She was nominated as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. in December 2018, triggering stories about her lack of qualifications for the role outside of her Fox News connection. She served only briefly in that position. WREX (channel 13) is a television station in Rockford, Illinois, United States, affiliated with NBC. Bayne and his wife, Monica, have a five-year-old son, Julian, and a one-year-old daughter, Mia. "I don't go until December. (Photo by John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES). [6] Though Gray will not have any direct ownership or control of WREX, one caveat of Allen Media's deal to acquire the station includes a 10-year agreement to carry WIFR-LD on a WREX subchannel, which would give WIFR full-market coverage for the first time since it went to low-power status in 2017.[7]. In 2004, she discovered the cancer had returned and spread. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. WLLR personality Bo Jeffrey Bo J Spates died in his sleep Sunday. Mark Hendersons first television appearance was on The Jerry Springer Show as a member of the studio audience. A native of Nottingham, England, Conor joined 23 News in September 2021 after working behind-the-scenes on Gray Television's "Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren.". I always said, Thats one guy Id love to have wearing our jersey. . Don Sharp (far right) and the rest of the Channel 4 news team in 1978. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. He is survived by two children and his longtime partner, Jenny Horn. WREX began operation on October 1, 1953, as a primary affiliate of CBS. Carson, formerly a prominent neurosurgeon, became a right-wing media sensation after using a February 2013 speech in front of President Barack Obama to trumpet conservative economics and health care arguments. Originally from Indiana, Hayes graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee and got her first job with WREX in 2005. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network. After a career in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors capped by serving as labor secretary in President George W. Bushs Cabinet, Chao became a Fox News contributor. Take your own loved ones to a cherished community treasure or try something completely new.. Strattons last day at 13 WREX is Thursday. When not working, you'll find her on a paddleboard, in a jiu jitsu or aerial arts class, or doing something outdoors. His tenure has been dogged by scandals involving lavish spending for office furniture and other ethics issues, as well as a general failure to carry out his departments mission. Susan is an award-winning reporter/writer at her favorite radio station. It seems like channel 8, A good Wednesday to all. Ortagus, Nauert, Cain, Moore, Sayegh, and Crowley have something in common: Each has worked for Fox News, the right-wing cable network that has merged with Trumps White House and now serves as a Trump propaganda outlet. KWQC-TV morning news anchor Charles King and weathercaster Theresa Bryant share a laugh during a commercial break in August 2005. Those are just the ones who actually made the jump to the Trump administration -- several other Fox employees have been connected to various Trump administration jobs but have not received them, while Crowley had been announced for a White House position but withdrew following a plagiarism scandal(Update7/17/19: see below). 11 AM. He joined Fox as a contributor in 2006 and became the networks go-to voice for national security stories for the next decade, using the platform to push for military options in North Korea and Iran. If today's forecast doesn't just make you want to sweat, nothing will. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WREX formerly operated Stateline CW, a digital broadcast affiliate of The CW Television Network via The CW Plus. Many of those listeners, fans and friends shared condolences across several WLLR social media posts Monday. Illinois where she began her on-air career as a weekend anchor at WREX 13 News. [9][10], This article is about the American television station. Ive accepted a position with UpNorthLive as the Evening Anchor for ABC 29 & 8. She left the network in 2012 and took a seat on the board of directors of News Corp., at the time Foxs parent company. "I think it will be a positive change. Before joining the station in July 2021, she was working as an evening anchor for Dakota News Now in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Nicole Neuman joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2021. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday. In Columbus, Ivanic said, he occasionally anchored morning shows. Four years later, Pick was working at the competing CBS affiliate. But the trend is also part Trumps unprecedented relationship with Fox. Philadelphia Phillies fan and WQAD Ch. A 25-time Regional Emmy Award-winning anchor/reporter, and Regional Edward R. Murrow Excellence in Writing Award winner, with nearly 40 years of broadcast news experience. Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE. Day in and day out the journalists at WREX strive to be the best that they can be and Im honored to have been one of them. New Rockford 13 WREX news director arriving from Pittsburgh Ken DeCoster Rockford Register Star 0:05 0:57 ROCKFORD Award-winning broadcaster Gregory Deffenbaugh has been named News Director. In lieu of flowers and cards, Pick requested this, according to an e-mail from family friend Miguel Perez: Dont wait. wrex.com. Jeff Ryser plays Santa on Christmas Eve with Chris Minor WQAD. The station's call letters were selected in honor of Rex N. Caster, the son of station president L. E. Caster. Deffenbaugh was honored in 2019 and 2020 with a regional Edward R. Murrow award for Overall Excellence as a news producer. Stratton is from Sherrard, Illinois, and graduated from Augustana College with a bachelors degree in multimedia journalism/mass communication and political science. Marisa is from Tega Cay, South Carolina. Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. In 1987, Gilmore sold the station to ML Media Partners, L.P. Braden joined WJHG from South Carolina. WREX began to air newscasts in high-definition on December 12, 2010, the second in the Rockford market after WIFR and the third in the Quincy Newspapers station group after KWWL and WKOW. She is an Illinois State University alum with a passion for storytelling. As if we haven't had enough rain, more is called for in today's forecast. Jeannie Hayes anchored the NBC affiliate's noon news and its Sunday morning community affairs program, 13 Cares. For the past 20 years, Mike Garrigan has reported the news and sports for Rockford-area viewers. I've loved every second of my 5+ years here but this is my dream job in my dream city!" He is a newsroom leader and a great mentor, and I know he will shine in his new role on the news desk., More news:Brittany Hardaway joins 13 WREX news team. "Out of respect to her family and Jeannie, WREX will air tributes to Jeannie this evening on 13 News starting at 5:00 p.m. James Stratton left KWQC for WREX-TV in Rockford. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. Research/Study. Former Rockford TV Anchor, NIU Kicker John Ivanic Has Died | Northern Public Radio: WNIJ and WNIU 1A Next Up: 11:00 AM The 21st All Streams WNIJ News Former Rockford TV Anchor, NIU Kicker John Ivanic Has Died Northern Public Radio | By Susan Stephens Published July 28, 2020 at 9:37 PM CDT John Ivanic / John Ivanic, from March 2020 Here are the weather details from the Nationa. 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She originally wanted to work with the FBI, but instead, became an investigative journalist. After Trumps election, Carson joined his administration as the secretary of housing and urban development. She said breast cancer wasnt pretty, and her story shouldnt sugarcoat it.. [2] The station lost DuMont when that network shut down in 1956. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. NEW YORK NBC News opened the new year Tuesday by appointing Hoda Kotb as co-anchor of the "Today" show's first two hours with Savannah Guthr. In fact, the two areas still share overlapping coverage among their television stations, especially in Rock County, Wisconsin (technically in the Madison television market), and that market's ABC affiliate, WKOW (channel 27) is a sister station to WREX, assisting with newsgathering in the northern part of the Rockford market. He left the network, lost that 2014 race despite the networks efforts to promote him, and was rehired two weeks later. And the door opens both ways. pic.twitter.com/UeTlJXzQvE. Heather Pick, a popular former WREX-13 news anchorwoman, died today in her Hilliard, Ohio, home surrounded by family after her often-public battle with breast cancer. While Spates had worked at WLLR only the last four years, OHara said theyd known each other for more than 20 years, when they worked at rival stations. After a brief stint as a "Today" anchor, she left NBC News in . Until Madison's WISC-TV (channel 3) signed on in 1956, WREX was the only VHF station for both the Rockford and Madison areas. Brittany Hardaway: Chicago native joins 13 WREX news team as evening anchor, Im incredibly thankful for my time and for the people here at WREX and in Rockford, Stratton said in an email. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. 