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WBOC-TV
WBOC-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Delmarva Peninsula that is licensed to Salisbury, Maryland. WBOC-TV broadcasts a high-definition television|high definition digital signal on UHF channel 21 from a transmitter in the Ralphs section of Laurel, Delaware.
Owned by Draper Holdings Business Trust, the station's main studios are in Salisbury with satellite newsrooms in Dover and Milton, Delaware. television syndication|Syndicated programming on WBOC includes: ''Entertainment Tonight'', ''Dr. Phil (TV series)|Dr. Phil'', ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', and ''Let's Make a Deal''.
Digital programming
Their signal is multiplexed. They operate the area's Fox Network|Fox affiliate on a WBOC-DT2|second digital subchannel. Unlike most digital subchannels, WBOC-DT2 is one of the few that identifies with their physical digital channel number (21) rather than a virtual channel (16.2) through Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP. [http://www.digitaltvtrainer.com/wboc/wboc-over-the-air] Therefore, this station is known on-air as '''''Fox 21 Delmarva'''''. They can also be seen on Comcast and Mediacom channel 5 as well as in high-definition television|high definition on Comcast digital channel 213.
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Newscasts
WBOC currently produces over 32 hours of news per week. This includes on the weekdays a morning broadcast from 5-7AM, a noon broadcast, a 5pm broadcast exclusively seen on FOX21 Delmarva, 6pm, 7pm, The WBOC News @ 10 on FOX21, and The WBOC News @ 11. Those seen weekdays and on the weekends 8-9AM in the morning, Saturday's at 7pm, Sunday's at 6pm, 10pm on FOX21 and The WBOC News @ 11. This does not include the constant newsbreaks throughout the day. On August 26, 2008, WBOC began to broadcast newscast in high definition and the editions on WBOC-DT2 were included in the upgrade. In addition to their main studios, they operate bureaus in Milton, Delaware|Milton and Dover, Delaware|Dover (on South Dupont Highway). All broadcasts except those seen on WBOC-DT2, can be seen via live streaming video on WBOC's website.
Anchors
- Jimmy Hoppa - Weekday Mornings
- Kelley Rouse - Weekday Mornings and Noon
- Steve Hammond - Managing Editor, Weeknights at 5pm, 6pm
- Alice Bavis - Weeknights @ 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 10pm and 11pm also Health Reporter
- Don Elkins, Jr.|Don Elkins - Weeknights @ 6pm, 7pm, 10pm and 11pm
- Lisa Bryant - Weekend Evenings, General Assignment Reporter
- Elizabeth Harrington - Weekend Morning Anchor, General Assignment Reporter
- Jeremy Tucker- Substitute News Anchor, General Assignment Reporter, Dover Bureau Chief
'''''WBOC News Storm Tracker Meteorologists'''''
- Brian Keane (American Meteorological Society|AMS Seal of Approval) - Weeknights
- Eileen Whelan - Weekday Mornings and Noon
- Jennifer Walker - Weekends
- Justin Drabick - Fill-in Meteorologist, also WRC-TV Meteorologist
Sports
- Scott Abraham - Sports Director seen Weeknights @ 6pm, 7pm, 10pm and 11pm
- Chris Emma - Weekend Evenings and Sports Reporter
Reporters
- Mary Mullins - Assistant News Director
- Kye Parsons - Website Managing Editor
- Michael Lopardi - General Assignment Reporter, Milton Bureau Chief
- Steve Dorsey - General Assignment Reporter
- Lacee Griffith - General Assignment Reporter
- Ko Im - General Assignment Reporter
- William Carlton Dykes - Chopper 16 Pilot
- Brie Jackson- General Assignment Reporter
Videograghers
- Chuck Regner - Director
- Jennifer Heller - Dover Bureau
- Charles Paparella - photojornalist, Travels with Charlie
- Pete Evans
- Karlie Harris
- Bill Laws
- Robert Parks
Notable alumni
- Paul Butler (http://www.umes.edu/IA/Default.aspx?id=12222)
- Kerry Cavanaugh, now at WBAL-TV (http://www.wbaltv.com/wbalnewsteam/5574442/detail.html)
- Rob Eicher, now a Meteorologist for WOFL (http://robeicher.mediadefiance.com/resume.html)
- Kimberly Holmes, now atWXIX
- Jackie Jennings, now a journalist for The Daily Times (Salisbury)|The Daily Times
- Yianni Kourakis
- Melanie Lawson (http://www.news4jax.com/station/5172778/detail.html)
- Oren Liebermann, now at WAVY-TV
- Laura Mazzeo, now at WJXT
- Jason Newton, now at WISN-TV (http://www.wisn.com/wisnnewsteam/14707954/detail.html)
- Mick O'Hearn, now at WHTM-TV (http://www.whtm.com/pageloader.html?js=whtm&page=talent&pagename=mick_o'hearn.html)
- Brian Olson, now at WKOW (http://www.wkowtv.com/index.php/about/biodetails/p/pkid/5163)
- Denis Phillips (http://www.abcactionnews.com/content/about/staff/story.aspx?content_id=aa793cad-9664-453b-a879-450d956f307f)
- Lisa Scullin, now at WHTM-TV (http://www.whtm.com/pageloader.html?js=whtm&page=talent&pagename=lisa_scullin.html)
- Mike Seidel, now at The Weather Channel
- Steve Summers, now at WHIO-TV (http://www.whiotv.com/station/10199022/detail.html)
- Amy Szutowicz, now a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C. (http://www.talentapes.com/amyszutowicz/)
- Scorchy Tawes (http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=6004116)
- Amber Theoharis, now at Comcast Sports Net/Washington-Baltimore
- Chris Thomas (http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/20/Sports/_Chris_Thomas_touched.shtml)
- Gary Tuchman, CNN National Correspondent (http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/tuchman.gary.html)
- Danielle Vollmar, at KOKH-TV (http://www.okcfox.com/sections/station/news_team/bios/weather_team.shtml#dvollmar)
- Dennis Ketterer, Cheif Meteorologist (1995-2009) (http://www.dennisketterer.com) (http://www.crabsandmore.com)
References
External links
- WBOC-DT channel 21
- WBOC-DT2 "Fox 21 Delmarva"
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