WMBD-TV
Encyclopedia
WMBD-TV is the CBS
-affiliated television station
for Central Illinois
licensed to Peoria
. It broadcasts a high definition
digital signal on UHF channel 30 (or virtual channel
31.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Pinecrest Drive in Groveland Township
's East Peoria
section. The station can also be seen on Comcast
channel 7 and in high definition on digital channel 912. Owned by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group
, WMBD operates Fox affiliate WYZZ-TV
(owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group
) through a local marketing agreement
(LMA) and the two outlets share studios on North University Street in Peoria. Syndicated
programming on this station includes Wheel of Fortune
, Jeopardy!
and The Dr. Oz Show
among others.
which is currently not seen on Comcast digital systems.
as the third television outlet in the Peoria market
(after WEEK
and WTVH-TV
). WMBD-TV took to the air as a CBS affiliate with the network being cleared through WTVH prior to this station signing on. Airing an analog signal on UHF channel 31, it was originally owned by John Fetzer
along with WMBD radio (AM 1470
and FM 93.3 now WPBG
). All three stations took their calls from a local legend that President
Theodore Roosevelt
once described Grandview Drive
(original home of WMBD radio) as "the World's Most Beautiful Drive." WMBD-TV had studios along with its radio sisters on the second level of what was then the Majestic Theatre
. Fetzer had previously won a construction permit
for VHF channel 6 as early as 1949 but those plans were shelved when the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) made Peoria and Bloomington
an all-UHF market.
All three outlets were sold to Midwest Television Incorporated of Champaign
(owner of fellow CBS affiliate WCIA) in 1960 for $
1.85 million. In addition to sharing resources with WCIA, WMBD has also carried some original programming from the former. In the early-1960s, WMBD was the first Peoria station to broadcast color television
. Along with WEEK-TV, it maintained a repeater
, W71AE channel 71, in LaSalle in the 1960s and 1970s in order to expand its signal reach. The transponder license for this low-powered outlet was granted on . A picture of W71AE 485 feet (147.8 m) Rohn
tower and its sixteen bay antenna is shown in a Rohn advertisement in the issue of Broadcasting
.
WMBD moved to its current location on North University Street in June 1977 and still remains Peoria's only commercial television station
with studios in the city itself. It became the area's first outlet to broadcast in stereo
in September 1988. In 1999, Midwest Television sold controlling interest in its Illinois television stations to Nexstar. In 2001, Midwest sold its remaining interest in WMBD, WCIA and WCFN to Nexstar while the WMBD radio stations were sold to Triad Broadcasting
. In 2002, Nexstar and the Sinclair Broadcast Group entered into a local marketing agreement (LMA) in which Sinclair's WYZZ in Bloomington would be operated by WMBD. As part of the deal, WYZZ moved into WMBD's studios in Peoria. In August 2005, a similar agreement would be established between Nexstar's WROC-TV
and Sinclair's WUHF
in Rochester, New York
. WMBD was the last station in the market to sign-on a digital signal and has been broadcasting digital-only since February 17, 2009.
affiliate WAOE
for a half-hour (that is produced by NBC
affiliate WEEK-TV). On March 2, 2009, there was a noticable increase in viewership on WMBD after WHOI merged its news department with WEEK-TV. As a result, this station is now the only other local source of newscasts in Peoria and Bloomington. At the time of consolidation, WHOI let go most of its separate production and newscast personnel but added four personalities to WEEK-TV's news team who can still be seen on-air today. It dropped weeknight shows at 5 and 6 while adding a new broadcast at 5:30.
That resulted in ABC World News Tonight being moved to a tape-delay broadcast at 6. WHOI still airs a separate weekday morning program (from 5 until 7) and a weeknight newscast at 10. On weekends, WEEK-TV and WHOI simulcast broadcasts at 6 and 10 (on Saturdays) as well as Sundays at 10. Although WEEK-TV does not offer early evening local news on Sunday, WHOI does at 5:30. With the simulcasts, however, there can be delays or pre-emptions on one outlet due to network obligations. At some point in time after WEEK-TV and WHOI combined operations, the two stations became Peoria's first news department to upgrade local news to 16:9 enhanced definition widescreen
. Although not truly high definition, the shows match the aspect ratio
of HD television screens.
