Director's Cut Blog with Frank Macek

Tuesday is usually a day off for NFL players, but the Philadelphia Eagles host the Minnesota Vikings Tuesday night in a nationally televised game that was switched from Sunday night due to an impending blizzard. You can catch the game right here on WKYC starting at 8 p.m. The decision to postpone the game at Lincoln Financial Field was made Sunday amid the threat of a storm that eventually dumped about a foot of snow in the Philadelphia area. The storm was accompanied by high winds. "The discussions with the league were all about public safety. That was paramount," says Don Smolenski, Eagles chief operating officer. "That, I think, in the end really was what drove the decision." This is the first NFL game played on a Tuesday since 1946.

Special to the Director's Cut Blog By Doug Whiteman, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a state sales tax that applies to satellite TV but not cable. The Ohio Department of Taxation says Monday's ruling is not surprising because similar tax discrepancies have been upheld in other states. Ohio's highest court ruled 5-2 against satellite companies that complained the tax is unfair. The court affirmed a lower court's decision that the tax does not amount to unconstitutional discrimination because it's based on the different nature of the companies' business activities. Tax department spokesman John Kohlstrand says the tax generated $54 million for financially struggling Ohio in the most recent fiscal year. Attorneys for the satellite industry indicated earlier that an appeal was likely.

Channel 3’s morning news will move to a 4:30am start on January 3rd, it was announced today. “People lead busier lives, and viewing patterns have changed,” said WKYC News Director Rita Andolsen. “There is now a significant news audience beginning as early as 4:30 in the morning, and we want to serve their needs with the market’s best news, weather and sports coverage.” “The timing is right,” added Brooke Spectorsky, President and General Manager. “Given how actively this winter has begun, our viewers need weather, traffic and school closings even earlier.” Channel 3 News Today is anchored by Mark Nolan with meteorologist Hollie Strano. Reporters include Maureen Kyle, Darrielle Snipes, WTAM Traffic reporter Pat Butler, and Bloomberg business correspondents Jayne King and Angie Lau. Channel 3 News Today was awarded the 2009 regional Emmy for best morning newscast.

By Frank Macek Time for another behind the scenes look at what's happening at the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center. We are fast approaching the end of another year - a much better year than 2009 was for many reasons. We are so happy the economy has finally started to move in the right direction, albiet very slowly. Not much new news to report from the homestead, which is about to celebrate it's 10th anniversary already. Seems like your blogger can remember slogging into our "not yet completed" control room in the middle of winter as we started moving some operations into the new building in December 2000. The first month was spent with the technical crew at 13th and Lakeside and the talent back in the old E. 6th street studio. Our first show with talent broadcasting here was in January 2001 on Super Bowl Sunday when Scott Newell and Kristin Anderson anchored. I'll share more memories in an upcoming article. As part of our 10th anniversary, the station receiv...

Check out our latest November sweeps proof of performance promo:

CLEVELAND -- It's that time of year! We want to see your holiday lights and share them with everyone! We want you to help us light up the season by sending us pictures of your holiday light displays. We'll even pick one each night to be featured on Channel 3 News each night at 11 p.m. There are several ways you can let us know about your own displays or those around your neighborhood. Upload your own holiday lights photos Upload your own holiday lights video Email us suggestions for display to feature on TV View holiday light photos from other viewers Happy Holidays for all of us at WKYC-TV, Channel 3!

Correction: We are reposting our Cleveland DMA Sweeps Dates after an error was made in the original document sent to us from Nielsen. July sweeps actually begin on Thursday, June 30th and not June 29th. By Frank Macek Many of our readers have expressed interest in ratings periods and when they occur in 2011. Most joke with us this is when you see the most sensational news stories on the air - and many times you are right. However, it is also a time when more time and effort are put into the stories that air, giving our audience an in-depth look at stories that don't get as much airtime regularly. Since Local People Meters were introduced locally in August 2008, television stations in our market (Cleveland, Akron & Canton) are now rated 12 months a year. You can print out a full schedule of sweeps dates for 2011 by clicking on the picture above or the button below:

