He's also recorded several books on tape in Atlanta. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. Donovan Jackson is a general assignments reporter for WAFB 9News. One investigator from the NTSBs Denver field office is headed to New Orleans to investigate the crash. These days, the news anchors are the ones who have an opinion about everything, and yet they are the ones who are the most likely to be wrong. I dont know if any of them ever ran.. It started with the death of a friend at St. James Place, where he and his wife, Sandy, moved three years after he retired. Beloved Louisiana news anchor Donna Britt dead at 62 By Jackie Salo January 21, 2021 1:28pm Updated Donna Britt passed away after a battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. He is also WAFB's Managing Editor. She didnt know who I was, he said, laughing. I'm not sure about Lauren and the magazine, but she's still very active on Facebook. He graduated from the University of North Florida with a bachelor's . While he may not get to interview presidents or governors or even mayors anymore, Sells is still a newsman at heart. at URS Corporation, Director of Marketing and Communications at Central Physical Therapy. David Ade returned to the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2021 as a multimedia journalist. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. BATON ROUGE, La. Autumn Payton is a digital content producer for WAFB News in Baton Rouge. I know what it is to be an honest person in your own head. They met standing in the takeout line at Gino's Restaurant. As a former news anchor, I know what it is to be a wafb. George Sells gets a hug from long-time co-anchor Donna Brill at his retirement party in 2012. In addition to his various jobs, Sells also has taken on another role -- husband. A breast cancer survivor, she was also very active with breast cancer fundraisers. Hes also recorded several books on tape in Atlanta. Former WAFB reporter Kiran Chawla says her love of investigative reporting and the viewing public sparked her to start her new YouTube channel. Donna announced her diagnosis to viewers during WAFBs 6 p.m. newscast on July 27, 2017. Buckskin was also one of the first shows in the United States to have a sign-language interpreter for hearing-impaired viewers prior to closed-captioning. For the last nine months, doctors have tried to diagnose it, however many of the symptoms are the same for other diseases. Copyright 2021 WAFB. In addition, the new owners cancelled the station's beloved 33-year-old half-hour local weekday program Storyland, then the longest-running children's program, hosted by Buckskin Bill Black, and rechristened it as Buckskin and Friends, an hour-long show that aired on Saturday mornings until it was cancelled in September 1990. Donna served for 17 years on the Salvation Armys Community Board. Donna also served on boards for the Baranco-Clark YMCA, the Southern University Art Museum, the Baton Rouge Ballet Theater and the Louisiana Association for Arts in Education. content for publishing on our website. She loves telling people that. It started with the death of a friend at St. James Place, where he and his wife, Sandy, moved three years after he retired. Johnny Ahysen is a traffic reporter for 9News This Morning and Early Edition. Timothy Knapp joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2018 as Studio Manager and Photojournalist. Someone in North Carolina hit a top Mega Millions prize, lottery says. Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. During her 16 years there, she traveled back to New Orleans to cover Hurricane Katrina. The station aired the syndicated version of Family Feud hosted by Steve Harvey until 2020 and aired the versions hosted by Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, and John O'Hurley, with the exception of Karn's first season, which aired on KZUP-CD, and Harvey's second through fifth seasons, which aired on WVLA. They also have a family cat named Ella after jazz great Ella Fitzgerald. A St. James connection led him to another project with Court Appointed Special Advocates, which recruits, screens, trains and supervises community volunteers to serve as advocates for abused and neglected children in the courtroom. WAFB also airs the Sunday services from the First United Methodist Church in the city. Not so much here in Baton Rouge, though," said Sells. Making sure that all vital supplies are in one place, even if it means putting them into a carry-on and checking out early from work so as not to miss any flights! Various emergency agencies responded to a plane crash that happened just after 3 p.m. in a field near Jourdan Road and Morrison Road in New Orleans. Donna loved to travel and she and her family saw much of the world together. He previously worked at the Bureau from 2017-2019. "She didn't know who I was," he said, laughing. Her husband, Mark Ballard, serves as the Capitol Bureau Chief for The Advocate newspaper. Chris Nakamoto - Anchor WBRZ News 2. Todays news anchors are the ones who are the ones who are the most likely to be wrong about almost everything. "The first thing I noticed about her were her steel-blue eyes.". pii_email_d944688683aa285ffcac Archives Tech Blog, the pii_email_714b6d907fa76ce295de Archives, Royal Lifestyle Is Your Worst Enemy. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. 