Kansas City

Justin Robinson has left KMBC, the ABC-affiliate in Kansas City, Bottom Line Communications reports.

Robinson was a weekday morning reporter for KMBC. He joined the station in 2008 from WANE, the CBS-affiliate in Fort Wayne, IN.

Robinson’s last day on air was April 20. Bottom Line reports his future plans are not known.

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Alexis Del Cid will join KCTV, the CBS-affiliate in Kansas City, in August.

Del Cid joins KCTV from KOIN in Portland,OR , where she has anchored the morning and noon newscasts for the last eight years. She will co-anchor the KCTV newscast alongside Matt Stewart.

“We have made a solid commitment to providing our viewers with consistent and reliable news. Alexis’ solid and strong news background will enhance that commitment,” KCTV news director Blaise Labbe said in a statement. “She is very energetic and has a unique way of engaging viewers.” Read more

General assignment reporter David Dunn is leaving WDAF, the Fox-affiliate in Kansas City, according to Bottom Line Communications.

Dunn has been a general assignment reporter at WDAF since 2007. He has also worked at KSPR in Springfield, MO and KQTV in St. Joesph, MO, and as a marketing consultant at Clear Channel Communications.

Dunn, a Kansas City native, signed off from WDAF on Sunday. He has reportedly accepted a job outside of television.

Mitch Weber is the newest reporter for KSHB, the NBC-affiliate in Kansas City.

“I’m really excited to get started,” he told Bottom Line Communications. “I’ve always said the KC market is my ‘network’ dream. I plan to stay here and retire.”

Weber was most recently a freelance reporter at WDAF, the Fox-affiliate in Kansas City. He has previously worked at KSNT in Topeka, WGBA in Green Bay, WKOW in Madison and WAOW in Wausau, WI. His first day at KSHB was yesterday.

After more than four years at WIBW in Topeka, Stephanie Ramos says leaving the station is “bittersweet.”

Ramos will join KMBC from WIBW on April 23.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the #1 station in Kansas City,” Ramos told Media Moves. “The team exudes professionalism, competitiveness and strong journalism ethics. Leaving WIBW is certainly bittersweet. I’m looking forward to beginning this new chapter in KC with my family and newfound TV family after nearly 5 years of hard work in every role at WIBW-TV.”

KMBC is adding two new reporters.

The Kansas City ABC-affiliate announced this week that Haley Harrison and Stephanie Ramos will be joining its news team in April.

A native of Kansas, Harrison has spent the last year and a half working as a general assignment reporter at D.C.’s WJLA.  Ramos comes to KMBC from WIBW in Topeka, where she served as a morning anchor and reporter.

“We’re excited to add Haley and Stephanie to our team,” KMBC news director Sherrie Brown said, announcing the hirings.  “Both possess solid experience, strong reporting skills and a tenacious work ethic. We believe they are going to be a great asset to KMBC 9 News.”

WDAF chief meteorologist Mike Thompson was all set to do the weather on Wednesday night when everything went silent.

During the Fox-affiliate’s 10 p.m. newscast, Thompson began his weather update but then quickly realized that no one at home could hear him. His mic was dead.

As time ticked away, the studio crew scrambled to find Thompson a backup pack. Video inside… Read more

KMBC-KCWE has hired anchor Len Jennings, the Kansas City ABC-affiliate announced today.

Jennings will co-anchor the 5 and 9 p.m. newscasts alongside Kelly Eckerman. He joins KMBC from WBBH-WZVN in Fort Myers, where he has worked since 1997.

“Len brings valuable experience with him,” KMBC news director Sherrie Brown said in a statement. “His reporting skills and strong work ethic are the perfect compliment to our news team.”

WBBH general manager Steve Pontius told staffers today that Jennings’ last day at WBBH will be May 23.

“It’s been great to have him as part of our team and help set the stage for him to fulfill his dreams,” Pontius said.

Three weeks after undergoing prostate cancer surgery, sports anchor Al Wallace will return to WDAF this weekend.

“My doctors gave me permission to drive and carry on regular activities a week ago, and that’s exactly what I have been doing,” Wallace wrote on Facebook. “My hope has always been to return to work in time for NCAA March Madness, and it appears that will indeed be the case.”

Bottom Line Communications reports that Wallace, a 27-year veteran of the Kansas City Fox-affiliate, will cover the Kansas-Missouri basketball game for WDAF tomorrow.

The colleagues of WDAF meteorologist Don Harman, who killed himself last year, will host a special program tomorrow night on depression and suicide prevention.

“After Don’s death, so many people called to show their support for us, but they also called and emailed needing help for themselves or someone they know,” WDAF anchor Mark Alford told Bottom Line Communications. “One thing is very clear, and that is we HAVE to start talking about this subject.”

The half-hour long special, “You Matter,” will air Wednesday evening at 9:30 p.m. It will be hosted by Alford, as well as Loren Halifax and Nick Vasos, Harman’s co-workers on the WDAF morning newscast.