‘South Florida Live’ Premieres On WTVJ June 19

NBC O&O WTVJ Miami said today that Kristin Sanchez will leave her current role as morning traffic anchor and reporter to Host South Florida Live, NBC6’s lifestyle and entertainment show that […]

Sara Cardona Joining WTVJ As Sports Anchor-Reporter

NBC O&O WTVJ Miami has named Sara Cardona its main sports anchor and reporter. The bilingual broadcast journalist, who begins her new role on June 5, will also contribute to […]

WTVJ Miami To Be Without Sports Department After Sunday

Christian Colón Leaving WFSB Hartford For WTVJ-WSCV Miami

Four Stations Launch NextGen TV In Miami

WTVJ, WSCV, WFOR and WLTV are now broadcasting with ATSC 3.0 technology.

South Florida Holds The Keys To Successful Local News

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale market has an awful lot of strong players, in both English and Spanish

 

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Sara Ahmad-Visomirski Named VP Creative Services At WTVJ-WSCV Miami

Ahmad-Visomirski returns to South Florida after launching her career in marketing for TV and broadcasting more than three decades ago as an intern at WPLG Miami.

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What’s Behind WTVJ Miami’s Meteoric Ratings Rise?

WTVJ, the NBC O&O in Miami, saw its 6 a.m. news go from fifth place to first in just one year. How did it do that? “There are so many elements” behind its ascendancy, says Jorge Carballo, WTVJ’s GM.

Chernéy Amhara Joins WTVJ Miami As Weekend Morning Anchor

NBC-owned WTVJ Miami has hired Chernéy Amhara as weekend morning anchor, alongside Heather Walker, and as a weekday reporter. Amhara’s on-air anchoring debut will be on Feb. 5. “We are […]

WSFA Sports Anchor Hailey Sutton Moving To WTVJ Miami

Johnny Archer Moves From WTVJ To WCAU

Maria Browne, ‘First Lady’ Of WTVJ News, Dies At 71

WTVJ Miami Sets New Morning Anchor Team

DMA 16: MIAMI

WTVJ Names Dawn Clapperton VP Of News

The Miami NBC O&O promotes her from assistant news director.

WTVJ Miami Reporter Finds Connection In The Struggle For Food

DMA 16: MIAMI

Jorge Carballo Named WTVJ Miami GM

NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations picks the South Florida broadcast veteran and current president-GM of Telemundo’s WSCV expands his responsibilities to oversee the NBC O&O’s operations.

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Anchor Carlos Suarez Joins WTVJ Miami News

NBC-owned WTVJ Miami (DMA 16) today named Carlos Suarez weekend morning news anchor. Suarez will anchor the NBC 6 Today newscasts at 6 and 9 a.m. on Saturdays and at […]

DMA 16: MIAMI

Remember Ralph Renick? He Was A Miami TV Legend, And Then He Suddenly Quit On Air

DMA 16: MIAMI

Legendary Miami Reporter Ike Seamans Dies

DMA 16: MIAMI

WTVJ Moves Roxanne Vargas To Weekdays

DMA 16: MIAMI

Keith Jones The New WTVJ 4 P.M. News Anchor

NBC-owned WTVJ Miami (DMA 16) has named Keith Jones as the station’s 4 p.m. news anchor. Jones joins Trina Robinson and will co-anchor the hour-long weekday newscast as well as […]

DMA 16: MIAMI

WTVJ Names Roxanne Vargas Weekend A.M. Anchor

NBC O&O WTVJ Miami (DMA 16) has appointed Roxanne Vargas as the station’s new weekend morning anchor. Vargas will anchor the 6 and 9 a.m. newscasts on Saturdays and the […]

DMA 16: MIAMI

WTVJ Names Guerrieri Creative Services VP

Broadcast and multimedia marketing veteran Mike Guerrieri joins the NBC O&O from KPRC Houston.

DMA 16: MIAMI

WTVJ Photographer Attacked During Story

DMA 16

Miami TV Goes Nuts Over Castro’s Death

Saturday night, into Sunday morning proved to be an active time for Miami TV stations. As news came out about Fidel Castro’s death from Cuba, Miami area Cubans took to the streets to celebrate and gather, and Miami stations jumped into action.

DMA 16: MIAMI

WTVJ Photog, Reporter Involved In Hit And Run

DMA 16: MIAMI

WTVJ’s John Morales Wants More Climate Reporting

DMA 16: MIAMI

Juarez Named WTVJ-WSCV Digital Director

Debra Juarez, who guided the expansion and resurgence of WMAQ Chicago during five years as news director, is leaving the NBC O&O to head digital operations for two of the parent company’s stations in Miami.

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WTVJ Partners With YMCA To Prevent Drowning

DMAS 1,2, 16 & 30

Four NBC O&Os To Launch 4 P.M. News

NBC Stations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Hartford, Conn., will debut hour-long 4 p.m. newscasts in May.

DMA 16: MIAMI

Longtime WTVJ Anchor Pam Giganti Retires

DMA 16

WTVJ Miami Adds Anchor Sheli Muniz

NBC-owned WTVJ Miami (DMA 16) today named Sheli Muniz news anchor for NBC 6 News at 4:30 a.m. and at 11 a.m. Muniz is a bilingual journalist who has experience […]

DMA 16

WTVJ Miami Making Anchor Moves

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Spots From Buffalo, The Big Apple And Miami

DMA 16 (MIAMI)

WTVJ Sports Anchor Joe Rose To Retire

DMAS 2, 5 & 16

Rentrak Adds Three More NBC Stations

The ratings service signs KNBC Los Angeles, KXAS Dallas-Fort Worth and WTVJ Miami-Fort Lauderdale.

DMA 16

WTVJ Miami Names Elyse Massa VP Of Sales

The veteran TV sales executive is tapped to succeed Larry Olevitch, who’s now the NBC-owned station’s GM.

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Local News Competition Heats Up In Miami

With WSVN still No. 1, WTVJ and WPLG are adding newscasts, and personnel. “The market is as competitive as it’s ever been,” says WTVJ GM Larry Olevitch. “We have English-language stations battling it out on one side. Spanish-language stations are battling it out for their audiences. And we’re all fighting the fact that consumers can get news wherever they want it.”

DMA 16

Tony Pipitone Joins NBC 6 South Florida

Longtime broadcast journalist Tony Pipitone has joined NBC O&O WTVJ Miami as an investigative reporter. “It’s a great opportunity to add someone with Tony’s skills and reputation to our investigative […]

DMA 16

WTVJ Miami Expands Weekday Morning News

NBC-owned WTVJ Miami (DMA 16) announced today that its 4:30 a.m. newscast unveiled during the Olympic Games will become a permanent addition to the weekday morning news block. “We had […]