I do like Cedric, but he's a bit hyper for 5 AM. It also preempted several of the network's game shows including Tattletales (from January to April 1982 with reruns of Carter Country, and then by The Beverly Hillbillies until September 1982; and again from September 1983 onward, after which it was replaced with the hour-long Breakaway), Body Language (which aired on WSPA from September 1984 to January 1985; but was preempted by Breakaway from June to September 1984; The $100,000 Name That Tune from January to September 1985; and Tic Tac Dough from September 1985 to January 1986), Press Your Luck (which was picked up by the station in 1984 shortly after contestant Michael Larson's record $110,237 win; and dropped in January 1986 after Card Sharks took over the 10:30a.m. slot and replaced Body Language on the schedule; it was replaced with Tic Tac Dough and then by Love Connection from April to September 1986), Card Sharks (which aired on WSPA from 1986 until September 1988, when it was preempted by Wipeout; it returned to the station on March 6, 1989 where it remained until the end of its run), Now You See It (which was preempted by Love Connection from April to July 1989) and the final few months of Family Feud Challenge. Visit the post for more. Past programming preemptions and deferrals, Learn how and when to remove this template message, transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts, "Media General Acquiring Meredith For 2.4 Billion", "TV Station Mega Merger: Media General Sets $2.4 Billion Acquisition of Meredith Corp", "Nexstar Agrees to Buy Media General for $4.6B", "Nexstar Broadcasting Group Completes Acquisition of Media General Creating Nexstar Media Group, The Nation's Second Largest Television Broadcaster", http://www.wspa.com/news/wspa-tv-channel-7-signal-upgrade/1087423036, "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WSPA-TV&oldid=1125019881, This page was last edited on 1 December 2022, at 19:51. [1] This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.==References==. In regards to disappearing news personalities, anchor Julie Edwards has left. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WPSA-TV shut down analog transmissions on June 12, 2009,[1] and moved its digital broadcasts back to its previous analog channel number, 7. Owned by Media General, the station is sister to CW affiliate WYCW. Blowing Rock is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Boone at the height of the Blue Ridge spine, with a greater line of sight to Hogback Mountain at about 75 miles (121 km) away. Instead, WBTV from Charlotte and WJHL from Johnson City are carried on Charter Cable in those areas. Sales Management, Selling, Account Management, Budgets, Customer Service, Negotiation, Forecasting, Marketing/Project Management at Crawford Strategy, Director of Marketing and Communication at Anderson University (SC). The first video was posted on Wednesday, while the second video was posted Thursday night. 09-23-2020, 04:41 PM Hudley 25 posts, read 46,879 times Wonder if they will continue the split screen with Greenville? The Greenville Bureau is located on Villa Road and the Anderson Bureau is located on South Main Street. Edmund said Graham was hoping her doctor would release her after an appointment later this month and that she could return to her job in September. Lord Hell Mercy. The radio stations were sold off in 1998, but WSPA-TV remained the flagship of the company until it merged with Media General in 2000. WSPA used to be carried in the western Union County town ofWeddington, long before it became a suburb of Charlotte. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. WSPA carries the entire CBS network schedule, however it carries only the first half-hour of Face the Nation on Sundays at 10:30a.m. due to its carriage of televised church services from First Baptist Church of Spartanburg at 11:00a.m., the second half-hour is seen instead on WYCW; it also splits the CBS Dream Team lineup into two blocks: the final two hours of the block air on a one-hour delay on Saturdays (due to its weekend morning newscast and CBS Saturday Morning) and the first hour airs on a day-behind basis after its Sunday morning newscast. Waller announced on his Facebook page Sunday that March 29 will be his last day. Despite how well the signal was picked up prior to the March 2009 tower collapse, WSPA is not carried on cable in Watauga County. Dave Bondy - reporter (2001-2010; now at WPXI in Pittsburgh) Mary Brown - weekend evenings meteorologist (1983-1985; deceased) "Country Boy" Eddie Burns - host of longest produced program for local country music talent, The "Country Boy" Eddie Show (1957-1993; retired) Shane Butler - weekend evening meteorologist (1993 . WSPA's digital signal was restored using a digital subchannel of sister station WYCW; while the station received a replacement Channel 7 antenna on March 4, it was without its analog signal for one week after the accident. Kimberely Brown WSPA. Monae Stevens comes to us from our sister station in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Chris Sununu (R) are also expected to attend. Gracieis popular on Instagramand is a singer and songwriter. Former WSPA anchor named program director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate. The station went on the air on April 29, 1956. Affiliation: CBS. Ashley Dill is a native of Spartanburg and has been on staff for the Herald-Journal for 14 years. In May 2021, "American Idol" contestant and Dorman High School student Caleb Kennedy left the show after reaching the Top 5. . Reporter. