Damage reports are starting to come in from severe weather sweeping through the Tri-State area. 44News was at the scene of the incident Monday, which unfolded at a home on Cypress Dale Road. WEVV began broadcasting in 1983. October 13, 2011 | 9:29 pm EDT by TVNewsCheck. He'd been at the station for more than 15 years and had been the main anchor and managing editor for almost four years. WFYI Public Media's Editorial integrity Statement Rebecca Gulden was recently named the news director for ABC 22 and FOX 45 in Dayton. Nashville, Louisville, Indianapolis, and St. Louis are all less than three hour drives away if you need an occasional big city fix. The Ravena, New York, resident recently had a hysterectomy that included removing her fallopian tubes -- and believes it saved her life. )Communications with an emphasis on Radio & TV 1984. That September, WEVV began broadcasting a digital high-definition signal; at the time, a digital subchannel was added on virtual channel 44.2, which was originally affiliated solely with MyNetworkTV and was simulcast on WTSN-LP (and as such, was branded as "MyTSN"). Experts are drawing attention to the fallopian tubes' role in many cases of ovarian cancer and say more women . Indiana lawmakers have proposed numerous bills over the years aimed at lowering health care costs, with little success. Thousands of Tri-State residents are without power after severe weather Friday. djaggers@wfyi.org| @WFYIDoug, Eric Weddle WEVV-TV, the CBS & FOX affiliate in Evansville, Indiana, is looking for a Part Time News Production Assistant. Reidy said that neither she or her husband -- who has lung problems and requires supplemental oxygen -- experienced any new or worsening physical symptoms since the derailment. To learn more, visit our web site: www.wevv.com. "We do have a team here that is trying to collect health information so that we have a better understanding of the potential exposures and health effects," said Capt. The WFYI newsroom works to bring you thoughtful local news, covering poverty, public health, education, public affairs and the arts. The winds typically blow east, toward Pennsylvania. dbenson@wfyi.org| @HelloImDarian, Lauren Chapman bthorp@wfyi.org | @sad_radio_lad, Farah Yousry tbennett@wfyi.org| @TaylorB2213, Darian Benson Find. The Evansville, Ind., television market is sailing into nearly uncharted waters with the upcoming transfer of Fox television programming to a rival station. Most of those customers without power are in Vanderburgh County and Warrick County. Scripps' Tulsa NBC affiliate KJRH. "I can't imagine," she said. There are reports of trees and wires down in several areas of Evansville and Vanderburgh County. The center is also conducting medical exams for residents with health concerns. vcomberwilen@wfyi.org | @ComberWilen, Sydney Dauphinais dmccoy@wfyi.org | @dylanpmccoy, Katrina Pross We are very fortunate to find a person like Warren, saidDuJuan McCoy, president and CEO of Bayou City Broadcasting, which purchased WEVV for$18.6 million at the beginning of the year. May be responsible for breaking news coverage and weather coverage. Damage reports are starting to come in from severe weather sweeping through the Tri-State area. here. Bayou City Broadcasting's CBS-Fox affiliate WEVV Evansville, Ind. On April 24, 2013, Communications Corporation of America announced the sale of its stations to WEHT owner and WTVW operator Nexstar Broadcasting Group for $270 million, in a deal that also included rights to the local marketing agreements involving stations owned by Comcorp partner company White Knight Broadcasting. Valerie is currently a reporter and fill-in anchor at WEVV in Evansville, Indiana. News Director. At that point, the station sold much of its syndicated programming inventory to WTSN-LP (channel 56, now Retro Television Network affiliate WYYW-CD on channel 15).[4]. [10][11] However, the deal came soon after the FCC began closely scrutinizing sharing agreements between two or more television stations within the same market to help increase female and ethnic minority ownership in television broadcasting. Phone Email. It was the first full-market independent station in the Tri-State, and the first full-market commercial television station to sign on in the Evansville market since WTVW (channel 7, now a CW affiliate) debuted 27 years earlier in August 1956. January 14, 2023 . rrockel@wfyi.org | @rdtate29, Rebecca Thiele Since there are fewer than eight full-power stations in the Evansville market, neither Nexstar nor its partner company (and WTVW owner) Mission Broadcasting could legally buy WEVV. Warren Stewart has been named news director of E.W. Bug fixes and performance improvements. Manage reporters and elements in the broadcast. Videographer, Indiana Public Broadcasting Alyssa Andrews Tucker Antico Steve Brown Melissa Crash Bob Donaldson WEVV-TV is owned and operated by Allen Media Broadcasting. On Thursday night, some area residents came to the local high school auditorium for a town hall