Another year has flown past and our friends at the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences, Lower Great Lakes Chapter, asks us to remind you it is ready to accept your submission for the broadcast year of 2010. A couple of changes for this year's submission. First is the cost of entering with the new fee structure: $75 per name - member entry fee (up from $70) $175 per name - non-member entry fee (up from $145) $150 per name for an entry that exceeds five names (the fee is the same, but adjusted from entries that exceeded eight names) Second is the new contact information: NATAS, Lower Great Lakes Chapter 30400 Detroit Rd. Suite 304 Westlake, Ohio 44145-1855 Phone: 440-526-EMMY (3669) Fax: 877-268-6040 The 42nd Annual Emmy Award gala will be held on Saturday, June 18th, 2011 at athe Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Cleveland. For more information, visit NATAS at http://www.nataslgl.org/

Channel 3 is having a Facebook face-off! From breaking stories and weather updates, to our goofy newsroom antics, we like to stay connected. And, we want some more friends to share the fun with ...and there's something in it for you! If we get 25,000 friends, our Mark Nolan must head to the beauty shop with me! He'll have enter the "pink" Diva room...for a mani-pedi! And if we get 30,000 friends, Romona will strap-on a tool belt and become a mechanic on Mark's Franken-truck! To friend WKYC, click on our Facebook page @ http://www.facebook.com/WKYC.Channel3

Larry Baker. Courtesy of the Beacon Journal Friday will be a sad day around the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center as longtime photojournalist, Larry Baker, caps his lens for the final time as a Channel 3 employee and heads into retirement. Like most videographers, you see their work everyday but rarely see them on camera or know anything about them. However, everyone in Akron seemed to know Larry Baker. Larry is the last our full-time crews assigned to Akron who will be greatly missed. Beacon Journal columnist Bob Dyer did an excellent article on Larry Thursday that truly captures the story of Larry's career better than I ever could. Please check out the article at: http://www.ohio.com/news/first/108874124.html Here is the video from his final day at WKYC. Click to watch:

At WKYC and Channel 3 News, we are launching a new effort to help keep us all safe. We are challenging all motorists to "Hang up and Drive". Many cities have laws that ban texting and talking on your phone while driving. But some drivers feel they won't get caught --and feel they won't be the ones involved in an accident. Before you head on out the road, take the pledge to "Hang Up and Drive" It's simple, log onto wkyc.com , click on the Hang Up and Drive button and download the pledge.   Look for exclusive reports coming up on Channel 3 News over the next several months about one of the growing dangers we all face on the highway and how YOU can be part of the solution.

News from WKYC's parent company on this Monday. Paul Saleh has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), Gracia C. Martore, president and chief operating officer, announced today. Saleh reports to Martore who was promoted to president and COO earlier this year and served as Gannett's CFO since 2002. "We are extremely pleased to have Paul join Gannett. He brings tremendous experience and an excellent track record leading the financial organizations of some outstanding companies," Martore said. "Paul will be a great partner with the senior management team as we continue to transform Gannett as a leading media and marketing solutions company." "As Gannett's CFO for the last eight years, Gracia has been a great partner to me and has done first rate work leading our financial organization during an extraordinary time," said Craig Dubow, chairman and chief executive officer. "Gracia ha...

NBC will reshape Thursday into all-comedy night and move its two "Law & Order" dramas as part of a midseason shake-up. The network is shifting "30 Rock" and the freshman series "Outsourced" to the final hour of prime time starting Jan. 20. The rest of the night's lineup, starting at 8 p.m. ET, will include "Community," newcomer "Perfect Couples," "The Office" and returning series "Parks and Recreation." "We were looking to add more comedy to our schedule and we believe the best way to do so is to expand our already successful Thursday night," NBC scheduling chief Mitch Metcalf said in a statement Monday. Tina Fey's "30 Rock" has been renewed through the 2011-12 season, NBC also announced. The novel approach of comedy in a spot traditionally held by dramas could help fight a 10 p.m. ratings weakness that has beset the major broadcast networks this season. Some of the blame go...

Gene Shalit NEW YORK - Gene Shalit has panned or praised his last movie for the "Today" show. The critic who's known for his bushy hair and mustache said Tuesday that he's leaving the show where he's reviewed movies for 40 years. The last time his "Critic's Corner" appeared on themorning show was in May, when he reviewed "Shrek Forever After." The "Today" show said it would air a salute to the 84-year-old Shalit on Thursday. Executive Producer Jim Bell says 40 years on the same show is "a feat unlikely to ever be matched." In a news release, Shalit says he wasn't retiring, and that he'll do work on the Internet and in commercials. --- Source: The Associated Press

