Independent News Network
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The Independent News Network, also known as INN, is a television news service based in Davenport, Iowa. It syndicates "localized" news programs for television stations across the country with little budget for news. Founded in 1999, its first customer newscast was the "Fox 18 Nine O'Clock News" for KLJB in that area, which ran from 1999 to September 2010.
In addition to producing local newscasts, INN also produces HNN or Hispanic News Network and INN News for syndication to smaller television stations with limited or no money budgeted for news.[citation needed]
Until the beginning of 2009, INN was owned by the Regional News Network Co. of Davenport, Iowa. Regional News Network filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on December 31, 2008.[1][2] INN was taken over in early January 2009 by LMG, Inc., part of Fusion Communications, also of Davenport, Iowa. In the transfer, INN laid off 12 of its staff of 40,[1] and kept its client stations except for WPGA-TV in Macon, Georgia.[3]
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[edit] Stations with INN newscasts
[edit] English
- KPTM: Omaha, Nebraska (9pm)
- WADL: Detroit, Michigan (9pm)
- WNCF and WBMM: Montgomery, Alabama (10pm, 9pm)
- WWJS-CA: Southern Indiana & Louisville, Kentucky
- KLAX-TV: Alexandria, Louisiana (6pm, 10pm)
- WPGA-TV: Macon, Georgia (6pm, 11pm) — ended in early January 2009, then restored*[4]
- WGFL, WNBW, and WMYG-LP: Gainesville, Florida (5:30pm, 6pm, 7pm, 10pm, 11pm)
- WLTZ: Columbus, Georgia (6pm, 7pm, 11pm)
- KGWN-TV: Fort Collins, Colorado (10pm)**
- KRXI-TV: Reno, Nevada (11pm)
- WBIN-TV: Derry, New Hampshire/Boston, Massachusetts (10pm)[5]
Note *: Before the Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the 6pm news was at 7pm
Note **: INN produces the 10pm newscast for KGWN's Northern Colorado-targeted subchannel; its primary Cheyenne, Wyoming-based feed airs its own newscasts produced separately from INN from studios in Cheyenne.
In addition, a national INN broadcast is also seen on the America One television network.
[edit] Spanish
INN produces several newscasts in Spanish, and provides content for HNN (Hispanic News Network).[citation needed]
Previously, INN also produced a newscast for affiliates of LAT TV, a Houston, Texas-based Spanish language television network; LAT TV folded in May 2008.[6] They also produced newscasts for Equity's Univision affiliates in Salt Lake City (KUTH), Little Rock (KLRA-LP), Amarillo (KEYU), Detroit (WUDT-CA), Minneapolis (WUMN-CA), Oklahoma City (KUOK) and Naples (WUVF-CA);[citation needed] Equity discontinued these newscasts on June 6, 2008.[7]
INN produces weekday newscasts for Azteca America affiliates owned by Una Vez Más in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas and San Antonio.
INN also produces a daily national show for the HITN network anchored by Alan Rivera.
[edit] Personalities
[edit] English
- Chad Schneider — Technical Manager & Executive Director
- Phill Doherty — Anchor/Producer
- Kelli Hoag — Producer
- Ryan Bass — Anchor/Producer
- Amanda Decker — Anchor/Producer
[edit] Spanish
- Alan Rivera — Anchor/Producer
- Juan Carlos Hómez — Anchor/Producer
[edit] Weather
- Pat Walker — Chief Meteorologist
- Dan Bronis — Meteorologist
- Eric Garlick — Meteorologist
[edit] Sports
- Jeremy Moss — Sports Anchor/Producer
- Roland Glembine — Sports Anchor/Producer
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Burke, David (2008-01-06). "Newscast producer based in Davenport files for bankruptcy". Quad City Times (Davenport, Iowa: Lee Enterprises). http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2009/01/08/news/business/doc4963f3ca7b159895797002.txt. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ Burk, Jennifer (2009-01-06). "WPGA's nightly newscast off the air, show's future uncertain". Macon.com (Macon Telegraph) (Macon, Georgia: The McClatchy Company). http://www.macon.com/198/story/577233.html. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ^ Adams, Tony (2009-01-06). "Bankruptcy filing doesn't impact Columbus' WLTZ". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Ohio: The McClatchy Company). http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/102/story/567818.html. Retrieved 2009-01-26.[dead link]
- ^ Ramati, Phillip (December 7, 2009). "Cox, WPGA at odds over channel placement". Macon.com (Macon Telegraph) (Macon, Georgia: The McClatchy Company). http://www.macon.com/2009/12/07/943521/cox-wpga-at-odds-over-channel.html.
- ^ Callahan, Kathleen (October 7, 2011). "Newly launched WBIN-TV hopes to take a bite out of WMUR's market". New Hampshire Business Review. http://www.nhbr.com/news/935099-395/newly-launched-wbin-tv-hopes-to-take-a.html. Retrieved October 7, 2011. "To deliver that news show, it's partnered with The Boston Globe, CNN, the Independent News Network and Bloomberg News."
- ^ Hem, Brad (May 21, 2008). "Spanish language station signs off". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. p. Business, 3. http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2008_4571186. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ Jessell, Harry A. (2008-06-10). "Equity Says Adios To Spanish-Language News". TV Newsday. Chatham, New Jersey. http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2008/06/10/daily.1/. "The two daily newscasts were anchored at Equity Media production and distribution hub in Little Rock, Ark, but they were localized with reports from two reporters stationed in each of the six markets."
[edit] External links
- Independent News Network — official web site
