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General Information
WCMH-TV is the NBC television affiliate in Columbus, Ohio. WCMH-TV is owned and operated by NBC.
Although currently operating on channel 4 as WCMH-TV, at one time, the station operated on channel 3 as WLWC. WLWC was one of 4 stations which made up the Cincinnati-based WLW television network in the early days of television. The other stations were WLWT in Cincinnati, WLWI in Indianapolis, and WLWD in Dayton. WLWC began operations on April 3 1949.
Channel 4's newscasts are mostly in second place, except for the station's 11:00 news, which frequently beats market leader WBNS-TV. For nearly 20 years, Hugh Demoss anchored Channel 4's evening newscast, called "The Demoss Report." By the late 1970s into the early 1980s, however, WCMH languished in third place. In 1983, Channel 4 brought in Doug Adair and Mona Scott as the station's main news anchors. They brought a "happy talk" format to the market that had not been done before. The "NewsWatch 4" team of Doug Adair, Mona Scott, Jym Ganahl, and Jimmy Crum became the most popular anchor team in Columbus television history.
The 1990s brought changes to the normally stable Channel 4. In 1990, Mona Scott decided to leave WCMH, and was replaced by Angela Pace. In 1991, it was discovered that chief meteorologist Jym Ganahl had an addiction to pain medication and had falsified medical information. In 1992, Angela Pace left for greener pastures at rival WBNS. Colleen Marshall became the coanchor with Doug Adair.
Jimmy Crum, Channel 4's celebrated "dean of sports" retired in 1994. Also that year, popular news anchor Doug Adair retired from television and was replaced by Cabot Rea.
The channel's call letters, WCMH-TV, simply add a W to the city's airport code, CMH. CMH stands for Columbus Municipal Hangar.
The station broadcasts in stereo and broadcasts a Secondary Audio Program (SAP) channel.
WCMH-DT (WCMH-TV's digital channel) operates on channel 14.
Used to carry both DuMont & NBC.
Personalities
The 6PM and 11PM weekday newscasts are anchored by the team of Cabot Rea and Colleen Marshall. Meteorolgist Jym Ganahl provides weather information.
Other current personalities:
- Kyle Anderson, reporter.
- Nancy Burton, reporter.
- Beth Dal Ponte, reporter.
- Mindy Drayer, anchor.
- Ben Gelber, meterologist.
- Anietra Hamper, reporter.
- Holly Hollingsworth, anchor.
- John Ivanic, anchor/reporter.
- Mike Jackson, anchor.
- Marshall McPeek, meteorologist.
- Bob Nunnally, meteorologist.
- Mike Valpredo, anchor.
- Joe Weasel, sports.
Past personalities:
- Doug Adair, anchor. (1983-1994)
- Jimmy Crum, sports.
- Gail Hogan, anchor. ? to 2004.
- Doug Lessells, sports.
- Dave Maetzold, sports. ? to August 9, 2004.
- Stu Nicholson, reporter.
- Katrina Owens, anchor.
- Jim Scott, anchor.
- Mona Scott, anchor. (1983-1990)
- Angela Pace, anchor. (1981-1992)
- Larry Roberts, anchor (1979-1983), reporter (2002-2004).
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