Matt Granite Channel 3 News Director Rita Andolsen announced Tuesday that reporter Matt Granite is officially joining the WKYC family as a multimedia journalist. Matt comes to WKYC from Gannett sister station WGRZ in Buffalo where he has beeen a morning show co-producer and multimedia journalist who loves to help viewers find ways to save money. The Director's Cut Blog has learned he knows everything there is know about Black Friday deals! Matt will continue in the same capacity at WKYC as he did in Buffalo for Channel 3 News Today, weekdays between 5 am and 7 am, where his reports can already been seen in the morning. He is originally from Toronto, Canada, but has been working the United States for a number of years including in Buffalo and the chilly tundra of Fargo, North Dakota. He has also worked as a Washington D.C. correspondent for a CBS affilate station in Vermont and an NPR affiliate station on Long Island. Matt also has a Master...

Your friends at WKYC/TV 3 and Newsradio WTAM/1100 are again teaming up this year for our annual "Coats For Kids" campaign with a 2010 goal of collecting 35,000 coats and raising $125,000. All coats collected and funds raised benefit children living in Northeast Ohio. Here's how you can participate: Donate on-line @ http://www.coatsforkidscleveland.org/ Make a donation by check (payable to "Coats for Kids -Cleveland"                               Coats for Kids - Cleveland                               P.O. Box 74767                               ...

Fans attending “Sunday Night Football” will attempt to set the Guinness World Record for largest Halloween gathering when the last two Super Bowl champions – the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints – meet at the Louisiana Superdome this Sunday on Halloween night on NBC. An official Guinness World Records® Adjudicator will be on site at the Superdome to validate the game as the world’s largest Halloween gathering, defined as a group of people in costume in one place. Fans need to wear a costume in order to be counted toward the world record. In addition to participating in the quest for a Guinness World Record, fans wearing costumes can participate in the Saints Costume Contest and may appear on “Costume Cam” on NBCSports.com. The Saints are hosting a Halloween costume contest in Champions Square outside the Superdome prior to the game. Winners will win Saints prizes, including merchandise and pregame field passes. For more information, click here: http://tinyurl.com/2fle2u...

By Frank Macek Time for another behind the scenes look at what's happening at the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center. Happy Halloween this weekend! We are now entrenched in November sweeps which should prove very interesting this year. NBC's fall programming continues to be weak for the most part which will likely impact our news ratings to some degree. However, we indeed to fight a hard battle. November sweeps started yesterday (October 28th) and will run through Wednesday, November 24th. Our sincere sympathies to the family of former WKYC Programming/Production Assistant Donna Kropf who passed away suddenly last Friday morning. Donna was a wonderful and kind lady who was friends with everyone she met and worked with. We certainly will miss her, but have very fond memories of some funny times here at WKYC. Construction has finally begun here in the newsroom as we begin an expansion of sorts. Since we moved to our new editing and newsroom system in late Sep...

Check out this video from a Dallas TV station that pretty much sums up the evolution of social media into today's mainstream television (or soon will):

The holidays are right around the corner. This year, WKYC and NBC will air several special movies and specials through the end of 2010. Here is a sample of what's coming up this year: Thursday, November 25th *8:00 - 9:00 pm: Special - Taylor Swift: Speak Now *9:00 - 10:00 pm: NBC Special - NBC's People of the Year Friday, November 26th *9:00 - 11:00 pm: Movie - "Enchanted" Saturday, November 27th *8:00 - 10:00 pm: Movie - "Bee Movie" Tuesday, November 30th *8:00 - 9:00 pm: Christmas in Rockefeller Center *9:00 - 11:00 pm: The Biggest Loser (Special Episode) Friday, December 3rd *8:00 - 10:00 pm: Movie - "A Walk In My Shoes" *10:00 - 11:00 pm: Dateline (Special Episode) Thursday, December 9th *9:00 - 10:00 pm: The Office (Special Episode) Saturday, December 11th *8:00 - 11:00 pm: Movie - "It's A Wonderful Life" Friday, December 24th *8:00 - 11:00 pm: Movie - "It's A Wonderful Life"

