423756N 853216W / 42.63222N 85.53778W / 42.63222; -85.53778, http://www.wwmt.com/articles/transition_1358902___article.html/newschannel_deadline.html, http://www.wwmt.com/news/newschannel_1351469___article.html/well_howe.html, http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/07/longtime_tv_anchor_coming_out.html, http://www.freedom.com/company/full_news2.asp?id=1357, Query the FCC's TV station database for WWMT, "We're West Michigan Television" (1985-1988), "Hello West Michigan" (1985, used during period station used Frank Gari's "Hello News"), "We've Got the Touch on Channel 3" (1985-1986, localized version of the CBS ad campaign), "Share the Spirit of Channel 3" (1986-1987, localized version of the CBS ad campaign), "Channel 3, spirit oh yes" (1987-1988, localized version of the CBS ad campaign), "You Can Feel It on Channel 3" (1988-1989, localized version of the CBS ad campaign), "Get Ready for Channel 3" (1989-1991, localized version of the CBS ad campaign), "Live Local Breaking News" (2007-present), Marcie Kobriger - weekday mornings and noon, Ed Kengerski - Director seen weeknights at 6, 10 and 11, Andy Pepper - weekends and sports reporter, Tom VanHowe - "Tom's Corner" segment producer, Andy Dominianni - now weekday morning and Noon anchor at, Terri DeBoer - now morning meteorologist at, Nicole Misencik - now weekend meteorologist at, John Wendell - now weekend meteorologist at, Mike Bridges - now Vice President, Communications for the League of Southeastern Credit Unions-Florida, John Koch - now owns his own State Farm Insurance Company, Holly Doyle - had a baby in July 2008 and retired from News 3, Jeff McAtee - McAtee is an active commander with the United States Navy Reserve and retired from Newschannel 3 in November 2008. At that time, women in the American armed forces were not allowed to serve in combat. Despite being a journalist, people who bring information to light in the public eye. pic.twitter.com/iSoFj1uNEr. He continued to co-anchor the weeknight 5, 5:30 and 6 o'clock newscasts. Washington, DC 20024-2126 Although not owned by the CBS Corporation, WWMT has used elements of the CBS Mandate since the mid-1990s. Moment Due to Glitch at WWMT, Parchment Crews Cleaned 100 Gallons of Spilled Sewage on Haymac Drive, Channel 3s Jeff Porter is Doing the Weather From Home. However, we are keeping tabs on her and will update you. Prior to that, Kate served as a morning anchor and sports reporter, at WTOV News 9 in Steubenville, Ohio Area. It seems like a rotating story for WWMT as of late with the moving of both Erica Mokay, who was a welcomed part of the community since moving here nearly six years ago in January 2017, and Anchor Kate Siefert. WWMT announced Wednesday, Jan. 4 that Jessica Harthorn. So we weren't going to let Kate go without pulling back the curtain a little bit. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) News 8 is announcing a new anchor lineup and an added newscast in February as it expands its commitment to local news. [attribution needed] For a time in the mid-1990s, even though most of WWMT's fellow CBS affiliates were in third place or worse,[attribution needed] this station was very competitive with WZZM and WOOD-TV[editorializing] often resulting in close Nielsen ratings during sweeps periods. (WWMT) KALAMAZOO, Mich. Newschannel 3 announced Tuesday it would be moving morning anchor Erica Mokay to evenings where she'll anchor the 5, 6, and 11 p.m. newscasts on Newschannel 3 and. WWMT, virtual channel 3 (VHF digital channel 8), is a dual CBS/CW-affiliated television station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States and serving the Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek television market. [attribution needed] It has been a solid runner-up, first to WZZM and later WOTV/WOOD-TV, for most of the time since then. Kate stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. Prior to joining this channel, she served at WTOV the NBC Affiliate. He lost his job after the citys daily newspaper, The Vindicator, folded in August. She also has a brother namedJack Siefert. There was one big one where we couldnt even touch the water. Erica has not shared the information on her personal life. When John Fetzer owned the Detroit Tigers baseball team, WKZO frequently pre-empted prime time CBS broadcasting for Tigers baseball games including preseason exhibition. What you were starting to see in Bend was, for lack of a better term, like a blue pimple that had popped through the Cascades and was expanding into this previously bedrock Republican area. Established magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post and Colliers expanded their coverage of news from abroad in competition with new publications such as the Liberty, TIME, Life, and Look. 9/4/94 WWMT launched 5:30pm newscast hosted by Cindy Dole, Jamie Boll and Keith Thompson. While there, she served as an anchor at News9 live at 5 and 6. On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN announced that they would end broadcasting and merge. But the reporters not there anymore, and it was like it all disappeared from institutional knowledge. The new role includes writing, building relationships and telling the stories of electric cooperatives across the country, Tillotson said. With his wife, always called That Girl in his popular column, Pyle drove across the United States 35 times between 1935 and 1940. Andy Dominianni anchors Newschannel 3 weeknights at 5, 6 and 11pm as well as Newschannel 3 Live at 10 on the CW7. In 1995, Granite Broadcasting acquired the station. There were a lot of students that ended up leaving the Lordstown school district. But in all seriousness, we thank Katefor taking the time to talk with us and forthe great work keeping residents in West Michigan informed for the past two years at WWMT. We were anticipating beginning to see the declines on our housing market. Many wire services and publications hired correspondents on contract to report from foreign capitals. I hope to keep reporting on that