Former WHEC Meteorologist Sues Station
Slur Or Slip Up? Meteorologist Is Fired, City Is Roiled
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Did a TV meteorologist broadcast a racial slur or simply flub a line? That polarizing question has reverberated in this upstate New York city and beyond since WHEC fired Jeremy Kappell after he apparently referred to a park in his weather report as “Martin Luther Coon King Jr. Park.” Rochester’s mayor, […]
Hubbard Names Richard Reingold WHEC VP-GM
The former GM of WCTI New Bern, N.C., takes over leadership of the Rochester, N.Y., NBC affiliate on July 23.
WHEC Wins 11 P.M. With Unknown Anchors
Imagine going into one of the TV ratings periods with an unknown news anchor team on the desk. How unknown? Your new chief meteorologist’s first day on air is the first day of the sweep. Even your creative services director is new, just a few months on the job. Yet despite those obstacles, WHEC, Hubbard Broadcasting’s NBC affiliate in Rochester, N.Y., was the No. 1 newscast at 11 p.m. in adults 25-54 in the November 2017 sweep.
Exclusives
Longtime WHEC Anchor Rebecca LeClair Gone
Meteorologist Kevin Williams Out At WHEC
Reporter Deanna Dewberry Joins WHEC
Rochester’s WHEC No. 1 In Morning News
WHEC Anchor Janet Lomax Retires After 36 Years
On Dec. 22, anchor Janet Lomax signed off from the 6 p.m. anchor desk at Hubbard Broadcasting’s NBC affiliate Rochester, N.Y. (DMA 76), for the last time “Janet,” said WHEC VP-GM Derek Dalton, “exemplifies the best of everything journalism and local news is supposed to be. It’s been an honor to work with and I’m […]
WHEC News Director Chris Ford Leaving
Chris Ford said today that after two years as news director at Hubbard Broadcasting’s NBC affiliate WHEC Rochester, N.Y., he’s done.
How Viewers Help Sales At WHEC Rochester
Christopher Ford Named WHEC News Director
Hubbard Broadcasting taps the former assistant ND at WTSP Tampa, Fla., to head news operations at its NBC affiliate in Rochester, N.Y.
WHEC Takes Its Watchdog Role Seriously
The Hubbard-owned NBC affiliate in Rochester, N.Y., focuses its news coverage on stories that expose the warts of New York State. WHEC “wanted a direction and focus that supersedes slogans,” says Marketing Director Steven Patrick. “We wanted to be known for something; maybe we can make New York a little better place.”
WHEC Apologizes For ‘Chicago Fire’ Episode
The Rochester, N.Y., NBC affiliate expressed regret on Thursday for televising a repeat of Chicago Fire, a network drama about firefighters, that bore resemblances to the real-life Christmas Eve shooting in nearby Webster, N.Y.
