I just want to be a reporter.". I should be a protector of people's rights. Email us atnewsroom@waaytv.com. The two stations studios atop Red Mountain (between Vulcan Trail and Valley View Drive) in southeastern Birmingham, where WBRC's transmitter is also located. On Sunday, she was out in the. Flakes are starting to flurry in North Alabama and parts of middle Tennessee - and we want to see what it looks like where you live! aboutlink: "http://www.LiveNewsGlobe.com", cast:{ }, }); The streaming schedule of WAAY 31 explains the timings of the news shows and other programs. That's supposed to be what a journalist does. He'll join WAAY on air and on all our digital platforms in early January. Among the items listed: A screen grab of Shea Allen's blog that she said led to her termination as a reporter at WAAY-TV Channel 31. Pat Simon, Najahe Sherman, Dan Shaffer, Alex Scott, and Bridget Divers are among the channels highly skilled news reporters and anchors. COPYRIGHT 2023 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. Retired in 2004. Marshal says, Alabama Gov. We look back 40 years ago to 1963 when the Smith family bought WAFG-TV and it became WAAY-TV. The students were in the middle of their weather and climate . When the station was sold to Smith Broadcasting (owners of WAAY radio, now WLOR) in 1963, the call sign was changed to WAAY-TV. Be sure to check other cities near you to locate the names of more professionals. To that end, members of the Alabama-Mississippi District management team and local Postmasters, managers and customer service employees will be gathering at the Wynn Drive Post Office from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. And theyre just a bunch of fake news anchors. Najahe Sherman became a part of the Channel 31 Huntsville news squad in Feb 2018. Once it starts, you can enjoy live news shows, local coverage, current affair, and several entertainment programs. She is. At the time Smith Broadcasting held a permit from the FCC to put a new station on the air broadcasting on UHF channel 25, but when the Smith family received the offer to purchase WAFG, they decided to take that instead of building a new facility. Her situation has made national news. Temperatures tonight will stay put in the mid to upper 50s. The blog has been widely-circulated on the Internet today. Owned by Calkins Media, the station has studios on Monte Sano Boulevard Southeast in Huntsville, and airs its daily 4 p.m. newscast from local lifestyle center Bridge Street Town Centre. In April 2013, Najahe joined WKRN-TV News 2 and served there for more than five years. Retired in 2004. I am grateful for the opportunity to join the WAAY 31 family and guide viewers through the often turbulent weather that occurs in beautiful North Alabama, said Kanost, a native of Lincoln, NE. It's not the sort of attention she wanted, however. WAAY's 31 News broadcasts air weekdays from 5:00-7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., 5:00-5:30 p.m., 6:00-6:30 p.m. and 10:00-10:35 p.m., and weekends at 5:30 and 10:00 p.m. Beginning September 13th, the early morning news will begin at 4:30 a.m. and the 6 p.m. news will be replaced by a 4 p.m. broadcast. PHOTOS: Snow is falling in the Tennessee Valley. Anello went to an event benefiting the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tennessee Valley. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WAAY-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 31, on February 17, 2009, to conclude the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television. Tree trunks and debris block an entire neighborhood off of Fairview Drive, and Project Unify volunteers with the church drove hundreds of miles to help residents rebuild their community. Shea Allen, a special investigations reporter at WAAY-TV Channel 31, told The Huntsville Times/al.com today that the blog post - in which, among other things, she claimed to have "gone bra-less" during on-air appearances - has drawn national attention. News media have just begun to realize that the way to get the public involved in journalism is to make them the center of attention. The station's first broadcast was on August 1, 1959 as WAFG-TV. Its present affiliate partners are ABC (primary) and Dabl, Ion Television & QVC (Secondary). In mid-2014, the station launched three websites, SpaceAlabama.com, RedstoneAlabama.com, and TechAlabama.com to cover the space, military, and technology industries in the Northern Alabama area. Kanost will lead the WAAY 31 weather team and their utilization of the station's advanced weather tools, most notably, the StormTracker. She used to deliver the primetime Huntsville Al News. ), "If It's Tennessee Valley, It Must Be 31" (1992-1993, localized version of ABC ad campaign), "Coverage You Can Count On" (?2010 & 2017present), T.W. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has confirmed that there were two sources of radioactive material in the box. In June 2014, after completing her degree, she started working as a Chief meteorologist at KDRV NewsWatch 12, where she was nominated as the Favorite Weatherperson in a local publication. After a 1982 fire gutted the building of WAFF, that station and later WHNT moved offices and production facilities into the city itself employing microwave relays to send signals to the transmitters. WAAY was Calkins' only broadcasting property outside of Florida. It used to broadcast weekend morning news; however, it decided to drop that later. ?, localized version of ABC ad campaign), "Tennessee Valley's Watching 31" (199?