Casey Anthony: Family friend accused of taking bat to husband
Holly Gagne, a friend of Casey Anthony’s family, is facing trouble of her own: felony charges. “Police say she attacked her husband with a bat,” WFTV-Channel 9 anchor Barbara West said tonight. “Gagne...
View ArticleWFTV settles with Winter Park plastic surgeon over defamation suit
WFTV-Channel 9 has settled with a Winter Park plastic surgeon who sued the ABC affiliate and reporter Barbara West for defamation over a series of reports. “We chose to settle to avoid the cost, the...
View ArticleCasey Anthony: Casey Anthony says ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ and ‘I love you’ to Cindy
The change of venue decision in the Casey Anthony case was the top story on noon newscasts. “Casey Anthony will stand trial in Orange County, but the jury will come from somewhere else,” WFTV-Channel 9...
View ArticleCasey Anthony: Prosecution highlights Jose Baez’s knowledge that call was...
WESH-Ch. 2 and WFTV-Ch. 9 today reported the prosecution’s contention that Casey Anthony’s attorney Jose Baez knew that a disputed prison call was being recorded. Baez wants the call sealed, has said...
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WFTV: Barbara West coming off 5:30 news
Top-rated WFTV-Ch. 9 is replacing anchor Barbara West at 5:30 weeknights with Vanessa Welch. The change takes effect Labor Day, when WFTV will launch a 6:30 newscast on sister station WRDQ-Ch. 27....
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Barbara West: After she departs, Greg Warmoth will replace her at noon
Vanessa Echols and Greg Warmoth will be paired on the noon news at WFTV-Channel 9. Photo credit: Roberto Gonzalez/Orlando SentinelBarbara West’s departure at WFTV-Channel 9 is the big personnel news...
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Barbara West says farewell — and that she has no plans to retire; Vanessa...
Barbara West wrapped up 24 years at WFTV-Channel 9 today. Photo credit: WFTV In a brief, classy farewell, Barbara West signed off at WFTV-Channel 9 at the end of today’s noon newscast. “After 24 years...
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What was behind Barbara West’s departure at WFTV?
Barbara West conducted a famous satellite interview with Joe Biden two years ago. Photo credit: WFTV“There’s no crying in baseball,” Tom Hanks told us in “A League of Their Own.” It’s a sentiment that...
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WESH surpasses WFTV at 5 p.m., but Channel 9 is tops at 11
WESH anchors Jim Payne and Martha Sugalski scored a ratings victory at 5 p.m. in December. Photo credit: WESHIt’s news when any competitor overtakes WFTV-Channel 9 in the ratings, and WESH-Channel 2...
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Barbara West working as Florida Hospital media consultant
Barbara West during her anchoring career at WFTV. Photo credit: WFTVBarbara West signed off as a WFTV-Channel 9 anchor in December 2010. She wasn’t talking then about parting ways with the ABC...
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