WVIR-TV
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| WVIR-TV | |
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| Charlottesville, Virginia | |
| Branding | NBC 29 |
| Slogan | Count on Us |
| Channels | Analog: 29 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | NBC The CW (DT3) |
| Owner | Waterman Broadcasting Corporation (Virginia Broadcasting Corporation) |
| First air date | March 11, 1973 |
| Call letters’ meaning | VIRginia |
| Transmitter Power | 5000 kW (analog) 1000 kW (digital) |
| Height | 363 m (analog) 367.9 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 70309 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | (analog) (digital) |
| Website | www.nbc29.com |
WVIR-TV "NBC 29" is a television station in Charlottesville, Virginia, broadcasting locally on channel 29 as an NBC affiliate.
Until 2004, WVIR was the only commercial station in the Charlottesville market affiliated with a major network.
WVIR's programming can also be seen in Harrisonburg on Comcast channel 10.
As of September 18, 2006, WVIR is the area's affiliate of the The CW on the station's new DT3 digital subchannel. The channel is known as "CW 29". Also on this date, a new weekday WVIR-produced newscast at 10 PM began to air on the new subchannel.
Although it does not have a radar of its own, WVIR uses live NOAA NWS radar data from several regional sites in a forecasting system presented onscreen as "Triple Doppler".
On September 13, 2007, WVIR began offering NBC WeatherPlus, NBC's digital weather channel. On-air, WVIR promotes the channel as "NBC 29 WeatherPlus". In addition, WVIR offers local weather to computer users via the WeatherBug service.
On April 19, 2008, WVIR began broadcasting its local news programming in high definition, becoming the first station in Central Virginia and the Central Shenandoah Valley to do so. [1]
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[edit] NBC 29 News team
[edit] News Anchors
- Crystal Cameron: Sunrise Anchor 2006-Present
- Shane Edinger: Sunrise Anchor 2005-Present
- Laura French: 6pm & 11pm Anchor 2003-Present
- Steve Rappaport: Noon, 5 & 6pm Anchor 2005-Present
- Sharon Gregory: Noon, 5pm & 6pm Anchor (Former, WZVN-TV Anchor) 2006-Present
- Matt Talhelm: Weekend 6, 10, & 11pm Anchor 2005-Present
- Joanna Shrewsbury: Weekend Sunrise Edition 2006-Present
Note: Dates listed are when each person joined the station, not when he/she assumed their current roles at WVIR.
[edit] NBC29 News Reporters
Central Virginia
- Henry Graff 03-Present
- Loretta Boniti 04-Present
- Annie Scholz 04-Present
- Jenn McDaniel 05-Present
- Leyla Santiago 06-08
- Christina Mora 07-Present
- Liz Nagy 07-Present
- Adam Rhew 08-Present
Shenandoah Valley
- Ken Slack 95-Present
- Matt Talhelm 05-Present
[edit] WeatherPlus Team
- Clayton Stiver: Weekend Meteorologist 2006-Present
- Eric Pritchett: 5, 6, 10, & 11 Meteorologist 1996-Present
- David Rogers: Sunrise & Noon Meteorologist 2006-Present
- Norm Sprouse: Sunrise & Noon Chief Meteorologist 1990-Present
As a note: David Rogers & Norm Sprouse share weather duties during the sunrise & noon newscasts.
