Sheboy retired from broadcast journalism in 1995 after working at WXII for 17 years, the Winston-Salem Journal reported in May 1996. Case closed! Guilford school board to GOP: We want someone else. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Earlier this year, WXII began wrestling with WFMY (Channel 2), WGHP (Channel 8) and WXLV (Channel 45) for more viewers by doing more stories in Greensboro and Guilford County. Besides the criminal case, Carr faced a civil lawsuit by the victims family, which was settled. Deputies in Davidson County rushed to help a 69-year-old man they'd found unresponsive in his house following a welfare check. The man's famil, Portions of Burke and First streets remained closed most of the day Monday while police investigated an early-morning shooting outside Gatsby, Two women were killed late Wednesday in a head-on collision on Interstate 40 near the Stratford Road exit in Winston-Salem, the N.C. Highway P, A man upset about his order at a Little Caesars Pizza restaurant in Winston-Salem fired a gun Thursday at an employee, authorities said. Man died Wednesday. He currently works as a news anchor on the morning show on Milwaukee's Fox 6. When the cheerleading coach broke the news to Katrina Kohel that she was the only one left on the cheer squad, Kohel was determined to compete anyway. It got me to thinking about others who have passed through town on their way up the broadcasting ladder. Wendel, a native of Illinois, joined the station five years ago. She graduated from Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., where she received a bachelors degree in journalism, her obituary said. During her time at WXII, Sheboy covered many major news stories in the Triad, including the Darryl Hunt case that began in 1984 and the Old Salisbury Road shootings in 1988, Rich said. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Chip Caray Caray, the son of Skip Caray and grandson of Harry Caray, worked for WFMY in the late 1980s. Denise Franklin was remembered as a driving force in Triad news and a gentle soul after her death at age 59 Tuesday night. Three months after WXII . [1] The original call . As for Carrs plans in rejoining the community, his defense attorney, Locke Clifford, told the Winston-Salem Journal that Carr is wide open.. The Triad's TV landscape has experienced some big changes in the past month. Carr, 34, pleaded guilty to felony death by motor vehicle in the crash in March 2007 that killed Casey Bokhoven, 26. She died Tuesday at age 59. On September 5, 2017, WXII added an hour-long 4:00 p.m. newscast, expanding its early-evening news block to two-and-a-half hours from 4:00-6:30 p.m. [14] Notable former on-air staff [ edit] John Beard - anchor/reporter (1976-1977); later worked in Los Angeles ( KNBC / KTTV) and at WGRZ in Buffalo You know youre getting old when you know most of the people on the list. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Jane Harrington-Smith, who blazed trails as an African American reporter at WXII in the 1970s, passed away on Friday, Feb. 15. Ask SAM: Did Tim McCarver sell cars in Winston-Salem after retiring from baseball? Harrington-Smith was the director of marketing for Williford Hosiery Co. in High Point. Crenshaw also served as the anchor for Black College Sports Today on ESPN. When Marc Raye envisioned his barber studio, he wanted people to not just get a haircut, but also wanted them to have an experience. "WESH off Bright House; Pennsylvania station is substitute". The family will receive visitors at 11 a.m. Franklin was a powerhouse in the Triad news world. UPDATE- Our social media detectives identified the man in the video we posted earlier. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. ``Go with us, give us some time,' Butt said. Franklin was part of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. Retired WFMY news anchor Lee Kinard said he believes on-air presence must have had something to do with it. Watches and Warnings. Woody may or may not be related to GreensboroSports.coms Andy Durham. ``Oh boy, there was the initial shock at first,' Wendel said Thursday. Harrington-Smith joined WXII in the mid-70s, after earning a degree in journalism from Fisk University. Vickers is an anchor at WXII 12 News in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Juvenile shot in the back, critically injured outside convenience store in Winston-Salem, Two