I freelance for a company out there, and she was quite pissed to seecameras videoing the seminar. Get access to our searchable data center of TOP LISTS. WAFB's Donna Britt, left, speaks with colleague Greg Meriwether before the start of the 6pm newscast, Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The WBXH broadcasts were included in the upgrade. Her contract wasnt renewed per someone I know who knows someone else who knows her. The Southern University AgCenter is hosting its 80th Annual State Livestock and Poultry Show March 2-4. Her ALS diagnosis is causing her to pull back on those activities. Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING. "He not only had the camera-ready looks including a million-dollar smile, but he was a born story-teller. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is seeking to get an endorsement from former President Donald Trump. Former WAFB reporter Kiran Chawla says her love of investigative reporting and the viewing public sparked her to start her new YouTube channel. From: Clay Le Grande [mailto:c.legrande@cox.net] Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2015 12:38 PM LTG Middleton Chapter Massing of the Colors Parkview Baptist School gym was ablaze with Old Glory on Tuesday, November 10th as the Military Order of the World Wars LTG Troy H. Middleton Chapter hosted its annual Massing of the Colors ceremony for the student body and public at Parkview Baptist High School. During an investigation, police say evidence was found to place the babys mother under arrest. I am physically exhausted, Powell told The N&O in June. Donna retired from the station and anchored her last newscast nearly one year after publicly announcing her diagnosis. The East Feliciana Police Chiefs Association held an appreciation luncheon on April 8 at Centenary Inn in Jackson. Id like to share some personal news with you tonight, Donna said. Donna rode in countless parades across South Louisiana. She also sponsored a no-holds-barred ice cream sundae party every month to the class who read the most library books. I know she was banned from going after BRPD's Chief Murphy Paul. Copyright @2023 TigerDroppings.com. He was a giant figure in television news and he will be sorely missed, even after being retired for nearly 17 years.". WAFB-TV television anchor Donna Britt, whose fight against breast cancer included a lumpectomy to cut out the cancer and 33 shots of radiation, helped to emcee the Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure in Baton Rouge. Jeanne Burns - BRProud.com WAFB (channel 9) is a television station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with CBS. His last day on the air will be Friday, Sept. 2. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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Photo provided by LAURIE HARDISON --- Volunteer breakfast --- Salvation Army Capt. The People's Court also once aired on WAFB before going to WBRZ and later WGMB. Merriweather has inexplicably become a cheerleader and Scotty is just an affable news reader. [14] With the new digital channel, WAFB rebroadcasts WBXH on channel 9.4 and, before the launch of Bounce TV affiliate September 2011, weather on channel 9.2. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. They approached me and asked if I would be willing to work full-time and I said no if I wanted to do that, I wouldnt have left the job I had!. Former ABC11 anchor Tisha Powell talks about new job at WAFB | Raleigh Mahaffey started his career in Baton Rouge television at WAFB-TV. Good dudes, but definitely not journalists. Take a look back through some pictures of her television work, volunteering and life in Baton Rouge. i mean, no way it was a race thing. Bella Notte Gala held at Greystone The third annual Bella Notte Gala was hosted by Greystone Golf & Country Club in Denham Springs on Saturday, March 19, 2011. WAFB's Donna Britt, a breast cancer survivor, has been a fervent supporter of the local Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. A man is behind bars in Livingston Parish for allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint while he was at an ATM Tuesday night, February 28. Never be too sure. Please continue, we want to know how deep your knowledge is, That she made a comment that got out of hand, Nick Tullier's father is somehow involved? DA popular local celebrity. Beloved Louisiana news anchor Donna Britt dead at 62 - New York Post He was 77 years old. Longtime Baton Rouge news anchor John Mahaffey passes away - WAFB Kiran is the only actual journalist they have over there. Based on the BRPD press conference the other day, it is abundantly obvious that BRPD needs no help looking like fools. Jay Dardenne, a Republican from Baton Rouge, and Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, R-Breaux Bridge. From 1988 until 2019, The Price Is Right aired at 11 a.m. instead of 10 a.m., and The Young and the Restless aired at 4 p.m. instead of 11 a.m. Even in cordial departures, they don't announce it and one day the reporter will just be gone and appear at a new station. Remembering Donna Britt: Look through pictures of her