All broadcasts seen on WMBD and WYZZ currently remain in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition and it is unclear if and/or when Nexstar plans on upgrading these two station to enhanced definition or even full HD level. In September 2011, WMBD added a weekday lifestyle and entertainment show at 4 known as Living Well. Seen as competition to a similar program on WHOI called Good Company (which launched back on September 13, 2010), Living Well airs for thirty minutes in a magazine-type format. In addition to the main facility in Peoria, WMBD and WYZZ operate a Twin Cities
Bureau on East Lincoln Street in Bloomington that were the latter's original studios while functioning as a separate entity. Therefore, this makes the two stations the only outlet in the area with a significant Bloomington-based news and advertising sales operation.
WMBD 3D: Live Meteorologists
Sports (both seen on Sports Extra)
Reporters
Notable former personnel
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...
-affiliated television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for Central Illinois
Central Illinois
Central Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that consists of the entire central section of the state, divided in thirds from north to south. It is an area of mostly flat prairie. The western section was originally part of the Military Tract of 1812 and forms the distinctive western...
licensed to Peoria
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
. It broadcasts a high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
digital signal on UHF channel 30 (or virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
31.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Pinecrest Drive in Groveland Township
Groveland Township, Tazewell County, Illinois
Groveland Township is located in Tazewell County, Illinois. The population was 18,376 at the 2000 census.-External links:* *...
's East Peoria
East Peoria, Illinois
East Peoria is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 23,402 at the 2010 census. East Peoria is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area, located across the Illinois River from downtown Peoria. It is home to many Caterpillar Inc. facilities...
section. The station can also be seen on Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
channel 7 and in high definition on digital channel 912. Owned by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., is an entity of broadcast television stations headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company consists of 50 television stations across the U.S., ranging from market sizes 9 to 201 . 43 of the stations are broadcasting at full power, with the other 4 broadcasting at...
, WMBD operates Fox affiliate WYZZ-TV
WYZZ-TV
WYZZ-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Central Illinois licensed to Bloomington. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 28 from a transmitter in Montgomery Township. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 6 and in high definition on digital channel 910...
(owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sinclair Broadcast Group
The Sinclair Broadcast Group is an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, it owns a total of 57 stations across the country in 35 primarily small and medium markets, many of...
) through a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
(LMA) and the two outlets share studios on North University Street in Peoria. Syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
programming on this station includes Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)
Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin, which premiered in 1975. Contestants compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a large wheel. The title refers to the show's giant carnival wheel that...
, Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
and The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show is an American syndicated television talk show, hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and teaching professor at Columbia University who became famous for his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show from 2004 until 2009....
among others.
Digital programming
On WMBD-DT2 is Bounce TVBounce TV
Bounce TV is a United States television network airing on digital terrestrial television stations. Promoted as "the first 24/7 digital multicast broadcast network created exclusively for African Americans," Bounce TV launched on September 26, 2011 and features programming geared toward blacks in...
which is currently not seen on Comcast digital systems.
| Channels (physical/virtual) | Name | Video | Aspect Aspect ratio The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,... |
Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.1/31.1 | WMBD-HD | 1080 | 16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ... |
main WMBD programming/CBS (HD) |
| 30.2/31.2 | WMBD-DT2 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
4:3 | "Bounce Central Illinois" (SD) |
History
The station signed on January 1, 19581958 in television
The year 1958 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1958.-Events:*January 14 – TWW, the first ITV franchise for South Wales and West of England, went on the air....
as the third television outlet in the Peoria market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
(after WEEK
WEEK-TV
WEEK-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for West-Central Illinois licensed to Peoria. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 25 from a transmitter at studios on Springfield Road in East Peoria. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 10 and in high definition...
and WTVH-TV
WHOI (TV)
WHOI is the ABC-affiliated television station for West Central Illinois licensed to Peoria. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter on North Stewart Street in Creve Coeur. Owned by Barrington Broadcasting, the station is operated by the Granite...
). WMBD-TV took to the air as a CBS affiliate with the network being cleared through WTVH prior to this station signing on. Airing an analog signal on UHF channel 31, it was originally owned by John Fetzer
John Fetzer
John Earl Fetzer was a radio and television executive who was best known as the owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1961 through the early 1980s.- Biography :...
along with WMBD radio (AM 1470
WMBD (AM)
WMBD is the oldest radio station in Peoria, Illinois. It broadcasts on 1470 kHz with 5000 watts day and night, with a 2-tower pattern during the day and a 4-tower pattern at night.The station started broadcasting in 1927...
and FM 93.3 now WPBG
WPBG
WPBG is an FM broadcasting station with a Classic Hits format. Licensed for Peoria, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Bloomington, Peoria, LaSalle-Peru area...
