News 12
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| News 12 Networks | |
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| New York New Jersey Connecticut | |
| Branding | News 12 (plus location) |
| Slogan | As Local as Local News Gets |
| Channels | Cable 12 analog, Cable 12 digital |
| Affiliations | CNN |
| Owner | Rainbow Media Holdings |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Website | www.news12.com |
News 12 is the name of seven regional television news channels in the New York City metropolitan area. The channels offer local news 24-hours a day and reach approximately 12 million television viewers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
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[edit] News 12 Long Island
News 12 Long Island, based in Woodbury, New York, was the first regional cable news channel in the United States and has become a model for nearly 30 similar channels across the country. Launched in 1986, it was the first of the News 12 channels established as a 24-hour, 7 day-a-week operation. The channel reaches about 800,000 homes in Suffolk and Nassau counties.
Talent and Staff
- Pat Dolan - News Director/President, News 12 Networks
- Lou Giamanco - Operations Manager
- Danielle Campbell - Morning/Midday Anchor
- Michael Coleman - Sports Director
- Norm Dvoskin - Weekend Meteorologist
- Scott Feldman - Evening Anchor
- Doug Geed - Morning Anchor
- Elizabeth Hashagen - Morning Anchor
- Rich Hoffman - Morning Meteorologist
- Bill Korbel - Evening Meteorologist
- Colleen McVey - Anchor
- Drew Scott - Weekend Anchor/Senior Correspondent
- Carol Silva - Morning Anchor
- Lauren Sivan - Evening Anchor
- Jamie Stuart - Weekend Sports Anchor
- Lea Tyrrell - Evening Anchor
- Bob Wolff - Senior Sports Correspondent
[edit] News 12 New Jersey
News 12 New Jersey is the largest of the channels in terms of potential viewership, reaching about 1.8 million homes or about half of New Jersey's nearly 9 million TV viewers. The channel was launched in 1996, with its central studio-office complex in Edison, New Jersey, and remote bureaus in Newark, Trenton, Madison, Oakland and Wall Township. The channel produces half-hour newscasts throughout the day in a single anchor format. Weather reports are featured every 10 minutes beginning at one minute past the hour under the brand “Weather on the 1’s.”
Weekday News
- 5am-9:30am (LIVE) - Morning news [Anchors: Roxanne Evans, Bryan Jenkins]
- 9:30am-Noon - Playback of 5am-9:30am recorded shows
- Noon - Afternoon news [Anchors: Roxanne Evans, Bryan Jenkins] (the first 6 minutes of programming is live - the remainder, until 12:30, is playback of the early morning newscasts)
- 12:30 - Afternoon news [Anchors: Roxanne Evans, Bryan Jenkins] (the first 6 minutes of programming is live)
- 12:36-5pm - Playback of early recorded newscasts.
- 5pm-6pm - (LIVE) Evening news [Anchors: Janine Strafaci, Della Crews, Erik Landskroner]
- 6pm-8pm - Mix of live and playback from 5pm-6pm newscasts
- 10pm-11pm - (LIVE) Late news [Anchors: Della Crews, Janine Strafaci]
- 11pm-5am - Playback of 10pm-11pm show
Weekend News
- 5am-5pm - Weekend programming*
- 9am (LIVE) Only a small 3-minute update (which plays through the entire day until 5pm)
- 5pm-5:30pm - (LIVE) Evening news [Anchor: Len Turner]
- 10pm-10:30pm - (LIVE) Late news [Anchor: Len Turner]
- Weekend non-news programming consists of half-hour pre-produced programs, including: Spotlight New Jersey(Della Crews, It’s Your Money(Erik Landskroner),In Your Corner(Walt Kane), 12 To Your Health(Janine Strafaci), The Pet Stop, New Jersey Power and Politics(Laura Jones),The Challenge(Bryan Jenkins)
The use of the single anchor format is to make viewers believe that the news is live all day. And that the news is constantly being updated - when in fact they are just seeing the same information every 30 minutes, just being delivered by someone else.
