ONN
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Ohio News Network is a television and radio news
network in the U.S. state
of Ohio
. Its studios and offices are co-located with sister station WBNS-TV
, the CBS
television affiliate for Columbus
and central Ohio. ONN is seen in more than 1.8 million households statewide, including the major markets of Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and Columbus. ONN is owned by the Dispatch Broadcast Group
, which is affiliated with The Columbus Dispatch
, the Columbus daily newspaper.
Capital Square is the longest running political television program in Ohio. The show offers discussion of government in Ohio and Washington, D.C. Capitol Square regularly features the top newsmakers, who are questioned by statehouse reporters and moderator Jim Heath
. Capital Square was once a Sunday fixture for WBNS-TV
in the 1990s until it moved to ONN.
ONN also includes election updates throughout the state on major election days or for emergency voting that affects a large portion of the state.
ONN airs weekly Discover Ohio shows that profile great getaways and destinations across Ohio. The show is hosted by Mykkia Cameron, a former news reporter. The show was nominated for an Emmy Award
in 2008.
To target younger viewers, the network airs The Brain Game each Thursday evening which features high school students in a quiz bowl setting. The show is sponsored by Westfield Insurance
, an Ohio company. Mike Kallmeyer is the host. The show was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2009.
Ohio and Company features businesses from across the state in a brief highlight segment. Chef Tami is a weekly cooking show that features the antics of regional celebrity chef Tami Cecil from her Woodhaven Farm in Johnstown, Ohio
.
matches are telecast on ONN. Dwight Burgess serves as play-by-play commentator and Duncan Oughton
provides color commentating for home and away games. Katie Witham is the sideline reporter for all games telecast on ONN. Beginning in 2010, select games were available in HDTV on Time Warner Cable
in Columbus on HD Channel 1310 or 1311.
Many Ohio High School Athletic Association
events, including hockey, football, and basketball, are broadcast on ONN. ONN also airs weekly programming devoted to the Ohio State Buckeyes
, Cincinnati Bearcats
, and Miami Redhawks
including live and tape delayed games.
ONN was one of the first TV networks to deliver live action sports video via Internet Protocol
during the 2006-2007 school year for Miami Redhawks
hockey. The team finished the 2008-2009 season at the Frozen Four with a 4-3 OT lost to Boston University
in the championship.
ONN rebroadcasts local news programs during the afternoon in cooperation with its affiliates in other Ohio markets. In addition to local news produced by Dispatch sister station WBNS, ONN airs local newscasts from WEWS in Cleveland, WKRC
in Cincinnati, and WTOL in Toledo. These broadcasts currently air on a slightly delayed basis.
, Ohio State Buckeyes
, and the Cleveland Cavaliers
.
contest including: Outstanding Sports Operation; Best Regularly Scheduled Sports; and Best Anchor Mike Kallmeyer. ONN was the runner-up for Outstanding News Operation in Ohio.
In 2008, ONN was presented the Emmy Award for Station Excellence in local programming.
•Massillon Cable TV, Inc.
•Buckeye Cable System
Other reporters
News broadcasting
News broadcasting is the broadcasting of various news events and other information via television, radio or internet in the field of broadcast journalism. The content is usually either produced locally in a radio studio or television studio newsroom, or by a broadcast network...
network in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. Its studios and offices are co-located with sister station WBNS-TV
WBNS-TV
WBNS-TV, channel 10, is a television station in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The station is an affiliate of the CBS Television Network and is owned by the Dispatch Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of the Columbus Dispatch, along with WBNS radio...
, the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television affiliate for Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
and central Ohio. ONN is seen in more than 1.8 million households statewide, including the major markets of Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and Columbus. ONN is owned by the Dispatch Broadcast Group
Dispatch Broadcast Group
The Dispatch Broadcast Group is a media company based in Columbus, Ohio. The group is a division of the Dispatch Printing Company, owner of the Columbus Dispatch, and has been owned by the Wolfe family since 1929...
