Shannon Cogan is an American Multiple Emmy Award-winner currently working as a News anchor at WAVE 3 News in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The starboard side of the copter displays a "Sky 11" decal (referencing WHAS-TV), while the port side carries the "Air 3" logo (referencing WAVE).[15]. I will anchor the weekday 9pm newscast. So, her regular viewers and social media followers were surprised and sad when she announced that she is leaving the NBC affiliate. He is 46 years old as of 2022. I did everything I was supposed to do, but COVID-19 didnt care. WAVE 3 anchor Dawne Gee sues Baptist Health over 'negligent' care Apr 30, 2015 LOUISVILLE, Ky., (WDRB) -- WAVE 3 anchor Dawne Gee has filed a lawsuit against Baptist Health. WAVE broadcasts five hours of news over seven newscasts each weekday. Her at-home death was announced in a tweet by Proffitt. Louisville launches guaranteed income program. Fox 5 Las Vegas morning weekday anchor and reporter Feven Kiflegiorgis was busted nude and . Let's take a look back at TV broadcasters over the years and see how they have changed. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. Kevin receives a salary ranging from $49,000 to $71,497 per year. WAVE discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 3, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. Shay McAlister Shay McAlister anchors the 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. newscasts.. But its hard leaving something that you love.. It currently operates its digital signal on digital channel 3 (UHF 47). (Source: Dale Mader, WAVE 3 News) Before beginning a 37 year career at WAVE 3 News, former sports anchor Bob Domine served as a pilot in the U.S. Army. Raised in Southern Indiana, Forsythe started her broadcast career in Louisville in 1972, eventually becoming the first woman anchor at WAVE. The evening included musical entertainment plus a live and silent auction. Kevin Harned WAVE 3 News Harned began his career at WAVE 3 in June 1998. As a parent I listened. Nicole Lapin, CNN, CNN Pipeline, HLN. Wave 3 News Anchor Arrested. A long-hauler is someone who exhibits symptoms of COVID-19 months after being diagnosed, but is no longer contagious. The meteorologist was first married to his beautiful wife, Carrie Harned, a morning news anchor at Wave 3 News. The coronavirus crept into our community, and destroyed countless lives. Precautionary boil advisory issued for water customers in east Jefferson County, Police: Woman accused of buying nearly $9K in clothes with stolen credit card, WAVE Weather Now Syncbak Channel Embed for PBE Page, Christina Applegate attends last awards show as an actress, 15-year-old shot, killed in Smoketown neighborhood identified, Several Ky. organizations working to help with Medicaid reimbursements, Eli Lilly announces insulin cap at $35 a month, UofL Health ENT Surgeon gives tips on how to lessen impacts of allergy season. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). Jones thanked viewers for supporting her career in the Louisville market. By Merrill Knoxon Dec. 20, 2011 - 10:32 AM. The station's studios are located on South Floyd Street in downtown Louisville, and its transmitter is located in Floyds Knobs, Indiana. His partners details will be updated soon when disclosed. Owned by Raycom Media, the station broadcasts from its main studio in downtown Louisville. Kayla VanMeter Wife. The two men went right after each other in the clinic line. In fact, that very jingle served as the image campaign of the Al Ham-composed news music package "Home Country. LOUISVILLE, Ky. Former WHAS11 news anchor Melissa Forsythe has died at the age of 71. wave3.com. Enter your information below to sign up for our free Get Healthy e-mail newsletter. Hays, the daughter of Jack and Betty Hays of Paris, is a 1975 Henry County High School graduate and is a Murray State University graduate. More:$500 a month and no strings attached. Saying it is hard for everybody, Domine is hopeful that things will get better for American families as more people follow in the vaccine line. Mr. Keeler made some intemperate remarks concerning Ms. Forsythe's future, the substance of which was that while male news announcers achieve greater credibility with age, female news anchors tend to lose credibility with age. In the unpredictable world of television news, former WKMG-Channel 6 anchor David Wittman is out of work. On April 24, 2020, WAVE added an additional hour of news each weekday at 4 p.m. During the 1990s and 2000s, WAVE carried Southeastern Conference football and basketball through Jefferson-Pilot Sports (later Lincoln Financial Sports) which merged into Raycom Sports in 200708, although some football games were aired on WBKI-TV or WFTE (now WBKI). [3] WAVE was the first television station to sign on in the state of Kentucky, and the 41st to debut in the United States.