Sinclair’s Providence, R.I. NBC affiliate postponed an airing of its public affairs show 10 News Conference after the host, Gene Valicenti, came under fire on social media over the weekend for claiming that three incoming female lawmakers of color were striking a “fierce pose” in a picture taken on the steps of the State House.
Mario Hilario Named WJAR Sunrise Anchor
Longtime WJAR Providence, R.I. (DMA 53), anchor Mario Hilario has been named co-anchor of the Sinclair station’s NBC 10 Sunrise newscast on weekdays, replacing the retiring Frank Coletta. He will join co-anchor Alison Bologna, meteorologist Christina Erne, and traffic reporter Meaghan Mooney. Hilario has anchored the top-rated weekend edition of Sunrise for the past 22 years. His reporting work […]
WJAR Anchor Frank Coletta To Retire After Nearly 41 Years
A groundbreaking and historic run in Southern New England television will come to an end on July 26, when WJAR Providence, R.I. (DMA 53) NBC 10 Sunrise anchor Frank Coletta calls it a career after nearly 41 years in local television. The local legend made the announcement at the conclusion of a special broadcast honoring […]
Former WJAR Reporter Jim Taricani Dies
Exclusives
WJAR Celebrating 70 Years By Looking Forward
Christina Erne Leaves WTEN For WJAR
Chris Lanni Out As WJAR News Director
Lanni had served as news director for more than seven years, and had been with the Sinclair NBC affiliate in Providence, R.I., for more than a decade.
WJAR Investigates Street Corner Panhandlers
WJAR Tries Breaking 2 Guinness World Records
WJAR Moves Alison Bologna To ‘Sunrise’
FCC Approves WJAR’s Move To Ch. 50
Holiday Promos From Philly, Providence, San Diego
WJAR’s Adam Bagni Moving From Sports To News
WJAR Reporter Fired After On-Air Handstand
WJAR Investigative Reporter Jim Taricani To Retire
After a man came face-to-face with a bear and didn’t know what to do, WJAR Providence, R.I., reporter Julie Tremmel demonstrated advice from experts on how to handle such situations.
WJAR News Tops ‘Wheel’ At 7 P.M. For First Time
Providence Old Media Slow On New Media
In Rhode Island’s capital, the traditional media outlets are mired in what one expert calls “an analog mindset,” but a number of small independent startups are willing and eager to fill in the gaps in digital coverage left by the market’s TV stations and newspaper.
WJAR Claims Victory, WPRI Says Not So Fast
Gene Valicenti Out As WJAR’s 11 P.M. Anchor
WJAR, Verizon Set New Retrans Agreement
Media General’s NBC affiliate in Providence, R.I., today announced that it has reached an agreement on a new retransmission consent contract with Verizon FiOS.
WJAR, WPRI Locked In News Ratings War
WJAR Apologizes For Plagiarized Story On Website
Morse Silva Joins WJAR’s Morning Team
The former group manager of stations in Burlington, Vt., and Utica, N.Y. is tapped by Media General to succeed Lisa Churchville in Rhode Island.
Lisa Churchville, president and general manager of Media General’s NBC affiliate WJAR Providence, R.I., announced to her staff today that she will retire on June 30.
WJAR, the NBC affiliate in Providence, R.I., is aiming to be the first station in the market with high-definition news, but others won’t be far behind as WPRI (CBS), WNAC (Fox) and WLNE (ABC) are also gearing up.