, which is affiliated with The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch is a daily newspaper based in Columbus, Ohio. Its first issue was published on July 1, 1871, and has been the only mainstream daily newspaper in the city since The Columbus Citizen-Journal stopped printing in 1985....
, the Columbus daily newspaper.
News programming
With the slogan "Ohio's Channel", ONN features news relevant to the state. Daily newscasts include: Ohio This Morning, Ohio Today, Ohio Tonight, Ohio's 9 O'clock News, and Primetime Ohio. Regular segments include sports, weather, business, environmental, political, and health. A special in-depth report on a topic of statewide interest is featured each Thursday night during Ohio's 9 o'clock news. ONN's "Weather on the 10's" is a statewide weather update every 10 minutes.Capital Square is the longest running political television program in Ohio. The show offers discussion of government in Ohio and Washington, D.C. Capitol Square regularly features the top newsmakers, who are questioned by statehouse reporters and moderator Jim Heath
Jim Heath
This article is about an anchorman, for the article on musician Jim Heath, see The Reverend Horton Heat.Jim Heath is a Statehouse Correspondent and Political Analyst in Columbus, Ohio...
. Capital Square was once a Sunday fixture for WBNS-TV
WBNS-TV
WBNS-TV, channel 10, is a television station in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The station is an affiliate of the CBS Television Network and is owned by the Dispatch Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of the Columbus Dispatch, along with WBNS radio...
in the 1990s until it moved to ONN.
ONN also includes election updates throughout the state on major election days or for emergency voting that affects a large portion of the state.
Non-news programming
ONN and The Ohio State University co-sponsor Ohio Means Business, a thirty minute program showcasing companies and individuals in Ohio's business world. The program is hosted by ONN anchor Mike Kallmeyer. A new episode airs every other week.ONN airs weekly Discover Ohio shows that profile great getaways and destinations across Ohio. The show is hosted by Mykkia Cameron, a former news reporter. The show was nominated for an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
in 2008.
To target younger viewers, the network airs The Brain Game each Thursday evening which features high school students in a quiz bowl setting. The show is sponsored by Westfield Insurance
Westfield Insurance
Westfield Insurance, the primary subsidiary of Westfield Group, is a multi-line provider of business property & liability insurance, personal lines insurance , agribusiness insurance, and surety bonds. Based in Westfield Center, Ohio, Westfield employs over 2,400 nationwide including 1,700 in their...
, an Ohio company. Mike Kallmeyer is the host. The show was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2009.
Ohio and Company features businesses from across the state in a brief highlight segment. Chef Tami is a weekly cooking show that features the antics of regional celebrity chef Tami Cecil from her Woodhaven Farm in Johnstown, Ohio
Johnstown, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,440 people, 1,396 households, and 932 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,643.0 people per square mile . There were 1,453 housing units at an average density of 694.0 per square mile...
.
Sports programming
Major League Soccer Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
matches are telecast on ONN. Dwight Burgess serves as play-by-play commentator and Duncan Oughton
Duncan Oughton
Duncan Oughton is a retired New Zealander footballer. Oughton played professionally in the United States for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and represented New Zealand internationally.-Youth and College:...
provides color commentating for home and away games. Katie Witham is the sideline reporter for all games telecast on ONN. Beginning in 2010, select games were available in HDTV on 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...
in Columbus on HD Channel 1310 or 1311.
Many Ohio High School Athletic Association
Ohio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
events, including hockey, football, and basketball, are broadcast on ONN. ONN also airs weekly programming devoted to the Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports...
, Cincinnati Bearcats
Cincinnati Bearcats
The Cincinnati Bearcats are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Cincinnati. Since July 1, 2005, the school's athletic teams have been members of the Big East Conference....
, and Miami Redhawks
Miami RedHawks
Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, features 18 different varsity level sports teams for men and women, all of which are known as the Miami RedHawks...
including live and tape delayed games.