LOS ANGELES - NBC is giving three freshmen series, including "The Event," a full-season pickup. Besides the much-hyped thriller "The Event," the network gave a vote of confidence Monday to "Law & Order: Los Angeles" and the sitcom "Outsourced." None of the series has posted stellar ratings in a season in which new shows have struggled to attract viewers. But NBC noted that "The Event" and the Los Angeles-set "Law & Order" have improved ratings in their time slots, while "Outsourced" is doing well with advertiser-favored young adult viewers. The network finished fourth last season. NBC's "The Event" airs 9 p.m. EDT Monday, "Law & Order: Los Angeles" is on 10 p.m. EDT Wednesday, and "Outsourced" airs Thursday at 9:30 p.m. EDT on Channel 3, WKYC. --- Source: The Associated Press

McLEAN, Virginia - Gannett Co. reported Friday a rise in third-quarter earnings, helped by a jump in broadcasting revenue. Advertising at the company's 23 television stations helped the biggest U.S. newspaper publisher halt declining revenue for the first time since 2006. It offset another decline at Gannett's newspapers, which include USA Today and other dailies. That's not a good sign for other publishers. The New York Times Co. and McClatchy Co. report results next week. But Gannett's net income climbed to $101.4 million, or 42 cents per share, in the three months ended Sept. 36. That's up from $73.8 million, or 31 cents per share, a year earlier. Excluding items, its earnings totaled 52 cents per share. Analysts expected 50 cents a share. Revenue was flat at $1.31 billion. Analysts expected $1.33 billion. ---- Source: The Associated Press

Friends and neighbors need our help. With the extended unemployment benefits ending in November and our economy still facing many challenges, this winter could be very difficult for many families. That's why the Cleveland and Akron food banks, the Salvation Army of Greater Cleveland, Coats for Kids, WTAM, and WKYC have come together for a huge food, coats and toy drive at four area Walmart stores. Donations of new or gently worn winter coats, non-perishable food items, new unwrapped toys and cash will be accepted. Volunteer representatives from those organizations, local schools and businesses, along with WKYC TV3 personalities, local celebrities, high school marching bands, cheerleaders and more will be on hand in the parking lots of these Walmart locations from 9 am – 3 pm to accept donations: Walmart Supercenter Store #5285 3200 Atlantic Blvd NE Canton, Oh 44705 (330) 489-9035 Walmart Supercenter Store #3250 7235 Market Place Dr Aurora, Oh 44202 (330) 562-0000 Wa...

Special to the Director's Cut Blog By Jennifer Lindgren, WKYC Reporter CLEVELAND -- As fast as technology changes, that's not necessarily a bad thing if you're in the market for a new television. Prices on one particular type of flat screen are expected to hit a record low, just in time for the holiday season. When it comes to buying a new TV, Jim McKay says it helps to know what you're looking for. "The bigger, the better! But not too big," McKay said.  Price matters to McKay as well, and he says he has noticed a change this fall. "I know they're a lot cheaper than they were," he said. By the end of October, technology researchers say LCD TV prices will be twelve percent lower than in 2009, which was a slow year for sales. Walmart, HHGregg and Best Buy are already selling 32" LCDs just under $300, and big screens are expected to drop in price as well. "That probably was $2,000 last year," said Larry Haines, pointing out ...

Check out our new Fall 2010 weather promo from Channel 3 Weather. It's a catchy little tune.

By Frank Macek It's no secret WKYC has been undergoing some major infrastructure changes over the last several weeks. The headline from this expereince is most of our Avid systems are out and ENPS and Bitcentral are in. And, we couldn't be happier. After nearly 3 weeks of staff training and show rehearsals, we launched our new system last Wednesday, September 29th, with Channel 3 News at Noon. Except for some very minor glitches, the switchover was extremely smooth. The credit goes to those who were involved in months of planning and preparation and to the on-site project managers from each company who shared their expertise with us. Let me take a few minutes to explain the basis components of our news systems for those of you who may have worked here or are interested in the technical side of local television. AP ENPS AP ENPS The ENPS system from The Associated Press is the heart of our new operation. ENPS stands for "...

Special to the Director's Cut Blog By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Legislation to turn down the volume on those loud TV commercials that send couch potatoes diving for their remote controls looks like it'll soon become law. The Senate unanimously passed a bill late Wednesday to require television stations and cable companies to keep commercials at the same volume as the programs they interrupt. The House has passed similar legislation. Before it can become law, minor differences between the two versions have to be worked out when Congress returns to Washington after the Nov. 2 election. Ever since television caught on in the 1950s, the Federal Communication Commission has been getting complaints about blaring commercials. But the FCC concluded in 1984 there was no fair way to write regulations controlling the "apparent loudness" of commercials. So it hasn't been regulating them. Correcting sound levels is more complicated than usi...

