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...

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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!