). All three stations took their calls from a local legend that President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
once described Grandview Drive
Grandview Drive
Grandview Drive is a two and a half mile scenic road with adjacent park areas through Peoria and Peoria Heights, Illinois. Major portions of the road give a view of the Illinois River and its valley as well as clear views of the some of the most prestigious and historic homes in the area...
(original home of WMBD radio) as "the World's Most Beautiful Drive." WMBD-TV had studios along with its radio sisters on the second level of what was then the Majestic Theatre
Majestic Theatre
The Majestic Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 245 West 44th Street in midtown Manhattan.The Majestic, one of the largest Broadway theatres with 1,607 seats, traditionally has been used as a venue for major musical theatre productions...
. Fetzer had previously won a construction permit
Construction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
for VHF channel 6 as early as 1949 but those plans were shelved when the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) made Peoria and Bloomington
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
an all-UHF market.
All three outlets were sold to Midwest Television Incorporated of Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
(owner of fellow CBS affiliate WCIA) in 1960 for $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
1.85 million. In addition to sharing resources with WCIA, WMBD has also carried some original programming from the former. In the early-1960s, WMBD was the first Peoria station to broadcast color television
Color television
Color television is part of the history of television, the technology of television and practices associated with television's transmission of moving images in color video....
. Along with WEEK-TV, it maintained a repeater
Broadcast relay station
A broadcast relay station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator , rebroadcaster , or repeater is a broadcast transmitter which relays, repeats, or reflects the signal of another radio station or television station, usually to an area not covered by the signal of the originating station...
, W71AE channel 71, in LaSalle in the 1960s and 1970s in order to expand its signal reach. The transponder license for this low-powered outlet was granted on . A picture of W71AE 485 feet (147.8 m) Rohn
Rohn Industries, Inc.
Rohn Products, LLC, formerly Rohn Industries, Inc. and UNR Industries, Inc., is a leading manufacturer of telecommunications towers, poles, mounts, and other materials...
tower and its sixteen bay antenna is shown in a Rohn advertisement in the issue of Broadcasting
Broadcasting & Cable
Broadcasting & Cable magazine is a television industry trade magazine published by NewBay Media. Previous names included Broadcasting/Telecasting, Broadcasting and Broadcast Advertising, and Broadcasting...
.
WMBD moved to its current location on North University Street in June 1977 and still remains Peoria's only commercial television station
Commercial broadcasting
Commercial broadcasting is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship...
with studios in the city itself. It became the area's first outlet to broadcast in stereo
STEREO
STEREO is a solar observation mission. Two nearly identical spacecraft were launched into orbits that cause them to respectively pull farther ahead of and fall gradually behind the Earth...
in September 1988. In 1999, Midwest Television sold controlling interest in its Illinois television stations to Nexstar. In 2001, Midwest sold its remaining interest in WMBD, WCIA and WCFN to Nexstar while the WMBD radio stations were sold to Triad Broadcasting
Triad Broadcasting
Triad Broadcasting Company, LLC is a large owner of radio stations in small and medium markets in the United States with over 40 radio stations. Based in Monterey, California, the company is one of the largest radio station owners after Clear Channel Communications, CBS Radio, Cox Radio, and...
. In 2002, Nexstar and the Sinclair Broadcast Group entered into a local marketing agreement (LMA) in which Sinclair's WYZZ in Bloomington would be operated by WMBD. As part of the deal, WYZZ moved into WMBD's studios in Peoria. In August 2005, a similar agreement would be established between Nexstar's WROC-TV
WROC-TV
WROC-TV, virtual channel 8, is a CBS affiliate based in Rochester, New York, USA, owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group. WROC-TV operates Fox affiliate WUHF through a shared services agreement. The two share studios on Humboldt Street in Rochester...
and Sinclair's WUHF
WUHF
WUHF is the Fox-affiliated television station for Rochester, New York. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 28 from a transmitter on Pinnacle Hill on the border between Rochester and Brighton. The station can also be seen on Time Warner channel 7 and in high definition on...
in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
. WMBD was the last station in the market to sign-on a digital signal and has been broadcasting digital-only since February 17, 2009.
News operation
Through a news share agreement, WMBD produces a nightly prime time newscast on sister station WYZZ. Known on-air as Fox 43 News at 9, this thirty minute broadcast competes with a weeknight-only show seen on MyNetworkTVMyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
affiliate WAOE
WAOE
WAOE is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for West-Central Illinois licensed to Peoria. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter at studios on Springfield Road in East Peoria. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 11...
for a half-hour (that is produced by NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate WEEK-TV). On March 2, 2009, there was a noticable increase in viewership on WMBD after WHOI merged its news department with WEEK-TV. As a result, this station is now the only other local source of newscasts in Peoria and Bloomington. At the time of consolidation, WHOI let go most of its separate production and newscast personnel but added four personalities to WEEK-TV's news team who can still be seen on-air today. It dropped weeknight shows at 5 and 6 while adding a new broadcast at 5:30.
