WVTM Birmingham Adds Morning Anchor Scott Carpenter

Hearst’s NBC affiliate WVTM Birmingham, Ala., has hired Scott Carpenter as an anchor and reporter. He will co-anchor WVTM 13’s 4, 5 and 6 a.m. newscasts every weekday morning alongside […]

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Kerri Sutton Named News Director At WVTM Birmingham

Kerri Sutton has been appointed news director of WVTM, Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Birmingham, Ala. She succeeds Baylor Long, who recently returned to Pennsylvania to serve as news director at WTAE, Hearst’s Pittsburgh ABC affiliate.

WVTM Birmingham Morning Anchor Rick Karle To Retire In December

Local News Close-Up: Birmingham Stations Make A Little Magic

Birmingham’s newsroom denizens remain hungry. It’s a competitive news battle, and an audience eager to tune in. “It’s a fun place to be in the television business,” said Susana Schuler, president-GM of WVTM. “The community is very interested in consuming a lot of local television.” Pictured: Gillian Brooks reporting for WBRC.

WVTM Birmingham Names Ryan Hennessy Sports Director

Hearst Television’s NBC affiliate WVTM Birmingham, Ala., has promoted Ryan Hennessy to sports director. He will anchor the sportscast every weeknight at 10 p.m. beginning May 1, joining evening anchors […]

WVTM Birmingham Sets New Weekend Anchor Lineup

Hearst-owned NBC affiliate WVTM Birmingham, Ala., has a new weekend evening anchor team: Jarvis Robertson and Gladys Bautista. They are co-anchoring the Saturday 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts as […]

Seven Stations Launch NextGen TV In Birmingham

WABM, WDBB, WIAT, WBRC, WVTM, WTTO and WSES are now broadcasting with ATSC 3.0 technology.

WVTM Birmingham Launches ‘LLL’ Branding With Image Campaign

Jarvis Robertson Returns to WVTM Birminghan, Ala.

Jason Simpson Named WVTM Birmingham Chief Meteorologist

Hearst Television’s NBC affiliate WVTM Birmingham, Ala., has promoted Jason Simpson to chief meteorologist. He will succeed long-time Chief Meteorologist Jerry Tracey’s announcement that he plans to retire in early […]

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New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for two local sales managers, an assistant news director, a multi-media consultant, a creative services producer, a creative services editor, a maintenance support engineer and a building and grounds maintenance person.

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WVTM Names Jason Simpson As Meteorologist For Weekday Evening News

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New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings in creative services, news, sales and engineering.

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New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a news producer, a traffic coordinator and a digital sales manager for stations owned by Hearst, Nexstar and the Get After It Media network.

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WVTM Birmingham Joins With Red Cross For Hurricane Relief

Baylor Long Named News Director At WVTM

Hearst moves him from WTAE Pittsburgh where he was assistant news director to oversee operations at its NBC affiliate in Birmingham, Ala., replacing the retiring Sue Stephens.

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WVTM And Red Cross Raise Funds For Tornado Victims

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WVTM Birmingham Holding Tornado Relief Drive Today

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Local Sales Manager Needed For Hearst’s WVTM

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a local sales manager in Birmingham, Ala. (DMA 44), at Hearst’s NBC affiliate, WVTM.

WVTM Birmingham Adds Anchor Rick Karle

Hearst-owned NBC affiliate WVTM Birmingham, Ala. (DMA 44), has named Rick Karle a news co-anchor. He will appear on WVTM 13 News Mornings, airing weekdays starting at 4 a.m. Karle […]

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WVTM Debuts New Set By Devlin Design

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WVTM Raises $169,000 For Tornado Relief

DMA 43: BIRMINGHAM, AL

Susana Schuler Named WVTM Birmingham GM

The former Raycom Media executive will succeed Hank Price at Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Alabama.

DMA 43: BIRMINGHAM, AL

Hank Price To Retire As WVTM President-GM

The head of Hearst Television’s NBC affiliate in Birmingham, Ala., caps a nearly five-decade broadcasting career, including 18 years with Hearst.

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WVTM Gets $500,000 Check For Michael Recovery

DMA 44: BIRMINGHAM, AL

Lisa Crane Named EP, Host Of WVTM’s ‘Chronicle’

Hearst-owned NBC affiliate WVTM Birmingham, Ala. (DMA 44), announced Thursday that Lisa Crane’s role will expand to executive producer and host of WVTM 13 Chronicle. She will continue in her […]

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WVTM Finds New Marketing Guru In House

DMA 45: BIRMINGHAM, AL

Veteran WVTN Anchor Ken Lass To Retire

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WVTM’s November Sweeps Elevator Pitch

DMA 45: BIRMINGHAM, AL

Guy Rawlings Join WVTM Anchor Team

Hearst-owned NBC affiliate WVTM Birmingham, Ala. (DMA 45), is adding Guy Rawlings to its news desk in December. He will anchor evening and 10 p.m. weekday broadcasts alongside current anchors, […]

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Jason Holloway Named New CSD At WVTM

DMA 43 (BIRMINGHAM, AL)

Sue Stephens Named WVTM News Director

Hearst moves her from KOAT Albuquerque, N.M., to lead the news department at its NBC affiliate in Birmingham, Ala.

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Mike Royer Leaving WVTM Birmingham News

DMA 44

Hearst Paid $3 Million For WVTM Birmingham

Hearst Television paid $3.1 million to acquire NBC affiliate WVTM Birmingham, Ala., according to Jefferson County public records. Hearst announced last month it had closed on the station, following an August announcement the longtime media company intended to purchase the NBC affiliate.

DMAS 44 (BIRMINGHAM, AL) & 92 (SAVANNAH, GA)

Hearst Closes On WVTM, WJCL; Names GMs

Industry Veterans Named as General Managers — Henry Price at WVTM Birmingham, Ala., and Timothy Morrissey at WJCL Savannah, Ga.

DMA 45 (BIRMINGHAM, AL)

WVTM Launching 4 P.M. Weekday Newscast

RETRANS

Media General Back On Dish For Storm Coverage

“Providing our viewers with important weather and safety information during storms is an integral part of our responsibility to our local communities,” said George L. Mahoney, president-CEO of Media General.

DMA 42 (BIRMINGHAM, AL)

Andrea Lindenbert Out At WVTM News

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As Paper Trims, Birmingham Turns To Digital

In Birmingham, Ala., planned cutbacks at the market’s daily, the Advance Publications-owned Birmingham News, have readers turning their attention to the city’s online news outlets, including TV sites, an innovative pureplay and Advance’s own three-paper website.

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Stations See Local Ratings Gold In Olympics

With the July 27 start of the London games getting closer, news crews from NBC O&Os and affiliates across the country are hard at work producing stories, profiles and packages to give them a local ratings boost. And some are prepping to make the trip overseas to be on hand for the 17 days, generating more material for themselves and, in some cases, their group-owned siblings.