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Spotlight Feature: Covering the Chardon High School Shootings

WKYC Anchor Russ Mitchell on location in Chardon By Frank Macek One of the hardest stories for journalists to cover is the senseless killing of innocent children, especially in the one place they should feel safest - at school. Over the past 72 hours, everyone at WKYC has been deeply involved in the tragedy at Chardon High School. From the reporters in the field, to producers making sense of it all, to the production crew airing our coverage, you can't help but feel a personal connection to the event. After all, Chardon is a small, rural town where tragedies like the deaths of 3 students and the injury of 2 others is not supposed to lead the national news broadcast. Like Columbine, it's hard to understand how the shooter was driven to committ such an act. We feel it important to bring you the stories of many of those involved as we can. Some families don't wish to speak to the media and we respect that. But, many anothers have wanted to tell...

Legendary Broadcaster Fred Griffith Signing Off Cleveland Television

Fred Griffith (right) with WKYC Program Director Terry Moir (left) By Frank Macek Longtime Cleveland broadcast Fred Griffith will sign off from local television on Wednesday, February 22nd, after a 50 year career in broadcasting in Northeast Ohio. Most recently, Fred was a host of Channel 3's 10 a.m. weekday program, "Good Company" with Andrea Vecchio, Michael Cardamone and Joe Cronauer. Fred first joined Channel 3 in May 2000 after leaving his longtime home at WEWS where he worked 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. Fred 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 Br...

Spotlight Feature: How To Lower Your Cable Bill To $7.99 Per Month

Photo Courtesy: Hulu Special to the Director's Cut Blog By Matt Granite, WKYC Ways 2 Save Reporter CLEVELAND -- The cost of cable and satellite services are too high for many families to afford, so today by viewer request... how to lower that monthly bill to $7.99. While this certainly isn't for everyone or the most demanding viewers, I have successfully lowered my bill from the previous $100 per month I was paying. Considering I was only watching eight of the channels in my provider package, I've made the personal decision to go Roku. Here's how to sever the ties: 1) Buy a Roku for a one-time fee of $49.99 (more on Roku in a minute). CLICK HERE 2) Get a subscription to Hulu Plus for $7.99 a month (so you can watch your favorite new primetime shows, as well as previous episodes). CLICK HERE 3) Buy a good HD antenna so you can still watch us! CLICK HERE So what is Roku? It's a beautiful little box that you might want to consider that allows you t...

Promo: Faces Of Channel 3 News

2012 has seen lots of new faces, along with old friends at Channel 3 News. Here is one of our new promos that introduce you to what are all about in the new year and and with a brand new attitude! Click on the video to watch:

Behind The Scenes: 'Cash Explosion' Celebrates 25 Years

Special to the Director's Cut Blog By Jason Nguyen, WKYC Web Reporter We are taking you behind the scenes of the only state lottery game show on air in the United States -- "Cash Explosion." For 25 years, Ohio's own lottery game show has made a difference in the lives of thousands of people. "We said back then that we didn't make life changing money, but we gave away make a difference kind of money," says host Sharon Bicknell. It's money that has inspired many people to buy a lottery ticket, scratch it, and hope there name gets picked. Dalton's own Stephen Cruchfield wants to win big to change another's life, his wife's. "She needs surgery to be able to see clearly. She has never been able to see clear her whole life," says Cruchfield. You'll have to wait until March 10 to see how much he is taking to the doctor's office. Moments like this tend to happen on a show that was only slated to last for 13 wee...

WKYC's Russ Mitchell Kicks Off Press Club Of Cleveland's 125th Anniversary

The Press Club of Cleveland is hosting a meet-and-greet luncheon with WKYC's lead 6pm and 11pm anchor, Russ Mitchell, on Friday, February 24. The event, "Meet Russ Mitchell -- From CBS to Cleveland," will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Cleveland from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Most recently, Russ was anchor of the CBS Evening News weekend editions and The Early Show on Saturday and served as a national correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, the CBS Evening News, and The Early Show. He joined the WKYC staff on January 16. With a special introduction by WKYC-TV 3 News Director Rita Andolsen, Russ will discuss his decision to leave the network and move to Cleveland and local television news. No doubt Russ tell a few tales from his years at CBS as well. "Meet Russ Mitchell -- From CBS to Cleveland," marks the start of a year-long celebration of the 125th anniversary of the founding of The Press Club of Cleveland. Founded in 1887, The Pre...

Super Bowl draws Record 111.3M Viewers On NBC

NEW YORK  --  For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl has set a record as the most-watched television show in U.S. history. The Nielsen Co. said Monday that an estimated 111.3 million people watched the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots on Sunday night. That narrowly beat the 111 million who watched Green Bay's win over Pittsburgh last year. NBC was blessed by a competitive game between two teams that played one of the Super Bowl's most memorable games four years ago, with one of them representing the largest media market in the country. Source: The Associated Press

Photogallery: Behind The Scenes WKYC Promo Shoot

Our very cool web guy Ryan Haidet was on hand at the recent promo shoot for WKYC's new on-air talent campaign. We started airing these new commercials during the Super Bowl on Sunday night. To view a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of those promos at Classic Studios in Broadview Heights, click on the picture below:

WKYC Names Jennifer Nickels Morning Show Executive Producer

WKYC News Director Rita Andolsen has announced that Jennifer Nickels will be joining Channel 3 News as Executive Producer of Channel 3 News Today from 4:30 - 7 a.m. weekday mornings. Jennifer comes to us from Hearst station WLWT-TV/Cinncinati where she has been Executive Producer of "News 5 Today" since 2007. Jennifer is a Cincinnati native and a graduate of University of Missouri-Columbia. She will take over the morning show reigns on March 5th and is an avid reader of the Director's Cut Blog. Welcome Jennifer!

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