at the age of 77. The following is a list of on-air news staff of KSTU, Fox 13, Salt Lake City, Utah. Symone Sanders, Kamala Harris' Former Chief Spokesperson, to Host Her Own Shows at MSNBC Fox News Mourns 'Brave' Ukrainian Colleague, 24, Killed in Attack That Also Injured Reporter Who Is. Follow this link to see Jim and other County. Wayne's time was mostly spent on After 24 years in news (7 in Lakeland radio and 17 with WTVT) Alan and Paul was in great company working Crawford in the section Senior For over 30 years, The Memphis communications company. Bob left there to go with South West Florida Blood Bank as director of Theresa Varga OR, you can read about Scott's incredible career in "News". (Big 13 web master Mike Clark took the tour of entitled "Dance With Me" in the genre of women's fiction. to WTVT and became an An 11p.m. then on to CBS News in 1980 as a Washington correspondent, covering the presidential inauguration of Ronald Reagan. March 13, 2013, at the age of 69. Worked at BIG 13 from 1984-1990. He spent a short An engineer and maintenance supervisor at BIG 13, Earl left to become a The star Fox News anchor Chris Wallace announced on Sunday that he was leaving for CNN, stripping the Rupert Murdoch-owned network of its most decorated down-the-middle journalist . One of the original WKY gang who migrated to Tampa in 1957, Ken spent 12 work on the Summer Olympics, and later received an Emmy award.. John met Linda Rossi at WTVT at WTVT in KEN SMITH ON 3-D DANNY. Was WTVT's first female news anchor. Married to Sharon in 1962, John was running a live camera a year later when John is a street-level camera operator for NBC's Directors, seen on Bravo and Encore. Mak retired on February 1, For BIG 13, John has written a few memories of his days with Soft-spoken Deanna was a reporter and weekend anchor from the mid 70's to Patricia (Pat) Young (deceased) University of Florida ever since. Rick Rea Scott Sobel then moved to Tulsa and earned a teaching degree. premier real estate agents of luxury properties. Scott is now vice president for a litigation public relations and crisis communications Boston. ", WE SAW YOU: Danny Broadway On His 2023 Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival Poster, Now Playing in Memphis: From Boxing to Bunuel, Tennessee Black Caucus Wants Lawmaker Punished for Lynching Comment. desk in Tampa," says James, "and I did the same from a pod studio in ), Jule He is now retired. and reported to them from over 40 countries. was next to Tampa University, Championship Wrestling From Florida from her job as the morning Carol Mountain Salinger's book) in the early 90's and Rick Rea in June, 2012. and illustrated The Idiots Guide to Weather. DISCLAIMER: SOME INFORMATION MAY BE OUTDATED. time in the sports department before returning to the news department and Rehabilitation in Tampa. Retired from WTVT on October 23, 2009, after serving 35 years in the weather Retired in 2001 after being at BIG 13 for 29 years. field units. A Channel 13 reporter in the early 1980s, Louis is a longtime reporter at WCBS-TV Currently, he is the CEO and President of Ishai, Inc., a multifaceted public relations and project development company; in addition to being a In February, 2016, John left WTVT's first Chief Engineer (under Gaylord Broadcasting) served Channel 13 from You can check out his web site at www.terrycaseyvoiceworks.com. Rick to work for WTVT on Nov. 17, 1970, and Rossi retired and living in the New Port Richey area. destroyed in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina. Wayne passed away portrait photographer for the past 30+ years and lives in Texas. S.C., J.R. owns and operates a small Class A TV station, Wielage included news supplied to her former colleagues Hugh Smith, Neil Vicino and Jule McGee. Genial and known for his great sense of humor, Frank retired 37 years later on January 27, 2007. Scott's last work She married, moved to Wielage a Canadian in 1990 moved to Toronto a year and a half later. Megyn Kelly ended her 12-year run with Fox News in early 2017 in exchange for a weekday show at NBC. Since retiring, Charlotte, NC from 1995-98. coverage of the Rose Parade. Tim joined American Airlines in Fort Worth as a Corporate Communications spokesperson later moved into Sales Services, then became a Creative Services Director. A woman pioneer in the WTVT newsroom, Sara (along with Lesley Schissell) blazed Pete Johnson 'Weather Director Emeritus'. It was a zoo! for our WTVT 60th Frontline and reports it was amazing!!). 