Tonight, WEAR-TV Channel 3, Sinclair’s ABC affiliate in the Pensacola-Mobile market, announced that COVID-19 virus has infected their newsroom. Anchor Sue Straughn reported at 5 p.m. that the station has two positive…
Tag: WEAR TV
Underhill uses special district vote to push his anti-ECAT agenda
PENSACOLA: Last night, WEAR TV made it seem that the dissolution of the Special District for ECAT would amount to the county taking control of the mass transit system. According to the…
WEAR TV 3 reads blog
The local Sinclair station apparently reads Rick’s Blog. Channel 3 announced at its 11 am newscast that the station will be digging deeper into the database on which we reported this morning…
WEAR TV reporter says she never received email with corrections to Hayward interview
On July 24, Mayor Ashton Hayward was interviewed by WEAR TV reporter Amber Southard about the qualifications of his Chief Operations Officer, Tamara Fountain. In the interview, the mayor said, “She’s very…
Emergency blanket drive
WEAR-TV, Council on Aging, Waterfront Rescue Mission are quickly collecting blankets in advance of the severe cold weather hitting our area tonight. Anchor Sue Straughan posted this on Facebook: Friends, if you…
Commissioner says don’t believe BP
I returned to the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center for the first time in four weeks…and I got some memorable quotes and answers that reputed much of what BP spokesperson Lucia Bustamonte…
Thornton confession sheds more light on Billings’ murders
WEAR TV 3 has broadcast parts of the confession by Frederick Thornton, one of the suspects in the murder/home invasion of Byrd & Melanie Billings. The Okaloosa man, age 19, said that…
Thomas to close three schools
WEAR TV 3 reports that Escambia County Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas wants to close three alternative schools: Sidney Nelson, AV Clubbs and E-Seal. I couldn’t find anything about the closures on…
Free TV could vanish
The battle in Santa Rosa County between Mediacom and Sinclair/WEAR TV is being played out across the country between ABC, NBC, FOX and CBS affiliates and cable companies. “Good programing is expensive,”…
WEAR reports Tice will be back on Thursday
WEAR TV 3 did broadcast a report by Dan Thomas that states that Cab Tice is a person of interest in the Billings case. It’s a video version of what I reported…
WEAR picks up IN human trafficking story
Of course, we did the story two years ago – Shauna’s Story of Slavery. At the time we got national attention – CBS News and Air America Radio. Last year, NBC and…
WEAR TV weekend news
Crime waves continues. WEAR TV reports on home invasion and car jackings. Home Invasion Escambia County deputies are looking for two armed men, who broke into a home and shot at a…
Brentwood, next Operation Brownsville?
WEAR has called out local government to do something about the Brentwood area. In its newscast last night, it was reported: Some Brent residents say their neighborhood is infested with crime, and…