WPIX Extends 6:30 News To Weekends

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On the heels of its 6:30 p.m. news launch Sept. 14, WPIX New York is debuting a weekend edition of PIX News at 6:30 Sept. 26. WPIX's 6:30 program goes against national newscasts on the ABC, CBS and NBC affiliates during the week.

The weekend newscasts on the CW outlet will be anchored by Jackie Hyland and Peter Thorne and will follow the same format as the weekday show, with "11 Stories Making News Right Now" along with news, weather, sports and traffic.

Tribune's WPIX produces 33 ½ total hours of local news a week in the #1 DMA.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.