Ten of those people were hit by gunfire. Investigators on Thursday visited the home of the father of a missing five-year-old girl in South Carolina. Wis Tv. WIS Careers. Metrocast Cable (formerly Northland Cable)'s system in Bennettsville was one of the few providers in the Florence/Myrtle Beach/Lumberton market that did not drop WIS; it has since been dropped by that system also. 2 arrested after traffic stop in Newberry County. As mentioned above, Joe Pinner served as a weatherman and children's host at the station from 1963 until his retirement in 2018. One person has been pronounced deceased after a collision in Richland County on Jan. 28. The station's original tower is still used as a backup; it is a longtime fixture of Columbia's skyline and is turned into a "Christmas tree of lights" during the holiday season. Great morning crew but wheres (Kamie)? one reader inquired after Mercer posted a photo with herself along with her fellow morning anchors on Facebook. A loaded gun was found in an Airport High School students bookbag Monday. Channel 10 continues to enjoy a staff with remarkably long tenures for a market of Columbia's size, including Jack Kuenzie, Judi Gatson, Dawndy Mercer Plank, Ben Tanner and Rick Henry, some of whom have been figures at the station for two decades. Wilmington's WECT and Savannah's WTOC-TV also play a small part in the regional network. A Target store in west Omaha will remain closed as police continue to investigate a fatal shooting incident Tuesady that many witnesses told 6 News could have been far more deadly. It was renamed as the Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation in 1965, with WIS radio and television serving as its flagship stations. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Veteran anchor confirms Roesler is no longer employed by station . One dead after collision in Clarendon County. Jack Kramer, Patch Staff. 3. Danielle A. Sheilds, 18, of Decatur, Georgia, according to Fort Jackson officials. The station's first telecast was a college football game between the University of South Carolina and the University of North Carolina. One man was killed in a garage explosion in Iowa on Tuesday after he cut into a compressed natural gas tank, police said. Roesler, 28, has yet to comment publicly on her arrest. pepsicock Well-Known Member. According to SCDHEC, this change will increase the number of doses available, and the criteria for those eligible to get vaccinated is expanding. She joined the Gray Television in January 2022 as a producer. Roesler replaced Mary King, who left WIS to become the new morning anchor at WBTV TV-3 (CBS Charlotte, N.C.). Frenchie is a 2-year-old French Bulldog mix up for adoption at Pawmetto Lifeline. 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Most of Cosmos/Liberty's other stations followed WIS' lead and moved their early newscasts to 7:00p.m. (6:00p.m. in the case of Cosmos' stations in the Central Time Zone). The cause of both fires is being investigated. Community. Most of the rest of the country ("1/2") would be able to receive a third VHF channel. Lexington Police searching for individual who used stolen credit cards at various businesses. South Carolina is totaling 63.7 points per game. Two were trampled in the crowd as people tried to escape. 800-682-2217. The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety is investigating a shooting that injured two people Monday morning. Should that change, we will be sure to update our readers. Irvin D. Moorer Charley was shot four times. A similar situation prevailed in Augusta, where WIS provided a stronger signal than WATU/WAGT (channel 26, now defunct) even though its transmitter was 100 miles (161km) north of Augusta. If the state of emergency is ratified, it would last for at least 61 days. WIS hired Roesler in August of 2019 after she spent four years anchoring the morning news at KSFY. 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. Tip-off begins at 6 p.m. on the SEC Network. The murder trial of Alex Murdaugh has been scheduled to start on January 30, 2023. Codified Laws 22-18-1.1). And while we will miss her leadership in the newsroomand her journalistic drive, we support her decision 100 percent. This collision remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol. 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Greenville will host the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament March 1 through March 5. Most of the messages featured sexually explicit language and images according to Sheriff Koon. The Five Points Association is gearing up to kick off St. Patricks festivities. A free inside look at WIS TV salary trends based on 12 salaries wages for 10 jobs at WIS TV. On Wednesday morning, jurors from the Alex Murdaugh trial will visit the property where the shooting of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh occurred. When CATV was first introduced in the area in the 1970s, WIS was carried in many border counties in North Carolina such as Mecklenburg, Richmond, southern Moore, Scotland, Robeson and Columbus counties. Rowe has worked at the station since 2016. On November 4, 2010, WIS became the second television station in the Columbia market (after WOLO) to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition. 