NBC Affiliates

Media General has named Brad Moses president and general manager of WFLA, the NBC-affiliate in Tampa. His appointment is effective March 26.

The move is a return to WFLA for Moses, who was director of marketing at the station from 2002-07. He joins WFLA from another Media General station, WNCN in Raleigh, where he has been vice president and general manager since 2009.

Moses replaces John Cottingham, who was named interim general manager of the station in November after Media General made several management changes at WFLA.

“I am pleased to bring such a talented broadcast professional back to our Tampa station,” Cottingham said in a statement. “His leadership abilities and his knowledge of the Tampa community will be very valuable to our customers and employees.”

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WKYC‘s Fred Griffith is bidding farewell to broadcasting today, after 50 years on Ohio TV, reports WKYC’s Director’s Cut blog.

Griffith has been with WKYC since 2000, most recently serving as co-host of the NBC-affiliate’s 10 a.m. weekday show “Good Company Today.”

Before joining WKYC, Griffith spent 33 years at Cleveland ABC-affiliate WEWS, where he worked as a reporter and news producer before becoming the longtime host of the station’s daytime shows.

Griffith began his broadcasting career in Charleston, WV, before moving to Cleveland in 1959.

Referring to KPRC as “the fourth-place TV station in Houston,” local conservative talk radio host Michael Berry lashed out at the NBC-affiliate during his show on Tuesday for a series of reports the station aired last week about his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run outside of a gay bar.

“It’s a smear campaign on me,” Berry said, before addressing KPRC directly. “I am your rival in the media… you will not smear my name and me go down without a fight.”

Last week, KPRC began reporting on Berry’s alleged involvement in an accident that occurred outside of a local gay bar. The station’s coverage was bolstered by surveillance video showing Berry having a beer at the bar and then leaving alone. Read more

KUSA morning anchor Kyle Dyer underwent her second surgery on Monday to repair facial injuries she suffered when a dog bit her on live TV two weeks ago.

Dyer received 20 stitches during the operation and had 70 stitches removed from her previous surgery, according to KUSA.

“As a result of Kyle’s injuries, all this week we are going to air a special series on canine behavior,” the NBC-affiliate announced on Monday.

The series, from reporter Kevin Torres, will air during KUSA’s 9 and 10 p.m. newscasts. Monday’s segment focused on the best ways for humans to interact with dogs, especially those that are unfamiliar (video inside). Read more

A WVIT news crew was covering a shooting in New Haven on Monday afternoon when bullets just missed their news van.

Following a robbery at a local convenience store, where thieves fired two shots into the ceiling as they stole roughly $300, the WVIT news crew was sitting in a marked news van near the store when shots were fired in their direction.

WVIT reported on Monday that at least four shots were fired and the news crew saw a man aiming a gun about a block away from them. One of the shots hit a nearby car, but no one was hurt in the incident. Read more

After two years as vice president of news and content at WTVJ, Lane Michaelsen is leaving the Miami NBC O&O, an NBC spokesperson confirms t0 TVSpy.

Michaelsen told Rick Gevers & Associates he wanted to “see what else is out there.” His departure comes just three days after NBC named Manuel Martínez the new president and general manager of WTVJ.

Michaelsen joined WTVJ in 2009 from WUSA, where he was vice president in charge of the information center. He was previously news director at WTSP in Tampa and KTHV in Little Rock-Pine Bluff.

It just wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without someone proposing on-air. In this case, that someone was a WTWO production assistant named Zach, who popped the question to his girlfriend during the Terre Haute NBC-affiliate’s late newscast on Tuesday.

Longtime WWLP anchor Barry Kriger visited the station on Tuesday afternoon for the first time since suffering extensive injuries in a car accident last month.

Kriger is now walking around and evidently in good spirits following the accident.

The station ran a quick segment about Kriger’s visit during its evening newscasts on Tuesday, and anchor Elysia Rodriguez reported that Kriger is “starting to feel a lot better” and “looking forward to getting back to work soon.”

Kriger returned home from the hospital earlier this month. Read more

WNBC‘s much-anticipated new 30 Rock studio has suffered a major setback as it appears station management has decided to scrap the new set.

NewscastStudio reports that, after months of work, WNBC has completely dismantled its new set and returned Studio 3C to an empty box.  Read more

Manuel Martínez has been named president and general manager of WTVJ, the NBC O&O in Miami, NBC announced today. His appointment is effective immediately.

Martínez joins WTVJ from WSCV, the Telemundo station in Miami, where he has been president and general manager since 2007. In a statement, Martínez said he is excited to “now work directly with the NBC 6 team.” Telemundo is owned by NBC; WTVJ and WSCV share headquarters in Miami.

“He possesses a strong understanding of the unique South Florida market, a key factor that will help guide NBC 6 to future growth,” Valari Staab, president of the NBC-owned stations, said in announcing Martínez’s hire.

Martínez replaces Ardyth Dierks, who left WTVJ last month after eight years as president and general manager.