WJAR-10 Providence Simulcasts WNBC-4 New York's Hurricane Special; Are Other NBC O&O's/Affiliates Also Airing It?

[Joseph_Gallant]

WJAR-10 Providence Simulcasts WNBC-4 New York's Hurricane Special; Are Other NBC O&O's/Affiliates Also Airing It?

At this writing (7:10 P.M. EDT August 31st), NBC O&O WJAR-10 in Providence is simulcasting a combination news special/Red Cross fundraiser produced by NBC flagship O&O WNBC-4 in New York. It is being co-hosted by WNBC anchor Chuck Scarbrough, who I remember for his stint as an anchor for the old WNAC-7 here in Boston from 1972 until leaving in 1974 to join WNBC.

The Boston NBC affiliate, WHDH-7, is not broadcasting this program.

Are there any other NBC-owned or affiliated stations picking-up this program??

BTW, the full NBC network will air a special edition of "Dateline" updating the disaster this evening from 9 to 10 P.M. EDT/PDT. I suspect the program will be co-hosted by "Dateline" host Stone Phillips and "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams, who is still (for the moment) in New Orleans.

ABC will also have a hurricane special from 10 to 11 P.M. EDT/PDT; I would think Charles Gibson would host it.

 

[toby]

Re: WJAR-10 Providence Simulcasts WNBC-4 New York's Hurricane Special; Are Other NBC O&O's/Affiliates Also Airing It?

I am told by someone in Philadelphia that it is not being aired on WCAU.

The intresting thing is they are using some regular NewsChannel 4 graphics on it.

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[CentralFLEagle]

Re: WJAR-10 Providence Simulcasts WNBC-4 New York's Hurricane Special; Are Other NBC O&O's/Affiliates Also Airing It?

An interesting note on Chuch Scarborough of WNBC: He attended college at the University of Southern Mississippi, located in Hattiesburg, approximately 90 miles due north of Gulfport. He began is distinguished broadcasting career at WLOX-TV 13, the ABC affiliate for Biloxi/Gulfport, Mississippi and later returned to Hattiesburg/Laurel as a reporter/anchor for NBC affiliate WDAM-TV 7.

Speaking of Mississippians: ESPN/ABC reporter/anchor Robin Roberts, who's filling in some on Good Morning America, is a native of Pass Christian, which is just west of Biloxi and was hit especially hard by Katrina. She came to ESPN from ABC affiliate WLOX-TV 13 in Biloxi/Gulfport. BTW: I had read somewhere that their production studios were demolished by the hurricane. Can anyone confirm?<P ID="signature">______________
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