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Chris Gloninger, chief meteorologist for CBS affiliate KCCI in Des Moines, told followers on social media this week he's embarking on a new career in hopes of "helping solve the climate crisis ...
KCCI's chief meteorologist Chris Gloninger exited the CBS affiliate during Friday's noon newscast after a PTSD diagnosis following a 'death threat.'
Fulbright is departing from the news station to join KDKA-TV, also a CBS affiliate, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the meteorologist announced on social media Friday. His final day with KCCI is June 30.
KCCI broadcasts 34 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours each weekday, three hours on Saturdays and four hours on Sundays).. Although it was the last Big Three station to sign on in the area, channel 8 has been the highest-rated station in Des Moines for most of its history, mainly due to its roots in the Register.
Van Dyke remained the station's news anchor for 28 years. [9] At the time of his retirement in 1983, he had the longest tenure of any news anchor in the United States, having made 2,700 newscasts on radio and 6,600 newscasts on TV. [10] In 1955, Van Dyke was the chairman of the national Radio and Television News Director's Association.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The harassment started to intensify as TV meteorologist Chris Gloninger did more reporting on climate change during local newscasts — outraged emails and even a threat ...
This caused revenue to lag. KCCI had revenue of $7 million in 1981; WOI-TV only garnered $4 million in that year. [63] These issues were exacerbated by the poor audience acceptance of WOI-TV's local news and public affairs programming. Even though ABC network shows drew an audience, that audience often departed in droves for WHO or KCCI.
KCCI Des Moines morning anchor Scott Carpenter is departing from the central Iowa news station, he announced in a Facebook post on March 20. Carpenter is joining WVTM in Birmingham, Alabama, a ...