03/03/23 8:29 PM EST, Video & Audio WREX's studios and transmitter are located on Auburn Road just west of Rockford. A former supervisor (MANY years ago, early in my career) stated in my performance evaluation: "Toya is too quiet in meetings." . Those who would like to make donations in Picks memory are being asked to consider The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Nationwide Childrens Hospital or the Stefanie Spielman Fund. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. Sep 28, 2021. He was selected by Jerry to ask a question of one of the shows guests. Write by: . The Quad Cities lost a real friend a guy who was just like them, OHara said. It was such an honor to work here with so many wonderful people. I was so impressed by how hard he worked for them, OHara said, remembering watching Spates work an event. Stratton, 29, announced Wednesday that he has accepted a job as chief investigative reporter and fill-in anchor at KCCI-TV, the CBS affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa. Andy Gannon likes to joke that when he first started at 23 WIFR in February 1983, he had brown hair. He then returned to Fox News as a full-fledged contributor, albeit one who was reportedly banned from appearing on the networks hard news programming. This is her second stint at the station. Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor. Marion Meginnis former manager of WQAD-TV. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. Im incredibly excited to become the chief investigative reporter at KCCI and join Iowas news leader. 39F / 35F. Untitled Document Eyewitness News Team Mimi Murphy Eric Wilson Whitney Martin David Greenberg Taylor Castro Tom Lewis First Warn Weather Team Candice King Joey Marino Jordan Wolfe Savanna Brito Eye Heather Pick, a popular former WREX-13 news anchorwoman, died today in her Hilliard, Ohio, home surrounded by family after her often-public battle with breast cancer. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. K.T. ", Kristin Crowley: 13 WREX news anchor s Atlanta-bound. President and Former Vice President of Print Pick, 38, was an evening. In Rockford, he remembered Pick used to sit on telephone books the size of New York Citys, so we would look even in their anchor desk chairs. Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. Marisa Gjuraj graduated from the University of South Carolina in May 2022. Nancy Loo, WFLD, former WABC-TV. Thats the thing he took the most pride in.. He was into the same things your friends and neighbors are into. Steamwheeler wide receiver Jesse Schmidt is interviewed by WHBF Channel 4 sports reporter Jay Kidwell. You might want to rethink that as the interstate is closed in both directions near, A good Thursday to all. A good Wednesday to all. For the past 20 years, Mike Garrigan has reported the news and sports for Rockford-area viewers. All rights reserved. Annamarie joined the 23 News team on May 17, 2021. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to move through the region today. After losing his reelection bid two years later, he joined the network as a contributor, using it as a platform to burnish his profile over the next year while exploring a run for Senate in New Hampshire. Kelsie Passolt Age She was born on March 18, 1990, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States. WREX provides weather reports for the stations and in return the radio stations provide promotion for WREX's programming. Then theres Kimberly Guilfoyle, who left her job co-hosting a Fox show and became the vice chairwoman of a pro-Trump super PAC the next week (she is also dating Donald Trump Jr.). 2023 www.rrstar.com. Heather Nauert, acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs. Elizabeth Goodsitt has left KWQC after 16 years. In April 2017, she left her position reading headlines as a news anchor on Fox & Friends, the morning program the president watches religiously, to become spokesperson for the State Department. After leaving her post as White House communications director, Hope Hicks became executive vice president and chief communications officer for Foxs parent company. Feb 2018 - Sep 20213 years 8 months. He has a passion for journalism and he will help us continue the strong tradition of news coverage and investigative journalism our viewers have come to expect at 13 WREX., More:Chicago native joins 13 WREX news team as evening anchor. You have permission to edit this collection. A good Thursday to all. A year ago, she recorded and released a 13-track CD, the inspirational Circle of Support.. News Anchor / Multimedia Journalist . A good Tuesday to all. I am humbled to work with such amazing people! WREX had a unique partnership with The Rockford Register Star, the city's daily newspaper. Kelsie Passolt is an American journalist working as an evening anchor for 10/11 News in Lincoln, Nebraska. Richard Grenell, ambassador to Germany. Mertens started his career in his high school years, at his hometown radio station, WFON Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, according to his biography on WQAD.com. The journalist is popular for anchoring "Dateline" for NBC, and from 1997 to 2011, she was news anchor on the network's "Today" show. Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. By Andrew Carrigan. A bombastic, self-proclaimed national security expert with dubious credentials, a proclivity for anti-Muslim conspiracy theories, and ties to foreign extremist groups, Gorka made frequent appearances on Fox News during the 2016 presidential campaign and was briefly hired by the network before decamping for the Trump White House. When McEntee was fired in March 2018, CNN reported that it was because he is currently under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for serious financial crimes.. Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. pic.twitter.com/uDdo118TWg, Today is my last day at @kwqcnews! "We are sure going to miss those bad jokes, but we know you're going to continue to do great things for folks in the Cedar Rapids area," the station said on social media. Two weeks later, on August 14, WREX switched network affiliations with WTVO, taking that station's NBC affiliation while WTVO assumed WREX's old ABC affiliation. WIFR-TV morning news anchor Andy Gannon was a sports reporter/anchor at the station in the late 1980s and 90s. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor. All Rights Reserved. And Fox hosts including Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs, Jeanine Pirro, and Pete Hegseth all reportedly influence Trump not only through their programs, but advise him privately as well. News Anchors in Green Bay, WI. Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president. Rockford, Illinois. Ivanic, who now works as communications director for the Columbus City Council, also remembers Pick outside of work thanks to a Rockford connection: They attended a few Cheap Trick concerts in Columbus. Watch 13 WREX. Pick is survived by her husband, Joe Cygan, and their children, Julia and Jack. Q-C media through the years: Who's coming, who's going? Rex Caster was a First Lieutenant in the United States Army who was killed in France during World War II. pic.twitter.com/bP05heek9d, Final day on QC Today Weekendtune-in for some highlights from me and @chayneswx! ROCKFORD Award-winning multimedia journalist James Stratton is leaving 13 WREX after three years on the anchor desk. She's also WNIJ's Perspectives editor, Under Rocks contributor, and local host of All Things Considered. Bret Baier currently serves as FOX News Channel's (FNC) anchor and executive editor of . You all made waking up at 3 a.m. actually fun! Derek is a talented storyteller, who has shared some wonderful stories, both inspiring and heartbreaking, with our viewers, 13 WREX Vice President & General Manager Ed Reams said in a news release. Lauren Baker News at Sunrise and Noon Anchor- WITN News Greenville, North Carolina, United States 575 followers 500+ connections Join to view profile WITN-TV Northwestern University About I. Stateline television viewers have been waking up to Aaron Wilson for more than two decades on 23 News This Morning. Trumphas stocked his administration with former Fox employees. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 54, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to its analog-era VHF channel 13 for post-transition operations. Shine left the White House for a role on Trumps reelection campaign in March 2019. All rights reserved. KWQC television reporter Jennifer Pascua. WREX became a full-time ABC affiliate in 1965, when WCEE-TV signed on the air. According to Variety, the affiliation switch was forced by ABC in retaliation for Quincy switching the affiliation of its South Bend station WSJV from ABC to Fox earlier that year. Mercedes Schlapp, White House director of strategic communications (updated 7/17/19). His exit reportedly came in part because Trump feels he was sold a bill of goods by Hannity, who had urged the president to hire Shine to improve his press coverage. He joined Fox News as a contributor in October 2013 and left just over a year later to run for president. I think the thing about Bo J is he was exactly like the guy next door, OHara said on the phone before going back on the air to talk traffic. She would call and tell me she kicked my butt. Sometimes, it was vice-versa. He was 52. 