WBRC Birmingham, Ala. meteorologist-reporter Fred Hunter is stepping away from the studio after 27 years of forecasting and delivering Absolutely Alabama to viewers throughout the state. Hunter has been with […]
WBRC Birmingham, the Gray Television Fox affiliate serving Central Alabama, announced today several anchor changes to its lineup of early evening and late evening newscasts. Brittany Dionne, who has been […]
Birmingham’s newsroom denizens remain hungry. It’s a competitive news battle, and an audience eager to tune in. “It’s a fun place to be in the television business,” said Susana Schuler, president-GM of WVTM. “The community is very interested in consuming a lot of local television.” Pictured: Gillian Brooks reporting for WBRC.
WBRC Birmingham sat down with several residents who were blasted by fire hoses and attacked by dogs in the civil rights marches when they were students in 1963. Now senior citizens, they will never forget what happened.
Gray Television brings her in from Spectrum Reach to lead sales at its Birmingham, Ala., Fox affiliate.
WBRC, Gray’s Fox affiliate in Birmingham, Ala., plans to roll out a four-spot weather image campaign on Sunday during the Super Bowl. “This was a different type of campaign, built to not look or feel like a local news promo and to create a ‘stop and look’,” says Nate Mills, WBRC’s creative services director.
Exclusives
Gaston will have oversight of Gray stations in the South, Texas and Colorado. He will be succeeded as head of WBRC Birmingham, Ala., by Jason Mathews, that station’s current general sales manager.
WABM, WDBB, WIAT, WBRC, WVTM, WTTO and WSES are now broadcasting with ATSC 3.0 technology.
Gray Television’s Fox affiliate WBRC Birmingham, Ala., is extending its Sunday morning newscast by a half-hour starting Sunday, April 3, airing from 5 to 9 a.m. CT. With this additional […]
Nate Mills Is New CSD At WBRC Birmingham
WBRC Birmingham To Host/Televise Mayoral Forum
Gray Television moves him up to succeed J-P Dice at its Birmingham, Ala., Fox affiliate.
TV stations make meaningful contributions and connections in a variety of beneficial ways with their communities. Here’s a round-up of how some stations are helping and serving their communities.
TVN Monday Memo | WBRC’s Weather Branding Delivers Viewers During Tornado
When a deadly tornado touched down in Birmingham, Ala., during the late news, WBRC’s coverage led the market in household viewers. Station management says strong First Alert branding and an all-hands approach made the difference.
Gray Television’s Fox affiliate WBRC Birmingham, Ala. (DMA 44), today announced a new weekday anchor lineup for its evening and late newscasts, as well as the addition of a new […]
Janet Hall is stepping away from the WBRC Birmingham, Ala., anchor desk this summer after 40 years delivering the news to viewers. Her last newscast is planned for late August. […]
WBRC Names Jason Mathews GSM
Gray taps its director of business development to lead sales at its Fox affiliate in Birmingham, Ala.
Beginning today, Gray Television’s Fox affiliate WBRC Birmingham, Ala. (DMA 43) is extending Good Day Alabama from 9 to 10 a.m. CT exclusively on streaming services. “The launch of Good […]
WBRC, Salvation Army Team On Michael Relief Drive
Collin Gaston remains GM of the group’s WBRC Birmingham, Ala., and will now have oversight of WSFA Montgomery, Ala.; WTXL Tallahassee, Fla.; WPGX Panama City, Fla.; and WDFX Dothan, Ala.
The hour-long forum will air next Tuesday at 7-8 p.m. and will also be livestreamed on WBRC’s digital properties including WBRC.com, the WBRC FOX6 News app, Roku/Amazon and Facebook.
Raycom-owned Fox affiliate WBRC Birmingham, Ala. (DMA 45) has scheduled a new weekly news magazine program. Bounce Around Birmingham will air every Monday on the station’s Bounce 6.2 subchannel at 6 p.m. […]
WBRC Deploys Drone For News And More
The Birmingham, Ala., Fox affiliate is the first Raycom station to introduce a drone. It’s slotted for use in newsgathering, traffic, marketing and creative services, tower inspections and sales initiatives.
WBRC Tops Birmingham’s Social Media Scene
Raycom’s Fox affiliate WBRC is Birmingham, Ala.’s clear leader among local media on social media performance according to Shareablee data. Shannon Maze, its news director, says Facebook is a crucial driver, as 66% of its web and mobile sessions start there
WBRC To Debut Weekday 4 P.M, Newscast
With the Sept. 12 introduction of the hour-long The Four, the Raycom Fox affiliate in Birmingham, Ala., will be producing nearly 60 of local news a week.
WBRC Adds New Anchor, 4 P.M. Newscast
Journalist Bree Sison, will join Raycom’s WBRC Birmingham, Ala. (DMA 45), on Tuesday, Sept. 6, to anchor the Fox affiliate’s new weekday 4 p.m. newscast. Sison joins WBRC with more […]
Raycom promotes the assistant news director at the Alabama Fox affiliate to succeed James Finch following his move to a corporate post.
WBRC Fires Anchor Karen Church
Collin Gaston Named GM Of WBRC
Raycom Media taps the GM of its NBC affiliate WSFA Montgomery, Ala., to succeed the retiring Lou Kirchen as head of its Birmingham, Ala., Fox affiliate at the end of the month.
Longtime WBRC Anchor Joe Langston Dies At 82
WBRC Anchor Scott Richards Leaves After 32 Years
Bonded Cellular Boosts Local News Horizons
The latest ENG technology is allowing TV stations to go live straight from the heart of breaking news, spurring new opportunity and creativity. Plus, the gear’s inexpensive cost means stations don’t have to flip a coin to decide where to send a satellite truck. And while problems of latency and cellular availabliity exist, its advantages are making a huge difference in how live, local stories get covered.
As Paper Trims, Birmingham Turns To Digital
In Birmingham, Ala., planned cutbacks at the market’s daily, the Advance Publications-owned Birmingham News, have readers turning their attention to the city’s online news outlets, including TV sites, an innovative pureplay and Advance’s own three-paper website.
