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WLWT News 5 expands coverage with 4 and 7 p.m. newscasts
Station adds 7.5 hours of local news per week
WLWT announced Tuesday that it will add two new weekday newscasts at 4 and 7 p.m.WLWT News 5 at 7 p.m. will debut on July 26 during the Summer Olympics.WLWT News 5 at 4 p.m. will debut after the Olympics conclude on Aug. 9. Sheree Paolello, Ashley Kirklen and meteorologist Allison Rogers will anchor the new 4 p.m. hour-long newscast. News Anchors Steven Albritton, Ashley Kirklen, chief meteorologist Kevin Robinson and sports anchor George Vogel will lead the new 7 p.m. newscast following NBC Nightly News.“The past year and the pandemic have shown us just how much local news and local journalism matter,” WLWT President & General Manager Branden Frantz said. “WLWT News 5 continues to define the market, and our audiences have engaged in historic fashion. In our constantly evolving marketplace, we determined it was time to expand the number of hours of local news we offer, giving viewers more of what they’ve come to trust and depend on from us each day.”“WLWT is ‘leading the way’ with breaking news, big stories and the most accurate weather coverage in Cincinnati,” WLWT News Director Jeff Benscoter said. “We have established an incredibly talented group of journalists to serve our community, with the most experienced and trusted team in town. Our audience is growing, and we are committed to being there for them both on-air and online, whenever they need us.”Afternoon programming will slide back one hour on WLWT to accommodate the 4 p.m. newscast addition. The 19th and final season of The Ellen DeGeneres Show will be seen this fall on WLWT at 3 p.m., while The Tamron Hall Show moves to 2 p.m. “The Olympic broadcast schedule doesn’t allow us to launch both newscasts at the same time, so the 7 p.m. is starting first on July 26th, and the 4 p.m. will debut after the Summer Games have concluded on August 9th,” Frantz said.The complete afternoon and evening newscast lineup coming this fall will be:4 p.m. - Sheree Paolello, Ashley Kirklen, Meteorologist Allison Rogers5 p.m. - Sheree Paolello, Mike Dardis, Chief Meteorologist Kevin Robinson5:30 p.m. - Steven Albritton, Ashley Kirklen, Chief Meteorologist Kevin Robinson6 p.m. - Sheree Paolello, Mike Dardis, Chief Meteorologist Kevin Robinson, George Vogel6:30 p.m. – NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt7 p.m. - Steven Albritton, Ashley Kirklen, Chief Meteorologist Kevin Robinson, George Vogel10 p.m. on MeTV Cincinnati - Steven Albritton, Chief Meteorologist Kevin Robinson, George Vogel11 p.m. - Sheree Paolello, Mike Dardis, Chief Meteorologist Kevin Robinson, George Vogel
CINCINNATI —
WLWT announced Tuesday that it will add two new weekday newscasts at 4 and 7 p.m.
WLWT News 5 at 7 p.m. will debut on July 26 during the Summer Olympics.
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WLWT News 5 at 4 p.m. will debut after the Olympics conclude on Aug. 9.
Sheree Paolello, Ashley Kirklen and meteorologist Allison Rogers will anchor the new 4 p.m. hour-long newscast. News Anchors Steven Albritton, Ashley Kirklen, chief meteorologist Kevin Robinson and sports anchor George Vogel will lead the new 7 p.m. newscast following NBC Nightly News.
“The past year and the pandemic have shown us just how much local news and local journalism matter,” WLWT President & General Manager Branden Frantz said. “WLWT News 5 continues to define the market, and our audiences have engaged in historic fashion. In our constantly evolving marketplace, we determined it was time to expand the number of hours of local news we offer, giving viewers more of what they’ve come to trust and depend on from us each day.”
“WLWT is ‘leading the way’ with breaking news, big stories and the most accurate weather coverage in Cincinnati,” WLWT News Director Jeff Benscoter said. “We have established an incredibly talented group of journalists to serve our community, with the most experienced and trusted team in town. Our audience is growing, and we are committed to being there for them both on-air and online, whenever they need us.”
Afternoon programming will slide back one hour on WLWT to accommodate the 4 p.m. newscast addition.
The 19th and final season of The Ellen DeGeneres Show will be seen this fall on WLWT at 3 p.m., while The Tamron Hall Show moves to 2 p.m.
“The Olympic broadcast schedule doesn’t allow us to launch both newscasts at the same time, so the 7 p.m. is starting first on July 26th, and the 4 p.m. will debut after the Summer Games have concluded on August 9th,” Frantz said.
The complete afternoon and evening newscast lineup coming this fall will be:
- 4 p.m. - Sheree Paolello, Ashley Kirklen, Meteorologist Allison Rogers
- 5 p.m. - Sheree Paolello, Mike Dardis, Chief Meteorologist Kevin Robinson
- 5:30 p.m. - Steven Albritton, Ashley Kirklen, Chief Meteorologist Kevin Robinson
- 6 p.m. - Sheree Paolello, Mike Dardis, Chief Meteorologist Kevin Robinson, George Vogel
- 6:30 p.m. – NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
- 7 p.m. - Steven Albritton, Ashley Kirklen, Chief Meteorologist Kevin Robinson, George Vogel
- 10 p.m. on MeTV Cincinnati - Steven Albritton, Chief Meteorologist Kevin Robinson, George Vogel
- 11 p.m. - Sheree Paolello, Mike Dardis, Chief Meteorologist Kevin Robinson, George Vogel
