Sunday, June 28, 2026

News for Sunday, June 28th, 2026

(note: a certain report of this site published before this one named "News, for Tuesday, May 6th, 2025" was amended (with an "update") this Sunday (specifically the paragraph near its bottom))  

  • A certain Facebook page related to WKRG-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "WKRG" appearing directly above some text of, "2h" appearing directly above some text of, "USA Health’s Candice Holliday, J.D., M.D., joined WKRG News 5 on The Doctor Is In to discuss women’s OBGYN care and services offered at Children’s & Women’s Hospital." appearing directly above a video related to its administration the Friday of the twenty-sixth day of this June. 

Commentary: A rare finding (of a certain way of referencing people or creatures with both first names and last names in news writing) in a certain news article on a certain World Wide Web site related to a certain TV station (with a news operation) related to southwest Alabama named WKRG-TV

  • A certain World Wide Web site related to WKRG-TV appeared to have had at least one section or page involving groups of text such as some text of, "NEWS" appearing directly above some text of, "Audrey Chen of California chosen as winner of 2026 America’s Distinguished Young Women Finals" appearing directly above some text of, "by: Michael Hanich" appearing directly above some text of, "Posted: Jun 28, 2026 / 08:44 AM CDT" appearing directly above some text of, "Updated: Jun 28, 2026 / 08:44 AM CDT" appearing directly above some text of, "MOBILE, Ala (WKRG) – The America’s Distinguished Young Women 69th National Finals concluded in Mobile on Saturday after a week of events." appearing directly above static imagery appearing directly above some text of, "California’s Audrey Chen has been chosen as the 2026 winner. It’s the fourth time a representative from California has won the event." appearing directly above some text of, "Ms. Chen was among the eight competitors for the Finals, which were held Saturday night at the Saenger Theatre." this Sunday (note: another way of referencing people or creatures with both first names and last names in news writing (or a favorite way of doing so by the creator of this commentary): always use both first names and last names outside of direct quotations). 

