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(WTVQ) -- Southern Middle School will move to remote learning next week after a fire damaged the building Thursday evening. A massive bur oak in Lexington that had lived through hundreds of years of storms, droughts and human development finally succumbed to Fridays powerful winds. House Bill 500 would ban Burma, China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Venezuela from buying or leasing land, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- What was a call to Lexington police as a homicide and hostage situation Thursday morning is now believed to have been, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lexington police officer charged with child abuse has been indicted by a grand jury. Your email address will not be published. [9] Lexington's then-Mayor Charles Wylie was on hand with White and daughter Barbara to throw the switch that brought the station on the air. [15] Starr would also move its corporate base of operations to Lexington shortly after the acquisition of WTVQ was completed. 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(WTVQ) -- The woman who was at the center of national attention after her grocery store in Isom, Kentucky was destroyed by devastating flooding in 2022 won the Women Grocers of America Woman of the Year Award. news36@wtvq.com ABC 36 | Lexington KY }, Your email address will not be published. By WKYT News Staff. [12] By the station's eighth week on the air, it had already managed to capture a 30% share of the prime time audience in the market according to a station-commissioned American Research Bureau survey, putting it on par with the other two local stations. [54], In July 1995, Park Communications was sold to Gary B. Knapp and Donald R. Tomlin, Jr., under the name Park Acquisitions. [13] On September 7, It Takes a Thief star Malachi Throne and Ed Allen Time host Ed Allen appeared at a public open house at the station's studios to officially "Grand Open" WBLG-TV. Registered Nurse (RN, BSN) at University of Kentucky. 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Andy Beshear on Tuesday morning signed a proclamation making Feb. 28 Hunger Free Day in Kentucky. detail_page_enabled: true, Mobile App | WEATHER App | WTVQ Email Sign Up. Lyndsey Gough is an award-winning journalist and western Kentucky native. WTVQ also has a new noon news anchor team in the husband-wife duo of Doug and Lyssa High. widget: true, Alyssa became a morning meteorologist in May 2017. Longtime TV journalist Miranda Combs will take the post. In May 2022, she began anchoring and reporting for Good Morning Kentucky and ABC 36 News at, Maddie McQueenis a Lexington native who joined the ABC 36 News Team as an MMJ in June 2021. Julia Sandor joined the WKYT team as a reporter in June 2022. A native of Peoria, Illinois, he graduated cum laude with a B.A. I thank the station for giving me the opportunity to serve. Officers were sent to the hospital at 10:50 p.m., according to Lexington police. [78] The program is now also aired in Bowling Green on WBKO/Fox and on four additional Morris-owned stations.[79]. Maddie is a graduate of the University of Georgia, Justin Walker joined us as an MMJ in December 2021. [52], After much deliberation, in January 1989, ABC ultimately agreed to retain WTVQ as its Lexington affiliate. Beshear also tweeted the news. [34], The change to channel 36 was originally scheduled to take place on June 1 but had to be postponed due to delays from RCA, the manufacturer of the new $1 million channel 36 transmitter. Download the ABC 36 News App on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. [74], In the 2000s and 2010s, the station fell back to a distant third place in local news ratings. Lexington KY News Asbury University to cohost measles vaccine after resident tests positive Lexington's Joe Bologna's celebrates 50 years News / 18 hours ago Living with less: How Kentuckians are surviving without News / 22 hours ago Up next Measles vaccine clinic being held in Jessamine Co. Local / 31 mins ago Nicole Neuman joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2021. Each bottle contained 30 100 milligram tablets, for a total of 15,000, pills. Reckitt, a U.K.-based consumer health and nutrition, EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) Federal environmental regulators on Tuesday took charge of the cleanup from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical burn and ordered Norfolk Southern to foot the bill. Tom Kenny joined ABC 36 News in June of 2001 as a General Assignment Reporter. graduated from Lafayette High School before attending Georgetown College where he earned a B.A in Communications. At WKYT, Bill has covered it all from the police beat to natural disasters to inaugurations. [83], In the wake of the repacking of television stations out of the 600 MHz band, including channels 38 to 51, WTVQ's digital signal moved from channel 40 to channel 27 in 2019. Samantha Valentino joined the WKYT team in April 2022. [44] General manager Bill Service noted that the reruns ABC had previously been programming in the timeslot fared better locally than Nightline was. Andy Beshear issued a state of emergency Friday morning ahead of likely severe storms across Central and Eastern Kentucky. Elizabethtown native Paxton Boyd was hired to work on the news anchor desk with Erica Bivens. Tom has more than 25-years experience in broadcast journalism. #bigthings pic.twitter.com/viV41Vn05W, Miranda Combs (@MirandaCombs56) July 6, 2022. [46] The expanded facilities were dedicated in April 1986.
