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WPVI-TV (channel 6), branded 6 ABC, is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, serving as the market's ABC outlet. Owned and operated by the network's ABC Owned Television Stations division, the station maintains studios on City Avenue in the Wynnefield Heights section of Philadelphia, and a transmitter in the city's Roxborough neighborhood.
Action News is a local television newscast format originating in the United States.First conceived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it is characterized by a tight format with strict time limits on set packages, a focus on surrounding suburbs, and a focus on young talent.
In 1978, Roberts joined WPVI-TV in Philadelphia as a co-host for the morning television show AM Philadelphia. To avoid possible confusion with Lisa Thomas-Laury, he changed his stage name from David Thomas to Dave Roberts. After the death of Jim O'Brien on September 25, 1983, he began reporting the weather for WPVI's Action News.
Journalists are trained, experienced in and prepared to deliver news of tragedy. But what happens when that tragic story hits home? Members of 6ABC Philadelphia's Action News team were faced with ...
A pilot and a photographer were killed when Action News' helicopter Chopper 6 crashed Tuesday night in a densely ... the American Eurocopter AS-350-A-STAR left Northeast Philadelphia Airport at 7: ...
It’s traditional for television news stations to use helicopters for their coverage. Chopper 6 was a 2013 American Eurocopter AS-350-A-STAR, 6ABC says.
James Franklin Oldham, better known as Jim O'Brien (November 20, 1939 – September 25, 1983), was an American newscaster. He was a member of the WPVI-TV Channel 6 Action News team, which became the highest-rated television news team in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley region during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Walter Perez is an Argentinian-American weekend evening anchor, journalist and a weekday reporter for WPVI, the ABC network affiliate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.He joined WPVI in September 2003 and continues to report for Action News, primarily assigned to the Lehigh Valley region.