In 1957, they sold the radio stations, with the AM station changing its format to black music and the FM station going off the air; a new WAFB-FM would sign on in 1968. "I'm partial to 'ABC World News Tonight' because I worked for ABC News in New York for five years. Matt Williams is an anchor for 9News This Morning and Early Edition. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power, Class A MyNetworkTV affiliate WBXH-CD (channel 39). (WAFB) - Longtime WAFB anchor Donna Britt, a dedicated journalist and beloved member of the community, has passed away after her courageous battle with ALS. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. Liz Koh joined WAFB as a reporter in August 2016. In my opinion, they are the poster children for what a wafb can be. Former WAFB news anchor, Nancy Parker, was killed in a small plane crash in New Orleans East Friday, Aug. 16. When schedules allow, the couple visits his son, George Caldwell Sells, and his family in St. Louis, and her son, Greg Pace, and his family in Jupiter, Florida, where recently Sells visited Mar-a-Lago when President Donald Trump was there. She is currently a Purdue University Master of Science candidate pursuing a degree in Communication and Leadership. Well, after a few months working for the wafb news channel, I feel like I have a pretty good handle on what is going to come out of their mouth. 'She didn't know who I was,' says the former WAFB anchor who was on the air locally for 24 years. Thats the worst job you could want because the writer is usually there," he said, "and they want multiple takes to get it exactly like they want it to sound.. He earned a B.S. He was only 56-years-old. Both stations share studios on Government Street in downtown Baton Rouge, while WAFB's transmitter is located on River Road near the city's Riverbend section. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WAFB shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 9, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. State Rep. Richard Nelson becomes fourth republican to enter governors race, 18-year-old killed in Donaldsonville shooting late Tuesday night. Sells also keeps in touch with his former WAFB co-anchor Donna Britt, who is battling ALS. During that time, she spent 8 hours every week in December those 17 years manning a Christmas kettle. "She loves telling people that. The people who think that everyone should be like them are the ones who are the most likely to be wrong about almost everything. Information from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicates there was a fire reported after the crash. Jacques Doucet is a sports reporter for WAFB 9News. newscast, "9 News at 4" . Touched by the reception to it, Sells now produces similar videos for any St. James resident who dies. Donna adapted the same promise and always signed her name with lower-case letters, what she called a sign of continued commitment to serve God in the most enthusiastic and excellent way possible. Over the years, Donna supported numerous charities including those tied to research for ALS, Sickle Cell disease, HIV/AIDS and cancer. While he may not get to interview presidents or governors or even mayors anymore, Sells is still a newsman at heart. Emily is an investigative journalist with a background in several forms of media and an MBA in business management. WAFB news anchor Donna Britt announced her retirement Wednesday, almost 11 months after she was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Broadcast, Radio, Television, Social Media, Advertising, Strategic Communications, Marketing, Radio Media Advisor at Team Toyota & Team Honda, Studio Host /, Hornets Tonight Pre-Game/Post-Game Host; Hornets Sideline Reporter; CST Studio Host, Team Automotive Group Media Advisor. West began her career in the Far East Network in Okinawa, Japan, and upon returning to her home state of Louisiana, started working as the morning anchor for Morning in Louisiana. I go crazy when reporters and anchors make mistakes and I know they know better. David Ade returned to the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2021 as a multimedia journalist. They met standing in the takeout line at Gino's Restaurant. I go crazy when reporters and anchors make mistakes and I know they know better. Sells also has lent his distinctive voice to training videos for ExxonMobil, General Motors and Louisiana Farm Bureau, and he did an on-camera spot for Coke Zero, which was recorded in Atlanta. But three days of testing at Houston Methodist Hospital have removed doubts. I initially thought Id move, but there was such a support system here. camera operator (1 episode, 2009) See also Brittany Weiss, 4 p.m. anchor and 2. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Donnas husband, Mark Ballard, says her family was by her side as she passed away peacefully Thursday morning. at URS Corporation, Director of Marketing and Communications at Central Physical Therapy. Special Projects Producer and Media Preservation and Archive Coordinator at Louisiana Public Special Projects Producer and Digital Archive Manager, Louisiana Public Broadcasting /Louisiana Educational TV Auth. She was shooting a feature news story in a stunt plane for WVUE at the time of the crash. 