WWJ Detroit to Offer Mini-Newscast

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WWJ Detroit will unveil nightly weather report WWJ-TV’s First Forecast Jan. 7.

The CBS-owned station does not air local newscasts, but it will produce the two-and-a-half-minute shorts to air at 11 p.m. each night. The host will be Detroit weather veteran Jim Madaus, and he will get help from Tracy Gary.

“We aim to make it easy, efficient and convenient to get the information viewers need,” WWJ vice president and general manager Trey Fabacher said. “First Forecast allows WWJ-TV to deliver a brief yet complete look at our local weather delivered by two well-known local broadcasters.”

WWJ will also provide several weather updates each night during CBS’ primetime.

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.