WTVQ ABC 36 News. Beshear also tweeted the news. 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. Jim Caldwell Morning Meteorologist Lexington, KY current today tonight 56 F C Partly Cloudy Pressure 28.27 in Wind SE 17 MPH Dew Point 52 Feels Like 56 Sunrise 7:07 AM Sunset 6:33 PM. partner_name: "ABC36NEWS", Full Profile Chien-Suu Kuo Lexington, KY Shamrock's president and CEO, Bruce F. Johnson, vowed to "demonstrate that the way things were done here in the past is not the way Shamrock operates". Boyd will share the desk with Erica Bivens. text: "Promote your event", He has won Associated Press Awards for reporting and anchoring. [56] On February 26, 2002, it became central Kentucky's first commercial television station to broadcast a digital television signal on UHF channel 40. [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". When you see news happening, share it! The first such step came when the present WTVQ-TV call letters were adopted on December 20, 1973. Boyd was born in Elizabethtown and raised in nearby Vine Grove. LEXINGTON, Ky. ABC 36 General Manager Chris Aldridge announced the hiring of a new leader of the news department for WTVQ ABC 36. As a senior in 1984, he earned a varsity letter for Jerry Claibornes 9-3, Hall of Fame Bowl championship team. 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. [32] Faulconer worked at WKYT for exactly two days in February before returning to WTVQ and resuming his usual weeknight weather duties. orientation: "portrait", We are the most trusted source for local news. Hes kind of been my guide through all of this.. He was joined by his sidekick Froggy, a frog puppet portrayed by an unidentified puppeteer. }, [20] By 1978, WTVQ had become Lexington's first television station to implement electronic news gathering and shoot its stories on tape, whereas its competitors were still shooting with film. Im coming home, Piecoro said Wednesday afternoon. widget: true, Talk to ABC 36 News anchors, reporters and meteorologists. Elizabethtown native Paxton Boyd was hired to work on the news anchor desk with Erica Bivens. Shuck back to the Lexington market from Louisville. [37], Management had hoped to be on the air by Monday, June 23, in time to broadcast that evening's ABC prime time lineup. An electrode catheter is provided having a predetermined flexibility throughout the entire length What is claimed is: 1. The station claimed that the new 2,150,000-watt signal was the most powerful in the commonwealth. [51] ABC went as far as to hear formal presentations from it and WLKT on why the network should move to their station. We celebrate community and we tell your stories. Emily is an investigative journalist with a background in several forms of media and an MBA in business management. element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", [38] However, the crew realized that the channel 62 antenna was heavier than they realized, which required them to remove it in sections. In that time he has been heavily involved with dozens of charity and civic groups. } According to Kenny, the news team at ABC 36 decided to go a different direction, and was let go from his position. Lexington, KY 40509. publisher_id: "7544", Multiple fire, LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) Last night, Louisville Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted 500 bottles of Viagra arriving from Hong Kong. submission: { detail_page_enabled: true, map: false, Beshear posted a, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A California man was arrested in Lexington for allegedly murdering a man while in Kentucky. While the Lexington Fire Department, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 4:14 p.m. With the exception of most of the 1990s, the station's local newscasts have generally rated third out of the four main TV newsrooms in Lexington. Tom can be reached at [email protected], Your email address will not be published. Each bottle contained 30 100 milligram tablets, for a total of 15,000, pills. Excited to announce Nationally-Known Kentucky Sportscaster @JeffPiecoro has joined @ABC36News as sports director! 6940 Man O' War Blvd. Temperatures will peak a few degrees, It felt more like mid to late May instead of late February on Wednesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with record high temperatures shattered by early afternoon. [53] Countering Park's noted image for frugality, Park invested in new equipment for the station. text: "Promote your event", [11] WKYT, the former primary affiliate of ABC, became the market's CBS affiliate in January, ahead of WBLG-TV's sign-on. WTVQ-TV is Lexington's ABC affiliate, on Channel 36: Your Neighbors, Your News. Sports has been the one constant of my life and being able to share moments with student-athletes and tell their stories along the way. "[51] The network was also concerned at the amount of programming WTVQ was regularly preempting. 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. 