News 8 Austin
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YNN Austin is a 24-hour
local cable news
television channel based in Austin, Texas
, owned by Time Warner Cable
. Launched on September 13, 1999 as News 8 Austin it is available only to subscribers of Time Warner Cable's Central Texas Division, which includes Austin, San Marcos
, Round Rock
, Temple
, Killeen
and Waco.
News 8 changed its name to YNN (Your News Now)
on January 10, 2011, matching the name of Time Warner's other cable news channels and following a gradual transition over the last several months.
The channel operates on a wheel format, offering recorded blocks of news, features, and weather. During more limited times of the day it also provides traffic and sports segments. Producers update the wheel throughout the day, inserting new material as stories are filed and updated information becomes available. Weather segments air every 10 minutes "on the eights". The channel also provides nonstop "wall-to-wall" weather coverage during Tornado and Thunderstorm warnings.
YNN's studios are located at 1708 Colorado Street in Austin, just north of the Capitol
and immediately south of the main campus of the University of Texas.
Without the traditional limitations faced by network affiliates, YNN is known in Austin for its coverage of community news and more restrained coverage of TV news staples such as crime and scandal. The channel is also distinct from traditional TV news operations in that its shows are traditionally hosted by a single anchor and in that its reporters occasionally set up, shoot and edit their own stories without the assistance of a video photographer.
YNN also operates several other video and information services, including:
Weather:
Sports:
Reporters:
Executive Producers:
Assignments Manager:
Special Projects Senior Producer
Political Producer:
Producers:
Senior Photographers:
Photojournalists:
24-hour news cycle
The 24-hour news cycle arrived with the advent of television channels dedicated to news, and brought about a much faster pace of news production with increased demand for stories that can be presented as news, as opposed to the day-by-day pace of the news cycle of printed daily newspapers...
local cable news
United States cable news
Cable news refers to television channels devoted to television news broadcasts, with the name deriving from the proliferation of such networks during the 1980s with the advent of cable television. In the United States, early networks included CNN in 1980, Financial News Network in 1981, and CNN2 ...
television channel based in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, owned by Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
. Launched on September 13, 1999 as News 8 Austin it is available only to subscribers of Time Warner Cable's Central Texas Division, which includes Austin, San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas
San Marcos is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is the seat of Hays County. Located within the metropolitan area, the city is located on the Interstate 35 corridor—between Austin and San Antonio....
, Round Rock
Round Rock, Texas
Round Rock is a city in Travis and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the metropolitan area. The 2010 census places the population at 99,887....
, Temple
Temple, Texas
Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Located near the county seat of Belton, Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Texas. Located off Interstate 35, Temple is 65 miles north of Austin and 34 miles south of Waco. In the 2010 Census, Temple's population was 66,102, an...
, Killeen
Killeen
-Places:* Killeen, County Armagh - a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland* Killeen, County Cork - a village in County Cork, Ireland* Killeen, County Down - a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland...
and Waco.
News 8 changed its name to YNN (Your News Now)
Your News Now
YNN ' is the brand for Time Warner Cable's 24-hour cable news television channels.The channels operate on the half-hour wheel format popularized by CNN Headline News. Weather reports are aired every 10 minutes and a Top Stories or Your News in a Minute is aired at the top and bottom of every hour,...
on January 10, 2011, matching the name of Time Warner's other cable news channels and following a gradual transition over the last several months.
The channel operates on a wheel format, offering recorded blocks of news, features, and weather. During more limited times of the day it also provides traffic and sports segments. Producers update the wheel throughout the day, inserting new material as stories are filed and updated information becomes available. Weather segments air every 10 minutes "on the eights". The channel also provides nonstop "wall-to-wall" weather coverage during Tornado and Thunderstorm warnings.
YNN's studios are located at 1708 Colorado Street in Austin, just north of the Capitol
Texas State Capitol
The Texas State Capitol is located in Austin, Texas, and is the fourth building to be the house of Texas government in Austin. It houses the chambers of the Texas Legislature and the office of the governor of Texas. It was designed originally during 1881 by architect Elijah E. Myers, and was...
and immediately south of the main campus of the University of Texas.
YNN also operates several other video and information services, including:
- YNN's RadarNOW, a 24-hour Doppler Radar service, with NOAA Weather RadioNOAA Weather Radio All HazardsNOAA Weather Radio All Hazards is a network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from a nearby National Weather Service office. It is operated by the NWS, an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the United States Department of...
audio - YNN's Non-Stop Weather, 24-hour regional weather channels in both English and Spanish. Now also in HD
- YNN's TrafficNOW, a 24-hour traffic camera service utilizing TxDOT roadway cameras from around the Austin area
- YNN's Non-Stop Sports, a 24-hour sports headline channel featuring local and national sports highlights
- YNN on Demand, a video-on-demand archive of features, series and event coverage from YNN
On-air staff
Anchors:- Todd BoatwrightTodd BoatwrightTodd Boatwright is a News 8 Austin's weekday morning news anchor. He also regularly contributes to News 8's Healthbeat.- Career :...
(Morning Anchor) - Paul Brown (Day Anchor)
- Heidi Zhou-Castro (Evening Anchor)
- Jennifer Borget (Weekend Anchor)
- Karina Kling (Weekend Anchor)
Weather:
- Burton Fitzsimmons (Chief Meteorologist)
- Rich Segal (Weather Anchor, Meteorologist)
- Adam Krueger (Weather Anchor, Meteorologist)
- Dan Robertson (Weather Anchor, Meteorologist)
- Mary Wasson (Weather Anchor, Meteorologist)
- Miguel Montoya (Spanish) (Weather Anchor, Meteorologist)
- Carolina Saiz (Spanish) (Weather Anchor, Meteorologist)
Sports:
- Ricky Doyle (Sports Anchor)
- Julia Morales(Sports Anchor)
- Mike Berman (Sports Anchor)
- Joaquin Sanchez (Sports Anchor)
Reporters:
- Russell Wilde (Hays/Caldwell County Bureau Chief)
- Jeff Stensland (General Assignment)
- John Salazar (General Assignment)
- Victor Diaz (Entertainment/Sports/General Assignments)
- Bonnie Gonzalez (Morning Reporter)
- Alana Rocha (General Assignment)
- Chie Saito (Bell County Bureau Chief)
Management
News Director:- Michael Pearson
Executive Producers:
- Sarah Grady
Assignments Manager:
- Cyndie Espinosa
Producers
Senior Producers:- Jean Schlitzkus
- Lessly Stallings
Special Projects Senior Producer
- Eddie Garcia
Political Producer:
- Allison Sandza
Producers:
- Gwen Blackburn
- Michelle Cortez
- Aaron Franco
- Bob Hernandez
- Sydney Liles
- Rachel Smith
Photographers
Chief Photographer:- Ed Keiner
Senior Photographers:
- Roy Kuntz
- John Pope
- Drew Moses Special Projects
Photojournalists:
- Chris Cybulski
- Mike DaGrossa
- Robert Vaughn