Heavy rain, damaging wind gusts and severe storms will impact Central and Eastern Kentucky on Friday. We live, work and play right here in Central Kentucky. map: false, Mandy Noell. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. [40] WTVQ's old channel 62 transmitter was sold to a group that intended on starting a new station on channel 61 in Ashland, Kentucky (the transmitter would be retuned for use on that channel). submission: { He was joined by his sidekick Froggy, a frog puppet portrayed by an unidentified puppeteer. That, along with high winds on Tuesday, delayed the sign-on of channel 36 to Wednesday, June 25. [9] Lexington's then-Mayor Charles Wylie was on hand with White and daughter Barbara to throw the switch that brought the station on the air. We have lost a second person due to, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Southern Middle School will move to remote learning next week after a fire damaged the building Thursday evening. Unlike most local children's shows, Happy's Hour did not feature a studio audience with area children. Erica Bivens Anchor Email Erica Assistant News Director Erica Bivens co-anchors alongside Paxton Boyd on weekday evenings for news at 5, 5:30 and 6. WTVQ-36, the ABC TV station in Lexington, has a new anchor for its telecasts and he's a Kentucky native. The 50,000. Hes kind of been my guide through all of this.. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. Elizabethtown native Paxton Boyd was hired to work on the news anchor desk with Erica Bivens. WTVQ-TV is Lexington's ABC affiliate, on Channel 36: Your Neighbors, Your News. Today we are focusing on how to, It was a dandy finish to February across Central and Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday as we wrapped up the month and meteorological winter (December, January, and February) and of, It was yet another day to hang onto your hat day on Monday, especially across Central Kentucky as winds gusts between 50 and 60 miles per hour as a, Gusty winds and a severe storm threat are in the forecast for your Monday. Reckitt, a U.K.-based consumer health and nutrition, EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) Federal environmental regulators on Tuesday took charge of the cleanup from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical burn and ordered Norfolk Southern to foot the bill. Counties included: Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Casey, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland,, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- University of Kentucky canceled in-person classes beginning at 12 p.m. for the rest of the day ahead of likely severe, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Gov. By WKYT News Staff. Tom Kenny joined ABC 36 News in June of 2001 as a General Assignment Reporter. Kentucky is and always will be home for me, Boyd said. 6940 Man O' War Blvd. Senate Bill 28, sponsored by Sen. Mike Wilson (R-Bowling Green), lets winery owners distribute, FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Senate has passed a measure giving parents a pathway to challenge school instructional materials they consider unfit for children. Tom Kenny joined ABC 36 News in June of 2001 as a General Assignment Reporter. The former Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver and current color analyst on the UK football radio network said Wednesday he has accepted a job as the new sports director and sports anchor at WTVQ-TV. Lyssa is now the. 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. map: false, Lexington and Central KY News, Weather, and Sports | WDKY FOX 56 Newscast . The bill aims to ensure the right for parents to respond to books and other, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A bill introduced in the Senate would raise Kentucky's minimum wage to $15 an hour by July 2028. Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. partner_name: "ABC36NEWS", }); Anchor, FOX 56 News from 5-9 a.m. Marvin Bartlett. [45] Nightline was restored to the schedule on August 17, at a new, later midnight timeslot, with the All in the Family reruns remaining in the same timeslot to "please both audiences", according to Service. Tom has seven other Emmy nominations to his credit for investigative and feature reporting. Excited to announce Nationally-Known Kentucky Sportscaster @JeffPiecoro has joined @ABC36News as sports director! [55] Media General purchased Park Acquisitions and its properties (including WTVQ) in January 1997. Originally from Peoria, Illinois, Kenny arrived in Kentucky for his first television job 38 years ago. [13] On September 7, It Takes a Thief star Malachi Throne and Ed Allen Time host Ed Allen appeared at a public open house at the station's studios to officially "Grand Open" WBLG-TV. We have lost a second person due to, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Southern Middle School will move to remote learning next week after a fire damaged the building Thursday evening. Lexington KY News Asbury University to cohost measles vaccine after resident tests positive Lexington's Joe Bologna's celebrates 50 years News / 18 hours ago Living with less: How Kentuckians are surviving without News / 22 hours ago Up next Measles vaccine clinic being held in Jessamine Co. Local / 31 mins ago 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. New newscast opening music and on-air imaging would accompany the channel change. publisher_id: "7544", Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. 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. Some areas of Lexington, such as Chevy Chase, would be able to receive a clear signal from the station for the first time ever. . Jordan is a Kentucky native born, Since 2002, Piecoro has been the radio color analyst for UK Football on the UK Sports Network, a role he will return to this fall. House members revised the bill to bolster treatment services and add funding. }, discovery: { "[33] At that time, the newsroom was wracked by major turnover in personnel. 