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! ", Lane said Graham "told the important stories of the day to the people in our communities.". I'm actually hoping she will end up on the WYFF Morning Show so we can have her, Parella Lewis, and Hannah Ward together. On Monday, Phil Lane, vice president and general manager of WSPA-TV, declined to say why. 2023 www.greenvilleonline.com. Share 0. On March 1, 2009, WSPA's analog & digital tower at Hogback Mountain in Spartanburg County near the North Carolina/South Carolina border collapsed due to ice and high winds, hitting the main back-up tower as it fell. Former Panthers owner Jerry Richardson dies at 86 Here is a complete directory of nearly every local News Anchors nearby. It was owned by broadcasting pioneer Walter J. Be sure to review other neighborhoods near Spartanburg, SC to get the histories of more people. Instead, he e-mailed a statement to the Herald-Journal, confirming Graham will no longer work as an anchor. Oakbrook Prep released the following statement on itssocial media platforms as well as a letter to school families Wednesday evening: "We have been made aware of recent statements made by an Oakbrook student. Upstate activist Bruce Wilson, of Black Lives Matter and Fighting Injustice Together, said that hespoke with Amy Wood and her husband, Mike Wood, a Spartanburg County magistrate judge, Wednesday evening. I remember when we got to see some great shots of her legs/thighs back after COVID-19 started to reel havoc in New York. Jack Roper, who is the anchor of Channel 7 News and a former reporter for ABC News, is currently 63 years old. The station first signed on the air on April 29, 1956. Both videos were . Dill, previously a secondary evening anchor, succeeded Tom Crabtree as a primary evening anchor after Crabtree's retirement. Some translators have applications and/or construction permits to flash-cut from analog to digital, in which they would remain on their existing VHF channel. Scripps Company in Denver, CO, Good Day Atlanta "Road Warrior"/Entertainment Reporter, Anchor/Reporter/Mr. Self - Reporter 1 episode John Beard . Pix children's program, Weekend morning meteorologist and Weather Producer, Producer, Announcer, Singer, Actor, and Director, General Assignment Reporter/Fill-In Anchor, formerly of Georgia Public Broadcasting; Deceased, now at AAA Texas/New Mexico as Corporate Communications Manager, retired; lives on the GA coast and France, now communication coordinator in Brooklyn Park, MN, now Board Director at DeKalb Technical College, Reporter/Substitute host "Good Day Atlanta", Weekday morning meteorologist and Traffic Analyst. "The coughing spells were horrible," he said. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Location: Outskirts of Gray Court, and love it! Haley is participating. In addition, Alongi has worked as a realtor with Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville and a news anchor and reporter with WSPA-TV in Spartanburg. Ayla Ferrone is the weekend evening anchor and reporter for WSPA7 in Greenville, SC. Graham won four Emmy awards for her role in News Channel 7's programs at 5 and 6 p.m. And in 1992, Graham was the S.C. Broadcasters Association Personality of the Year. Jeannie Putnam; November 7, 2021; . [citation needed]. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Asheville, North Carolina -licensed CW owned-and-operated station WYCW (channel 62). "Unfortunately, she (Gracie) wasnt wise at the time and her 'so-called friends' used that.". Before the tower collapse, it provided grade B coverage as far east as Charlotte itself. It appeared in the Charlotte Observer television listings well into the 1990s. Anne graduated Cum Laude from the University of Georgia in May of 2015 with an ABJ in public affairs journalism and a BA in history. The 2 stations share studios on International Drive in Spartanburg. She is smokin hot. Prior to this, channel 7 was the last remaining locally owned television station in the market. Lets Eat at Waynes Lunchbox in Spindale, N.C. On WSPA-DT2 and Charter digital cable channel 247 is a 24-hour local weather channel known as "Storm Team 24/7". Director of Real Estate at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc., Managing Member at Carolina Commercial Director of Real Estate at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. Vice President at Carolina Zoom Productions, Inc., Broadcast. "Tim has been such a treasure for News 4," Clarke wrote, "a solid reporter and anchorand a hilarious friend.". WSPA pre-empted several CBS shows through the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. . Dave Jordan. WYCW was the only one of the three stations affected by the merger that could have been legally acquired by Meredith Media General either by maintaining the existing duopoly with WSPA or by forming a new duopoly with WHNS, as its total day viewership ranks below the top-four ratings threshold. That newscast was nominated for a 2010 Emmy Award for Best Newscast. Carolyn Smith can be reached at 562-7223 or carolyn.smith@shj.com. The