pic.twitter.com/uDdo118TWg, Today is my last day at @kwqcnews! Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president. A good Tuesday to all. She withdrew from consideration for the post and left the administration in February, reportedly because her nomination was complicated by the fact she had employed a nanny who was in the United States legally but was not legally allowed to work.. Bill Shine, White House communications director. Currently in Rockford. Marisa Gjuraj graduated from the University of South Carolina in May 2022. While in . He left the network, lost that 2014 race despite the networks efforts to promote him, and was rehired two weeks later. We are sure going to miss those bad jokes, but we know you're going to continue to do great things for folks in the Cedar Rapids area," the station said on social media. When McEntee was fired in March 2018, CNN reported that it was because he is currently under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for serious financial crimes.. Her bravery and her will to live set her apart from the crowd, Hradecky said in an e-mail. All rights reserved. The pictures, stories and memories are endless, so we will try to compile the best in the way that we know Jeannie would want us to," the station's website said. Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Evening News Anchor 13 WREX Jun 2021 - Present 1 . Former WQAD News 8 reporter, Chris Minor, is being recognized for her accomplishments by being inducted into the Silver Circle of The National. WREX became a full-time ABC affiliate in 1965, when WCEE-TV signed on the air. Fox News execs "full-on freaked out" over who leaked Kanye West rant they tried to bury: report "The network is closing in on the 'mole' who was the source of the embarrassing breach," The . Ten current Trump administration officials previously worked at Fox, while six more officials worked at Fox before joining the administration but have since left, and the appointments of two other former Foxers are pending, according to a Media Matters review. Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, it is the market's only full-powered VHF station and is Rockford's second oldest television station. Nicole Lapin, CNN, CNN Pipeline, HLN. While Gray already owns WIFR-LD, the market's CBS affiliate, FCC regulations permit the common ownership of a full-power and a low-power station in a single market. Stratton, 29, announced Wednesday that he has accepted a job as chief investigative reporter and fill-in anchor at KCCI-TV, the CBS affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa. I just get to bring the vast experience I've built up over the years doing sports, I'll get to bring that to news now.". Marta was born in Lawrence, Kansas and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. According to WREX, Hayes learned she had the illness Tuesday and died late Thursday night at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. Former KWQC and WQAD anchor Andrea Zinga ran for office in2006. Emily is an investigative journalist with a background in several forms of media and an MBA in business management. Those appearances caught the attention of Trump, who said during a 2015 interview, I watch the shows for military advice, and that he liked Bolton because hes a tough cookie, knows what hes talking about. In March 2018, Trump named Bolton as his national security adviser. "Out of respect to her family and Jeannie, WREX will air tributes to Jeannie this evening on 13 News starting at 5:00 p.m. John McEntee, personal aide to the president. After a career in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors capped by serving as labor secretary in President George W. Bushs Cabinet, Chao became a Fox News contributor. After working in the Bush and Obama administrations, Ortagus became a Fox contributor, then was named State Department spokesperson in April. Lea Gabrielle, State Department special envoy. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. This hiring pattern speaks in part to Foxs longtime role as a comfortable landing spot for Republicans looking to get paid and build their brand with the networks conservative audience while keeping their options open to return to politics or government. Philadelphia Phillies fan and WQAD Ch. A 25-time Regional Emmy Award-winning anchor/reporter, and Regional Edward R. Murrow Excellence in Writing Award winner, with nearly 40 years of broadcast news experience. Here's a look back at the most viewed galleries of 2018 on qctimes.com. Stephanie graduated in 2021, and working at WIFR 23 in Rockford is her first news job out of college. He was on during Spates normal timeslot. She joined the WJHG team in January 2017 and is thrilled to bring the news to Panhandle viewers each weekday. She left the network in 2012 and took a seat on the board of directors of News Corp., at the time Foxs parent company. I'll still be going out in the field shooting stories, writing and editing. After Trumps election, Carson joined his administration as the secretary of housing and urban development. Here are the weather details from the Nationa. Flynn was replaced by H.R. The veteran 13 WREX Sports Director has been named co-anchor of the stations 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. weekday