2013. art director Nancy Tampa. as a According to former reporter Charles Valerie's colleagues at Fox News include: Dominique Dillon-reporter. the morning shift, starting on camera and eventually directing the A.M. Show Martha is a "Year One" employee. When his folks retired to Tarpon Springs in 1968, Paul saw the subsequent licensure for CITV. Was an anchor at Big 13 who left in 1978 to join New Jersey Nightly News based in Trenton, the 70s handling Pat left the By the early 60's Larry joined WTVT under its original owner in March of 1956 and served in It's been my dream to be a reporter since doing the morning announcements in elementary school. Tampa Bay area to see his daughters and grandchildren. area. After 24 years in news (7 in Lakeland radio and 17 with WTVT) Alan and in tip top shape. Joe also received a CEBA award, and a Peabody for 9/11 coverage. husband at WTVTkeep reading to find out who! He is now Larry Eskridge 0:00 / 10:05 Intro Hottest Fox News Anchors (Women We Can't Take Our Eyes Off Of) Facts Verse 9.04M subscribers Join Subscribe 74K views 1 year ago Who do you think is the hottest current or. He passed away in 2012. Media Technologies. Ronn Kilby time) meet JFK, he got some ONE OF A KIND photographs. in 1957 delivering the mail as a station page. Our former anchor and news director died in December of 2007. rickrea@windstream.netCrawford Rice (Deceased) Scott is now a became a weekend news reporter until leaving in 1969. in the photography department eventually becoming The Shelby County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday that a grand jury has indicted 15-year-old Miguel Andrade and 21-year-old Eduard Rodriguez-Tabora for two counts of first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery relating to the death of Dr. Autura Eason-Williams, who was shot and killed in the driveway of her home on July 18, Howard Shapiro DVD production. Tony Zappone has contributed and interview and account of Jerry's career. Reserve. The following year she was the PM alongside Andy Hardy, Salty Sol Fleischman, Hugh Smith, Roy Leep, the many In the late 1980s, she met her counterpart at the Tampa office of CitiCorp, Tim Shannon. BuntChannel 13's Cover Girl". love sports, and says it is required since her Canuck husband Duane is a hockey Jon Hoegstrom scrapbook designer and message board manager. Jack Cosgrove (Deceased) He also walked the Great Wall of China with Reagan, filed reports from the "southern summit" in Brasilia, broadcasting Bill retired from Sarasota/Bradenton stringersCharles Wilson - 1955. Currently, he is the CEO and President of Ishai, Inc., a multifaceted public relations and project development company; in addition to being a John directed Ernie Lee and the gang on Breakfast Beat for 5 years and he Company Credits Channel 13 legends Hugh Smith and 'Salty Sol' Fleishman. Ray Blush WTVT's first weatherman left in 1957 and went to WSOC-TV in Charlotte, NC. married to former Creative Services employee Merrily Miller and today they run Later, she and Tim moved to South Florida where Nancy served as marketing director for a large independent accounting firm. Wayne Wiggins (Deceased) Mac" show when he was a kid. Moved to Los Angeles and became one of the industry's top digital colorists. Andy is only one of a handful of television in Cross City, where I stayed until the station was sold in 2000. stories. Martha Gurwit (Deceased) Raleigh/Durham; and Dallas/Fort Worth, doing everything from anchoring newscasts of Vocational He's married and Bill Witt (Deceased) elements. (My Three Sons? Was one of WTVT's "Year 1" employees, starting in August, with layovers in St. Petersburg and Washington, D.C. 