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'''Florida’s News Channel''' (FNC) launched in 1998. <ref>{{cite news|last=Flynn|first=Barry|title=Network Focusing On Florida News Launches Next Month|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=August 4, 1998}}</ref> FNC was a regional cable news network available on Florida’s cable television systems (e.g. Comcast, GTE, TCI Cable, AT&T Broadband, and Continental Cablevision).<ref>{{cite news|last=Clifford|first=Dorothy|title=Chatting in The Florida Room|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat, Style Section|date=November 8, 1998}}</ref> The launch of FNC marked a breakthrough in the production and distribution of television news content.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ensley|first=Gerald|title=FNC Navigates Inaugural Year|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat|date=July 25, 1999}}</ref> FNC’s viewers were the first to see virtual reality news environments with customized local scenery in each of Florida’s seven major television markets.<ref>{{cite news|last=Straeb|first=Matt|title=The Reality of the Virtual Set|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=Broadcast Engineering|date=August 1999}}</ref>
'''Florida’s News Channel''' (FNC) launched in 1998. <ref>{{cite news|last=Flynn|first=Barry|title=Network Focusing On Florida News Launches Next Month|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=August 4, 1998}}</ref> FNC was a regional cable news network available on Florida’s cable television systems (e.g. Comcast, GTE, TCI Cable, AT&T Broadband, and Continental Cablevision).<ref>{{cite news|last=Clifford|first=Dorothy|title=Chatting in The Florida Room|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat, Style Section|date=November 8, 1998}}</ref> FNC’s viewers were the first to see virtual reality news environments with customized local scenery in each of Florida’s seven major television markets.<ref>{{cite news|last=Straeb|first=Matt|title=The Reality of the Virtual Set|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=Broadcast Engineering|date=August 1999}}</ref>


Frank Watson served as FNC’s vice president and general manager.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ensley|first=Gerald|title=New Chief at Florida News|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat|date=April 27, 2000}}</ref> Prior to joining FNC, Watson served as general manager for Tallahassee’s CBS affiliate, WCTV. Harvey Bennett served as FNC’s news director. Four-time Emmy Award-winning anchor [[Gordon Graham]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Grobe|first=Kathy|title=A Familiar Face in a New Place [Gordon Graham]|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=Tallahassee Magazine|date=July/August 1999}}</ref> the former CNN Headline News anchor, was FNC’s lead anchor for prime time newscasts. FNC’s feature program show was the ''Vasilinda Report'' hosted by well-known Florida journalist and reporter [[Mike Vasilinda]].
Frank Watson served as FNC’s vice president and general manager.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ensley|first=Gerald|title=New Chief at Florida News|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat|date=April 27, 2000}}</ref> Prior to joining FNC, Watson served as general manager for Tallahassee’s CBS affiliate, WCTV. Harvey Bennett served as FNC’s news director. Four-time Emmy Award-winning anchor [[Gordon Graham]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Grobe|first=Kathy|title=A Familiar Face in a New Place [Gordon Graham]|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=Tallahassee Magazine|date=July/August 1999}}</ref> the former CNN Headline News anchor, was FNC’s lead anchor for prime time newscasts. FNC’s feature program show was the ''Vasilinda Report'' hosted by well-known Florida journalist and reporter [[Mike Vasilinda]].

Revision as of 22:37, 31 October 2012

Florida's News Channel
TypeCable Network
Country
United States
AvailabilityFlorida
OwnerRobert Brillante
Key people
Frank Watson, vp/general manager; Harvey Bennett, news director; Gordon Graham, news anchor
Launch date
September 1998

Florida’s News Channel (FNC) launched in 1998. [1] FNC was a regional cable news network available on Florida’s cable television systems (e.g. Comcast, GTE, TCI Cable, AT&T Broadband, and Continental Cablevision).[2] FNC’s viewers were the first to see virtual reality news environments with customized local scenery in each of Florida’s seven major television markets.[3]

Frank Watson served as FNC’s vice president and general manager.[4] Prior to joining FNC, Watson served as general manager for Tallahassee’s CBS affiliate, WCTV. Harvey Bennett served as FNC’s news director. Four-time Emmy Award-winning anchor Gordon Graham,[5] the former CNN Headline News anchor, was FNC’s lead anchor for prime time newscasts. FNC’s feature program show was the Vasilinda Report hosted by well-known Florida journalist and reporter Mike Vasilinda.

Brillante partnered with renowned trial attorney Willie E. Gary, sports legends Evander Holyfield and Cecil Fielder, Marlon Jackson of The Jackson 5, and broadcast television veteran Alvin James to form MBC News, LLC for which Brillante served as managing partner.[6][7] MBC News created nightly newscasts that featured stories of interest to and about people of color.[8] These newscasts were hosted by anchors Gordon Graham, Val Bracy, and Karla Winfrey (cousin to Oprah Winfrey). The MBC News nightly newscast was broadcast from FNC’s studio facilities and received by more than half the nation’s African American cable television households in 2002. FNC’s network facilities were sold to Gray Television in 2004 after FNC entered a lengthy court battle over the distribution of the network’s programming to Comcast subscribers throughout the State of Florida.[9] The legal dispute between FNC’s management and Comcast was settled in 2005.[10]

References

  1. ^ Flynn, Barry (August 4, 1998). "Network Focusing On Florida News Launches Next Month". Orlando Sentinel. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ Clifford, Dorothy (November 8, 1998). "Chatting in The Florida Room". Tallahassee Democrat, Style Section. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ Straeb, Matt (August 1999). "The Reality of the Virtual Set". Broadcast Engineering. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ^ Ensley, Gerald (April 27, 2000). "New Chief at Florida News". Tallahassee Democrat. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ^ Grobe, Kathy (July/August 1999). "A Familiar Face in a New Place [Gordon Graham]". Tallahassee Magazine. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Deggans, Eric (February 24, 2003). "A 'CNN' for black viewers". St. Petersburg Times. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  7. ^ Umstead, R. Thomas (February 10, 2003). "Startup Preps Startup: MBC to Try News Net". Multichannel News. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  8. ^ Jordan, Juana (February 25, 2003). "A Major Step for Florida News Channel: Tuning in Black Viewers". Tallahassee Democrat. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  9. ^ Scott, Rocky (December 3, 2003). "Comcast to Drop Florida News Channel Due to Lack of Viewer Interest". PC World. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  10. ^ Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit, in and for Duval County, Florida, styled Florida's News Channel v. Media One, et al.; Case No.: 02-05864 CA; Division CV-G (the "Action")
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