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In addition to its normal morning, 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. newscasts, WHAR airs "News 13 Live at Five," which is largely devoted to non-headline news and features that focus on the community and the people of Madison, Dane County, and southern Wisconsin. | In addition to its normal morning, 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. newscasts, WHAR airs "News 13 Live at Five," which is largely devoted to non-headline news and features that focus on the community and the people of Madison, Dane County, and southern Wisconsin. | ||
− | ===History of the news department | + | ===History of the news department== |
− | Channel 13's news department began with the launch of the station in 1971, its newscast was then known as ''Madison Newsreel'' that aired at 7:00 a.m. Local newscasts debuted on channel 13 the day it started operations, with an hour-long 9:00 p.m. newscast, titled ''13 Headline News'' with 60-second news and weather updates, branded as ''Madison Newsreel'', that aired during commercial breaks within the station's daytime and evening programming. In 1981 the 9:00 p.m. newscast rebranded to ''News 13 Nightcast'' – which was later retitled ''News 13 at 9'' in 1994 | + | Channel 13's news department began with the launch of the station in 1971, its newscast was then known as ''Madison Newsreel'' that aired at 7:00 a.m. Local newscasts debuted on channel 13 the day it started operations, with an hour-long 9:00 p.m. newscast, titled ''13 Headline News'' with 60-second news and weather updates, branded as ''Madison Newsreel'', that aired during commercial breaks within the station's daytime and evening programming. In 1981 the 9:00 p.m. newscast rebranded to ''News 13 Nightcast'' – which was later retitled ''News 13 at 9'' in 1994; ''Fox News 13 at 9'' in 1997 and then to ''Fox 13 News at Nine'' in 2008, it was first anchored by Ronald Harrison (who was the only original on-air member of the current news department that remained employed with WHAR until his 2011 retirement and was replaced by Charlotte Bakula) and Matt Wilks (who left in 1980 and was replaced by current co-anchor Melinda McFadden), alongside chief meteorologist John Hannons and [[wikipedia:sports director|sports director]] Jayme Galloway. WHAR grew to become the undisputed ratings leader in the 9:00 p.m. timeslot until competition sprang up when then-WB affiliate WBXM debuted the WMMW-produced ''NewsChannel 17 at 9:00'' on March 16, 1996, which briefly moved to then-Pax affiliate WMTX-TV when WRMW took over production of the WBXM newscast (as ''23 News at 9:00'') on February 28, 2005. |
WHAR expanded news programming outside its established 9:00 p.m. slot on March 23, 1992, when it premiered ''News 13 a.m.'' Formatted as a mix of news, entertainment and lifestyle features with a looser, "personality-driven" style inspired by morning radio programs, the show initially aired from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m., replacing paid programming and children's programs that had previously aired in that time period. The program was reformatted as a more traditional morning newscast in 1997, and grew to beat competing local and national morning news programs in the 25-54 age demographic. | WHAR expanded news programming outside its established 9:00 p.m. slot on March 23, 1992, when it premiered ''News 13 a.m.'' Formatted as a mix of news, entertainment and lifestyle features with a looser, "personality-driven" style inspired by morning radio programs, the show initially aired from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m., replacing paid programming and children's programs that had previously aired in that time period. The program was reformatted as a more traditional morning newscast in 1997, and grew to beat competing local and national morning news programs in the 25-54 age demographic. | ||
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===Former on-air staff=== | ===Former on-air staff=== | ||
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==References== | ==References== |