Herald-Journal also attempted to call WSPA general manager Kenny Lawrence for comment on the video. Miscellaneous unorganized material/WTXF-TV, Miscellaneous unorganized material/WBOY-DT, http://web.archive.org/web/20100903011027/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-24526451_ITM, Morning Anchor/Reporter/"Good Day Atlanta" Co-Host, Reporter/"Georgia's Most Wanted" Correspondent, General Assignment Reporter/Substitute Anchor, retired from broadcasting; currently doing voice-overs, working part-time as a bailiff at the Gwinnett County Courthouse, Spokesperson for the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, Retired from news broadcasting on 5/31/2008 to pursue other interests, Retired from WSB-TV at the end of August 2008 and returned to WAGA-TV in October 2009, a partner at Broadcast Solutions, a production company, employed with KEF-Media Associates in Atlanta, now a correspondent for the E.W. Anne Maxwell joined 7 News in May of 2018 and is a Greenville-based reporter for 10 and 11 p.m. newscasts. "I believe there was some peer pressure involved in this, and this type of talk and behavior wasn't taught in their home.". WSPA Evening Anchor Tom Crabtree said earlier this week July will mark his last full month on the air. The Georgia native is a graduate of the University of Alabama where she earned a bachelor's degree in . Self - Correspondent unknown episodes . Cable, over-the-air and satellite availability. The station shared some resources with WNEG-TV in Toccoa, Georgia while that station was co-owned with WSPA; this included a CBS affiliation. Waller announced on his Facebook . 1:07. Do you have any information on why Julie left? In 2016, the station won Emmys for Best Morning and Evening Newscasts (Markets 26-75) and repeated with an Emmy for Best Evening Newscast in 2017. Sometime in 2009, WSPA Channel 7.2 became a RetroTV affiliate. This Video Should Help: jack roper channel 7 age. Owned by Media General, the station is sister to CW affiliate WYCW. In fact, WSPA's signal often comes in better than the two CBS affiliates both available on cable, Charlotte's WBTV (even though Watauga County is part of the Charlotte market) and WJHL-TV in Johnson City, Tennessee. On cable in Georgia, WSPA is carried outside the market in most of Rabun County, which is part of the Atlanta market. Their old set looked bad. Don't know if they will continue the Greenville studio, but I would only use it for live reports and the morning show as the slit screen set up is a bit awkward. WSPA-TV considerable local news output limits the number of programs the station carries in syndication, with Judge Judy, NCIS (and its New Orleans spinoff), and Storm of Suspicion being the only syndicated programming to air on WSPA-TV, with the latter three airing on late nights on weekends. However, WSPA is not carried on cable providers in that area. Digital Journalist/Reporter at WSPA-TV News Channel 7 Location: Columbia, South Carolina Area Industry: Broadcast Media Work history: WSPA-TV News Channel 7 - Spartanburg, SC Digital Journalist/Reporter since Jul 2010 SGTV STUDENT GAMECOCK TELEVISION Creator, Producer, Anchor, Photographer Aug 2008 - Aug 2011 Skills: On Monday, Phil Lane, vice president and general manager of . Total. WSPA was picked up in 1995 after Atlanta's longtime CBS affiliate, WAGA-TV, became a Fox owned-and-operated station. John Humphries, president and general manager at WYFF News 4, described Waller as a versatile journalist who has served in various roles, including 5 p.m. anchor, consumer reporter, investigative reporter and live, breaking news reporter. Share 0. I believe this incident will probably affect her (Gracie) a lot in the future and affect her now," Wilson said. Janet Spencer can be reached at 562-7222 or janet.spencer@shj.com. McCormick is part of the Augusta, Georgia market while Newberry is part of the Columbia market. WSPA-TV and WYCW share studios on International Drive (next to the I-26 and I-85 Business/Veterans Parkway interchange) in Spartanburg; through a channel sharing agreement, the two stations transmit using WSPA-TV's spectrum from an antenna on Hogback Mountain in northeastern Greenville County (southwest of Tryon, North Carolina). Anne has covered stories ranging from the case of accused NSA leaker Reality Winner, to The Masters, to allegations of abuse at the Georgia Department of Corrections. WLOS 13 (ABC): Darcell Grimes, Stan Pamfilis, Sherill Barber, Jason Boyer, Tammy Wafford, John Le. Graham could not be reached for comment Monday. In 1977, WSPA hired Annette Estes as anchor of its evening newscasts, becoming the station's first female news anchor; Estes left the station in 1987 to become the 6:00 and 11:00p.m. co-anchor (alongside Carl Clark) at WYFF. All rights reserved. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. On September 16, 2007, WSPA became the first television station in the Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville market to begin broadcasting its newscasts to high-definition. Hopefully it will be similar to their Nexstar Raleigh set for sister station WNCN channel 17. His departure came after an old Snapchat video began circulating online. [citation needed]. Wilson expressed he has no desire to see Amy Wood held responsible for something her teenage daughter did or said.