[4]. That move provided short-term help in accounting but the station's prestige and ratings glory soon slid away. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Paris native Jackie Hays has announced her impending retirement as a television news anchor in Louisville, Ky., after 32 years in broadcasting. WAVE also carries This TV on digital subchannel 3.2. The station shipped a canned newsreel to NBC for national broadcast. Eventually, the Norton holdings became known as Orion Broadcasting, headquartered in Louisville with WAVE-AM-TV as the flagship station. His primary source of income is his career as a journalist. A news anchor at WJTV in Jackson, Mississippi said she was fired because of her choice to wear her natural hair instead of straightening it. My life has been turned upside down.". Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day with former WAVE3 news anchor Jackie Hays (2016) In 2009, WAVE-3 management essentially forced the departure of Jackie Hays, a Louisville favorite, by downsizing her salary. Connie Chung turns 70 on August 20th. This sale was completed January 31, 2006. "This is not something we have organized/requested," she wrote. Williams is leading the network's 9 p.m. hour alongside meteorologistChris Havely, Spectrum News 1 said in a statement. previously, Shannon worked as a primary anchor for WFOR, the CBS affiliate in Miami. Anchor since: 1965 to 1968 (beginning at age 26), then "World News Tonight" in 1978 (became sole anchor in 1983). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 47. Thats when my whole world changed, the day I tested positive for COVID-19, and my life simply became before and after.. If you have a subscription, please log in or sign up for an account on our website to continue. Harned stands at an estimated height of 5 feet 11 inches ( Approx 1.8 m). According to her sister, Forsythe died of natural causes at her Louisville home just before her 72nd. Former chief meteorologist Tom Wills holds the record as the station's longest-tenured on-air personality, having been with WAVE from 1969 until his retirement in July 2009; Wills stated that he would serve as a fill-in whenever one of the station's meteorologists was on vacation, and announced that he was considering a return to the University of Louisville to teach meteorology as he did for several years. [18] While they announced the continued carriage of WHAS[19] on December 29, 2017; WAVE was still dropped on January 1. Today, Norton Healthcare is a leader in serving adult andpediatric patientsfrom throughout Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. Don't Threaten. CBS (1948-1950) He will join NBC-affiliate WAVE as a reporter with the potential for some anchoring duties on January 2. WAVE-TV then became part of Liberty's broadcast arm, Cosmos Broadcasting. We asked if he had gotten to see them at all since the pandemic began. The death of Melissa Forsythe at age 71 was announced earlier today. Also:Furious parents say Kentucky middle school body-shamed girls wearing leggings. Select an appointment date and time from available spots listed below. Story by: Lauren Jones on April 15, 2021. 2023 www.courier-journal.com. On December 20, 2017, the Frankfort Plant Board announced that it would drop WAVE and competitor WHAS on January 1, 2018 in order to curb rising retransmission consent costs that were being passed on to its customers. I hope one day you'll allow me into your homes again," she said. Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day and other horse racing notables also attended the event, which was emceed by Jackie Hays, former WAVE 3 news anchor. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. The station has been a primary NBC affiliate since its debut, owing to its sister radio station's longtime affiliation with the NBC Red Network; however, it also initially carried secondary affiliations with ABC, CBS and the DuMont Television Network. racist or sexually-oriented language. The station also dropped the "3" from its branding to become simply, "WAVE. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - WAVE is committed to being the area's news and weather leader, and exciting new changes announced Friday showcase the station's commitment to better serving our community. They later broke up and divorced due to unknown reasons. WAVE referred to its coverage area as WAVE Country in the past, echoing a popular jingle and image campaign the station launched in the early 1970s. Ive been talking about retirement for the last two contracts and Im very excited, Hays told The Courier-Journal newspaper. Dawne Gee Anchor, reporter, host Dawne Gee is an anchor and reporter at WAVE News, and also hosts WAVE Country with Dawne Gee. Use the 'Report' link on . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He joined the station in June 1998 and has worked there for more than ten years. Cogan said, "Watching him anchor the news, you likely don't notice the pain he is in every single minute because he hides it so well. This is sad. Its a process, and despite the darkness, I know one day there will be light. John Boel, who was fired last year from WLKYin Louisville, is joining rival station WAVE, louisvilleky.com reports. His birth sign is Sagittarius. Started as. Rocky. Mary Ramsey is a breaking news reporter for The Courier Journal. "Today was my second day of a new adventure in a familiar city! The station honored him by having a special two-hour edition of its local talk show "WAVE 3 Listens Live". 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I would think the vets would lead the way, Domine said. On June 30, 2008, WAVE became the first television station in the Louisville market to broadcast its local news in high definition. The cash-and-stock merger transaction valued at $3.6 billion in which Gray shareholders would acquire preferred stock currently held by Raycom resulted in WAVE gaining new sister stations in nearby markets, including CBS affiliate WKYT-TV in Lexington (and its semi-satellite WYMT-TV in Hazard) and ABC/Fox affiliate WBKO in Bowling Green, in addition to its current Raycom sister stations. Dominic anchored Channel 3's main newscasts at 6, 7 and 11 p.m. from 1965-1972. The SEC syndication package by ESPN Plus ended up with WBNA throughout the 20092014 existence of the syndicated SEC Network (later SEC TV). Plaintiff also introduced the testimony of James M. Keeler, former News Director of WAVE. Im excited about this, Domine said. News bureaus were set up in Frankfort, Kentucky, and Washington, D.C. As a result, WAVE-TV-AM won a number of national awards, including a Peabody in 1978.[7]. This award is given to people and organizations that have won the "Best of Louisville" award more than 10 times. Jim Lehrer (deceased), The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer ( PBS) Don Lemon, CNN. Hays won 16 Best of Louisville Awards, was named Best of the Best by Louisville Magazine in 2005, and received Emmy nominations for her work in both Louisville and Philadelphia. (Television News Anchor, Journalist and Co-Host of News Show 'Fox & Friends') 34 18 Birthdate: September 20, 1976 Sun Sign: Virgo Birthplace: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Ainsley Earhardt is an American journalist and television personality known for her association with Fox News. With WAVE-TV-AM serving as the flagship station, Orion greatly expanded its news, weather, editorials, agricultural programs, and documentaries. All employees, patients and visitors are required to wear masks in areas of our hospitals and select facilitieswhere patients may be present, regardless of vaccination status. The move included a new, 100,000 watt transmitter and 600-foot (183m) tower atop a 925-foot (282m) (above sea level) knob above New Albany, Indiana. She has also been a grand marshal of the Fish Fry parade. In 1991, the station began transmitting its signal from a new broadcast tower in Oldham County; the 1,739 feet (530m) transmitter tower (which is 70% taller than most television broadcast towers), which is the tallest structure in the state, cost $5 million to build and helped to improve WAVE's signal coverage. Marty Gonzalez - host/reporter/producer (1980-1987; now at KRON as weekend morning anchor in San Francisco) David Gregory (now moderator of Meet the Press) Kristine Hanson - sports anchor/weather anchor/entertainment reporter (1980s; former Playboy Playmate) Ethan Harp - reporter (2000-2003; later at KNTV in San Jose/San Francisco, now . Over the years, the Nortons acquired three other television stations and two other radio stations, including WFRV-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin (and semi-satellite WJMN-TV in Marquette, Michigan); WMT-AM-FM-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and WFIE in Evansville, Indiana. WAVE general manager Ken Selvaggi told louisvilleky.com that Boels best days are ahead., He believes those issues are behind him and we hope thats the case, he said. This year's recipients are WAVE 3 news anchor Dawne Gee and former Louisville basketball star Junior Bridgeman. Nov 3, 2009. WAVE-TV lost CBS in 1950 when WHAS-TV signed on, and lost DuMont programming in 1956 when that network folded, but shared ABC with WHAS-TV until 1961 (when WLKY-TV signed on). Heather Childers . Olivia is originally from Louisville, Ky. She graduated . Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) got his start there. Now Im going to take some time off, smell the roses and look for something fun to do, she said. By 1966, it was the only Kentucky station that processed its own news footage on color film and, in 1969, WAVE-TV became the first station in the market to employ a certified television meteorologist (Tom Wills) and operate its own weather-forecasting system. Here we are, nearly five months later, and the coronavirus has stripped me of so much more. With the acquisition of Meredith Corporation's Local Media division (including WSMV-TV in Nashville) on December 1, 2021, Gray now owns stations in every market in or surrounding Kentucky. Low 52F. Harned can be seen on weeknights on WAVE 3 News at 5, 5:30, 6, 7, and 11, the WAVE 3 Weather App. Melissa Forsythe, who worked as a television news anchor and reporter on Louisville stations for nearly two decades, has died at age 71, according to Doug Profitt, a former coworker who now anchors forWHAS11. Mark and his wife have one son. As of 2008, Chief Meteorologist Tom Wills holds the record as the station's longest-tenured on-air personality, having forecast the weather at WAVE since 1969. Former WAVE 3 sports anchor among first veterans to get COVID-19 vaccine. Miller is now the head news anchor at that station. Their digital transmitter and antenna (over the air channel 47) are co-located with the digital antenna and transmitter of WLKY near Floyds Knobs in New Albany, Indiana. As of 2021, the only syndicated programming airing on WAVE-TV consists of NBCUniversal distributed LX.TV: 1st Look and Open House NYC on weekends, as the bulk of the schedule outside of NBC programming consists of newscasts and other locally produced programming. Doug Proffitt Doug Proffitt anchors the 5:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m. Night Team newscasts. She believes her sister becoming the first woman anchor in the Derby City showed other women they could do a good job just like men. All rights reserved. Chance of rain 100%. Louisville is also one of the few markets in the country where all four of the major network-affiliated stations have roughly equal ratings in recent years, although WLKY pulled ahead of WAVE, WHAS-TV and Fox affiliate WDRB (channel 41) during the May 2011 Nielsen ratings period. I am so happy to tell you that I have started a new job as an anchor/reporter for Spectrum News 1 in Louisville, Kentucky! Domine said getting to be with his children and seven grandchildren and with the family of his fianc Melanie once again, means everything. WAVE referred to its coverage area as WAVE Country in the past, echoing a popular jingle and image campaign the station launched in the early 1970s. In 1969, WAVE-TV was first to employ a certified meteorologist and operate its own weather-forecasting system. Every day is a struggle to be the loving wife and mother I was before the darkness set in. We'd love to hear eyewitness Not long after the Derby, WAVE acquired a Zoomar lens of its own, which was frequently loaned to the other stations owned by WAVE-TV. Forsythe left WAVE in 1979 and joined WHAS. Kevin Harned is an American meteorologist who serves at WAVE 3 News as the Chief meteorologist. David Williams, who was a reporter with WAVE3 from 2010 to 2012, is back in Louisville as the new anchor of "Your Evening on Spectrum News 1." Williams is leading the network's 9 p.m. hour. Another local who did well and we should be proud! The station celebrated his 40-year tenure with the station during a special two-hour edition of WAVE 3 Listens Live, in which Wills's family and co-workers appeared as guests. Radio personality Terry Meiners, who has also worked in TV, also noted her death. All rights reserved. Big moment: Was in Cairo when Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated in 1981. Brown had been on the air in Las Vegas for nearly 30 years and was a 2009 inductee into . Please purchase a subscription to read our premium content. pic.twitter.com/PrDr0YO5r3, 'I feel very blessed': Former WAVE3 anchor, meteorologist Lauren Jones announces new job. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Dixon worked as a news reporter when hired about eight years ago before switching to sports anchor/reporter. Be Nice. Channel 3 WTKR celebrates its 60th anniversary with friends and familiar faces - current anchor Kurt Williams conducted a series of interviews with past anchors, reporters and meteorologists.. Former sports anchor Bob Domine, whos also a Vietnam veteran and stroke survivor, is getting back out there and rolling up his sleeve to get the COVID vaccine. In March 2011, WAVE and WHAS-TV began sharing a news helicopter supplied by St. Louis-based Helicopters Inc., through a Local News Service agreement, allowing the two stations to share news video, especially during breaking news events, while also partitioning time for individual use of the chopper. Dr. Amy Minix with the VAs Vaccine Operations said its time those over age 70 can see their families again and not be afraid to live out the rest of their lives, doing things like playing golf or going to dinner. Before, you may have seen me on WAVE 3 News Sunrise, bringing you the morning news bright and early, with a smile on my face. Jones, who has been with . A familiar face is returning to Kentucky airwaves. George Norton's wife, Jane Morton Norton, an accomplished artist herself, also commissioned original paintings for the building and statues for the adjacent WAVE Garden. When the Liberty Corporation exited the insurance industry in 2000, WAVE came directly under the Liberty banner; in August 2005, Liberty announced that it would merge with Montgomery, Alabama-based Raycom Media; the sale was finalized on January 31, 2006. Wills said he would be a vacation fill-in and may return to the University of Louisville to teach meteorology as he did for several years. At first, it carried programming from all four networks, but was a primary NBC affiliate. Funeral arrangements are pending, but it will be a small, private gathering. She stayed at WHAS11 until 1991. Lauren Jones offers a raw look at her life as a COVID-19 long-hauler The former WAVE 3 News anchor shares her story as she deals with her determination to cast aside the brain fog and other symptoms of long-haul COVID-19. The midday newscast was rebroadcast at 1:00p.m. on independent station WBNA (channel 21). Wave 3 News Anchor Arrested 331K likes. [20] After the three year hiatus, WAVE officially returned to its former channel slots on 3 and 503 on January 12, 2021. The weatherwoman recently chronicled her experience testing positive for COVID-19 more than a hundred days ago. Proceeds benefited the Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy, an interdenominational Christian ministry serving workers at Kentucky . Her last day on the air is expected to be in mid-December. Former WAVE 3 News sports anchor Bob Domine, an Army veteran who flew in Vietnam, received his first COVID-19 vaccine dose on Jan. 11, 2021, at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center. Lauren Jones, anchor and meteorologist at WAVE 3 News, has announced in a tearful farewell on social media that her contract isn't being renewed three-and-a-half months after her COVID-19. No longer with .. Former WRGB sports anchor Marlin will join WRGB by the end of November, the station said, and will join Floyd in the anchor role in December. ", In her video, she also acknowledged "co-workers who I didn't get the chance to say goodbye to. ", "You have been my heartbeat for the last 10 years," Jones said. Change. In a tearful video posted to social media Sunday, longtime WAVE3 anchor and meteorologist Lauren Jones announced she's leaving the station. Louisville, Ky. Olivia Russell is the weekend morning anchor and a reporter for WAVE News. Meteorologist John Belski, who left channel 3 in September 2010 (he now works as a severe weather specialist for WLKY), received numerous awards during his 20+ years at WAVE, including being named "Best Of Louisville" by the readers of Louisville Magazine for a number of years and was named "Best of Kentucky" by the readers of Kentucky Monthly magazine, as well as receiving the LEO's Readers' Choice Award and a "Best of the Best" award from Louisville Magazine (which is given to people and organizations that have won the "Best of Louisville" award more than 10 times). Here, former local television news anchors Jerry Slabe and Marta Carreira-Slabe. UPDATE Karla Castillo moves to KBTX 3 mornings The Ninke's last day on air at KBTX 3 will be March 25, 2022. Megyn Marie Kelly was born in 1970. Dan Lewis, KOMO-TV News. After COVID-19, my spirit was