News for Thursday, May 17th, 2018

• The local news program that appeared on the main broadcast channel for WALA-TV during the hour of 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday of the sixteenth day of this May ("FOX 10 News at 5:00 p.m.") appeared to have had one of its news presenters (Lenise Ligon) saying, "So many good acts for the line-up this year -- you've got Chain Smokers, Kendrick Lamar -- ah, so much more, and we've got the information you you -- ah, you can see it on FOX10TV dot com or you can visit hangoutfest dot com" immediately after having a certain video for a certain report and some digital graphics with texts of "PREPARING FOR HANGOUT FEST" and "THIS WEEKEND/ROAD CLOSURES IN PLACE".

• The local news program that appeared on the main broadcast channel for WKRG-TV during the first half of the hour of 12:00 p.m. on the Tuesday of the fifteenth day of this May ("WKRG News 5 at Noon") appeared to have had its news presenter (Devon Walsh) saying, "Well it's time now for our pet of the week and instead of featuring just one pet up for adoption, well we are featuring two because they're too adorable not to. Here is our visit to the Mobile SPCA" before having a certain video* involving digital graphics and texts of "MOBILE SPCA", "PET OF THE WEEK", "ADOPT 'SAUSAGE PETS' AT 251-633-3531" (*note: the copy of the video on the site for this hyperlink ("video*") was not a recording of the news program that had it).

• A certain TV program for WALA-TV dedicated to entertainment and lifestyles that appeared on their main broadcast during the hour of 9:00 a.m. on the Wednesday of the sixteenth day of this May ("Studio 10") appeared to have had one of its hosts (Chasity Byrd) saying, "Speaking of beautiful -- oh, I love this lady, too -- the much anticipated summer edition of the Magnolia Journal just hit news stands. The lifestyle magazine features Chip and Joanna Gaines and as you may know, Joanna expecting her fifth child in July. Our parent company the Meredith Corporation had an exclusive interview with Joanna; she says the original cover for the issue was shot months ago, Michael, but due to Joanna's baby bump, they decided at the last minute to re-shoot", "The theme of the summer issue is curiosity. The Magnolia Journal is produced by FOX 10's parent company the Meredith Corporation. I, uh, I subscribe to this magazine", and, "I got my mom a gift to subscribe to the magazine -- so it comes to her house, too, as a gift" (note: "FOX 10" was a brand name for WALA-TV).  

• The local news program that appeared on the main broadcast channel for WALA-TV during the hour of 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday of the sixteenth day of this May ("FOX 10 News at 5:00 p.m.") appeared to have had one of its news presenters (Lenise Ligon) saying, "It's officially up: the historical plaque marking the original site of WALA-TV, Mobile's oldest TV station"; its other news presenter saying (Byron Day) saying, "And you can see the plaque on the building at two ten (210) Government Street at the corner of Joachim. Hargrove Engineering now occupies that site, but all of us at WALA are honored to be part of the Mobile community and serving the community and surrounding areas for sixty-five years" immediately afterwards; some video involving two different plaques (one with texts of "WALA-TV, CHANNEL 10" and "MOBILE'S OLDEST OPERATING STATION" and one with texts of "HISTORIC PLAQUE COMMITTEE", "Bob Grip", "Kellie Jones", "Scott Flannigan", "Roland Fields", "Michael Strickler", "Victoria Pruitt", Guy Turnbow", "The Hargrove Companies", "The Hargrove Foundation", and "Dedicated May 5, 2018") while having that other news presenter; and the news presenter mentioned first saying, "It's pretty neat to see that there. Yeah" immediately afterwards.