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In Philadelphia, Different Approaches to Chopper Coverage - Posted March 20, 2013
The Philadelphia Daily News takes a look at the different approaches to aerial coverage for the market's local stations. The piece examines local news service (LNS) ag... [TVSpy]

WTXF's Kacie McDonnell: The 'Little Sister' of 'Good Day Philadelphia' - Posted March 12, 2013
Kacie McDonnell, the morning traffic reporter on Philadelphia Fox O&O WTXF, ... [TVSpy]

Iain Page Joins WTXF in Philadelphia - Posted February 6, 2013
After two years at KPRC in Houston, Iain Page is joining WTXF in Philadelphia. Beginning February 18, Page will join the Fox O&... [TVSpy]

Allyson Meyers Named VP-GM of WOFL - Posted January 10, 2013
Allyson Meyers has been named vice president and general manager of WOFL, the Fox O&O in Orlando. In her new role, Meyers will oversee WOFL as well as WRBW, the MyNetworkTV affiliate in Orlando, and WOGX, the Fox affiliate in Ocala. She be... [TVSpy]

Mark Wahlberg Does Weather and Traffic Update on WTXF - Posted January 9, 2013
Mark Wahlberg and Allen Hughes, the star and director of the new movie, "Broken City," gave ... [SocialTimes.com]

Mark Wahlberg Does Weather and Traffic Update on WTXF - Posted January 9, 2013
Mark Wahlberg and Allen Hughes, the star and director of the new movie, "Broken City," gave ... [TVSpy]

Nefertiti J quez to Join WCAU From KPRC - Posted December 17, 2012
After almost three years at KPRC in Houston, Nefertiti J quez is leaving for WCAU in Philadelphia, Houston m... [TVSpy]

FOX Television Stations Commit to 'TMZ Live' - Posted December 14, 2012
FOX Television Stations has announced "TMZ Live," a one hour show that takes viewers inside the TMZ newsroom, will now air on all of its FOX stations. FOX has been slowly adding the show to its station group since March 2012. After a test run in the Los Angeles market on... [TVSpy]

John Bolaris Looks to Set Record Straight on 'Dr. Phil' - Posted December 13, 2012
Former Philadelphia meteorologist, John Bolaris went on "Dr. Phil" with fiancee Erica Smitheman to... [TVSpy]

WTXF Taps Fox Veteran Jim Driscoll as News Director - Posted December 11, 2012
Philadelphia Fox O&O WTXF has tapped Jim Driscoll as its next news director. Driscoll has spent the last five and a half years working as news director of ... [TVSpy]

Fox General Manager Mike Renda Moves From Chicago to Detroit - Posted November 16, 2012
Breaking: After three years as general manager of WFLD in Chicago, Mike Renda is jumping to another Fox O&O. Effective January 7, Renda will be the VP-GM at ... [TVSpy]

Former Philly Meteorologist John Bolaris Expected to Testify in Russian Crime Ring Trial - Posted November 14, 2012
Former Philadelphia meteorologist John Bolaris is expected to testify this week in the case against Stanislav Pavlenko, the man accused of running an organized scheme to get men drunk and make expensive purchases on their credit cards... [TVSpy]

WTXF and Salvation Army Collect Donations for Hurricane Sandy Relief - Posted November 6, 2012
WTXF, Philadelphia's FOX O&O, along with Xfinity Live! Philadelphia, Comcast Spectator and WMMR have teamed up with the Salvation Army to collect supplies for those who need help in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Beginning tom... [SocialTimes.com]

Lauren Cohn To Leave Philadelphia's WTXF - Posted October 24, 2012
The Philadelphia Daily News is reporting Lauren Cohn will be leaving Philadelphia FOX O&O ... [TVSpy]

WTXF Anchor John Anderson Returning to WKYC - Posted October 1, 2012
John Anderson is returning to Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC as the weekend evening co-anchor. Anderson, who worked at WKYC from 2000 to 2007, will anchor the 6 and 11 p.m. weeken... [TVSpy]

WCAU Gets Out of The Pool - Posted September 14, 2012
WCAU will be exiting the Local News Service it helped start, according to ... [TVSpy]

Dawn Stensland Back on Air with New Show - Posted September 10, 2012
Dawn Stensland is making a return to Philadelphia's airwaves with a new show on WMCN. Stensland told the Philadelphia Inquirer her new show, tentatively titled "A New View... [TVSpy]

Traffic Anchor Kacie McDonnell Debuts on WTXF - Posted August 21, 2012
Kacie McDonnell made her debut... [TVSpy]

Alleged Ringleader of Bolaris Scam Apprehended - Posted July 31, 2012
The FBI has apprehended Alec Simchuk, the alleged leader of a crime ring that meteorologist John Bolaris was a victim of two years ago, the ... [TVSpy]

News Director Steve Schwaid Out at Philly's WTXF - Posted July 23, 2012
Steve Schwaid is leaving Philadelphia Fox O&O WTXF after just a year as news director, TVSpy has learned. Schwaid ... [SocialTimes.com]

Bidding For Veteran's Medal Soars After WTXF Report - Posted June 21, 2012
The bidding for a U.S. army veteran's listing on eBay increased dramatically after WTXF, the Fox O&O in Philadelphia, reported on his struggle to find a job since his return from Iraq. Bill Shephard is selling his ... [TVSpy]

