Here's our update of what's happening around the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center, on NBC and around the television industry:
Happy New Year!
We wish all of you and Happy New Year and hope that 2009 will be better than most people are expecting it to be. We are realistic that it may not, but how many analysts have you watched on TV that have been wrong? I can think of plenty, so there is always hope.
Happy Birthday to WKYC's Fred Griffith
Local television legend and WKYC "Good Company Today" co-host Fred Griffith celebrates his 80th birthday on Saturday. Fred joined WKYC in May 2000. Before that, he was with WEWS for 33 years, as a reporter, news producer, news and public affairs director, and for over 26 years, host of the daily two hour Morning Exchange program. For nearly five years he was also co-host of the hour-long Afternoon Exchange. He holds the national record for time on live TV, with more than 13,700 hours. He is in the Cleveland Press Club Hall of Fame and holds the Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Professional Journalists and the Cleveland Association of Broadcasters Award for Excellence.
*Read more about Fred: >>CLICK HERE<<
*Watch Fred's birthday celebration on Good Company Today on Friday with special guests Connie Dieken and Jan Jones: >>CLICK HERE<<
Weekend Programming Highlights
A couple of programming notes to pass on for this weekend on NBC including plenty of football action and a brand new NBC show.
Saturday Sports Hightlights:
*U.S. Army All American Football: 1 to 4 p.m.
*Football Night in America: 4 to 4:30 p.m.
*NBC Football (Atlanta @ Arizona): 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
*NFL Bridge Show: 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
*NBC Football (Indianapolis @ Chicago): 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
*Channel 3 News at 11: 11 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Sunday Programming Hightlights:
*Superstars of Dance (premiere) - 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
*Channel 3 Sports Tonight (premiere) - 11:35 p.m. to Midnight
