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CBS46 anchor Scott Light out after 18 months
Scott Light came from Phoenix in late 2013 and lasted just 18 months at CBS46. CREDIT: CBS46 By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Saturday, June 6, 2015 Netflix is reviving “Full House.” CBS46...
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CBS46 hires Ben Swann as evening anchor, replacing Scott Light
Ben Swann comes from a Cincinnati station and begins June 15. CREDIT: TruthinMedia By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, June 8, 2015 Another day, another CBS46 anchor change. Okay, it’s...
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Video: Talking Dad’s Garage, CBS46 changes, Atlanta man w/ 34 children
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Tuesday, June 9, 2015 CineStars’ Brittany Umar and I discuss Dad’s Garage’s fundraiser, OWN dropping a show about Atlanta man who fathered 34 kids with 17...
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CBS46 keeps Emmy-winning Adam Murphy
Adam Murphy’s two Emmys from this past Saturday night. CREDIT: Courtesy of Adam Murphy By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com It’s been a crazy few weeks for CBS46, with all the staff changeovers. People in the...
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CBS46 management explains radical changes including five new anchors June 15
Gloria Neal and Bobby Kaple are the new morning team for CBS46. CREDIT: CBS46 By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, June 15, 2015 Over a decade covering local TV, I have seen managers and...
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Amanda Davis, following DUI, takes leave of absence from CBS46 commentating job
A Fulton County judge cleared Amanda Davis of the most serious charges related to a vehicular accident she was in in November, 2012. But she was arrested again on June 15 ,2015. CREDIT: Fox 5 By...
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TV briefs: CBS46’s Jeff Chirico out, Fredericka Whitfield apology, local...
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Wednesday, June 16, 2015 The latest departure at CBS46 is reporter Jeff Chirico. Chirico joined the station in March, 2010. He announced his voluntary move...
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TV briefs: 11Alive’s Tracey Humphrey, CBS46’s CB Hackworth, local on ‘Kelly &...
Tracy Humphrey is moving back to weekend work at 11 Alive. CREDIT: 11 Alive By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Friday, June 19, 2015 Meteorologist Tracy Humphrey, who arrived at 11 Alive a...
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Former 11Alive’s Karyn Greer freelancing at CBS46
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally Monday, June 29, 2015 Karyn Greer, who officially left 11 Alive in March but was off air since January, has landed a freelance gig with CBS46. She began...
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Sally Sears, Karyn Greer now full-time at CBS46 as part of new investigative...
CBS46 has picked up two veteran reporters full time: Karyn Greer and Sally Sears. CREDIT: publicity photos By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, November 9, 2015 CBS46 has hired Karyn...
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CBS46 photojournalist fired over racist rants about Black Lives Matter on...
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Tuesday, July 12, 2016 FTVLive earlier today posted three Facebook rants by an Emmy-winning CBS46 photojournalist Charles Beau Menefee in which he insulted...
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CBS46 hires Steve Doerr, its seventh news director in 10 years
This was posted by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog TV news consultant Steve Doerr has been hired as the latest news director at CBS46 in what has become a revolving-door...
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AT&T and DIRECTV subscribers may lose access to CBS46 & Peachtree TV in Atlanta
This was posted on Thursday, September 21, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog Subscribers of AT&T and DIRECTV might lose access to Meredith-owned CBS46 (WGCL-TV) and...
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CBS46 add 9 p.m. newscast on Peachtree TV with Sharon Reed, Ben Swann
Ben Swann and Sharon Reed are adding 9 p.m. newscast duties on Peachtree TV. They will be on air for 3.5 hours a day. CREDIT: CBS46 Posted on Monday, October 2, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC...
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Gurvir Dhindsa added to CBS46 morning news temporarily
Gurvir Dhinda on her first day on air on CBS46’s early morning news October 23, 2017. Posted Thursday, October 19, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog Gurvir Dhindsa, who...
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Is this a first? An all-female, all-minority newscast on CBS46
Gurvir Dhindsa and Jennifer Valdez on the CBS46 newscast October 24, 2017 on CBS46. Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rhhis AJC Radio & TV Talk blogo@ajc.com on The CBS46 morning...
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As the TV station turns: Mark Pimentel out as GM at CBS46
Posted Tuesday, January 9, 2018 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog This morning, CBS46 (WGCL-TV) ousted its general manager Mark Pimentel, replacing him with Lyle Banks. The...
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Exclusive: CBS46 anchor Ben Swann suspended after he tries to revive Reality...
Posted Friday, January 26, 2018 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog CBS46 evening anchor Ben Swann has been taken off the air after his efforts to revive his independent...
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CBS46’s Ben Swann fired after attempt to bring back Reality Check
Posted Monday, January 29, 2018 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog CBS46 has fired Ben Swann, the evening anchor three days after the station discovered he had tried to revive...
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CBS46 names Amanda Davis’ replacement: Shon Gables
Posted Wednesday, February 7, 2018 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog CBS46 has named a replacement for Amanda Davis as morning anchor: Shon Gables, last seen in Shreveport,...
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