WKYT's Tribute to "Press Your Luck"

MoJoe loves game shows. MoJoe really likes "Press Your Luck."

And apparently, so do the promo-meisters at WKYT, the CBS affiliate in Lexington, Kentucky. They aired a brilliant spot right before and after Sunday's Super Bowl that used the classic CBS quiz show to tout the station's mega doppler radar.

http://www.thewrap.com/?q=ind-column/kentucky-stations-awesome-tribute-press-your-luck-video-14023

Good Spot, Bad Headline from WLKY

Big News! It looks like it's actually going to snow 2-4 inches by morning.

Now, that'll make for a good weekend of TV watching, and of course there's the big game on Sunday. So the promo dept. over at WLKY put the two concepts of football and weather coverage together in the spot featured below.

No one could be happier with the forecast than the CBS affiliate.


http://www.louisvillemojo.com/blogs/Louisville_Blogs/84672/Good_Spot__Bad_Taste_at_WLKY

For Louisville Local TV, Sweeps Still Important

Trust me, the local TV stations are still going to be pulling out their big guns for the TV ratings sweeps this month, but no matter what happens it's not going to mean much to the stations' bottom line.

There are plenty of reasons. First, there's no valid comparisons to last February, when the country's TV viewers were all worked up over the digital transition, and Nielsen put off the ratings period to March.

http://www.louisvillemojo.com/blogs/Louisville_Blogs/84604/Sweeps_Are_All_About_Bragging_Rights

Former WBKI Station Manager Sues Former Employers

Former WBKI station manager and morning show co-host Dan Spangler has filed a lawsuit in Jefferson Circuit Court against the owners of the station, claiming he was wrongfully terminated last June.

http://www.louisvillemojo.com/blogs/Louisville_Blogs/84267/Spangler_Sues_Station__Charges_Religious_Discrimination

Family and Friends Remember Francene Cucinello

Family, friends and fans of Francene Cucinello gathered Monday morning in Louisville to honor the WHAS Radio personality who passed away last week. Among the speakers at the Southeast Christian Church memorial service was longtime friend Kristin Emery, who met Cucinello when they were students at West Virginia University.

http://www.wfpl.org/2010/01/18/memorial-service-held-for-francene-cucinello/

Host of "The Francene Show" Dies at 43

Francene Cucinello, the host of “Francene Show” passed away Friday. She suffered a heart attack on Monday, January 11th followed by a brain aneurysm on Wednesday. Francene passed away at 3:15 p.m. Friday (January 15) at Norton Hospital. She was 43.

http://www.whas11.com/news/local/Francene-Cucinello-host-of-Francene-Show-on-WHAS-dies-81765067.html

Julie Tam Leaving Fox 41

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE… I’m 
leaving WDRB-TV FOX 41 in early 2010, after more than 4 years as a news
reporter and anchor here. Early on, I fell in love with Louisville and
the surrounding towns throughout Ke…ntucky and Southern Indiana, where
I’ve traveled to cover news and on my own time for pleasure. It’s a
beautiful and convenient place to live. I love our house and our
exquisite neighborhood. Now it’s time to move on.

http://thevillevoice.com/2010/01/13/julie-tam-says-shes-leaving-fox-41/

Evansville Anchor and Producer Heads to Louisville

There isn't much news to bring you this week because not much happens in local TV over the holidays, but I do have a couple of items to pass along, so let's get right to it.

First up this week, our loss is Louisville's gain as WEHT-News25 bids farewell to two team members: Daybreak anchor Jon Chrisos and newscast producer Ryan Nash are leaving the station for new positions at WAVE-3, the Raycom Media-owned NBC affiliate in Louisville, Ky.

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/jan/07/local-tv-station-bids-farewell-to-anchor/

WHAS-AM's Jim Strader vs KY Dept of Fish & Wildlife

I never thought of Jim Strader as an investigative reporter. The outdoors enthusiast seemed to have figured out a way to make a nice living from his outdoors expertise -- radio show, annual expo, newspaper column, etc.

http://www.louisvillemojo.com/blogs/Louisville_Blogs/83921/Strader_Stands_Up_for_Journalism

WLKY Scores Big With the Battle of the Bluegrass

Louisville CBS affiliate WLKY-TV scored big ratings with last Saturday’s men’s basketball game between the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky.

