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dspencer97 t1_ixslyyj wrote

Unrelated to this, she has one of the better golf swings I’ve ever seen. Just completely natural, I’m jealous.

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weasol12 t1_ixtfilm wrote

Kristen Leuhrs played in college if I remember right.

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DJ_Black_Eye t1_ixshsd1 wrote

Bc NBC12 and Fox Richmond are both owned by the same company, Gray Media. They’re both broadcast in the same stayion

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DJ_Black_Eye t1_ixslujw wrote

You are correct. Fox is owned by Sinclair still. But they are both broadcast from the same station. They use the same content as NBC12 and reporters.

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compuwar t1_ixsnclf wrote

Probably run under some sort of Joint Operating Agreement. That’s relatively common for newspapers where there’s a morning and evening paper in the same location owned by seperate media companies. The presses are usually owned and operated by the JOA. Tucson and Detroit both used to have JOAs.

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ChickenFriesAreBack t1_ixt1agx wrote

I used to work for Fox Richmond. They (Sinclair) pay NBC12 to air their news local news here in Richmond. Not uncommon in local markets.

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gullible_cervix t1_ixt1tir wrote

WWBT actually wasn’t owned by Sinclair. They just entered into a shared services agreement where WWBT would run the news/sales operations.

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matt_wood96 t1_ixtlago wrote

Hi, former employee of the station. Simply put, FOX Richmond (WRLH) is owned by Sinclair, they have a long standing partnership with NBC 12 (WWBT, owned by Gray Television) to produce newscasts on their channel. Same staff, same studio, just different graphics essentially. I never fully understood the agreement, but that’s the simple answer.

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GrayRVA t1_ixvxm15 wrote

Did you ever work with Megan Wise? I too have a Megan mystery occupying my mind. Does she lean back when not on air? Her posture confuses me.

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thomas8266 t1_ixstnko wrote

"On September 19, 1994, NBC affiliate WWBT (then owned by the Jefferson-Pilot Corporation) entered into a news share agreement with WRLH. This resulted in a nightly prime time newscast being launched on WRLH known as Fox News at 10"

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55V35lM t1_ixsx4zq wrote

More simply stated, local Fox affiliate outsourced its news production to local NBC affiliate.

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Asa-Ryder t1_ixt3s4e wrote

Because she’s worth it.

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gettingbackrva t1_ixsx6qu wrote

Wait until you find out Simone anchors both too.

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craftbeerva t1_ixsf0x1 wrote

Bet she doesn’t get paid 2x. That’s the bigger question. Two networks should get double pay right?

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drmamm t1_ixszx73 wrote

And Sarah Bloom does the morning news for both too. ;)

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PayneTrainSG t1_ixuftvq wrote

If you have ever lived in or visited large markets, the FOX affiliates there usually have complete newsrooms and commit probably 4-6 hours of their time to live news coverage. In little old Richmond, that's not the case. WLRH (Sinclair-owned FOX) has had WWBT (Gray-owned NBC) contracted out to do their 10 pm news. I believe at some point in history the FCC required all over the air stations to produce 1 hour of news coverage daily to keep their signal.

Somewhat related, WUPV / Richmond's CW affiliate used to do a broadcast of local news. Gray owns that affiliate and the WWBT newsroom produced that as well. Not really related, it will be interesting to see what happens with the CW in the future. Nexstar, the company that owns WRIC (Richmond's ABC), owns what used to be WGN-America and is now Newsnation Prime. They own a large number of CW affiliates and bought a majority stake in the CW company recently as well. I imagine they will attempt to buy the WUPV from Gray at some point if they change materially change what programs the CW.

I have not watched more than 5 consecutive minutes of local broadcast news in a decade but my mind is a prison for useless knowledge.

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Colt1911-45 t1_ixuvni3 wrote

Thanks for opening the cell door of your mind prison and sharing your useless knowledge with others who collect useless knowledge. 'Internet fistbump'

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Time-Depth7953 t1_ixsc6r5 wrote

Fox News Richmond and NBC 12 have mostly the same staff. Not sure why it’s set up this way, Im guessing Richmond just isn’t a big enough city to support 3 separate stations: NBC, ABC, and Fox. I’m guessing Fox outsources to NBC for broadcasting.

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craftbeerva t1_ixsfhx0 wrote

Similar in Chatlottesville. NBC / CBS / FOX all under the same umbrella here and houses in the same building. Seems like the entry point for those in the industry as they plan their next step being the RVA market.

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[deleted] t1_ixtiotg wrote

Because she has a nice appeal?

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Graylily t1_ixuukqb wrote

My brother worked for nbc12, their studio also does foxes. They literally turn the same cameras around and point them at a different wall. with the fox stuff on them.

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nickersonw t1_ixsv6oh wrote

The NBC 12 team also has a broadcast on CW at 7pm

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tarhuntah t1_ixum747 wrote

One company owns both and so they like radio will have employees do multiple jobs. That said they might not pay them for the multiple jobs.

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big65 t1_ixvf55e wrote

This is commonplace, down here in Hampton Roads news 3 staff work on three of our local stations.

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39RowdyRevan56 t1_ixw5yiy wrote

If she's NBC and FOX, they share news teams for some reason. IDK why?

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dreww4546 t1_ixsmj32 wrote

I would email and ask her...but you may not be able to handle the truth.

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