WBIR-TV

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WBIR-TV

Knoxville, Tennessee
Branding	10 News
Slogan	Straight From The Heart.
Channels	10 (VHF) analog, 31 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	NBC
Owner	Gannett
Founded	September 22, 1956
Former affiliations	CBS (1956-88)
Website	www.wbir.com

WBIR-TV channel 10 is the NBC affiliate Knoxville, Tennessee. The station is owned and operated by the Gannett Corporation. Its transmitter is located in Knoxville.

1 History
2 Our Stories
3 News reporters and journalists
4 Newscasts
- 4.1 Past newscast titles
- 4.2 Past personalities
5 External links

[edit] History

WBIR-TV Channel 10 signed on the air on September 22, 1956 as an affiliate of the CBS television network. In 1988, WBIR became an NBC affiliate, swapping affiliations with WKXT-TV (formerly WTVK-TV channel 26, now WVLT-TV CBS channel 8). For several years, WBIR was owned and operated by Multimedia, Inc. in 1967, which merged with Gannett in 1995

[edit] Our Stories

WBIR is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a special report on some of the past stories captured on WBIR for the past 50 years. These reports are called "Our Stories" and these reports will be shown every Tuesday on the evening edition of 10 News Tonight.

[edit] News reporters and journalists

[edit] News Anchors

Bill Williams (Anchor Emeritus)
Robin Wilhoit
John Becker
Ben Senger
Abby Ham
Russell Biven
Beth Haynes
Yvette Martinez

[edit] Sports

Steve Phillips

[edit] News Reporters

Ken Schwall
Herryn Herzog
Dan Farkas
Kay Watson
LaSaundra Brown
Robin Murdoch

[edit] "Style: A Show for You" Hosts

Moira Kaye
Michele Silva

[edit] Weather

Todd Howell
Julya Johnson
Mike Witcher

[edit] Traffic

Ed Rupp

[edit] The Heartland Series

Bill Landry

The program, which was conceived in 1984 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, continues to celebrate the people and the land of the entire Appalachian region. In 1998, the series was expanded to a 30-minute version airing each Saturday, 7:30 p.m. It still continues to run the original five-minute version during the morning news, after 10 News at Noon, and after 10 News Nightbeat. Bill Landry has been host for the entire run of the series.

[edit] Newscasts

10 News Today (Airs Monday through Friday)
10 News at Noon (Airs Monday through Friday)
Live at Five (Airs Monday through Friday)
10 News Tonight (Airs Monday through Sunday)
10 News NightBeat (Airs Monday through Sunday)

[edit] Past newscast titles

"The Esso Reporter" (1956-1960)
"The Big News" (1960-1970)
"Action 10 News" (1970-1974)
"NewsCenter 10" (1974-1980)
"Action 10 News" (1980-7/2004)

[edit] Past personalities

Josh Roe, sports
Seth Grossman, anchor
Ted Hall, anchor and reporter
Steve Burgin, anchor
Byron Webre, weather
Jim Early, anchor and news director
Cassandra McGee, anchor
Rob Braun, anchor and reporter
Scott Sams, weather and sports
Rex Rainey, weather
Carl Williams, anchor
Marti Skold, weather
Terri Gruca, anchor
Bob Kesling, sports
Chip Carter, sports
Doc Johnston, anchor
Gene Patterson, anchor and reporter
Sara Allen, host of "Live at Five"
Nicole Henrich, host of "Style"
Jim Cline, sports
Judy Jenkins, anchor and reporter
Kristin Hoke, anchor and reporter
Larry Smith, reporter
Todd Summers, sports
Jim Holliday, sports
Phil Rainey, sports
Greeley Kyle, reporter
JaQuitta Williams, anchor and reporter
Bret Dark, anchor
Al Klensch, anchor and reporter
Van Hackett, reporter
Charles Thompson, reporter
Steve Dean, reporter
Pauletta Jackson, reporter
Cheryll Jones, weather
Janet Cunningham, weather
Sonja Smith, reporter
Edye Ellis, anchor
Sam Dalton, host of "The Early Show"
Margie Ison, weather
Mark Packer, sports
Greg Zorb, sports
Mark Smith, sports
Jennifer Broome, weather
Missy Kane, reporter
Valerie Hyman, reporter
Lindsey Nelson, reporter
Tony Perkins, reporter
Kim Stephens, anchor
Faith Fancher, reporter
Carol Marin, reporter
Deborah Roberts, reporter
Bill Harris, weather
Mark Nagi, sports
Adina Chumley, anchor and reporter
Steve Oglesby, reporter, anchor, newscast producer
Jim Acosta, reporter
Renee Jameson, reporter
Jennifer Leslie, reporter
Mark Johnson, weather
Alysiah Bond, sports
Krista Gold, reporter
Tom Poe, anchor
Wallene Dockery, weather
Cheryl Mazur, anchor
Alan Williams, sports
Lori Perry, weather
Tim Cox, anchor and reporter
Lance West, anchor and reporter
Lisa Argen, weather
David Nelson, anchor and reporter
Jim Ragonese, reporter
Syan Rhodes, anchor and reporter
Carmen Ainsworth, reporter
Mary Loos, weather
Stephanie Wines, reporter
Chuck Denney, reporter
Foster Arnett, reporter
Janice Williamson, reporter
Ben Bailey, weather
Gina Miller, sports
Jay Beeler, reporter

[edit] External links

Broadcast television in the Knoxville market (Nielsen DMA #58)
WETP 2/WKOP 15 (PBS) - WKXE-LP 4 (IND) - WATE 6 (ABC) - WVLT 8 (CBS) (My Network TV on DT2) - WBIR 10 (NBC) - WFEM 12 (FamilyNet/A1) - WLOS 13 (ABC) - W14CX 14 (IND) - WBXX 20 (The CW) - WJZC-LP 22/WEZK-LP 28 (IND) - WEEE-CA 32 (FamilyNet) - WDTT-LP 38 (A1) - WTNZ 43 (FOX) (The Tube on DT2) - W46DC 46 (TBN) - WVLR 48 (CTN) - W50CG 50 (3ABN) - WPXK 54 (i)
Local digital television channels
WMAK 7 (IND)