News - ABC 36 News You can see him M-F on WKYT at Noon and nightly at 6:30 on The CW Lexington.
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LEX 18 News Team - WLEX-TV After nearly 10 years of anchoring the morning news on Good . [23], Meanwhile, in May 1978, Starr announced that it would be acquired by Los Angeles-based Shamrock Broadcasting Inc. in a $21.6 million all-cash, all-stock deal. Amber Philpott is an award winning news anchor with WKYT in Lexington, KY anchoring the 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6 and 11pm newscasts daily. Harmon has more than a decade of local news experience and has spent the majority of that time in the. in Mass Communications from Western Illinois. Cruse and Harmon produce the show through their own company, with production services provided by WTVQ. After morning rainfall exits, we'll be tracking a bit of a, GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lexington man who stopped for breakfast at a Georgetown gas station and bought a scratch-off ticket as well "lost his appetite" after discovering he won $50,000. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ Lexington, KY 40509. virtual: false, When you see news happening, share it! Doug High has been a News Anchor at ABC 36 since 2009 and currently co-anchorsABC 36 News at Noon / High Noonwith his wife, ABC 36 Anchor and Lifestyle Reporter, Lyssa High. WTVQ-TV ABC 36 - Lexington, KY News Anchor "Good Morning Kentucky" and ABC36 News at Noon since Dec 2009 High Impact Productions / Witnessing History LLC Executive Producer / Director since Jun 2007 Skills: Broadcast, Video Production, Video, Television, Media Relations, Documentaries, Editing, Crisis. Im incredibly grateful for the opportunity to return home and humbly serve the people of my home state. Kentucky is and always will be home for me, Boyd said. discovery: { Your email address will not be published. Talk to ABC 36 News anchors, reporters and meteorologists. CEO Johnson stated that Shamrock was investing over $2 million for these signal improvements. [67], In 1986, WTVQ revamped its local newscasts, expanding its early evening news to an hour and updating its presentation. Starr was headed by company president Peter M. Starr, with William F. Buckley Jr. serving as Starr's chairman of the board. Dont Borrow From the Bank Borrow From Yourself, 3 Smart Ways To Help You Find Cash In Your Home, Jerry Claibornes 9-3, Hall of Fame Bowl championship team, The end of the road: Kentucky falls 80-71 to Tennessee in SEC Tournament quarterfinals. WTVQ has long had a poor image in the community when it comes to news. The university says it's now offering a 15 percent tuition discount for its evening and online course offerings to all first responders in, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A bill that would ban seven countries from buying land in Kentucky is heading to the House. We are your neighbors. A 10 p.m. newscast was also aired for a time on the subchannel.[63]. Wed love to hear from you. The show's host, Happy the Clown, was portrayed by staff announcer Tim Eppenstein. Paxton Boyd joined the ABC 36 family as an evening anchor in June 2022. The, Once you send that photo, you can't take it back, goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens send explicit images of themselves under duress, or without understanding, The White House is giving U.S. federal agencies 30 days todelete popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTokfrom all government-issued mobile devices amid growing concerns about security. [4], Meanwhile, the WBLG-TV partnership acquired land at the intersection of Winchester Pike and Bryant Road (now Man o' War Boulevard), which would serve as the new studio and transmitting facilities for the station. orientation: "portrait", [3] With no other applicants for the channel 62 allocation, the FCC granted initial approval of the station's application on July 28, 1967. Shuck back to the Lexington market from Louisville. Their vote comes amid a rally at the, MIDWAY, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Midway University is set to give a new tuition discount to first responders. 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WTVQ-DT - Wikipedia It will be available for a limited time starting March 6. 9:00pm ABC 36 News at Ten on My Kentucky 10:00pm Family Feud 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm: WTVQ True Crime Network 36.3 Cruise Ship . Have a story? Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. We are the most trusted source for local news. [36] Riggers began removing the channel 62 antenna from the station's tower, and installed the new channel 36 antenna. discovery: { number: 3, Tom is married with two children. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. She was born and raised in Lexington attending Lafayette High School. Originally from Peoria, Illinois, Kenny arrived in Kentucky for his first television job 38 years ago. [70] It began to contend with WLEX for second place,[71] and improvement in news ratings and perception also aided the station's bottom line, as news represented nearly 40 percent of its gross revenue. Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. One big factor in his accepting the new position, Piecoro says, was that WTVQ will allow him to continue to work on the UK football radio network, as well as to call games for the SEC Network and its streaming service. [42]), Months after the move to channel 36 and improved product, tragedy struck at the station. The station claimed that the new 2,150,000-watt signal was the most powerful in the commonwealth. In that time he has been heavily involved with dozens of charity and civic groups. A native of Buckhannon, West Virginia, Dillon attended California University of Pennsylvania where he studied meteorology., Jordan joined the ABC 36 family in December of 2022 as a weekend meteorologist for the ABC 36 Storm Team. }. Due to its rising fortunes, the network began to look for stronger affiliates across the country. Mobile App | WEATHER App | WTVQ Email Sign Up.
