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In Fort Myers, Florida the locally owned WBBH-TV is being sold to Hearst, which is probably the best company to get sold to , they will also operate the ABC station WZVN.

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An expected move given the fall-out of Hurricane Ian, which indeed made a dent into local stations' finances (worth noting WINK, which suffered the most, is still locally owned and is quickly recovering from the damages of it). Both WBBH and WZVN are in safe hands. Hearst is indeed the most traditional of the TV corporate biggies: they have successfully ventured into local streaming and have a robust line-up of strong nationally syndicated programming (like Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien, Jeff Rossen's consumer reports and the former Litton shows), but its local newscasts are the most traditional of any corporate group, with a strong focus on political and social issues (alongside the gamut of spot news) and support of local initiatives. This mindset (which has lead to many of its owned stations being #1 in their respective markets) should fit WBBH and WZVN, and the Waterman family made the best decision. This would also lead Hearst to strengthen its presence in Florida (it already operates WESH/WKCF in Orlando and WPBF in West Palm Beach).

Still, these beautifully made graphics from Hothaus/Matt Quinn and their Stephen Arnold Music themes (The Rock on WBBH, 360 on WZVN) will be replaced by the Hearst graphics and Strive music (WCVB example attached), which are, however, a worthy replacement:

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As for WINK, I would rule out a sale too, but hoping it isn't get sold out to Sinclair (bad decision if they do so). Gray Television is IMHO a great fit for WINK if they sell: they have a robust net of small market affiliates (Sarasota, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Panama City and West Palm Beach) in which they would be great to join. I wouldn't rule out Nexstar too, they have in WFLA one of their best local assets, but their recent questionable moves (the decision to cut live streaming and overemphasizing its NewsNation network, for example) would hamper WINK's credibility in the long term.

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Now to NBC's Today Show, which won a Peabody Institutional Award for its long history, even if its current presenter line-up is quite poor:

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