John Bolaris Recounts Experience of Being Roofied and Robbed on ABC's '20/20' - Posted June 4, 2012
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Scott Williams Named Chief Meteorologist at WTXF, Replacing John Bolaris - Posted May 17, 2012
Scott Williams is joining WTXF as chief meteorologist, the Philadelphia Fox O&O confirmed to TVSpy today. Williams joins the station from The Weather Channel, where he is ... [SocialTimes.com]

Scott Williams Named Chief Meteorologist at WTXF, Replacing John Bolaris - Posted May 17, 2012
Scott Williams is joining WTXF as chief meteorologist, the Philadelphia Fox O&O confirmed to TVSpy today. Williams joins the station from The Weather Channel, where he is ... [TVSpy]

New Jersey Man Donates a Car to Gunshot Victim After Seeing His Story on WTXF - Posted April 17, 2012
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New Jersey Man Donates a Car to Gunshot Victim After Seeing His Story on WTXF - Posted April 17, 2012
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'20/20' Interviews Meteorologist John Bolaris About His Roofied and Robbed Story - Posted March 29, 2012
Longtime WTXF meteorologist John Bolaris, who left the station earlier this year following ... [TVSpy]

WTXF's Mike Jerrick Defends 'Sleeping' Fox News Correspondent, Calls KTBC Anchor 'a Nut' - Posted March 9, 2012
WTXF morning anchor Mike Jerrick defended Fox News correspondent Doug Lu... [TVSpy]

Car Crashes Behind WNYW's Antwan Lewis During Live Report on Whitney Houston's Funeral - Posted February 16, 2012
WNYW reporter Antwan Lewis appeared live on Fox sister station WTXF this morning, covering the New Jersey fun... [TVSpy]

WCAU GM Dennis Bianchi Joining Rival WTXF - Posted January 19, 2012
Dennis Bianchi, the general manager at Philadelphia NBC O&O WCAU, will join rival WTXF, the Fox O&O,... [TVSpy]

Kerry Barrett Promoted to Evening Anchor at WTXF - Posted January 17, 2012
Kerry Barrett, a reporter at Philadelphia Fox O&O WTXF, has been named the station's evening co-anchor. Although Barrett has been filling in on the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscast... [TVSpy]

Meteorologist Caitlin Roth Joining WTXF in Philly - Posted December 20, 2011
Meteorologist Caitlin Roth is joining Fox owned-and-operated WTXF in Philadelphia, a Fox spokesperson confirms to TVSpy. Since 2008, Roth has been the weekend morning meteorologist a... [TVSpy]

Mike Bothwell Named News Director At WTOV - Posted December 19, 2011
Mike Bothwell is taking over in January as news director at WTOV, the NBC-affiliate in the Ohio Valley. Since 2009, Bothwell has been the director of content and converage at ... [TVSpy]

WTXF Celebrates Supportive Viewers as Disabled Boy Receives New Wheelchair Following Story - Posted December 1, 2011
In a story that seems ready-made for the holiday season, a WTXF news crew was there on Wednesday as a 10-year-old disabled boy received a new wheelchair to replace the one that was stolen from him last weekend. After WTXF ... [TVSpy]

Philadelphia Police Investigating How WTXF Obtained Evidence in House of Horrors Case - Posted October 28, 2011
Philadelphia police are reportedly investigating how WTXF obtained ID cards belonging to one of the people arrested in the so-called ... [TVSpy]

WREG's Omari Fleming Joins WTXF in Philadelphia - Posted September 29, 2011
Omari Fleming has signed on to be an anchor and reporter at Fox owned-and-operated WTXF in Philadelphia. Fleming has been a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter at ... [TVSpy]

KYW Reports Producers Were Concerned About Kim Delaney Taking the Stage Before Her Speech on WPVI - Posted September 23, 2011
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Fox Names Patrick Paolini SVP Of Station Sales - Posted September 21, 2011
Patrick Paolini will take over as senior vice president of Fox station sales on October 3. He will be responsible for overseeing sales at the 27 Fox O&Os and will report to Jim... [TVSpy]

VIDEO: WTXF's Mike Jerrick Interviews, Then Mocks, Kim and Kourtney Kardashian - Posted September 14, 2011
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Speaking with WTXF About Death of Ryan Dunn, 'Jackass' Star Bam Margera Breaks Down On Camera - Posted June 22, 2011
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May Sweeps Scoreboard: Philadelphia - Posted June 1, 2011
Here's how things went down this past sweeps period in the City of Brotherly Love... Household: ... [TVSpy]

WTXF's Dave Schratwieser Breaks Philly Mob Bust - Posted May 23, 2011
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Roofied and Robbed, Meteorologist John Bolaris Gets His Own Cartoon - Posted May 20, 2011
Philadelphia Daily News cartoonist Brad Guigar has amusingly illustrated John Bolaris's recent travails, documenting the WTXF meteorologist's account of being roofied and robbed while ... [TVSpy]

Mendte-Lane Case Postponed as CBS Asks Court to Change Venue - Posted May 20, 2011
Just as the media circus was beginning in Philadelphia for the Alycia Lane-... [TVSpy]