ABC 36 | Lexington KY - Facebook Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 299-0411; [6] Approval for the rezoning came on November 10, 1967, despite objection from two local residents who lived near the proposed location. [38] However, the crew realized that the channel 62 antenna was heavier than they realized, which required them to remove it in sections. Approval was granted on the condition that the entrance/exit to the station be on Bryant Road only and that screening devices be provided between the station and adjacent residences. Lexington and Central KY News, Weather, and Sports | WDKY FOX 56 Newscast . Sports has been the one constant of my life and being able to share moments with student-athletes and tell their stories along the way. PUBLISHED AT 12:53 P.M. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Tornado Watch is issued for a large portion of Kentucky on Friday.
According to Kenny this will be the first house in Kentucky built on a VA property, which is expected to open later this year. [44] The station received over 75 phone calls and 25 letters from viewers expressing displeasure with the move. In January 1977, WTVQ petitioned the FCC to allow them to move to channel 36, in a move the station said was needed to evenly compete with WLEX-TV (channel 18) and WKYT-TV. Download the ABC 36 News App on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. On Aug. 11, 2022, Kentucky State Police were called to investigate a report of a missing person in Metcalfe County, Kentucky., LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Lexington police say they're investigating after a man showed up at a local hospital Thursday night with a gunshot wound. To make the move happen, two unused allocations would need to be moved. We are the most trusted source for local news. During that time he's covered NCAA Final Fours, the World Series and done a host of events for ESPN, The CBS Sports Network, The SEC Network and Raycom Sports. } Erica Bivens Anchor Email Erica Assistant News Director Erica Bivens co-anchors alongside Paxton Boyd on weekday evenings for news at 5, 5:30 and 6. [33] However, a setback occurred as new news director Edwards would resign after just ten days on the job. With a warm front arcing through the region early combined with sunshine and a, Wednesday kicks off Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kentucky. Download the ABC 36 News App on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. Howell had been with the station less than a year.
TOM KENNY - Anchor - ABC 36 News He was also the studio host and halftime producer for CBS Radio Sports College Football Game of the Week and covered the NFL for One-On-One Radio Sports. WLEX Lex 18 News brings you breaking and developing city news, weather, traffic and sports coverage from the Lexington metro area and across Kentucky on WLEX-TV and Lex18.com. [52], On January 30, 1992, Park Communications purchased WTVQ from Shamrock Broadcasting. [7] The building permit for the actual building then came on December 12, 1967, with approval being granted for a one-story structure on the site, built at a cost of $149,000. [40] WTVQ's old channel 62 transmitter was sold to a group that intended on starting a new station on channel 61 in Ashland, Kentucky (the transmitter would be retuned for use on that channel). He has won two Addy Awards for excellence in promotional writing. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 2018 with a degree in journalism. It's a Dillon Gaudet "Go Day" thanks to the afternoon sunshine and above-average temperatures. SMS students will remotely learn from Monday, March 6 to Friday, March 10. 28-year-old weekend anchor Tom Howell died when his car collided with a city sanitation truck that ran a stop sign. Im very excited to be coming back to Channel 36. 6940 Man O' War Blvd. When you see news happening, share it! The first attempt came in the late 1970s, when ABC had become the top-rated television network in the United States. Professional Background CheckInformation on professionals, their work history and resumes. While the Lexington Fire Department, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lexington tax preparation service owner was indicted on 31 counts of tax fraud Thursday. I grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, went to Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond where I majored in broadcasting. Gwen, FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Republican lawmakers on Thursday advanced a bill aimed at putting limits on drag shows in Kentucky, sparking chants of shame from opponents who decried the measure as discriminatory and said it would stifle First Amendment rights., FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Several communities in Kentucky have passed local ordinances that prohibit discrimination of black hair styles. According to Lauren White of the Bluegrass Airport, the roof on the concourse A building and the roof on the, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Friday, significant road hazards across Central Kentucky caused by severe weather resulted in one death in Fayette County. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. 6940 Man O' War Blvd. The FCC gave the station one year from June 4 to make the move. Wed love to hear from you. Here is a complete list of most local News Anchors near you. WTVQ-36, the ABC TV station in Lexington, has a new anchor for its telecasts and he's a Kentucky native. New newscast opening music and on-air imaging would accompany the channel change. The shipment was heading to an, VERSAILLES, Ky. (WTVQ) -- God's Pantry Food Bank received a donation Thursday at the Kentucky Castle.