Grand Rapids, Mich. ? WZZM 13, the Grand Rapids ABC affiliate owned by Gannett, announced today that it will be launching a weekend morning news program on September 9, 2006.
The weekend morning news will run from 6:00-8:00 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Beginning the news show at 6:00 a.m. means that WZZM 13 will be the only station offering news from 6:00-7:00 a.m.
?This is a new opportunity that we have been waiting for,? said Janet Mason, President and General Manager. ?WZZM 13 is continuing its growth within the industry.?
?The news program will provide viewers with up to date news and weather at a time when it wasn't offered before from WZZM 13,? said, Tim Geraghty, News Director.
The anchor is still to be decided. For additional information, contact WZZM 13 Marketing and Promotions Director, Pam Rankin at 616-785-1313.
Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and information company that publishes 102 daily newspapers in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation's largest-selling daily newspaper. The company also owns more than 800 non-daily publications in the USA and USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the United Kingdom's second largest regional newspaper company. Newsquest publishes more than 300 titles, including 17 daily newspapers, and a network of prize-winning Web sites. Gannett also operates 21 television stations in the United States and is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by its TV stations and newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the Web.
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