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Demond Fernandez joins WDIV-Local 4 News Team

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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DETROIT, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Demond Fernandez is an award-winning journalist who joins WDIV-Local 4 as an anchor and reporter it was announced today by WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis.

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DETROIT, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Demond Fernandez is an award-winning journalist who joins WDIV-Local 4 as an anchor and reporter it was announced today by WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis.
He's a perfect fit with Devin, Kim, Karen, and the rest of our team.
Fernandez comes to WDIV from WFAA in Dallas where he was a senior reporter focusing southern Dallas communities.
Prior to working in Texas, Fernandez worked at WEYI in Flint where he was a weekend anchor, crime reporter, and investigative reporter.

Will Jones returns to Local 4 News

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Monday, March 6, 2023

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He made a deep impression on our community with his reporting and his work in the community," said Ellis.

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He made a deep impression on our community with his reporting and his work in the community," said Ellis.
As we put more local in Local 4, Will's contributions will make us better."
Jones was a general assignment reporter at WDIV from 2012 to 2015.
He's a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and lives in Detroit with his wife, Monica.

WDIV Local 4 launches "Help Desk" to connect audiences to community information

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

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DETROIT, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WDIV Local 4 launched "Help Desk" today to create an audience-driven community information portal to help viewers and users meet their information needs.

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DETROIT, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WDIV Local 4 launched "Help Desk" today to create an audience-driven community information portal to help viewers and users meet their information needs.
The customer service portal allows users to message the WDIV newsroom with questions, search a growing knowledge base of community information, and even interact with the WDIV newsroom in real time through live chats.
"Help Desk is a listening post for community information needs," said Ken Haddad, digital content and audience manager for WDIV.
"We consider our television viewers and our readers on ClickOnDetroit.com our customers and our product is verified, journalism-based information," said Bob Ellis, general manager of WDIV Local 4.

Local 4 News expanding their 4Warn Weather Team

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Tuesday, December 27, 2022

DETROIT, Dec. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 4Warn Weather Team on Local 4 News is expanding the station's weather coverage on all content platforms – Local 4 News on TV, ClickOnDetroit.com on the web, the 4Warn Weather app, and their streaming channel Local 4+ -- with the addition of Ron Hilliard and Ashlee Baracy, it was announced today by WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis.

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DETROIT, Dec. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 4Warn Weather Team on Local 4 News is expanding the station's weather coverage on all content platforms – Local 4 News on TV, ClickOnDetroit.com on the web, the 4Warn Weather app, and their streaming channel Local 4+ -- with the addition of Ron Hilliard and Ashlee Baracy, it was announced today by WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis.
"It is an honor to return home and join the 4Warn Weather Team."
Earlier this year the station sharpened its focus on covering local weather under the station's weather brand, 4Warn Weather.
In addition, Local 4's ClickOnDetroit.com is a top breaking news and weather website and the No.

Former Police Officer Darnell Blackburn Joins Local 4 News

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

DETROIT, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Police Officer Darnell Blackburn is joining WDIV-Local 4 as the station's Crime and Safety Expert on all platforms -- Local 4 News on television, the station website clickondetroit.com, and on the station's streaming channel Local 4+ -- it was announced today by station Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis. Blackburn will begin this role immediately and will provide in-depth analysis as part of the station's approach to its crime reporting to help viewers better understand what is important and how to keep themselves, their families, and friends safe from becoming a victim of crime. Blackburn will also join the team of on-air traffic reporters for the station's Timesaver Traffic segments during morning news weekdays from 4:30 a.m. until 8 a.m.

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We are reinventing our approach to covering crime and adding Darnell will help us do that.
He worked as a police officer at Michigan State University and served in the Auburn Hills Police Department where he worked road patrol, community policing, narcotics, and other special assignments.
Blackburn has acted as a facilitator with the US Department of Justice alongside Attorneys General Loretta Lynch and Jeff Sessions on police and community relations.
And Local 4+ - WDIV's free streaming app - available on Fire TV, Roku, Google TV and Apple TV, brings viewers live, original and on-demand programming.

VETERAN DETROIT JOURNALIST CHRISTY MCDONALD JOINS WDIV-LOCAL 4

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

DETROIT, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran Detroit television anchor Christy McDonald will join WDIV-Local 4 as a special correspondent and fill-in anchor on Local 4 News and streaming platform Local 4+ it was announced today by WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis. McDonald will start these new roles beginning October 10th.

