ABC11 Eyewitness News to Debut 4 P.M. Newscast May 26
New Local Program Features Anchors Frances Scott, Fred Shropshire; First N.C. Station to Provide News Coverage Weekdays from 4 P.M. Through 7 P.M.
Raleigh, NC, May 22, 2011 --(PR.com)-- ABC11 Eyewitness News (http://www.abc11.com) has announced the station will debut the area’s first daily 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. newscast starting Thursday, May 26, with North Carolina natives and ABC11 reporters Frances Scott and Fred Shropshire serving as anchors. Broadcasting live from “The Raleigh Eyewitness News Center,” a state-of-the-art street-level studio in downtown Raleigh, ABC11 will deliver the first look at breaking news, weather and traffic and will cover the latest national and world headlines as well. Chief Meteorologist Chris Hohmann will provide the ABC11 First Alert Forecast for weather, while other members of the ABC11 news team will offer updates that will include daily stories to help viewers save money. The show will lead into ABC11’s 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts followed by ABC World News with Diane Sawyer at 6:30 p.m. and provide viewers in the heart of Carolina with three hours of coverage that will fulfill ABC11’s promise of “Keeping you connected.”
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“We at ABC11 are proud and excited to take the lead in providing Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville and surrounding areas with a landmark in the region’s local news coverage, the first daily 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. newscast,” said John Idler, president and general manager of ABC11. “We have a great pair of anchors in Frances Scott and Fred Shropshire, who are established favorites with viewers. This is a great achievement for our station, and we know our audience will appreciate our efforts to provide them with the most up-to-date news about what’s happening each afternoon in the heart of Carolina.”
New Media Content:
ABC11 Eyewitness News Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/ABC11
ABC11 Eyewitness News Twitter Page:
http://twitter.com/ABC11_WTVD
About ABC11 Eyewitness News:
ABC11 Eyewitness News provides 39 hours of local news every week, serving more than 1 million households in a 22-county area in North Carolina and Virginia. Eyewitness News also provides news, weather and sports information 24 hours a day on ABC11.com as well as serving two additional digital channels, The HD Live Well Network on 11.2 (Time Warner Ch. 1112; and the Live Well Network on 11.3 (Time Warner Ch. 113). ABC11 WTVD is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group, which is home to all of The Walt Disney Company’s worldwide entertainment and news television properties. For more information, go to http://www.abc11.com.
Jake Potter
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
jake@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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Quotes:
“We at ABC11 are proud and excited to take the lead in providing Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville and surrounding areas with a landmark in the region’s local news coverage, the first daily 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. newscast,” said John Idler, president and general manager of ABC11. “We have a great pair of anchors in Frances Scott and Fred Shropshire, who are established favorites with viewers. This is a great achievement for our station, and we know our audience will appreciate our efforts to provide them with the most up-to-date news about what’s happening each afternoon in the heart of Carolina.”
New Media Content:
ABC11 Eyewitness News Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/ABC11
ABC11 Eyewitness News Twitter Page:
http://twitter.com/ABC11_WTVD
About ABC11 Eyewitness News:
ABC11 Eyewitness News provides 39 hours of local news every week, serving more than 1 million households in a 22-county area in North Carolina and Virginia. Eyewitness News also provides news, weather and sports information 24 hours a day on ABC11.com as well as serving two additional digital channels, The HD Live Well Network on 11.2 (Time Warner Ch. 1112; and the Live Well Network on 11.3 (Time Warner Ch. 113). ABC11 WTVD is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group, which is home to all of The Walt Disney Company’s worldwide entertainment and news television properties. For more information, go to http://www.abc11.com.
Jake Potter
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
jake@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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