Director's Cut Blog with Frank Macek

By Frank Macek @maceknewsnation We 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!  

When life gives you a busy schedule, it's hard to cross everything off of your list. So get your news and weather a little earlier!  Channel 3 News Today begins their 4:00 a.m. newscast September 5th with John, Lynna, Hollie and the whole team!

Lynna Lai WKYC weekend evening anchor and weekday reporter Lynna Lai has been named morning co-anchor of "Channel 3 News Today." Lai will join John Anderson on our morning show weekdays from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m., along with morning meteorologist Hollie Giangreco and team of reporters who start your day off right with the information you need to know. WKYC News Director Brennan Donnellan tells the Director's Cut Blog that "we have searched far and wide for the right morning co-anchor to join that team. We believe the right person was here all along." "Lai is competitive and passionate about winning. She’s a great reporter who is not afraid to ask tough questions. She also celebrates all the positive momentum building in Northeast Ohio. I always appreciate Lynna’s leadership and the morning show will definitely be better for it," Donnellan added. Lai brings 18 years of broadcasting experience in major markets across the country to the job. He...

Joe Cronauer Joe Cronauer is joining Channel 3 News Today from 4:30 - 7 a.m. as a lifestyle and features reporter. Joe will scour the area looking for unique, unusual, fun, community based, interesting stories that he knows will get viewers talking. His first day on air will be Monday, July 9th. Joe Cronauer has been seen and heard on Cleveland airwaves for the last 22 years.He’s been up and down the radio dial as part of "The Brian and Joe Radio" Show heard on WONE, WENZ, WMMS and WMVX and has recently been heard filling in for Trapper Jack on WDOK. In 2008, he was inducted in the Cleveland Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. His television appearances started when he was just 10 years old when was asked to appear on the classic Cleveland show “Barnaby”! Years later – Joe would host his own children’s show called “What’s Your Math Problem” on WVIZ Ideastream. In 2001, Joe began filling in for another Cleveland classic - Fred Griffith, on “15 Minutes with Fr...

Here are some of the newest promos running on Channel 3 as part of our latest campaign that started during the Olympics.

Our fantastic WKYC Promotion Department has put together a series of new imaging spots for the "Channel 3 Today" morning team. Here are 4 promos highlighting the members of our Channel 3 Today Morning team - Mark Nolan, Abby Hamm, Hollie Strano and Barbara Gauthier. Each spot focuses on one anchor and their life away from the studio. Enjoy! VIDEO FEATURE: IF you can't see the promo below: CLICK HERE