shattered, my smile was gone, and so was my job. Jones, who'd been with the Louisville-area NBC affiliate for a decade, said her contract won't be renewed when it expires March 1. WAVE presently broadcasts 51 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}8+12 hours each weekday, four hours on Saturdays and 4+12 hours on Sundays); in addition, the station produces two live call-in discussion programs each weekday, Listens Live at noon (following WAVE News Midday) and WAVE Country with Dawne Gee at 2 p.m. (before WAVE News at 3:00 p.m.). The company said. In the days, weeks and months ahead, Ill give you a raw and unedited look at my life as a COVID-19 long-hauler. Upon John Belskis retirement in September 2010, Kevin was named Chief Meteorologist at WAVE 3. "All of our lives have changed dramatically," she said in her goodbye video. Youre Bob Domine, arent you? Morgan asked. Jan 06, 2016 at 12:24 pm. Former WAVE3 anchor, meteorologist Lauren Jones announces new job, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. In between two stints at WAVE, she also worked in Philadelphia, the nations fourth-largest TV market, for a time in the mid-1980s. Megyn Kelly. The lens was loaned to WAVE by inventor Frank Back. New York CNN Business . WAVE began broadcasting on November 24, 1948, originally on channel 5 using 24,100 watts of power. On July 9, 1990, WAVE debuted the first local 5:00 PM newscast. "I suspect this is a scam & encourage you NOT to donate. In 2016, the 7 and 7:30p.m. newscasts began simulcasting live on Bounce 3.2. Kevin Harned's Net Worth Harned has an estimated net worth ranging from $300,000 to $770,000 as of 2022. 72. Paris native Jackie Hays retiring after 32 years as TV anchor. It currently operates its digital signal on digital channel 3 (UHF 47). With the change, WAVE is the only station in the market whose midday newscast airs in the 11:00a.m. timeslot (however, WDRB has carried a newscast at 11:30a.m. since 1999). She has spent nearly 22 years of her broadcasting career at WAVE-TV in Louisville. Cloudy. Every long-hauler, and health care worker alike, are searching for answers, but are met with I dont know time and time again. My journey hasnt been easy, but I know one day it will be worth it. or anything. Following a disappointing November 2011 sweeps period, WAVE moved its midday newscast from noon to 11:00a.m. in January 2012. He has worked with the area's best meteorologists: Tom Wills and John Belski, Kevin's mentor. She anchors the WAVE 3 News at 3, 5, 6, and 11 p.m. in Louisville. From my earliest and most bizarre symptoms, to my mental health struggles, and where I am now. Channel 3 was the ratings leader in the Louisville market for over 20 years, before WHAS-TV overtook it at #1 in the 1970s. Im doing great, Domine said with smiling eyes behind the mask. Attempts to establish the identities of his parents were in vain since no information about them is available to the public. Even with the mask on, its a face many folks still recognize and hes still driving a bright yellow Mustang, with a plate that reads, Domine Does it.. Hays. Owned by Branson Visitors TV; Gray holds a 50.1% interest in this company. At the end of the gathering, Domine said the group air hugged to show some kind of affection, which was hard. Corrente's move to WAVE, an NBC affiliate, is effective Sept. 7, according to a news release from Gray Television. All rights reserved. He has worked with the areas best meteorologists: Tom Wills and John Belski, Kevins mentor. The station shipped a canned newsreel of the event to NBC to broadcast nationally. It has remained with NBC since then, and as such, WAVE is the only commercial television station in the Louisville market that has never changed its primary network affiliation.[6]. The southern Indiana native was first woman to anchor at WAVE. A year of sadness and a year of isolation, Dr. Nix said of 2020, and we are finally seeing that door open and we are walking through it.. 1. This prestigious national award was presented on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Sports Director Kent Taylor was voted Kentucky TV Sportscaster of the Year by the Associated Press in both 2008 and 2009. Contact reporter Krista Johnson atkjohnson3@gannett.com. It is so important that they get this shot, Morgan said. Art Linkletter (deceased), KGB-AM radio, San Diego (1930s) Tom Llamas, WNBC-TV former ABC News and NBC News. Its a suffocating reality for those whove tested positive, and their families and loved ones, but I know Im not alone. 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