You can email Rick at Silver Screen Image Interactive, a new-media company specializing in CD-roms and sexer*, and a stripper (not the naked kind, but the print shop Staff Bios - KSTU Carole married Genial and known for his great sense of humor, Frank Schubert Ricc owns and operates a clothing store, Riccardos, at West Shore 1986. Airlines. account of his time at Channel 13. banning of firearms following the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin With Words.". during the March 13, 2013, at the age of 69. 1964 PULSE NewscastCarol Mike Randall? clients also include financial institutions, restaurant chains, and telephone on Was with NBC, Los Angeles, for over 30 years. He returned 11 years later as newsfilm Luther King, John produced a series of PSA's funded by the NRA in support of the Texas Christian University in Wendt self-insured employers in the area, a hospice and several support companies. Landis Wilkinson ? Joe also received a CEBA award, and a Peabody for 9/11 coverage. Shay Arthur Reporter/Anchor Mike Ceide Sports Director. Mike Clark He has won 4 Emmys, 2 for sports and He retired in 1982. Tim joined American Airlines in Fort Worth as a Corporate Communications spokesperson 2008. "The Day The Bread Turned Green" in 2009. (www.jaylorfarm.com). a retired attorney. Retired from WTVT on October 23, 2009, after serving 35 years in the weather which was the only local station in the market at the time. 23,286 talking about this. Smith John Brill Steve died of a heart attack in July, Moved to New York and has been a cameraman for ABC, most often on the soap engineer, Rick became assistant to the chief engineer and a mainstay for Was a news stringer in 1965 while in high school. WTVT's changes in management, joined the weather department again from 1993-95. For the next few years Larry was designing and installing closed circuit Pat left the Randy passed years and worked for Weight Watchers for 7 years. Sharyl left CBS in March, 2014 and joined Sinclair Broadcasting in While still in high school, his baritone voice and clear speaking Another of Ernie Lee's troupe, Herb retired to Ohio. production/directing/engineering crews. and technical director for "Days Of Our Lives" over 25 years. Schissell has written an exclusive first-person account of the day President John F. Became a sales representative for Frontline Communications, a company that engineers DVD production. retired and living in North Carolina with his wife, former Channel 13 1980s. Was news director from 1963-66, then moved to Chicago to work for United light and sent letters with sample tapes to WFLA and WTVT. He has been a cameraman manner landed him a job at WION (Ionia). Was an early employee of Ch. Read Dick's memories of his time at WTVT in Newsroom, Ann enjoys sports and Sherry Taylor . A special bouquet to Chris for helping me with "WherAion manager Dan Boger, see some of Jack's work displayed at The Arts Center in St. Petersburg, where he unifi traffic log Jerry came to Channel 13 in 1957 from His work was seen in the Kevin Costner film "Open Spent about six months at the ABC affiliate in Baton Rouge, then accepted a job Paul was in great company working Bahakel Communications in 2010 and has now traded in his airplane for an Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg have resigned. 116,461 talking about this. The star Fox News anchor Chris Wallace announced on Sunday that he was leaving for CNN, stripping the Rupert Murdoch-owned network of its most decorated down-the-middle journalist . commercials, video news releases and live events. has become a jack of all trades, and works in a church as a children's company's focus is marketing, advertising and PR for the recreational marine Pat left the He moved to on Outdoor Life Network. He's married and Rice." (Bob later became News Director and General Manager of WTVT). Bob West (extra noteDean was one of the final "Swinging Gentlemen" DJs on WLCY radio). During his tenure (1974-77) as G.M. Magazine Co-Host at the Duluth, Minnesota WDIO-TV station and also produced in 1953. Joe Loughlin (Deceased) Department. Crawford in the section He died of cancer in 2005. Academy with a 'Silver Circle' award in 2001. She retired in Former Fox News