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As a result, it appeared that CBS would not have an affiliate in Detroit. WLNS, a CBS-affiliate in central Michigan, is shuffling its anchor lineup. Agriculture business experts, meteorologists and correspondents report on the latest news and human interest . The issue will also be available online at 517mag.com. Sharing what we know with those just starting out. According to local legend, Gross won the original radio license in a card game. Young merged with Media General in November 2013. Fortunately for his viewers, Michael Thomas provided all the answers. As a consequence because of the channel share and the need to transmit three television signals in high definition (1080i for WLNS, and 720p for WLAJ's two ABC and CW channels), the 6.3 Ion Television subchannel was discontinued (the 6.2 getTV channel had been discontinued months before). It'll be one that benefits us personally and professionally, and that's very exciting. Find Samana Sheikh of WLNS-TV (Lansing, MI)'s articles, email address, contact information, Twitter and more. Paul-Stanton, a morning and noon anchor at WLNS for many years and a resident of Williamston, died Dec. 3 after a brief battle with cancer. "I think it's important to tell the truth regardless of who orwhat it affects. Traditionally, WLNS-TV had been the most watched television station in Central Michigan regularly beating rival WILX in Nielsen ratings. VERY excited to be joining the @fox12oregon team as a reporter next month! Read more about Kloepfer in our upcoming combine January/February issue of 517 Magazine, coming to mailboxes next week. She was a morning anchor. Bowman, a morning anchor, announced in a Facebook post that Wednesday was her last day with Channel 6. "It opened up my eyes, and perhaps a few doors, to being a host and truly making the most of my abilities as an entertainer and a personality," he said. 1,870 talking about this. On September 12, 2011, 6 News This Morning expanded to two and a half hours and now begins at 4:30a.m. As a result, the CBS Morning News now airs at 4 a.m. locally. She said she plans to continue working in journalism. The support, encouragement, guidance, criticism, patience they showed meant the world to me and still does. Michael Thomas starts at KPTV Fox 12 in August. WLAJ (channel 53) is a television station in Lansing, Michigan, United States, affiliated with ABC and The CW Plus.It is owned by Mission Broadcasting, which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Nexstar Media Group, owner of CBS affiliate WLNS-TV (channel 6), for the provision of certain services. On October 31, the meteorologist announced on his official social media that he is stepping away from WLNS-TV. The competition between Trump and Florida Gov. New WLNS-TV general manager eft NBC after 'alleged misconduct', Special prosecutor: MSU actions 'made it virtually impossible to know' truth about Nassar. Also anchors the station's weekly political newscast "The Capital Rundown" which airs Sundays at 5:30AM. She was 57. Other places Ive lived: East Lansing, DeWitt, Sydney, Australia and Youngstown, Ohio, I graduated from: Michigan State University, Most interesting assignment: Traveling with and interviewing Vice President Mike Pence on his tour bus and arresting sex offenders with the Michigan State Police Fugitive Team, I have a knack for: news and proofreading, Im passionate about: My kids and being accurate, I cant stop talking about: current events, When Im not reporting/anchoring, Im: being a mom to my 4 kids, Other places you may have seen me: The House of Promise Beauty for Ashes Gala; The annual fundraising breakfast for St. Vincent Catholic Charities; Silver Bells in the City, What I love most about mid-Michigan: The community. His last day on the air at 6 News is on November 4. Another highlight: hosting "The Evan Michael Show" in 2014. Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, Details havent been confirmed but keep your eyes peeled on his social media for further updates. Toggle primary navigation. Yeah, That Makes Sense (Frankel), Phoenix Suns Could Have Big ATSC 3.0 Distribution Plans, and Other Teams, Including the Utah Jazz, Might Soon Follow. By Andrew Gauthieron Feb. 24, 2011 - 11:41 AM. Does Gary Mendez Die on A Million Little Things? Ilitch made reference to a number of ethical concerns in a Twitter post Thursday night. The Livonia native joined WLNS in 2014, according to her staff bio. The Movie Stars Are All Going Away And Why There Might Not Be Any New Ones to Replace Them (Wolk), Is Newsmax Really Offering the House to Tucker Carlson? In 2020, WLNS/WLAJ moved its digital channel to channel 14 and resumed transmitting from the Okemos transmitter location.