In 1979, channel 6 became the first television station in Alabama to acquire a helicopter for newsgathering, "Chopper 6". In 1957, Storer sold the WBRC stations to Radio Cincinnati Inc., the forerunner of what would become Taft Broadcasting, for $2.3million. In January 1996, ABC struck a deal with Allbritton Communications to affiliate with CBS stations WCFT-TV (channel 33, now Heroes & Icons affiliate WSES) in Tuscaloosa and WJSU-TV (channel 40, now Heroes & Icons affiliate WGWW) in Anniston (the latter of which Allbritton had agreed to operate under a local marketing agreement with then-owner Osborne Communications Corporation weeks prior); because Tuscaloosa and Anniston were then separate markets, which would result in neither station being counted in Nielsen ratings reports for Birmingham, Allbritton purchased low-power station W58CK (channel 58, now WBMA-LD), creating a triple-simulcast with WCFT and WJSU, which would act as its satellite stations.[16][17]. Fox6 anchors who knew Langston are sharing their reflections on the veteran WBRC newsman. He also served on the boards of the Tuscaloosa County Tuberculosis Association, the Alabama Arthritis Foundation, and the Alabama Multiple Sclerosis Society, and served as a deacon for Mountain Brook Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, his family suggests giving donations to Mountain Brook Baptist Church. Former FOX6 News anchor Scott Richards said Langston connected to viewers because he was from Alabama. [28][29], In May 2011, WBRC launched a digital subchannel on virtual channel 6.2, which initially carried a standard definition simulcast of the station's main channel. Joe Langston was promoted to Director of News and Editorial Policy in 1969. By Janet Hall. He began his broadcasting career in 1950 while a student at the University of Alabama. A family member confirmed Gray died Monday, according to an announcement from WBRC. On July 14, 2009, the station eliminated its Saturday evening 5:00p.m. newscast due to budget cutbacks at the station spurred by the economic downturn. Langston, longtime WBRC-TV anchor and reporter, died Friday at the age of 82. The transfer closed on March 31, 2009. The station first signed on the air on July 1, 1949, originally broadcasting on VHF channel 4 as WBRC-TV (standing for Bell Radio Company, after Fountain Heights physician J. C. Bell, founder of radio station WBRC (960 AM). Veteran WBRC anchor Joe Langston died Saturday. The first was The Morning Show, hosted by sports anchor Tom York; airing for 32 years from 1957 to 1989, it was a more general-interest interview and features program that was formatted basically a local version of Today; WBRC anchor Joe Langston (who also hosted the children's programs Birthday Party and Junior Auction for the station in the late 1960s) and comedian Fannie Flagg joined as York's co-hosts in the early 1960s (Flagg would leave for Los Angeles in 1964 to become a writer for Candid Camera). "You got to know him and you got to love the guy," he said. He just had a good time but was a smart fellow, too, and I loved him," Bolen said. [34] The station denied any wrongdoing, and began defending the lawsuit. Veteran WBRC broadcaster Joe Langston passes away, Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley report to prison. Veteran WBRC anchor Joe Langston died Saturday. The second best result is Joe Judy Langston age 60s in Aurora, IL in the Tomcat 4th Ward neighborhood. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. The subchannel became affiliated with Bounce TV on September 26, 2011, as part of the network's affiliation agreement with WBRC owner Raycom Media.[30]. ", "He was on TV back in an era where he had to do everything," Royer added. Langston was hired as the station's first anchor-reporter during the pivotal civil rights year of 1963 and retired from regular newsroom work in 1987. Veteran WBRC anchor Joe Langston died Saturday. Throughout his career Langston earned every major award from The Associated Press and United Press International. We are thrilled to have Andy Parker co Those set-builders have been busy this week, havent they? "He was one of them. WBRC began producing live local programming in 1950 after it converted the building that formerly housed WBRC-FM into a makeshift television studio; the station also acquired additional studio camera equipment, including shows such as Coffee Break, Supersonic Sam and Cowboy Theatre. This type of programming began in the late 1940s and continued into the late 1970s; some shows continued into the 1990s. Back to TVNewsCheck Home. In addition, WBRC produces Fox 6 WBRC Law Call, a weekly call-in programhosted by former WBRC reporter Tiffany Bittner, and airing live after the station's 10:00p.m. newscast on Sunday nightsin which viewers ask members of a panel (usually consisting of personal injury attorneys) for advice on various legal issues; and Absolutely Alabama, a weekly programairing after Law Call on Sundaysconsisting of feature stories about people and places around Alabama.