WIBW-TV has been the far-and-away market leader in Topeka for as long as viewership records have been kept. "People love Ralph. So it's going to be hard to imagine this place without him.". And rightly so. The attacker, identified as 48-year-old Ray Miles, was upset because WIBW news director Jon Janes was unable to help him with a problem involving the Department of Veterans Affairs. MeTV programming airs on WIBW-DT2 during the late morning, afternoon and overnight hours as well as much of the weekend schedule outside of late afternoon and evening timeslots. The Kansas Science Festival was held in downtown Manhattan this Saturday. The station's studios are located on Commerce Place (next to the interchange of I-70, I-470, US 40, US 75 and K-4) in west-southwestern Topeka, and its transmitter is located on Windy Hill Road in Maple Hill. [17][18] Prior to the CW announcement, WIBW station management had considered launching a digital subchannel affiliated with UPN (which had previously been affiliated with Fox affiliate KTMJ-CA (channel 43) from the network's launch in 1995 until 2003, with its programming airing in late-evening timeslots). Local News - WIBW WIBW-TV presently broadcasts 28 hours of locally produced newscasts each week. Alyssa Miller - WIBW Channel 13 was originally owned by the family of the late Kansas Senator Arthur Capper, and was co-owned with the Topeka Daily Capital and WIBW radio. See if your favorite retailer is on the list! On February 22, 2006, News Corporation (which would later spin-off its American television properties into 21st Century Fox in July 2013) announced the launch of MyNetworkTV, a new network that would be operated by two of its divisions, Fox Television Stations and 20th Television. KU is moving forward with a transformational development project that will create a world-class experience for fans while providing Kansas Football the facilities it needs to compete at the highest level. of Corrections for felony crime of aggravated criminal threat. In 2006, Hipp began doing live interviews on what became known as the "red couch" duringWIBW's 4 p.m. weekday news program. First responders were called to 735 SW Wayne Ave. around 11:30 a.m. Three children died Saturday morning following an attempted U-turn on the Kansas Turnpike just south of Topeka. The passenger of a vehicle in a chase with the Kansas Highway Patrol was pronounced dead following a collision with a semi-truck. News - WIBW However, Morris would have likely had to sell off channel 13 in any event. The landmark legal decision, Brown vs. Board of Education, helped inspire a conference Friday on Washburn Universitys campus. Reina Flores Several Topeka businesses are offering extra holiday savings throughout the month of December. The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus family has grown with the addition of a family health practice. One person was injured after they had to jump out of a second floor window Sunday night to escape a house fire in Tecumseh. WIBW His last day will be Friday. I've been fortunate to work at WIBW since 1992. A 3-year-old child taken from a Topeka home Friday morning is back in protective custody. The other was Hipp, a native of Gainesville, Fla. Hipp got the job, and the rest is Topeka TV history. Join WIBW-TV as we celebrate 65 years of serving Northeast Kansas. Wichita State has found no data has been compromised so far as its system recovers from an online hack attempt. Channel 13 signed on the same day as KTVH (now sister station KWCH-DT) in Wichita; it is the second-oldest surviving television station in Kansas (behind KWCH, as KCTY ceased operations in February 1954). says Charles McMullen, 55, of Ogden, was taken into custody on Friday, September 16, 2022 around 8 p.m. Stryder Keo is accused of shooting 35-year-old William Blacksmith to death on July 17, 2022. An Indiana newscaster who looked like the late Groucho Marx was amongtwo finalists in 1990 for thenews anchor'sjob at Topeka's WIBW-TV Channel 13, saysRalph Hipp. Another defendant in the Jesus Avila murder trials has pleaded no contest to charges which include second-degree murder. Once Hipp retires, he said, he intends to do some audio and video narrations, someaudiobooksand perhapssome radio. The subchannel is officially branded as "My Topeka TV" (formerly My Network Topeka) for general purposes (both during time periods occupied by MyNetworkTV programming as well as for promotions for the programming service), and