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. }. WTVQ also has a new noon news anchor team in the husband-wife duo of Doug and Lyssa High. After nearly 10 years of anchoring the morning news on Good . [16] Control was transferred on November 14, 1973. Boyd will share the desk with Erica Bivens. 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. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. A former football player at Tates Creek High School, Piecoro walked on to the UK football team under Fran Curci in 1980. Prior to that, Boyd was a news reporter at NBC Miami. Dont Borrow From the Bank Borrow From Yourself, 3 Smart Ways To Help You Find Cash In Your Home, Jerry Claibornes 9-3, Hall of Fame Bowl championship team, The end of the road: Kentucky falls 80-71 to Tennessee in SEC Tournament quarterfinals. A new local noontime newscast will feature the return of . element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", 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. [29][30], Morale in the newsroom was high; newly hired news director Clark Edwards noticed that "people were going about their jobs with a new drive after the change". Downed power lines in roads, blacked out streetlights and traffic lights were all scenes from Friday's severe weather., FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 6:08 p.m. Just minutes after the first weather-related death was reported, a second death was announced in Edmonson County. orientation: "portrait", LEXINGTON, Ky. ABC 36 News Director Miranda Combs announced a new main anchor for WTVQ ABC 36. During that time he's covered NCAA Final Fours, the World Series and done a host of events for ESPN, The CBS Sports Network, The SEC Network and Raycom Sports. [37], Management had hoped to be on the air by Monday, June 23, in time to broadcast that evening's ABC prime time lineup. Prior to that she was a sideline, Chris Bolton is the latest edition to the ABC 36 family. 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. Owned by Morris Multimedia, the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities on the outer loop of Man o' War Boulevard (KY 1425) in the Brighton section of Fayette County, across Winchester Road from the studios of unrelated station WKYT-TV. [12] By the station's eighth week on the air, it had already managed to capture a 30% share of the prime time audience in the market according to a station-commissioned American Research Bureau survey, putting it on par with the other two local stations. [74], In the 2000s and 2010s, the station fell back to a distant third place in local news ratings. A native of Peoria, Illinois, he graduated cum laude with a B.A. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. Talk to ABC 36 News anchors, reporters and meteorologists. number: 3, Boyds first day on the desk is today (June 27). } There, he used to anchor the 5 news telecasts from Monday to Friday. Famous 300-year-old bur oak was saved from development. text: "Promote your event", 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. widget: true, Access Your Home's Equity Before It's Too Late! During a luncheon, the Kentucky Castle handed a, NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The Jessamine County Health Department will hold a measles vaccine clinic next week after a case of measles was confirmed in a, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Many people may think because it is warmer out, that they should take advantage of the nice day and garden. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. Shuck joined ABC 36 as Chief Meteorologist in April 2022. We live, work and play right here in Central Kentucky. [19] In 1975, WTVQ became the first television station in Lexington to experiment with 24-hour operations when it aired Blockbuster Movie Madness, which delivered four feature films from the late-evening hours right through the next morning. detail_page_enabled: true, map: false, 1,500 were here. Power outage and roof damage cancel departures and arrivals at Bluegrass Airport, Roads become deadly, hazardous during Friday's severe weather, 2 weather-related deaths reported from strong Ky. storms, Southern Middle School to move to remote learning March 6-10 after fire, Thousands of Kentuckians without power as storms head east, Lexington tax preparation service owner indicted on tax fraud. [35] Finally, on June 21, 1980, WTVQ-TV signed off channel 62 for the last time just after midnight. He is the only broadcast journalist in Lexington television history to be honoredwitha national Edward R. Murrow Award. map: false, Kelsey Souto is an anchor and reporter for WKYT. [56] On February 26, 2002, it became central Kentucky's first commercial television station to broadcast a digital television signal on UHF channel 40. "[51] The network was also concerned at the amount of programming WTVQ was regularly preempting. Before coming to central Kentucky, he spent six years at WKYTs sister station, WSAZ in Huntington, WV. While in D.C., he covered some of the most impactful stories in the United States as well as focused on international politics and foreign policy. news36@wtvq.com ABC 36 | Lexington KY Lexington, KY 40509. While the Lexington Fire Department, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lexington tax preparation service owner was indicted on 31 counts of tax fraud Thursday. CEO Johnson stated that Shamrock was investing over $2 million for these signal improvements. [38] However, the crew realized that the channel 62 antenna was heavier than they realized, which required them to remove it in sections. We are your neighbors. This was a, Lexington, Kentucky: Meteorologist Jordan Smith has started a new segment here on ABC 36 called, "What's Cool In School with Jordan!" We celebrate community and we tell your stories. Longtime TV journalist Miranda Combs will take the post. Around 2:30 p.m., about 76,000 people were without power. 