[31]. Channel 6 also launched a prime time newscast at 9:00p.m. to compensate for the lack of prime time programming provided by Fox during that hour; however, it filled the 9:30p.m. half-hour with syndicated programs (originally reruns of Seinfeld, then from 1997 afterward, Jeopardy!) This is the big time,'" Royer recalled. WBRC: Birthday Party(with Joe Langston) WBRC: Bozo the Clown(Bart Darby, Ward McIntyre) WBRC: The Bugs Bunny Show(with Benny Carle) WTTO, WDBB: Cartoon Clubhouse(with Cliff Holman) WVTM-TV, WABT: Channel 13 Theatre(Bill Wright) WBRC: Circle Six Ranch(with Benny Carle) WIAT, WBMG: The Dick Tracy Show(with Neal Miller) If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Thanks for watching Fox6 WBRC. Langston started at Birmingham's WBRC in 1963 as the first reporter/anchor hired at the station. And the kids just ate that up," Hathcock said. [8][9] However, three weeks later, New World agreed to purchase four stations owned by Argyle Television Holdings, WVTM being among them, in a purchase option-structured deal for $717million[10] (although the transfer/assignment applications for the stations involved in the Argyle purchases were not filed with the FCC until after New World's acquisition of the four Citicasters stations was completed); this posed a problem for New World on two counts. He was named outstanding alumnus of the University of Alabama College of Communication in 1982 and received the Distinguished Service Award from the University in 1988. When a tanker truck exploded in west Nashville, some of the fuel leaked into the citys storm drains. "I don't think he worried about anything. May 18, 2022 . Joe Langston was born in Tuscaloosa in 1932. In doing so, he made the school's communication students privy to the behind-the-scenes stories of his career. WBRC began to clear the first hour of GMA in the early 1980s, and began airing the two-hour program in its entirety after York retired from the station in 1989. "I think that is what made him special. Share Your News Tip. The station began clearing Fox NFL Kickoff for the 2016 season. Starbucks is also raising the price of its packaged coffee sold in grocery stores by about 8%, beginning July 21. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. In 1978, WBRC became the first television station in the Birmingham market to acquire a microwave truck for electronic news-gathering purposes, and became the first to provide live breaking news coverage on-scene. Langston graduated from Tuscaloosa County High School and began his career in broadcasting at WJRD-AM in 1950 while a student at the University of Alabama. York's program, meanwhile, was so popular that, when ABC debuted AM America in January 1975, WBRC declined to carry itpreferring not to alter, let alone cancel, what had become a local television institution in The Morning Show; this continued after ABC replaced the more news-driven AM America with Good Morning America, which maintained a format similar to York's program, in November of that year. Joe L. Langston January 1, 1932 - June 21, 2014 IN THE CARE OF Ridout's Valley Chapel Joe Leonard Langston, Sr., age 82, of Birmingham, passed away at his home on Friday, June 20, 2014. This page was last modified on 12 April 2015, at 15:00. Langston was a native of Tuscaloosa County and attended the University of Alabama. Let others know about your loved one's death. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power, Class A Telemundo affiliate WTBM-CD (channel 24). He was named news director in 1969. Joe Langston, whose voice was a signature of Alabama broadcasting news for three decades, died early today. Karen Church Out at WBRC After 17 Years By Mark Joyella on Dec. 29, 2015 - 3:28 PM "I paved the way for people who are now becoming my replacements, which I don't appreciate." BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Longtime WBRC news anchor Joe Langston has passed away. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 50. Former WBRC news photographer Bill Bowen said ten minutes before news time, Langston tried to teach him how to brew coffee. Langston served as president of the Alabama Associated Press Broadcasters Association in 1971-72 and on the board of directors of the Birmingham Press Club in 1974-75. His funeral is today at 2 p.m. at Mountain He began as a reporter and worked his way up to news anchor, and in 1969 was named Director of News and Editorial Policy. Langston died at his home Saturday. Joe joined the staff of WBRC-TV in Birmingham in 1963. This is a return to WKRC for Benter, who interned in the newsroom while working on her degree from the University of Cincinnati. WBRC-TV's WBRC 6 News' Janet Hall Serving You Video Promo From 1986. . Bell called Langston a friend and a big brother. [22] Raycom which is controlled by the Retirement Systems of Alabama is headquartered in Montgomery (the market to the adjacent south of the Birmingham DMA), and also owns that market's NBC affiliate WSFA as well as Huntsville NBC affiliate WAFF. Joe Langston - anchor (1955-1981 and 1983-1987; retired) Andrea Lindenburg - weekend anchor, later weekday evening anchor (1993-2004; now at WVTM-TV) Harry Mabry - anchor (1960s-1970s; deceased) Brandy Malone - general traffic reporter (2005-2008; last at WZTV in Nashville) Linda Mays - daybreak and noon anchor (1988-1996; now at WBMA/WCFT/WJSU) A service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Mountain Brook Baptist Church, with visitation to follow in Hudson Hall. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. Funeral held for Birmingham broadcast legend Joe Langston, Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley report to prison. These moves, though, did not immediately affect WBRC's high standing in the ratings or its reputation in the community. Langston's longtime friend Mike Royer spoke at the service at Mountain Brook Baptist Church. "I can't put into words how much I'll miss my friend.". The station launched a full-scale news department in 1952, when it began operating from the former studios of the original WBRC-FM. Langston started working at WBRC in 1963. He was named news director in 1969. After New World merged with Fox in 1997, WBRC was reunited with four of its sister stations from the Storer era: WJBK, WAGA-TV in Atlanta, WJW in Cleveland and WITI in Milwaukee. The station became exclusively affiliated with ABC on September 7, 1961; on that date, channel 13 (by then known as WAPI-TV) assumed rights to CBS and NBC programming, although WBRC continued to occasionally carry certain CBS shows that WAPI chose not to carry through 1965. That series, Country Boy Eddie, which was aimed at rural Alabama viewers, featured local country, bluegrass and Southern Gospel music artists during its 36-year run from 1957 until December 31, 1993. Okay so you need it in the mornings, but your Starbucks latte could cost you more starting tomorrow! Joe Langston in Texas. While in TV, Langston received every major award from the Associated Press and United Press International Broadcasters Associations. #BillBolen hashtag on Twitter Joe Langston Obituary (1932 - 2014) - Birmingham, AL . He also appeared on the Tom York Morning Show. Good morning everyone. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Margaret Lollar Langston and children Susan Langston Morris of Birmingham and Joe L. Langston, Jr. (Melissa) of Raleigh, NC and beloved grandchildren Margaret Whitney Morris, Sarah Evelyn Langston, and Joseph Owens Langston. On Monday, York was emotional talking about his old friend. Joe Langston of WBRC-TV/Channel 6 was a signature voice in Birmingham broadcasting. A family member confirmed Gray died Monday. JACKSONVILLE, AL (WBRC) - Birmingham-area television legend Joe Langston is being remembered this week, not only for his work in the anchor chair, but also what he did afterwards in the front of a classroom. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement updated 7/1/2022). Langston died at his home Saturday. During the years Langston worked, his voice could be heard by callers navigating the school's voicemail system. That's up more than 30 cents from a month ago. Mike Hathcock, the school's director of television services, remembers Langston's rapport, especially with students. New World then decided to acquire the stations itself, but place them in an outside trust company that it established; New World would sell the stations to Fox Television Stations, which, in turn, would pay the group $130million in promissory notes upon the transfer's completion. Channel 6 continued these practices for most of its years with ABC. His funeral was held on Monday afernoon. The building, like many of those built by Storer to serve as studios for its broadcast properties, resembled an antebellum mansion. Inside the bag was an urn containing the ashes of the her son who lived only two hours after he was born. Royer said was a consummate broadcaster. On Monday, York was emotional talking about his old friend. Langston, a well-known and respected journalist, died early Saturday morning. All rights reserved. Following graduation, he joined the army and served two years in Special Ops at Fort Bragg, North. WBRC television's news operations began with the launch of the station in 1949, originally consisting of five-minute-long newscasts at sign-on and sign-off that were originally anchored by operations manager M.D. In lieu of flowers the family suggest that donations be given to Mountain Brook Baptist Church. The service allows the stations to pool story content seen on the stations' newscasts and websites, as well as share information and newsgathering equipment (such as satellite trucks). CBS affiliate WBMG (channel 42, now WIAT), which signed on in October 1965 as the market's third commercial television station, was not a factor and, in fact, was among the lowest-rated major-network affiliates in the nation at some points, making Birmingham a de facto two-station market to industry observers from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s. [32], The station would not begin producing half-hour evening newscasts until 1979, eleven years after ABC expanded its national evening newscast to 30 minutes. WBRC: Birthday Party (with Joe Langston) WBRC: Bozo the Clown (Bart Darby, Ward McIntyre) WBRC: The Bugs Bunny Show (with Benny Carle) WTTO, WDBB: 'Cartoon Clubhouse (with Cliff Holman) WVTM-TV, WABT: Channel 13 Theatre (Bill Wright) WBRC: Circle Six Ranch (with Benny