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2010/01/04/daily23.html

WLKY Reporter Heads Back to School

Ben Jackey, a reporter at WLKY-TV, has been hired as a communications specialist with Jefferson County Public Schools.

He will start Jan. 19.

Jackey, a Louisville native, will make $83,000 a year. His job responsibilities include helping write news releases, working with the news media and assisting in the planning and implementation of live events.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100104/NEWS01/1040353/WLKY+reporter+hired+for+school+district+communications

Former WHAS/WTVQ Engineer Dies

Terry Wright, the Chief Engineer at WLTX, passed away as the result of a massive heart attack Wednesday night. He was 61.

During his career, Terry held many technical positions including Assistant Chief Engineer at WHAS-TV in Louisville, KY, Chief Engineer at WKPC-TV in Louisville, Chief Engineer at WTVQ-TV in Lexington, KY, Regional Chief Engineer for WEPX/WPXU in Greenville, NC, and Chief Engineer for WCIV-TV in Charleston, SC.

http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=82394&catid=35

WLKY Wins Media Eclipse Award

The Sports Network
Louisville, KY television station WLKY has won the the Media Eclipse Award for Local Television for its feature on owner-trainer Tom McCarthy. WLKY previously won the award in 2006.

Produced by John Boel and Scott Eckhardt, the program was about the 75-year- old McCarthy who served as trainer, groom and assistant for his one horse stable. The lone horse in his stable was General Quarters who won the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.


http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/horse-racing/story/1400861.html

WHAS Crusade for Children Raises 42K

A special telethon for the WHAS Crusade for Children had raised $42,146 as of early Tuesday, Crusade president and chief executive officer Dawn Lee said.

“We felt it (the telethon) went really well, especially for the first one” specifically for the Crusade’s endowment fund, Lee said.

She said more pledges are expected before the books are closed on the telethon.


http://www.whascrusade.org/2009/12/building-the-future-special-now-on-the-air/

WDRB's Dick Irby Retires

Television reporter Dick Irby has retired from Louisville’s FOX-41. Friday was the last day for the investigative journalist who became a popular fixture on local television for more than 26 years. Irby announced that he is moving to Arkansas, to be near some of his family.

http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Louisvilles-Dick-Irby-retires-from-FOX41

Jennifer Palumbo Returns to WDKY

A familiar face returns this week to the Fox-56 10 o'clock News.

Jennifer Palumbo will once again co-anchor the news with Marvin Bartlett, returning to the position she held from 1997 to 2002.

Since 2007, Palumbo has been on the Fox-56 Morning Edition at 7 a.m. She was lured back by WDKY for the show after leaving television in 2005 to spend more time with her family.

http://www.kentucky.com/latest_news/story/1000315.html

WDRB Agrees to Work With Beat the Traffic

WDRB is happy to announce that they have reached an agreement to work with Beat the Traffic®. Beat the Traffic®'s new and highly innovative traffic reporting system will significantly help Louisville drivers ease their daily commute. The station is the first local television station in Louisville committed to bringing their audience real-time,data-driven traffic reports each week day morning.

http://www.itnewsonline.com/showprnstory.php?storyid=71910

Former WHAS Reporter Turns Style Maven

Since Jenny McLendon left the TV business to become a full-time law student, she has taken advantage of dressing down. But when she shops, she's got the future in mind.

“I really stick toward classics,” said Jenny, who formerly worked as a reporter for WHAS. “I try to get stuff that's popular right now, but that you can pull out next year and doesn't look dated.”

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091024/FEATURES04/910240315/Jenny+McLendon+%7C+Timeless+Taste

Viewers React to WHAS Friday Flashback

A special Friday flashback; the Belle of Louisville turns 95 on Sunday, with a special party at 2:00 p.m.

WHAS11 wasn’t there 95 years ago, but as we discovered, we were there on that day in 1962, when the Belle first arrived on the Louisville wharf; looking like a mess. WHAS crews grabbed their film cameras and floated out to the boat.

http://www.whas11.com/news/local/stories/100909whascwTopBelleofLouisville.1feb41d5d.html

Is WAVE3 Looking for a New "Troubleshooter"?

Is WAVE3 Troubleshooter on the way out?

A posting on the Louisville Ad Federation’s job board from October 2 leads one to believe that the local NBC affiliate is looking for a new “Troubleshooter.”

http://thevillevoice.com/2009/10/07/changes-with-wave3s-troubleshooter-coming/