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WNBC’s Tom Llamas Drops Noon for Reporting; Rob Schmitt Hired From SoCal
By JERRY BARMASH (@jerrybarmash) Channel 4 is going bi-coastal with its new hire, Rob Schmitt (left) from CBS’ duopoly KCBS/KCAL in Los Angeles. Schmitt, who makes his New York debut July 15, will...
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Pat Battle Shines in Rare Weeknight Fill-in Role on WNBC
For those who missed Shiba Russell last week, veteran anchor/reporter Pat Battle proved a strong alternative. Battle, who has been a weekend co-anchor on WNBC for many years, got some much needed wide...
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Sibila Vargas In; Is Shiba Russell On the Way Out at WNBC?
With the announcement that Sibila Vargas (left) is coming on board at WNBC in October, we’re left to speculate how the anchor changes will impact the station, and most notably, Shiba Russell. Since she...
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Major Anchor Switch On Tap at WNBC
In a dramatic move, WNBC management has decided to make a change with its anchors. Sibila Vargas, who joined WNBC in October, will add the 11 p.m. broadcast opposite venerable Chuck Scarborough, a WNBC...
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WNBC Moves Forward at 5 p.m. with Split Newscast
Without any publicity or fanfare, WNBC quietly unveiled its revamped 5 p.m newscast without Tom Llamas. Channel 4 opted to break the traditional one-hour broadcast into two separate 30-minute shows....
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WNBC Shakeup: Shiba Russell Out; Brynn Gingras CNN-Bound
Shiba Russell is gone from WNBC. The anchor’s days were numbered at Channel 4 since Sibila Vargas came on board from Los Angeles in October 2013, supplanting Russell as night time co-anchor with Chuck...
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