Saturday, June 27, 2026

News for Saturday, June 27th, 2026

  • A certain Facebook page involving various texts of, "Kenneth L. Manning" appeared to have had at least one section or part involving some text of, "Kenneth L. Manning" appearing directly above some text of, "May 26, 2023" appearing directly above some text of, "ON THIS WEEKEND, IN TELEVISION HISTORY:   On Memorial Day Weekend of 1986 (sorry; my resources seem to be in conflict as to the actual date: May 24th, 25th OR 26th) + NBC Gulf Coast affiliate WALA-TV Channel 10 of Mobile, Alabama, aired the latest Bob Hope USO birthday special: "BOB HOPE'S HIGH-FLYING BIRTHDAY." The 2-hour comedy/music variety show was staged and videotaped for later broadcast, from the flight deck of the US Navy Essex class aircraft carrier and student pilot training ship USS LEXINGTON (CVN-16) then home berthed at Allegheny Pier at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, USA. It marked not only the host's 83rd birthday, but also the Diamond (75th) Anniversary of Naval aviation. Sponsored by Delta Airlines and Texaco." appearing directly above some Guest stars included Mac Davis, Brooke Shields, Sammy Davis Jr., Don Johnson, Barbara Mandrell, Phyllicia Rashad, Elizabeth Taylor, Jonathan Winters and more. Plus: a special comic sketch was dedicated to the famous TRADER JON'S pilot bar & lounge, and featured the stars with the owner himself: Martin 'Trader Jon' Weissman." appearing directly above some text of, "My favorite part of the broadcast: Hope sang a special version of his trademark "Thanks for the Memories" song (since 'The Big Broadcast of 1938') custom-written especially for Pensacola. He even stood in front of a pair of Navy Wings on the painted set back drop, as he sang." appearing directly above some text of, "You're a Blue Angel now, Bob. Thank you very much, for this unique Pensacola Memorial Day memory, dedicated to our American Armed Forces. SALUTE" appearing directly above some text of, "(Again, sorry; I couldn't find an active YouTube link for this show[*]. At last report though, I did see a listing for it, at: as well as: https://tv-museum.myshopify.com/.../bob-hopes-high-flying... as well as:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325095/ .)" appearing directly above some text of, "All images ©1986 NBC, US Navy Blue Angels, Hope Enterprises Inc., & Pensacola News Journal. No copyright infringements intended. All Rights Reserved.(appearing directly above static imagery) related to its administration; and at least one section or part involving some text of, "Kenneth L. Manning" appearing directly above some text of, "October 25, 2024" appearing directly above some text of, "Here's a look back at late March of 2003: "STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT" was a locally broadcast news special by Pensacola's ABC affiliate WEAR TV-3 news bureau, on Friday, March 21st, and Sunday, March 23rd, just before  the big 75th Annual Academy Awards/Oscar Night worldwide telecast on ABC, at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California." appearing directly above some text of, "Hosted by morning news weather man CHRISTIAN GARMAN, this half-hour program serves as a preview and  prelude to the opening weekend of the first annual Pensacola Bay International Film & TV Festival, and features on-camera interviews with organizers TOM ROUSH and DEE DEE RITCHIE, and Pensacola actor JASON GUY who would later move to Orlando and join NBC affiliate WESH Channel 2 News. (This was about 10 years before the first annual PensaCon cosplay convention.)  It also features in the final 10 minutes of the program, a retrospect on Pensacola's role in Hollywood cinema history. (Did I have anything to do with that? Not officially, but there it is.)" appearing directly above some text of, "Watch, learn and enjoy, folks, and hopefully, be enlightened." appearing directly above some text of, "(Special thanks to John R. Hand of Pulsing Cinema in Cedar Park, Texas, for this YouTube post.  )" appearing directly above a hyperlink (connected to a certain part of a certain World Wide Web site involving various text of, "YouTube") involving a static image appearing directly above some text of, "YOUTUBE.COM" appearing directly above some text of, "Stages of Development - Pensacola and the Movies") related to its administration the Thursday of the twenty-fifth day of this June (note: a certain World Wide Web site involving various texts of, "YouTube" appeared to have had at least one section or page involving a video appearing directly above some text of, "Bob Hope's High-Flying 83rd Birthday (NBC, 1986, with commercials)" (appearing indirectly above some text of, "65 views  Jun 22, 2026" appearing directly above some text of, "Full NBC broadcast of Bob Hope's High-Flying 83rd Birthday Celebration. Aired on affiliate WCYB-TV 5 (Bristol, TN/VA) on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 1986." appearing directly above some text of, "Starring Mac Davis, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dolores Hope, Don Johnson, Barbara Mandrell, Phylicia Rashad, Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Taylor, Jonathan Winters, and the astonishing feats of the Blue Angels.") the Thursday of the twenty-fifth day of this June). 

Commentary: Certain mentioning of Mobile, Alabama on a certain TV program unrelated to Alabama or any state next to Alabama (named "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (for a certain ABC (or American Broadcasting Company) network))

Hyperlink connected to a recording (dated "Jun 19, 2026" [or Friday, June 19th, 2026]) of the TV program mentioned in the name of this commentary (involving the mentioning of Mobile, Alabama mentioned in the name of this commentary)

Commentary: Certain mentioning of Mobile, Alabama on a certain radio program unrelated to Alabama or any state next to Alabama (named "Jay Towers in the Morning" (for WNIC-FM in Detriot, Michigan))

Hyperlink connected to a recording (date "March 24, 2026" [or Tuesday, March 24th, 2026"]) of the radio program mentioned earlier in this paragraph (with the mentioning of Mobile, Alabama between these points of its length: 32:35 - 33:30)

