(from TVNewsCheck.com) – Marie McGlynn-Peach today was named vice president and director of sales for three Fox Florida stations WOFL (Fox) and WRBW (MNT) Orlando and WOGX Gainsville (Fox). Effective immediately, McGlynn-Peach will be responsible for overseeing all station sales initiatives, reporting directly to Stan Knott, the stations’ VP-general manager. Before joining WOFL, WRBW and WOGX, McGlynn-Peach headed her own consulting company, McGlynn Media Sales & Assets…Cont….
President Obama’s address to Congress tonight was ignored by most FOX network affiliates across the country, to play the scheduled premiere?episode of “So You Think You Can Dance.” All ten Florida FOX affiliates did not air the address for “Dance.”
I don’t often offer commentary on the main page, but your webmaster found this action, by FOX and their affiliates, truly insulting to America and it’s viewers, despite who the President is. This was a MAJOR address and should have been broadcast…FOX should be ashamed.
Below is a list of Florida FOX affiliates and their Obama address coverage:
WTVT-13 (Tampa/St Petersburg) – Did NOT air, did simulcast on website
WSVN-7 (Miami/Fort Lauderdale) – Did NOT air, did simulcast on website
WOFL-35 (Orlando/Daytona Beach) – Did NOT air, did simulcast on sister station WRBW/website
WFLX-29 (West Palm Beach) – Did NOT air
WAWS-30 (Jacksonville/Brunswick,GA) – Did NOT air, aired on CBS sister station WTEV
WALA-10 (Mobile,AL/Pensacola) – Did NOT air, did simulcast on website
WFTX-36 (Fort Myers/Naples) – Did NOT air
WTLH-49 (Tallahassee/Thomasville,GA) – Did NOT air
WPGX-28 (Panama City/Ft Walton Beach) – Did NOT air
WOGX-50 (Gainesville/Ocala/Lake City) – Did NOT air
And if you didn’t see the address, watch it below via CNN