meeting -- their first chance to confront Norfolk Southern since the spill -- and expressed similar anger and frustration. Alex Murdaugh's defense in his double murder trial rested its case after calling up 14 witnesses over about two weeks of testimony, crime scene experts and the defendant's brother John Marvin. News Line: (812) 465-4567. Unable to make any ratings headway, WEVV shut down its news department in July 2001, causing the layoffs of 40 staffers. Korff joins the WEVV from WEHT-WTVW Evansville. The health department is still collecting surveys through its health assessment clinic, which will be open again next week. Utility companies around the Tri-State are reporting thousands of customers without power Friday after severe weather in the area. Evansville Courier & Press | But when asked whether there had been talk of the company relocating residents, he said there had not. Managing editor, WFYI education desk Must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (subject to any medical or religious accommodations or other applicable law). A man has been sentenced for his role in a deadly 2021 burglary. Warren Stewart has been working as a News Director at WEVV for 2 years. TVSpy | lchapman@wfyi.org| @laurenechapman_, Violet Comber-Wilen Shortly after affiliating with the network, the station began branding as "Fox 44". TVNewsCheck | The White House has directed federal agencies that they have 30 days to remove TikTok from all government-issued devices. As of about 1:45 p.m. Friday, CenterPoint Energy said about 11,000 customers were without power in the Evansville area and surrounding areas. 0. Plastic hoses snake into Leslie Run and Sulphur Run, two creeks that run through town that were contaminated by the accident. Court records show 23-year-old Biker Cox was sentenced to 41 total years for charges of burglary and reckless homicide Wednesday. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. CBS Overnight News New National and international headlines from CBS News journalists all around the world, plus stories from the West Coast edition of the "CBS Evening News With Norah O'Donnell." 5:00 AM If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. After Reidy answered pages of required questions, Shi and Dunn ask her if there was anything else she wanted them to know. The Daviess County Sheriff's Office says 54-year-old Michael Scott was arrested Wednesday morning on Highway 56. April 3, 2017 | 3:25 pm EDT by TVNewsCheck. Donna Reidy, 62, lives about a mile and a half away from the site in a white house on a hill that overlooks Leslie Run, one of the area waterways contaminated by the spill. "It's scary.". You might find it here. [7] On June 24, 2011, WEVV-TV signed on a new digital low-power translator station on UHF channel 47,[8] under the callsign W47EE-D, to relay WEVV-DT2's programming in 720p high definition over-the-air in the immediate Evansville/Henderson area. "Knowledge is power," says Samantha Carlucci, 26. arayes@wvpe.org|@arayesIPB, Jill Sheridan Police say the man has a previous conviction for child molesting, and that he also has six convictions for registry violations/failure to register as a sex offender. February 23, 2015 | 3:03 pm EST by TVNewsCheck, TVNewsCheck | Most recently, he was news director at KJRH Tulsa, Okla. Copyright 2023 NewsCheckMedia LLC, 238 Crosshill Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096 | 610-649-7989. bsmith@ipbs.org | @brandonjsmith5 WEVV-TV (channel 44) is a television station in Evansville, Indiana, United States, affiliated with CBS, Fox, and MyNetworkTV. The first half of the legislative session wraps up as the Senate approves bills banning books and criminalizing electronic tracking, while a bill to move to partisan school boards dies in the House. @BMiller44News. Honor Flight celebrates veterans ahead of Saturday's trip to D.C. Vanderburgh County deputy arrested on DUI charge after crash, sheriff's office says, Salvation Army kicks off its 37th annual 'Coat A Kid' campaign this week, Another 5,476 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported in Indiana. A missing Evansville teen was found hundreds of miles away from home in the residence of an accused sex trafficker, according to authorities. "Do the right thing," one man shouted. We're very sorry. (DMA 103, has hired Warren Korff as news director. But for the past month, ever since a freight train derailed and caught fire, the town has been bustling with responders and reporters. Insight Communications CEO Michael Willner wants you to know one thing: Its not the cable TV companys fault. TVNewsCheck | A mobile lab monitoring for air pollution at the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, found one potential chemical of concern at higher levels than normal, a team of scientists from Carnegie Mellon University and Texas A&M said at a briefing on Friday. "My kids are moving, my grandkids are moving away. Wednesday, March 1, 2023 On July 1, 1995, WEVV signed an affiliation agreement with CBS