That resulted in ABC World News Tonight being moved to a tape-delay broadcast at 6. WHOI still airs a separate weekday morning program (from 5 until 7) and a weeknight newscast at 10. On weekends, WEEK-TV and WHOI simulcast broadcasts at 6 and 10 (on Saturdays) as well as Sundays at 10. Although WEEK-TV does not offer early evening local news on Sunday, WHOI does at 5:30. With the simulcasts, however, there can be delays or pre-emptions on one outlet due to network obligations. At some point in time after WEEK-TV and WHOI combined operations, the two stations became Peoria's first news department to upgrade local news to 16:9 enhanced definition widescreen
Widescreen
Widescreen images are a variety of aspect ratios used in film, television and computer screens. In film, a widescreen film is any film image with a width-to-height aspect ratio greater than the standard 1.37:1 Academy aspect ratio provided by 35mm film....
. Although not truly high definition, the shows match the aspect ratio
Aspect ratio
The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,...
of HD television screens.
All broadcasts seen on WMBD and WYZZ currently remain in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition and it is unclear if and/or when Nexstar plans on upgrading these two station to enhanced definition or even full HD level. In September 2011, WMBD added a weekday lifestyle and entertainment show at 4 known as Living Well. Seen as competition to a similar program on WHOI called Good Company (which launched back on September 13, 2010), Living Well airs for thirty minutes in a magazine-type format. In addition to the main facility in Peoria, WMBD and WYZZ operate a Twin Cities
Bloomington-Normal, Illinois
Bloomington-Normal refers to the twin municipalities of Bloomington and Normal in McLean County, in Central Illinois. The combined population of the two communities in a special census in 2006 was 125,000.-Sports:...
Bureau on East Lincoln Street in Bloomington that were the latter's original studios while functioning as a separate entity. Therefore, this makes the two stations the only outlet in the area with a significant Bloomington-based news and advertising sales operation.
Newscast titles
- Harrison and the News/Home Edition (1950s-1960s)
- Action News 31 (1970s)
- 31 News Alive (1970s-1980s)
- NewsCenter 31 (1980s-1990s)
- News 31 (early-mid 1990s)
- WMBD News (mid-1990s-1997)
- CBS 31 News (1997–2003)
- NewsChannel 31 (2003–2007)
- WMBD 31 News (2007–present)
Station slogans
- "The Supercolor Station" (1960s)
- "The Best News of All" (1980s-1990s)
- "Your News Authority" (1990s)
- "Bottom Line, Better News" (2001–2003)
- "Making a Difference For You" (2003–2007)
- "Taking Action For You" (2007–present)
News team
Anchors- Donnie Tillman - weekday mornings and noon (also heard on WZPNWZPNWZPN is a sports talk FM broadcasting station licensed for Farmington, Illinois near Peoria, Illinois.-History:The radio station originally went on the air as WJPL with a rock format, then changed to Smooth Jazz 96.5 through the rest of the 90's...
-FM 96.5) - Lisa Miller - weekday mornings and noon (also reporter)
- Meg Marshall - weeknights at 5 and Living Well host
- Bob Larson - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10
- Cynthia Schweigert - weeknights at 6, 9 and 10
- Jacob Long - weekends and Twin Cities Bureau Chief
WMBD 3D: Live Meteorologists
- Marcus Bailey - Chief seen weeknights
- Jeff Desnoyers - weekday mornings and noon
- Brandon Arnold - weekends and news reporter (also "I Challenge Brandon" segment producer)
Sports (both seen on Sports Extra)
- Kurt Pegler - DirectorSports DirectorA sports director is an individual at a television or radio station who is in charge of the sports department. In local news, the sports director is typically the station's primary sportscaster, and often anchors the primetime newscasts on weekdays. They are in charge of sports programming and...
seen weeknights at 6, 9 and 10 - Kyle Dierking - weekends and sports reporter
Reporters
- Scott Mozingo - "In Your Garden" segment producer
- Thom Parker - Chief Photographer
- P. Allen Smith - garden expert
- Maria Chandler
- Eugene Daniel
- Kim Behrens
Notable former personnel
- Cheryl BurtonCheryl BurtonCheryl Burton is a news anchor at WLS-TV in Chicago. She anchors the station's 5 p.m. newscast alongside Ron Magers and is a contributor on the 10 p.m. newscast.-Education and Personal Life:...