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Donovan Jackson is a general assignments reporter for WAFB 9News. Scottie Hunter is the lead investigative reporter and noon anchor for WAFB 9News in Baton Rouge. Governor John Bel Edwards released a statement Friday evening responding to Parkers death: An Emmy-winning reporter, cancer advocate and author, Nancy used her platform to tell stories that mattered to the people of our state. Louis S. Prejean and associates (Modern Broadcasting of Baton Rouge) were the first owners of the station, and they sold it to Royal Street Corporation of New Orleans in 1956, which owned WDSU-TV, the first television station in Louisiana. Sells also keeps in touch with his former WAFB co-anchor Donna Britt, who is battling ALS. Donna also served on boards for the Baranco-Clark YMCA, the Southern University Art Museum, the Baton Rouge Ballet Theater and the Louisiana Association for Arts in Education. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. West, who has always been interested in science and health, hosted Medical Breakthroughs, the Jean Wests Medical Digest, and continues information programming through her firm, Faceswest Productions. 3 Local TV Group", "Gray Closes On $3.6 Billion Raycom Merger", ":: Baton Rouge Business Report:: Ron Winders heads back to Savannah", "Longtime WAFB anchor Donna Britt dies following battle with ALS", "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds", Louisiana State Archive and Research Library, LA Art and Science Museum (Yazoo&MS. When schedules allow, the couple visits hisson, George Caldwell Sells, and his family in St. Louis, and her son, Greg Pace, and his family in Jupiter, Florida, where recently Sells visited Mar-a-Lago when President Donald Trump was there. Britt's husband, The Advocate's Capitol. "I never would have been so successful without her.". These days, the news anchors are the ones who have an opinion about everything, and yet they are the ones who are the most likely to be wrong. The pilot of the plane was. He was only 56-years-old. "They show them in-house, and I give them to the family," he added. Greg Meriwether is an EMMY and Edward R. Murrow award-winning anchor at WAFB. Too good to be true, Brad Rhodes: An annuity product many have never heard of. In the mid-1990s, WBRZ experienced significant staff turnover and several news format changes while AFLAC and Raycom invested heavily in improving WAFB's news product by maintaining low turnover in its news staff and presentation (WAFB used the "Newschannel" theme by Gari Media from 1990 until Raycom switched its news music client to Stephen Arnold Music in late 2014), leading WAFB to overtake WBRZ's news ratings in 1994. One investigator from the NTSBs Denver field office is headed to New Orleans to investigate the crash. For over two decades, the WAFB anchor brought viewers the news of the day. Retired WAFB news anchor George Sells, second from left, with his son's family, from left, grandson Quinn, son George, daughter-in-law Julie and granddaughter Samantha. Former WAFB anchor honored with Kentucky Mic Hall of Fame Award, Glen Oaks Magnet High School Hosts Movie Night. In addition, the new owners cancelled the station's beloved 33-year-old half-hour local weekday program Storyland, then the longest-running children's program, hosted by Buckskin Bill Black, and rechristened it as Buckskin and Friends, an hour-long show that aired on Saturday mornings until it was cancelled in September 1990. and 10 pm. Sells thought about leaving the retirement community, 'but there was such a support system here. 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The combined company will be in every Louisiana market except for Lafayette as a result. For over two decades, the WAFB anchor brought viewers the news of the day. I am excited to be home, Tisha said. Donna passed away on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. As Legislative Reporter, Rosato covers the Louisiana state government on a daily basis for WAFB's 4 pm., 5 pm., 6 pm. Kevin Batiste Jr. is a reporter for for the 9Sports Team. Id like to share some personal news with you tonight, Donna said. There's a private family service Wednesday night and a Methodist memorial service in Eunice, LA on Saturday. They are the ones who call out the news on TV and radio, and they are often the ones who are the first to report on new developments in the world. He came to Huntsville after being the morning and midday anchor in Lincoln, NE for more than four years. She reigned as Queen of Spanish Town in 1990.Another big passion for Donna was her service to the Boy Scouts. 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. "That was interesting -- all that security," said Sells, who interviewed former President Bill Clinton back in 1993. I felt the love.. She brings with her 25 years of broadcast news experience and a passion for getting involved in her community., Tisha is an avid supporter of the American Heart Association and the United Service Organizations (USO). Her two children include her daughter Annie and son Louis. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. Fellow resident and former LSU Law School instructor Lucy Bowers McGough told him about the need for CASA volunteers across the state and asked if she could put him in touch with juvenile court Judge Kathleen Richey. Please join your prayers to mine and Donnas for Nancys husband and three children as they come to terms with this shocking loss.. woman has hands and feet amputated after covid vaccine. Email Pam Bordelon at pbordelon@theadvocate.com. There is a tremendous shortage of volunteers in New Orleans, Monroe, Lafayette and other CASA agencies throughout the state. ", Visit The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La. That was interesting all that security, said Sells, who interviewed former President Bill Clinton back in 1993. Johnny Ahysen is a traffic reporter for 9News This Morning and Early Edition. I look forward to working with the staff and crew here at WAFB to bring you the news with integrity, befitting the legacy of this station and worthy of the trust that viewers place in us when they welcome us into their homes every day.. Her family moved as her father first preached in small-town Texas, then on to church fields in Georgia peanut country as well as along the Florida panhandle. It was also in 1988 that the owners petitioned CBS to air the network's daytime programs in a different orderairing syndicated programming at 10 a.m., The Price Is Right at 11 a.m., and The Young and the Restless at 3 p.m. (later 4 p.m.) as a way to boost ratings as a lead-in to the noon and 5 p.m. newscasts. Journalism, Press Releases, Media Relations, Public Relations, Television, Editing, Interviews, Offshore Construction foreman at Leighton International Limited. Live with Regis and Kelly and The Oprah Winfrey Show were seen until the late 1990s. Talent at Pelican Sports Broadcasting Network, Co-Host at WSLA ESPN Radio. A St. James connection led him to another project with Court Appointed Special Advocates, which recruits, screens, trains and supervises community volunteers to serve as advocates for abused and neglected children in the courtroom. Steve Schneider has been the Sports Director for WAFB 9News since 1985. He put together a video obituary for Paul Davey's family and friends. Shes gorgeous for a women whos the same age as I am, he continued. On weekends, Donald covers a wide range of events and feature stories. Wafb is a word for those who are former news anchors. As a former news anchor, I know what it is to be a wafb. "So, I created a series of spots (public service announcements) and got some of my peers to help me record them -- former WAFB and CBS Sports broadcaster Tim Brando and, for the ones in the New Orleans area, former TV news anchor Norman Robinson. There was a problem saving your notification. Sells knows firsthand the pain of death. The kids were told they could use the 20 or more toppings for their ice cream in an allyou-can-eat buffet. WAFB A longtime Louisiana. [3] In 1965, the station moved its transmission tower from Zachary to south of LSU's campus, allowing viewers in a 90-mile (140km) radius to receive its signal; it was also in that year that the station started broadcasting in color. Owner and Consultant at Strategic Event Planning by Edith, Senior Resource Development Associate at Communication, community relations, conflict management, data management, directing, editing, Sr. Public Relations Specialist at Ochsner Health System. Not long after George and Sandy Sells moved to St. James Place, she died. As a former news anchor, I know what it is to be a wafb. NEW ORLEANS (WAFB) - Former WAFB news anchor, Nancy Parker, was killed in a small plane crash in New Orleans East Friday, Aug. 16. Until 2015, WAFB aired the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire; the show aired on sister station WBXH until its cancellation in 2019. She graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications and Digital Media with an emphasis in Sports. Former Baton Rouge television news anchor Jay Young died this morning at his home of an apparent heart attack. Kitch will focus most of her daily reporting on money-saving ideas for families, ways to keep . Pattis not a news person, and she makes fun of me if we watch it together.. An Emmy award-winning journalist who has been anchoring and reporting across the country for more than 15 years, Erin Connolly joined WFSB (CBS), Connecticut's most watched television station in. Nancy worked for WAFB for numerous years as a reporter and the anchor of the station's 5 p.m. newscast. She signed off the air on June 13, 2018 after 38 years of service at WAFB. Sells knows firsthand the pain of death. Michael Shingleton - Anchor WBRZ News 2. Not so much here in Baton Rouge, though, said Sells. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. 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