Director's Cut Blog with Frank Macek

Greg Dee, courtesy KARK-TV WKYC welcomes popular meteorologist and severe weather expert Greg Dee to the Channel 3 Weather team beginning this Febuary, announced WKYC News Director Brennan Donnellan this week. "Greg is a severe weather expert who has received local and national recognition for his work tracking and reporting on tornadoes," explained Donnellan. Dee will join the station from KARK-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas, where is currently the morning meteorologist and will become an important part of the WKYC Weather team of Chief Meteorologist Betsy Kling, Hollie Giangreco, Marcus Walter and Bruce Kalinowski to bring viewers even better severe weather coverage in 2015. According to his bio on the KARK-TV website, Greg Dee joined the KARK 4 Weather Authority team in May 2008 as weekend meteorologist. Greg is a true weather junkie, always checking the latest radar when there storms around or looking around the country for our next big weather maker. Though ...

A brand new crime and investigation entertainment network is coming to Northeast Ohio and that means bad news for area criminals. Starting Tuesday, January 20 the Justice Network, a free over-the-air multicast network, will air live on WKYC’s 3.2 digital channel. The first-of-its-kind network -- hosted by Emmy award-winning broadcaster John Walsh -- will feature gripping stories of true crime and aims to make communities safer by empowering viewers to take action. Working in partnership with Crime Stoppers USA, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and other law enforcement agencies, the Justice Network will dedicate 90 seconds to public service every hour, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This includes thirty seconds to the most wanted fugitives, thirty seconds to help locate missing children, and thirty seconds to providing viewers with invaluable safety tips. Additionally, Justice Network will have a range of entertaining programming and gripping stories...

CLEVELAND -- WKYC is inviting the public to drop off donations at the station for the Homeless Stand Down. What are these boxes for? Once again, we are teaming up with Hands On Northeast Ohio to spread the word about the annual Stand Down, which last year provided much-needed support to 1,100 local homeless persons, including 250 veterans. You can drop them off at the collection boxes in the lobby at 1333 Lakeside Avenue on or before Monday, Jan. 19. Event organizers have scaled back their wish list of donated items and are asking ONLY for the following, seven items that are most needed by homeless persons: New or gently used boots (sizes 10 and up) Adult winter coats (extra-large and up preferred) New underwear for men and women (larger sizes preferred) New and packaged socks Winter hats Waterproof gloves for adults Diapers and wipes These items will be given away starting on Jan. 24 at the Homeless Stand Down at the City of Cleveland Public Auditorium. Monetary donations a...