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DETROIT, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran Detroit television anchor Christy McDonald will join WDIV-Local 4 as a special correspondent and fill-in anchor on Local 4 News and streaming platform Local 4+ it was announced today by WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis.
McDonald spent the past 11 years as anchor and managing editor of WTVS Detroit Public Television's news programming, One Detroit.
"With Christy on our team, we are living up to our promise to put more emphasis on the word Local in Local 4.
1 newscast at 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. in Nielsen ratings for the Detroit television market.

Kim Adams returns to Local 4 News

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

DETROIT, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Local 4 News Meteorologist Kim Adams will rejoin WDIV as a meteorologist on all of our station's main content platforms -- Local 4 News on television, the station website clickondetroit.com, and the station's streaming channel Local 4+, it was announced today by WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis. Adams will start these new roles beginning August 8.

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Adams previously served as Meteorologist on Local 4 most recently in 2009, when she left the station to become a full-time mother of her five children.
"We're thrilled to have Kim returning to the Local 4 team," said News Director Kim Voet.
Teamed with Paul Gross, Andrew Humphrey, Brandon Roux, and Brett Collar, Adams will help sharpen the station's focus on covering local weather under the station's new weather brand, 4 Warn Weather.
With Kim back home at WDIV we're putting more "Local" in Local 4 and we'll have additional announcements coming about plans for more special events and coverage of local weather.

Graham Media Group Stations Reimagine Local News Beyond Broadcast With New Morning Newscast Livestreams

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Saturday, April 2, 2022

DETROIT, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting Monday, April 4, 2022, Graham Media Group stations KPRC-TV (Houston) and WDIV-TV (Detroit) will launch an additional hour of their morning local newscast streaming exclusively on digital platforms and OTT apps.

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DETROIT, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting Monday, April 4, 2022, Graham Media Group stations KPRC-TV (Houston) and WDIV-TV (Detroit) will launch an additional hour of their morning local newscast streaming exclusively on digital platforms and OTT apps.
KPRC-TV's morning newscast will stream from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. on KPRC2+, and will feature the morning news team of Owen Conflenti, Lisa Hernandez, meteorologist Anthony Yanez and Anavid Reyes following rush hour traffic.
The livestreams also can be viewed on the stations' mobile apps and online at Click2Houston.com and ClickOnDetroit.com, respectively.
Additionally, Graham Media Group stations continue to innovate in streaming local news beyond broadcast.

Legendary Broadcast Journalist Mort Crim's New Memoir Unveils the REAL "Ron Burgundy" and Tells All

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

More than the tale of a fascinating career, it's a story of personal struggle to know truth to break out of the "cocoon of certainty" that marked his early life.

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More than the tale of a fascinating career, it's a story of personal struggle to know truth to break out of the "cocoon of certainty" that marked his early life.
Son of an evangelical minister, Crim began to question fundamental beliefs he's taught about God, Jesus, the Bible, and the meaning of life.
Crim worked alongside TV pioneers David Brinkley, Dan Rather, Ted Koppel, and radio legend Paul Harvey.
Next was WBBM (Chicago), followed by 20 years as senior anchor and editor at WDIV (Detroit).

Terri Cope-Walton Named Vice President and General Manager of WJXT & WCWJ Jacksonville

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Graham Media Group, Inc., a Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) subsidiary, announced today that Terri Cope-Walton has been named Vice President and General Manager of WJXT, a fully local television station, and WCWJ, the CW affiliate, in Jacksonville, Florida.Cope-Walton replaces Bob Ellis, who was named Vice President and General Manager of Graham Media Group station WDIV in Detroit, Michigan earlier this year.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Graham Media Group, Inc., a Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) subsidiary, announced today that Terri Cope-Walton has been named Vice President and General Manager of WJXT, a fully local television station, and WCWJ, the CW affiliate, in Jacksonville, Florida.Cope-Walton replaces Bob Ellis, who was named Vice President and General Manager of Graham Media Group station WDIV in Detroit, Michigan earlier this year.
She brings a wealth of experience, intelligence and compassion to these two successful stations and will enthusiastically immerse herself in the Jacksonville community.
I look forward to settling into the Jacksonville community and continuing the great work WJXT and WCWJ are known for in the market," said Cope-Walton.
GMG operates in six states: KPRC Houston , WDIV Detroit and WSLS Roanoke (NBC); KSAT San Antonio (ABC); WKMG Orlando (CBS); WJXT Jacksonville (fully local), and WCWJ Jacksonville (CW).