Content WriterThe Brandon AgencyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, WTVG Anchor Leaves After More Than 15 Years, An error has occurred, please try again later. Nugent is leaving WTVG to become sports director at WOWT-TV in Omaha, Neb. At first, she was told only that her husband had died in a car crash on George Washington Memorial Parkway. He didnt know the layout of the Capitol. by CurlyHoward Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:03 pm, Post - Greta Van Susteren" He added: You always want to go out on top, and I can say, unequivocally, when I look back at my time on 13abc and the morning news, we spent a majority of it at No. "Finally, availability. - Greta Van Susteren" She shared a bit of what brought her to see him that day, perhaps thinking that a man so close to the Capitol who had clients who worked on the Hill might have similar feelings of unease in the aftermath of a violent mobs attempt to stop the transfer of power in the United States. // ============================================== Watch Jeff Smith's video for an in-depth look at how the system works and what Con Edison has to do to keep the juice flowing, and what you can do to keep your bills down. Though many others have been arrested, so far these two have not, Erin Smith wrote in a recent Washington Post opinion piece. A major nor'easter continues to push through the Tri-State area Thursday with heavy snow that could amount to more than a foot before it's over. Now if we can get Sashem to stop looking up and off the camera. As he starts a new streaming show at CNN, the longtime TV anchor reflects on his decision to leave Fox News after 18 years. All rights reserved. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. // Set up the quotations to be shown, below. by Deleted User 15062 Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:54 am, Post "If you feel like the Fox viewers were getting mis- or disinformation, I was there to make sure that they got it straight," he said. by CurlyHoward Fri Jul 24, 2020 3:37 pm, Post Smith told the Journal-Courier that he wasn't interested in talking about the situation. Shepard Smith had been with Fox News from 1996 to 2019 when he reached his breaking point. The psychiatrist, hired by a lawyer for Jeffreys estate, was examining whether the injuries Jeffrey suffered on Jan. 6 had caused his death. Right in the face with a fucking piece of metal? he says. Quotation[10] = "'The statement from New York-based NBC was in response to a report on the FTVLive' - Bloomberg"; Quotation[1] = "'The One-Man Website That Broke the Jay Leno Story' - About.com "; Quotation [13] = " '(FTVLive) is a Mad Blogger'- Piers Morgan" Quotation [19] = " 'FTVLive.com, a prominent television industry website' - Lexington Herald Leader" From the street outside her chiropractors yellow townhouse with the purple neon sign, Elizabeth could see the Capitol Dome and the giant temporary fence that now surrounded the Capitol complex. Why thats the case wasnt immediately clear? Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) is introducing legislation to help the families of those who die by suicide after work-related trauma. Jul 1, 2019. You know that feeling you get after youve finished a good book, youre kind of sad its over but youre excited to start the next one? Hormann said in his goodbye. But Erin couldnt stop thinking about what actually happened to her husband that day, and how it changed the man she knew as a fun-loving jokester who was always dancing around the house. If there's one thing that stands out in northwest Ohio and southeastern Michigan, it's the passion and the pride of its people, he said. He said it was the worst day of his life, Erin told the psychiatrist. Not any storm can be called a blizzard. Quotation [19] = " 'FTVLive.com, a prominent television industry website' - Lexington Herald Leader" Static.COOKIE_BANNER_CAPABLE = true; Two on-air staffers are gone from Grays station in Toledo. // Copyright 2004 by CodeLifter.com Jan 26, 2016. Because of that, he believes that the 13News Now audience gets forecasts that are different and more accurate than those from other stations where people have little or not training in Meteorology. Travel on these roadways is limited to emergency and essential personnel only. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. . He graduated from St. Francis de Sales High School and is an alumnus of Indiana University, Bloomington. WEST LAFAYETTE - Jeff Smith, an anchorman at WLFI-TV18 for decades, is out as anchor and news director at the West Lafayette-based CBS station. Walls-Kaufmans lawyer did not respond to a request for comment. Good riddance for Jeff. Part of HuffPost Politics. About six months after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, Erin Smith was talking to a psychiatrist who was working on a report on her husbands death. Changes faster than Tippecanoe anticipated. Jeffrey, according to the psychiatrists subsequent report, told another friend that his adrenaline was pumping like crazy and called the scene crazy., We were literally in the halls of the Capitol pushing people out, Jeffrey reportedly texted the friend. var whichQuotation=Math.round(Math.random()*(Q-1)); Updated on January 20, 2021 09:54 PM. In the 2:20 a.m. email, Walls-Kaufman said he was working past these spurious charges and that any objective viewing of Jeffreys body camera footage showed that the allegations were a toxic lie., Taranto, who is representing himself, said in a court filing that Jeffreys death was an Act of God and is [in] no way attributable or caused by any prior actions of the defendant. He made a $3.5 million counterclaim against Jeffreys estate