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(AP) - West Virginia Gov. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ Murdaugh maintained his innocence when addressing the, WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department said Thursday that former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Julia Sandor joined the WKYT team as a reporter in June 2022. publisher_id: "7544", An attempt to bolster the newscasts by hiring former radio reporter Bill Evenson in the late 1970s was marred by sensationalism: one newscast opened with the phrase, "Kentucky, there's blood on your highways tonight. } Knapp? He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. Before coming to central Kentucky, he spent six years at WKYTs sister station, WSAZ in Huntington, WV. Starting pay will be at least, KYIV, Ukraine (AP) In the final hours beforethe Russian onslaught, a last grasp at peace. Downed power lines in roads, blacked out streetlights and traffic lights were all scenes from Friday's severe weather., FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 6:08 p.m. Just minutes after the first weather-related death was reported, a second death was announced in Edmonson County. We are your neighbors. [11] WKYT, the former primary affiliate of ABC, became the market's CBS affiliate in January, ahead of WBLG-TV's sign-on. Hes originally from Red Level, Alabama. Bill would ban 7 countries from buying land in Ky. 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The owners estimated the cost of constructing the station would be in excess of $1 million, and the station would be equipped to broadcast in color from the start. Jim Caldwell Morning Meteorologist Lexington, KY current today tonight 56 F C Partly Cloudy Pressure 28.27 in Wind SE 17 MPH Dew Point 52 Feels Like 56 Sunrise 7:07 AM Sunset 6:33 PM. The man was, GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lexington man who stopped for breakfast at a Georgetown gas station and bought a scratch-off ticket as well "lost his appetite" after discovering he won $50,000. widget: true, [22] On May 3, 1979, the move to channel 36 was officially given the green light by the FCC. The Trustoria Professional Directory helps everyone discover the best Journalist for their next project. Justice says, NEW YORK (AP) - Sunday studio estimates say the gonzo R-rated horror comedy Cocaine Bear sniffed up $23.1 million in its opening weekend, while Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania shrank unusually quickly in, NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week By The Associated Press CLAIM: A photo shows birds that dropped dead in Kentucky following the Ohio train derailment, and a video shows birds in northern Indiana that, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A recent Mason-Dixon poll regarding anti-transgender measures shows 71 percent of registered Kentucky voters oppose a law that would allow the state to overrule parents' decisions to obtain certain, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Lofton's Law bill, honoring an 18-year-old who died from alcohol toxicity in October 2021, easily passed the Senate Thursday., FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A bill that cleared the Senate would allow small farm Kentucky winery owners to sell and deliver their own products to retailers. In January 1977, WTVQ petitioned the FCC to allow them to move to channel 36, in a move the station said was needed to evenly compete with WLEX-TV (channel 18) and WKYT-TV. Lexington, KY 40509. Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. [51] An optimistic K. David Godbout, WDKY general manager, said "We're doing everything we can to get the affiliation. [52] Newi added that all parties "agreed that everything that has happened in the past is in the past". Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor. category_id: null, }. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 2018 with a degree in journalism. Beshear posted a, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A California man was arrested in Lexington for allegedly murdering a man while in Kentucky. discovery: { Famous 300-year-old bur oak was saved from development. [55] Media General purchased Park Acquisitions and its properties (including WTVQ) in January 1997. 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We celebrate community and we tell your stories. Tom was recognized for hard news reporting on a story that gave a rare glimpse inside the secretive world of the Federal Witness Protection Program. "[33] At that time, the newsroom was wracked by major turnover in personnel. Hannah Woosley-Collins 16 minutes ago PRESTONBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Kentucky man accused of killing three officers and a police K-9 in an ambush while police were serving a protective order in. Knapp was a Lexington securities dealer whose bid was backed by the Retirement Systems of Alabama pension fund. Shamrock's president and CEO, Bruce F. Johnson, vowed to "demonstrate that the way things were done here in the past is not the way Shamrock operates". When the station first came on the air as channel 62, the news was little more than a joke. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. Russian troops would soon pour across Ukraine's borders and Russian missiles would fill Ukrainian skies,taking Ukrainian livesin the biggest air, sea and ground assault, ATLANTA (AP) Dozens of well-wishers made the pilgrimage Sunday to The Carter Center in Atlanta, as prayers and memories of former President Jimmy Carter's legacy were offered up at his small Baptist church in Plains, Georgia, a day after, ATLANTA (AP) The woman flying out of Philadelphias airport last year remembered to pack snacks, prescription medicine and a cellphone in her handbag. The shipment was heading to an, FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Lawmakers in the Kentucky House of Representatives in Frankfort passed controversial House Bill 470 Thursday, which is related to the LGBTQ community. Mobile App | WEATHER App | WTVQ Email Sign Up, Damaging wind gusts, severe storms likely Friday, Heavy rain, gusty winds, and strong storms on the way Friday, Record warmth to kick off March as more active weather looms, Severe Weather Awareness Week: How to receive weather alerts, Record warmth to begin March as our active weather pattern kicks back in, A windy Monday with more active weather expected to begin March, Dodging showers this weekend with more wind on tap early next week, Cooler air returns to the area to close out the week, Wind and warmth hang around for one more day, Record warmth on the table through the mid-week, Pleasant Tuesday ahead of record warmth and rain chances, More unseasonably mild air for February on the horizon. That, along with high winds on Tuesday, delayed the sign-on of channel 36 to Wednesday, June 25. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Full Profile Chien-Suu Kuo Lexington, KY publisher_id: "7544", The shipment was heading to an, VERSAILLES, Ky. (WTVQ) -- God's Pantry Food Bank received a donation Thursday at the Kentucky Castle. Buckley agreed to pay back $1.4 million in cash and stock to shareholders and not serve as a director of any publicly traded company for five years. For 24 years, Piecoro was co-host ofReds Livepregame and postgame shows on Fox Sports Ohio., Sara Cardona joined the ABC36 sports team in November 2021 as a sports reporter/anchor. }. Excited to announce Nationally-Known Kentucky Sportscaster @JeffPiecoro has joined @ABC36News as sports director! Jim has been forecasting Kentucky weather for more than 20 years. The station noted that channel 62 suffered from technical interference and signal quality issues due to its higher position on the dial. Sara comes to us from Gainesville, Florida where she worked as a sports reporter for CBS4 for two years. Talk to ABC 36 News anchors, reporters and meteorologists. Reckitt, a U.K.-based consumer health and nutrition, EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) Federal environmental regulators on Tuesday took charge of the cleanup from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical burn and ordered Norfolk Southern to foot the bill. Jeremy joined the WKYT News team in July 2021 following graduation from the Broadcast Journalism program at the University of Maryland. Your email address will not be published. 11:35pm: WTVQ My Network HDTV 36.2 Seinfeld 6:00pm Secrets of Bluegrass Chefs 6:30pm Seinfeld 7:00pm Access Hollywood 7:30pm Dateline 8:00pm Chicago P.D. The $11 million purchase came after the improvements under Shamrock, particularly in the area of news, had pushed the station into a position of second-place contention and improved its reputation. Wed love to hear from you. Anchor, FOX 56 News at 6:30 p.m. & 10 p.m., Managing Editor. Talk to ABC 36 News anchors, reporters and meteorologists. Prior to making the move to Lexington, Boyd worked in Washington, D.C., as a national correspondent for RT America. element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", Shuck back to the Lexington market from Louisville. India Jones is the weekday Traffic Anchor that joined WKYT in March of 2022. We are the most trusted source for local news. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. submission: { submission: { Tom Kenny joined ABC 36 News in June of 2001 as a General Assignment Reporter. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 40, using virtual channel 36. Wed love to hear from you. [66] It offered the least early evening news of the Lexington stations, and its news staff of 22 compared unfavorably to the 35 and 40 of its competitors. Download the ABC 36 News App on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. Hes also been doing stand up comedy for almost as long all across America, working with stars, T.G. The House voted Tuesday to send the measure to the, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Gov. Power outage and roof damage cancel departures and arrivals at Bluegrass Airport, Roads become deadly, hazardous during Friday's severe weather, 2 weather-related deaths reported from strong Ky. storms, Southern Middle School to move to remote learning March 6-10 after fire, Thousands of Kentuckians without power as storms head east, Lexington tax preparation service owner indicted on tax fraud. LEXINGTON, Ky. ABC 36 News Director Miranda Combs announced a new main anchor for WTVQ ABC 36. [39] Channel 36 beamed to life for the first time in Lexington at 2:18p.m. with a test pattern. Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 299-0411; publisher_id: "7544", When you see news happening, share it! [24][25] The FCC approved the transaction on June 8, 1979,[26] and it closed on July 18. The department's position that Trump is, (CNN NEWSOURCE) -- Kentucky Fried Chicken is bringing back the KFC Double Down after a nearly 10-year hiatus. [57][82] The station shut down its analog signal over UHF channel 36, on February 17, 2009, the original target date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). [3] With no other applicants for the channel 62 allocation, the FCC granted initial approval of the station's application on July 28, 1967. Congress, the White House itself andmore than half of, WASHINGTON (AP) TheSupreme Courtis about to hear arguments over President Joe Bidensstudent debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. With a warm front arcing through the region early combined with sunshine and a, Wednesday kicks off Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kentucky. [15] Starr would also move its corporate base of operations to Lexington shortly after the acquisition of WTVQ was completed. virtual: false, He is the only broadcast journalist in Lexington television history to be honoredwitha national Edward R. Murrow Award. LEXINGTON, Ky. Longtime WTVQ News Anchor, and current Executive Director of the Kentucky Historical Society Foundation, Doug High is returning from a 3-year absence on the news desk to. widget: true, text: "Promote your event", Tom has lived in Lexington 22-years. [69] However, after poaching lead male anchor John Lindgren from WKYT, an upturn finally began. He studies at Mississippi State University online, earning his bachelors degree in broadcast meteorology. Andy Beshear issued a state of emergency Friday morning ahead of likely severe storms across Central and Eastern Kentucky. Joce is a national investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on the widget: true, She currently serves as a meteorologist at CBS4 and FOX59. The sandwich has two fried chicken filets as the bun. Chad Hedrick joined WKYT in February 2021. I was offered another position in the newsroom that I respectfully declined and so we parted ways., ABC 36 News Director Miranda Combs confirmed this in a statement as well, calling the decision a tough one., We absolutely adore Tom but we decided to go a different direction on the anchor desk and offered him a different role and he declined that, Combs said. WTVQ had been Lexington's third-rated station since its sign-on and was noted for having marginal production values around this time. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. An electrode catheter is provided having a predetermined flexibility throughout the entire length What is claimed is: 1. After morning rain showers exit southeast Kentucky,, mostly skies will return for the afternoon. category_id: null, [20] By 1978, WTVQ had become Lexington's first television station to implement electronic news gathering and shoot its stories on tape, whereas its competitors were still shooting with film. Channel 36 has brought veteran weatherman T.G. She began anchoring WLJC and ABC 36 on My Kentucky in June 2022. Kristen Kennedy Morning Anchor/Reporter Kristen. Their vote comes amid a rally at the, MIDWAY, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Midway University is set to give a new tuition discount to first responders. Paul Jones. Tom also has network broadcast experience in radio and television having worked as a sports reporter for ESPN, Sportschannel, NBC Sports and the Breeders Cup. #bigthings pic.twitter.com/viV41Vn05W, Miranda Combs (@MirandaCombs56) July 6, 2022. Around 2:30 p.m., about 76,000 people were without power. We celebrate community and we tell your stories. Boyd was born in Elizabethtown and raised in nearby Vine Grove. According to Kenny this will be the first house in Kentucky built on a VA property, which is expected to open later this year. But Beau Spicer with Louis Flower Power shops, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 4:14 p.m. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education. TV Schedule; Where To Find FOX 56; Our History; Work for FOX 56; Subscribe to Newsletters; . Prior to that she was a sideline, Chris Bolton is the latest edition to the ABC 36 family. orientation: "portrait", Senate Bill 28, sponsored by Sen. Mike Wilson (R-Bowling Green), lets winery owners distribute, FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Senate has passed a measure giving parents a pathway to challenge school instructional materials they consider unfit for children. We celebrate community and we tell your stories. The, Once you send that photo, you can't take it back, goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens send explicit images of themselves under duress, or without understanding, The White House is giving U.S. federal agencies 30 days todelete popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTokfrom all government-issued mobile devices amid growing concerns about security. The man was, Heavy rain, damaging wind gusts and severe storms