Kathrine Nero, who co-anchored WCPO-TV's Good Morning Tri-State has been dismissed after 20 years at Cincinnati's ABC affiliate. So I guess that's how this is going to go.' "SOME NEWS! I'm not sure if local TV is in my future. O'Neill returned to anchor mornings when Nero was fired in 2018. The 10 are news anchor (Adrian Whitsett), one weather anchor (Sherry Hughes), two sports reporters/anchors (Keenan Singleton, Reggie Wilson) and six reporters (Monique John, Whitney Miller,. Jeff Brogan, WCPO-TV general manager, just responded to my email. While shes leaving broadcasting, I have no doubt she will be successful and continue to shine in her new career.. Once Ken Broo left, I filled in as the weekend anchor at WCPO for nine months. She may look at careers outside of television. And when Reggie Wilson left, I stepped in and filled in as an anchor again I wasn't being paid the going rate for. I'm the type of person who throws out birthday cards, but I kept those. Adrian Whitsett. Copyright 2023 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Cincinnati-based Scripps flagship station has pulled main co-anchors Tanya O'Rourke and Craig McKee from the 11 p.m. news "to better position us to meet our goals," says Jeff Brogan, WCPO-TV vice president and general manager. So @wcpo wants to go in a different direction without @KathrineNero? "I want to thank Julie for her years of services to WCPO and the community and wish her the very best.". Multimedia Journalist Social AllyKraemerWCPO AllyKraemerWCPO Email: ally.kraemer@wcpo.com Phone: 513-256-1076 When it comes to social media, you can find me: On Twitter:@AllyKraemerWCPO or. "I would like to thank all of you whove reached out to me privately and publicly with such kind words of encouragement. For now, Singleton plans to be a stay at home father in Bradenton. 1 in late news (10-11:35 p.m.) for five years, lost news viewers because of the World Series, WXIX-TV folks tell me. During her time in Cincinnati, Kristyn has been active in supporting numerous community organizations including Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, The American Heart Associations Go Red for Women and the World Affairs Council. People who make waking up at 3:30AM fun are 1 in a million. But I think maybe they failed to understand that once you prevent someone from seeking a better opportunity for their family, that person may not be totally happy in that environment moving forward, and to be frank, that's how I felt. Ill certainly miss it, but I know how fortunate Ive been to call the Queen City home for the past five years.. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, Give light and the people will find their own way., Melisse Marks, WCPO 9, 513-852-4954, melisse.marks@wcpo.com. This was a difficult decision that we made after much thought and evaluation. Jeff Brogan, WCPO vice president and general manager, declined to comment about Singleton. By two hours, she had 800 comments and 136 shares. WCPO-TV Primary news anchors Craig McKee and Tanya O'Rourke no longer co-anchor WCPO-TV's 11 p.m. news. Her announcement that she was gone from WCPO-TV, LGBTQ scientists want safety standards for fieldwork, Here's how Cincinnati is changing the process for nonprofits to get city funding, With SNAP relief payments ending, Hamilton County commissioners say they plan to help, Metro picks its two Bus Rapid Transit corridors, Matt Dolan announces U.S. Senate bid against Sherrod Brown, Ohio abortion rights advocates working on constitutional amendment, Ready for the 2023 Cincinnati Council election? "As positions open, we look around our industry to find the best journalists to join our awesome team. Thank you for letting me into your homes and allowing me to tell the stories that matter. TV station WCPO fired Hill in March after he was indicted on charges he had sex with four boys whom he had been mentoring. For more than 30 years, John Kiesewetter has been the source for information about all things in local media comings and goings, local people appearing on the big or small screen, special programs, and much more. O'Neill's friends say she was told her contract would not be renewed when it expired at the end of the year and was given two options either to work as a reporter through December, or to leave the station but continue to be paid through December. 1 reason was family. Whatever that thing is you choose to do! I hope that you know how much I've enjoyed my job, spending my mornings with you. Two of the Black journalists prominently featured in the video Jasmine Minor and Timyka Artist have left the station. I am overwhelmed and eternally blessed to receive such caring and love and I am full of gratitude that my 27 years of work in this community is respected and has meant something to so many," she wrote on Facebook. The city's first 10 p.m. newscast, launched in 1993, has spawned 12.5 hours of weekday newscasts at 4:30-11 a.m.; 3-6:30 p.m.; and 10-11:35 p.m. He and his wife have family in Florida who could help them with their children, ages 3 and 2. "This was a blindside," says Kathrine Nero, WCPO-TV's Good Morning Tri-State anchor who was let go by WCPO-TV Monday. Popo was the ultimate storyteller and Ken was like the personality. "I cant talk about specific personnel matters," he said. Scripps Company. John Kiesewetter, who has covered television and media for more than 35 years, has been working for Cincinnati Public Radio and WVXU-FM since 2015. A former Cincinnati television news reporter will go to prison under terms of his plea agreement to sex offenses involving minors. According to his LinkedIn profile . Born and raised in Baltimore, she's thrilled to be back home, co-anchoring WJZ mornings, WJZ at 9 and reporting. Chip Mahaney, WCPO-TV news director, sent this email to the staff Tuesday afternoon: "I want to let you know that Kathrine Nero is no longer with WCPO. I wish you the best of luck, The