WBTV introduces "Radar Plus" the most advanced weather radar system in the television industry. "WBTV" is the Grand Marshall of "The 52nd Annual Carolinas' Carrousel Parade." In 2009, he received the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. Cross joined CBS in 1971, becoming the first Black network sports show anchor. But in May, after not being able to agree on contract terms with the station, Ace & TJ signed off Charlotte radio. Since the early 1990s, WBTV has generally cleared most of the CBS programming schedule in pattern, with the exception of ACC football and basketball games from Raycom Sports. The WeatherNet network is available worldwide on TV stations and the Internet. Moments later viewers heard the first voice on television in the Carolinas', that of Jim Patterson signing on to WBTV and announcing the evenings programming. (Most electrical lines were knocked down due to the Hurricane.). WBTV anchors Molly Grantham and Jamie Boll covered the incident live on the air, before receiving confirmation it was their own station's helicopter and crewmen involved in the crash; the station released a statement citing the incident as a "terrible loss" to the WBTV family. As of 2023, she is around 60 years old. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. This makes WBTV the first TV station in Charlotte to have a two hour news block in the evening. This project is the idea of Loonis McGlohon. For many years, WBTV was one of the country's most dominant television stations. Due to North Carolina's status as a college basketball hotbed and local teams North Carolina and Duke being mainstays in the tournament, NCAA tournament games are consistently among the highest-rated programs in the market during playoff season. Among those present are Andy Griffith, Edward R. Murrow, Shepherd Strudwock, John Scott Trotter, Norman Cordon, Anne Jeffreys, David Brinkley, Sydney Blackmer and Governor Terry Sanford. WBTV introduces to Charlotte and the Carolinas the most advanced weather radar system available. Kannapolis has been getting great reviews for, CONCORD The Cabarrus County Sheriffs Office has released details about a major drug investigation that has just wrapped up, resulting in th. It will help thousands of Carolinians find jobs with special programming and "job fairs" located in the viewing region's shopping malls. WBTV is the first station in Charlotte to feature Traffic reports in morning news programs including live "Sky 3" helicopter traffic reports. WBTV airs the first Live network Color program. [one_third] //