By Frank Macek Time for another behind the scenes look at what's happening inside the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center. The entire staff of Channel 3 just wrapped up a truly "September to Remember" as our whole world of daily news gathering and production changed dramatically with our switch from Avid I-News to the AP's ENPS and Bit Central's Precis and Oasis systems. We spent nearly 3 weeks in training and rehearsals to launch the new system which will allow us to share content across multi platforms from all our 23 Gannett stations. We'll cover this transition in a separate article later this week. But, all the training and planning paid off as we launched with just a couple of minor glitches. This is why your blogger has been so lax on posting lately. September was another strong month of ratings for WKYC which continues to dominate local stations in the all important adult demographics. Channel 3 News at 6 & 11 PM and Channel 3 Weekend Today continu...

Special to the Director's Cut Blog By Jennifer Lindgren, WKYC Reporter PEPPER PIKE -- A 2000 graduate of Orange High School is the newest cast member on the long-running live comedy show. Vanessa Bayer, 28, is one of three new featured players to join the cast of the long-running comedy sketch show when it debuts on NBC Sept, 25. Bayer, a Moreland Hills native, graduated in 2000 from Orange High School. In her four years at Orange, Bayer was elected to homecoming court, ran cross country, and was voted by her peers 'Most Likely to Succeed.' Those who knew Bayer say no one would have guessed she'd choose stand-up comedy as a career. "Everyone was really surprised!" said Gail Price, a history teacher at OHS. Yet even a decade later, her teachers and coaches recall Bayer's smart sense of humor. "The one thing she had a talent for, she could imitate people. We would ask her to imitate other teachers and, oh my gosh, was it funny. She could ...

Just a quick note to say we are still here at the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center. The station is in the middle of one of the biggest upgrades since we moved into the building back in January 2001. Most of my attention has been focused on training with the new systems and getting up to speed on our new control room equipment that will make our video look much better in the near future. We'll return to our regular blogging in early October after our transition is complete, at which time, I will be sharing the cool new toys we have. As always, thanks for being a loyal "Director's Cut" reader. Hope you are finding NBC's new fall prime-time schedule a little better this year.

NEW YORK -- Veteran NBC newsman Edwin Newman has died. He was 91. His lawyer says Newman died of pneumonia Aug. 13 in Oxford, England. He'd moved there with his wife in 2007 to live closer to their daughter. The family delayed announcing Newman's death so they could spend some time privately grieving. While at NBC from 1952 until 1984, Newman did political reporting, foreign reporting and anchoring. With his rumpled, squinting delivery, Newman impressed his audience not so much with how he looked as with the likelihood that what he'd say would be worth hearing. He turned to writing books in the 1970s, writing a pair of best-sellers on the use and misuse of the English language. Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw described Newman as "always a gentleman and a reassuring presence in our midst." Current NBC anchor Brian Williams says: "To those of us watching at home, he made us feel like we had a very smart, classy friend in the broadcast news business....

Congratulations to several of our WKYC colleagues who are being recognized for their outstanding work here at the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center. Channel 3 News Reporter Dave Summers has been named the Society of Professional Journalist (SPJ) "Best Reporter in Ohio" for 2010. The honor is based on a compilation of Dave's work called “A Year of Change." This is the 14th year the SPJ has announced their annual awards which include Ohio's print, broadcast, online, trade and college journalism programs. Also, Cleveland Magazine has tallied the results of their annual "Best of Cleveland" magazine reader's poll and Channel 3 once again sweeps up in several categories. The "Best Morning Show Anchor Team" winners are Channel 3's Mark Nolan and Hollie Strano who are seen weekdays from 5 - 7 a.m. Mark Nolan was also named "Best Male Anchor," while Jim Donovan wins for "Best Sportcaster" and our very own Romona Robinson ...

Channel 3 will once again connect to the community with our annual participation in the Susan G. Komen "Race for the Cure." WKYC-TV will have a special half-hour edition of Channel 3 News at 7 on Friday to bring you all the information you need to know. And don't forget, this Saturday's Cleveland "Race for the Cure" is at a new location. It will begin and end at the Cleveland State campus's Wolstein Center. Step off is at 9:15 a.m., with WKYC-TV coverage starting at 9 a.m. Here's all the information about the new course, inside the center and parking. More Race for the Cure coverage The race begins at the Wolstein Center on Prospect Avenue, goes west on Prospect to Superior Avenue, then to W. Huron Road and along Ontario Street, then onto Carnegie Avenue, then back onto Prospect by the Wolstein Center. Susan G. Komen for the Cure Northeast Ohio For those using GPS locators, the Wolstein Center is at 2000 Prospect Avenue E. in Cleveland. S...

