Changes: KVUE

KVUE-TV
Austin, Texas
Branding	KVUE (general) KVUE News(newscasts)
Slogan	Where Trust is Earned.(general); Austin's News Station(newscasts)
Channels	Digital: 33 (UHF) Virtual: 24 (PSIP)
Subchannels	24.1 ABC 24.2 Estrella TV 24.3 KVUE Weather Radar
Affiliations	ABC Estrella TV (DT2)
Owner	Gannett Company; (KVUE Television, Inc.)
First air date	September 12, 1971
Call letters' meaning	VUE, pronounced "view"
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 24 (UHF, 1971-2009)
Transmitter power	1000 kW
Height	376 m
Facility ID	35867
Transmitter coordinates	30°19′19.3″N97°48′12.6″W
Website	www.kvue.com

Revision as of 04:21, 3 July 2018

KVUE-TV, virtual channel 24 (digital channel 33), is the local Austin, Texas-based ABC affiliate, owned by Belo Corporation. Its transmitter is located in West Lake Hills, just west of Downtown. Syndicated programming on KVUE includes: Entertainment Tonight, Oprah, and Ellen.

History

It began broadcasting on UHF channel 24 on September 12, 1971^[2] as a full-time ABC affiliate. Previously, ABC had been limited to off-hours clearances on KTBC-TV, though most of the market could pick up San Antonio's KSAT-TV with a good antenna.

KVUE was originally operated by Center Broadcasting Co. of Center, Texas (Tolbert Foster, owner) which sold the station to Universal Communications, the broadcasting arm of The Detroit News, in 1978. It was acquired by the Gannett Company in 1986 as part of its purchase of The Detroit News. In 1999, Belo began establishing a Texas-based news network partnership with KHOU-TV in Houston, WFAA-TV in Dallas and KENS-TV in San Antonio upon the creation of a 24-hour cable news network called TXCN. Looking for a station in Austin, it swapped KXTV in Sacramento to Gannett in return for KVUE.

News operation

For most of its first quarter-century on the air, KVUE was a distant third in the market behind KTBC and KXAN-TV. However, after KTBC switched to Fox, KVUE's ratings steadily picked up. In the most recent Nielsen Ratings book (Nov2010), KVUE was #2 in AM news, #1 in early evening news and #1 in late news with the key demographic of adults 2554.

At a time when much of many local television stations focused mostly on crime, KVUE only reported on significant crime.^[3]

On June 1, 2008, KVUE became the second news broadcast in Austin to go high definition following CBS affiliate KEYE-TV. They were the first to deploy true HD weather graphics and 16:9 aspect field video in the Austin market.

News/Station presentation

Newscast titles

Television 24 News (1971-1978)
24 Action News (1978-1993)^[4]
KVUE 24 News (1993-2001)^[5]
KVUE News (2001-present)^[6]
KVUE News in HD (2008-present)

Station slogans

We`re With You on 24 (1984-1985; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
You`ll Love It on 24 (1985-1986; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
Together on 24 (1986-1987; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
Something`s Happening on 24 (1987-1988; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
Where News Comes First (1990s-2001)
Austin At Its Best (2001-2002)
Austin's News Station (2002-present)
Where Trust is Earned (2013-present)^[7]

Personalities

Current on-air staff

Current Anchors

Terri Gruca - weeknights at 5, 6 and "KVUE News Nightbeat" (10 p.m.); also consumer reporter
Tyler Sieswerda - weeknights at 5, 6 and "KVUE News Nightbeat" (10 p.m.); also "Eat Drink, & Be Wary" feature reporter
Jessica Vess - weekday mornings "KVUE News Daybreak at 4:30 a.m."; also morning reporter
Olga Campos - weekday mornings "KVUE News Daybreak at 5 a.m." and 11 a.m.
Melissa Gale - weekday mornings "KVUE News Daybreak at 5 a.m." and 11 a.m.
Amy Johnston - Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5 and weekends on "KVUE News Nightbeat" (10 p.m.); also education reporter
Quita Culpepper - weekend mornings "KVUE News Daybreak"; also weeknight reporter

KVUE Weather Team

Mark Murray (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and NWA Seals of Approval) - Chief Meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and "KVUE News Nightbeat" (10 p.m.)
Albert Ramon (AMS and NWA Seals of Approval) - Meteorologist; weekday mornings "KVUE News Daybreak" and 11 a.m.
Andrew Chung (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - Meteorologist; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5 and weekends on "KVUE News Nightbeat" (10 p.m.)
Ilona McCauley (AMS Seal of Approval) - Meteorologist; weekend mornings "KVUE News Weekend Daybreak"

Sports Team

Mike Barnes - Sports Director; weeknights at 6 and "KVUE News Nightbeat" (10 p.m.)
Bryan Mays - Sports Anchor; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5 and weekends on "KVUE News Nightbeat" (10 p.m.)
Matt Mitchell - sports reporter

KVUE Reporters

Steve Alberts - Austin Metro and City Hall reporter
Martin Bartlett - political reporter
Jim Bergamo - general assignment reporter
Shelton Green - general assignment reporter
Andrew Horansky - general assignment reporter
Jade Mingus - general assignment reporter
Noelle Newton - police and court reporter