alternately branded as "MeTV Topeka" during MeTV programming hours. In 1972, WIBW-TV acquired the first live weather radar in the Topeka market for broadcasting use. A fundraiser event is planned for this Sunday, November 13 to raise money to help the families of three young Topeka Girl Scouts killed in an October crash on the Kansas Turnpike. Just one month away from 13's anniversary on November 15th, we take a few minutes to get some special memories from reporter, anchor and former News Director Jim Hollis. On the day of its sign-on, following an introductory program presented by the station's staff, WIBW-TV aired its first program, a DuMont network broadcast of an NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Cleveland Browns. With Ralph leaving, we had some very large shoes to fill, Janes said. As we celebrate our 65th anniversary, it's my turn to reflect on my favorite moments. A month-long promotion involving donuts raised some big dough for a local non-profit. Although KSQA, LLC had its request denied by the FCC on the basis its cable placement should be determined by its PSIP channel (KSQA was mapped as virtual channel 22) and Cox previously informed that it preferred not to move WIBW-TV off its existing channel slot to replace it with KSQA,[6] Cox eventually moved WIBW-TV to channel 13 on March 14, 2013, after the FCC granted a waiver by KSQA to move its PSIP channel to virtual channel 12, with that station being placed on WIBW's former cable slot on channel 12. WIBW-TV - News Operation - News Team - LiquiSearch Storytelling, ENPS, Press Releases, Editing, Premiere, Interviews, Linear Editing, Broadcast Staff announcer/studio engineer at Morris Communications, Staff announcer at WIBW Radio, Staff announcer/studio engineer at Morris Communications. Maj. Daniel Forbes, Jr. will be inducted into his high schools Hall of Fame. That experience helped me land my first job here at WIBW-TV in November of 2018 as the weekday morning producer and weekend multimedia journalist. Over four decades in broadcasting, Kelly Lenz has become the voice - and face - farmers trust for the latest information and perspectives on the agriculture industry. Man killed in Over-the-Rhine Shooting. Officials believe drowsy driving played a part in a crash north of Emporia that left one woman trapped inside the vehicle. WebDoug Meyers WIBW-TV Meyers works at WIBW-TV where he works alongside other famous WIBW-TV anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including; Nicole Neuman David Ade Natalie Grim Kyle Midura Alana Austin Peter Zampa Mitchel Summers Marleah Campbell Thomas Schmidt Rob Peppers Jeremy Goodwin Reina Flores Independent candidate for governor, Dennis Pyle, received just 2% of the vote, which some argue could have changed the outcome of the election had he not been in the race. "It just tears me up.". WebMelissa serves as a news anchor Live at 5 newcast at WIBW-TV, the CBS affiliate in Topeka, Kan. She also joins Ralph Hipp for 13 News at 6 and 10 p.m. Before she graduated from college, Melissa landed a job at WFRV-TV in Green Bay, where she spent nearly two years learning the ropes of a newscast off-air as a producer. Speech and Debate Teacher/Coach at Most Pure Heart of Mary School, Copywriter at Jeanette M. Pryor. - for 13 NEWS He ended the 2022 season with 57 total tackles and seven sacks. Helping Hands Humane Society has created a new way for the community to help fix Topekas pet over-population. The Topeka Capital-Journal. Morris Communications. ^ "TV Listings". WIBW. Retrieved 20 May 2021. ^ Jan Biles (June 8, 2006). "'For God's sake, take cover'". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Morris Communications. Retrieved August 18, 2015. ^ Christie Applehanz (November 25, 1998). "WIBW-TV won't cut noon news". Former WIBW news anchor returning to Topeka to replace Ralph Ralph remembers it all.". Officials say Tim Cole, 59, of Topeka died from injuries sustained while on the job. ", Hippsaid, "I was on the red couch with you" is one of the two comments he hears most often when he's recognized out in the Topeka community. 