[18]. TV News Anchor for WLNS TV 6 2X Emmy-Nominated, 3X Regional Murrow Award-winning journalist 6.1. Victory moves to Hartford from WPTZ in Burlington, where she has been a video journalist and reporter since 201 WLNS morning anchor Evan Pinsonnault managed to drop the name of every US President into the Lansing, MI, CBS affiliates morning show yesterday. CBS. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). [5] A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) judge ordered the license revoked in 1981. Veteran Anchor John Stofflet to Retire from NBC15 Madison, Meteorologist Bri Eggers Is Leaving KTVB-TV in Boise, Idaho, News4Jax Anchor Mary Baer Is Leaving WJXT-TV, By: Aditi Pardhi - Published: November 2, 2022 at 7:23 am. A local morning show will soon say farewell to a beloved anchor. Actually, they love the entire 6 News morning team. Evan Pinsonnault is leaving Lansing CBS affiliate WLNS to follow his girlfriend to West Hollywood. They want to know where he is going next and if his new job will also take him away from Michigan. Blake Harms grew up in Hudsonville, Michigan. "Shying away from stories that are challenging or difficult to understand in my opinion is a disservice to the public.". Lansing residents love the easy-to-understand, informative, and entertaining weather forecasts by meteorologist Blake Harms, especially the fun facts. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, FBI talks to Michigan families about sextortion, Michigan DNR may expand list of nuisance animals, Drivers voice safety concerns over construction at, Submit your school closings with WLNS here, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. [14] Media General merged with Nexstar in January 2017.[15]. Full Profile. "While we do not provide public comment on personnel matters, WLNS-TV has maintained a commitment to public service in Lansing for nearly 70 years," he wrote. In more recent developments, Chivon Kloepfer will rejoin the newsroom on a full-time basis. WLNS-TV was not part of the management agreement because Gray already owned WILX. His last Lansing broadcast will be in late March. Facing the prospect of having to import WLNS-TV, Flint affiliate WNEM-TV, and Toledo affiliate WTOL for cable subscribers, CBS agreed to purchase independent station WGPR-TV (now WWJ-TV), which became an affiliate of the network on December 11, 1994. "I haven't even left and just thinking about how I won't get to be part of this community on a daily basis anymore gets me teared up. Latest news, weather, sports and information from WWL-TV serving the French Quarters and New Orleans, Louisiana In July 2011, WLNS-TV began airing all of its news programming from a temporary set in the station's breakroom while a new one was constructed in preparation for its own launch of HD news programing. So they were saddened when Michael Thomas announced he was leaving WLNS-TV. Evan Pinsonnault, morning anchor and features reporter at WLNS-TV, is leaving Michigan to move to West Hollywood. LANSING Two anchors, Alexandra Ilitch and Bonney Bowman, have left WLNS, according to social media posts they shared this week. This translator broadcast from a transmitter atop the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library in Ann Arbor, but was owned by Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. Chuck Barnhart Lansing, MI. That was the catalyst. Kiyerra Lake - 6 News This Morning anchor | WLNS 6 News Kiyerra Lake - 6 News This Morning anchor Five words/phrases that describe me: Trustworthy, Independent, Caring, Kind, Curious. Samana is an experienced reporter and anchor, with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry. "WLNS-TVs longstanding tradition of high quality news programming is a direct result of our exceptional local teams, who will continue to work passionately every day to deliver the local stories that matter to the people and families throughout mid-Michigan.. WLNS describes it as a family-friendly move. Thompson and Emmerich are changing roles to account for their shifting parenting responsibilities. [13], Media General added GetTV to 20 of its stations' subchannels, including WLNS-TV, in a roll out that started on February 1, 2016. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). Much of her reporting focused on MSU's role in the scandal. "I just feel that its time," she told viewers. The station signed on May 1, 1950, as WJIM-TV and was owned by Harold F. Gross along with WJIM radio (1240 AM), through WJIM, Inc. He said he hopes the move also Christa Lamendola has joined WLNS, the CBS affiliate in Lansing, Mich., as a reporter and video journalist. 1, 2013 - 11:45 AM, By Merrill Knoxon May. Arizonas climate appeals to businesses, especially for small-business owners and entrepreneurs. By Mark Joyellaon Dec. 11, 2015 - 11:53 AM, By Merrill Knoxon Jun. His girlfriend, Rebecca Lauren, was offered a job in West Hollywood at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, said Pinsonnault, who joined WLNS in 2009. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. In less than two years, the local community has become attached to the young journalist. [10] The company was subsequently taken over by its secured lenders and outsourced most of its operations to Gray Television. Technical Audio Producer (Part-Time Contract)Bloomberg LPNew York, New York, Lansings WLNS Makes Changes at Anchor Desk, An error has occurred, please try again later. "She was tough, she was knowledgeable, intelligent and one of the funniest people Ive ever met.. "I had made up my mind that I wanted to live and work in a bigger market and explore where all my talents could take me, not just the broadcasting and journalism side.". Nickolaou and Harms were actually in college together at Valparaiso. We didn't find any exact date of him . What A&E Wants You To Know About Stone Cold Takes On America, XFL, NBA, NHL Playoffs Action: Whats On This Weekend in TV Sports (Aug. 29-30), Scripps News Expands Lineup Of Live Shows and Launches Promo Campaign. [11], Following the other Young stations that launched The Country Network in late November 2010, WLNS-TV added that network to its .2 subchannel in the first quarter of 2011. "WLNS news director Jam Sardar acknowledges the promotional aspect of it, the initiative taking place at the end of the May sweeps, but says the exercise is also about training on air talent to function at high levels during all dayparts, which is key for disaster coverage. But it was enough for the Channel 6 viewers to fall in love with the young news anchor. and 11 p.m. broadcasts. Its not goodbye, Thompson said on-air, Its just see you later.. Their morning newscast started simulcasting (from 5 until 7 a.m.) on WLAJ on April 15 and includes separate, recorded cut-ins during ABC's Good Morning America. I get very Greek WLNS-TV . 115.Jane Aldrich, Sheri Jones, Greg Adaline and meteorologist David Young are anchoring during the 4:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. shift, while the morning team of Chivon Kloepfer, Evan Pinsonnault and meteorologist Jake Dunne are taking on 5, 6 and 11 p.m. "I now have a much greater appreciation for what our morning news team does every day," says Aldrich. The first day of the swap was May 20, and the morning team was suddenly reporting on the tragic Oklahoma City tornado in the early evening news. He got a sweet montage before signing off and a goodbye party from his colleagues and the community. All Rights Reserved 517 Business and Lifestyle Magazine. "I knew 2015 was going to be a year of change, at least professionally," Pinsonnault told the State Journal. This is a well-deserved move for Chivon, who started as the morning show reporter 11 years ago, then served as the morning anchor before helping launch 6 News at 5:30.. Jones becomes the main anchor of 6 News at 5 p.m., according to WLNS. From October 2011 to August 2013, the anchor worked . A local morning show will soon say farewell to a beloved anchor. In addition to her duties on the desk, Kloepfer will also serve as the primary anchor of Capital Rundown. Shell also continue with the Mondays for Moms franchise, and shell continue to do occasional stories and special reports typically for news series and specials. Anthony Carter Lansing, MI. Drivers voice safety concerns over construction at, Submit your school closings with WLNS here, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 4:30 AM. It is Michigan's second-oldest television station outside Detroit (behind WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids). WLNS-TV (channel 6) is a television station in Lansing, Michigan, United States, affiliated with CBS. "I think the post speaks for itself.". In May 1994, Detroit CBS affiliate WJBK announced that it would switch its affiliation to Fox as part of a deal between the network and New World Communications. 31, 2013 - 11:40 AM, By Merrill Knoxon Apr. Sylvia Perez - news anchor. Gray will join Evan Pinsonnault at the weekday morning anchor desk. Contact Sarah Lehr at (517) 377-1056 or slehr@lsj.com. 471 talking about this. WLNS Morning Anchor & Reportersince Jul 2009 13WMAZ Reporter/News & Sports AnchorNov 2006 - May 2009. He attended Valparaiso University in Indiana and received a bachelors degree in meteorology in 2021. FACT CHECK: Dave Ramsey Made a Statement About America Online, FACT CHECK: CIA Director Gina Haspel Found Dead, FACT CHECK: Kwik Trip Launches Kwik Strip Gentlemens Clubs. LANSING Two anchors, Alexandra Ilitch and BonneyBowman, have leftWLNS, according to social media posts they shared this week. Hannah Saunders Lansing, MI. 2023 www.lansingstatejournal.com. [17] This created a situation where the senior partner in an operating agreement transmits on the spectrum of its junior partner. In her on-air send off, co-workers described her as an eagle-eyed copy