ONN was one of the first TV networks to deliver live action sports video via Internet Protocol
Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol is the principal communications protocol used for relaying datagrams across an internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite...
during the 2006-2007 school year for Miami Redhawks
Miami RedHawks
Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, features 18 different varsity level sports teams for men and women, all of which are known as the Miami RedHawks...
hockey. The team finished the 2008-2009 season at the Frozen Four with a 4-3 OT lost to Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
in the championship.
Partnerships
ONN delivers the top statewide stories each day utilizing partnerships with news stations: WBNS in Columbus, WKBN in Youngstown, WEWS in Cleveland, WHIO in Dayton, WKRC in Cincinnati, WTOV in Steubenville/Wheeling, WTOL in Toledo, and WLIO in Lima. In addition, many ONN stories are seen daily on these stations.ONN rebroadcasts local news programs during the afternoon in cooperation with its affiliates in other Ohio markets. In addition to local news produced by Dispatch sister station WBNS, ONN airs local newscasts from WEWS in Cleveland, WKRC
WKRC-TV
WKRC-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Tri-State area of Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeastern Indiana that is licensed to Cincinnati. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from a transmitter at its studios on Highland Avenue in the Mount...
in Cincinnati, and WTOL in Toledo. These broadcasts currently air on a slightly delayed basis.
Radio
In addition to the television channel, the Dispatch Group also owns the ONN Radio Network. ONN Radio provides statewide newscasts for affiliate stations during the day. It is distributed by Radio Sound Network, which is also owned and operated by the Dispatch Group. Radio Sound Network distributes various programming elements for radio stations, including live play-by-play broadcasts of the Columbus Blue JacketsColumbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports...
, and the Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
.
Awards
ONN is regularly awarded for its outstanding news and programs regionally and nationally. In 2009, ONN received nine awards in the Ohio Associated PressAssociated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
contest including: Outstanding Sports Operation; Best Regularly Scheduled Sports; and Best Anchor Mike Kallmeyer. ONN was the runner-up for Outstanding News Operation in Ohio.
In 2008, ONN was presented the Emmy Award for Station Excellence in local programming.
Holdouts of not carrying ONN
These two cable providers do not carry ONN:•Massillon Cable TV, Inc.
•Buckeye Cable System
ONN News - weekdays
- Mike Kallmeyer: Ohio Tonight, Ohio's 9 O'Clock News and Primetime Ohio
- Sandra Cole: Ohio Tonight, Ohio's 9 O'Clock News and Primetime Ohio
- Arica Robbins: Ohio This Morning and Ohio Today
ONN News - weekends
- Denise Alex: Ohio Tonight, Ohio's 9 O'Clock News, & Primetime Ohio
- Lisa Smith: Ohio This Morning & Ohio Today
Reporters
Statehouse Correspondent/Moderator, Capitol Square- Jim HeathJim HeathThis article is about an anchorman, for the article on musician Jim Heath, see The Reverend Horton Heat.Jim Heath is a Statehouse Correspondent and Political Analyst in Columbus, Ohio...