-199?, localized version of ABC ad campaign), "Your 24-Hour News Source" (early 1990s? On September 20, 2010 through a new news share agreement, a second WAAY-produced broadcast at 9 began airing every night on Fox affiliate WZDX. Our commitment to providing North Alabama with comprehensive, severe weather coverage involved an arduous, nationwide search to identify the individual with specific experience and expertise to complement and lead our weather team. Will this be a rain, sleet or snow event? He was pronounced dead at the Tuesday is proving to much warmer thanks to yesterday's warm front. Here is a complete list of nearly every professional Meteorologists in Huntsville, AL. Its a copywriter, who just got fired. I believe in what I do. Decatur Police confirmed the news and said that the victim was a UPS worker. Meteorologists have rated the tornado that took seven lives in Autauga County on Jan. 12 an EF-3, with top winds estimated at 150 mph in spots along its path. Broadcast Media. and Live with Regis and Kelly. The Vinyl Hub, a craft store, and Junkabillies, an antique store, are located right next to Legacy Events, where the shooting Huntsville Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting Jan. 10. She likes to keep her personal life private and details on her date of birth have not been disclosed yet. Ivey took the oath of office on the steps of the Alabama Capitol decorated with the state's red *Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect for all of North Alabama until 8 AM*. Since that time, WAAY has remained an exclusive ABC affiliate, clearing most if not all of its programs. On 12 December 2011, the network started airing its newscast in HD, making it the 3rd TV service in the market to begin operating High-Resolution news after the WAFF and WJNT. Her fans want to know. Mathematics, Microsoft Office, Matlab, Meteorology, Applied Physics, Atmospheric Science, IDL, Data Freelance Graphic Designer at Sharp Companies, Freelance Graphic Designer at Sharp Companies, Art Graduate Research Assistant at University of Alabama in Huntsville, Manager, Center Strategic Development at NASA, Manager, Center Strategic Development & Integration at NASA. CBS (secondary, 1959-1963). This was an unusual arrangement for a two-station market, especially one as small as Huntsville was at the time. If youre a news anchor you can be the center of attention, I mean you cant have it all, maybe you can have some of it, but if people dont care about it, then how are they going to care about you? Under the ownership of Allen Media Broadcasting, the Huntsville, Al-licensed network operates at Virtual CH 31. Find local news about Huntsville & Decatur, get weather coverage, explore Investigative stories, dig into several exciting features at WAAY TV. You can check both week days and weekend listing in the below table. Jeopardy! Volunteers from the Decatur Church of Christ are on the ground, working to help Selma tornado victims. March 2014 - July 2014. No one knows where she went after that and what she has been doing right now. There was a problem saving your notification. As such, will there be an all-day drizzle or heavy storms. HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - A reporter at a Huntsville television station has been fired for what she said was a humorous look at her job on her personal blog. On September 4, 2003, the 1,000-foot (305m) broadcasting tower leased by WAAY collapsed, killing three people. The channel featured regional and national weather from WeatherNation TV with local forecasts from the WAAY weather team, every 10 minutes on the 5's. She hosts WAAY 31 News at 4pm, 5pm, 6pm and 10pm. On July 16, 2007 at 5 p.m. WAAY unveiled a new set and a new graphics package similar to that of its sister stations, WWSB and WTXL. That made her afraid of the thunderstorm clouds, but eventually, she overcame that phobia, and her fear turned into curiosity. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. It was at that moment Kate decided to study weather. ", Asked if there was one particular aspect of the blog that drew the objection of station management, Allen said the blog as a whole but also said the line about taking naps in the news car was "The one point they harped on the most.". WAAY 31 meets meteorologists in the making at Monte Sano Elementary, Madison homesteader says rising prices, avian flu outbreak have more people shopping local for eggs, 1 person hospitalized after Huntsville condominium complex fire, Fire breaks out at Madison apartment complex, 3 juveniles with gunshot wounds found in Decatur traffic stop, Major Marshall Co. road closed after storm damage; emergency commission meeting set for Monday, No. WAAY 31 live stream can be accessed over-the-air via an antenna, through cable network services, at the official website/mobile app, or several live streaming services such as ROKU, Amazon, livenewsglobe, etc. Smith Broadcasting sold WAAY-TV to GOCOM Broadcasting (originally Grapevine Communications, later renamed Piedmont Communications) in 1999. Recent shootings throughout North Alabama and even across the state have some social activists calling for change to help teach Black men about the dangers of gun violence. 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