According to Kenny this will be the first house in Kentucky built on a VA property, which is expected to open later this year. graduated from Lafayette High School before attending Georgetown College where he earned a B.A in Communications. India Jones is the weekday Traffic Anchor that joined WKYT in March of 2022. [44] The station received over 75 phone calls and 25 letters from viewers expressing displeasure with the move. Cavese Jones, 19, was seen driving a stolen car beside three other stolen cars on the, LONDON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- 40 empty, airplane-sized bottles of Fireball and "several" Fireball buckets were found in a DUI suspect's car during a Tuesday traffic stop. With the exception of most of the 1990s, the station's local newscasts have generally rated third out of the four main TV newsrooms in Lexington. David Reed, The Lexington Herald television columnist, June 19, 1981[64], WTVQ's newscasts have held many identities over the years, in large part because of their traditional third-place ratings in the market. When you see news happening, share it! To make the move happen, two unused allocations would need to be moved. Lexington broadcaster Tom Kenny leaves ABC 36 after 21 years By Taylor Six June 12, 2022 1:24 PM Tom Kenny has left ABC 36 after 21 years when it was decided the newsroom wanted to "go in a. [29][30], Morale in the newsroom was high; newly hired news director Clark Edwards noticed that "people were going about their jobs with a new drive after the change". [42]), Months after the move to channel 36 and improved product, tragedy struck at the station. May 18, 2022 6:00 AM. A Wind Advisory is in place for all counties in the ABC 36 viewing area., Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ): Good Sunday evening everyone, its been a calm day across central and eastern Kentucky with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. CEO Johnson stated that Shamrock was investing over $2 million for these signal improvements. Jordan is a Kentucky native born, Since 2002, Piecoro has been the radio color analyst for UK Football on the UK Sports Network, a role he will return to this fall. You can watch Paxton on weekday, Kaitlyn Shive joined the ABC36 News Team in January 2021 as a Multimedia Journalist. widget: true, WTVQ had been Lexington's third-rated station since its sign-on and was noted for having marginal production values around this time. Andy Beshear on Tuesday morning signed a proclamation making Feb. 28 Hunger Free Day in Kentucky. 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At WKYT, Bill has covered it all from the police beat to natural disasters to inaugurations. Tom loves NASCAR and shares his opinions of the sport in his NASCAR blog. Jeff Piecoro is coming back to Lexington television. The department's position that Trump is, (CNN NEWSOURCE) -- Kentucky Fried Chicken is bringing back the KFC Double Down after a nearly 10-year hiatus. Congress, the White House itself andmore than half of, WASHINGTON (AP) TheSupreme Courtis about to hear arguments over President Joe Bidensstudent debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced. Gwen, FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Republican lawmakers on Thursday advanced a bill aimed at putting limits on drag shows in Kentucky, sparking chants of shame from opponents who decried the measure as discriminatory and said it would stifle First Amendment rights., FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Several communities in Kentucky have passed local ordinances that prohibit discrimination of black hair styles. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. [55] Media General purchased Park Acquisitions and its properties (including WTVQ) in January 1997. [47], On several occasions throughout its history, the ABC network has studied the possibility of moving its affiliation away from WTVQ, even going so far as to enter into discussions with rival stations about relocating its programming there. Kenny is now looking for his next work opportunity, and said hes thankful to ABC 36 for the opportunity to serve for 21 years. Beshear also tweeted the news. I think people obviously know me primarily from UK, Piecoro said. Nicole Neuman joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2021. discovery: { Amber Philpott is an award winning news anchor with WKYT in Lexington, KY anchoring the 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6 and 11pm newscasts daily. 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Central to their complaints was the proposed 990-foot (302m) tower, which they felt was "unsightly"; they were also concerned that the tower might fall. Chad Hedrick joined WKYT in February 2021. Boyd was born in Elizabethtown and raised in nearby Vine Grove. }, [13] On September 7, It Takes a Thief star Malachi Throne and Ed Allen Time host Ed Allen appeared at a public open house at the station's studios to officially "Grand Open" WBLG-TV. }); virtual: false, When the station first came on the air as channel 62, the news was little more than a joke. [51] ABC went as far as to hear formal presentations from it and WLKT on why the network should move to their station. [18] In December 1974, WTVQ applied to operate a translator on channel 58 in Frankfort, which at the time was a part of the Louisville market. Their vote comes amid a rally at the, MIDWAY, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Midway University is set to give a new tuition discount to first responders. [44] General manager Bill Service noted that the reruns ABC had previously been programming in the timeslot fared better locally than Nightline was. She was born and raised in Lexington attending Lafayette High School. We live, work and play right here in Central Kentucky. We are your neighbors. The man was, Heavy rain, damaging wind gusts and severe storms will impact Central and Eastern Kentucky on Friday. I am not bitter or angry and I have nothing but great things to say about ABC 36 and the great people there, he said. number: 3, [33] However, a setback occurred as new news director Edwards would resign after just ten days on the job. [33] The station's first weather map was a hand-me-down from Miami; nobody bothered to remove the "low tide" and "high tide" markings from it despite their lack of utility in Kentucky. Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, Apple Logic, Final Cut, HTML, PHP, MySQL and Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Power Point and Excel. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. Lexington KY News Asbury University to cohost measles vaccine after resident tests positive Lexington's Joe Bologna's celebrates 50 years News / 18 hours ago Living with less: How Kentuckians are surviving without News / 22 hours ago Up next Measles vaccine clinic being held in Jessamine Co. Local / 31 mins ago [31] Longtime weatherman Frank Faulconer, the only on-air personality remaining after the resignations, left for WKYT to help launch the station's new morning show, where he had hoped to "finish out my career". House Bill 500 would ban Burma, China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Venezuela from buying or leasing land, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- What was a call to Lexington police as a homicide and hostage situation Thursday morning is now believed to have been, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lexington police officer charged with child abuse has been indicted by a grand jury. [57][82] The station shut down its analog signal over UHF channel 36, on February 17, 2009, the original target date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). Lexington was no exception, and in December 1978, The Lexington Herald reported that ABC had held talks with WKYT about that station potentially returning to ABC after ten years.