story. She gets her wealth from her work as a news reporter at WSYX6 in Columbus Ohio since 2022. Smith graduated from Tulane University in 1936 and went on to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). I was so proud of her for speaking her truth, Tillotson said. I was responsible for giving residents and the nation an idea about what it was like to participate in one of the largest contemporary school experimentations in the country, which was an all-charter school district. I had such a blast working with the amazing administrators, coaches, and athletes in West Michigan. McAtee was on active duty as a commander with the United States Navy Reserve. View the list of all donors. She taught English and language arts. Born in New York City where her father was an engineer, she developed an interest in industrial sites while accompanying him to work. I was going to take a look at that problem from a sports perspective: How are teams getting to games? Steve began his full-time career at WYMT in 1999 but even before that, he was a high school and college intern. NBC (1950-1960) A new 25-year commitment to clean energy! She joined the WWMT team based in West Michigan in January 2017. TV news anchor at WWMT-TV (CBS) Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, Mich. The fire broke out Saturday evening in . Martha Gellhorn (19081998) was one of the first female war correspondents and among the most distinguished war reporters and eye-witnesses of the 20th century. WWMT (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, serving West Michigan as an affiliate of CBS and The CW. The biggest story, if I were still working today, would be looking at the fallout from Lordstown one year out. You understand the obvious parallels between whats happening with Lordstown and what happened with the steel mills. . Erika has gone ahead to keep information about her parents, siblings names, and professions under the limelight. He is very familiar with the anchor chair at Newschannel 3 having served as. If you could get in there after high school, you could go in and start making a wage that could earn you a good middle-class life. Later on, Kate graduated with degrees in digital media journalism and sports communication and minors in public relations and entrepreneurship. It was the race for the 53rd District House seat in 2018. During her coverage of the Korean conflict in 1952, Bourke-White began to suffer the symptoms of Parkinsons disease. Kate resides in Kalamazoo. [1] The group deal closed on April 2, 2012. The Winter Haven police had a couple of arrests as a result of the testing, which we wrote about. 10/24/94 Jamie Boll moved from Midday (noon) and 5:30pm to main 6p/11pm anchor, replacing Barry. Originally, WKZO was Western Michigan's highest rated television station, but lost the lead to WZZM in the mid-1970s. Juliet joined WZZM 13 News as weeknight anchor in April of 1991. The shrinking of local news driven by factors including a decline in print advertising and the mergers of newspaper companies has serious consequences, from decreased voter turnout to increased polarization. Kate is an American journalist currently working as a news reporter at WSYX6 in Columbus Ohio since 2022. A mass shooting spree in February, and a multiple casualty vehicle crash in June in Kalamazoo made national news and required all-hands-on-deck reporting, she said. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW The identity of a place like Central Oregon, which went from timber to recreation, is really the story of whats going on throughout the West, and whether it can make that transition successfully. In 1953, WTMJ moved to channel 4. She retired from Life in 1969, and died two years later. Bourke-White studied photography while a university student and used her skills to finance her education. WKRC-TV Hires Dayton Anchor-Reporter, WCPO-TV Promotes Kristen Swilley 91.7 WVXU | By John Kiesewetter Published May 13, 2021 at 10:52 AM EDT We asked Kate about some of her most fond and significant moments during her time here. You talk to athletic directors, you talk to coaches, you go to games. Marketing director Mark Bishop told the Grand Rapids Press that "McAtee will be active in the Navy Reserve for a year or two. Known as ABC 3 News Update, regional and state coverage was presented in the show since WLAJ does not maintain any news personnel at its studios. [citation needed]. Ms. Light covered Collin County and lost her job in January. Weekday morning anchor Jeff Varner moved to the weeknight broadcasts alongside Judy Markee. Her last day with the television station is Friday, January 21. At one point, there was a whole bureau covering Collin County. No man, said President Truman, has so well told the story of the American fighting man as American fighting men wanted it told.. But I was still asking how the city would implement it. [citation needed], WWMT is the second longest-tenured CBS affiliate in Michigan (behind only WLNS-TV in Lansing, which signed on one month earlier); its logos have used the CBS logo since the mid-1990s. I had written some stories about a school district that werent super-flattering. In addition to its main studios, WWMT operates a bureau on Michigan Avenue West in Downtown Battle Creek. It was a primary CBS station from the very beginning but initially had secondary affiliations with NBC and ABC. The FCC had grandfathered existing radio-television clusters when it barred common ownership of radio and television stations, but with Fetzer's announcement WKZO-AM-TV lost its grandfathered protection. But follow-ups were killing us. WKZO then shared ABC with WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids until WZZM signed-on in 1962. West Michigan is one of the largest television markets where The CW was not available through over-the-air analog broadcasts and WWMT is one of the few stations the new network was awarded that had not previously been affiliated with either The WB or UPN. I did stories on both candidates and their positions.