Things: Victim's family not surprised by no show; hospital wars in Greensboro and money well spent. Im sure that I have forgotten a few but these were a couple of the folks that came to mind. Winston-Salem man charged with having a weapon of mass destruction, a submachine gun. The funeral service for former WXII 12 News Anchor Denise Franklin will be held Tuesday afternoon in Winston-Salem. She sold her farm in Davidson County and returned to Cleveland to live with her family there. She is currently the Indianapolis-based bureau reporter and IRL reporter for the network. Weekday mornings on WXII 12 News anchors Kimberly Van Scoy, DaVont McKenith, Brea Love Jarred Hill, and meteorologist Brian Slocum. Woody Durham The long time Tar Heel play by play voice worked at WFMY for 14 years in the 1960s and early 1970s. This is the first time Ive mentioned his name in how long, Sean Bokhoven, Caseys brother, told the Journal. 1 at 6 p.m. Rath, a native of Wisconsin, joined the station in 1988. Their SportsCenter type program is called Big Ten Tonight and as I watched a highlights package, I noticed a familar voice. She was a go-getter. Sounds like a case of mistaken address. At the minimum security prison in McLeansville, Best said, Carr acquired no infractions and had. He has also done plenty of work in baseball, having done play by play for the Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves as well as the Fox Network. Copyright 2022 The Winston-Salem Chronicle | All Rights reserved. Ask SAM: Did Tim McCarver sell cars in Winston-Salem after retiring from baseball? The family will receive visitors at 11 a.m. Franklin was a powerhouse in the Triad news world. She is buried at Gardens of Memory Cemetery, also in Muncie. WXII 12 News anchor/reporter Wanda Starke announces retirement Recommended Stories HuffPost Mitch McConnell May Have Just Pulled The Ultimate Revenge On 2 Rival Senators The Senate minority. You can now dare Dan to try and sell your house in our current unsure housing market. He currently reports for WXII 12 News which serves the Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point DMA. One of his staple bits was the I dare Dan segment where viewers would dare Rath to try a new athletic endeavor. Carrs passenger was also seriously injured in the crash. You wouldnt have known he was an inmate, to be honest, Best said. Christina Evans joined the WXII 12 News Team as an anchor in July 2021. Harrington-Smiths funeral will be held at noon today at the Greater Grace Church in Muncie, Ind. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. ``But we still have a lot of good people on staff. Dave Goren said, (Dave was with WXII TV 12 and now works with the Sportscasters and Sports Writers Hall of Fame, plus Dave works as the sideline reporter for Wake Forest football.). 1 of 2. The funeral service for former WXII 12 News Anchor Denise Franklin will be held Tuesday afternoon in Winston-Salem.Franklin died Oct. 31 at Forsyth Medical Center. Tolly Carr, seen here in 2007, returned to his home in Greensboro. Dan Rath Rath was a sportscaster for WXII for a number of years. Police close Burke Street to investigate shooting death, Diamondback to open lunch spot in Innovation Quarter, Rural Hall officials violated state law, audit finds. It got me to thinking about others who have passed through town on their way up the broadcasting ladder. 'She was a gutsy reporter': Former WXII-TV journalist Mary Anne Sheboy dies in Cleveland. Mike Hogewood The Hog was one of the staple broadcasters in the area for years, working at WGHP in the 1980s before moving to WFMY where he worked for 15 years. Rick Pizzo Pizzo left WFMY for the Big Ten Network in 2007. Franklin died Oct. 31 at Forsyth Medical Center. Two people have been shot and killed in downtown Winston-Salem. Sam Crenshaw Crenshaw worked at WFMY from 1991 to 1998 before moving to Atlanta. Woody may or may not be related to GreensboroSports.coms Andy Durham. These changes come as the Triad's NBC affiliate in Winston-Salem is going after more Greensboro viewers.