WBBH-TV
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| WBBH-TV | |
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| Fort Myers/Naples, Florida | |
| Branding | NBC 2 (cable channel) |
| Slogan | Count On Us |
| Channels | Analog: 20 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | NBC NBC Weather Plus (DT2) |
| Owner | Waterman Broadcasting Corporation (Waterman Broadcasting Corporation of Florida) |
| First air date | December 18, 1968 |
| Sister station(s) | WZVN-TV |
| Transmitter Power | 5000 kW (analog) 1,000 kW (digital) |
| Height | 451 m (analog) 453.9 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 71085 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.nbc-2.com |
WBBH-TV, channel 20, is the NBC-affiliated television station for Southwest Florida, licensed to Fort Myers. Its transmitter is located north of Fort Myers Shores near the Lee and Charlotte County line. Owned by Waterman Broadcasting Corporation, WBBH operates ABC affiliate WZVN-TV (which is owned by Montclaire Communications) through a local marketing agreement (LMA). The two stations share studios on Central Avenue in Fort Myers. WBBH is offered on Comcast cable channel 2 which is reflected on its on-air branding, NBC 2.
The station offers NBC Weather Plus on its second digital subchannel and Comcast digital cable channel 245.
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[edit] History
Channel 20 was the second television station in Southwest Florida, signing on as the area's NBC affiliate on December 18, 1968. Started by local businessmen, the station originally used a 1,000 foot tower in Lehigh Acres which increased to 1,500 feet in 1983. Waterman Broadcasting purchased the station in 1978 and the "-TV" suffix was removed from the call letters on October 16 of that year.
In 1994, ABC affiliate WEVU changed its calls to WZVN and entered into a local marketing agreement with WBBH. That station was then moved to WBBH's facilities. At that time, both stations began identifying by their cable channels with WBBH becoming NBC 2 and WZVN changing to ABC 7.
WZVN & WBBH began broadcasting HDTV signals on October 31, 2002. They were the first two stations in the market to offer network programming in HDTV. WBBH's HDTV signal can also be seen on Comcast digital cable channel 232.
WBBH began offering NBC Weather Plus in September of 2006.
[edit] News operation
Darrel Adams is the news director for WBBH & WZVN, who operate out of a single newsroom. Each station uses its own personalities, news set, and on-air style. However, it is not unusual for news personnel to share video. WBBH is the primary competitor with CBS affiliate WINK-TV. In the February 2008 sweeps period, WBBH either tied or surpassed WINK in total homes in every head-to-head hour of local news programming. WBBH & WZVN share two news bureaus. The Collier County Bureau is located on Tamiami Trail North in Naples. The Charlotte County Bureau is located in Punta Gorda. Unlike most NBC affiliates, WBBH airs news at Noon on the weekends.
Meteorologists give forecasts from the "Hurricane Tracking Center" which is renamed the "Storm Tracking Center" outside of hurricane season .WZVN & WBBH operate their own Baron weather radar. It is located on-site and is known on WBBH as "First Alert Power Doppler HD". The radar has a range of 300 miles and, in HD mode, can survey approaching storms in three dimensions. It is the only live Doppler radar operational in Southwest Florida.
During major hurricanes, recently Charley and Wilma, the news teams of WBBH &WZVN joined together to put on 24-hour coverage, simulcast on both WBBH and WZVN. WZVN's studio has been designated as the broadcast center for hurricane events in 2008 as it provides the best protection against damaging wind. WBBH and WZVN meteorologists will join forces again for extended hurricane coverage, simulcast on both stations.
Since March of 2007,WBBH's website has been offering live streaming video of its weekday Noon and 4 P.M. newscasts. In June of 2007, the station added local news segments to its NBC Weather Plus channel. In early-February 2008, following the lead of WZVN,WBBH became the second station in Southwest Florida to broadcast local news news in 16x9 enhanced definition.
