Waking Up With Central

(often abbreviated as WUWC and formerly known as Mornings on Central from 1979 to 2003) is an American morning television program which is broadcast on the Central Television Network. It debuted on May 8, 1979, and first expanded to weekends with the debut of a Sunday edition on March 31, 2003, and a Saturday edition on October 25 that same year. The weekday program airs from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in all United States timezones (live in the Eastern Time Zone and on broadcast delay elsewhere across the country). The Saturday and Sunday editions are an hour long and are transmitted to Central's stations live at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time, although stations in some media markets air them at different times. Viewers in the Pacific Time Zone receive an updated feed with a specialized opening and updated live reports.
WUWC first aired on May 8, 1979, and was originally titled as Mornings on Central. The show's original hosts were Jose Mari Velez, Linda Cavanaugh and Morton Dean.
The program features news, interviews, weather forecasts, special-interest stories, and feature segments such as "Trending NOW" (featuring popular culture and entertainment news, and viral video), the "Central Heat Index" (featuring a mix of entertainment, lifestyle and human-interest stories) and "Play of the Day" (featuring a selected viral video or television program clip). It is produced by Central News Productions and broadcasts from the Daily News Building in Midtown Manhattan, with additional reports from the Central News Communications Center in Washington D.C. The primary anchors are Jane Velez-Mitchell, Reed Cowan and Julie Haener with entertainment anchor Gigi Hadid, human interest/lifestyle anchor Ken Barlow and weather anchors Senior Meteorologist Tom Terry and Cindy Fitzgibbon.
==Weekend editions==
The weekend editions of WUWC premiered on March 31, 2003 as Mornings Weekend, with the original hosts being Pascale Nadeau, Joleen Chaney, Mike Wankum and Erik Maitland. Originally aired only on Sundays, the program expanded with a Saturday edition on October 25 that year; when the show rebranded into WUWC.
In November 2006, Erik Maitland left his position as the weekend meteorologist and was replaced by Tim Heller. He provided national weather forecasts until 2014. Meteorologists from various Central affiliates across the country filled in to provide the national weather segments for a few monts after, until KDAF chief meteorologist Jamie Warriner was promoted to do national weather forecasts for WUWC Weekend.
Mike Wankum left WUWC Weekend in December 2006 to serve a role as Chief Meteorologist at . His position was replaced by Gino Chouinard.
On June 9, 2013, Pascale Nadeau announced that she would be leaving her anchor position at WUWC Weekend to become Central News' Quebec City bureau correspondent. She was replaced by veteran Ozarks anchor Joy Robertson on June 15.
In June 2016, Joleen Chaney announced she would be leaving Central News to take a weekday and main evening anchor position at . She was replaced by Sheila Watko; who as of September 2023, also serves as Central News' "Taylor Swift Reporter".
==On-air staff==
===Current===
<tabber>
Weekday editions=
velez.mitchell.jane.jpg|Jane Velez-MitchellCo-anchor, 2002-present (1998-2002 as news anchor)
reed-cowan.jpg|Reed CowanCo-anchor, 2006-present
julie-haener.png|Julie HaenerCo-anchor, 1997-present
Gigi_Hadid_at_Met_Gala_2024.jpg|Gigi HadidCo-anchor/entertainment anchor, 2019-present
BarlowKenWeb.jpg|Ken BarlowCo-anchor/human interest/lifestyle anchor, 2011-present)
142703607_251991166286698_7281818183362215944_n.jpg|Cindy FitzgibbonCo-host/meteorologist, 2008-present (2008-2014 as Senior Meteorologist)
44014a99-fa9c-45de-95e6-a01733701f6f.jpg|Tom TerryCo-host/Senior Meteorologist, 2014-present
|-|
Weekend editions=
1c9cbaed-c9bf-43d2-b62e-a97a2de3a7fe_Gino_individuel-GO.jpg|Gino ChouinardCo-anchor, 2006-present
WebBio22_SheilaWatko.jpg|Sheila WatkoCo-anchor, 2016-present
1bf4b5f9-f37f-4095-8d37-75d481372d0e.jpg|Ron HearstCo-anchor, 2006-present
8x10-Joy-Robertson_IMG_2501.jpg|Joy RobertsonCo-host, 2013-present
8x10-Jamie-Warriner_5769.jpg|Jamie WarrinerCo-host/meteorologist, 2014-present
</tabber>
===Former===
*Linda Cavanaugh (1979-1997; now retired)
*Morton Dean (1979-2003; now retired)
*Chris Gailus (2006-2011)
*Jose Mari Velez (1979-1995, hosting duties continued in Manila from 1987 onwards; deceased)
==Gallery==
mnc-open-1991.png|Show open (1991-1995)
central news 1991-95 dog.png|Graphics (1991-1995; similar to all Central News programming at the time)
WUWC open 03.png|Show open (2003-2005)
WUWC 2005.svg|Logo (2005-2011)
WUWC 2005-01.png|Show open (2005-2011); the HD caption was subsequently added in 2006 when Central started producing network newscasts in high definition.
WUWC 2011.svg|Logo (2011-2016)
wuwc-obb-2011.png|Show open (2011-2016); background varied from time-to-time
WUWC open 2021.png|The show's open from 2017 to 2021.
WUWC open 2023-01.png|Show open (2021-present).
WUWC graphics 2023.png|On-screen bug/graphics (2021-present)
Category:News programming
Category:United States
Category:Central Television Network
Category:Central News
Category:List of programs broadcast and aired by Central Television Network
Category:List of news programs broadcast and aired by Central Television Network
Category:Television programs established in 1979
Category:Television programs established in 2003