On-Air Talent and Staff
- Beth Adubato - Reporter
- Alvina Alston - Reporter
- John Bathke - Reporter/Host, “On The Scene”
- Lauren Brown - Reporter
- Tony Caputo - Reporter
- Della Crews - Anchor/Host, “Spotlight New Jersey”
- Dave Curren - Meteorologist
- Bryan DeNovellis - Sports Anchor/Reporter/Host, “Jersey Sports Final”
- Bonnie Druker - Reporter
- Roxanne Evans - Anchor
- George Falkowski - Sports Anchor/Reporter
- Alice Gainer- Reporter
- James Gregorio - Meteorologist
- Philip Grimshaw - Reporter
- Sheri Hensley - Northeast Bureau Reporter
- Keith Irizarry - Reporter
- Bryan Jenkins - Anchor/Host, “In Our Schools,” “New Jersey Challenge”
- Laura Jones - Political Analyst/Reporter/Host, “New Jersey Power & Politics”
- Walt Kane - Investigative Reporter/Host, “In Your Corner”
- John Klekamp - Reporter
- Eric Landskroner - Anchor/Host, “It’$ Your Money”
- Lou Martinez - Northwest Bureau Reporter
- Jeannie McCarragher - Capital Bureau Reporter
- Jim McQueeny - Political Analyst/Host, “New Jersey Power & Politics,” “Capital Hot Seat”
- Michele Powers - Meteorologist
- Karla Roth - Shore Bureau Reporter
- Michelle Seavers - Reporter
- Dianne Sherratt - Traffic Reporter
- Kurt Siegelin - Sports Director/Anchor/Host, “Friday Night Football”
- Chelsea Sobel - Fill-in Anchor
- Janine Strafaci - Anchor/Health Reporter/ Host, “12 To Your Health”
- Len Turner - Anchor/Reporter
[edit] News 12 The Bronx & News 12 Brooklyn
News 12 The Bronx, launched in June 1998, reaches more than 260,000 homes in the Bronx borough of New York City. News 12 Brooklyn launched in 2005, shares facilties with News 12 The Bronx. Unlike other News 12 channels, reporters in these operations tend to be "one-man-bands" who shoot and edit videotape as well as reporting the story and appearing on television.
Talent and Staff
- Shirleen Allicock - Reporter
- Adam Babits - Sports Reporter
- Annie Cutler - Reporter
- Erica Knutson- Reporter
- Justin Finch - Reporter
- Joe Glus - Sports Reporter
- Elizabeth Gould - Reporter
- Brad Hirst - Sports Director
- Jessica Kumari - Reporter
- Jeremy Lee - Reporter
- Heather McBride - Reporter
- Kevin McCabe - Evening Anchor
- Amber Marie Noggle - Anchor/Reporter
- Diana Perez - Reporter
- Kate Pezzimenti - Reporter
- Marina Portnaya - Reporter
- Sheri Sagan - Crime Reporter
- Katherine Scott - Reporter
- George Spencer - Reporter
[edit] News 12 Westchester & News 12 Hudson Valley
News 12 Westchester is based in Yonkers, New York, reaches more than 270,000 homes in suburbs immediately north of New York City. News 12 Hudson Valley shares a newsroom and facilities with News 12 Westchester. Reporters cover Rockland and Orange Counties in New York.
Talent and Staff
- Antionette Biordi - Reporter
- Tim Cassidy-Reporter/Anchor
- Suzanne Colucci - Night Anchor/Reporter
- Brian Conybeare - Evening Anchor
- Rob Eisenson - Meteorologist
- Tracy Everson - Senior Reporter
- Walt Fowler - Sports Director
- Patrick Frank-Reporter
- Alice Gainer -Reporter
- John Goff - Reporter
- Lisa LaRocca - Reporter
- Amy Nay - Morning/Midday Anchor
- Grace Noone - Reporter
- Joe Rao - Meteorologist
- Janine Rose - Evening Anchor/News Director
- Dianna Russini-Reporter
- Tara Rosenblum - Weekend Anchor/Reporter
- Pete Ruf - Weekend Sports Anchor
- Lisa Salvadorini - Reporter
- Matt Sampson - Morning/Midday Anchor
- Brysen Van Eck - Meteorologist
- Robert Wolf - Reporter
[edit] News 12 Connecticut
News 12 Connecticut is based in Norwalk, reaches about 200,000 homes in and around Fairfield County. It was the first among the channels launched under the “News 12” brand, though it was a few years after the launch of News 12 Long Island before News 12 Connecticut went 24/7 with original programming.
Talent and Staff
- Debra Alfarone - Reporter
- Tom Appleby - News Director/Anchor
- Lauren Collier - Meteorologist
- Larry Cosgrove - Meteorologist
- Bill Gonillo - Sports Director/Anchor
- Kristi Faccenda - Reporter
- Eric Greene - Morning Anchor
- Allison Haunss - Anchor/Reporter
- Heather Kovar - Morning Anchor/Reporter
- Courtney Kane - Reporter
- Gillian Neff - Anchor/Health Reporter
- Paul Piorek - Meteorologist
- David Springer - Anchor/Reporter
- Rebecca Surran - Anchor
[edit] News 12 Traffic and Weather
News 12 Traffic and Weather features non-stop coverage of traffic and weather in the New York market. The channel consists entirely of "voiceover" talent, meaning none of the meteorologists or traffic reports appear on camera. The channel was formerly known as Metro Traffic and Weather. It was rebranded with the discontinuation of the MSG Metro Channels.
[edit] News 12 Interactive
News 12 Interactive, based in Woodbury, New York, manages the website news12.com and the iO (interactive Optimum) news, weather and extra features provided on Cablevision's digital platform. News 12 Interactive also operates the InfoBar, a rolling display with time, temperature, weather conditions and news items in the lower portion of the screen during virtually all of the programming of the seven News 12 channels (except News 12 Traffic and Weather). The website news12.com is password protected and available only to cable subscribers in the News 12 viewing area or to those who pay a fee for access.