``We certainly understand that viewers may not understand our thinking because, for goodness sakes, viewers establish relationships with the people they see on TV,' said WXII's news director Michelle Butt. You have permission to edit this article. She had contacts all over the place.. WXII 12 News extends our thoughts and prayers to Franklin's family and friends. Consultant at Digital Media Marketing/Public Relations, Digital Media Marketing/Public Relations Consultant, Freelance Journalist at American DBE Magazine. The family asks, in lieu of flowers, for donations to the Denise Franklin Memorial Fund. Since we first posted this back in 2008, we do know that Patrick Wright and Liz Crawford were at WFMY TV 2 and they have moved on, plus we had Brian Formica at both WFMY TV 2 and at WXII TV 12, and Brian has come and gonePlus there was recently Chris Lea, the former Southwest Guilford HS grad, and he was over at WXII TV 12, and Chris Lea has since moved to WRAL TV 5 in Raleigh.Are there others that we are missing????? +++++There were some other names that showed up later on, including Bruce Snyder(WXLV TV 45) and Mike Solarte(Time-Warner Cable), and again you may have others too, so send them in.+++++) (Jim Conner was another for the list and he was at WXLV TV 45, along with Bruce Snyder, and later Jim Conner worked with Mike Solarte, at Time-Warner Cable Sports Night, and Jim Conner passed away about two years back. She was 62. Fox 8 news anchor pregnant " And for that, I am grateful. She eventually became the stations weekend anchor and co-host (with Billy Rich) of Shades of Ebony. She left WXII in the early 1980s to take a job at WTHR Channel 13 in Indianapolis, Ind., where she was the lead reporter on many stories, including Mike Tysons 1992 rape trial in Indianapolis. had gone to three bars with his cousin and friends from the station. She anchored WXII 12 News with Rick Amme in the 80's and 90's, before moving on to public radio. One of his staple bits was the I dare Dan segment where viewers would dare Rath to try a new athletic endeavor. Viewers mean ratings and ratings mean money. It was former WFMY sportscaster Rick Pizzo. Roz Abrams - Anchor/Reporter (1972-1980, last seen at WCBS-TV, and believed to no longer be in the TV business) Steve Adamson - Weekend Meteorologist (1999-2009, now Meteorologist at KSBY-TV in Santa Barbara, CA) Mary Ann Ahern - Reporter (1985-1989, now at WMAQ-TV in Chicago) Professional Background CheckInformation on professionals, their work history and resumes. In 2001, Hogewood left WFMY to concentrate on other projects. Television station WXII will lose two high-profile broadcasters - with 17 years of local experience between them - because station executives have declined to renew their contract. (Photo courtesy of Billy Rich) 20190119w_nws_sheboy_obit. You have permission to edit this article. Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Jane Harrington-Smith, who blazed trails as an African American reporter at WXII in the 1970s, passed away on Friday, Feb. 15. Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) resonator designs having support structures that minimize Television, Video Editing, Media Relations, Multimedia, Editing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Video Production, Social Media, Broadcast, Media Relations, Final Cut Pro, Public Relations, Public Relations, Storytelling, Crisis Communications, Breaking News, Radio, Broadcast Television. Two killed in wrong-way wreck on Interstate 40. '\ \ Contact Jeri Rowe at 373-7092 or jrowe@news-record.com. Caray left Greensboro to do play by play work for the NBAs Orlando Magic, where he stayed until 1996. Your Source For Sports News In Greensboro, GreensboroSports RADIO | HIGH SCHOOL | COLLEGE | PROFESSIONAL | AMATEUR | VIDEO | PHOTOS | Advertise With Us | Contact Info. Your Source For Sports News In Greensboro, Where are they Now? WXII (Channel 12) has eliminated its main sports anchor and plans soon to make several significant changes with its on-air news staff in an effort to improve the station's ratings. Crenshaw also served as the anchor for Black College Sports Today on ESPN. Our profession will really miss her. Shes survived by her husband of 21 years, David M. Smith; daughter, Beverly (Jonathan D.) Oxley of Sterling, Va.; sister, Artelia (William) Walker of Plainfield, Ind. WXII 12 News welcomes new 4 pm anchor, reporterSubscribe to WXII on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1mVq5umGet more Winston-Salem news: http://www.wxii12. WXII 12 News did reach out to all town board members, the police chief, the mayor and the town manager for comment to the letter. ``When I hear the loudest knock, I'll open that door and see where it leads.'.