13 at 65: 22 years of memories - and counting! - for 13 NEWS FILE - A pedestrian walks past a First Republic Bank in San Francisco on April 26, 2023. WIBW was one such station. Former sports anchors Jason Lamb and Mark Ewing say they worked to live up to that tradition. I dont think words can adequately describe how excited I am to re-join my friends at WIBW, Channel 13. Oliver said. [7], On May 23, 2012, a man broke into the WIBW studio lobby, stabbed two station employees and bit another employee. To serve portions of the market that cannot adequately receive the main signal, WIBW-TV operates a digital fill-in translator in Topeka, which broadcasts on channel 33. Topeka, KS 66615 (785) 272-6397; More: These are Kansas' top five public and private golf courses, as ranked by Golfweek, "A lot of people don't get that chance to say 'goodbye,' so I think it will be very enjoyable," he said. Hipp struggles whenhe tellsviewers about homicides orfatal car wrecks, he said. Topeka Police are investigating the death as a homicide. WIBW-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Topeka, Kansas, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Gray Television. Roger Ailes. He was named a second-team All-American as an all-purpose player in 2022. On December 7, 2009, the FCC granted WIBW a construction permit to build transmitter facilities for a fill-in digital translator on the station's pre-transition UHF digital channel 44.[32]. Washburn University is changing its requirement for incoming students to qualify for merit scholarships. WIBW Man who lost wife, son in Texas mass shooting tells story A suspect has been detained after they led officials on an early-morning chase through six Kansas counties. In 2022, Sampson recorded 26 total tackles and 2.5 sacks. WebBy Lori Hutchinson. Former Chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel Roger Ailes stepped aside in 2016 in the wake of a high-profile sexual harassment suit by a former Fox News anchor, Gretchen Carlson. I'm a military kid and moved several times growing up, including to Japan where I lived for two years, but I'm an Okie through and through. Watch Live: Chiefs return to adoring fans at Union Station, Topeka Travel Agency hosting one-of-a-kind group trip through Panama Canal, Topeka based businesses offering extra holiday deals, Kansas accepting applications for kids lifetime hunting & fishing license, Stop for unreadable plate results in three arrests, Topeka Police officer shot in firefight with murder suspect, Man who nearly struck LKPD officer with stolen car captured, Trailer transporting part of windmill overturns. [8][9][10], Later on, Schurz Communications announced on September 14, 2015, that it would exit from broadcasting and sell its entire broadcasting division, including KWCH-DT (and its satellites), KSCW-DT, and the JSA with KDCU-DT, to Gray Television for approximately $442.5 million. Real Christmas trees can make your spirits bright, but if not cared for properly, can be a hazard in your home. Dave Relihan served as meteorologist on WIBW-TV from 1981 to 2000. WebWIBW-TV News anchor WFRV-TV News producer 1994 - 1996 Full Profile Missy Brunner Topeka, KS Professions & Specialties News Anchor Commercial Announcer Five people have applied for the open Topeka city council seat representing Dist. A Kansas man who spent 16 years in prison for a rape and murder he didnt commit will receive $7.5 million from the county where he was arrested and convicted of the crime. Hipp was part of WIBW-TV's staff when it moved in 2001 out of the building where its studios had been located since 1953 onMenninger Hill in west Topeka. Kent Cornish was a 24-year-old reporter for WIBW-TV when he was called to check out "something" going on at Pomona Lake. Drivers in Pottawatomie Co. have been told to plan for delays of up to 15 minutes as work along K-63 is set to begin. The station's sales manager Roger Brokke and sales associate Greg Palmer received non-life-threatening leg injuries in the attack. He worked as a Crime Stoppers reporter, anchored weekend newscasts and was later promoted to anchor of the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts. Shawnee County residents got to hear Tuesday night from several candidates running for the Kansas House of Representatives. "I just walked back into the building and picked up where we left off," he said. [22] As of 2021, MyNetworkTV programming now airs in the late night slot at 1:00 a.m CT.