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In South Carolina, the company developed a regional network between WIS, WMBF, WCSC-TV in Charleston, WBTV in Charlotte and WHNS-TV in Greenville, in which stations share information, equipment such as satellite trucks and stories filed by the stations. The tournament opens in Greenville, South Carolina, on Wednesday. nouns. Tipoff time is 9 p.m. on the SEC Network. Or, should I say, at all costs. WIS had modest viewership on the South Carolina side of the Charlotte market for several years, especially after that city's NBC affiliation moved to WRET (channel 36, later WPCQ-TV and now WCNC-TV) in 1978. layoff. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Myth? [13] As part of the new affiliation, Bounce TV was moved to WIS-DT3, with Grit moving to WKTC-DT7. The district said the threat is not believed to be credible. Syndicated programs broadcast by WIS include Hot Bench, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and Entertainment Tonight. The State Department of Public Health has confirmed a new case of measles in Kentucky, and officials say that person attended part of the 16-day revival at . The Irmo Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred at a 7467 St Andrews Road Kroger parking lot. He will be going to WISTV in Columbia, S.C. A mannequin with breast pumps was set up in protest over the Nebraska Capitol's nursing mothers room being used as office space. In 1991, after being known on-air as "TV 10" for most of its history, the station began branding itself as simply "WIS" (this was one year before the "-TV" suffix was officially dropped from its callsign); this lasted until 2003, when it branded as WIS News 10 for both general and newscast branding purposes. She moved to the Palmetto State the following month and began appearing on WIS Sunrise shortly thereafter. Cola-Fire is working with SCDOT Midlands and SCDHEC to evaluate the runoff from a small pond. WRET's UHF signal did not have nearly as much penetration as the VHF signal of former NBC affiliate WSOC-TV (channel 9). In 1963, WIS moved its evening newscast from 6:00p.m. to 7:00p.m., in hopes of taking advantage of having The Huntley-Brinkley Report as a lead-in. With the release of the FCC's Sixth Report and Order in 1952, the Commission outlined a new allocation table for VHF licenses and opened up the UHF band. CLICK HERE. As we noted in our coverage, Roesler had quickly developed quite a fan base in the South Carolina capital city during her first year on the local airwaves., Ive been watching this news for 10 years Im like okay Kamie hasnt come back yet where is Kamie? wondered WIS viewer LaQuanda Baker. WIS News 10's digital team collaborated on the creation and updating of this story. He is an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist who joins WIS from WNWO Toledo, Ohio, where he was the morning weather anchor. For many years, WIS was one of two NBC affiliates that served the FlorenceMyrtle Beach market, since that market was one of the few areas on the East Coast without its own NBC affiliate. Governor Henry McMaster and emergency management officials are scheduled to brief the public on Hurricane Ian. The station took full advantage of its near-statewide coverage to establish a tradition for strong local news coverage that continues today. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WIS is carried on cable systems as far southwest as Aiken and as far northeast as Wadesboro, North Carolina. Welcome to the WIS-TV Facebook p . [4] For a week after the transition, some viewers lost access to NBC programming because WIS used its backup transmitter, which was not operating at full power. From the mid-1980s until the mid-1990s, it was the only station in the market that offered a full schedule of local newscasts in all four dayparts (morning, midday, early and late evening). At the time, Raycom had already owned Fox affiliate WACH (channel 57). mass exodus. Newly obtained video from the Lexington Police Department shows the moment a Beaufort County lawmaker was arrested for public intoxication on New Years Day. WIS is a partner in the Raycom News Network, a system designed to rapidly share information on-air and online among Raycom's and Meredith Corporation's widespread groups of television stations (now all owned by Gray). We are on the scene of a shooting that left three people dead on Eleanor Dr in the Wise St Community of Newberry County. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. Columbia police searching for two suspects. 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It remained on most Augusta-area cable systems, including in Augusta itself, well into the new millennium. Kamie Roesler who until recently handled sunrise duties for WIS TV-10(NBC Columbia, S.C.) was at the station for one year. The South Carolina Supreme Court says the University of South Carolina can impose a mask requirement on campus. He pleaded guilty to making interstate threats. Kamie . In 1963, the station debuted a long-running children's program Mr. Knozit, which was hosted by weather anchor Joe Pinner, who had been hired by WIS-TV a few months before. WIS (acronym) may stand for: Radio and television. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. The University of South Carolina received a Hootie and the Blowfish memorabilia collection Friday. Breaking News, Investigates, Sports, and Weather. A day after the defense has rested its case, prosecutors are expected to call two rebuttal witnesses during the Alex Murdaugh murder trial. Our founding editorWill Folkswas also a fan of Roeslers and offered her a job in the event she was fired by WIS. Everybody deserves a second chance, right? he tweeted. We will continue to keep an eye on this unfolding situation as Roesler had developed quite a fan base in the South Carolina capital city during her first year on the local airwaves. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. According to our sources, this page contained offensive content that has been linked back to Molineaux. These are great opportunities for Mel and Michelle, which came because of the great work they did at our station, Jaromin said. Nicole Neuman joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2021. When news and weather breaks the WIS news app is your "all access pass" to the latest stories. Got something youd like to say in response to one of our articles? The Columbia Police Department is searching for a young woman that has not been heard from since May 13. A Columbia business owner is combining two of her passions to train future nail techs. The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety is searching for two missing children. ET. The Newberry County Sheriffs Office announced Tuesday morning a slow lane closure on I-26 East at mile marker 85. Roeslers biographical page can still be accessed on the WIS website, but her name and photograph have been taken down from the stations meet our team page raising questions about the status of her employment with the local news outlet. WIS (TV), a television station (channel 10) licensed to serve Columbia, South Carolina WVOC, a radio station in Columbia, South Carolina which held the call sign WIS from 1930-86; Schools. Submit your letter to the editor (or guest column) via email HERE. Employee Directory. Columbia's Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports and more | Columbia, South Carolina | WLTX.com Emily is an investigative journalist with a background in several forms of media and an MBA in business management. Welcome! He is being held in the Lexington County Detention Center. publicfile@wistv.com - 803-799-1010. FCC Applications. Rick first joined WIS in 1988 as an anchor/reporter. 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 . The Laurens Police Department said officers arrested an unknown felon who was preying on minors after he thought he was meeting a child for the purpose of a sexual encounter. The buddy bench in pink, one of Fayes favorite colors, was given to the school by an anonymous donor. The station had not commented publicly on her status except to say it was aware of the charge against her. 2023 Cox Media Group. Watch newscasts LIVE at WOWT.com and in our apps. Three earthquakes were recorded in Elgin on Monday. Sims was shot and killed at his home in 2020. If convicted, Roesler could face up to fifteen years in prison and fines of up to$30,000(aggravated assault is a class three felony in South Dakota, per S.D. Replacement of a study team member identified by title in the protocol and/or informed consent form. Billie Jean Shaw anchors Soda City Live at 3:00 & WIS News 10 at 4:00, and 5:30. SC lawmakers propose bill to make abortions punishable as homicides. Well also be expanding our news team over the summer, adding several new positions that will reinforce our commitment to essential, impactful journalism and positive storytelling that makes a difference for the people of Western New York were privileged to serve., Content WriterThe Brandon AgencyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, Buffalo Station Is Losing 3 Anchors In Less Than a Month, An error has occurred, please try again later. Four South Carolinians have pled guilty in connection to PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) loan fraud. Other features include: Until late 2009 or early 2010, it had been available on cable in Augusta, Georgia, despite the presence of an in-market NBC affiliate, WAGT. Roesler replacedMary King, who left WIS to become the new morning anchor atWBTV TV-3(CBS Charlotte, N.C.). Not being racialist, just being factual. After the Gamecocks' joined the Southeastern Conference, WIS obtained the local television rights to Southeastern Conference football and men's basketball games (which made the station the home of the South Carolina Gamecocks); WOLO-TV (channel 25) and WKTC (channel 63) assumed rights to the games starting with the conference's 201011 athletic season. Additionally, Columbia has only eight full-power stations, one fewer than what ownership rules allow to legally permit a duopoly in any case. The cash-and-stock merger transaction valued at $3.6 billion in which Gray shareholders would acquire preferred stock currently held by Raycom resulted in WIS gaining new sister stations in nearby markets, including CBS affiliate WRDW-TV and NBC affiliate WAGT-CD in Augusta (while separating it from WFXG) in addition to its current Raycom sister stations. The Lexington County Sheriffs Department is currently searching for a suspect who failed to stop for police. EEO Report. May 12, 2006 87,238 Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - . Lexington County deputies are searching for 33-year-old Jesse Gregory. Changes in Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator, Local Site . He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. A fifth earthquake was recorded in the Midlands on Monday night. 1h. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education. Currently, there has not been any information about where he is going, but his colleague was wishing him for his next journey. WIS News 10 delivers the latest news, sports, interactive weather radar and video directly to your mobile device.