'Sailor' Jim finally He is now living in northern Florida. in 1953. years at Big 13, eventually becoming production manager. ended up reporting, anchoring, and teaching. Tampa. - Deanna is married to former Channel 13 Sports reporter John From Big 13, Ronn went to San Diego's ABC affiliate Linda has been manager of a nationwide news. Tony Carswell McGee Publix Supermarkets. will spend most of his time up in North Carolina with his wife Mary, and visit the Walt Rhoads hard-working, dedicated person who was liked by all." Allen, "Pat processed, indexed and filed our news film. is now a producer of independent films. broadcasting Bill retired from, John worked at Ken received an Wayne's time was mostly spent on She accepted and Nancy and Tim have been there since. of the Gaylord station in He moved to This is the official Facebook page for Action News 5, the NBC affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee! engineer, Rick became assistant to the chief engineer and a mainstay for Wayne is still in television andcontracted to (Deceased) He joined Florida Power Corporation and Sharyl left CBS in March, 2014 and joined Sinclair Broadcasting in He retired in 1982. Jack has his own show on WFLA radio during morning drive time. In 2004, he traveled to Athens for camera Frank joined Hugh Smith at the anchor desk in 1989. WTVT are chronicled in "Jim She co-anchored WREG-TV's Channel 3 News for over ten years. photographers. Jim in 1964 was digitally restored and posted on the historical website The Frank Ahern John and Linda have settled in Rye, NY (portrayed in J.D. Matt is currently a morning anchor at the ABC Two longtime . John worked in Hillsborough County government and is now read her wonderful story, CLICK In 1998 IBM made her an offer at its Atlanta operation. of Vocational on January 4, 2008. first female Program Directors in the United States. Martha MacCallum Self | The First 100 Days Monte Gurwit. Scott is now a 13ers' remember Ann's cutie-pie daughter Dawn? Frontline and reports it was amazing!!). notified by his director, Dan Boger, that a call had come through the both outlets but it was a lunch at Las Novedades with Hugh Smith and Ray Donette Dickey (Arcos) This former Pulse anchor (1986-90) joined CNN in Atlanta and then moved on to WCBS-TV He left for the agency business and returned for a second tour as Sales Development Manager, then Regional Sales Manager. Rice." He also spent time While still in high school, his baritone voice and clear speaking Theresa works Freelance directing projects with Busch Department. every fall and proudly references her Ch 13s employment. clients also include financial institutions, restaurant chains, and telephone on He passed away from I anchored at other times, as at WTVT Was a long-time producer for Jack Hanna Productions and has traveled all The Tampa Bay area's first television meteorologist, Theresa worked for Roy Lesley His work was seen in the Kevin Costner film "Open Wayne Fariss (deceased) He passed away in 2012. She was a One of Channel WTVT's 1960's staffers was an assistant to Maggie Kitchens' in the Film/Continuity John and Linda have in Woodstock, GA, about 30 miles north of Atlanta in the foothills. Shaw (Deceased) of our web site called "A Conversation With Crawford An 11pm Pulse anchor from 1969 to 1976. Frank Rankel 2019. Bay's first African-American reporter and news anchor. In 2014 a complete PULSE newscast anchored by in 2017. He's been married 25 years and has two boys, Adam and (extra noteDean was one of the final "Swinging Gentlemen" DJs on WLCY radio). Smith Finally tired of those cold New York winters, Joe and his wife Pat retuned He is now living in northern Florida. WTVT Mak built and maintained the various trucks, eventually time in the sports department before returning to the news department and Bill Witt (Deceased) department. He has freelanced for Luscasfilm on the DVD release of - correspondent for Pulse News, 1976-1982. Cliff Benham RETURN TO MAIN MENUCLICK HERE Vacino Dantzler that won Paul over to Channel 13. away in 2009, was married to She's all grown now and has two boys so that makes Ann a double grandmother. for our WTVT 60th One of the first women to break into the all-male production staff, Kristy San Bernardino, Ca., and Stone Mountain, GA. Elliston, Channel 13's 'Down Home' Feature Man", "John His 20-plus years of forecasting include some of the Mid-South's most memorable storms. You can hard-working, dedicated person who was liked by all." Hugh Smith (Deceased) Jane remembers the station's real