Other reporters
- Stephanie Mennecke
- Denise Alex
- Cristin Severance (Cleveland Bureau)
- Lot Tan (Cincinnati Bureau)
Weather
- Eric Elwell: Chief Meteorologist
- Mark Taylor: Early Morning Meteorologist
- Harrison Hove: Weekend Evening Meteorologist
- Emily Briem: Weekend Morning Meteorologist
- Erin Carroll: Weekend Morning Meteorologist
Management
- Tom Griesdorn: President and General Manager
- Greg Fisher: News Director
- Leeza Glazier: Assistant News Director
- Frank Willson: Director of Marketing
- Barb Geller: Communications Manager
- Vince Jones: Operations Manager
- Chuck DeVendra: Director of Sales
- Holly Beardsley: Sales Manager
Former on-air staff
(In alphabetical order)| Position | Whereabouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Bailey | Meteorologist | Meteorologist at KBAK-TV KBAK-TV KBAK-TV, virtual channel 29, is a CBS-affiliate television station serving Bakersfield, California, broadcasting digital-only on UHF channel 33. KBAK also operates the local Fox affiliate, KBFX-CA, from a shared facility in Bakersfield.-History:... in Bakersfield, CA |
| Elizabeth Buchenroth | Marketing Manager | |
| John Butte | Founder and General Manager | Retired after General Manager of WEWS-TV WEWS-TV WEWS-TV, virtual channel 5 , is a television station in Cleveland, Ohio. WEWS has been owned by the E. W. Scripps Company since its inception, and is an affiliate of the ABC television network... in Cleveland, OH |
| Dave Chudowsky | Sports Anchor | Sports Reporter at WKYC-TV WKYC-TV WKYC, virtual channel 3 , is an NBC-affiliated television station located in Cleveland, Ohio, owned by the Gannett Company. Its studio is located on the shores of Lake Erie, while its transmitter is located in Parma, Ohio.... in Cleveland, OH |
| Dan DeCrow | Sports Anchor | |
| Chuck DeVendra | General Manager | Director of Sales at WBNS-TV WBNS-TV WBNS-TV, channel 10, is a television station in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The station is an affiliate of the CBS Television Network and is owned by the Dispatch Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of the Columbus Dispatch, along with WBNS radio... in Columbus, OH |
| Jennifer Dugan | Weekend Anchor & Weekday Reporter | |
| Melissa Fields | News Anchor | |
| John Fortney | Weeknight Anchor & Political Reporter | Weeknight Anchor in Lincoln, Nebraska with KOLN KOLN KOLN, digital channel 10, is the CBS affiliate in Lincoln, Nebraska. It operates a satellite station, KGIN, on digital channel 11 in Grand Island. KGIN repeats all KOLN programming, but airs separate commercials... |
| Claire Gilkey | Reporter | |
| Eleanor Hayes | Weeknight Anchor | |
| Tiffani Helberg | Weekend Anchor | Reporter with WFOR WFOR-TV WFOR-TV, virtual channel 4.1 , is the CBS owned-and-operated station in Miami, Florida. WFOR shares its TV studio facilities with sister station WBFS-TV in Doral, near Miami International Airport, and its transmitter is located in Miramar.WFOR-TV also previously had two translator stations in the... in Miami/Fort Lauderdale |
| Lisa Kick | Reporter | |
| Debora Knapp | Morning Anchor | Main Anchor in Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... at KATU-TV |
| Doug Lessells | Sports Anchor | |
| Gina Martin | Reporter | Anchor in Little Rock, AR |
| Brian McIntyre | NE Ohio Reporter | |
| Jason Mauk | Political Reporter | works for the Ohio Republican Party |
| John McClelland | News Anchor | works for the Ohio Republican Party |
| DaKysha Moore | Reporter | |
| Paul Paolicelli | Director of News and Programming | Retired after News Director at WWAY-TV in Wilmington, NC |
| Jason Pheister | Director of Programming | Time Warner |
| Mike Raymond | Weekday Morning Anchor | Freelance Reporter and Producer in Cleveland, OH |
| Amy Rogan | Assistant News Director | |
| John Sprugel | News Director | Former News Director at Metro Sports Metro Sports Metro Sports is a regional sports network serving the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Lawrence, Kansas, and the state of Nebraska. It launched on December 12, 1996, and is currently available on cable systems including Time Warner Cable, Comcast and Knology.... in Kansas City, MO |
| Tom Stewart | Sales Manager | |
| Marjorie Vincent | News Anchor | |
| Dan Weist | Statehouse Reporter | |
| Heather Weber | Meteorologist | |
| Tom Walker | Washington Bureau Chief | Retired |
External links
- ONN Radio website, featuring on-demand audio
- Ohio News Network at SourcewatchSourceWatchSourceWatch is an internet wiki site that is a collaborative project of the liberal Center for Media and Democracy...
- Dispatch Broadcast Group
- Siemens VNR as seen on ONN
- Original Siemens VNR