Since 2011, Lee K. has fulfilled his passion for reporting sports at WKYT. Tom Kenny joined ABC 36 News in June of 2001 as a General Assignment Reporter. [15], On May 7, 1973, it was announced that WBLG-TV would be sold to New Orleans-based Starr Broadcasting Group, Inc. at a price exceeding $2 million. Some areas of Lexington, such as Chevy Chase, would be able to receive a clear signal from the station for the first time ever. He currently co-anchors ABC 36 News at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00pm. Lexington, KY 40509. [48][49], In August 1982, top ABC executives visited with WKYT once again, talking with that station's general manager about ending their affiliation with CBS and rejoining ABC. Jim Justice says a Kentucky coal miner has died in an incident in the southern part of the state. [2] However, on January 27, 1967, Kentucky Central Life announced that it would purchase existing station WKYT-TV (channel 27) from Taft Broadcasting for $2.5 million, signaling its exit from the channel 62 hearing. map: false, House Bill 500 would ban Burma, China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Venezuela from buying or leasing land, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- What was a call to Lexington police as a homicide and hostage situation Thursday morning is now believed to have been, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lexington police officer charged with child abuse has been indicted by a grand jury. element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", category_id: null, We celebrate community and we tell your stories. submission: { [53] Countering Park's noted image for frugality, Park invested in new equipment for the station. [56] On February 26, 2002, it became central Kentucky's first commercial television station to broadcast a digital television signal on UHF channel 40. Jason Lindsey is a nationally recognized meteorologist, STEM educator, multimedia science journalist, and author. [51] When asked why ABC was considering leaving channel 36, George Newi, ABC's senior vice president for affiliate relations matter-of-factly said that "We have some concerns about WTVQ's performance in the market. Now, that number sits at almost 250,000. Tom was recognized for hard news reporting on a story that gave a rare glimpse inside the secretive world of the Federal Witness Protection Program. widget: true, orientation: "portrait", I am not bitter or angry and I have nothing but great things to say about ABC 36 and the great people there, he said. Married co-anchors Lyssa and Doug High will launch a new noon newscast on WTVQ ABC36 on Wednesday, May 18. Kentuckys Only Statewide Business Magazine, Paxton Boyd will be ABC 36 new main anchor, State provides $1M-plus in funds to Campbell County nonprofits, Bill to address gaming machines across Kentucky moves forward, Michael F. Beckwith promoted to Chief Banking Officer at German American, Op-Ed: A Solution for Kentuckys cancer crisis gaining momentum, Kathy Tussey named COO at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Valvoline completes $2.65B sale of products division to Aramco, UK HealthCare neurologist working to improve access to MS treatments, UofL receives $10 million to add more world-class researchers. discovery: { map: false, Garry Hill stopped at Clark's Pump-N-Shop on Paris Pike, Pippa Passes, Ky.(WTVQ)On Thursday, March 2, 2023, at approximately 5:08 A.M, Kentucky State Police, Post 13, Hazard, received a call in reference to a housefire that had erupted on KY-899, in the Pippa Passes community of Knott County. While the Lexington Fire Department, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lexington tax preparation service owner was indicted on 31 counts of tax fraud Thursday. Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, Apple Logic, Final Cut, HTML, PHP, MySQL and Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Power Point and Excel. We live, work and play right here in Central Kentucky. The Atlanta-based home improvement chain said every hourly employee will get a raise starting this month. The man was, GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lexington man who stopped for breakfast at a Georgetown gas station and bought a scratch-off ticket as well "lost his appetite" after discovering he won $50,000. }. Shamrock was wholly owned by Roy Disney, nephew of Walt and son of Walt's brother Roy. Kentucky Educational Television, the statewide PBS member, initially opposed the move, fearing that they would lose potential viewers who, in tuning to channel 62, had to dial past its station, WKLE, on channel 46 and might have sampled its programming. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. [15] Starr would also move its corporate base of operations to Lexington shortly after the acquisition of WTVQ was completed. Howell had been with the station less than a year. We are your neighbors. The first attempt came in the late 1970s, when ABC had become the top-rated television network in the United States. WBLG-TV, Inc. was a 50-50 partnership between Lexington-area businessman Roy White and Reeves Broadcasting Corporation. Central to their complaints was the proposed 990-foot (302m) tower, which they felt was "unsightly"; they were also concerned that the tower might fall. I thank the station for giving me the opportunity to serve. submission: { Sports Boys 13th Region Tournament sees all-Laurel . (Former Channel 36 sports director and current NBC Sports reporter) Kenny Rice hired me in my first job out of college at TVQ. Joce is a national investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on the So far, Republican-appointed judges have kept the Democratic president's plan, NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) U.S. first lady Jill Biden gave one of the clearest indications yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term, telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview on Friday that there's pretty much, EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) The crew operating a freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, did not receive a critical warning about an overheated axle until just before dozens of cars went off the tracks, federal safety investigators, CHICAGO (AP) R. Kelly was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison for child pornography and enticement of minors for sex but will serve all but one of those simultaneously with a 30-year sentence on racketeering and sex, A Florida television station identified Thursday a 24-year-old reporter who was fatally shot while covering a shooting death in an Orlando area neighborhood, as well as its photojournalist who was critically injured in the rampage. Jim has been forecasting Kentucky weather for more than 20 years. [50] With WKYT turning them down, ABC then turned its sights to WLEX-TV about the possibility of them leaving NBC to join ABC. House Bill 400, championed by Rep. Chad Aull (D-Lexington), would change the current penalty for those under, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The largest starting Kentucky State Police cadet class since 2014 has