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Glenna Milberg Promoted to Co-Host of This Week in South Florida

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Glenna Milberg Promoted to Co-Host of This Week in South Florida

As of Sunday WPLG reporter Glenna Milberg has added the title of This Week in South Florida co-host to her job duties, joining senior political reporter Michael Putney at the round table reporting on local issues. Putney has been the sole moderator of the program solo since starting at WPLG in 1989.

“I’m so excited and so honored to become a regular part of our go-to source of information for South Florida issues, politics and events,” Milberg said. “Working with Michael has been a highlight of my South Florida news career; he’s the consummate newsman and a great friend. Viewers should know we have some great things planned for the program, plus a little fun along the way.”

The issues and community affairs program also got an extra half hour to cover more stories. It now runs a full hour starting at 11:30am on Sundays.

WFOR Names John Gerard Weekend Meteorologist

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WFOR Names John Gerard Weekend Meteorologist

Guess who’s back! WFOR just announced they hired John Gerard as the new weekend meteorologist. South Florida viewers are already very familiar with him, for several years he was a meteorologist at WPLG until moving to WTVJ in 2004. Gerard left WTVJ and South Florida in 2010 for San Antonio NBC affiliate WOAI-TV, he’s currently that station’s chief meteorologist.

In addition to his weekend duties, Gerard will also be the primary fill-in meteorologist for Chief Meteorologist Craig Setzer.

John Gerard’s first day on the air at WFOR is June 15 at 6 and 11pm.

The Rewind: It’s WCIX 6 Action News at 11

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The Rewind: It’s WCIX 6 Action News at 11

For today’s Rewind, a full newscast from this day way back in 1995 when WFOR was still known as WCIX.

WCIX 6 Actions News at 11 were anchored by Barbara Sloan and Stan Miller. Miller went on to anchor at several stations throughout the country, right now he is the weekday morning anchor at top-rated Oklahoma City CBS affiliate KWTV. Barbara Sloan’s left WCIX when her contract wasn’t renewed just before Christmas 1995.

WSCV Debuts Slick New Set

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WSCV Debuts Slick New Set

As the promos suggested, WSCV went live with their new set during their 6pm newscast. Crews have been working for about a month to put everything in place and newscasts had to originate from the shared newsroom with WTVJ.

The new set features three large video walls, one used as a backdrop behind the anchors displaying a video feed of downtown Miami just like WTVJ. The other two are used as backdrops for the weather and sports areas. And a smaller video wall is used for stand up

Check out the video and gallery below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDvSmhbUkE0

h/t SFLTV reader Alain for the video

 

What’s on at 4pm: WSVN vs WPLG

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What’s on at 4pm: WSVN vs WPLG

WPLG recently launched a 4pm newscast to compete with WSVN. Here’s a look at today’s 4pm rundown of both stations and what they covered. Channel 10 had more stories overall, 19 with two commercial breaks compared to WSVN which aired 12 stories and three commercial breaks.

Both stations covered the decision by Miami to keep Ultra Music Fest in downtown, WPLG devoted just 32 seconds to the news while WSVN 3 minutes and 18 seconds.

When it came to the story of the step father who shot is step daughter things reversed, Channel 7 gave it 32 seconds of air time, while WPLG devoted a 2 minutes and 40 seconds.

The early morning wreck involving a Lamborghini that left its driver dead, got about the same amount of coverage by both stations 2.44 vs 2.42 minutes.

WPLG also sent anchor Laurie Jennings to cover the Pope’s sainthood which WSVN gave no mention to in its first half-hour.

WSVN and WPLG 4pm Newscast Compared

And the whole rundown for both stations

wsvn.wplg.4pm.Rundown.4.24.2014

 

 

 

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