125 results found. She appeared on the noon newscast, which she also anchored, for the last time in early October from home. After serving in the Nixon, Ford, and Reagan administrations and losing a race against then-Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), McFarland became a Fox national security analyst. The same things that ticked them off ticked him off. This was because Rockford and Madison were sandwiched between markets where other VHF channels were already assignedChicago (channels 2, 5, 7, 9, and 11) to the east; Milwaukee (channels 4, 6, 10, and 12) to the northeast; Davenport, IowaRock Island, Illinois (Quad Cities) channels 4 and 6 (as well as 8 starting in August 1963) to the southwest; Cedar RapidsWaterloo (channels 2, 7, and 9) to the west in eastern Iowa; and La CrosseEau Claire (channels 8 and 13) to the northwest, leaving room for only one VHF license in each market. Sam joined WJHG/WECP in July of 2020 after graduating with a Communications/Digital Media Studies degree from Florida State University. Those appearances caught the attention of Trump, who said during a 2015 interview, I watch the shows for military advice, and that he liked Bolton because hes a tough cookie, knows what hes talking about. In March 2018, Trump named Bolton as his national security adviser. Here's a look back at the most viewed galleries of 2018 on qctimes.com. Stateline CW moved to WIFR-LD5 in 2021. Cabinet secretaries overseeing federal departments, senior White House aides advising the president on crucial issues, and U.S. ambassadors representing the country abroad, among others, all worked for the network before joining Trumps administration. Mertens is moving to KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, he announced on social media Tuesday. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. In July 2019, she left the White House for Trumps reelection campaign. Spates coworkers have started a GoFundMe to raise money for a college fund for his daughter, Charly Heber Spates, a student at Rock Island High School. His last day at the station was Dec. 17, 2018. In the mid-90s, he started as an anchor on 23 News This Morning, where he's stayed ever since. Staff writer Georgette Braun may be reached at 815-987-1331 orgbraun@rrstar.com. It was owned by Greater Rockford Television, a group of local businessmen. I will miss you all dearly! No one in the newsroom outworked her.. She used that position to push for war with Iran, defend the use of torture, and push for the profiling of Muslim Americans. The pictures, stories and memories are endless, so we will try to compile the best in the way that we know Jeannie would want us to," the station's website said. She was so tiny, so slight and so energetic. Outside the administration, Trump hired Jay Sekulow to join his legal team because the president liked the way Sekulow defended him on Fox, and he nearly added the similarly credentialed Joseph diGenova and Victoria Toensing to the group as well. And so throughout his tenure in the White House, the president has treated Fox employment as an important credential and offered jobs to network employees whose commentary he likes. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. In return, the newspaper promotes upcoming news stories and programming on Channel 13. Marta was born in Lawrence, Kansas and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Staff of the newspaper would appear on WREX's news programs. https://t.co/TefynBnBDY. Emily is an investigative journalist with a background in several forms of media and an MBA in business management. Produce and anchor 2.5 hour morning show (4:30 - 7 a.m.) discussing local, national, business, entertainment and sports headlines . Deffenbaugh is . Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. John Ivanic died Monday in Columbus, Ohio. Most recently, he was assistant director for public utilities in Columbus. Ken DeCoster covers business news and features. February 27, 2023 equitable estoppel california No Comments . 4 Weather Alerts. Local Meteorologist Anthony Peoples poses for a photo sitting on his back patio at his home in Moline. McFarland, deputy national security adviser. Dan Lewis, KOMO-TV News. #bittersweet #imnotcryingyourecrying pic.twitter.com/eu840adF8k, On my last day at WQAD I think its time to tell you where Im going.Duke and I are headed to TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan! Chao is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY); former Fox News contributor Erick Erickson has alleged that he was taken off the air because of his criticism of McConnell at Chaos behest. 23 News welcomed Kayleigh in July 2022. She withdrew from consideration for the post and left the administration in February, reportedly because her nomination was complicated by the fact she had employed a nanny who was in the United States legally but was not legally allowed to work.. John McEntee, personal aide to the president. Frank Turner, a former WXYZ-TV anchor, who presently works at a television news station based in mid-Michigan, said last Thursday that he was let go from his job after refusing to be in the same studio space with "unmasked with other colleagues," The Detroit News reported.