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WBAL helicopter images provide big, early edge in TV derailment coverage
The Baltimore SunThere was no doubt about which Baltimore station was the one to turn to in the immediate wake of the CSX train derailment Tuesday afternoon in Baltimore County. For the first 10 minutes or so, WBAL-TV, the Hearst-owned NBC affiliate, was the only...Tags: Television Industry, Kevin Kamenetz, NBC (tv network), WBAL-TV, Al Jazeera (tv network)
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Could TV have a done a poorer job of covering sequester?
The Baltimore SunThere is no excuse for the kind of coverage TV has delivered the last two weeks on the sequester. Television news has been polarizing, sensational and mostly focused on personality rather than the policy behind the $85 billion in federal spending cuts...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Republican Party, Fox News Channel (tv network), Entertainment
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WJZ cuts away from U.S. Open finals for its Ravens pre-game show
The Baltimore SunWJZ-TV, which angered many fans in May when it cut away from a dramatic 17th inning win by the Baltimore Orioles to go to "60 Minutes," found itself in the same kind of programming crunch Monday. The CBS-owned station cut away from the men's finals of...Tags: Game Shows (genre), Tennis, CBS Corp., 60 Minutes (tv program), U.S. Open (tennis)
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Katie Couric joins the 4 o'clock fray in Baltimore this fall
The Baltimore SunKatie Couric’s visit last week to Baltimore’s WMAR proved at least one thing: She is serious about making her new daytime talk show, “Katie,” a winner. She did not do such intense promotion in the summer of 2006 even when she was...Tags: Katie Couric, Demographics, Justice System, Judges, John Waters
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CBS to launch national sports radio network - Baltimore's WJZ-FM and AM key players
The Baltimore SunCBS Thursday announced the launch of a national sports radio network that will include two stations in Baltimore and looks to seriously challenge ESPN dominance of the sports-talk airwaves. The CBS action, which includes Cumulus Media, another...Tags: Cumulus Media Incorporated, Riverside (Southampton, New York), ESPN (tv network), Entertainment, Media Industry
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Q&A: Jennifer Royle talks about leaving 105.7 The Fan and Baltimore
The Baltimore SunTuesday night, radio sports reporter Jennifer Royle confirmed to Z on TV that she was leaving WJZ-FM (105.7 The Fan) at the end of the Ravens season to return to her hometown of Boston. Wednesday, the 37-year-old journalist talked about her decision,...Tags: Ed Reed, Radio Industry, Joe Flacco, Radio, Entertainment
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O's fans unhappy as WJZ cuts over to '60 Minutes'
John Lanahan Jr. was spending Sunday afternoon at St. Agnes Hospital with his father, who was recovering from an allergic reaction. The two Orioles fans planned to watch the game against perennial favorite Boston Red Sox. Then disaster struck. As the...Tags: Baseball, National Football League, Boston Red Sox, Hospitals and Clinics, Allergies
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WJZ-TV cuts away from incredible Orioles game - Can you say 'Heidi Bowl'?
The Baltimore SunThe decision wasn't in a league with the infamous one NBC made in 1968 to cut away from the ending of an incredible AFC football game to show a rerun of the film "Heidi," but some Baltimore area viewers were feeling a "Heidi Bowl" kind of pain Sunday...Tags: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Entertainment, Sports, Chris Davis
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WJZ leads the way in weekday news ratings during May sweeps
The Baltimore SunEveryone in local TV says "sweeps" don't matter as much as they used to now that Baltimore has Nielsen's local people meters (contested as that data might be) Still, everyone who does well in the Nielsen audience survey wants the world to know. And why...Tags: NBC (tv network), Preakness Stakes, Equestrian
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Ron Smith, 'Voice of Reason,' dies
Ron Smith, who came to Baltimore 38 years ago as a weekend TV anchorman but found his greatest success on radio as WBAL's "Voice of Reason," died Monday night of pancreatic cancer at his home in Shrewsbury, Pa.. He was 70.
Mr. Smith spent more than 26...Tags: WBAL-TV, Entertainment, Obituaries, Towson University, Pancreatic Cancer
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Baltimore TV News: It's better than you think
The Baltimore SunI turned on the TV at noon Wednesday to see how Baltimore stations handled what I was thinking of as fluff: the arrival of the first ships for the Star-Spangled Sailabration. I came away instead impressed with the performance of Baltimore’s top two...Tags: Television Industry, Conservation, ABC (tv network), Entertainment, CBS Corp.
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Reporter Weijia Jiang leaving WJZ-TV for WCBS in New York
The Baltimore SunWeijia Jiang, who came to WJZ-TV in June of 2008 as a reporter, is leaving to join WCBS-TV in New York City. Both stations are owned by CBS. New York is the top market in the country. Jiang came to WJZ from WOBC-TV in Salisbury. She has a bachelor's...Tags: CBS Corp., New York City
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