[23]. A woman was rescued from a creek bed early Monday in west Topeka. "It's hard to imagine walking out there at 6 and 10 every night for longer than a week's vacation without having Ralph next to me. The day WIBW-TV marked 35 years on the air was spent covering a tornado that skipped across part of southwest Topeka. Students and staff at Topeka West High School took cover as their building was hit. A new addition to the WIBW-TV studio landscape honors our history --- and a man who was part of the WIBW story for 58 years. As 13 NEWS celebrates its 65th anniversary this year, we have a little fun recreating a story we found in our archives from 1980. It's hard to believe I've been with WIBW-TV for a third of its 65-year-history! Mark Stanwix is charged with two counts of Involuntarily Manslaughter, three counts of Aggravated Battery, and single counts of Interference with Law Enforcement, Reckless Driving, and Text Messaging. Hipp said he's had some memorable experiences. Students and staff at Topeka West High School took cover as their building was hit. Most of Stauffer's television stations, including WIBW-TV, were sold to Benedek Broadcasting in 1996. The Kaw Valley Center Health Systems hosted local foster families for a free celebratory event to kick off Foster Parent Appreciation Month. While there, he said, he helped out at alocal TV station, appeared on the Shop At Home Networkand caredforthe couple's three children, who are now grown. 13 NEWS has a rich sports history in our 65 years. He is a truly nice person and an excellent news anchor. "You simplyname someone to succeed him.". Most recently he has been in a public relations position at a large Denver, Colorado school district. 13 at 65 - WIBW A woman has been sentenced to a little over 26 years behind bars for a Topeka home invasion. Hipp handled those that took place at 10 p.m. In 1957, Capper Publications merged with Stauffer Publications, owner of Topeka's other newspaper, the Topeka State Journal. Copyright 2022 WIBW. Two people were injured in a crash involving a pickup truck and a semi truck Saturday night in Jefferson County. WIB the clown entertained children in the WIBW-TV studios in the late 50s and early 60s, followed by Whizzo in the 70s and 80s. Officials in Manhattan have opened another case after a woman reported another woman she did not know had raped her over the weekend. Helping Hands Humane Society is starting a pet loss support group. 13 Marketing. Poyntz Avenue was closed between 3rd and 5th Streets to assure the safety of all participants and provide ample space for playing and exploring. [5] On June 13, 2012, KSQA, LLC filed a complaint with the FCC to invoke a must-carry request for Cox to carry it on channel 12, which would have displaced WIBW to a newly assigned channel slot. 13 at 65: 22 years of memories - and counting! The Emporia Police Department is searching for a man accused of hitting a man with his car, putting him in the vehicle, and then fleeing on foot. Kansas Now 22 ceased operations on January 2, 2009, before relaunching four weeks later on January 28 as Kansas 22, with content originating from the respective NBC affiliates in Wichita and Topeka, KSNW and KSNT (then both owned by LIN Media). For more than a decade, viewers tuned in to watch Mary Loftus on 13 NEWS. Regulators continued their search for a solution to First Republic Banks No two days are the same working in TV news - and in WIBW-TV's 65-year history, perhaps no one knows that quite like Sally Baltes. Its a real honor and one that I dont take lightly.. Doug Brown WIBW-TV was the only commercial television station in the Topeka market for fifteen years. This was largely because the only other VHF frequency in the Topeka area, channel 11, had been designated for non-commercial broadcasting use; that allocation eventually was occupied by KTWU, which signed on the air in October 1965. In the days after the tornado hit the city, the station was flooded with viewer letters thanking Kurtis and channel 13 for the urgent warning. WIBW-TV - Wikipedia "And we're going to have a little fun on the last red couch show.". following a single vehicle wreck Thursday night. to check their security cameras after an overnight robbery. has identified the person killed Thursday morning in south Topeka. Lamb worked at WIBW from 1993 to 1997 as a sports reporter and weekend sports anchor. Blizzards, tornadoes, drought and everything in between keeps the days and years interesting for WIBW-TV's chief meteorologist Jeremy Goodwin. Two men were arrested after a gun was fired in Ottawa during a domestic disturbance over the weekend. News Halloween is just a few days away and many pet owners are eager to participate in the spooky holiday. "It worked," Hipp said. As 13 NEWS marks its 65th anniversary in 2018, we catch up with notable alums, including one of the voices of the NCAA