[edit] Ownership
News 12 is owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, which also owns national cable networks: AMC, IFC, Fuse TV, WE tv, Voom HD, Sportskool, Rainbow Sports Network, and MagRack. The company is a division of Cablevision which also owns: Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the New York Knicks, the New York Rangers, and the New York Liberty. It is headed by the corporate President of News, Patrick Dolan, who also serves on the Board of Directors and as News Director for News 12 Long Island. Dolan is the eldest child of Charles Dolan, Cablevision founder and Chairman and the elder brother of James Dolan, Cablevision President and CEO.
[edit] Former News 12 Talent and Current Positions
- Dari Alexander - Anchor, Fox News Channel, New York City
- Trish Bergin - Anchor, Court TV, New York City
- Jesica Borg - Anchor, WPVI, Philadelphia
- Patti Ann Browne - Anchor, Fox News Channel, New York City
- Lori Bordonaro - Reporter, WHDH, Boston
- Mary Calvi - Anchor, WCBS, New York City
- Marysol Castro - Weather Anchor, ABC's "Good Morning America Weekend," New York City
- Andrew Catalon - Sports Anchor, WNYT, Albany, New York
- Greg Cergol - Reporter, WNBC, New York City
- JuJu Chang - Correspondent, ABC's Good Morning America and 20/20
- Kevin Christopher - Anchor, WLEX, Lexington, Kentucky
- Linda Cohn - Host, ESPN SportsCenter
- Joe Coifi - Meteorologist, CW11 New York City
- Erin Cox - Reporter, WTNH, Hartford
- Lori Delgado - Anchor, WCAU/WPHL, Philadelphia
- Tom Fitzgerald - Reporter, WTTG, Washington D.C.
- Rosemary Gomez - Reporter, CW11 New York City
- Carolyn Gusoff - Anchor, WNBC, New York City
- Page Hopkins - Anchor, Fox News Channel, New York City
- Jackie Hyland - Anchor, WFAA, Dallas
- Jennifer Jordan- Reporter, WWOR, New York City
- Chris Keating - Reporter, KSTP, Minneapolis
- Alycia Lane - Main Anchor, KYW, Philadelphia
- Steve MacLaughlin - Meteorologist, KXAS, Dallas
- Diane McInerney - Correspondent, Inside Edition, New York City
- Letitia Miele - Main Anchor, WHP, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Natalie Morales - Anchor, NBC's Today Show, New York City
- Melinda Murphy - Correspondent, CBS's Early Show, New York City
- Walter Perez - Anchor, WPVI, Philadelphia
- Barbara Roberts - Anchor, KARK, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Diana Rocco - Anchor, WFSB, Hartford, Connecticut
- Shiba Russell - Anchor, WCVB, Boston
- Justin Ryan - Meteorologist, WSAZ, Huntington/Charleston, West Virginia
- Bonnie Schneider - Meteorologist, CNN, Atlanta
- Alex Sanz - Reporter, WTHR, Indianapolis
- Cynthia Scott - Undersheriff/PIO, Monmouth Co. Sheriff's Dept.
- Joe Shortsleeve - Chief Correspondent, WBZ, Boston
- Ida Siegal - Reporter, WNBC, New York City
- Drew Speier - Anchor, WFIE, Evansville, Indiana
- Lara Spencer - Host, The Insider
- Mike Stevens - Main Anchor, WEYI, Saginaw, Michgan
- Melba Tolliver- Former Anchor, WABC, New York City
- Roma Torre - Anchor, NY1, New York City
- Lucy Yang - Reporter, WABC, New York City
- Tom Wait - reporter, KCTV, Kansas City
- Bob Wiltfong - Comedian/Actor - Appeared on The Daily Show and more
[edit] Trivia
- Network head Pat Dolan stirred up a media controversy in the weeks following the September 11th attacks, issuing a company policy against anchors and reporters wearing flag pins or showing overt patriotism. The policy was revoked after widespread national criticism.
- Pat Dolan is also an infrequent on-air reporter for the network, having worked as a reporter in the New York media market before News 12's founding.
- Anchor-reporter Trish Bergin was working at News 12 Long island while involved in a highly-publicized romantic relationship with entertainer Billy Joel, a match initiated by Joel's ex-wife Christie Brinkley.
- News 12 Long Island once employed Sy Kravitz, father of musician Lenny Kravitz, and one time husband to his mother, actress Roxie Roker.
- In contrast to most New York market news outlets, News 12 employees are not unionized. An effort to organize in this way during the early 1990s was dropped after widespread staff firings.
- Senior Sports Correspondent Bob Wolff was a long-time sports broadcaster. One of his many famous moments was calling Don Larson's Perfect Game in 1956. Bob was also inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996, being the reciepiant of the Ford C. Frick award.