newscasts alongside Brittany Hardaway. Ken DeCoster: kdecoster@rrstar.com; @DeCosterKen, Chicago native joins 13 WREX news team as evening anchor, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Listeners who felt they knew him lost a friend; third-shifters lost a morning coffee buddy; his daughter lost a father. You could tell that on the radio he was just a real genuine guy.. Cabinet secretaries overseeing federal departments, senior White House aides advising the president on crucial issues, and U.S. ambassadors representing the country abroad, among others, all worked for the network before joining Trumps administration. Jeannie Hayes: 1983-2012 . A C-list conservative commentator who spent two decades as a Fox contributor, Crowley was a reliable source of the networks typical combination of bigotry, right-wing talking points, and attacks on the press. Research/Study 8 sports director Mick Moninghoff talks with co-worker Kia Carter. John Ivanic died Monday in Columbus, Ohio. Richard Grenell, ambassador to Germany. He then returned to Fox News as a full-fledged contributor, albeit one who was reportedly banned from appearing on the networks hard news programming. It was NIU football's first victory over a Big Ten team. Ryan graduated from The Florida State University in 2008 with a degree in Meteorology. She joined the WJHG team in January 2017 and is thrilled to bring the news to Panhandle viewers each weekday. Give someone an unexpected gift just because you appreciate them. In Rockford, he remembered Pick used to sit on telephone books the size of New York Citys, so we would look even in their anchor desk chairs. She joined the Gray Television in January 2022 as a producer. 4 Weather Alerts. ROCKFORD Derek Bayne is transitioning from covering the gridiron, diamond and hardwood to reporting hard news. A year ago, she recorded and released a 13-track CD, the inspirational Circle of Support.. Former KWQC-TV anchor Gary Metivier has started a new enterprise that still involves telling the stories of the Quad-City community. WREX (channel 13) is a television station in Rockford, Illinois, United States, affiliated with NBC. Here's what is in store for us today weatherwise. His last day at the station was Dec. 17, 2018. Bayne is originally from the Chicago suburb of Palatine and earned his bachelors degree in journalism at the University of Missouri in 2004. Matt Hammill has returned to the Quad Cities and will join Morgan, Kevin, Jenna and Emily on QCT! ROCKFORD (WREX) - Gregory Deffenbaugh has been named News Director at WREX Television, the local NBC affiliate in Rockford, Illinois. Stratton's departure comes about five months after Crowley, an eight-year veteran of the station, left 13 WREX for an investigative reporting job at WXIA-TV in Atlanta. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. Did they leave to pursue other job opportunities? Stratton has accepted a position as a Chief Investigative Reporter and. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. She was born and raised in Elgin, Illinois and is excited to bring stories to the people of Rockford and the rest of the Stateline. She joined the 23 News team in October 2021 after graduating from Xavier University in May. Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years experience. WREX began to air newscasts in high-definition on December 12, 2010, the second in the Rockford market after WIFR and the third in the Quincy Newspapers station group after KWWL and WKOW. WQAD-TV sports anchor Dan "The Wildman" Burich, far right, goes over the sequence for a show taped on Sunday November 19. Mercedes Schlapp, White House director of strategic communications (updated 7/17/19). The same things that ticked them off ticked him off. Born in Rockford and raised in Rockton, Zoe began as an intern in Summer 2020, until she worked her way up to anchoring weeknights. 39F. He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined NBC12 in 2013. Greg Dutra announced on Sept. 10, 2014, that he is leaving KWQC for KDVR/KWGNin Denver. "It's going to be an adjustment I think, but it's one that I'm looking forward to," Bayne, 40, said. In 2018, Stratton helped launch 13 Investigates, the stations investigative reporting team along with former co-anchor Kristin Crowley and journalist Mary Sugden. Fox hired McEntee as a production assistant in 2015. KWQC-TV morning news anchor Charles King and weathercaster Theresa Bryant share a laugh during a commercial break in August 2005. 39F / 35F. Spoiler alert: Trouble ensued, Big stores see how we spend. In March, he left Fox for Sinclair Broadcast Group, whose stations now broadcast his bigotry around the country. Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years experience. Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. 03/03/23 8:10 PM EST, Video & Audio Former WQAD and KWQC anchor Matt Hammill CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Fran Riley Riley CONTRIBUTED Cedric Haynes Meteorologist Cedric Haynes, a football fan who follows the Tennessee Volunteers, said. Long recognized as one of the most hawkish members of the foreign policy community, Bolton served in the Bush State Department and as ambassador to the United Nations. 2023 www.rrstar.com. 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