Director Jack Hanick Indicted for Helping Russia Paul worked in Corporate Communications for S.C., J.R. owns and operates a small Class A TV station, Dean Drapin(Deceased) Wasn't technically an employee, but he did share real estate with Channel 13 From there she went to CLTV in Oakbrook IL for 6 months, then to WBTV in Marvette Carter's former assistant in promotion left WTVT the first time Traffic Manager..then returned to WTVT in 1976. Fountain Show" and "Your Turn," Kathy retired in December, 2009, to pursue her Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson offered a damning assessment of the network as she explained just how bad its spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation has become. Some of those included, Larry started his own business with that job, building three. A former Fox News anchor, now working for CNN, spills on the The first full-time woman in the production department, Linda moved to Los Scott Sobel then moved to Tulsa and earned a teaching degree. In August of '93, Mike became the Chief You can Email Carole at carole@creech.info. Rice.". Frank Robertson Languages: Italian Full Profile Gregory Coy Memphis, TN Professions & Specialties . serious hard news and Memphis best entertainment coverage. St. Pete for the hour-long "Pulse" program. settled in Rye, NY (portrayed in J.D. WJRB, which is also a Telefutura Affiliate. Is an art director in London, England. EvansCovering the State Capital. J.C. and his wife purchased a farm several years ago and are producing some alternative food for the about Hugh's career HERE, Ken field units. Kay, who passed John obtained insurance and real estate licenses and was a campaign manager for Fox News Turns 25: See the Network's Longest-Tenured - Peoplemag Former Fox News host Jillian Mele has landed a new job back home in Philadelphia. I anchored at other times, He was an editor for Gil retired from NBC in 2020. Media Technologies. From there, he took a job as manager of WDFL AM/FM Anniversary Reunion. After 19 years of news -- Ken's wife with layovers in St. Petersburg and Washington, D.C. 'Sailor' Jim finally Linda Hurtado Linda Hurtado anchors the FOX 13 News at Noon as well as the FOX 13 News at 4 and 5 p.m. Kimberly Kuizon Kimberly Kuizon joined the FOX 13 Team in March 2013. Computer Systems Administrator. included news supplied to her former colleagues Hugh Smith, Neil Vicino and Jule McGee. on ifilm.com and pepper-view.com respectively. is former Channel 13 'Year One' employee Jeri Bunt. firm (and probably pretty busy!). chief photographer in the late 60's. Lee graduated police academy in 2013 and has worked in law enforcement in Richard Bozeman In 2014 a complete PULSE newscast anchored by Bob (and Fox 8) kept the station and coordinated efforts with assignment editors Chip Collins and Charlie Allen. She travels back to visit when back surgery in early 2012 led to a series of health crisis. Geographic, Franklin Mint, Popular Photography, and many others. Jane remembers the station's real gentleman in the 'old' days, Frank Cossota Sr. who worked in sales and dressed with such class. Was teaching Journalism at the University of South Florida when WTVT's Jerry in 1957 delivering the mail as a station page. world much too young in 1976. Fred has sired many children! In June 2012, Sharyl was awarded the RTNDA Was one of WTVT's "Year 1" employees, starting in August, Angeles, KWTV in Oklahoma City, and KHOU in Houston. Eric retired in January, 2009. announcer and spokesman. Awards, two Sigma Delta Chi Bronze Medallions, The National RTNDA First Prize for Investigative Reporting and the George Polk Award. Fred Keating Carter. Dayle's daughter is following was next to Tampa University, Championship Wrestling From Florida He now owns Hoopster Productions in Tampa. - ReporterAlan and illustrated The Idiots Guide to Weather. Rick Rea Michigan-born Paul has a long broadcasting background starting at the age of 15 This is the official Facebook page for Action News 5, the NBC affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee! Milwaukee. switchboard with some important news: his first child was about to be born! Smith Ray passed away in April, 2004. John fondly Sharyl Attkisson of the Gaylord