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| Country | United States |
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| Headquarters | Sarasota, FL |
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| Language(s) | English |
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| Owner | LDB Media, LLC. |
SNN Local News (formerly known as SNN Local News 6, SNN News 6, and Six News Now; which were often used interchangeably) is a 24-hour cable news television station operating in Sarasota, Florida. The station operates in conjunction with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, which houses the station in its downtown Sarasota building. The station reports in Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties.
The broadcasts were previously only available on Comcast systems served by headends in Sarasota and Charlotte county. SNN debuted on the Verizon Fios cable system at 2am on September 13th, 2012.
On January 29, 2009 it was announced that SNN News 6 would go dark at midnight on January 29, 2009.[1] In November 2008, the owners of the Herald Tribune announced that they would seek to sell SNN News 6 and stop broadcasting at the end of December 2008. This deadline was extended since a group of investors was in place. However, on Thursday January 25, 2009 one investor dropped out of the deal. On February 26, 2009, after a four week hiatus, SNN was back on the air, with the majority of its former on-air staff.[2]
Programming
Much of its content is recorded, but it is quick to break in live with important and breaking news. SNN Local News 6 is live at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. Monday-Friday. The station also does live weather in the mornings and evenings, especially during severe weather. The station occasionally broadcasts high school football games and parades in the area.
The station was the first all digital-disk based television station by use of the Avid non-linear editing systems. SNN was one of the first news operations to have a joined print and broadcast newsroom taking the theory of media convergence to another level.
SNN has a special content use agreement with WFLA-TV and NBC Newschannel. While it is not considered an official affiliate, this agreement helped NBC bridge the gap in terms of news coverage between the Tampa Bay and Fort Myers television markets and allowed SNN to use stories from NBC News and its affiliates. That agreement replaced an earlier agreement between then SNN6, WTVT, and the now defunct CONUS Communications in 2002. That agreement also allowed for cooperation between the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and the Tampa Tribune, which operates as multimedia news organization. Reports from WFLA regularly appear on the station.
News team
Current on-air staff
New logo in addition of being on Verizon FiOS News Anchors
- Lena Vargas - weekday evenings;(2011-present)
- Kathy Leon - weekday mornings; former morning weather anchor (2004-present)
- John Hill - weekends
Weather
- Justin Mosely - chief meteorologist; weekday evenings (2004-present)
- Cassie Nall - meteorologist; weekday mornings (2012-present)
- Alex Yoder - weather anchor; fill-in, also reporter (2010-present)
Sports
- Adam Shadoff - sports director; weekday evenings (2010-present)
Reporters
- Grant Boxleitner - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor (2009-present)
- Jim Spiewak - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor (2010-present)
- Amber Stidham - general assignment and sports reporter; also photographer (2012-present)
Similar operations
Similar operations in Florida include Bay News 9 in Tampa Bay and Central Florida News 13 in the Orlando area, both run by Bright House Networks.
References
- Fact Sheet
- Article on SNN News 6's digital workflow
- Press Release on station technology
- Market Profile
- Press Release on SNN and WFLA partnership agreement
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