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10 October 2012 at 12 : 05 PM

WPBF’s Tiffany Kenney Gets New On-Air Partner

Posted by Jose Lambiet in Featured , Palm Beach 3

WPBF-Channel 25 has found a replacement for prime-time news anchor Victor Blackwell, who recently left town for a gig at CNN. The West Palm Beach/Treasure Coast ABC affiliate has hired Pittsburgh's WPXI anchorman Todd McDermott to work alongside veterans Tiffany Kenney and weatherman Mike Lyons at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. weekdays. While coming ...

17 August 2012 at 13 : 37 PM

Curt Fonger to Replace Channel 25′s Victor Blackwell?

Posted by Jose Lambiet in Palm Beach 5

Could it be back to the future for WPBF-Channel 25? TV insiders tell me former WPEC-Channel 12 anchorman Curt Fonger, whose contract wasn't renewed at the CBS affiliate last year, has been talking to rival WPBF about a gig. Fonger, who logged in at least 7,000 hours of prime time news in the West Palm Beach/Treasure Coast television market ...

25 July 2012 at 17 : 18 PM

Victor Blackwell Headed to CNN!

Posted by Jose Lambiet in Palm Beach 0

As Gossip Extra reported yesterday, WPBF-Channel 25 prime-time anchor Victor Blackwell is leaving the station. Now we know Blackwell's found a nice landing pad: Blackwell has been named weekend anchor and correspondent for the Atlanta-based CNN! -- Keep up with local news: Click to register for the Gossip Extra alerts By this fall, ...

24 July 2012 at 11 : 36 AM

Top WPBF-Channel 25 Anchor, Newsroom Boss Skipping Town

Posted by Jose Lambiet in Palm Beach 16

Big changes in store for WPBF-Channel 25. Gossip Extra hears that prime-time anchor Victor Blackwell is so desperate to exit the West Palm Beach/Treasure Coast ABC affiliate that he didn't renew his contract. What's more, News Director Kyle Grimes is expected to be gone by mid-August. Several newsroom sources confirm Blackwell is so public ...

19 March 2012 at 11 : 56 AM

TV War: Channel 5 Firmly at No. 1 — Even After Jim Sackett’s Retirement!

Posted by Jose Lambiet in Palm Beach 3

Jim Sackett's gone -- and could it be? -- already forgotten? While WPTV-Channel 5 honchos delayed anchorman of 20-plus years Sackett's retirement for months because they feared a steep drop in viewership, the always-tanned Sackett's departure late last year barely showed on the most recent local TV ratings! WPTV-Channel 5's registered a minimal ...

16 November 2011 at 21 : 57 PM

Without Curt Fonger, Channel 12′s Ratings Dive

Posted by Jose Lambiet in Palm Beach 7

There's good news, and bad news for WPEC-Channel 12. The good news is that bankrupt Freedom Communications officially relinquishes control of the CBS affiliate to the Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group Dec. 1. The bad: Sinclair takes over Channel 12 as it sinks to historically low ratings in the first sweeps period without anchorman ...