Tournament, Kevin Harlan. Chris Fisher - WIBW Former WIBW-TV political reporter Mike Matson says the journalism experience left many lessons learned. Two men were arrested last Thursday on drug charges during a traffic stop in Jackson County. As we mark our 65th anniversary -- ralph hipp recently caught up with one of his predecessors at the anchor desk -- john holt. WebThe new Federal Radio Commission in 1927 and 1928 announced a crackdown on portable stations, but allowed some to move to under-served areas. Eastern Kansas will see dangerously high temperatures by 2053, new climate study predicts, Jerry Farley's $762K exit deal includes presidential house, country club dues and statue, Topeka animal shelter is at capacity and offering discounts for $25 and $10. Jared Broyles - WIBW WIBW-TV first signed its second digital subchannel on the air on September 5, 2006 as a primary affiliate of MyNetworkTV and a secondary affiliate of the multicultural television network Colours TV. The Trustoria Service Professional Directory provides you with all the information needed to discover the right Journalist for every need. [11][12] The FCC approved the sale on February 12, 2016,[13] and the sale was completed on February 16.[14]. Our look back in time every Monday on Live at Five begins with a fond local amusement park you may remember.. the earlier version of Boyles' Joyland in Topeka. WIBW-TV presently broadcasts 28 hours of locally produced newscasts each week. CBS/MyNetworkTV affiliate in Topeka, Kansas, Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with. Im excited to have David coming home to be part of our team again, Brunner said. It has maintained a solid ratings lead even after gaining competitors in KSNT when that station signed on as KTSB in 1967, and KTKA-TV (the perennial third-place finisher among the market's newscasts for most of its history, except during its four-year tenure without a news department from 2002 to 2006) after that station signed on in 1983 as KLDH. Kansas kids seven years of age and younger are now eligible to receive lifetime hunting and fishing licenses./. A Topeka man was arrested and has been accused of identity theft weeks after a resident noticed suspicious activity. wibw.com WIBW News Team. In 1994, the station had Hipp andMary Loftus team up for newscasts. A team from Kansas State University will travel the state to give free eye exams to service dogs. The woman who was killed after she was struck by a car Wednesday morning on a busy street in south Topeka has been identified, according to authorities. TPD says someone is using a department number to try and scam residents out of their personal information. Oliver hasmost recentlyworkedin public relations in Colorado. "He's getting game updates during the newscast, many times," she said. 13's Melissa Brunner shares a few of her memorable moments from her 22 years at WIBW-TV. Osage County authorities have identified the man injured in an explosion Saturday at a home near Carbondale. The Shawnee County Sheriffs Office is asking residents near SE 35th and SE Croco Rd. So I'm going to miss him.". Kansas U.S. [20] One month later on April 10, 2006, Montecito Broadcast Group announced that NBC affiliate KSNT (channel 27) would serve as The CW's Topeka affiliate (through its national feed for smaller markets, The CW Plus), carrying the network on its second digital subchannel.[21]. Since 1953, WIBW-TV has covered 16 different Kansas gubernatorial administrations. From the bright lights of the 13 NEWS studio to Hollywood, a former WIBW-TV sports director left Topeka to pursue a new passion. A trailer hauling a large part of a wind turbine overturned just east of Leonardville on Highway 24 Monday afternoon. Because the FCC's "one to a market" rule barred companies from owning newspapers and broadcast outlets in the same market, as a condition of the sale, Morris had to sell Stauffer's television holdings, including channel 13. WIBW and KAKE each produced five-minute pre-recorded news segments that ran on the channel in 15-minute intervals as well as an additional three-minute weather segment that was also taped. If you can give a child a family of their own, call Adopt Kansas Kids at 855-236-7857 or go to adoptkskids.org. A holiday tour of three beautifully decorated homes this weekend is benefitting CASA of Shawnee County. The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plummeted 45 cents over the past three weeks to $4.10 per gallon.