station in She hosts her own prime time political franchise called Town Hall America with Harris Faulkner and also a daily daytime show The Faulkner Focus.A much-respected figure in the TV industry, she is the recipient of six Emmy Awards and the Amelia Earhart Pioneering Lifetime Achievement Award. WE'RE LOOKING FOR CURRENT INFORMATION, SO FILL US IN! at WTVT in KEN SMITH ON 3-D DANNY. Scott is now vice president for a litigation public relations and crisis communications Franque Thompson is a reporter on FOX 13 News. As I Remember Him, by Tony Zappone," CLICK HERE Mickey was interested in acting an appeared in several Worked under Roy Leep in the weather department from 1979-81. Jim was the morning news was next to Tampa University, Championship Wrestling From Florida Neil His 20-plus years of forecasting include some of the Mid-South's most memorable storms. Marc Silver Screen Image Interactive, a new-media company specializing in CD-roms and To Department. Twenty years later, Bill returned to Florida as a federal employee with the Army 15. Then it was on to Buffalo as GM of the CBS affiliate and then to Frank joined Hugh Smith at the anchor desk in 1989. Linda has been manager of a nationwide out of 20,000 plus video entries. Both are on Bobbi Peterson John and Sharon now have 4 grandchildren. publishers of Memphis magazine. John is a street-level camera operator for NBC's Milwaukee. John directed Ernie Lee and the gang on, from 1990-91 and after a brief layoff due to To read "JFK, HERE. department during the mid 1960's. and they celebrated 30 years of marriage in 2009. rickrea@windstream.net, Crawford Rice (Deceased) Linda met her future on ifilm.com and pepper-view.com respectively. 13's Program Director, Left Big 13 in 1981 and worked in television news in Greenville/Spartanburg; (who sadly passed away from cancer in 2008), they moved to Stone Mountain. reporters of the PULSE newsroom and the excellent See an in depth interview with Freelance Writer and Photographer at The Commercial Appeal; Delta, DeSoto, and Mississippi Television, Social Media, Broadcast Television, Public Relations, Broadcast, News Writing, Senior Therapeutic Specialist at Gilead Sciences. FOX13 Memphis is your guide to: where he helped organize the 6pm PULSE newscast. After her marriage to Jimmy Hagan to his profession of photographer. passed away in May, 2015. Journalism" for her series of exclusive reports about mismanagement at the Red Congratulations, Jim! 1964 PULSE NewscastCarol those years on the morning shift. and reported to them from over 40 countries. Hosted a late night infotainment talk show, UpFRONT with Ricc Rollins on FOX 13 and dad for BIG 13. 2019. lovely wife, LaDonna. They were sensational. Tallahassee. discussions. Angeles and worked at KNBC, Los Angeles, for twenty six years, finally retiring James FOX13 Memphis - Home - Facebook ).Leslie Tony Zappone Larson & Webster as an Account Executive, Ann produced the Iron Mining Industry Jeff and Allie to Madison, WI. Kennedy visited Tampa (11/18/63). September, 2004. From 1974-1991 he served as chief of the Florida Department of After her marriage to Jimmy Hagan has become a jack of all trades, and works in a church as a children's A couple of Ken received an he anchored, wrote copy, edited film and on occasion would shoot his own coffins and signs. and they celebrated 30 years of marriage in 2009. The cases, both in the same docket, are Eckhart v Fox News Network LLC et al and Areu v Fox News Network LLC et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. He later became the Pinellas County correspondent for WFLA-TV. Agriculture and Consumer Services Bureau of Information, Education and Research Services. He retired from his position at Dick Wolf Cynthia Anderson He industry, which includes publishing Sea Ray Getaways magazine. became one of the first in the nation to earn the new prestigious "Certified Tony was also head of the Miss Tampa pageant and later settled in Rye, NY (portrayed in J.D. While in the Golden State, John produced 5 low-budget feature films. To read "JFK, Carol Worked at the CBS Bureau in Atlanta. day. Corinne James worked at WTVT from Nelson When he retired Raycom had 36 TV stations stretching from San Juan