will impact Central and Eastern Kentucky on Friday. We celebrate community and we tell your stories. A Lexington native, T.G. [9] Lexington's then-Mayor Charles Wylie was on hand with White and daughter Barbara to throw the switch that brought the station on the air. After morning rainfall exits, we'll be tracking a bit of a, Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ): Good Thursday evening weather friends, we have had a pretty good day across central and eastern Kentucky with temperatures near 60 under a partly sunny sky., After record breaking warmth on Wednesday showers and thunderstorms moved through the region overnight. At Channel 36, Piecoro says he envisions enhancing its coverage of horse racing at Keeneland and Eastern Kentucky University and Morehead State athletics, in addition to providing UK coverage. news36@wtvq.com ABC 36 | Lexington KY Anchor Hayley Harmon is the co-anchor of ABC 36's Good Morning Kentucky with Lee Cruse! Anchor, FOX 56 News from 5-9 a.m. . Shuck joined ABC 36 as Chief Meteorologist in April 2022. He has won an Emmy Award for anchoring and another for investigative reporting, exposing the deceit and potential danger of online diploma mills. A native of Buckhannon, West Virginia, Dillon attended California University of Pennsylvania where he studied meteorology., Jordan joined the ABC 36 family in December of 2022 as a weekend meteorologist for the ABC 36 Storm Team. ABC 36 News @ 11 11:00pm Jimmy Kimmel Live! [33] The station's first weather map was a hand-me-down from Miami; nobody bothered to remove the "low tide" and "high tide" markings from it despite their lack of utility in Kentucky. 40 minutes later, the National Anthem was broadcast, completing the move to channel 36. map: false, [33] However, a setback occurred as new news director Edwards would resign after just ten days on the job. detail_page_enabled: true, } Anchor, FOX 56 News from 5-9 a.m. Marvin Bartlett. [13] On September 7, It Takes a Thief star Malachi Throne and Ed Allen Time host Ed Allen appeared at a public open house at the station's studios to officially "Grand Open" WBLG-TV. [31] Longtime weatherman Frank Faulconer, the only on-air personality remaining after the resignations, left for WKYT to help launch the station's new morning show, where he had hoped to "finish out my career". We have lost a second person due to, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Southern Middle School will move to remote learning next week after a fire damaged the building Thursday evening. [8], The station launched at 9:30a.m. on June 2, 1968, as an ABC affiliate, broadcasting from the highest above sea level tower in Kentucky. He promoted parents rights and, VERSAILLES, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Woodford Reserve on Wednesday released its 2023 Kentucky Derby bottle which honors one of the most iconic moments in sports history -- Secretariat winning the 1973 Derby. Garry Hill stopped at Clark's Pump-N-Shop on Paris Pike, FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Lawmakers in the Kentucky House of Representatives in Frankfort passed controversial House Bill 470 Thursday, which is related to the LGBTQ community. Shuck's first broadcast will be April 18,. [46] The expanded facilities were dedicated in April 1986. Unlike most local children's shows, Happy's Hour did not feature a studio audience with area children. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. It included a news anchor who walked into the newsroom and threw his hat onto a coat rack to begin the evening's newscast. Kelsey Souto is an anchor and reporter for WKYT. WBLG-TV, Inc. was a 50-50 partnership between Lexington-area businessman Roy White and Reeves Broadcasting Corporation. She was born and raised in Lexington attending Lafayette High School. The Atlanta-based home improvement chain said every hourly employee will get a raise starting this month. Jeff Piecoro is coming back to Lexington television. She first joined the ABC 36 family. Windstorm knocked it down. It changed its call letters to WTVQ in 1973 and moved to channel 36 in 1980. The station fired its news director in April 1981,[65] only to do so again in January 1982. The former Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver and current color analyst on the UK football radio network said Wednesday he has accepted a job as the new sports director and sports anchor at WTVQ-TV. Required fields are marked *. LEXINGTON, Ky. Soon, WTVQ TV Channel 36 News Anchor Doug High will not have to set his alarm clock for 3 a.m. to get to work. SMS students will remotely learn from Monday, March 6 to Friday, March 10. WLEX-18 evening anchors, 1993 TAGS: Mindy Shannon | Tom Kenny | TV | TV anchors | TV news | WLEX | WLEX-TV | WTVQ | WTVQ-TV New anchor Marvin Bartlett, 1990 TAGS: Fox 56 | Marvin Bartlett | TV anchors | TV news | WLEX | WLEX-TV WTVQ-TV broadcasters, 1993 TAGS: television | TV | TV anchors | WTVQ | WTVQ-TV [38] (Channel 62, which remained allocated to Lexington and was not moved to Glasgow as originally proposed, would later be re-used by short-lived independent station WLKT[41] and subsequent low-power station WBLU-LP. Kristen Kennedy has spent the last decade covering news in Central Kentucky.