Director's Cut Blog with Frank Macek

The 45th annual Lower Great Lakes Emmy®  Award Nominations were announced on Thursday and WKYC is nominated in 16 different categories this year for work done in 2013. The final awards will be handed out on Saturday, June 7th, at the Cleveland Convention Center's Grand Ballroom. Cleveland comic Mike Polk will be hosting the Emmy® Awards gala once again this year. Congratulations to everyone. Here is a list of WKYC nominations with category and nominees... Newscast - Evening - Market 1-20: Channel 3 News at 11 PM - Russ Mitchell, Sara Shookman, Lynna Lai, AJ Ross, Frank Macek, Kris Pickel, Tom Meyer, Jennifer Jordan and Kim Wendel Newscast - Morning/Daytime - Market 1-20: Channel 3 News Today - Jennifer Nickels, Matthew Granite, Erin Kennedy, Mark Bogden and Brooke Whitney Breaking News: Miracle in Cleveland - Russ Mitchell, Lisa Lowry, Lynna Lai, Kris Pickel, Grant Debruin, Tom Meyer, Jennifer Jordan, Jennifer Lindgren, Danielle Sills and Kim Wende...

In conjunction with the release of their full preseason schedule, the Cleveland Browns and WKYC-TV on Wednesday announced a new preseason broadcast team. Dates and kickoff times for the Browns' four preseason games, in advance of the NFL releasing the regular-season schedule at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Sat., Aug. 9 at Detroit Lions at Ford Field (WKYC) at 7:30 p.m. Mon., Aug. 18 at Washington Redskins FedEx Field (ESPN ) at 8 p.m. Sat., Aug. 23 ST. LOUIS RAMS at FIRSTENERGY STADIUM (WKYC) 8 p.m. Thur., Aug. 28 CHICAGO BEARS at FIRSTENERGY STADIUM (WKYC ) 8 p.m. The Browns and WKYC are revamping their broadcast team, welcoming veteran commentator Solomon Wilcots to the preseason television booth. Additionally, the Browns are exploring more opportunities to allow fans to hear from Bernie Kosar, the All-Pro quarterback who guided the team to three AFC Championship games in the 1980s. Wilcots, who will serve as color commentator alongside WKYC's Jim Donovan, the Voice of the ...

The gloves are on and the Giant Food Face Off is about to begin. Channel 3's anchors are facing off to fight hunger and they need your help. Join team Russ, team Kris, team Hollie or team John by making a food or money donation. Food donations are being accepted in specially marked bins Friday April 11 here at the WKYC studios, 1333 Lakeside Ave. in downtown Cleveland and at the following Giant Eagle locations: Cleveland - 3050 W. 117th St. Broadview Heights - 4343 Royalton Rd. North Olmsted - 27264 Lorain Rd. You can also donate money by clicking on the following link: http://on.wkyc.com/1gIVmLR Let's knock out hunger by supporting Harvest for Hunger in Northeast Ohio. Sponsored by Giant Eagle … neighbors helping neighbors.

Hilary Golston By Frank Macek WKYC-TV has announced Hilary Golston will be joining the Channel 3 News family this month as a Multi-Media Journalist and Reporter. Golston comes to northeast Ohio from Birmingham, Alabama, and NBC affiliate, WVTM-TV, where she anchored and reported as part of an Emmy and AP award winning team. "She’s very excited to help us make positive change and will now be closer to her family in Detroit," WKYC News Director Brennan Donnellan tells the Director's Cut Blog. During her time at WVTM,  Hilary pioneered “Council Extra” - a weekly segment where she brought viewers important breaking stories on Sunday night. She’s covered all sorts of political stories from complex multi-million dollar bond measure referendum to the arrest and indictment of government officials. She also reported on the worst tornado outbreak in the history of the Alabama that killed hundreds of people and destroyed thousands of homes and buildings in that state. ...