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WPVI-TV (channel 6), branded 6 ABC, is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Owned and operated by the ABC television network through its ABC Owned Television Stations division, the station maintains studios on City Avenue in the Wynnefield Heights section of Philadelphia, and a transmitter in the city's Roxborough neighborhood.
In 1978, Roberts joined WPVI-TV in Philadelphia as a co-host for the morning television show AM Philadelphia. To avoid possible confusion with Lisa Thomas-Laury, he changed his stage name from David Thomas to Dave Roberts. After the death of Jim O'Brien on September 25, 1983, he began reporting the weather for WPVI's Action News.
Jim Gardner Way, the 4100 block of Monument Road outside the WPVI studios, was dedicated in 2022 in his honor. [12] Additionally the studio from which all Action News broadcasts emanate from is now officially known as the Jim Gardner Studio. 1996 - Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Person of the Year [13]
— Action News on 6abc (@6abc) December 20, 2023 "Wednesday night, and the big story on Action News is tragedy here at Action News," anchor Rick Williams said with a grim expression in a broadcast.
After more than 13 years of on the air in Phildelphia and the Delaware Valley, Chris Sowers, a familiar face in weather reporting at WPVI 6abc, has announced his departure from the station.
The crew members were killed after the news station helicopter, Chopper 6, crashed in a wooded part of Washington Township around 8 p.m., according to 6ABC. The names of the crew members have not ...
Used 1988–1996; has identified as KCAL News since 2023 Philadelphia: WPVI-TV: ABC: Yes Originator of the Action News format on April 6, 1970 WPHL-TV: The CW Yes WPVI-produced broadcasts on WPHL are branded as Action News at Ten on PHL17: San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose: KICU-TV: Independent: No Newscast defunct, station formerly referred to ...
Chris Sowers, a long time weekend meteorologist at WPVI 6abc, will join a new weather team. His last broadcast at 6ABC was this weekend.