Carle) WIAT, WBMG: The Dick Tracy Show (with Neal Miller) Joe Langston joined WBRC in 1963. Portions of this story were prepared with information obtained from the Alabama Broadcasters Association, www.al-ba.com. According to . Langston died in 2014 at his home in Liberty Park. ", "He was such a sweet and funny guy," she said from her home in California. We are remembering Birmingham broadcaster Joe Langston, this morning. All rights reserved. Check resumes and CV, arrest records, social media profiles, places of employment, public records, skilled experts, photos and videos, business records and work history . BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Family and friends said goodbye to Birmingham broadcast legend Joe Langston on Monday. [37] Neal now works for WeatherNation as chief meteorologist. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Veteran WBRC anchor Joe Langston died Saturday. This also, however, may have been a move to forestall future commercial competition in the market; WBRC and WABT remained the only commercial stations in Birmingham, which would not get a third commercial broadcast television outlet until WBMG (now WIAT) debuted in October 1965, on UHF channel 42, a signal considerably weaker than that of either channels 6 or 13, and a problem which hampered that station's progress until the early 2000s. Joe R Langston, 59. Birmingham-area television legend Joe Langston is being remembered this week, not only for his work in the anchor chair, but also what he did afterwards in the front of a classroom. WBRC (channel 6) is a television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. The sheriff's office is using K-9's, sonar, and are dragging the area looking for Franklin. 530 News (Joe Langston) - [WBRC's world cast; ABC News not cleared until 1972] 545 News, Sports, Weather - [a/k/a "Alabama Newsreel"] 600 Zane Grey Theater 630 It Takes a Thief 730 Movie - "How To Steal a Million" 1000 News 1030 Viewpoint (interview with Mrs. Kate Wood of Montgomery, woman's director of NAACP in Detroit) 1100 Alfred Hitchcock Meanwhile, WBRC-TV had become one of ABC's strongest affiliates, a position it retained for the next quarter-century. M. D. Smith III is also named a remote general manager of WAAY-TV from Birmingham. The two stations studios atop Red Mountain (between Vulcan Trail and Valley View Drive) in southeastern Birmingham, where WBRC's transmitter is also located. Veteran WBRC anchor Joe Langston died Saturday. He was so funny. WBRC and WGHP were the only Fox-owned stations that did not air the network's children's program blocks until 2003, when now-former sister stations KTTV in Los Angeles and WFLD in Chicago moved the block to their UPN-affiliated sister stations (KCOP-TV and WPWR-TV). His funeral is today at 2 p.m. at Mountain Brook Baptist Church. He joined the Jacksonville State University Department of Communication and retired from there as chairman of the department in 1998. BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Family and friends said goodbye to Birmingham broadcast legend Joe Langston on Monday. In 1966, WBRC-TV began broadcasting local programming in color, after the station purchased two color cameras; among the first local programs to be produced in color was the Alabama Crimson Tide football coaches' program, The Bear Bryant Show (originated from CBS affiliate WCOV-TV (now also a Fox affiliate) in Montgomery, the first television station in the state to begin color broadcasts), which aired on WBRC until 1970, when it moved to WAPI-TV. As a Fox station, WBRC has continued to maintain higher viewership than the other television news outlets in the market, although it has experienced tighter competition since the early 2000s against WBMA-LD and a resurgent WIAT (both of which currently engage in a spirited competition for second place); WBRC's 9 p.m. newscast has consistently ranked as one of the most-watched prime time newscasts in the U.S. for most of its run since its debut in 1996. Click a location below to find Joe more easily. On May 5, 1994, Great American Communications (which would later be renamed Citicasters following the completion of its restructuring) agreed to sell WBRC and three other television stations WDAF-TV in Kansas City, KSAZ-TV in Phoenix and WGHP in High Point, North Carolina to New World Communications for $350million in cash and $10million in share warrants. Langston started at Birmingham's WBRC in 1963 as the first reporter/anchor hired at the station. Langston started working at WBRC in 1963. WBRC's Channel 6 Joe Langston News Anchor Promo from 1985 Station ID (1985) WBRC-TV's Channel 6's Alabama's Great video image promo from 1985 WBRC-TV's BRC6 News video opening from 1985 WBRC 6 News open (1985-1989) WBRC-TV's WBRC 6 News' Scott Richards Video Promo From 1986. Call for Action [40] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 6. Even in its final years on WBRC, mini-documentaries produced by the station (which were produced by Randy Mize and Tom Stovall) for the local segments aired during the UCP Telethon; WBRC stopped producing and broadcasting the local segments of the telethon soon after it switched to Fox in 1996. [5] Storer had to sell its broadcast holdings in Birmingham after it purchased radio station WIBG (now WNTP) in Philadelphia and its television sister, WPFH (later WVUE) in Wilmington, Delaware (whose frequency is now occupied by WHYY-TV) to comply with the FCC's ownership limits of that time period. There are plenty of things in this world that step out of the abyss and scare the hell out of you like Bozo the Clown. She was a pioneer who helped build our station into . Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. During that time, co-workers remember Langston being quite a bit different from his on-air persona; serious, stern and dramatic on television, he was later described as being laid back with a sense of humor. Alabama Associated Press Broadcasters Association, Tuscaloosa County Tuberculosis Association, Alabama Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame, https://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Joe_Langston&oldid=114212, Harvey, Alec (June 21, 2014) "Longtime Birmingham TV news anchor Joe Langston dies at 82. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. With the switch to Fox, WBRC became one of only a few television stations in the United States to have maintained primary affiliations with all of the Big Three networks, and the only one in the country to have had primary affiliations with all four current major networks; it also became the first network-owned commercial television station in the state of Alabama. "He was the best newsman I ever knew, always a stickler for using the right words. He was also a member of the Alabama Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. Hanna's first husband, M. D. Smith, had bought WBRC radio from Bell in 1928. Another factor, though supposedly not as important as the Taft-Goldenson relationship, was CBS News' apparent strong support of the Civil Rights Movement, which did not sit well with many white viewers, a large segment of WBRC's audience. An urban legend regarding the ABC affiliation agreement suggested that the switch was partly motivated by CBS' plans to air Who Speaks For Birmingham?, a controversial CBS Reports documentary focusing on desegregation at Birmingham City Schools that later led to journalist Howard K. Smith's resignation from CBS News after he quoted an anti-desegregation statement by political scientist Edmund Burke in the closing narration, viewed by network president Bill Paley as editorializing his views in support of school integration; however, the special aired on May 18 of that year, two months after the ABC agreement was signed. [24][25][26][27] The sale was approved on December 20 and completed on January 2, 2019. For a time, it incorporated the ABC circle logo inside its own "6" logo (just as it had done with the CBS eye in the 1950s). "I've known him for a lot of years and most of all, he was a good man, and I will miss him," York said. Anniston. In September 1950, at which time newscasts were expanded to 15 minutes, anchor segments began to be conducted in-studio after it acquired camera equipment to recorded live programming; kinescopes of 16-mm film footage shot by a photographer for local stories and still photographs for illustration of national and international stories were used for story content. Fiddler, guitarist and vocalist Eddie Burns was invited to bring his musical group to serve as The Morning Show's house band and act as the program's bandleader; however, within a few months, station management offered Burns his own morning program on channel 6. He was named news director in 1969. I'm Sarah Verser. That fuel started smaller explosions throughout the city. He was survived by his wife, Margaret, and two children, Joey and Susan. The station's transmitter was originally purposed as the transmitter facilities for radio station WBRC-FM (102.5, now WBPT at 106.9 FM; original frequency now occupied by WDXB), which signed on in 1947 with the highest radiated power of any radio station worldwide, operating at 500,000 watts; after the FM station suspended operations in June 1948 due to continued revenue losses due to the lack of radios equipped with FM tuners, Hanna borrowed $150,000 to build a new studio facility and transmitter atop Red Mountain for the television station. WBRC television's news operations began with the launch of the station in 1949, originally consisting of five-minute-long newscasts at sign-on and sign-off that were originally anchored by operations manager M.D. She was among the . "Without missing a beat, Joe said, 'Go get another pot of water' and I did and he said, 'Pour it slowly over my jacket' and he made it the same color as his water specks were. We are also following a developing story in east Alabama. [11] Although the network's Birmingham charter affiliate, WTTO (channel 21), was one of Fox's strongest affiliates at the time, the network found the chance to align with WBRC too much to resist because of its longstanding ratings dominance in the market. In 1972, Taft sold the WBRC radio stations, which changed their call letters to WERC-AM and FM.[7]. 1 network nationwide by the late 1970s, because of WBRC's status as central Alabama's dominant station. Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. The following is a list of local children's television shows in the United States. Joe Langston (1932) was born in Tuscaloosa county. WBRC is a Raycom sister station to WSFA, and is located in Birmingham.. During his years in television, he received every major award from the Associated Press and United Press International Broadcasters Association. [3] WBRC-TV originally operated from WBRC radio's facilities on 19th Street and 2nd Avenue, near downtown Birmingham, which originally only housed business and master control operations; the station originally relied mainly on network and film content for much of the programming it broadcast. Langston of Live Oak, Florida and his brother Dr. James H. Langston of Fort Walton Beach. Joe Langston, an award-winning Birmingham television journalist whose career spanned more than 30 years, died Friday at the age of 82. . Joe Langston on WBRC - YouTube Joe Langston anchored newscasts for WBRC for many years.SUBSCRIBE AND TURN ON NOTIFICATIONShttps://www.youtube.com/c/WBRCFOX6NewsOnYourSideCONNECT WITH. Good morning everyone. Storer may have used his leverage to secure a primary CBS affiliation for WBRC-TV, which joined the network on July 4, 1954. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox, Veteran Birmingham Anchor Joe Langston Dies. "And then there's the Joe Langston you got walking up and down the halls of Jacksonville State University, singing Dean Martin songs, and cracking jokes. "He truly was the Walter Cronkite of not only Birmingham, but the state of Alabama. He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Over time, Burns added novelty acts to the show's format and did most of the commercials himself in the studio live. [2] Although WBRC-TV was the first television station in Birmingham to be granted a license by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), it is the second-oldest television station in Alabama, signing on just over one month after WAFM-TV (channel 13, now WVTM-TV), which debuted on May 29. The call letters were immediately changed to WAAY-TV. [18][19][20][21] On January 6, 2009, Local TV announced that it would trade WBRC to Raycom Media in exchange for acquiring CBS affiliate WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia from that group. [35] In July 2008, the station announced that James-Paul Dice a former meteorologist at CBS affiliate WHNT-TV in Huntsville would replace Neal as chief meteorologist. Weathercaster Bart Adrian will be leaving Channel 6 at the end of August in what news director Jim Lemon described as a "mutual decision." Adrian joined Channel 6 on June 22, 1982 -- just four . He was inducted into the Alabama Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2009. The company estimates that only about 20% of orders will be affected. 2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. "Commercials, singing, filling in. . Langston died at the age of 82 over the weekend. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. He graduated and soon after went on to join the army. Visitation will follow in Hudson Hall. Langston started at Birminghams WBRC in 1963 as the first reporter/anchor hired at the station. The Dignity Memorial brand name is used to identify a network of licensed funeral, cremation and cemetery providers that include affiliates of Service Corporation International, 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas. He was such a sweet and funny guy, former co-anchor Fannie Flagg told al.comWe had a lot of fun. He was a charter member of the Thursday morning Has Been Coffee Club. AAA says the average price of a gallon of regular in Alabama is $3.48. . Published: Dec. 8, 2020 at 9:52 AM PST. ", "Joe Leonard Langston Sr." obituary (June 21, 2014). BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Alabama broadcasting pioneer, Pat Gray, has died. Joe Langston, whose voice was a signature of Alabama broadcasting news for three decades, died early today. He accepted an endowed chair in the Department of Communication at Jacksonville State University, where he remained until his retirement in 1998. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). Channel 6 could make a plausible claim to be not only the most-watched station in the Birmingham market but in the entire state of Alabama, thanks in part to unusually weak competition. WBRC also runs off-network syndicated sitcoms, talk shows, reality shows and court shows. WBRC became the first television station to broadcast the United Cerebral Palsy Telethon, an event to raise money for the cerebral palsy research organization that premiered in 1949; it was from WBRC that the event emerged into national prominence, with national celebrities even making appearances on the telecast. Like many network affiliates, WBRC-TV would preempt ABC programming occasionally or regularly, in some cases. Joe Langston remembered for his years at JSU, Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley report to prison, Langston, longtime WBRC-TV anchor and reporter, died Friday. 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