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. submission: { Jim Justice says a Kentucky coal miner has died in an incident in the southern part of the state. "Kentucky, more sad news. Officers were sent to the hospital at 10:50 p.m., according to Lexington police. Multiple fire, LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) Last night, Louisville Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted 500 bottles of Viagra arriving from Hong Kong. Registered Nurse (RN, BSN) at University of Kentucky. publisher_id: "7544", 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. I have no ill will and wish nothing but success for them. virtual: false, But what was more important was what she forgot to unpack: a loaded .380-caliber handgun in, WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusions that it was aChinese spy, MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in theviolent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols,with the judge urging patience in a case that could "take some time. Tadarrius, function evvntDiscoveryInit() { Jeremy joined the WKYT News team in July 2021 following graduation from the Broadcast Journalism program at the University of Maryland. Her 16 year old daughter loves driving which is proving to be a learning experience for all, while, function evvntDiscoveryInit() { [5] As the area surrounding the proposed site was primarily agricultural in nature, having previously been used as a farm, the land needed to be rezoned before construction could begin. 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. Since 2011, Lee K. has fulfilled his passion for reporting sports at WKYT. With a warm front arcing through the region early combined with sunshine and a, Wednesday kicks off Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kentucky. }, We are your neighbors. While objections were lodged from potential station owners in the Louisville and Florence areas, they were rejected by the FCC, believing that the public would be better served by having WTVQ on channel 36. Tom Kenny joined ABC 36 News in June of 2001 as a General Assignment Reporter. [23], Meanwhile, in May 1978, Starr announced that it would be acquired by Los Angeles-based Shamrock Broadcasting Inc. in a $21.6 million all-cash, all-stock deal. I think people obviously know me primarily from UK, Piecoro said. It's part of Feeding Kentucky's annual Hunger, FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A new bill proposed in the House would enforce tougher penalties for people under 21 who drink and drive. FOX 56 News (WDKY) in Lexington covers news, sports, weather, and traffic for central Kentucky including Frankfort, Georgetown, Paris, Nicholasville, Richmond . Cruse and Harmon produce the show through their own company, with production services provided by WTVQ. That, along with high winds on Tuesday, delayed the sign-on of channel 36 to Wednesday, June 25. Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption. Professional Background CheckInformation on professionals, their work history and resumes. 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. }, Your email address will not be published. You can see him M-F on WKYT at Noon and nightly at 6:30 on The CW Lexington. [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. detail_page_enabled: true, He was also the studio host and halftime producer for CBS Radio Sports College Football Game of the Week and covered the NFL for One-On-One Radio Sports. In the past two hours, power outages in Kentucky have nearly tripled. Starr had owned WCYB-TV in Bristol, Virginia, and radio stations in Arkansas, California, Kansas, New Jersey, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas; it was also in the process of purchasing KHVH-AM-TV in Honolulu at the same time. Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor. Finding a way to win. Undefeated Transylvania women go cold in NCAA opener, roll anyway. Have a story? . 28-year-old weekend anchor Tom Howell died when his car collided with a city sanitation truck that ran a stop sign. Now, that number sits at almost 250,000. [8], The station launched at 9:30a.m. on June 2, 1968, as an ABC affiliate, broadcasting from the highest above sea level tower in Kentucky. Experience in sales, Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and AP Style. [50] Nothing ever came of that either, with WLEX's general manager going so far as to say that his station "hasn't been offered a contract with ABC".[50]. He got his start in Montgomery, where he covered a little bit of everything, including politics and agriculture. In the past two hours, power outages in Kentucky have nearly tripled. We are the most trusted source for local news. [24][25] The FCC approved the transaction on June 8, 1979,[26] and it closed on July 18. category_id: null, Lexington, Kentucky: Meteorologist Jordan Smith has started a new segment here on ABC 36 called, "What's Cool In School with Jordan!" I will go around to different schools Cooler air returns. She first joined the ABC 36 family. The senior meteorologist in the Gray TV family with more than 22 years of on-air work. element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", [68] The changes failed to move the ratings needle in the first survey. Howell had been with the station less than a year. 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. 6940 Man O' War Blvd. While the Lexington Fire Department, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lexington tax preparation service owner was indicted on 31 counts of tax fraud Thursday. Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. 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. (Former Channel 36 sports director and current NBC Sports reporter) Kenny Rice hired me in my first job out of college at TVQ. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. Nicole Neuman joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2021. [51] An optimistic K. David Godbout, WDKY general manager, said "We're doing everything we can to get the affiliation. Now, that number sits at almost 250,000. 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. [81], On WTVQ's early news quality and perception, Move to channel 36; sale to the Disney family, Sale to Park; subsequent merger with Media General, a new station on channel 61 in Ashland, Kentucky, repacking of television stations out of the 600 MHz band, "Third Local TV Station Gets Go-Ahead On Zoning", "Building Permit Issued For Third Local TV Station", "Channel 62 WBLG-TV Grand Opening (advertisement)", "Now More Eyes Are On Channel 27 And CBS! [52], After much deliberation, in January 1989, ABC ultimately agreed to retain WTVQ as its Lexington affiliate. He was part of the original management team that brought professional baseball back to the Bluegrass after a nearly 50-year absence. Required fields are marked *. For 24 years, Piecoro was co-host ofReds Livepregame and postgame shows on Fox Sports Ohio., Sara Cardona joined the ABC36 sports team in November 2021 as a sports reporter/anchor. 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-DT (channel 36) is a television station in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with ABC and MyNetworkTV.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. [76], In 1976, WTVQ began producing Happy's Hour, a weekday afternoon children's show that was the last of its kind to air on Lexington television. [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. Hes also been doing stand up comedy for almost as long all across America, working with stars, T.G. 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. "[33] At that time, the newsroom was wracked by major turnover in personnel. TV journalist and Elizabethtown, Kentucky, native Paxton Boyd will take the desk. 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. [27] The deal had been held up as Buckley and three other company principals were being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for defrauding and misleading investors. The Environmental Protection Agency told Norfolk Southern, Home Depot said Tuesday its investing $1 billion in wage increases for its U.S. and Canadian hourly workers. According to Kenny this will be the first house in Kentucky built on a VA property, which is expected to open later this year. David Reed, The Lexington Herald television columnist, June 19, 1981[64], WTVQ's newscasts have held many identities over the years, in large part because of their traditional third-place ratings in the market. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ She's coming to the Commonwealth from Georgia. 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. Around 2:30 p.m., about 76,000 people were without power. Paxton Boyd, a native of Elizabethtown and a graduate of Western Kentucky University. orientation: "portrait", After morning rainfall exits, we'll be tracking a bit of a, 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. [21], However, Starr began to pour the foundation for the biggest move in the station's history: literally. Anchor Hayley Harmon is the co-anchor of ABC 36s Good Morning Kentucky with Lee Cruse! A new local noontime newscast will feature the return of . Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Mobile App | WEATHER App | WTVQ Email Sign Up, 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. [54], In July 1995, Park Communications was sold to Gary B. Knapp and Donald R. Tomlin, Jr., under the name Park Acquisitions. 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. We live, work and play right here in Central Kentucky. [75] Morris dropped the station's 5 p.m. newscast shortly after taking over in order to air the syndicated show Judge Judy in hopes of increasing ratings and concentrating news resources elsewhere. On October 8, 1965, WBLG-TV, Inc. filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to build a new television station on channel 62, the last commercial frequency available in the Lexington market. He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined NBC12 in 2013. Julia Sandor joined the WKYT team as a reporter in June 2022. I grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, went to Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond where I majored in broadcasting. Before coming to central Kentucky, he spent six years at WKYTs sister station, WSAZ in Huntington, WV. Scott Reynolds used to serve as a News Anchor at WAVE News from June 1996 to December 2018. submission: { detail_page_enabled: true, WTVQ also has a new noon news anchor team in the husband-wife duo of Doug and Lyssa High. Channel 36 has brought veteran weatherman T.G. One big factor in his accepting the new position, Piecoro says, was that WTVQ will allow him to continue to work on the UK football radio network, as well as to call games for the SEC Network and its streaming service. Buckley denied any wrongdoing. Provided. Kristen Kennedy Morning Anchor/Reporter Kristen. A weak, After a nice February weekend across Central and Eastern Kentucky we saw a dreary President's Day as a frontal boundary and a wave of low pressure cruised through the, function evvntDiscoveryInit() { Greg specializes in consumer investigations and stories exposing scams and rip-offs. [7] The building permit for the actual building then came on December 12, 1967, with approval being granted for a one-story structure on the site, built at a cost of $149,000. Amber Philpott is an award winning news anchor with WKYT in Lexington, KY anchoring the 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6 and 11pm newscasts daily. 