WCAU And WWSI Sponsor White House Exhibit
Matt Boline Named CSD At Philly’s WCAU
WCAU Shows The Faces Of Homeless Youth
Striking photographers and technicians at NBC’s Philly O&O voted Friday to ratify a new four-year contract after more than three weeks off the job.
Strike Against WCAU Gets Nastier
The strike by 65 camera operators and broadcast technicians at NBC-owned WCAU Philadelphia is heating up. The station is looking to hire replacement workers and has posted the positions of strikers on job sites.
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WCAU Staff Walk Two Days Before Papal Visit
About 65 videographers and technicians at NBC O&O WCAU walked off their jobs late Thursday afternoon, using the timing of tomorrow’s visit to the city by Pope Francis to try to get the station back to the table to pound out an agreement. The walkout caps more than a year of negotiations between the local union members and representatives and NBC.Reporter Cline-Thomas Joins WCAU
NBC O&O WCAU today announced that Aundrea Cline-Thomas is joining the station as a general assignment reporter starting Sept. 28. “We’re excited to welcome Aundrea to our news team,” VP […]
The pope is about to make a historic visit to the U.S., with a stop off in Philadelphia. But, the TV coverage might be a bit lacking. The union representing the roughly 75 photographers and technicians at KYW overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to strike over stalled contract negotiations. The news comes a day after roughly 65 photographers and technicians at WCAU notified station management that they are exercising their right to terminate a collective bargaining agreement in 10 days and set a Sept. 21 strike date.
Reporter Lauren Mayk Joining WCAU Philadelphia
NBC-owned WCAU Philadelphia (DMA 4) today hired Lauren Mayk as a general assignment reporter starting Aug. 24. Mayk comes to NBC10 from WFLA, the NBC affiliate in Tampa, Fla. Mayk, […]
Renee Chenault-Fattah On Leave From WCAU
Audience Fragmentation Touches All In Philly
Philadelphia’s news giants WPVI and Philly.com have had to make room for ever-expanding digital competition. Upstarts like Billy Penn and the digitally-robust Philadelphia Magazine have pushed local TV stalwarts to raise their game amid an ever more fragmented audience.
Ric Harris Named GM Of WCAU-WWSI
NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations chooses the GM of its WVIT Hartford, Conn., to succeed Eric Lerner at the helm of its Philadelphia stations.
On Thursday WCAU, Comcast SportsNet and the Philadelphia Eagles announced a comprehensive new broadcast partnership that makes WCAU “The Official Television Station of the Philadelphia Eagles,” and expands Comcast SportsNet’s […]
Eric Lerner Named WNBC New York GM
NBCUniversal chooses the president and general manager of its Philadelphia duopoly to succeed the retiring Michael Jack as head of its New York operations.
Commercial-Free News On WCAU at 4 P.M.
Reporter Nefertiti Jaquez Gone From WCAU
WCAU Names Drew Smith South Jersey Reporter
NBC-owned WCAU Philadelphia (DMA 4) today said Drew Smith will be joining Ted Greenberg and Cydney Long on the station’s South Jersey team of reporters, marking an expansion of resources […]
Veteran WCAU Reporter Lu Ann Cahn Leaving
After nearly three decades serving the viewers and communities of Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware, reporter Lu Ann Cahn will be retiring from NBC-owned WCAU Philadelphia (DMA 4). Cahn’s last […]
Legendary WCAU Sportscaster Bill Campbell Dies
NBC-owned WCAU Philadelphia (DMA 4) on Monday added two new journalists. Beginning Sept. 22, Randy Gyllenhaal will report from the station’s Lehigh Valley bureau, with Mitch Blacher joining the NBC10 […]
WWSI Says ‘Bienvenida’ To New Newscast
Today’s launch of Noticiero Telemundo 62, on Philadelphia Telemundo affiliate WWSI, gives the market its first local, Spanish-language news program coproduced by an English-language network affiliate, NBC O&O WCAU.
SportsNet To Provide Sports News To WCAU
The regional cable network will produce sports for the NBC O&O’s newscasts starting in January, expanding on their existing joint efforts. Both the network and the station are units of Comcast.
WCAU Expands High School Sports Coverage
NBC-owned WCAU Philadelphia (DMA 4) is introducing a weekly high school football show, a “Game of the Week” feature, new online content and increased viewer engagement through social media. The […]
WCAU Names Jim Rosenfield Weeknight Anchor
NBC-owned WCAU Philadelphia is adding Jim Rosenfield as anchor of its 4, 6 and 11 p.m. weeknight newscasts starting Sept. 9. Rosenfield comes to Philadelphia from NBC-owned WRC Washington where he […]
Meteorologist Tedd Florendo Joins WCAU
Meteorologist Michelle Grossman Leaves WCAU
WCAU Meteorologist Michelle Grossman Leaving
WCAU Hopes To Fly High With New News
As part of parent NBC’s push to beef up news at its owned stations, its WCAU Philadelphia has upped its game. With new people and tools, including SkyForce 10, a state-of-the-art Bell helicopter with four HD cameras, there’s a new approach to reporting news, one that involves expanding the station’s geographical coverage, heightening investigative and enterprise work and putting news in better context. “A year ago we were probably more reactionary — something would happen and we would react. And now we are a little more thoughtful in our process, more balanced, a lot more measured,” says News Director Anzio Williams.
A building in downtown Philadelphia has collapsed and authorities have rescued eleven people and believe at least two remain trapped beneath the rubble and a frantic search continues to locate them. Here’s live coverage from WCAU.
Reporter Na’eem Douglas To Join WCAU
NBC-owned WCAU Philadelphia announced today that Na’eem Douglas will be joining the station as a reporter starting June 17. Douglas comes from News 12 Brooklyn in New York, where he has […]
WCAU Names Connors Weekend A.M. Anchor
NBC-owned WCAU Philadelphia (DMA 4) today named Rosemary Connors as its new weekend morning anchor. Connors will anchor NBC10 News Saturday mornings from 5:30 to 7 a.m. and 9 to […]
Reporter George Spencer To Join WCAU
NBC-owned WCAU Philadelphia (DMA 4) announced today that George Spencer will be joining the station as a reporter starting June 17. Spencer joins NBC10 from ABC affiliate WFTV Orlando, Fla., […]
Inside Philadelphia’s News Copters
WCAU Slots Jacqueline London As Anchor
WCAU Philadelphia Launches New Chopper
NBC-owned WCAU Philadelphia has debuted its SkyForce10 news helicpoter. The unit includes four cameras (two interior and two exterior), a telestrator that allows reporters and photographers to interact with live […]
WCAU Names Annette Parks Engineering VP
The NBC O&O in Philadelphia picks the former director of engineering and operations at KIRO Seattle to be its top tech.