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Prejean and associates (Modern Broadcasting of Baton Rouge) were the first owners of the station, and they sold it to Royal Street Corporation of New Orleans in 1956, which owned WDSU-TV, the first television station in Louisiana. "The arms that went around me the people here at St. James were so supportive," said Sells. Scottie Hunter is the lead investigative reporter and noon anchor for WAFB 9News in Baton Rouge. West, who has always been interested in science and health, hosted Medical Breakthroughs, the Jean Wests Medical Digest, and continues information programming through her firm, Faceswest Productions. WAFB news anchor Donna Britt announced her retirement Wednesday, almost 11 months after she was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He put together a video obituary for Paul Davey's family and friends. Miranda Thomas Reporter Baton Rouge native Miranda Thomas joined the WAFB 9NEWS Team as a reporter in July 2022.. All rights reserved. Two games many adults can remember Buckskin playing were called "Hully Gully" which helped to teach counting numbers and the "Monday Morning March". Cali Hubbard is a reporter for WAFB in Baton Rouge, La. You can tell theres a lot of knowledge and self-confidence in these stories because of their background. I felt the love.. State Rep. Richard Nelson becomes fourth republican to enter governors race, 18-year-old killed in Donaldsonville shooting late Tuesday night. She graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications and Digital Media with an emphasis in Sports. Swiber Holdings Limited Anchor Foreman since Jun 2012 Leighton International Limited - Al Fao, Basarh Iraq Offshore Construction Foreman since May 2011 Full Profile Whitney Vann Baton Rouge, LA Professions & Specialties News Anchor Commercial Announcer Presenter Experience & Education Position: TV News Anchor at WBRZ-TV Location: From 1988 until 2019, The Price Is Right aired at 11 a.m. instead of 10 a.m., and The Young and the Restless aired at 4 p.m. instead of 11 a.m. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. Nancy worked for WAFB for numerous years as a reporter and the anchor of the station's 5 p.m. newscast. I go crazy when reporters and anchors make mistakes and I know they know better. Tap a new source for sales and referrals with Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. Information from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicates there was a fire reported after the crash. As Legislative Reporter, Rosato covers the Louisiana state government on a daily basis for WAFB's 4 pm., 5 pm., 6 pm. NEW ORLEANS (WAFB) - Former WAFB news anchor, Nancy Parker, was killed in a small plane crash in New Orleans East Friday, Aug. 16. Copyright 2020 WAFB. One locally produced show that brought years of enjoyment to children was hosted by "Buckskin Bill" Black (William Black) that ran in different formats from 1955 until 1990. REPORT: Plane crash claims the life of iconic New Orleans stunt pilot Franklin Augustus, beloved journalist Nancy Parker. I felt the love.". Louisiana native, veteran journalist Tisha Powell to join WAFB news team, La. She has a personality that lights up a room and I cant wait for our viewers to meet her.. For over two decades, the WAFB anchor brought viewers the news of the day. "She's gorgeous for a women who's the same age as I am," he continued. As a student, she had been working for WYNK radio, and so in 1981 she decided to get a temporary job with WAFB, the local CBS affiliate. But three days of testing at Houston Methodist Hospital have removed doubts. transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts, https://www.linkedin.com/company/wafb-tv/, "GRAY AND RAYCOM TO COMBINE IN A $3.6 BILLION TRANSACTION", "Gray Acquiring Raycom For $3.65B, Forming No. Donna carried me those first six months or so after I started at WAFB, he said. They were trying to approach an older demographic, and it was supposed to run in Phoenix, but the project got canned when Coke decided to go after the millennials, he said. A native of Mississippi, Perry has been recognized by the Mississippi Associated Press Broadcasters for a number of stories between general news, editorials and sports pieces. Brittany Weiss, 4 p.m. anchor and 2. Louis S. Prejean and associates (Modern Broadcasting of Baton Rouge) were the first owners of the station, and they sold it to Royal Street Corporation of New Orleans in 1956, which owned WDSU-TV, the first television station in Louisiana. Meredith will replace Sandy Breland, who left Baton Rouge for WVUE New Orleans. All rights reserved. She was 62. While in Kentucky, West also worked for WAVE and WFPL. Touched by the reception to it, Sells now produces similar videos for any St. James resident who dies. The station has always been a CBS affiliate but carried some NBC programming until WBRZ-TV signed on in 1955. As a former news anchor, I know what it is to be a wafb. and attended St. Thomas More Catholic High School. "I'm partial to 'ABC World News Tonight' because I worked for ABC News in New York for five years. "I never would have been so successful without her.". Former Southeastern Channel news reporter-anchor Chris Rosato has been hired as the Legislative Reporter for WAFB-TV Ch. In 2003, Raycom acquired former The Box affiliate WBXH-CA, which became a sister station to WAFB when the channel became Baton Rouge's third UPN affiliate and later MyNetworkTV affiliate in 2006. Live with Regis and Kelly and The Oprah Winfrey Show were seen until the late 1990s. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. Owned by Branson Visitors TV; Gray holds a 50.1% interest in this company. I go crazy when reporters and anchors make mistakes and I know they know better. George Sells, shown on the set of Philadelphia's KYW-TV in the late 1960s or early 1970s with Marciarose Shestack, still binge watches the news. During this campaign, he asked children to bring in their pennies to buy an elephant. Breanne Bizette is a general assignments reporter for WAFB in Baton Rouge. Dec. 17--Seven years ago, George Sells stepped down as one of the most trusted newsmen in the greater Baton Rouge area. 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