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. 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. [83], In the wake of the repacking of television stations out of the 600 MHz band, including channels 38 to 51, WTVQ's digital signal moved from channel 40 to channel 27 in 2019. We celebrate community and we tell your stories. The Atlanta-based home improvement chain said every hourly employee will get a raise starting this month. Tom Kenny joined ABC 36 News in June of 2001 as a General Assignment Reporter. LEXINGTON, Ky. ABC 36 News Director Miranda Combs announced a new main anchor for WTVQ ABC 36. The FCC gave the station one year from June 4 to make the move. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education. Around 2:30 p.m., about 76,000 people were without power. Wed love to hear from you. [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). Garrett Wymer is a special projects reporter and 6:30 p.m. anchor for WKYT. [52] Newi added that all parties "agreed that everything that has happened in the past is in the past". 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. PUBLISHED AT 12:53 P.M. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Tornado Watch is issued for a large portion of Kentucky on Friday. } ", "Channel 36 sweetens pot to keep ABC affiliation", "The $700 million question: Who is Gary B. number: 3, WTVQ-36, the ABC TV station in Lexington, has a new anchor for its telecasts and he's a Kentucky native. Beshear also tweeted the news. Then there was the sportscaster with the handlebar mustache who knew very little about the major sports but could certainly tell us a lot about rugby. Shuck joined ABC 36 as Chief Meteorologist in April 2022. [18] In December 1974, WTVQ applied to operate a translator on channel 58 in Frankfort, which at the time was a part of the Louisville market. 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. number: 3, At Channel 36, Piecoro says he envisions enhancing its coverage of horse racing at Keeneland and Eastern Kentucky University and Morehead State athletics, in addition to providing UK coverage. Program Host at Kentucky Educational Television-KET, Program Host, Kentucky Educational Television. [78] The program is now also aired in Bowling Green on WBKO/Fox and on four additional Morris-owned stations.[79]. The ACLU of, SOMERSET, Ky. (WTVQ) -- One man who was allegedly part of a group that stole six cars from a Somerset dealership was arrested Tuesday. Taylor Six is the criminal justice reporter at the Herald-Leader. George Newi, ABC senior vice president for affiliate relations[51], The closest WTVQ came to losing its affiliation came in late 1988, when upstart Fox affiliate WDKY-TV (channel 56), on air since 1986, approached ABC about becoming the new Lexington affiliate. Lyndsey Gough is an award-winning journalist and western Kentucky native. Garry Hill stopped at Clark's Pump-N-Shop on Paris Pike, FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Lawmakers in the Kentucky House of Representatives in Frankfort passed controversial House Bill 470 Thursday, which is related to the LGBTQ community. [44] The station received over 75 phone calls and 25 letters from viewers expressing displeasure with the move. detail_page_enabled: true, You can watch Paxton on weekday, Kaitlyn Shive joined the ABC36 News Team in January 2021 as a Multimedia Journalist. A former football player at Tates Creek High School, Piecoro walked on to the UK football team under Fran Curci in 1980. She comes to the horse capitol of the world from Vette City aka Bowling Green, Kentucky where, Mandy is a working mom of three and her husband of 13 years is a project manager of a construction company . The $11 million purchase came after the improvements under Shamrock, particularly in the area of news, had pushed the station into a position of second-place contention and improved its reputation. Mobile App | WEATHER App | WTVQ Email Sign Up. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 40, using virtual channel 36. [45], The station underwent a $2 million renovation starting in 1985 that doubled the existing office space and created all-new technical facilities. Tom is married with two children. Your email address will not be published. [67], In 1986, WTVQ revamped its local newscasts, expanding its early evening news to an hour and updating its presentation. Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 299-0411; We have some concerns about WTVQ's performance in the market. discovery: {