He also worked as a news/sports reporter/anchor at stations in Yuma, Arizona; Hazard, Kentucky; Mobile, Alabama; and WestPalm Beach, Florida. She first joined the ABC 36 family. On Aug. 11, 2022, Kentucky State Police were called to investigate a report of a missing person in Metcalfe County, Kentucky., LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Lexington police say they're investigating after a man showed up at a local hospital Thursday night with a gunshot wound. 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Kelsey Souto is an anchor and reporter for WKYT. The shipment was heading to an, FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Lawmakers in the Kentucky House of Representatives in Frankfort passed controversial House Bill 470 Thursday, which is related to the LGBTQ community. Paxton Boyd joined the ABC 36 family as an evening anchor in June 2022. Mandy Noell. Hes kind of been my guide through all of this.. Erica Bivens Anchor Email Erica Assistant News Director Erica Bivens co-anchors alongside Paxton Boyd on weekday evenings for news at 5, 5:30 and 6. Jason Lindsey is a nationally recognized meteorologist, STEM educator, multimedia science journalist, and author. We've had multiple severe weather events already this year -- but now is a great time to go over your severe weather safety plans. Program Support Specialist / DoD contractor at Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR), Employer Support Specialist / NGB contractor at Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR), University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, KY). An attempt to bolster the newscasts by hiring former radio reporter Bill Evenson in the late 1970s was marred by sensationalism: one newscast opened with the phrase, "Kentucky, there's blood on your highways tonight. news36@wtvq.com ABC 36 | Lexington KY We are your neighbors. Station officials were concerned that he had been falsifying details about his background specifically claiming that he had held a doctorate degree in political science. }); After morning rain showers exit southeast Kentucky,, mostly skies will return for the afternoon. Officers were sent to the hospital at 10:50 p.m., according to Lexington police. [1], On June 24, 1966, WBLG-TV's application was designated for hearing alongside a competing application from Kentucky Central Life Insurance Company (owners of WVLK radio). partner_name: "ABC36NEWS", [77], On February 17, 2020, the station debuted the afternoon talk show The Lee and Hayley Show, featuring former WLEX-TV personalities Lee Cruse and Hayley Harmon. Julia Sandor joined the WKYT team as a reporter in June 2022. [34], The change to channel 36 was originally scheduled to take place on June 1 but had to be postponed due to delays from RCA, the manufacturer of the new $1 million channel 36 transmitter. The first such step came when the present WTVQ-TV call letters were adopted on December 20, 1973. Officers were sent to the hospital at 10:50 p.m., according to Lexington police. [75] Morris dropped the station's 5 p.m. newscast shortly after taking over in order to air the syndicated show Judge Judy in hopes of increasing ratings and concentrating news resources elsewhere. Since 2011, Lee K. has fulfilled his passion for reporting sports at WKYT. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ [50] Nothing ever came of that either, with WLEX's general manager going so far as to say that his station "hasn't been offered a contract with ABC".[50]. In January 1977, WTVQ petitioned the FCC to allow them to move to channel 36, in a move the station said was needed to evenly compete with WLEX-TV (channel 18) and WKYT-TV. We'll just leave it at that. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ WTVQ also has a new noon news anchor team in the husband-wife duo of Doug and Lyssa High. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", Im coming home, Piecoro said Wednesday afternoon. 2020 is Dave Baker's 39th year as a broadcaster at WKYT. The duo had exited the local NBC affiliate the previous year. WTVQ-DT (channel 36) is a television station in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with ABC and MyNetworkTV.Owned by Morris Multimedia, the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities on the outer loop of Man o' War Boulevard (KY 1425) in the Brighton section of Fayette County, across Winchester Road from the studios of unrelated station WKYT-TV. Knapp was a Lexington securities dealer whose bid was backed by the Retirement Systems of Alabama pension fund. Lexington KY News Asbury University to cohost measles vaccine after resident tests positive Lexington's Joe Bologna's celebrates 50 years News / 18 hours ago Living with less: How Kentuckians are surviving without News / 22 hours ago Up next Measles vaccine clinic being held in Jessamine Co. Local / 31 mins ago Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. [31] Longtime weatherman Frank Faulconer, the only on-air personality remaining after the resignations, left for WKYT to help launch the station's new morning show, where he had hoped to "finish out my career". House members revised the bill to bolster treatment services and add funding. Mobile App | WEATHER App | WTVQ Email Sign Up, Damaging wind gusts, severe storms likely Friday, Heavy rain, gusty winds, and strong storms on the way Friday, Record warmth to kick off March as more active weather looms, Severe Weather Awareness Week: How to receive weather alerts, Record warmth to begin March as our active weather pattern kicks back in, A windy Monday with more active weather expected to begin March, Dodging showers this weekend with more wind on tap early next week, Cooler air returns to the area to close out the week, Wind and warmth hang around for one more day, Record warmth on the table through the mid-week, Pleasant Tuesday ahead of record warmth and rain chances, More unseasonably mild air for February on the horizon. [29][30], Morale in the newsroom was high; newly hired news director Clark Edwards noticed that "people were going about their jobs with a new drive after the change". partner_name: "ABC36NEWS", } After morning rainfall exits, we'll be tracking a bit of a, GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Lexington man who stopped for breakfast at a Georgetown gas station and bought a scratch-off ticket as well "lost his appetite" after discovering he won $50,000. My first several years were spent working in radio news and since 2003 I've worked at WKYT. The ACLU of, SOMERSET, Ky. (WTVQ) -- One man who was allegedly part of a group that stole six cars from a Somerset dealership was arrested Tuesday. Flexible recording/high energy electrode catheter with. }); We have lost a second person due to, LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Southern Middle School will move to remote learning next week after a fire damaged the building Thursday evening. Lexington, KY 40509. } She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. Those showers have exited giving way to quiet conditions for the daytime hours on, What a way to kick off the month of March across Central and Eastern Kentucky! Originally from Peoria, Illinois, Kenny arrived in Kentucky for his first television job 38 years ago. The 50,000. Downed power lines in roads, blacked out streetlights and traffic lights were all scenes from Friday's severe weather., FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) 3/3/23, 6:08 p.m. Just minutes after the first weather-related death was reported, a second death was announced in Edmonson County. virtual: false, } Beshear also tweeted the news. He has won Associated Press Awards for reporting and anchoring. Canada announced a similar ban. When you see news happening, share it! He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined NBC12 in 2013. detail_page_enabled: true, evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ orientation: "portrait", He was an NAIA All-American kicker for the Tigers, Dillon Gaudet joins the ABC 36 storm team as the Meteorologist on our Good Morning Kentucky, Good Day Kentucky, and News at Noon shows. You can watch Paxton on weekday, Kaitlyn Shive joined the ABC36 News Team in January 2021 as a Multimedia Journalist. Prior to making the move to Lexington, Boyd worked in Washington, D.C., as a national correspondent for RT America. A native of Peoria, Illinois, he graduated cum laude with a B.A. virtual: false,