[edit] News/Station Presentation
[edit] Newscast Titles
- The Sixth Hour Report/The Eleventh Hour Report (1968-1974)
- First Edition News (1974-1977)
- TV-20 Eyewitness News (1977-1996)
- NBC 2 News (1996-present)
[edit] Station Slogans
- Count on Us (2002-present)
[edit] News team
Anchors
- Clay Miller - weekday mornings 4:15 and Noon
- Heather Turco - weekday mornings 4:15 and Noon
- "Health Beat" and "What's Going Around" segments producer
- Paul LaGrone - weekdays at 4 and 11
- investigative reporter
- Jamie Yuccas - weekdays at 4 and 11
- investigative reporter
- Craig Wolf - weeknights at 5, 5:30, and 6
- Kellie Burns - weeknights at 5, 5:30, and 6
- Grant Lodes - weekend mornings
- weekend evening sports anchor
- NBC 2 Sports Machine co-anchor
- reporter and videojournalist
- Jessica Stilwell - weekend mornings and Noon
- fill-in anchor
- medical reporter
- Brandon Gunnoe - weekend evenings
- reporter
- Michelle Burdo - weekend evenings
- reporter
NBC 2 First Alert Storm Team
- Robert Van Winkle - chief seen on weeknights
- Haley Webb - weekday mornings
- Morgan Palmer - weekdays at Noon and 4
- Chris Lambert - weekends
- Michelle Cunningham -weekends - fill in
Sports
- Chris Long - director seen on weeknights at 6 and 11
- sports reporter and videojournalist
- Sean Bennett - NBC 2 Sports Machine co-anchor
- reporter
Reporters
- Marisa Brahney - Collier County Bureau
- Adam Freeman - Collier County Bureau
- Meaghan Smith - Charlotte County Bureau
- Kate Eckman - Cape Coral
- Kara Kenney - Investigative
- Grant Boxleitner
- Blake Berman
- Patrick Flanary
- Ryan Hughes
- Amie McLain
- Maggie Newland
- Cara Sapida
- Anne Imanuel
- Chad Oliver
- Jason Pawloski - AM traffic reporter
- Jillian Windham - PM traffic reporter
Video Editors
- Erik Brandt
- Steven Delmonte
- Brendan McConell
- Brittany Howard
- Kenneth Stoy
[edit] Former personalities
- Laura Arroyo
- Bob Austin - anchor
- Chere Avery
- Leslie Bohl - anchor
- Trent Butler - morning anchor (now at WAGT)
- Jonathan Carlson - reporter (left for KTXL-TV in Sacramento, Now at WSPA-TV in South Carolina)
- Jim Clarke - meteorologist (now at sister station WZVN)
- Meghan Danahey - meteorologist (now at WFAA-TV in Dallas)
- Josh Davidsburg - transportation reporter
- Jorma Duran - reporter (now at The Weather Channel)
- Jim Farrell - chief forecaster (now at WINK-TV)
- Hunter Finnell - sports
- Richard Frohlich - weekend anchor
- Marlene Galan - anchor
- Bob Goldberger - anchor
- Sharon Gregory - anchor (was moved to anchor on sister station WZVN, now at WVIR-TV)
- Sloane Heffernan - reporter and weekend anchor (now at WRAL-TV)
- Beth Hobbs - anchor
- Harry Horn - anchor
- Tom James - sports anchor
- Eileen Javora - meteorologist (now at KCRA)
- Phil Jean - weekend sports anchor
- Todd Jurkowski - reporter (now at WKMG-TV)
- Mary Johnson
- Cara Jones - reporter
- Glenn Jones - weekend anchor/ reporter
- Jason Kadah - weather (now at KARK in Little Rock, AR)
- David Karsh - reporter (now at FOX News Radio Miami affiliate WIOD)
- Gene Lavanchy - (now at WFXT)
- Amy Oshier - freelance
- Melissa Painter - anchor/reporter (now at WGHP)
- Danielle Pepe - weekend anchor
- Mike Potter - forecaster
- Tom Rector - senior meteorologist (retired April 2006)
- Jessica Ritter
- Andrew Resnik - reporter,Fired from KUSA-TV After drug arrest.
- Jay Severson
- Dan Sheldon - sports anchor (now at KUTV)
- Shepard Smith - weekend anchor (now at FOX News Channel)
- Chad Sokal
- Beverly Stevens - anchor
- David Sutta - crime reporter (now at WFOR)
- Jim Syoen - forecaster - retired
- Brandon Todd - reporter (now at KDFW)
- Ukee Washington - sports anchor (now at KYW)
- Stephanie Watson - morning anchor (now at KDKA)
- Warren Wright
- Leisa Zigman - weekend anchor (now at KSDK)
- Dan Haggerty - weekday reporter (now at WEWS)
[edit] Trivia
- At the end of the weeknight 6 and 11 o'clock newscasts, chief meteorologist Robert Van Winkle uses an American Sign Language gesture meaning "see you later" to sign-off.
- WBBH runs help-wanted ads on-air called "Job Spot" that are a service of Waterman Broadcasting Corporation. WBBH started airing the ads several years before WZVN added them.
[edit] External links
- WBBH-TV "NBC 2"
- WBBH wireless
- WATERMAN BROADCASTING INC.
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WBBH
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WBBH-TV
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