In February, the State Department named Gabrielle, a former Fox News reporter, as special envoy and coordinator of the State Departments Global Engagement Center, an agency that counters foreign propaganda and disinformation. WREX (channel 13) is a television station in Rockford, Illinois, United States, affiliated with NBC. Syndicated programming on WREX includes The Doctors, Tamron Hall, Dr. Phil, Jeopardy!, and Wheel of Fortune, among others. Former KWQC-TV anchor Gary Metivier has started a new enterprise that still involves telling the stories of the Quad-City community. Abigail Slater similarly left her White House position advising Trump on technology to become senior vice president for policy and strategy at Fox Corp.Fox also hired former Trump deputy campaign manager David Bossie and former acting ICE Director Tom Homan for on-air roles, each of whom has since been floated for senior administration roles. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. Greg specializes in consumer investigations and stories exposing scams and rip-offs. Thank you, Quad Cities for welcoming this southerner into your homes each night, and putting up with all my wacky ways. Deffenbaugh was honored in 2019 and 2020 with a regional Edward R. Murrow award for Overall Excellence as a news producer. "I think it will be a positive change. After working in the Bush and Obama administrations, Ortagus became a Fox contributor, then was named State Department spokesperson in April. DAVENPORT A Quad-Cities broadcasting fixture, KWQC-TV's Fran Riley, has announced plans for retirement. McFarland, deputy national security adviser. Ivanic, who now works as communications director for the Columbus City Council, also remembers Pick outside of work thanks to a Rockford connection: They attended a few Cheap Trick concerts in Columbus. He'll begin his new duties in August. Stateline CW is seen on channel 14 on DirecTV as well as most Rockford area cable systems. She appeared on the noon newscast, which she also anchored, for the last time in early October from home. A dear friend of mine, a former co-worker and News Anchor at WREX-TV in Rockford, passed away suddenly this week. Emily is an investigative journalist with a background in several forms of media and an MBA in business management. Owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, it is the market's only full-powered VHF station and is Rockford's second oldest television station. King retired after the Aug. 25, 2005, newscast, ending a career of more than 50 years in broadcasting. WIFR-TV morning news anchor Andy Gannon was a sports reporter/anchor at the station in the late 1980s and 90s. A good Thursday to all. Tom Vaccaro of KWQC-TV andLora Adams of WQPT-TV. While in . Lauren anchors WITN News at Sunrise each weekday from 6-7 am and WITN News at Noon from 12-1 pm. Local Meteorologist Anthony Peoples poses for a photo sitting on his back patio at his home in Moline. Sep 28, 2021. In 1963, the station was sold to the Gannett Company; during the mid-1960s, WREX was briefly co-owned with the Rockford Morning Star. Many of those listeners, fans and friends shared condolences across several WLLR social media posts Monday. She would call and tell me she kicked my butt. Sometimes, it was vice-versa. Dan Lewis, KOMO-TV News. The WREX family says a tearful goodbye to a longtime co-worker and friend. Nicole Lapin, CNN, CNN Pipeline, HLN. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}. 03/03/23 10:09 PM EST, Video & Audio He also received an Emmy Award from the Heartland Chapter of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and was honored twice by the Colorado Broadcasters Association in 2017 for Best Hard News and Best Newscast for his producing work. Owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, it is the market's only full-powered VHF station and is Rockford's second oldest television station. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. Steamwheeler wide receiver Jesse Schmidt is interviewed by WHBF Channel 4 sports reporter Jay Kidwell. He was a vocal supporter of his city, but kept his Illinois ties strong as a diehard fan of the Cubs and his alma mater. 03/03/23 8:29 PM EST, Video & Audio Stateline television viewers have been waking up to Aaron Wilson for more than two decades on 23 News This Morning. Originally from Mount Laurel, New Jersey, Daniel Nyman has always aspired to live in a place where sunshine was the rule rather than the exception. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Q. His last newscast will be 10 p.m. Friday. Pick, 38, was an evening. This is her second stint at the station. She joined the Gray Television in January 2022 as a producer. Thank you @KWQCMorgan, @DavidNelsonNews, @wxphelps and EVERYONE behind the scenes for the kind words this morning. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. Shaw was CNN's first chief anchor and was with. WQAD-TV sports anchor Dan "The Wildman" Burich, far right, goes over the sequence for a show taped on Sunday November 19. But the trend is also part Trumps unprecedented relationship with Fox. Jim Lehrer (deceased), The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer ( PBS) Don Lemon, CNN. 03/03/23 9:34 PM EST, Video & Audio Anthony Ferretti has been a multimedia journalist for WIFR since May 18, 2021. I will miss you all dearly! Fox hired McEntee as a production assistant in 2015. Rockford, Illinois. Monica Crowley, Treasury Department assistant secretary for public affairs (added 7/17/19). ROCKFORD Derek Bayne is transitioning from covering the gridiron, diamond and hardwood to reporting hard news. Besides serving its immediate area, WREX attracted viewers early on in its history from parts of the neighboring Madison area. