By Frank Macek
@maceknewsnation
Take a guess first, then click here for the correct answers!
#1.
#2.
#3.
#4.
#5.
#6.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Remember When? WKYC Staff in 2008
Take a guess first, then click here for the correct answers!
Friday, January 24, 2020
Classic WKYC Promos: Channel 3 News in 2007
By Frank Macek
@maceknewsnation
How many of these do you remember on the air?
Our special thanks to David Hrvatin at WKYC for digitizing these promos here at WKYC Studios.
Monday, January 20, 2020
"What's New" launched on 3 today at 5p
By Frank Macek
@maceknewsnation
If you missed the inaugural show of "What's New" at 5p, you can watch it again below with Jay Crawford, Betsy Kling, Stephanie Haney and Matt Wintz. (pictured below)
Feel free to post your comments below about the show.
"What's New" replaces "Ellen" who moves to 4 p.m., while "Dr. Phil" moves to 3 p.m. and "Daily Blast Live" now airs at 2 p.m.
"Kelly Clarkson" moved to 11 a.m. followed by the newly titled show "It's About You" (formery "Live on Lakeside" at noon Monday through Thursday and "We the People" on Friday.
Watch today's debut below:
 |
| The "What's New" team. Photo by Matt Wintz |
"What's New" replaces "Ellen" who moves to 4 p.m., while "Dr. Phil" moves to 3 p.m. and "Daily Blast Live" now airs at 2 p.m.
"Kelly Clarkson" moved to 11 a.m. followed by the newly titled show "It's About You" (formery "Live on Lakeside" at noon Monday through Thursday and "We the People" on Friday.
Watch today's debut below:
Thursday, January 16, 2020
"What's New" at 5p debuts this Monday, January 20th, on 3
Monday is the big day here at WKYC Studios! We launch our brand new 5p show with Jay Crawford and Betsy Kling called "What's New."
To make room for the broadcast, we are shuffling some of your favorite daytime shows around.
Take a look at their new times on 3:
To make room for the broadcast, we are shuffling some of your favorite daytime shows around.
Take a look at their new times on 3:
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Throwback Thursday: WKYC in 1991
By Frank Macek
@maceknewsnation
The time machine takes us back to 1991 with a timeline of some of the biggest moments of that year at WKYC.
February 28, 1991: Jennifer Auther departs WKYC-TV for
KPIX-TV/San Francisco.
March 25, 1991: WKYC-TV becomes the first Cleveland
station to install robotic cameras and the last to begin accepting
“infomercials.” The cameras were nicknamed “Mike, “Bob” and “Louie” (probably
after the previous cameramen).
May 1, 1991: WKYC-TV announces the resignation of Vice
President and General Manager John Llewellyn and remains with the station
through May 31st. Llewellynn guided the station through the
ownership transition period from NBC to Multimedia.
May 1991: Linda Carson departs WKYC-TV for WWSB-TV/Sarasota.
June 10, 1991: WKYC-TV names Pat Servodidio as Vice President
& General Manager from RKO General/New York where was he was previously president.
June 11, 1991: News Director Paul Beavers departs WKYC-TV.
July 1991: WKYC-TV names Dick Reingold as News Director.
He joins the station from WMAQ-TV/Chicago where he was News Director.
June 28, 1991: Allen Davis departs WKYC-TV.
July 12, 1991: Jill Beach leaves WKYC-TV for
WTVJ-TV/Miami.
July 10, 1991: Steve Browne departs WKYC-TV and
eventually joins KSAT-TV/San Antonio. Station management ordered him “off the
air” for brief comments during the "First Report" that followed
published reports that TV-3 would not pick up his contract option. Terry
Burhans replaces him temporarily 6 nights a week.
August 31, 1991: John Gerard, the primary meteorologist
for sister station WLWT-TV/Cincinnati becomes temporary weekend forecaster at WKYC-TV
– although he will not return to WLWT once his duties are over as he was
replaced. Between the 6 and 11 p.m. broadcast on his first night, Gerard was
repeatedly hit over the back of the head with a club or a blackjack while
standing in the restroom about 9 p.m. at the Sheraton City Centre Hotel at 777
St. Clair Ave. where he was staying and needed 13 stitches.
September 1, 1991: WKYC-TV airs the final edition of the
half hour “Feagler” at 11 a.m. so Dick Feagler can concentrate on a new series
of locally produced specials and his nightly commentaries on Channel News at
11.
