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WTWC is the NBC-TV affiliate station for Tallahassee, Florida, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Sinclair purchased the station in 1998 from Guy Gannett Communications, which had started it April 21, 1983. Before WTWC signed on, Albany's WALB was the NBC affiliate of choice in the Tallahassee area.

The station currently runs no full-length newscast; although it did from 1987 to 1988 and again from 1997 until 2000, it was cancelled due to poor ratings and budget cuts. The original 1987 newcast was called "News 40" and in 1997 was called NBC News 40 at that time. For the next 6 years, WTWC only ran news briefs at 7:27 a.m., 8:26 a.m. (during NBC's "Today Show"), 5:58 p.m. and 6:28 p.m. These were produced in conjunction with Tallahassee's ABC affiliate WTXL-TV, which was operated by Sinclair as a result of an outsourcing agreement made by Media Ventures Management and inherited by Calkins Media. These newsbriefs ended February 20, 2006, when both stations parted ways with each other after Media Ventures sold WTXL. [1]

On December 22, 2006, WTWC renewed its affiliation agreement with NBC, keeping the station affiliated with the network through the end of 2016. [2]

Past NBC News 40 personalities

  • Max Taylor (1987-1988) (evening news anchor)
  • Penny Renee (1987-1988) (evening news anchor)
  • Gil Frank (1987-1988) (Sports anchor)
  • Chris Collins (1987-1988) (Chief Meteorologist)
  • Barry Golden (1987-1988) (reporter)
  • Melanie Mowry (1987-1988) (reporter)
  • Rebecca Ruddock (1987-1988) (reporter)
  • Kevin Christopher (1997-2000) (evening news anchor) (Currently at WLEX)
  • Stacey Adams (1997-2000) (evening news anchor) (Currently at WINK-TV)
  • Theresa Marsenburg (1997-2000) (news anchor) (Currently at The Florida Channel)
  • Doug Luciani (1997-1998) (Sports anchor and reporter)
  • Tina Dunbar (1997-2000) (news anchor)
  • Mike Rucker (1997-2000) (Chief Meteorologist)
  • Jeff Donald (1997-2000) (Morning Meteorologist)
  • Nancy Dignon (1997-2000) (Weekend Meteorologist) (Currently at WTXL)
  • Jason Alpert (1999-2000) (Sports anchor)
  • Damany Lewis (2000) (Sports reporter) (Currently at WJXT)
  • Derek Slap (1997-1999) (reporter) (Currently Director of Public Information, New Haven, Connecticut Mayor's Office)
  • Tran Bui (1997-2000) (reporter)
  • Lisa Behrens (1997-1998) (reporter)
  • Kimberly Moore (late 1990s) (reporter)
  • Todd Sloan (1997-2000) (reporter)
  • Krysta Brown (2000) (reporter) (Currently at The Florida Channel)
  • Sandy Gallant (freelance reporter) (Currently at WEEK-TV)

Past NBC 40 Newsbriefs anchors

  • Stacey Brenan (2003-2004)
  • Lenita Williams (2004, 2005-2006)
  • Lisa Remillard (2004-2005) (Currently at WFTS)
  • Stephanie Abrams (2002-2003) (meteorologist, Today Show weatherbriefs) (Currently at The Weather Channel)
  • Jordan DeTillio (2003) (meteorologist, Today Show weatherbriefs)
  • Casanova Nurse (2003-2006) (meteorologist, Today Show weatherbriefs) (Currently at KHCW)
  • Bill Tucker (2005-2006) (Fill-In) (Currently at CNN)

Note: All of the above in this section except Tucker were primarily on-air anchors at WTXL and appeared on WTWC as part of the stations' outsourcing agreement.

Current NBC 40 Morning Weather anchor

  • Tony Pagnotti (2006-present) (Sinclair News Central forecaster, Today Show weatherbriefs; weatherbriefs originate from Sinclair Broadcasting headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland)
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