and demanded a public apology, saying hed sustained mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society, and loss of reputation because of the allegations in the lawsuit. Taranto didnt respond to HuffPosts request for comment, but in an interview with the, he said that he still hadnt been questioned by law enforcement. There, he did everything, reporting, weather, shooting, editing video, and anchoring the news. (During Trumps impeachment trial, Democratic Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island. They searched through hours of public video, scrutinizing single frames for the number on Jeffreys protective helmet. At WLFI, Smith led the newsroom and anchored broadcasts at noon, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Quotation[0] = "'Mr. Jeff Smith is an American meteorologist currently working for Channel 7 Eyewitness News on weekends at 5.00 p.m., 6.00 p.m., and 11.00 p.m. Before joining ABC 7 News, Jeff worked as a meteorologist at WTEN-TV, the ABC affiliate in Albany, New York. Thanks to a civil lawsuit, Erin and her lawyer forced the disclosure of Jeffreys bodycam footage from that day. Quotation[2] = "'The story first broke on FTVLive.com' - AP"; WTVG-TV / 13 ABC ACTION NEWS Jan 1998 - Jul . WTVG (channel 13) is a television station in Toledo, Ohio, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Gray Television. 9:01 AM. | Newly released surveillance footage from the Capitol shows Walls-Kaufman, with his hoodie on his head, barreling through the buildings eastern doors, which are visible from the street outside his shop. There she covered a variety of stories from devastating tornadoes to political town halls. Chris Wallace declined to renew his contract as the host of "Fox. The second time he stops, another officer assists him with his helmet, and Jeffrey wonders if its broken. Longtime WTVG-TV, Channel 13, reporter and weekend anchor Bill Hormann announced his departure from the station during the 11 p.m. Sunday newscast. Kurt Lahrman, WLFIs creative services and operations manager, said: At this time, we have no comment.. // ====================================== David P. Weber, an attorney representing Jeffreys estate, was on Capitol Hill with Erin for the anniversary of the riot. Why thats the case wasnt immediately clear. Being honest. In the bodycam footage, Jeffrey appears shaken up by the first incident. I didnt know what to say. function showQuotation(){document.write(Quotation[whichQuotation]);} The first melee seen on the bodycam tape unfolds as charged Capitol defendant Brian Bingham fights with officers inside the Capitol. The chiropractor was David Walls-Kaufman. Officers such as Harry Dunn of the Capitol Police have encouraged their colleagues in law enforcement to seek therapy and mental health treatment to deal with the trauma of the riot. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) is introducing legislation to help the families of those who die by suicide after work-related trauma, as CNN reported. var Quotation=new Array() // do not change this! Before coming to Palm Springs, she spent almost two years as a reporter and fill-in anchor for KETK and FOX 51 in Tyler, TX. A source told HuffPost that several officers gave their weapons to others in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack, afraid of what they might do. about the Justice Departments commitment to bringing Jan. 6 defendants to justice. You stand with criminals! a tall middle-aged man, who is wearing a dog strapped on his stomach, yells at a police line. , who was also sued by Jeffreys estate and named in a HuffPost story in August. Quotation [16] = " 'FTVLive.com a website I go too often for the latest news about the TV business (you should, too!)' While COVID-19 has been spreading like wildfire in locations like Italy and here in New York, other areas have seen a much more gradual uptick in cases. His exit, the now-CNBC host revealed, was largely because he was fed up with his former broadcast colleagues "who are smart enough and educated enough to know better" and who he claims were spreading lies they knew to be false. One World Information Informed Society. Weber wrote that Tarantos continued freedom is not evidence he has done nothing wrong, and noted the attorney generals. Bigger market, good for him. that an Arizona man named Ray Epps, who never entered the Capitol and is seen on video de-escalating a conflict between protesters and law enforcement, was actually a secret informant for the FBI on Jan. 6. Quotation[7] = "'FTVLive Delivers some of the TV World's Biggest Scoops' - Tonawanda News "; He also is heavily involved in Greater Lafayettes art scene as a painter. He internalized things. Quotation[8] = "'CNBC wanted a reaction to a story someone had seen on FTVLive' - Vanity Fair "; Commercials featuring Smith continued to run during Friday nights news broadcasts. // ====================================== Several other officers who worked on Jan. 6 also died by suicide in the aftermath of the Capitol riot: U.S. Capitol Police Officer Howie Liebengood in January, D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Kyle DeFreytag in July, and Metropolitan Police Officer Gunther Hashida in August. TOLEDO, Ohio A familiar Toledo face is joining the team at WTOL 11 - veteran news anchor Jeff Smith. Remember You cant really process anything, Erin said in a recent interview. You can watch WTVG local news, weather, traffic, live sports, daytime, primetime, & late night programming. Meteorologist Jeff Smith breaks down the three requirements. Hundreds of others entered the Capitol, including, but not yet arrested. Quotation [20] = " ' first published by the website FTVLive' - The Hill"