September 1, 1991: WKYC-TV moves “Sunday Today in
Cleveland” to 6:30 a.m. (from 8:30 a.m.) NBC’s “Sunday Today” moves to 8 a.m. (from
9 a.m.) and “Meet the Press” moves to 9:30 a.m. (from 10:30 a.m.)
September 9, 1991: WKYC-TV adds “The Maury Povich Show”
to its daily weekday lineup at 4 p.m.
September 9, 1991: WKYC-TV adds “Entertainment Tonight”
to its daily weekday lineup at 7:30 p.m. with John Tesh and Mary Hart.
September 16, 1991: WKYC-TV adds “The Jenny Jones Show” to
its daily weekday lineup at 9 a.m.
September 16, 1991: WKYC-TV adds “Love Stories” to its
daily weekday lineup at noon starring Kristian Alfonso.
September 30, 1991: WKYC-TV adds “The Jerry Springer
Show” to its daily weekday lineup at 10 a.m.
November 1991: Leon Bibb goes from the co-anchor slot at
6 & 11 p.m. to a reporter on Channel 3’s “First Report” newscast that
triggered protests from the Cleveland chapter of the NAACP.
November 1991: Jim Hooley becomes weeknight anchor of
Channel 3 News at 6 p.m.
November 1991: Tom Sweeney goes from the “First Report”
as anchor back to general assignment reporting.
November 2, 1991: Larry Cosgrove joins WKYC-TV from WSYX-TV/Columbus
(started as a substitute for John Gerard who provided weekend relief for Terry
Burhans after Steve Browne’s departure).
November 4, 1991: Nick Cellini joins WKYC-TV from
WWWE-AM/Cleveland as sports reporter replacing Allen Davis.
November 9, 1991: Tom Sweeney joins Kim Brattain on the
weekend 6 & 11 pm news.
November 11, 1991: Lillian Williams joins WKYC-TV from
WMAQ-TV/Chicago and will replace Paul Rae in the Akron Bureau after a few weeks
in Cleveland.
November 11, 1991: Dick Feagler becomes weeknight anchor
of Channel 3 News at 11 pm until the Fall of 1993 after providing commentary
for the station since joining in 1974.
November 22, 1991: Akron Bureau Reporter Paul Rae departs
WKYC-TV.
This timeline is based on station archives and various newspaper stories. If you feel something is in error, please let me know and we'll make any necessary corrections. Email me at fmacek@wkyc.com
Monday, January 13, 2020
WKYC's all-day volunteer recruitment blitz, 'Mentor Monday,' returns on January 27
Special to the Director's Cut
By Margaret Bernstein, wkyc.com
By Margaret Bernstein, wkyc.com
 |
| Russ Mitchell interviews his new mentee on air during Mentor Monday 2019. |
1,000 mentors are needed to help local students succeed in college. And if you have a college degree, you fit the bill.
For the second year, WKYC Studios will present “Mentor Monday,” a day-long on-air recruiting blitz that seeks volunteer mentors to be paired with Say Yes to Education scholarship recipients.
This year, Mentor Monday will be held on Monday, Jan. 27. Throughout the day, WKYC’s newscasts will highlight the College Now of Greater Cleveland mentoring program and give viewers the opportunity to sign up to participate.
During Mentor Monday last year, WKYC anchor Russ Mitchell announced that he had personally become a College Now mentor to a Cleveland high school student. The campaign not only netted 125 volunteers in one day, it also had a tremendous ripple effect, helping lay the groundwork for College Now to meet its overall goal of recruiting 1,000 mentors in 2019.
This year, College Now again needs to recruit 1,000 mentors to pair with seniors who will graduate in spring and head off to two- and four-year colleges in the fall. The need for mentors became a pressing local priority in 2019 when Cleveland became a Say Yes to Education city and hundreds of first-generation students became eligible for full tuition scholarships.
To celebrate Mentor Monday, WKYC studios will also host a small reception to recognize employees of Cleveland Metropolitan School District, who have made a point of stepping up to be among the first to volunteer as mentors.
The reception will be emceed by Cleveland schools CEO Eric Gordon, who will recognize his employees for rising to the challenge and demonstrating their commitment to the students they serve.
The reception will be catered by Chef Doug Katz of Fire Food & Drink, who also has signed up to be a College Now mentor. Drinks also are being provided by Lago Restaurant.
“We are extremely grateful for the partnership of WKYC, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, and Say Yes Cleveland on Mentor Monday,” said Madeline Rife, director of College Now's mentoring program. “Without their support, we would not be able to reach our goal of recruiting 1,000 mentors to support our scholarship recipients. We are blown away by the community commitment to this initiative.”