arrived at the training academy to begin their careers. It has many people wondering about the threat of an outbreak and how you can stay protected., FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky House has passed a bill to shore up the juvenile justice system. Cameron rolled out details of his education plan Wednesday. [37], Management had hoped to be on the air by Monday, June 23, in time to broadcast that evening's ABC prime time lineup. Officers were sent to the hospital at 10:50 p.m., according to Lexington police. Paxton Boyd joined the ABC 36 family as an evening anchor in June 2022. According to Lauren White of the Bluegrass Airport, the roof on the concourse A building and the roof on the, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Friday, significant road hazards across Central Kentucky caused by severe weather resulted in one death in Fayette County. The, Once you send that photo, you can't take it back, goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens send explicit images of themselves under duress, or without understanding, The White House is giving U.S. federal agencies 30 days todelete popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTokfrom all government-issued mobile devices amid growing concerns about security. Im coming home, Piecoro said Wednesday afternoon. . in Mass Communications from Western Illinois. 6940 Man O' War Blvd. In January 1977, WTVQ petitioned the FCC to allow them to move to channel 36, in a move the station said was needed to evenly compete with WLEX-TV (channel 18) and WKYT-TV. Knapp was a Lexington securities dealer whose bid was backed by the Retirement Systems of Alabama pension fund. Provided. SMS students will remotely learn from Monday, March 6 to Friday, March 10. discovery: { Andy Beshear on Tuesday morning signed a proclamation making Feb. 28 Hunger Free Day in Kentucky. On Aug. 11, 2022, Kentucky State Police were called to investigate a report of a missing person in Metcalfe County, Kentucky., LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Lexington police say they're investigating after a man showed up at a local hospital Thursday night with a gunshot wound. WTVQ-DT (channel 36) is a television station in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with ABC and MyNetworkTV. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. [57][82] The station shut down its analog signal over UHF channel 36, on February 17, 2009, the original target date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). [68] The changes failed to move the ratings needle in the first survey. He has won Associated Press Awards for reporting and anchoring. [36] Riggers began removing the channel 62 antenna from the station's tower, and installed the new channel 36 antenna. [45], The station underwent a $2 million renovation starting in 1985 that doubled the existing office space and created all-new technical facilities. A 10 p.m. newscast was also aired for a time on the subchannel.[63]. He has won two Addy Awards for excellence in promotional writing. We live, work and play right here in Central Kentucky. But Im a big believer that there are a lot of good stories available in the secondary markets, too.. Hannah Woosley-Collins 16 minutes ago PRESTONBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Kentucky man accused of killing three officers and a police K-9 in an ambush while police were serving a protective order in. Heavy rain, damaging wind gusts and severe storms will impact Central and Eastern Kentucky on Friday. [52], After much deliberation, in January 1989, ABC ultimately agreed to retain WTVQ as its Lexington affiliate. Boyds first day on the desk is today (June 27). TV journalist and Elizabethtown, Kentucky, native Paxton Boyd will take the desk. This came after talks to merge Reeves' holdings into Starr failed. Shuck said he will be joining ABC 36 WTVQ as chief meteorologist for its 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts Monday through Friday, beginning immediately. detail_page_enabled: true, 9:00pm ABC 36 News at Ten on My Kentucky 10:00pm Family Feud 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm: WTVQ True Crime Network 36.3 Cruise Ship . The 50,000. Tom Kenny joined ABC 36 News in June of 2001 as a General Assignment Reporter. KSP welcomed 103 new cadets -- and credited the recent $15,000 salary increase for sworn, THACKER, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia Gov. Download the ABC 36 News App on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. [52] Newi added that all parties "agreed that everything that has happened in the past is in the past". [77], On February 17, 2020, the station debuted the afternoon talk show The Lee and Hayley Show, featuring former WLEX-TV personalities Lee Cruse and Hayley Harmon. WTVQ-36, the ABC TV station in Lexington, has a new anchor for its telecasts and he's a Kentucky native. Community Assistant at American Campus Communities, Broadcast, Stories, Television, Media Relations, Journalism, Radio, Director of Marketing and Sales at Amazingly Engraved, Freelance Graphic Designer at, Partner at Bread Box/West Sixth Brewing Company. An attempt to bolster the newscasts by hiring former radio reporter Bill Evenson in the late 1970s was marred by sensationalism: one newscast opened with the phrase, "Kentucky, there's blood on your highways tonight. WTVQ also has a new noon news anchor team in the husband-wife duo of Doug and Lyssa High. Piecoro, who also formerly worked for WLEX-TV in Lexington as well as a long run as a pre- and post-game host on television broadcasts of Cincinnati Reds games, started his media career working at Channel 36 in 1985. 2 talking about this. virtual: false, The owners estimated the cost of constructing the station would be in excess of $1 million, and the station would be equipped to broadcast in color from the start. Lexington was no exception, and in December 1978, The Lexington Herald reported that ABC had held talks with WKYT about that station potentially returning to ABC after ten years. Cavese Jones, 19, was seen driving a stolen car beside three other stolen cars on the, LONDON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- 40 empty, airplane-sized bottles of Fireball and "several" Fireball buckets were found in a DUI suspect's car during a Tuesday traffic stop. The university says it's now offering a 15 percent tuition discount for its evening and online course offerings to all first responders in, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A bill that would ban seven countries from buying land in Kentucky is heading to the House. number: 3, Each bottle contained 30 100 milligram tablets, for a total of 15,000, pills. 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Im very excited to be coming back to Channel 36. [22] On May 3, 1979, the move to channel 36 was officially given the green light by the FCC. Excited to announce Nationally-Known Kentucky Sportscaster @JeffPiecoro has joined @ABC36News as sports director! virtual: false, She was born and raised in Lexington attending Lafayette High School. 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