phrase 'I have no words' doesn't even begin to explain what's going through my mind. Brogan said last week that WCPO-TV has "started the recruiting process and we will look at internal and external candidates, like every other position we post.". Her professionalism was recognized by the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences with an Emmy Award in 2018 in the category of Best News Anchor. The Colorado native has also worked in Cheyenne, Wyoming; Ft. Meyers, Florida; Denver, Colorado; Nashville, Tennessee; and Colorado Springs, Colorado. She graduated from Louisiana State University in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in music. "Technically my position is MMJ a multi-media journalist. She has worked at WCPO for 27 years, starting as a weekend assignment editor and worked her way up to being Senior News Anchor. Sam Hubbard micd up during 98-yard TD: Cant catch me!, Woman charged with murder after beating man with his own cane returns to court. Traffic reporter Sina Gebre-Ab took a TV job last spring in Baltimore, her hometown. We made the decision to take her off the morning show as an anchor and spoke with her about a couple of different options moving forward," news director Barry Fulmer said in a personnel announcement to staffers. I love Jennifer and Jac too, but Katherines signed headshot has been in my locker at the firehouse for 15 years. Julie O'Neill, who anchored the morning show at WCPO-TV, "Good Morning Tri-State," was with the station 27 years. She has been a big part of the station and our morning show in particular. Another point of contention was WCPO-TV's refusal to let him out of his contract in November 2020, when a Tampa TV station offered him more money to come to Florida. @KathrineNero Im sorry about how this went down!! I had a year to go. @KathrineNero made me a better journalist. As Jeff and I evaluate the current status and future of Good Morning Tri-State, we decided we need to go in another direction with this anchor position. Bill Price, a former reporter and longtime anchor for WCPO-TV, has died. @KathrineNero May you go from strength to strength! A Chicago native, she will be returning to her hometown to be near family and explore work opportunities outside television news. Bret Buganski. "Our anchors are accomplished journalists, and the new schedule assignments allow them to get out and tell more stories our viewers and users care about," Brogan says. The former Division I tennis player for the University of Oregon says she's "heading to a new opportunity and taking another step in this beautiful journey," according to her Facebook post. Bill was such a nice guy and always willing to help . Kathrine Nero, who co-anchored WCPO-TV'sGood Morning Tri-State has been dismissed after 20 years at Cincinnati's ABC affiliate. They're so different, but they were both so talented in their strengths. 22 Xavier hands No. Next he worked about six years as a researcher for the NFL Network in Los Angeles. Competitors WXIX-TV, WLWT-TV and WKRC-TV all do 10 p.m. news (on Channels 19, 64 and 5.2) in addition to the 11 p.m. news. The Temple University graduate previously had worked as executive producer of the Radio Times talk show on Philadelphia's WHYY-FM; an associate producer for NPR's Talk of the Nation in Washington D.C.; and a producer, reporter-host for WUPW-TV in Toledo. Since I started writing about Cincinnati broadcasting in 1985, TV station managers have told me that the late news ratings were most important to them even as early evening newscasts expanded into the late afternoon and more resources were poured into morning news while the 11 p.m. audience shrank. Minor and Artist appeared twice in the 30 seconds, along with shots of anchor Julie O'Neill; meteorologists Jennifer Ketchmark and Austin Winfield; reporter Ally Kraemer; and traffic reporter Sina Gebre-Ab. The 10 are news anchor (Adrian Whitsett), one weather anchor (Sherry Hughes), two sports reporters/anchors (Keenan Singleton, Reggie Wilson) and six reporters (Monique John, Whitney Miller, Raven Richard, Larry Seward, Lisa Smith and Kristen Swilley). Sina Gebre-Ab joined the WJZ team in May 2022. Singleton, hired from a Lexington TV station in 2015, had his disagreements with WCPO-TV management. Much love and respect! Jeff Brogan, WCPO-TV vice president and general manager, said the station "just started the recruiting process and we will look at internal and external candidates (for morning co-anchor), like every other position we post." Then things changed. But after 20 years, they might have handled it better," she says. Im sad to hear of what happened. O'Neill started her career at WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge, La., in 1991, while studying broadcast journalism at Louisiana State University. Can't wait to see what's next! Sorry to see this. An accomplished singer, she started college by studying vocal performance at Centenary College of Louisiana (1986-87), then studied music theater at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (1988-89), before minoring in music at LSU (1990-1992). Prosecutors said the boys were ages 13 to 15 when the offenses. More: Morning anchor Kathrine Nero out at WCPO. Kristen Skovira will replace Julie O'Neill as a co-anchor on "Good Morning Tri-State" starting Wednesday, the TV station announced . I've literally grown up here. After getting a sports marketing degree from the University of Oregon in 2015, Minor earned a master's degree in broadcast journalism in 2017 from Northwestern University. Youll also learn about Cincinnatis rich broadcasting history. I will personally miss working with her, as I know many of you will.". "For now, I plan to spend lots of quality time with my family/friends and traveling as much as I can until I am ready for my next big adventure," Artist says. Shes most proud of the Emmy Award-winning special she produced about her fathers