Well, we finally know what happened to former Fox 6 chief meteorologist David Neal.
The popular weatherman has not been on the air for several weeks, and based on this afternoon’s post by The Birmingham News, we know it’s not by choice.
They also have a link to a PDF of the circuit court filing containing [...]
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David Neal’s OK; but he’s suing Fox 6
May 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Tags: Media · television
So, you still miss Beaner & Ken huh?
May 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Screenshot of Beaner & Ken website.
Well you can always let them know just how much Birmingham does! For those of you that didn’t know, Beaner & Ken (well, at least Ken) still maintain a website/blog tied to their former #1 morning show. The show was canceled in mid-December 2006 as part of what I [...]
UPDATE: The Birmingham News… it’s gone blog!
May 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Screenshot of potential “new” Birmingham News homepage.
Well, apparently not yet… though we were able to catch this screenshot of a revamped Birmingham News homepage about mid-morning - though it’s currently gone back to its original state. The redesign resembled the layout that is currently in use on al.com’s entertainment section.
We’re not sure if [...]
Steve and Leah take to the airwaves
May 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tune in to WERC 960 AM this morning before 11 a.m. and you can say you were listening the first day that Steve Shannon and Leah Brandon were on the air together in The Magic City.
The radio veterans started their run on the heritage AM station at 7 a.m. The Birmingham Business Journal posted [...]
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Mark Prater’s coming back to Birmingham
May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
The Prattville native has announced on his website that he will be returning to metro Birmingham as CBS 42’s new chief meteorologist beginning July 1. The former ABC 33/40 meteorologist, last in the market in late 2004, seems to be looking forward to the challenge. He’s currently the chief meteorologist on INN in Davenport, [...]
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al.com is live - on Twitter!
April 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Screenshot of al.com’s Twitter page.
So just before I was about to say that it was a shame that al.com hadn’t gotten it’s own Twitter profile yet - poof! - it magically appears.
Most of the mainstream media in the city recently joined the Twitterverse (even if they aren’t all joining in the conversation that it’s [...]
CBS 42 decides to join the Twitterverse
April 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Screenshot of CBS 42 Twitter profile page.
CBS 42 has become the latest media outlet to add Twitter to their arsenal of news dissemination. They follow ABC 33/40, NBC 13 and The Birmingham News into the Twitterverse, leaving one major media outlet out of the tweeting - Fox 6. No word yet on when they’ll [...]