Mentor Monday is made possible thanks to generous sponsorship from McDonald Hopkins LLC.
To be a College Now mentor, you must have a college degree, commit to a four-year relationship with a student, pass a background check, and go through a brief training process.
If you would like to make a difference in the life of a scholarship recipient, you don't have to wait until Jan. 27. Apply online at www.collegenowgc.org/become-a-mentor to be considered for a match in summer 2020. For more information, contact Jabari Dorsey at College Now (jdorsey@collegenowgc.org or 216.635.0268).
For the second year, WKYC Studios will present “Mentor Monday,” a day-long on-air recruiting blitz that seeks volunteer mentors to be paired with Say Yes to Education scholarship recipients.
This year, Mentor Monday will be held on Monday, Jan. 27. Throughout the day, WKYC’s newscasts will highlight the College Now of Greater Cleveland mentoring program and give viewers the opportunity to sign up to participate.
During Mentor Monday last year, WKYC anchor Russ Mitchell announced that he had personally become a College Now mentor to a Cleveland high school student. The campaign not only netted 125 volunteers in one day, it also had a tremendous ripple effect, helping lay the groundwork for College Now to meet its overall goal of recruiting 1,000 mentors in 2019.
This year, College Now again needs to recruit 1,000 mentors to pair with seniors who will graduate in spring and head off to two- and four-year colleges in the fall. The need for mentors became a pressing local priority in 2019 when Cleveland became a Say Yes to Education city and hundreds of first-generation students became eligible for full tuition scholarships.
To celebrate Mentor Monday, WKYC studios will also host a small reception to recognize employees of Cleveland Metropolitan School District, who have made a point of stepping up to be among the first to volunteer as mentors.
The reception will be emceed by Cleveland schools CEO Eric Gordon, who will recognize his employees for rising to the challenge and demonstrating their commitment to the students they serve.
The reception will be catered by Chef Doug Katz of Fire Food & Drink, who also has signed up to be a College Now mentor. Drinks also are being provided by Lago Restaurant.
“We are extremely grateful for the partnership of WKYC, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, and Say Yes Cleveland on Mentor Monday,” said Madeline Rife, director of College Now's mentoring program. “Without their support, we would not be able to reach our goal of recruiting 1,000 mentors to support our scholarship recipients. We are blown away by the community commitment to this initiative.”
Mentor Monday is made possible thanks to generous sponsorship from McDonald Hopkins LLC.
To be a College Now mentor, you must have a college degree, commit to a four-year relationship with a student, pass a background check, and go through a brief training process.
If you would like to make a difference in the life of a scholarship recipient, you don't have to wait until Jan. 27. Apply online at www.collegenowgc.org/become-a-mentor to be considered for a match in summer 2020. For more information, contact Jabari Dorsey at College Now (jdorsey@collegenowgc.org or 216.635.0268).
Friday, January 10, 2020
WKYC Studios has a new daytime lineup starting January 20th
By Frank Macek
@maceknewsnation
"What's New" will air at 5 p.m. with Jay Crawford & Betsy Kling and will feature the news of the day along with lifestyle and entertainment news.Here is the new lineup on 3 for the time slots affected:
3 a.m. - "Kelly Clarkson" (Monday through Thursday - repeat)
3 a.m. - "Dr. Phil" (Friday - repeat)
4 a.m. - "Early Today" (NBC)
4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. - "3News: Go"
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. - "Today"
11 a.m. - "Kelly Clarkson"
12 p.m. - "It's About You" (Monday thru Thursday)
12 p.m. - "We the People" (Friday)
1 p.m. - "Days of Our Lives"
2 p.m. - "Daily Blast Live"
3 p.m. - "Dr. Phil"
4 p.m. - "Ellen"
5 p.m. - "3News: What's New"
Thursday, January 09, 2020
WKYC Rewind: Today in Cleveland on August 8, 1994
By Frank Macek
@maceknewsnationWe are always on the look out for classic WKYC gems. This time, we flashback to August 8, 1994, when Channel 3 Meteorologist Amy Hasten filled in for Tom Haley on "Today in Cleveland."
Here's Del and Amy...
Enjoy!
Here's Del and Amy...
Enjoy!
Monday, January 06, 2020
The Countdown has begun to What's New
The clock is ticking...and the debut of our new 5 p.m. show "What's New" is coming soon to 3 with Jay Crawford and Betsy Kling.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)