Gannett Washington Bureau

Dave Cassidy - Washington bureau reporter
Mike Goldfein - Washington bureau reporter

Gannett Mexico Bureau

Angela Kocherga - border issues reporter

Notable former on-air staff

Steve Atkinson: Sports (later KRIV-TV, Houston, TX; WFAA-TV Dallas, TX and Currently Co-Anchor of KGTV in San Diego)
Kim Zook Barnes: Anchor
Fred Barnhill: Meteorologist
Bob Buckelew: Anchor/Executive news producer
David Chester: Reporter (later UPI Radio, Washington, D.C.)
Deborah Duncan: Reporter (later WFAA-TV, Dallas, now KHOU-TV, Houston)
Danny Elzner: Sports
Marsha Frank: Reporter
Shara Fryer: News (later anchor KTRK-TV, Houston, now retired)
Richard Goodman: First News Director and Anchor (later Austin City Council, deceased)
Gayle Shipp Granberry: News (now spokesperson for Seton Healthcare Network)
Christine Haas: Evening Anchor (now morning anchor for KHOU-TV in Houston)
Robert Hadlock: Anchor (1987-1990) (now anchor at KXAN-TV, Austin)
Tom Harris: meteorologist/reporter (teaching 8th grade science in Corpus Christi)
Jason Hill: Anchor (laid off)
Amy Hollyfield: Reporter (1997-2004) now at KGO-TV, San Francisco)
Elise Hu: Political Reporter (2006-2009) now at Texas Tribune, Austin
Levie Isaacks: Reporter/Photographer (1970s), now Levie Isaacks,ASC working in Hollywood as a Director of Photography/Director in films & TV
Michael Jenkins: Sports Anchor and Reporter (1998-2004), now with Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
Kristine Kahanek: Meteorologist (later WFAA-TV, Dallas, now KTVT-TV, Dallas-Fort Worth)
George Kanuck: meteorologist/reporter (now in private business)
Kate Kelly: News Anchor (now with KPIX-TV, San Francisco)
Troy Kimmel: Meteorologist (now chief meteorologist @ KEYE-TV and for Clear Channel Radio in Austin as well as teaching at UT Austin)
Ed Lavandera: Reporter (now with CNN)
Michelle Levy: Reporter (now in private business)
Hugh Lewis: Sports
Micah McCauley: Meteorologist (now in private business)
Lee McGuire: Reporter (now with KHOU-TV, Houston)
Joel Mick: First Sports Anchor
Judy Maggio: Reporter (1981-86), anchor (1986-2003) (now anchor at KEYE-TV, Austin)
Arthel Neville: Reporter (later CNN and Fox News, KSWB-TV)
Erin Ochoa: in public relations in Austin, TX
Ron Oliveira: Anchor (now with KEYE-TV, Austin)
Kevin Peters: Reporter (now with KHOU-TV, Houston)
David Powell: Reporter (1970s) (Editor The Daily Texan, later Associated Press, St. Petersburg Times, now an attorney in Tallahassee, FL)
Margie Reedy: Reporter and Anchor (now with New England Cable News)
Bill Richardson: First Weatherman
Fred Rhodes: Reporter (1970s) (later KTBC-TV, Austin, KHOU-TV, Houston and KTVI-TV, St. Louis, Editor Houston City Magazine, now an attorney in Houston)
Fred Roggin: Sports (now at KNBC)
Steve Ross: Sports
Tim Ross: Meteorologist (was doing weather for WSMV in Nashville until Aug 2009...now blogging for a Nashville website)
Drew Shirley: Sports Reporter (2003-2005) (now sports producer at KHOU-TV, Houston, Texas)
Victor Solis: Reporter (1970s)
Karen Sonleitner: News
Casey Stegall: Reporter/Anchor (2004-2005) (now correspondent at Fox News Channel, Los Angeles)
David Sternlicht: Reporter (1970s) (now an attorney in New York)
Patrick Stinson: Reporter (later E News, now ABC Entertainment News)
Ben Storey: Sports Director (1979-84) (now in private business in Seattle)
Bob Thompson: Reporter (1970s) (later The Washington Post, now an attorney in Washington, D.C.)
Clara Tuma: Reporter (2000s) (now at LCRA)
Doug Vair: Sports (1970s) (later KXAS-TV, Fort Worth, now with Retama Park Racetrack, San Antonio)
Byron Wood: News
Natalie Woods: Reporter (now with Hot On! Homes in Dallas, and Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader)

Logos

References

^ "Four Belo Stations Grab Estrella TV". Broadcasting & Cable. May 19, 2009. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/232952-Four_Belo_Stations_Grab_Estrella_TV.php. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
^ "About Us". KVUE. http://www.kvue.com/aboutkvue/aboutus.html. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
^ Frankel, Max (1997-06-15). "Live at 11: Death". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E0DA163FF936A25755C0A961958260. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSP5Xo8PzZI
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhfFQbPY0Jw
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYNOGFaWc_Q
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrcCtaHvXAs

External links

KVUE.com - Official Website
Query the FCC's TV station database for KVUE
BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KVUE-TV
AustinTVNews.com :: KVUE

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 *'''Bob Thompson''': Reporter (1970s) (later ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post The Washington Post]'', now an attorney in Washington, D.C.)
 *'''Clara Tuma''': Reporter (2000s) (now at LCRA)