WPVI Highlights Women In Its Newsroom The Viewers Never See
April 10th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyWPVI Philadelphia turned the cameras on the women behind the scenes in the newsroom as part of Women’s History Month. “They are the foundation of Action News,” says Thomas Davis, WPVI’s VP and news director.
WPVI Highlights University Students’ 46-Hour Dance Marathon
February 16th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyCollege and university students have been known to pull some wacky stunts. And a 46-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon can certainly be added to the list. But this stunt is for a very good cause.
WPVI Philadelphia Names Brian Taff To Succeed Retiring Jim Gardner
December 6th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyBrian Taff has been named as the next anchor for the 6 p.m. newscast on 6ABC/WPVI-TV, the ABC O&O in Philadelphia. Taff will succeed lauded news anchor Jim Gardner when he retires later this month.
College Students Dance For 46 Hours On WPVI Special
February 18th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyWPVI Celebrates 50 Years Of ‘Action News’
June 18th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyWPVI, mired in last place in the news ratings in the 1960s, changed its format, leading to four straight decades of TV ratings dominance in Philadelphia.
WPVI’s Thanksgiving Parade, A 100-Year Philly Tradition
November 26th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWPVI Philadelphia doesn’t just broadcast the parade, it produces it in its entirety. More than 10,000 parade volunteers, marchers, dancers, singers and performers will participate in the parade this year. “We take enormous pride in presenting this wonderful parade to the city we love,” said Bernie Prazenica, WPVI’s general manager.