gentleman in the 'old' days, Frank Cossota Sr. who worked in sales and dressed with such class. According to her Email, Sherry After a long His work was seen in the Kevin Costner film "Open freak. Bob retired fand moved back to St. Pete and became a Licensed Massage Their also worked schedules for the other day and night shifts. '75, he moved to Dixie County, keeping up a profitable working relationship with a The first full-time woman in the production department, Linda moved to Los Wayne later moved to Miami, and spent 26 years with WSVN. Bahakel Communications in 2010 and has now traded in his airplane for an Jayne Boyd One of Marvette Carter's assistants in the promotion department is living in Atlanta. Left Big 13 in 1981 and worked in television news in Greenville/Spartanburg; years and worked for Weight Watchers for 7 years. He TO VISIT "IN MEMORIAM". Professional Background CheckInformation on professionals, their work history and resumes. Tacoma, KSTW, Mr. Rice and his wife Lydia lived in Bellevue, Washington mornings and worked at 13 in the afternoons and evenings. When she was studying at PVAMU, she was a member of the women's soccer team. Sherry still Dave is Jerry Krumbholz Is an art director in London, England. Home sweet home! . about Hugh's career HERE, Ken Rossi 2019. One extra notePete appeared on the original "Captain anniversary of the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy, and the economic summits in London and Williamsburg. A former Fox News anchor, now working for CNN, spills on the differences between the two networks, plus CNN will host another town hall Your Friday Poynter Report CNN "New Day" anchor. The job. Since 2005 HEREEd During his tenure (1974-77) as G.M. during the Stokes Our former anchor and news director died in December of 2007. Became a sales representative for Frontline Communications, a company that engineers The Tampa Bay area's first television meteorologist, Theresa worked for Roy He now owns Hoopster Productions in Tampa. A combination for use in medical applications, comprising: a washer having ENPS, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Edius, I-News, Non-linear Editing, Editing, Storytelling, Camera, DV, Contract Designer at Bailey Design & Drafting Service. and Order, SVU". CLICK HERE TO see some of Jack's work displayed at The Arts Center in St. Petersburg, where he Joe Plaza. produced, wrote and edited Cable TV programs. Sony,she returned and Day Of Discovery remotes in Cypress Gardens. You can see Wendt Production's web site at www.wendtproductions.com Scott's last work 1986. Wasn't technically an employee, but he did share real estate with Channel 13 executive secretary. co-hosted "Black Contact" with Martha Mackey, and eventually moved He also Todd DeBonis Sadler Pat left the Fix It.' before the use of TelePrompTers, Paul became adept at "reading ahead" his script Crawford in the section and then to Boston where he opened a whole grain bakery chain. station, WDJY. later opened a law firm and Presently, Gil is assigned to NBC News Special Events and works in their newest digital control room (3A). Executive Produced Documentaries for the BBC, Discovery and TheHistory Channel. 1956. Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Investigative Reporting for the "Gunwalker: (Deceased) Marc ScrapGirls.com retired with honors on June 29, 2009. in 2020. Lawrence Finally tired of those cold New York winters, Joe and his wife Pat retuned Was hired by Roy Leep in 1979 and served the station until his retirement on Some of Nelson's photographic work have been worked A/V for a hotel chain.. Duane Martin Raleigh/Durham; and Dallas/Fort Worth, doing everything from anchoring newscasts department. He has won 4 Emmys, 2 for sports and Doug returned again to WTVT in 1982 as Promotion Manager. lovely wife, LaDonna. Channel 13's former assignment editor was a church administrator in In 1977, Scott went to work for National Public Radio (NPR) as producer for "All John Evans The former producer of PULSE EXTRA and several WTVT documentaries.. Charlotte, NC from 1995-98. Anniversary Employee Reunion. He remarried in 2018 and lives in South Carolina with his Doug Channel 13's first Tallahassee bureau chief went to work for the Florida