[edit] Sports Team 29
- Marty Hudtloff: Sports Director/Weekday Sports 2003-Present
- Chuck Wade: Weekend Sports 2006-Present
- Lindsay Murphy: Sports Reporter 2007-Present
[edit] NewsCast
- NBC29 News @ Sunrise M-F:
Anchors: Crystal Cameron & Shane Edinger
Weather: Norm Sprouse & David Rogers
Sports : Marty Hudtloff
- NBC29 News @ Noon:
Anchors: Sharon Gregory & Shane Edinger
Weather: Norm Sprouse & David Rogers
Sports : Marty Hudtloff
- NBC29 News @ 5:
Anchors: Sharon Gregory & Steve Rappaport
Weather: Eric Prichett
Sports : Marty Hudtloff
- NBC29 News @ 6 M-F:
Anchors: Sharon Gregory & Steve Rappaport
Weather: Eric Prichett
Sports : Marty Hudtloff
- NBC29 News @ 10 on CW29 M-F:
Anchor: Laura French
Weather: Eric Prichett
Sports : Marty Hudtloff
- NBC29 News @ 11 M-F:
Anchors: Laura French & Steve Rappaport
Weather: Eric Prichett
Sports : Marty Hudtloff
- NBC29 News @ Sunrise Sat & Sun:
Anchor: Joanna Shrewsbury
Weather: Clayton Stiver
Sports: Chuck Wade
- NBC29 News @ 6 Sat & Sun:
Anchor: Matt Talhelm
Weather: Clayton Stiver
Sports: Chuck Wade
- NBC29 News @ 10 on CW29 Sat & Sun:
Anchor: Matt Talhelm
Weather: Clayton Stiver
Sports: Chuck Wade
- NBC29 News @ 11 Sat & Sun:
Anchor: Matt Talhelm
Weather: Clayton Stiver
Sports: Chuck Wade
[edit] CW29 News Team
[edit] Anchors
- Laura French
- Matt Talhelm
[edit] Reporters
- Henry Graff
- Christina Mora
- Scott Meeks
- Meta Pettus
[edit] Sports
- Marty Hudtloff
- Chuck Wade
[edit] Weather
- Eric Pritchett
- Clayton Stiver
[edit] Notable Former Personalities
- Lori Lichorobiec
- Paul Merrill (now at WXXA)
- Sara Gavin (now at WOWK)
- Adam Longo (now at WKMG)
- Joe Holden (now at WBRE)
- Melinda Semadeni (now at WBBH)
- Robert Van Winkle (now at WBBH)
- Tom Roussey (now at WBTV)
- Alison Burns (now at KIRO)
- Brigida Mack (now at WSOC)
- Patrick Flanary (now at WBBH)
- Maggie Newland (now at WBBH)
- Jason Kurtz (now at WZVN-TV)
- Abena Foreman (now in public relations for UVA Health System)
- Beth Duffy (now at WCAV/WVAW)
- Bill Duvall (now at TV3 Winchester)
- Dave Cupp (now teaching college in North Carolina)
- Mark O'Brien (now at WTEN)
- John DeMorro (left TV broadcasting)
- Dana Hackett (now at WAFB-TV / Baton Rouge)
- Kristina Cruise (now at WLWT)
- Tim Furlong (now at WCAU Philadelphia)
[edit] UVA Children's Hospital Telethon
Every year NBC29 holds an annual telethon to help raise money for Children's Hospital. The telethon is held at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The broadcast consists of NBC29 personalities and former personalities anwsering phones and talking to patients at the hospital. The 23rd Annual UVA Children's Hospital Telethon was held on June 2nd & 3rd and rasied a record $2.2 million dollars.
[edit] NBC 29/WHSV TV3 Rivalry
For years, NBC 29 and WHSV TV3, a local channel located in Harrisonburg, VA, have been competing for the area of Augusta County. A lot of things have happened within the last few years, including NBC 29 taking Tamara Hinton after she was trained at WHSV, and WHSV making a mock commerical of the NBC 29 weather anchors. As of now, WHSV still continues to maintain more viewers than NBC 29, but recent developments to attract viewers is a new HD simulicast newscast.
[edit] Trivia
- WVIR is featured in the 2007 film Evan Almighty.
- WVIR call letters was featured in an episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Jaime Presley on October 7, 2006 with music by Corrine Bailey Rae.
- WVIR Dateline News set with former News Director/Anchor Dave Cupp and former Meteorologist Robert Van Winkle featured in Dave Matthews Band video "Everyday", releaased in 2001.
[edit] Slogans
- Channel 29, Virginia's First Stereo Station 1980's
- NBC29 News You Can Trust 2000-2005
- NBC29 Count On Us 2005-2007
- NBC29 Charlottesville's #1 News Station 2007-Present
[edit] External links
- Official NBC 29 website
- Official CW 29 websiteredirects you to nbc29.com
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WVIR
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WVIR-TV
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