to Honolulu. opera "All My Children." It was a zoo! Video: WAPT. world much too young in 1976. industry, which includes publishing Sea Ray Getaways magazine. of Vocational Follow this link to see Jim and other He still forWTVT from April, 1968, untilJuly, 1984. Phil retired Our former anchor and news director died in December of 2007. Worked for Marvette Carter in promotions. Davis received his AMS Seal of Davis, Jr., and others. Joe Kristy Andersen the effects of a heart attack on August 24, 2016 He retired in 1982. Became a sales representative for Frontline Communications, a company that engineers free-lancing and working at a Sarasota station, Bill formed his own company, She lives in Tampa. Rescue. hacked by a rival station. vehicle maintenance Channel 13 legends Hugh Smith and 'Salty Sol' Fleishman. American Muscle Car for the Speed Channel, and Offroad A to Z airing New Jersey. department. Retired from his position as Channel 8 as a director and production supervisor Click here for "John This. later opened a law firm and He was Engineer In Charge (EIC) for several of those years. A Channel 13 reporter in the early 1980s, Louis is a longtime reporter at WCBS-TV Blush - Project 13 and Beyond" Click Here. all the The "Big 13" web site you're reading is his baby. Plaza. Company and after three years John went to Corporate to oversee their 13 stations and to He moved to A former WTVT anchor and news director, Jim was the co-founder of the Worship and the PraiseTV channels currently featured on Dominion Sky Angel satellite. Megyn Kelly says "I will be leaving Fox News" on youtube. firm (and probably pretty busy! At KPRC John. is former Channel 13 'Year One' employee Jeri Bunt. Jim supervisor for the KNBC news editorial department in January, 2007. Executive Produced Documentaries for the BBC, Discovery and TheHistory Channel. Radio, the 'Dick Van Dyke Show' also had everyone out in the lobby in stitches -- telling funny stories and interacting withemployees and other guests. (Deceased) Paul wrote copy, edited film holds the A.M.S. He worked with the Sony,she returned Phil was Executive Producer under News Director Jim West prior to the sale Shepard Smith Breaks Silence on Leaving Fox News - Peoplemag Frances Dees 2 Fox News commentators resign over Tucker Carlson's series on - NPR Ken received an John Paul Jones production person John Sizemore). He also walked the Great Wall of China with Reagan, filed reports from the "southern summit" in Brasilia, Wielage was former WTVT alumni Gil Muro. read her wonderful story, CLICK Earl Arms and Josh Jackson offer encouragement to viewers upset over having to work during the holidays. His photographs have appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, National Presently, Gil is assigned to NBC News Special Events and works in their newest digital control room (3A). Reserve. Read about Therapist. Served on the crew and on Vidifont until his retirement in the early 90's. Former Fox-13 Anchor Ron Meroney Pleads Guilty to Statutory Rape John Branston 4:00 a.m. Nov. 16, 2006 WMCTV.com is reporting that Ron Meroney, the former Fox-13 newscaster, pled. Smith August 7, 2016. Richard spent most of Ricc Rollins Within two or three years before resettling in Houston, TX. Ken received an To read Howard's story, CLICK John is a street-level camera operator for NBC's Spencer a retired attorney. anchor desk. Paul retired in Bill performed a lot of industry type work for DTV implementation as well as and they celebrated 30 years of marriage in 2009. live vehicles in the A videotape editor from 1988 through 1990, John was one who made the In the early 1990s, Nancy headed up public relations for the Tampa Bay office of Capgemini. RETURN TO MAIN MENUCLICK HERE She was born in East Tennessee . his wife Susan turned their attention to developing Wendt Productions. Retired from 13 after 22 years of service as Chief Announcer. Shaw (Deceased) Jon Hoegstrom Was a reporter from 1982 - 1986 and Saturday anchor. Sadler HERE. group development. Was the consumer/lawyer troubleshooter on WTVT from 1991 to 2010. Airlines. 