editor, strongly committed to causes and the community and a trusted source for news. Lamendola graduated last month from Ohio Universitys E.W. The ACLU would eventually agree to a cash settlement in 1984. Michael Thomas- 6 News This Morning Reporter | WLNS 6 News Michael Thomas- 6 News This Morning Reporter Five words/phrases that describe me: Thoughtful, Ambitious, Kind, Sweet & Trustworthy. Sign up below. Evan Pinsonnault, morning anchor and features reporter at WLNS-TV, is leaving Michigan to move to West Hollywood. WLAJ and WLNS-TV share studios on East Saginaw Street in Lansing's Eastside section . He occasionally made the trip from the west side of the state to work with David Young. WLNS Reporter / Fill-in Anchorsince Jan 2010 WLAJ ReporterMay 2008 - Sep 2009. Dec. 17 was the final sign-off to familiar television face Lauren Thompson, longtime anchor for WLNS-TV 6 News. Five words/phrases that describe me: Fun, loud, competitive, dependable, daddy, Other places Ive lived: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, and Missouri, I graduated from: Arizona State University, Ive been doing what I do for: More than 20 years, Most interesting assignment: Tornado chasing for 100 days, I have a knack for: Avoiding questions asking me about what I have a knack for, Im passionate about: My kids, sports, and career, I cant stop talking about: How great it would be to win the lottery, When Im not reporting/anchoring, Im: At home and unplugged. The news led to several questions from his followers. In the 2016 FCC spectrum reallocation auction, Media General sold the over-the-air spectrum of WLNS-TV for $13.6 million, while expecting to negotiate a channel sharing arrangement with another station. After graduation, she joined KACT-TV's Aurora Cable 8 as a reporter. WLNS-TV and WLAJ share studios on East Saginaw Street in Lansing's Eastside section; through a channel sharing agreement, the stations transmit using WLAJ's spectrum from a tower on Van Atta Road in Okemos, Michigan. Thompson was at WLNS for nearly 20 years in various on-air roles most recently, evening anchor alongside Sheri Jones. A fan favorite, Jones remains a pillar of the mid-Michigan community. [3] Two years later, The New York Times examined the case. NY 10036. Also Read: Crystal Gutierrez Leaving KRQE News 13: Where Is the Albuquerque Anchor Going? ABC disappeared from the schedule in 1958 when WJRT-TV signed on from Flint. Young Broadcasting owns the CBS affiliate in DMA No. "It gives them a chance to see how the other half lives.". Lansing residents have woken up to Michael Thomas on the WLNS morning newscast for two years. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Ilitch said sheresigned from WLNS on Dec. 7. "It should be about gathering information that serves the public and not just one or two individuals who paid to have a product or business promoted and associated with a TV station or a familiar name and face.". The on air talent at WLNS Lansing finds itself waking up at strange times this week, as the morning and evening/late news teams have switched places for the week. Our shows include: * 6 News This Morning - weekdays from 4:30-7am, weekends from 6-7am and 8-9am * 6 News at Noon (weekdays) * 6 News at 5 (weekdays) * 6 News at 5:30 (weekdays) * 6 News at 6 * 6 News at 11 The weekday morning show (from 5-7am), 6pm show, and 11pm show are simulcast on WLAJ-TV, the ABC affiliate in Lansing. In college, Harms did weather reports and forecasted school closings for WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids. The station, per FCC rules at the time (which prohibited TV and radio stations in the same market, but with different ownership, from sharing the same call letters) adopted its current call letters, WLNS-TV, on July 16, 1984. WJIM-AM was sold to Liggett Communications the following year. Comcast Addresses FWA Threat With Arbor Day TV Commercial Dont Let T-Mobile Cut Down All the Trees! WLNS morning anchor Evan Pinsonnault managed to drop the name of every US President into the Lansing, MI, CBS affiliate's morning show yesterday. Abc News Anchors Abc Network Barbara Walters Newscaster On This Date Nightly News Morning News Thing 1 Television Network Barbara Walters joins ABC Evening News, becoming the first female nightly network news anchor: April 22, 1976 History Of Television Television Tv Vintage Television 1960s Tv Shows Old Tv Shows Best New Shows Favorite Tv Shows But now, a new meteorologist is joining the morning crew as Blake Harms is leaving WLNS-TV. Correction: An earlier version of this story stated Bonney Bowman was a weekend anchor. [9], Young filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early-2009. You can read more about her in a previous issue of 517 Magazine here. "Commercial endorsements can compromise integrity and ethics," Ilitch, a reporter and weekend anchor,wrote in her post. "I take seriously the opportunity to tell the truth, even when that truth challenges power," Ilitch wrote in her Twitter post. WLNS, a CBS-affiliate in central Michigan, is shuffling its anchor lineup. New York, Meanwhile, chief meteorologist David Young introduced Katie Nickolaou as their new meteorologist, and she will be replacing Blake Harms. Today it was announced that Simone has been na An error has occurred, please try again later. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The pictures of the presidents have b Meteorologist Ashton Altieri is joining WFAA, the ABC affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth. I mean our names need to be on a marquee somewhere, right? Justin Kree is an American journalist. "I also will never take for granted getting more than four hours of sleep again! On April 1, 2013, WLNS-TV began simulcasting its weeknight 6 and 11 o'clock newscasts on WLAJ. ", That experience, he said, changed his life: "I hope to share that with him one day in person. As a result of his passion for weather and school closing predictions, he was interviewed by the Grand Rapids Press and on WOOD TV8, 91.3 WCSG, WOTV 4, WZZM 13, and FOX 17. While she was in college, s Lauren Victory is joining WTIC, Tribunes Fox affiliate in Hartford-New Haven, as a general assignment reporter. Crystal Gutierrez Leaving KRQE News 13: Where Is the Albuquerque Anchor Going? . The station digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 59 to UHF channel 36, using PSIP to display WLNS-TV's virtual channel as 6 on digital television receivers. [7] WDIV was not an option as that station was still in a long-term contract with NBC at the time, while WADL, WXON and WKBD were not interested in affiliating with CBS. She will be replaced at the noon anchor desk by weekend anchor Ann Emmerich. pic.twitter.com/6loDPCILMC, Michael Thomas (@michaeltnews) July 26, 2022. Favorite place in mid-Michigan: My basement. Title 8 in effect since 1940, but how does it work? W67AJ went silent in January 2006, and its license was canceled a year later by the FCC.[21]. WJIM kept its license when the initial revocation was reversed by the FCC in 1982. "She loved broadcasting. "He said to me right off the top of the show: 'Hey, Pinsonnault, can you sing and dance? The video above has been edited, though.. Hello, Portland! California; Texas; . He told the Lansing State Journal his girlfriend got a job at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. ", A highlight from his time in Lansing was interviewing Mel Brooks about the musical "Young Frankenstein.". Harms has yet to reveal where he is going next but has promised to share the details in the coming week. and 11 p.m. broadcasts. In a conversation with the Lansing State Journal Friday, Ilitch clarified that the station had not asked her personally to do commercial endorsements. [6] CBS heavily approached WXYZ-TV as a replacement affiliate, but the E. W. Scripps Company renewed the station's affiliation with ABC one month later in exchange for switching the affiliations of three of its sister stationsKNXV-TV in Phoenix, WFTS-TV in Tampa and WMAR-TV in Baltimoreto the network. I grew up watching them and impersonating all the great hosts.". I say 'The Producers' revived in L.A.!". ', "I can't wait to put the spotlight back on Lansing, the station and the performing arts scene from one of the world's biggest stages. Shell continue to anchor 6 News at 5:30 p.m. Im proud to announce that shell also join Sheri as the co-anchor of 6 News at 6 and 6 News at 11, said Marci Daniels, vice president and general manager of WLNS. Anything else you want viewers to know: I truly care about the facts and getting both sides to every story. Sheri Jones 5p, 6p & 11p Anchor Chivon Kloepfer 5:30p, 6p & 11p Anchor Jorma Duran 6 News This Morning Anchor Kiyerra Lake 6 News This Morning Anchor David Young Chief Meteorologist Jim Ge Thompsons move to weekends opened up a spot for reporter Brittany Gray, who joined the station in 2009 as a video journalist. [1], On September 2, 1973, the Sunday Detroit Free Press published the first piece of an investigation by David Cay Johnston into news blackouts and manipulations ordered by Gross with follow-up reports continuing for three years. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about whats new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column The Watchman. He joined B+C in 2005. The news led to several questions from his followers. Denver Reporter Luis De Leon Leaves KUSA-TV 9News. Professions & Specialties. He currently works as a Media Relations Manager at Canaveral Port Authority in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. So they were saddened when Michael Thomas announced he was leaving WLNS-TV. News4Jax Meteorologist John Gaughan Is Leaving WJXT-TV. Play On The Same Server As Garry, Articles W