Throwback Thursday: WKYC in 2005

Time for another installment of "Throwback Thursday" which takes a look back at some of the historical milestones at WKYC Studios.

The time machine takes us back to 2005 with a timeline of some of the biggest moments of that year at WKYC.

January 2005: AJ Colby joins WKYC-TV from WJW-TV/Cleveland as a freelance meteorologist.

February 6, 2005: Eileen McShea’s contract ends, although she remains on the air sporadically through May 2005.

March 2005: Paxson Communications announces it will end its partnership with WKYC-TV and puts “The Akron/Canton News” in doubt on WVPX/Channel 23.

June 2005: John Friess departs WKYC-TV for KRON-TV/San Francisco.

July 4, 2005: WKYC-TV moves “The Akron/Canton News” from WVPX-TV/Akron-Canton to Time Warner Cable Channel 23 at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. (previously 10 p.m.) with anchor Eric Mansfield, reporters Ben Holbert, Joy Benedict and other members of the Channel 3 News team.

July 25, 2005: Jacque Smith joins WKYC-TV from WJW-TV/Cleveland, as a reporter and fill-in anchor for the morning show.

August 2005: Ben Holbert departs WKYC-TV to become Director of Communications for Omega Psi Phil Fraternity, Inc./Atlanta.

September 8, 2005: WKYC-TV joins with all local Cleveland televisions for a special telethon called “Hurricane Katrina: Northern Ohio Responds” from 7 to 8 p.m.

September 12, 2005: “Good Company” debuts at 10 a.m. with Eileen McShea (who returns to the station), Michael Cardamone, Fred Griffith and Andrea Vecchio. Hollie Strano is no longer part of the show.

December 2005: WKYC-TV and the Cleveland Indians form a new company called “Fastball Productions” to produce Indians broadcasts for 10 years from the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center. Time Warner is the first to air the new network called “SportsTime Ohio.”

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This timeline is based on station archives and various newspaper stories. If you feel something is in error, please let me know and we'll make any necessary corrections. Email me at fmacek@wkyc.com