"The Citadel of everything that I have done was the TV show." Mikes Facebook Page Contact Me! Then came the story in the mid-50's from a young reporter named Nelson Bentonabout an elephant that lived at Charlotte's Airport amusement park. gallagher and henry models; ecu brody school of medicine; Executive Body. World War II was overElvis would soon be crowned Kingthe very first baby boomers were born that year and so was WBTV! DURING THE interview, much of the treasured light bulb collection was dropped to the concrete floor by the fumbling McKay. Fire spreads through multiple downtown Statesville buildings. Who married Mike McKay? That was when WCCB was located close to the original Coliseum which was one of first few built in the US. McKay has no script for this either. And when friends move on, or just seem to drop out of sight, the natural question to ask is "Where are they now?". WBTV put John Blount on the air. Stay down. The hosts were then WBT radio's morning man Bob Lacey and 24-year old news photographer Moira Quinn. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. He handles the weather report. "We're live, which is most unusual these days," said Adler. Some folks have stayed close to home. And it is this brand of humor that has propelled WBTV's "Those Were the Years" to the No. Twenty year-old Mike McKay arrived at WBTV towards the end of the '60s. Before "CBS This Morning"before "The Today Show" or "Good Morning America", folks across the Carolinas started their day with Arthur Smith and the Crackerjacks, along with his country music and corn-pone humor. "Alas, one day, Vickie broke her tethers and escaped into the brush." Vous souhaitez une intervention en urgence et professionnelle ? She was the host of the noontime "Top O' The Day" on WBTV. Court documents are not available for this case. ", In the falloff 1952, Doug beat our Charles Kuralt to become the "Esso reporter", one of six across the country. . He remembers local reporters pitted against the national pack. His glasses seemed thick as soft-drink bottles. He and his producer, Norman Prevatte, were extremely particular about their guests. "The magic of television brings you a light bulb stuck in a piece of cardboard," Strader grinned and pushed his glasses higher on his nose. Brock said on Twitter Saturday morning. The same was true in newspapersthe articles were more on fashion than reporting. It just wont be the same without him. What other two military branches fall under the US Navy? At two minutes before 11 p.m. McKay left Adler and Strader in the announcers' lounge and dashed off to the studio for the 11 p.m. newscast. Soon, a staff of reporters and film photographers were jumping in their news wagonslights flashing and speeding off to cover plane crashes and bank robberies. In the '09s, computers, the internet and digital technology are driving the future of television. Throughout the years we've lost some members of our TV familypioneers and neighbors who still live in our memoriesand whose spirit shows in everything WBTV is todayAlan Newcomb (1921-1966); Pat Lee (1926-1977); Betty Fezor (1925-1978); Jim Patterson (1924-1986); Clyde McLean (1925-1987); Fred Kirby (1910-1996); and Charles Crutchfield (1912-1998). Arthur comments, "If I'm gonna do an album it'll take me sic weeks to get ready to do it. This is a special year for us here at WBTVIt's our 60th anniversary! Weather radar was also newbut at the timewasn't as helpful as it could have been.