(1990) — later co-anchor on WLS-TVWLS-TVWLS-TV, virtual channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The station operates their full power digital operations on UHF channel 44, with their digital fill-in translator on VHF channel...
7 Chicago - Dave Freeman (1984–1986) — later KSNW-TV 3 Wichita, Kansas
- Bob JamiesonBob JamiesonRobert John Jamieson, known as Bob Jamieson, was a television news correspondent for ABC News until January 2008. After getting his start in local news in St. Louis and Chicago, he joined NBC's national news bureau in 1971. There he reported on a variety of national and international news,...
— from Peoria; later at ABC NewsABC NewsABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
; Jamieson School in Peoria is named for his father - Jim JensenJim JensenHarold James Jensen, usually known as Jim Jensen was a longtime American anchor and reporter, most notably at CBS' flagship station, WCBS-TV in New York.-Background:...
— later at WBZ (AM)WBZ (AM)WBZ is the call sign for an AM radio station in Boston, Massachusetts owned by CBS Radio, itself owned by the CBS Corporation. Originally based in and broadcast from Springfield, Massachusetts, WBZ was the first commercial radio station in the United States...
/FM/TVWBZ-TVWBZ-TV, virtual channel 4, is a CBS owned-and-operated television station, located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. WBZ-TV's studios and office facilities, shared with sister station WSBK-TV , are located in the Allston-Brighton section of Boston, and its transmitter is located in Needham,...
Boston then main anchor at WCBS-TVWCBS-TVWCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan....
2 New York City - Paul MoyerPaul MoyerPaul Moyer is a veteran television news broadcaster in Southern California. He co-anchored the 5 PM and 11 PM weekday editions of KNBC-TV's Channel 4 News with Colleen Williams. Moyer has worked primarily in the two major television markets—New York and Los Angeles—in addition to briefly working...
— later anchor at KNBC-TV 4 Los Angeles - Faith DanielsFaith DanielsFaith Daniels became nationally known for her role in anchoring some of America's most popular news and talk show programs....
— later news anchor for CBS Morning NewsCBS Morning NewsFor CBS's main morning news program, formerly known as CBS Morning News, see The Early Show.CBS Morning News is the half-hour daily television broadcast from CBS News that airs following Up to the Minute and features late-breaking news stories, weather forecasts, and sports scores...
and Today Show - Randy SalernoRandy SalernoRandall Salerno was an American news anchor for CBS news in Chicago at WBBM-TV. Salerno had previously worked at WGN-TV.-Biography:...
— also worked at WHOIWHOI (TV)WHOI is the ABC-affiliated television station for West Central Illinois licensed to Peoria. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter on North Stewart Street in Creve Coeur. Owned by Barrington Broadcasting, the station is operated by the Granite...
19 Peoria; later at WGN-TVWGN-TVWGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W...
9 then WBBM-TVWBBM-TVWBBM-TV, virtual channel 2 , is the CBS owned-and-operated television station in Chicago, Illinois. WBBM-TV's main studios and offices are located in The Loop section of Chicago, as part of the development at Block 37, and its transmitter is atop the Willis Tower.-History:WBBM-TV traces its history...
2 Chicago - Dave SnellDave SnellDave Snell is the radio play-by-play voice of Bradley Braves men's basketball in Peoria, Illinois. He has been the voice of Bradley basketball since 1979, partnering with former Bradley player and head coach Joe Stowell since 1985 on WMBD . During the 2008-2009 season Snell broadcast his 900th...
— from PekinPekin, IllinoisPekin is a the county seat of Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is also the largest city of Tazewell County, and a key part of the Peoria metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, its population is 34,094. A small portion of the city limits extends...
; still on WMBD (AM)WMBD (AM)WMBD is the oldest radio station in Peoria, Illinois. It broadcasts on 1470 kHz with 5000 watts day and night, with a 2-tower pattern during the day and a 4-tower pattern at night.The station started broadcasting in 1927...
as Bradley Braves men's basketballBradley Braves men's basketballThe Bradley Braves men's basketball team represents Bradley University, located in Peoria, Illinois, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2006, reaching the...
announcer - Bob Starr (1960s) — later a sports announcer in Boston, St. Louis, and Los Angeles
- Lisa SylvesterLisa SylvesterLisa Sylvester is an American Peabody and Emmy award-winning journalist and television correspondent. She currently reports on CNN's The Situation Room.-Career:...
— later ABC NewsABC NewsABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
and CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
correspondent