Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. We would compare the (ratings) numbers the next day. It was NIU football's first victory over a Big Ten team. Man found fatally shot inside North Side home: Chicago police, Downstate judge rules assault weapons ban violates state constitution, Tom Sizemore dead at 61 after suffering brain aneurysm, 6 injured in multi-vehicle wreck on Near West Side, IL gov urges Walgreens CEO to reconsider abortion pill policies, 2 men stabbed in River North fight: Chicago police, Prayer vigil to be held for CPD officer fatally shot on SW Side, Inmate beaten to death in Cook County Jail's max security wing: police, Chicago Weather: Mostly cloudy, late showers Saturday, Indiana state trooper killed responding to weather-related crash, Car dealership workers kidnapped, tortured in armed robbery: police, Woman buys new tires that turn out to be 9 years old. 03/03/23 8:29 PM EST, Video & Audio Riley, 66, worked in the are, A good Monday to all. Staff of the newspaper would appear on WREX's news programs. After working in the Bush and Obama administrations, Ortagus became a Fox contributor, then was named State Department spokesperson in April. In Rockford, he remembered Pick used to sit on telephone books the size of New York Citys, so we would look even in their anchor desk chairs. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. NEW YORK NBC News opened the new year Tuesday by appointing Hoda Kotb as co-anchor of the "Today" show's first two hours with Savannah Guthr. No cause of death is available at this time. But the trend is also part Trumps unprecedented relationship with Fox. Before joining the station in July 2021, she was working as an evening anchor for Dakota News Now in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) -- Longtime Rockford television news anchor Bruce Richardson has died at age 75. Thats what drew people to him., BIG NEWS! Greg Wilson during KLJB's first ever news broadcast as co-anchor Linda Shinn looks on. WREX provides weather reports for the stations and in return the radio stations provide promotion for WREX's programming. She was diagnosed with cancer in 1999. WLLR personality Bo Jeffrey Bo J Spates died in his sleep Sunday. John Ivanic, who anchored at WREX-13 with Pick for about three years, said today that in Picks death, he lost a kid sister. Pick was two years younger than Ivanic, who left WREX-13 in 1998 to become a weekend and fill-in news anchor at NBC-4 in Columbus. A C-list conservative commentator who spent two decades as a Fox contributor, Crowley was a reliable source of the networks typical combination of bigotry, right-wing talking points, and attacks on the press. Jeff Ryser plays Santa on Christmas Eve with Chris Minor WQAD. Deffenbaugh was honored in 2019 and 2020 with a regional Edward R. Murrow award for Overall Excellence as a news producer. 11 AM. She's excited to be in Panama City with her husband and go. Meteorologist Cedric Haynes, a football fan who follows the Tennessee Volunteers, said goodbye to the Quad-Cities on Friday as he moves closer to his family in Dalton, Georgia. According to WREX, Hayes learned she had the illness Tuesday and died late Thursday night at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. WIFR-TV evening news anchor Mike Garrigan was a sports reporter/anchor at 13 WREX in the early 2000s. I always said, Thats one guy Id love to have wearing our jersey. . Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. WREX began operation on October 1, 1953, as a primary affiliate of CBS. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. All rights reserved. "We are sure going to miss those bad jokes, but we know you're going to continue to do great things for folks in the Cedar Rapids area," the station said on social media. People say they watch our team because it seems like we are all good friends.Damn right.Good luck in South Florida, Jesyka Dereta! Jessica Foster is the Morning Anchor for NewsChannel 7 Today. Owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, it is the market's only full-powered VHF station and is Rockford's second oldest television station. Q-C media through the years: Who's coming, who's going? Frank Turner, a former WXYZ-TV anchor, who presently works at a television news station based in mid-Michigan, said last Thursday that he was let go from his job after refusing to be in the same studio space with "unmasked with other colleagues," The Detroit News reported. Greg Dutra announced on Sept. 10, 2014, that he is leaving KWQC for KDVR/KWGNin Denver. It seems like channel 8, A good Wednesday to all. Marion Meginnis former manager of WQAD-TV. Born in Rockford and raised in Rockton, Zoe began as an intern in Summer 2020, until she worked her way up to anchoring weeknights. Here's a look back at the most viewed galleries of 2018 on qctimes.com. We are sure going to miss those bad jokes, but we know you're going to continue to do great things for folks in the Cedar Rapids area," the station said on social media. Andy Gannon Morning Anchor Andy Gannon likes to joke that when he first started at 23 WIFR in. Northern Public Radio | ROCKFORD Award-winning multimedia journalist James Stratton is leaving 13 WREX after three years on the anchor desk. But as the former TV news anchor . Charles King, who served as the morning news anchor for KWQC-TV 6 formore than16 years, died Tuesday. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. "Out of respect to her family and Jeannie, WREX will air tributes to Jeannie this evening on 13 News starting at 5:00 p.m. WREX. Allison Baker joined WJHG/WECP as a Weekend Anchor and multi-media journalist in June of 2021. Im so thankful for this new opportunity to learn and grow as an anchor. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. WIFR-TV morning news anchor Andy Gannon was a sports reporter/anchor at the station in the late 1980s and 90s. Monica Crowley, Treasury Department assistant secretary for public affairs (added 7/17/19). 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. Watch 13 WREX. Former WQAD and KWQC anchor Matt Hammill CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Fran Riley Riley CONTRIBUTED Cedric Haynes Meteorologist Cedric Haynes, a football fan who follows the Tennessee Volunteers, said. McFarland, deputy national security adviser. Matt Hammill has returned to the Quad Cities and will join Morgan, Kevin, Jenna and Emily on QCT! Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Quad-City Times Photo Editor Kevin Schmidt, WQAD photographer Jenny Hipskind, WQAD meteorologist Terry Swails, his wife, writer Carolyn Wettstone, formerly of KWQC. Thank you @KWQCMorgan, @DavidNelsonNews, @wxphelps and EVERYONE behind the scenes for the kind words this morning. The WREX family says a tearful goodbye to a longtime co-worker and friend. Maggie Hradecky, news director at WREX, said Pick stood out, despite her small stature. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. [6] Though Gray will not have any direct ownership or control of WREX, one caveat of Allen Media's deal to acquire the station includes a 10-year agreement to carry WIFR-LD on a WREX subchannel, which would give WIFR full-market coverage for the first time since it went to low-power status in 2017.[7]. Be safe, social distance, and brace for the worst. "It's going to be an adjustment I think, but it's one that I'm looking forward to," Bayne, 40, said. Funeral services are pending. A good Thursday to all. Its not unbelievable that people feel this way, but the outpouring is unbelievable, said Jim OHara, Spates supervisor at WLLR, said on the air Monday night. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. And the door opens both ways. Heather Pick, a popular former WREX-13 news anchorwoman, died today in her Hilliard, Ohio, home surrounded by family after her often-public battle with breast cancer. [9][10], This article is about the American television station. Greg specializes in consumer investigations and stories exposing scams and rip-offs. By Andrew Carrigan. Former KWQC-TV anchor Gary Metivier has started a new enterprise that still involves telling the stories of the Quad-City community. "I don't go until December. Strattons last day at 13 WREX is Thursday. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 54, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to its analog-era VHF channel 13 for post-transition operations. While she was at UofSC, Marisa was a member of the Student Gamecock television station. Marisa Gjuraj graduated from the University of South Carolina in May 2022. Ivanic started his TV news career at WREX in Rockford after graduating from NIU, then moved to Columbus, OH for a TV news anchor position. https://t.co/TefynBnBDY. 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After Brown endorsed Trump in February 2016, Fox hosts began promoting him for the vice president slot. This hiring pattern speaks in part to Foxs longtime role as a comfortable landing spot for Republicans looking to get paid and build their brand with the networks conservative audience while keeping their options open to return to politics or government. 03/03/23 5:38 PM EST, Article 39F. Fox hired McEntee as a production assistant in 2015. ROCKFORD Award-winning broadcaster Gregory Deffenbaugh has been named News Director at 13 WREX, the local NBC affiliate announced Tuesday. Illinois where she began her on-air career as a weekend anchor at WREX 13 News. In lieu of flowers and cards, Pick requested this, according to an e-mail from family friend Miguel Perez: Dont wait. He has also worked as a Senior News Producer at KMGH-TV and KDVR-TV in Denver and as a news producer at KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City and WOI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa. 2023 www.rrstar.com. After Trumps election, Carson joined his administration as the secretary of housing and urban development. When McEntee was fired in March 2018, CNN reported that it was because he is currently under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for serious financial crimes.. "Working in TV news is the perfect combination of the two. Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. In November 2016, Trump picked her to be deputy national security adviser under Michael Flynn. Jim Lehrer (deceased), The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer ( PBS) Don Lemon, CNN. And so throughout his tenure in the White House, the president has treated Fox employment as an important credential and offered jobs to network employees whose commentary he likes. She withdrew from consideration for the post and left the administration in February, reportedly because her nomination was complicated by the fact she had employed a nanny who was in the United States legally but was not legally allowed to work.. . Then theres Kimberly Guilfoyle, who left her job co-hosting a Fox show and became the vice chairwoman of a pro-Trump super PAC the next week (she is also dating Donald Trump Jr.). WQAD-TV sports anchor Dan "The Wildman" Burich, far right, goes over the sequence for a show taped on Sunday November 19. WREX (channel 13) is a television station in Rockford, Illinois, United States, affiliated with NBC. Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Im incredibly excited to become the chief investigative reporter at KCCI and join Iowas news leader. He has a passion for journalism and he will help us continue the strong tradition of news coverage and investigative journalism our viewers have come to expect at 13 WREX., More:Chicago native joins 13 WREX news team as evening anchor. This x-ray shows the reconstructive surgery on her right ankle. WQAD-TV meteorologist Eric Sorensen will be off air for at least a month while he undergoes a surgical procedure, according to his Facebook page. She's also WNIJ's Perspectives editor, Under Rocks contributor, and local host of All Things Considered. She leaves behind her parents and two sisters, the WREX website said. As if we haven't had enough rain, more is called for in today's forecast. Joce is a national investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on the Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. But it was meteorology that captured his interest and drew him to the news business. He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined NBC12 in 2013. Jeannie Hayes anchored the NBC affiliate's noon news and its Sunday morning community affairs program, 13 Cares.