service in Vietnam. I've gotten married, had two beautiful girls, survived cancer and made some incredible friends along the way. It's basically their way to get people to do all the jobs that three or four people used to do (camera operator, video editor, etc.) Leaving was "my call," says Singleton, the glib sportscaster probably best known for filming University of Cincinnati football coach Tommy Tuberville yelling at a heckling fan to "go to hell, get a job" in 2016. CINCINNATI A longtime reporter and anchor who once served the Cincinnati area has died. Under the deal, a judgewill sentence Hill on November tenth to five years in prison. She didn't see it coming. Scripps is the nations largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Her Positively Cincinnati segments share good news about people doing uplifting and positive things in the area. All our newscasts are important to us but so is serving our audience on all platforms. February 13, 2017 Josh Elliot was abruptly fired by CBS News on Monday and escorted out of the building by security. Best wishes to you and your future endeavors! It's one thing to fill in for a couple of weeks. O'Neill returned to anchor mornings in 2018 when Nero was fired. xaviersports. Local media is still his beat and hes bringing his interest, curiosity, contacts and unique style to Cincinnati Public Radio and 91.7 WVXU. I just tried to take as much from each of them because they were two dudes who were doing it for 30-plus years at the highest level," he says. She'll take them home Wednesday, when she packs up her things at the station. The station is owned by The E.W. ", Why the change? "Julie O'Neill no longer is a member of our team. The "Good Morning Beautiful" promotion, adapted from the song by Luke McMaster and Jim Brickman, premiered last year. The news team works every day to help people find deals and avoid scams through its Dont Waste Your Money franchise, which is distributed to stations across the country. And when Reggie Wilson left, I stepped in and filled in as an anchor again I wasn't being paid the going rate for an anchor. She's a leader with passion and dedication. WCPO-TV confirmed Sunday Bill Price passed away, but the cause of death is unknown. Contact John at johnkiese@yahoo.com. We decided to go in another direction with this anchor position after much thought and evaluation of Good Morning Tri-State. Ill be announcing my next step soon! LGBTQ scientists want safety standards for fieldwork, Here's how Cincinnati is changing the process for nonprofits to get city funding, With SNAP relief payments ending, Hamilton County commissioners say they plan to help, Metro picks its two Bus Rapid Transit corridors, Matt Dolan announces U.S. Senate bid against Sherrod Brown, Ohio abortion rights advocates working on constitutional amendment, Ready for the 2023 Cincinnati Council election? Today was my last day with WCPO 9. Jaclyn returned to cheerleading in May 2017 but finally called it quits in April 2019 after two years. Whitsett was added after he arrived in October. John Kiesewetter, who has covered television and media for more than 35 years, has been working for Cincinnati Public Radio and WVXU-FM since 2015. To be frank, they (WCPO) probably needed a better teammate than what I could provide at this point in my journey, so it was time for me to step away and focus more on stuff here at home, and be around my kids. O'Neill is the third anchor to depart WCPO-TV this year. Kristyn Hartman, who joined WCPO 9 in 2017, anchors at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. She will leave the station at the end of May. Hell be posting news about Greater Cincinnati TV, radio and movies; updating your favorite former local TV/radio personalities or stars who grew up here; and breaking news about national TV, radio and media trends. Viewers can watch her from 4:30 to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday. Whether it was anchoring, reporting, or producing half-hour specials, Kristyn made it a priority to provide our audiences with well-researched news and information. Local media is still his beat and hes bringing his interest, curiosity, contacts and unique style to Cincinnati Public Radio and 91.7 WVXU. Here's to 20 more years!". Hell be posting news about Greater Cincinnati TV, radio and movies; updating your favorite former local TV/radio personalities or stars who grew up here; and breaking news about national TV, radio and media trends. LGBTQ scientists want safety standards for fieldwork, Here's how Cincinnati is changing the process for nonprofits to get city funding, With SNAP relief payments ending, Hamilton County commissioners say they plan to help, Metro picks its two Bus Rapid Transit corridors, Matt Dolan announces U.S. Senate bid against Sherrod Brown, Ohio abortion rights advocates working on constitutional amendment, Ready for the 2023 Cincinnati Council election? That's something that this process has taught me that I'm ready to call my own shots in a lot of different ways.". Morning news reporter Minor left the station last Wednesday, April 21. @KathrineNero I am in shock and so very sad to hear the news. The station has added anchor Jasmine Styles from Tampa, and weekend anchor/reporter Bret Buganski from Wichita after weekend anchor Evan Millward moved to weekday evenings. Black News Anchor Fired After Wearing 'Unprofessional' Natural Hair Photo Credit: Brittany Noble Instagram By #TeamEBONY | January 16, 2019 Share Brittany Noble, 32, a former news anchor at. Yes, she wanted to make it clear to all her fans she didn't want to leave, and that she wanted to thank all of her loyal viewers. The city's ethics office is, Cincinnati celebrates 48th annual MLK Day, New year means new airlines, new flights and new technology for CVG, Indiana's Asian American community is grieving after a bus stabbing attack. 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