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. She was nominated as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. in December 2018, triggering stories about her lack of qualifications for the role outside of her Fox News connection. Tony Sayegh, Treasury Department assistant secretary for public affairs (updated 7/17/19). Man found fatally shot inside North Side home: Chicago police, Downstate judge rules assault weapons ban violates state constitution, Tom Sizemore dead at 61 after suffering brain aneurysm, 6 injured in multi-vehicle wreck on Near West Side, IL gov urges Walgreens CEO to reconsider abortion pill policies, 2 men stabbed in River North fight: Chicago police, Prayer vigil to be held for CPD officer fatally shot on SW Side, Inmate beaten to death in Cook County Jail's max security wing: police, Chicago Weather: Mostly cloudy, late showers Saturday, Indiana state trooper killed responding to weather-related crash, Car dealership workers kidnapped, tortured in armed robbery: police, Woman buys new tires that turn out to be 9 years old. Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. Give someone an unexpected gift just because you appreciate them. Staff writer Georgette Braun may be reached at 815-987-1331 orgbraun@rrstar.com. Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years experience. James Stratton left KWQC for WREX-TV in Rockford. Riley, 66, worked in the are, A good Monday to all. For the past 20 years, Mike Garrigan has reported the news and sports for Rockford-area viewers. Nancy Loo, WFLD, former WABC-TV. Don Sharp (far right) and the rest of the Channel 4 news team in 1978. In November 2016, Trump picked her to be deputy national security adviser under Michael Flynn. For the video game character, see, transition from analog to digital broadcasts, Channel 13 digital TV stations in the United States, Channel 13 virtual TV stations in the United States, Channel 14 branded TV stations in the United States, "Station History - WREX.com Rockford's News Leader", "Require Prime Evening Time for NTA Films", "AFFILS IN FINE FEATHER AT NBC MEET IN HAWAII", "Quincy Media, Inc. Jamie is InvestigateTV's managing editor. According to WREX, Hayes learned she had the illness Tuesday and died late Thursday night at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. According to Variety, the affiliation switch was forced by ABC in retaliation for Quincy switching the affiliation of its South Bend station WSJV from ABC to Fox earlier that year. Those appearances caught the attention of Trump, who said during a 2015 interview, I watch the shows for military advice, and that he liked Bolton because hes a tough cookie, knows what hes talking about. In March 2018, Trump named Bolton as his national security adviser. Meteorologist Cedric Haynes, a football fan who follows the Tennessee Volunteers, said goodbye to the Quad-Cities on Friday as he moves closer to his family in Dalton, Georgia. WREX-13 Rockford investigative journalist and evening anchor Kristin Crowley had a serious car accident in October 2018. Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president. Frank Turner, a former WXYZ-TV anchor, who presently works at a television news station based in mid-Michigan, said last Thursday that he was let go from his job after refusing to be in the same studio space with "unmasked with other colleagues," The Detroit News reported. former wbre news anchors. Lea Gabrielle, State Department special envoy. Anthony Scaramucci, White House communications director. (Ryan Stone/Quad-City Times), Pauli Mayfield is a former Miss Iowa and former WQAD reporter. "We are sure going to miss those bad jokes, but we know you're going to continue to do great things for folks in the Cedar Rapids area," the station said on social media. Stratton, 29, announced Wednesday that he has accepted a job as chief. Mosbacher, a Republican businesswoman and donor, longtime Trump friend, and a Fox News contributor, was nominated to be ambassador to Poland in February 2018 and confirmed by the Senate that July. Bayne and his wife, Monica, have a five-year-old son, Julian, and a one-year-old daughter, Mia. Originally from Indiana, Hayes graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee. Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. Quad-City television newscaster Don Rhyne, left with co-workers Eugenia D'Ambrosio and Andrea Zinga in the 1980s. He joined Fox News as a contributor in October 2013 and left just over a year later to run for president. Mark Hendersons first television appearance was on The Jerry Springer Show as a member of the studio audience. Research/Study. While the news on the coronavirus front remain grim, Ma Nature is hel, A good Wednesday to all. All rights reserved. Scott Rossman is the Sports Director at WJHG NewsChannel 7. She joined the WJHG team in January 2017 and is thrilled to bring the news to Panhandle viewers each weekday. "We are sorry to see him go, but I know this is a wonderful opportunity that will continue to grow his career. He was 52. He then returned to Fox News as a full-fledged contributor, albeit one who was reportedly banned from appearing on the networks hard news programming. Chad worked in Wausau at another station from 1998 until 2004 and then spent another 2 years working at WREX in Rockford, Illinois. In March, he left Fox for Sinclair Broadcast Group, whose stations now broadcast his bigotry around the country. Here are 4 things they say about the economy, Fresh Air Weekend: Cate Blanchet and Todd Field on 'Tr'; Actor Ke Huy Quan. A year ago, she recorded and released a 13-track CD, the inspirational Circle of Support.. ", Kristin Crowley: 13 WREX news anchor s Atlanta-bound. New Rockford 13 WREX news director arriving from Pittsburgh Ken DeCoster Rockford Register Star 0:05 0:57 ROCKFORD Award-winning broadcaster Gregory Deffenbaugh has been named News Director. WREX's studios and transmitter are located on . Scott Brown, ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. Marisa Gjuraj graduated from the University of South Carolina in May 2022. Before joining the White House in September 2017, Schlapp was a Republican political consultant and a Fox News contributor. She used that position to push for war with Iran, defend the use of torture, and push for the profiling of Muslim Americans. Chicago native Brittany Hardaway joined 13 WREX on July 1 to co-anchor the stations 5, 6 & 10 p.m. weekday newscasts. John David of WQAD-TV. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. 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Then theres Kimberly Guilfoyle, who left her job co-hosting a Fox show and became the vice chairwoman of a pro-Trump super PAC the next week (she is also dating Donald Trump Jr.). Q-C media through the years: Who's coming, who's going? All rights reserved. Jeannie Hayes anchored the NBC affiliate's noon news and its Sunday morning community affairs program, 13 Cares. Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE. Spoiler alert: Trouble ensued, Big stores see how we spend. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Mertens started his career in his high school years, at his hometown radio station, WFON Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, according to his biography on WQAD.com. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. Over a three-day period in early April, the State Department announced Morgan Ortagus as its new spokesperson, a role previously occupied by Heather Nauert; President Donald Trump said he wanted Herman Cain to fill a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, with Stephen Moore already nominated for a second vacancy; and Politico reported that Treasury Department spokesperson Tony Sayegh is resigning next month and could be replaced by Monica Crowley. My passion is investigative reporting and telling stories that matter and Im thankful to continue to do that in Des Moines.. She served only briefly in that position. Prior to coming to Moline, he worked at WAXX-FM/WAYY Radio in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, WEAU-TV Eau Claire, and WWMT-TV in Kalamazoo, Michigan. By Andrew Carrigan. In Columbus, Pick took her viewers with her on an educational wig-shopping trip as she battled her cancer. Nikki Sheaks joins WJHG/WECP as the WECP Meteorologist. Listeners who felt they knew him lost a friend; third-shifters lost a morning coffee buddy; his daughter lost a father. WREX had a unique partnership with The Rockford Register Star, the city's daily newspaper. Greg Dutra announced on Sept. 10, 2014, that he is leaving KWQC for KDVR/KWGNin Denver. Heather Pick, a popular former WREX-13 news anchorwoman, died today in her Hilliard, Ohio, home surrounded by family after her often-public battle with breast cancer. We will miss you so much. 03/03/23 5:38 PM EST, Article Derek is a talented storyteller, who has shared some wonderful stories, both inspiring and heartbreaking, with our viewers, 13 WREX Vice President & General Manager Ed Reams said in a news release. Former WQAD and KWQC anchor Matt Hammill CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Fran Riley Riley CONTRIBUTED Cedric Haynes Meteorologist Cedric Haynes, a football fan who follows the Tennessee Volunteers, said. Annamarie joined the 23 News team on May 17, 2021. Here's what is in store for us today weatherwise. If today's forecast doesn't just make you want to sweat, nothing will. While Gray already owns WIFR-LD, the market's CBS affiliate, FCC regulations permit the common ownership of a full-power and a low-power station in a single market. Chris Smith has been the chief meteorologist for WJHG since October 2009. ROCKFORD Award-winning multimedia journalist James Stratton is leaving 13 WREX after three years on the anchor desk. WREX began to air newscasts in high-definition on December 12, 2010, the second in the Rockford market after WIFR and the third in the Quincy Newspapers station group after KWWL and WKOW. ROCKFORD Award-winning multimedia journalist James Stratton is leaving 13 WREX after three years on the anchor desk. She withdrew from consideration for the post and left the administration in February, reportedly because her nomination was complicated by the fact she had employed a nanny who was in the United States legally but was not legally allowed to work.. In July 2019, she left the White House for Trumps reelection campaign. ROCKFORD (WREX) - Gregory Deffenbaugh has been named News Director at WREX Television, the local NBC affiliate in Rockford, Illinois. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. We'll have more details in the coming months," Dutra posted to Facebook. "I don't go until December. Andy Gannon likes to joke that when he first started at 23 WIFR in February 1983, he had brown hair. Elizabeth Fields, left, and Andrea Stankevych of WHBF-TV and Red Cross volunteer Chuck Mendez. Those are just the ones who actually made the jump to the Trump administration -- several other Fox employees have been connected to various Trump administration jobs but have not received them, while Crowley had been announced for a White House position but withdrew following a plagiarism scandal(Update7/17/19: see below). Victoria Scott joined WJHG/WECP as a multi-media journalist in January of 2022. Baynes move from sports to news is not unprecedented in the Rockford television market. Shine left the White House for a role on Trumps reelection campaign in March 2019. The presidents worldview is shaped by the hours of Fox programming he watches each day, with both his public statements and his major decisions often coming in response to what he sees. Jeannie Hayes anchored the NBC affiliate's noon news and its Sunday morning community affairs program, 13 Cares. Braden joined WJHG from South Carolina. In Columbus, Ivanic said, he occasionally anchored morning shows. Deffenbaugh is currently the Content Manager at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh. Before joining the station in July 2021, she was working as an evening anchor for Dakota News Now in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Stratton earned a Regional Murrow Award for Excellence in Writing" for his work on several different issues in 2020, including the COVID-19 pandemic, racial and social unrest and Rockford's record number of homicides. Take your own loved ones to a cherished community treasure or try something completely new.. https://t.co/gn0tPnM815. She wore a pink wig in a nod to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. At first glance, Jackie Bruno had it all: Two loving kids, several Emmy awards, and a successful career reporting the news in her home state a lifelong dream. In April 2017, she left her position reading headlines as a news anchor on Fox & Friends, the morning program the president watches religiously, to become spokesperson for the State Department. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. Untitled Document Eyewitness News Team Mimi Murphy Eric Wilson Whitney Martin David Greenberg Taylor Castro Tom Lewis First Warn Weather Team Candice King Joey Marino Jordan Wolfe Savanna Brito Eye A Quad-City meteorologist is headed to a warmer, but possibly stormier, climate. "I'll miss you all so much! A good Wednesday morning. And Fox hosts including Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs, Jeanine Pirro, and Pete Hegseth all reportedly influence Trump not only through their programs, but advise him privately as well. Shine, a close friend of Hannitys who once produced his show, rose through the executive ranks at Fox News, eventually becoming network founder Roger Ailes right-hand man and then Fox co-president. But it was meteorology that captured his interest and drew him to the news business. Ten current Trump administration officials previously worked at Fox, while six more officials worked at Fox before joining the administration but have since left, and the appointments of two other former Foxers are pending, according to a Media Matters review. #bittersweet #imnotcryingyourecrying pic.twitter.com/eu840adF8k, On my last day at WQAD I think its time to tell you where Im going.Duke and I are headed to TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan! "Out of respect to her family and Jeannie, WREX will air tributes to Jeannie this evening on 13 News starting at 5:00 p.m. Bayne is originally from the Chicago suburb of Palatine and earned his bachelors degree in journalism at the University of Missouri in 2004. Be safe, social distance, and brace for the worst. It was such an honor to work here with so many wonderful people. Subchannels 13.4 and 13.5 went on the air with color bars on April 30, 2019, with Justice Network launching on 13.5 on May 1, and Court TV on 13.4 a week later. Stratton's departure comes about five months after Crowley, an eight-year veteran of the station, left 13 WREX for an investigative reporting job at WXIA-TV in Atlanta. Stephanie graduated in 2021, and working at WIFR 23 in Rockford is her first news job out of college. In August 2016, former Fox host Andrea Tantaros named him in the sexual harassment lawsuit she filed against Fox and several network executives. Anchor. A bench in Picks honor will be dedicated by a pond near the entrance to the Columbus Zoo, where she liked to visit with family. He earned a regional Edward R. Murrow Award in 2022 for his story highlighting the Rock Valley College softball teams mission to honor a fallen former teammate.

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