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. Jim Justice says a Kentucky coal miner has died in an incident in the southern part of the state. 6940 Man O' War Blvd. Maddie is a graduate of the University of Georgia, Justin Walker joined us as an MMJ in December 2021. The shipment was heading to an, VERSAILLES, Ky. (WTVQ) -- God's Pantry Food Bank received a donation Thursday at the Kentucky Castle. Mobile App | WEATHER App | WTVQ Email Sign Up. [38] (Channel 62, which remained allocated to Lexington and was not moved to Glasgow as originally proposed, would later be re-used by short-lived independent station WLKT[41] and subsequent low-power station WBLU-LP. LEXINGTON, Ky. Longtime WTVQ News Anchor, and current Executive Director of the Kentucky Historical Society Foundation, Doug High is returning from a 3-year absence on the news desk to. We've had multiple severe weather events already this year -- but now is a great time to go over your severe weather safety plans. He has won Associated Press Awards for reporting and anchoring. Samantha moved to Lexington in 2018 to study broadcast journalism and criminology at the University of Kentucky. Reeves chairman J. Drayton Hastie served as the chairman of WBLG-TV, Inc. Reeves owned existing television stations in Huntington, West Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, as well as radio stations in Baltimore. [68] The changes failed to move the ratings needle in the first survey. Lexington Emergency Management is asking people to step up and become a part of their Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). [1], On June 24, 1966, WBLG-TV's application was designated for hearing alongside a competing application from Kentucky Central Life Insurance Company (owners of WVLK radio). [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. His community outreach included serving as president of the non-profit foundation Friends of Lexington Fisher House, a 16-room facility which will give a home to families of veterans being treated at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Hospital. Samantha Valentino joined the WKYT team in April 2022. [33] The station's first weather map was a hand-me-down from Miami; nobody bothered to remove the "low tide" and "high tide" markings from it despite their lack of utility in Kentucky. [57], In 2004, WTVQ, along with Media General ABC affiliates WJBF and WMBB, preempted an uncut Veteran's Day broadcast of the 1998 movie Saving Private Ryan, citing uncertainty over whether the film's obscenities would cause FCC repercussions in light of new commission policy. LEXINGTON, Ky. ABC 36 General Manager Chris Aldridge announced the hiring of a new leader of the news department for WTVQ ABC 36. [50] With WKYT turning them down, ABC then turned its sights to WLEX-TV about the possibility of them leaving NBC to join ABC. But Beau Spicer with Louis Flower Power shops, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 4:14 p.m. number: 3, I have done a lot of work with the VA and saw far too many families sleeping in their cars in the parking lots because they could not afford a hotel and didnt have friends in the area for a place to stay. But advocates say it's time for those protections to cover all black Kentuckians. Gwen, FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Republican lawmakers on Thursday advanced a bill aimed at putting limits on drag shows in Kentucky, sparking chants of shame from opponents who decried the measure as discriminatory and said it would stifle First Amendment rights., FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Several communities in Kentucky have passed local ordinances that prohibit discrimination of black hair styles. in Mass Communications fromWestern Illinois University. }, (advertisement)", "30 Per Cent Of Audience Now Goes To WBLG-TV", "Malachi Throne To Attend Channel 62 Open House", "WBLG-TV Sold To Firm Which Owns Broadcast Chain", "Clark W. 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He joined the ABC 36 team 21 years ago where he began as a general assignment reporter, and rose through the ranks to investigative reporter, morning and noon anchor, and ascended to the main anchor role and managing editor. ", "WTVQ cutting early newscast, bringing back 'Nightline', "WTVQ-TV expanding facilities and horizons", "Talk of Changing Networks Could Help Channel 62", "June Rollins Retires; Three Local Channels Change News Anchors", "ABC shopping around for a new outlet here? [45], The station underwent a $2 million renovation starting in 1985 that doubled the existing office space and created all-new technical facilities. Famous 300-year-old bur oak was saved from development. Program Host at Kentucky Educational Television-KET, Program Host, Kentucky Educational Television. }, Wed love to hear from you. Joce is a national investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on the Professional Background CheckInformation on professionals, their work history and resumes. The station began broadcasting on channel 62 as WBLG-TV in 1968 and has been an ABC affiliate for its entire history. Murdaugh maintained his innocence when addressing the, WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department said Thursday that former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Piecoro, who will turn 60 in October, will join a sports department that also includes anchors/reporters Chris Bolton and Sara Cardona. Their vote comes amid a rally at the, MIDWAY, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Midway University is set to give a new tuition discount to first responders. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ [15] Starr would also move its corporate base of operations to Lexington shortly after the acquisition of WTVQ was completed. atlanta new year's eve concert,