News for Monday, April 23rd, 2018

• The main broadcast channels for WKRG-TV and WEAR-TV each appeared to have had special programming involving digital maps and audio of reports related to weather and a digital box of special programming related to sports (golf and basketball respectively) from their respective primary providers of network programming (the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) respectively) being broadcast without audio sometime between the beginning of the hour of 2:00 p.m. and the end of the hour of 5:00 p.m. on the Sunday of the twenty-fourth day of this April. 

• The local news program that appeared on the main broadcast channel for WKRG-TV during the first half of the hour of 10:00 p.m. on the Thursday of the nineteenth day of this April ("WKRG News 5 at 10") appeared to have had one of its news presenters (Rose Ann Haven) saying, "Corey Davis from our sister station WFLA reports now live with the latest" before having video of a certain person and some digital graphics with text of "Corey Davis" (note #1: WKRG-TV appeared to had been related to a TV station named WFLA-TV by then in recent times (note #2: both of them were members of a company named the Nexstar Media Group)).

• The local news program that appeared on the main broadcast channel for WALA-TV during the hour of 7:00 a.m. on the Sunday of the twenty-second day of this April ("FOX 10 News at 7:00 a.m.") appeared to have had its news presenter (Asha Staples) saying, "Verne Troyer, the actor best known for playing Mini-Me in the 'Austin Powers' films has died. Troyer's death was announced yesterday in a statement on his -- the actor's -- verified Facebook page. The cause of death was not revealed, but the statement mentioned that Troyer had been dealing with a, quote, recent time of adversity. Troyer was one of the shortest people in the world standing just two feet eight inches tall, but he achieved success as an actor; having appeared in more than two dozen films. Now we caught up with Troyer at Pensacon last year to talk about his time during the 'Austin Powers' film. Take a listen" before appearing to have had a video involving a certain person speaking into a microphone with a logo for WALA-TV and some digital graphics with texts of 'VERNE TROYER DIES AT 49' and 'ACTOR APPEARED IN MORE THAN 2 DOZEN FILMS' " (note: the program appeared to have had audio of the news presenter saying, "Troyer was forty-nine years old" immediately after that video).

• The local news program that appeared on the main broadcast channel for WALA-TV during the first half of the hour of 10:00 p.m. on the Monday of the twenty-third day of this April ("FOX 10 News at 10:00 p.m.") appeared to have audio of one of its news presenters (Lenise Ligon) saying, "It's a story sweeping media outlets throughout the nation and it happened right here in Mobile County", its other news presenter (Byron Day), "A woman arrested in a Saraland Waffle House this past weekend all caught on camera", the news presenter mentioned earlier saying,  "And now police are releasing new details and some of it is rather shocking, Alexa Knowles has been following the story for you. Joins us now live in the newsroom.", the one mentioned afterwards saying, "Alexa, investigators are being very descriptive about what happened before the woman was arrested", and the aforementioned "Alexa Knowles" saying, "Are they ever, Byron -- the detective on the case basically gave us a word-for-word account of the woman's profanity-laced tirade aimed at Waffle House employees. In addition to that -- witnesses also said the woman was drunk. Tonight, Saraland PD using that evidence and more to say the arrest was justified".

• The local news program that appeared on the main broadcast channel for WALA-TV during the hour of 9:00 p.m. this Monday ("FOX 10 News at 9:00 p.m.") appeared to have its news presenter (Lenise Ligon) saying, "And so we've heard from police in Saraland about the incident as well as the protestors, what do you think? We're introducing a new feature on 'FOX 10 News' at nine called 'Sound Off'. Here's how it all works: call us at 2-5-1, 4-3-4, 1-0-1-2 or you can send an e-mail to soundoff@fox10tv.com. Leave your comments about our topic and we might pick your comments to air on our 'Sound Off' segments -- those are on Tuesdays and Thursday on 'FOX 10 News' at nine" after having an animated sequence involving graphics resembling texts of "SOUND OFF" and "SPONSORED BY ESTES HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING, INC" (the local news program for WALA-TV mentioned in the paragraph above this one appeared to have had another news presenter of theirs (Byron Day) presenting statements similar to the ones attributed to the news presenter mentioned earlier in this paragraph ("Ok we've heard from Saraland Police about this incident as well as the protestors and Waffle House corporate, so what do you think? We want to know -- that's why we're introducing a new feature on 'FOX 10 News' at nine: 'Sound Off'. Here's how it all works: you can call us at 2-5-1, 4-3-4, 1-0-1-2 or e-mail us soundoff@fox10tv.com to leave your comments about our topic. We may choose to use your comments on the air -- on our 'Sound Off ' segments -- they'll be airing on Tuesdays and Thursdays right here on 'FOX 10 News' at nine") immediately after having an animated sequence similar to the one also mentioned earlier in this paragraph.