WWNB

### Call letters' meaning

**W**uhu and **W**edge Isla**N**d **B**roadcasting (original owner) or **W**e're **W**uhu Island's **NB**C

### Former Channel Number

Analog:
3 (VHF, 1957-2009)

**WWNB** is a NBC affilate serving Wuhu Island-Wedge Island.

## News Station/Presentation

### Newscast Titles

* The News on 3 (1957-1979)
* NewsCenter 3 (1979-present)

### Station Slogans

For lyrics to WWNB's campaigns, see WWNB/Campaign Lyrics.

#### National Slogans

* All the Best on Channel 3 (1976-1978; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* TV 3 See Us (1978-1979; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* Channel 3, Proud As A Peacock! (1979-1981; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* Channel 3, Our Pride is Showing (1981-1982; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* We're Channel 3, Just Watch Us Now (1982-1983; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* Channel 3 There, Be There (1983-1984; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* Channel 3, Let's All Be There (1984-1986; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* Come Home to Channel 3 (1986-1987; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* Come on Home to Channel 3 (1987-1988; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* Come Home to the Best, Only on Channel 3 (1988-1990; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* WWNB. The Place To Be (1990-1992; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* It's Here on NewsCenter 3 (1992-1993; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* Got Everybody Watching WWNB (1993-1994; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* It's Channel 3! (1994-1995; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* The Year to Be on Channel 3 (1995-1996; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
* Channel 3 and NBC, More Colorful (2014-present; localized version of NBC ad campaign)

#### Local Slogans

* The Best in The Islands (1980-1986)
* NewsCenter 3/Channel 3, The One For All (1986-1988)
* NewsCenter 3, The News Station (1988-1996)
* Wuhu Island's Only 24-Hour News Source (1988-1992)
* Live. Local. Late-Breaking (1996-present)

### News Themes

* The News Image - Tuesday Productions (1979-1986)
* The News Image Plus - Tuesday Production (1986-1988)
	+ WRGB 1986 News Theme (1986-1992; used during NewsCenter 3 Live At 5)
* Real News - Killer Tracks (1988-1992)
* Advantage - Gari Media Group (1992-1996)
* Image News - Gari Media Group (1996-2004, 2016-present)
* Hearst TV News Music Package - Newsmusic Central (2004-2013)
* Strive - inthegroovemusic (2013-2016)

### Voice-over Announcers

* John Young (1983-1996; 2013-2020)
* Al Vanik (1996-2013)
* Mark Peeples (2020-present)

## Current on-air staff (year joined in parentheses)

* Gabe Hoyt - anchor; weekday mornings and weeknights at 5, and 5:30 (2004)
* Cynthia Gates - anchor; weekday mornings and noon (1997)
* Vince Strokeson - anchor; weekdays at noon (1993)
* Warren Ezron - anchor; weeknights at 4, 6, and 11 (2000)
* Cindy-Sue Tateum - anchor; weeknights at 4, 5, 5:30, 6, and 11 (1988)
* Bill Lerch - anchor; weekend mornings (2017)
* Molly Thomas - anchor; weekend mornings (1994)
* Jeff Laterine - anchor; weekend evenings (2001)
* Liz Garcia - anchor; weekend evenings (1992)

### WeatherCenter 3

* Jamie Hertz - meteorologist (AMS/CBM Seal of Approval); weekday mornings and noon (2011)
* John Pierre Parker - chief meteorologist (AMS/CBM Seal of Approval); weeknights at 4, 5, 5:30, 6, and 11 (1977)
* Davis Leigh - meteorologist (AMS Seal of Approval); weekend evenings (2007)

### NewsCenter 3 Sports Desk

* Ted Couglin - sports director; weeknights at 6 and 11 (1984)
* Mike Robin - sports reporter; weekend evenings (1996)

### Current On-Air Reporters

* Don Marville - general assignment reporter (1995)
* Jen Flynn - general assignment reporter (1999)
* Bob Connors - general assignment reporter (2003)
* Candice Burke - general assignment reporter (1994)
* Gene Leon - general assignment reporter (1989)

## Former on-air staff

* Ron Carterschmidt - anchor; weeknights at 4, 6, and 11 (1975-2018) now retired

## Gallery

WWNB's logo from 1980-presentWWNB ID from 1982, with the 1982-1983 NBC "Just Watch Us Now" promo.WWNB ID from 1983, with the 1983-1984 NBC "Be There" promo.WWNB ID from 1984, with the 1984-1985 NBC "Let's All Be There" promo.WWNB ID from 1989, with the 1989-1990 NBC "Come Home to the Best" promo.WWNB ID from 1992-1993WWNB's logo from 1996-present, with the 2011 NBC logo.WWNB logo used during the Olympics.WWNB's 3.2 logo.

WDGI 5 (CBS)
WUIE-TV 7 (PBS)
**WUHU-TV** 9 (FOX)
Island News 11 (cable only)
WIWD 12 (ABC)
**WUWI** 14 (UNI)
WSLN 27 (MNTV)
WNXP 36 (ION)
WSFT 40 (UniMás)
WGNW-TV 47 (CW)
**WTWI-CD** 51 (Telemundo)
WATS-DT 62 (ABN)