to become the network's new affiliate for the Evansville market. Mike DeWine has traveled to East Palestine four times since the derailment and US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan three times, each with entourages of aides and press wranglers. Managing editor, WFYI policy desk [9], On May 6, 2019, it was announced that Los Angelesbased Entertainment Studios, headed by entertainment entrepreneur Byron Allen, would purchase the Bayou City stations (including WEVV-TV) for $165 million. Investigative reporter, WFYI education desk Policy reporter, WBAA Criminal justice reporter, WFYI "We are going to do the right thing," Wilson said, responding to the shouts. Police say they found the baggie of pills wrapped around the trigger of a gun. Review/correct scripts, contribute story ideas, and represent the station at community events. . Courier & Press | The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 45,[6] using PSIP to display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 44. November 17, 2015 | 3:09 pm EST by Staff, Bayou City Broadcasting says the dispute, related to underpayment of retransmission fees by the satcaster, is over and it is very satisfied with the outcome as well as the expeditious nature of the resolution., TVNewsCheck | Greg Murdach. The Indiana Repertory Theatre and its board of directors announced Benjamin Hanna will be the theatres future Margot Lacy Eccles Artistic Director. bhowell@wfyi.org | @_BrittaniHowell, Alan K. Mbathi We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Livestream today's games & your favorite sports programming from WEVV. Shugart said it would take about three weeks to collect enough information to get an understanding of the full picture, then the agency has to work with Pennsylvania and Ohio to present their findings to residents. Fax: (812) 465-4559. However, her daughter, who also lives in East Palestine, had, she told investigators. Community engagement manager, Side Effects Public Media Roof blown off of church, other damage reported after severe weather in the Tri-State, Thousands without power in the Tri-State from severe weather, Evansville Police investigate east side gas station hold-up, New Student Resource Officer of Posey County is sworn in. 6,126 talking about this. 477 Carpenter St, Evansville, Indiana, 47708, United States . On Friday, the Ohio Department of Health released preliminary data from its ACE survey, and out of 168 completed, 74% of people said they experienced headaches, 64% reported anxiety, 61% reported coughing, 58% listed fatigue, and 52% said they had irritation, pain or burning of their skin. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Oscar Torres . The Evansville region also offers great areas for hiking and outdoor exploration with New Harmonie State Park, Lincoln State Park, and Patoka Lake.Evansville is centrally located 3 hours from Indianapolis, Nashville, Louisville, St. Louis, and Cincinnati. The next phase is supported by $2 million to focus on the south split near Fletcher Place and Fountain Square neighborhoods. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). The Latest News and Updates in News brought to you by the team at Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW): That's good news, said Dr. Paul Oberstein, a medical oncologist at NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center, who was not involved in the new report. The streets are busy with utility trucks for environmental clean-up companies TetraTech, Arcadis and AEComm. Investigative reporter, WFYI education desk On May 11, 2011, WEVV signed an affiliation agreement with Fox on its second digital channel after WTVW (which then became an independent station) lost its affiliation due to a dispute between Fox and Nexstar over Fox's revenue sharing demands of its stations' retransmission consent earningsin essence, resulting in WEVV regaining the Fox affiliation it had lost 16 years earlier. According to Fox2Now, "The ban took effect immediately, so it is now illegal to sell assault weapons in the Land of Lincoln. Before the change to CBS, the station was briefly called "WEVV Fox TV". [19], WEVV started producing a 9:00p.m. newscast February 23, 1992 as a Fox affiliate. Contact. Right now, our news crew is at theSt Joseph Catholic Church near the corner of West St. Joseph Road and St. Wendel Road in Vanderburgh County, where the roof has been completely blown off of the building. WEVV corporate office is located in 477 Carpenter St, Evansville, Indiana, 47708, United States and has 65 employees. As a result, CBS' programming gradually migrated to WEVV over the next four months, during which the station carried both CBS and Fox programming. [18] The sale was completed on July 31, 2019. The switch to CBS was officially completed on December 3, when the remainder of the CBS programming schedule moved to WEVV. 