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 NBC Weather Plus (DT2)
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. 10 News WeatherPlus is offered through WBIR's digital feed.

Contents 1 History 2 Our Stories 3 News reporters and journalists 3.1 News Anchors 3.2 Sports 3.3 News Reporters 3.4 "Style: A Show for You" Hosts 3.5 Weather 3.6 Traffic 3.7 The Heartland Series 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
• Ben Bailey

[edit] Sports

• Steve Phillips
• Dan Farkas

[edit] News Reporters

• Ken Schwall
• Herryn Herzog
• Kay Watson
• LaSaundra Brown
• Robin Murdoch
• Brittany Bailey
• Stoney Sharp

[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)
• 10 News Weekend (Airs Saturday and Sunday mornings and evenings)

[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
• Mark Schnyder, anchor and reporter
• Teresa Woodard, anchor and reporter
• 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
• Kim Carson, weather
• 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 Goldhair, 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
• Mary 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
• Laura Hatch, reporter

[edit] External links

• WBIR-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WBIR

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) - 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 (ION)
Local digital television channels
WMAK 7 (IND)
Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location WLOS 13 (ABC, Asheville) - WYMT 57 (CBS, Hazard, KY)