time at WAFB, volunteer work and more. WAFB Channel 9 Probably stumbled on something they wanted to keep quiet. Britt, who has been with WAFB for over 37 years, has announced she will retire from the local news station after being diagnosed with ALS 11 months ago. Mark Ballard: My wife Donna Britt has ALS. Golden Deeds -- The 'first lady of Baton Rouge broadcasting' Donna Britt, center, is honored as this year's Golden Deeds winner and is congratulated by WBRZ's Whitney Vann and Sylvia Weatherspoon. The Supreme Courts new 5-2 Republican majority voted along party lines to prevent the transfer of school funds. WAFB was one of a handful of stations that shifts the air times of various CBS programming. During that time, she spent 8 hours every week in December those 17 years manning a Christmas kettle. "At one point in time, there was a meteorologist who made a low salary and his car broke. Longtime WAFB weathercaster Diane Deaton is retiring after 37 years Cadet Commander of Troops, Cadet LTC Alisha Parker of Tara High School issued the vocal commands that moved the mass of flag carrying corps through the ceremony. In the recent ratings period, it beat the others stations' combined weeknights at 5, 6, and 10. WAFB began broadcasting 24 hours a day on September 12, 1990. Submitted: Annie Fugler 225 802-6454 anniefugler@aol.com, 1978 LSU Flag Line -- listed by MAIDEN NAMES. What are we talking here? About Us - WAFF There were several characters that were regulars on the show including "Seor Puppet" (a marionette voiced by Sid Crocker) and "Whatsyourname" (another puppet voiced by Mary Hillen). United Cajun Navy and community partners will organize a Search for Millard. BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Longtime Baton Rouge news anchor John Mahaffey has died. Gates started his career at WAFB-TV in March 1977 . The station aired the syndicated version of Family Feud hosted by Steve Harvey until 2020 and aired the versions hosted by Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, and John O'Hurley, with the exception of Karn's first season, which aired on KZUP-CD, and Harvey's second through fifth seasons, which aired on WVLA. Through two gracious campaigns from his show, Buckskin Bill helped to start the Baton Rouge Zoo. Photo provided by Sonya Gordon Participating in the Phi Delta Kappa Walk for Education on Nov. 7 are, from left, front row, Jayne Fleener, Donna Britt, Gwen Hamilton; back row, W.T. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power, Class A MyNetworkTV affiliate WBXH-CD (channel 39). A longtime Louisiana news anchor has died following a battle with Lou Gehrig's disease, her former employer said Thursday. I always enjoyed the WAFB news promo ad where she's standing there with her microphone held out and the guy says "Please LEAVE" and shuts the door in her face. Despite becoming rarer among other television news operations, WAFB occasionally broadcast an editorial that was usually delivered by the station manager. Ms. Donna Britt, WAFB 9 News Anchor, delivered a focused and rousing challenge to the youth to lead the charge to honor those that have and continue to serve the nation while learning the founding ideals that make our nation exceptional. Former WAFB anchor George Sells picks up new reporting projects for his Top row, left to right: Stephanie LaBlanc, Cherrie Bell, Judy Hignight, Tammy Norton, Lynet Lewis, Gloria Sylvia, Hillary Holmes, Susan Ford, Beverly Lemley. Perhaps doing so made her grow close to the families in their difficult aftermath and seeing basically a repeat of 2016 prompted her to say something that "wasn't acceptable" by the social media mob. Shield of Hope -- Honoring Donna Britt, seated, at the Salvation Army of Greater Baton Rouge's Shield of Hope Gala are, standing from left, Maj. Brett Meredith, Carissa Graves, Congresssman Garret Graves, Maj. Steve Morris, Roy O. and Kathy Martin, Maj. Mary Meredith and board chairman Todd Gerald. Bond set at $1.5 million for Walter Allbritton III, man accused of driving into Target in Hammond, La last Friday. Jeanne Burns is a veteran broadcaster with 25 years of experience in news. Longtime WAFB anchor, reporter Paul Gates dies at 69 - WBRZ Royal Street owned the station until 1964, when it sold the station to locally based Guaranty Corporation. new job as an afternoon anchor at WAFB in Baton Rouge, After leaving ABC11 last month, Tisha Powell lands a new anchor job, Given a second chance: ABC11s Tisha Powell on why shes leaving the news business, NC Supreme Court blocks transfer of school funds in Leandro court case, Get ready to change your clocks. 6,529 talking about this. Made me chuckle every time. Multiple people have been arrested following an investigation into prostitution happened at Baton Rouge area massage parlors. Mahaffey loved to write and he could deliver everything from hard news to his signature humor in a 'Final Note'at the end of each newscast with equal aplomb. [3] In 1965, the station moved its transmission tower from Zachary to south of LSU's campus, allowing viewers in a 90-mile (140km) radius to receive its signal; it was also in that year that the station started broadcasting in color. During this campaign, he asked children to bring in their pennies to buy an elephant. Britt, who was a breast cancer survivor, was involved in multiple charities including ones for ALS, sickle cell disease and cancer, WAFB reported. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WAFB shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 9, 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. Photo 3 - US Coast . Louisiana State Police Major Doug Cain, left, presents longtime WAFB anchor Donna Britt with the Superintendent's Award for Excellence as she is surrounded by friends, family, and coworkers, Wednesday, June 13, 2018, as she signs off for one last time at WAFB studios in downtown Baton Rouge, La. For nearly four decades, Donna Britt was a constant presence on televisions across the Baton Rouge area. Submitted by SVCINC COL Clay C. Le Grande, Jr., USA (Ret) Baton Rouge, LA 70817-3432 H - (225) 752-9780 c.legrande@cox.net. In an interview with The News & Observer the week before her final broadcast on ABC11, Powell said that she had worked nights for about 15 years at the station, and that working from home some during the pandemic had opened her eyes to the time she was missing with her youngest daughter, who is 7. The candidates are, from left to right, Democratic Rep. John Bel Edwards, of Amite, Lt. Gov. And they look at me like, Youre one of us and we want to make this work for you.. PHOTO: (l-r) Denham Police Chief Scott Jones, architect Jay Labarre, Greystone's Ron Menville, Denham Springs Councilwoman Annie Fugler, Sheriff Willie Graves, WAFB News Anchor Donna Britt, Walker Police Chief Hunter Grimes, Walker Mayor Bobby Font, Sen. Dale Erdey, Denham Springs Councilman John Wascom and Assessor Jeff Taylor. The fourth candidate, U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-Metairie, did not participate. The beloved former WAFB-TV personality died Thursday after a battle with ALS. Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with, "WAFB Official Says NBR to get Super Service from Station," North Baton Rouge Journal, April 29, 1948, Page 1. Press J to jump to the feed. Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh received two consecutive life sentences Friday morning. Her husband, Mark Ballard, serves as the Capitol Bureau Chief for The Advocate newspaper. ADVOCATE STAFF PHOTO BY PAM BORDELON -- Golden Deeds -- Golden Deeds winner Donna Britt, seated, with son Louie and husband Mark Ballard. Upon being taken over by AFLAC, station management canceled the daily Storyland on September 30, 1988 and converted it to a Saturday morning hour-long program called Buckskin Bill and Friends that began airing on November 5, 1988. To avoid any potential conflict of interest, Liz has not reported on Minneapolis Police and Minneapolis Police Union issues for at least two-and-a-half years." Mahaffey, a graduate of the University of Texas, retired in 1999 and continued living in Baton Rouge. Fruit plant? She is a terrific reporter. Unfiltered With Kiran - Facebook She attended numerous scouting Camporees and was fiercely proud of carrying a canoe over mountains and paddling the Northern Tier Extreme Boy Scout Adventure on Americas Northern border. Donna Britt honored as 2018 Golden Deeds Award recipient: 'Donna's favorite hobby is volunteering', 'Always ready to help': Donna Britt named 2018 Golden Deeds Award winner, Baton Rouge's Donna Britt: On her prognosis, ALS battle, struggle in final days at WAFB, more, WAFB anchor Donna Britt receives prized No. The station began broadcasting on April 19, 1953, as the first television station in Baton Rouge, and the second television station in the state of Louisiana. PROVIDED PHOTO "I'm moving on," Kiran Chawla said. Bottom row, left to right: Kathy Fergus, captain Donna Britt, Allison Gustavson, Ginger Bishop, Katherine Jensen, Becky Terkel, Tanya Arnold, Sonya Godwin. "The whole John Wayne moniker - that John Wayne was The Duke," she said. One locally produced show that brought years of enjoyment to children was hosted by "Buckskin Bill" Black (William Black) that ran in different formats from 1955 until 1990. The emcee for the evening was WAFB News Anchor Donna Britt and Auctioneer Jeff Taylor conducted silent and live auctions. One of Donnas biggest passions while at WAFB was her ten years as a volunteer at Progress Elementary School where she referred to herself as the schools library elf. Every month, she decorated the schools library with giant cardboard decorations she painted at home. "He was a remarkable guy in that he had no ego and that's really rare in the news business," Spain said. Visiting at the Baton Rouge Pan-Hellenic Council's annual banquet Aug. 9 are, from left, Co-Chairwomen Twana Malveaux and Geraldine Simms, Distinguished Citizenship Award recipient Donna Britt, Distinguished Service Award recipient Elmer Roy Burris and council President Mary Alice Darby. Asians arent immune from cancel culture. Updated: Jan 17, 2017 / 07:36 PM CST. When longtime WAFB-TV weathercaster Diane Deaton first began in the news business, the role of weather reporter hadn't really been defined yet.