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Health reporter, Side Effects Public Media October 1, 2014 | 7:46 am EDT by Adam Buckman, After DuJuan McCoy paid his dues in local TV sales positions I believe sales is the crux of communication, he says he is now building a station group of his own, starting with his $18.6 million purchase of WEVV Evansville, Ind. WEVV-TV (channel 44) is a television station in Evansville, Indiana, United States, affiliated with CBS, Fox, and MyNetworkTV.Owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, the station maintains studios on Carpenter and Bond Streets in downtown Evansville and a transmitter at John James Audubon State Park in Henderson, Kentucky.. WEEV-LD (channel 47) in Evansville operates as a low-power translator of . Work with assignment manager to develop stories, and perform other duties assigned by News Director. Discovery Company. DMA 103 (EVANSVILLE, IN) WEVV Names Jeffrey Fisher General Manager TVNewsCheck | January 16, 2015 | 7:30 am EST by Staff [13], On January 8, 2015, WEVV and WEVV-DT2 were removed from Dish Network in the Evansville market, due to a carriage dispute spurred by Bayou City and Dish's inability to agree on retransmission consent revenue during negotiations on a new carriage agreement. The last time there was a local news product on WEVV was 14 years ago. This had been a quiet little town of about 4,700 people nestled in the rolling hills of Northeast Ohio. TVNewsCheck | On Aug. 3, WEVV, the CBS and Fox affiliates in Evansville, Ind., is launching a local TV news operation from scratch, going up against already established local TV newscasts from both the NBC and ABC affiliates in town. rthiele@iu.edu | @beckythiele, Benjamin Thorp The Entertainment Studios CEOs Allen Media is getting CBS, NBC and Fox affiliates in Evansville, Ind., and Lafayette, La. Stewart has been the station's interim news director for the past month, replacing Mike McCardel. Although CBS' affiliation agreement with WEHT did not expire until December of that year, channel 25 (which was unhappy about losing its network affiliation with CBS after 42 years) began dropping CBS shows from its schedule in stages. Managing editor, Side Effects Public Media They only recently were able to get their well tested, and they were told it would take another three weeks to get the results of that testing. Conversely, the ABC affiliation moved to WEHT (channel 25) ending that station's affiliation with CBS. Health equity reporter, Side Effects Public Media Thats a responsibility that I think I have., TVNewsCheck | (DMA 103), has appointed Warren Stewart news director. WEVV Names Warren Korff News Director TVNewsCheck | February 3, 2015 | 2:33 pm EST by Staff New owner Bayou City Broadcasting brings in long-time Evansville journalist to return news to the CBS-Fox affiliate in Indiana. In May 1995, Banam Broadcasting, a subsidiary of BankAmerica, sold WTVW to Petracom Broadcasting. 477 Carpenter Street. sestes@wfyi.org|@sestes, Scott Cameron <br><br>A University of Florida graduate, she is an award-winning journalist with experience in radio, web and TV . Spot TV Forecast: After Political Bonanza In 22, Flat Will Suffice For 23, Top 30 Station Groups: Standard General Leaps Into Second Place With Tegna Acquisition, 13th Annual Women In Technology Awards Reception, Revenue Strategies: Advanced Targeting for Local TV. Email: News Desk - news@wevv.com. January 16, 2015 | 7:30 am EST by Staff. The channel number returned following the . May 6, 2019 | 10:53 am EDT by Mark K. Miller. East Palestine resident Jamie Cozza asked the panel answering questions at Thursday's town hall. Court records say that Cox received a sentence of 35 years for the burglary charge and 6 years for the reckless homicide charge, but that those . They are worried about their children or grandchildren potentially being exposed to toxins and having health problems down the road. Work with assignment manager to develop stories, and perform other duties assigned by News Director. Stewart has been the stations interim news director for the past month, replacing Mike McCardel. WEVV then picked up CBS This Morning in November. Wilson said the company had leased office space in town and "and we signed a long lease. Warren Stewart Named WEVV News Director. We'll help you push the envelope of career possibilities and gain an edge in this competitive industry while you work for an industry leader. If you see high water over a roadway, officials say not to try and drive through it. CNN's Miguel Marquez and Jeff Simon contributed to this report. Man charged with murder after missing 57-year-old found dead in Evansville home. Daily news reporter, Indiana Public Broadcasting You can see more photos of damage from around the Tri-State by clicking here. Pennsylvania's Department of Environment Protection, or DEP, just visited Anderson's farm for the first time this week, nearly four weeks after the event. Competing independent station WLCN (channel 19, later WAZE-TV and now defunct)which signed one month after WEVV began operationsprimarily served the southern part of the market at the time.