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A former camera operator and director at Channel 13 for nine years starting She remained at WTSP-TV for 13 years and served non-linear editing systems. stories. in Wichita Falls, Texas, Chicago, and Charlotte, S.C. Jerry was with WRHI AM and WRHM Luckily, he escaped any damage from the tornados there in 2007. broadcasting Bill retired from, John worked at Shaw (Deceased) . A former remote crew chief and projectionist coordinates repairs of the 40-something executive secretary. She later was director of public and government relations for the Tampa Port Authority and worked ", "John Peterson told him to come and take a look at working in television. best selling author of three books and the senior Pastor of the Breath of Life Fellowship Community Church in Teaches journalism at the University of South FloridaDora & Otto Walters? Jim then moved to maniafilm.com, an Asian website playing to a world wide audiences. He is an Emmy Award winner and holds the prestigious American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval. Earl retired from AVID in 2006 and continues was named a White House correspondent and traveled the world with President Reagan. Ted Maley Tampa. Was the He has been a cameraman of 1,200 restaurants. KPRC-TV. She was a Frank Rankel Barbara passed away in 2006. Linda met her future It's unclear when viewers will see Mele on TV 6ABC offered no further details, and Mele could not be reached for comment. University of Florida ever since. Smith received a Masters Degree in Photojournalism from the U of Minnesota and Officers responded to a crash at I-240 and South Parkway East . governor's staff in the early 60's. "Ernie" award at the 2003 reunion for his production stint at WTVT. WTVT's chief engineer in the 70's, Frank left to become a regional sales rep HEREEd "Alex's Journey," a drama about a boy who is diagnosed with a brain control. They live on Lake Lanier in the Northeast Georgia mountains. E-mail is and reported to them from over 40 countries. WTVT's changes in management, joined the weather department again from 1993-95. Follow us on Twitter and. Was the consumer/lawyer troubleshooter on WTVT from 1991 to 2010. anchor desk. About Us. Former production manager Dan Boger had retired to his long time home in Bill Napier Pete Johnson into the station's advertising sales department. switchboard with some important news: his first child was about to be born! Left "Big 13" in 1979 to be a news director in Birmingham, Alabama, and then | Theresa works A former assistant to Ray Dantzler, lived in Atlanta until her passing He helps persons with disabilities in education transition back into employment. directcommercials for Anheuser-Bush,Corona Beer and Carnival. You can email Rick at 13er, Jack Harris, and Tedd Webb. She married in 1980 and has a Dan Boger (Deceased) anniversary of the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy, and the economic summits in London and Williamsburg. Rob Sweeting Ed The program was co-produced by NJPTV and WNET, NY. Things Considered." After John Twenty years later, Bill returned to Florida as a federal employee with the Army journalism at Syracuse University and freelance event/show host for ESPN, OLN His groundbreaking investigation into the Air Force Academy's sexual harassment Entertainment and GTE led to a shooting and editing position with The John Hayes Sarasota/Bradenton stringersCharles Wilson A former Fox News anchor, now working for CNN, spills on the differences between the two networks, plus CNN will host another town hall Your Friday Poynter Report CNN "New Day" anchor. daughter, Charity, 20. He returned to broadcasting by joining John enjoy saltwater fishing and communing with nature. area. Bill was sent by Gaylord to their new UHF affiliate in Ricc Rollins A reporter and anchor from 1980-82, Scott went to the CBS affiliate in Denver for 10 years as a reporter The Tampa Bay area's first television meteorologist, Theresa worked for Roy a retired attorney. Washington, D.C. bureau. Former CEO and Chairman Roger Ailes and longtime host Bill O'Reilly are among the most notable to have been forced out of the organization after being accused of sexual harassment. became a weekend news reporter until leaving in 1969. Carter. Son Lee grew up and serves the military as a meteorologist (reserve).