By Frank Macek Time for another behind the scenes look at what's happening at the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center. We find it hard to believe fall is just around the corner, Browns preseason is already over and a disappointing Indians season is rapidly coming to a close. But, we have plenty of exciting news to share with you this month regarding some changes, improvements and upgrades being made both on-air and behind the scenes at WKYC. Before we get to that, congratulations to my WKYC colleagues Director Allen Wohl and Sports Producer Jeff Yakawiak for some great preseaon Browns coverage on Chanel 3. The station did local production on all four of the preseason games which took our staff and crew months to plan and coordinate. All that effort paid off with network quality games you have come to expect from Channel 3. Also, it was nice to have Jim Donovan and Bernie Kosar back in the broadcast booth again this year providing unique and colorful insight in...

NBC has picked up a sixth season of its hit summer series "America's Got Talent" from FremantleMedia and Simon Cowell's SYCO Television. Celebrity Judges Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel will return to the hit series along with host Nick Cannon. The announcement was made Tuesday by Paul Telegdy, Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming and Production, NBC and Universal Media Studios. "'AGT' continues to be a ratings sensation and has hit it out of the ballpark creatively this season," said Telegdy. "We have a dream team of celebrity judges -- Sharon Osbourne, Howie Mandel and Piers Morgan -- and coupled with our versatile host Nick Cannon, we're looking forward to an even bigger summer next year." This is the fifth consecutive year that "AGT" has ranked as the #1 summer series in total viewers. Season-to-date, the show has averaged a 3.4 rating, 10 share in adults 18-49 and 11.8 million viewers ove...

By Frank Macek This weekend marks the 15th anniversary of the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Cleveland. As we mentioned in an earlier posting, WKYC will present a special one hour show this Friday Night, September 3rd, called "Cleveland Rocks" from 7 to 8 p.m. Your blogger remembers that day when I was just beginning at WKYC as a studio technician before becoming a director and was part of the crewing assigned to be on the remote broadcast. We broadcast all of our news broadcasts that day from a platform just across the street from the Rock Hall. The station rented one of those familiar large production trucks to cover the event. Your blogger was assigned to do audio for the noon show. I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the behind the scenes pictures I found in the "Director's Cut Blog" archives from the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Hard to believe it has been 15 years already. My colleag...

It's back: The Predictors! The Big Game! The Best local high school sports coverage anywhere on Cleveland TV. It's the " HighSchoolSports.net Friday Night Fever" starting tomorrow night, August 27th at 11 pm. The Channel 3 Sports team lead by Jim Donovan, Dave Chudowsky and Lynn Olszowy are all set to cover the big games that matter. We'll kick off our coverage with "The Predictors" during Channel 3 News at 6 PM with Dave Chudowsky and the Sun Newspapers' Mike Holzheimer, Brian Larrick, John Blake and Cody Peek. Plus, Channel 3 News Anchor Romona Robinson will weigh in on her choices too. Then at 11:15 pm, we'll bring you the fastest wrap up in 8 minutes of more than a dozen games live from Studio B at the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center. And each week, you get to choose the "Big Game of the Week". Just log on to wkyc.com and vote. We'll feature the biggest vote getter in the show each week. Catch the Fever - the HighSch...

For the first time in the history of the Primetime Emmy® Awards, NBC.com and Emmys.com are partnering with Ustream.com to give viewers a live unique perspective of "The 62nd Primetime Emmy® Awards," hosted by Jimmy Fallon, airing live coast-to-coast on NBC this Sunday, August 29th, from 8 to 11 p.m. on WKYC Channel 3. Seven cameras positioned in various areas backstage at the Emmys® will "eavesdrop" and capture exciting moments and candid reactions from television's biggest stars. Viewers will be able to see nominees, presenters and performers prepare to take the stage on the most anticipated night in television. Another unprecedented Emmy® first is the live "thank you" camera, where Emmy ® Award winners will be able to express their emotions and continue their speeches once they walk off the stage. David Neal will produce the "Backstage Live @ the Emmys" show which will stream on Emmys.com , the official website for the Academy of Tel...