Tegna moves up the executive news producer to oversee the station group’s ABC affiliate in Norfolk.
WVEC Forecaster Crystal Harper Leaves
Tegna Ups Kari Jacobs To WTSP President-GM
The station group moves the head of its WVEC Norfolk, Va., to oversee its CBS affiliate in Tampa.
WUSA in Washington, D.C., WVEC in Norfolk, Va., and WGRZ in Buffalo, N.Y., have returned to the Verizon Fios lineup.
WVEC Switches To New Logo, Tegna Graphics
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Exclusives
WVEC Leads Norfolk’s Social Media Scene
Tegna’s ABC affiliate leads the market in social media by more than a million actions over its nearest competitor in the past six months according to data from audience insight firm Shareablee. WTKR, the CBS affiliate owned by Dreamcatcher Broadcasting, came in second with just over 2 million actions.
Former WVEC Anchor Velma Scaife Dies
WVEC’s ‘Conversational’ A.M. News Promos
WVEC Takes The Cake For New Marketing Hire
Gannett Names Kari Jacobs GM of WVEC
The Norfolk, Va., ABC affiliate’s former sales manager is upped to the top spot following Brad Ramsey’ promotion to Gannett VP of sales.
Promo Moves In Norfolk, D.C. And Albany
WVEC Airing Special On Sequestration Impact
Belo Corp. ABC affiliate WVEC Norfolk, Va. (DMA 44), will air Sequestration: Finding Our Future at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 1. The show’s title is an extension of earlier WVEC investigations into the economic future of Hampton Roads, Va. In addition to the live broadcast, the one-hour special will be available via streaming video […]
The Norfolk, Va., Belo ABC affiliate promotes from interim news director.
The Me-TV Network has signed an affiliate agreement with Belo Television Group’s ABC affiliate WVEC Norfolk, Va. (DMA 44). The station will launch Me-TV on Jan. 16, 2013; it will be seen over the air on ch. 13.3. With this addition, Me-TV clears more than 84% of the U.S. through 139 affiliates. “We are excited […]
Belo Names Brad Ramsey To Lead WVEC
The group owner picks the VP-GM of Gray Television’s Charlottesville, Va., triopoly to run its ABC affiliate in Hampton-Norfolk, Va., succeeding Tod Smith.
WVBT Raises Ante In Norfolk Digital Battle
In a market that spreads across 10 cities and has a heavy military presence, two newspapers rule the digital roost, but the area’s TV stations, which expect to see a 65% rise in online revenue by 2015, are trying out new ways to bring more visitors to their websites. Among them is LIN Television-owned WVBT, which has launched an online-only show about the local entertainment scene.
Belo’s ABC affiliate WVEC Hampton Roads-Norfolk, Va. (DMA 43), introduced a new set on Oct. 17. The old set, originally constructed in 1990, had lived through several facelifts over the years, but the framework of the set itself, including the shape of the main anchor desk had not changed until now. “We are pleased to […]
Belo’s WVEC Norfolk is shifting station veteran Sandra Parkerback to its Daybreak newscast on Sept. 28th. Parker has been part of the WVEC news team for the past 21 years. In addition to previously serving as an anchor on Daybreak, Parker has also anchored 13News at Noon, 13News Weekend and 13News at Five.
Parker will join anchors LaSalle Blanks and Vanessa Coria, and meteorologist Craig Moeller. Daybreak airs every weekday from 4:30 to 7 AM. Parker will also continue co-anchoring 13News at Noon, as well as the popular 13News segment “Does it Work.”
Belo-owned ABC affiliate WVEC Norfolk, Va. (DMA 43), has named station veteran Joe Flanagan the permanent anchor of its Weekend Daybreak newscast, which airs every Saturday and Sunday from 6 to 8 a.m. Flanagan will join meteorologist Julie Wilcox, who continues in her role as the weekend Daybreak meteorologist, a position she has held since […]