Friday, June 26, 2026

News for Friday, June 26th, 2026

  • A certain World Wide Web site involving various texts of, "YouTube" appeared to have had at least one section or page involving a video appearing directly above some text of, "WEAR Commercials January 14, 1995" (appearing indirectly above some text of, "18 views  Jun 26, 2026" appearing directly above some text of, "Now onto the ads from part 2 of Deep Space Nine, AT&T was so hopeful that they'd be the one to bring us the innovations we now use commonly today!") this Friday.  
  • A certain Facebook page related to WKSJ-FM appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "95KSJ is with Southbound Boutique & Outdoors." appearing directly above some text of, "June 24 at 2:26 PM" appearing directly above some text of, "Congratulations to Abbie who won the Hook Dad UP for Father's Day contest from Southbound Boutique & Outdoors, Johnny’s RV, and 95 KSJ!!! Southbound Boutique & Outdoors" appearing directly above a static image; and at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "95KSJ" appearing directly above some text of, "Yesterday at 9:42 AM" appearing directly above some text of, "We have a brand-new TikTok page!" appearing directly above some text of, "Give us a follow because we’re getting ready to launch a HUGE giveaway you won’t want to miss" appearing directly above some text of, "Follow now and stay tuned for all the details!" appearing directly above a static image related to its administration this Friday. 
  • A certain World Wide Web site related to WALA-TV appeared to have had at least one section or page involving groups of text such as some text of, "Free men’s health screenings offered Thursday at FOX10 studios" appearing directly above a video appearing directly above some text of, "By WALA Digital Staff" appearing directly above some text of, "Published: Jun. 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM CDT" appearing directly above some text of, "MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - FOX10 is teaming up with the Mobile County Health Department to host free health screenings Thursday." appearing directly above some text of, "The screenings will be at the FOX10 studios (1501 Satchel Paige Drive in Mobile) from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m" appearing directly above some text of, "BMI and blood pressure screenings will be available, along with dental checks. The screenings are free." appearing directly above some text of, "The event is part of Men’s Health Month, which is observed in June." appearing directly above a video this the Thursday of the twenty-fifth day of this June (note: there often appeared to have had been TV programming related to WALA-TV involving audible (and visual) and mentionings of "FOX10 [or FOX 10]" (with pronunciations that could be spelled as FOX TEN, Fox TEN, FOX ten, fox ten, FOX ten, and fox TEN) (with or without audible mentionings of "News [or news]" immediately after them) being broadcast on at least one broadcast channel related to WALA-TV (or at least one main broadcast channel related to WALA-TV) before the Thursday or day of June mentioned earlier in this paragraph during certain calendar years prior to this one (or during certain calendar years prior to this calendar year of 2026)) (first update for Thursday, June 25th, 2026: a certain Facebook page related to WALA-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "FOX10 News" appearing directly above some text of, "2h" appearing directly above some text of, "Free men’s health screenings at FOX10—open until 2 p.m.   #health" appearing directly above some text of, "#MensHealthMonth #menshealthawareness #FreeHealthScreenings" appearing directly above some text of, "#mobilealabama" appearing directly above a video related to its administration this Thursday) (second update for Thursday, June 25th, 2026: a certain World Wide Web site related to WALA-TV appeared to have had at least one section or page involving some text of, "Men’s Health Month screenings offered at FOX 10 studio with Family Health mobile unit" appearing directly above a video appearing directly above some text of, "The event was part of FOX 10’s Men’s Health Month efforts." appearing directly above some text of, "By Lee Peck" appearing directly above some text of, "Published: Jun. 25, 2026 at 4:47 PM CDT  |  Updated: 5 hours ago" appearing directly above some text of, "MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - As part of Men’s Health Month, FOX 10 partnered with Family Health to offer free health screenings at the station’s studio on Satchel Paige Drive in McGowin Park." this Thursday). 

Thursday, June 25, 2026

News for Thursday, June 25th, 2026

  • A certain broadcast frequency related to a certain radio station related to southwest Alabama named WHIL-FM (or a certain broadcast frequency related to a certain Alabama Public Radio station named WHIL-FM) often had no audio during the first half of the hour of 12:00 a. m. this Thursday (before often having had audio during the second half of that hour of 12:00 a. m. this Thursday).  
  • A certain World Wide Web site involving various texts of, "YouTube" appeared to have had at least one section or page involving a video appearing directly above some text of, "WEAR Commercials January 7, 1995" (appearing indirectly above some text of, "19 views  Jun 25, 2026" appearing directly above some text of, "Ads from the first Deep Space Nine of 1995, just before a new Voyage arrived....") this Thursday. 
  • A certain Facebook page involving various texts of, "Carl Cunningham Jr." appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Carl Cunningham Jr." appearing directly above some text of, "6h" appearing directly above some text of, "When I brought 106 & Park to Mobile, Alabama, for the Mobile Kappa League Step Show in 2013.  Nothing has topped this yet." appearing directly above some text of, "#DrSetItOff #106&Park #BET #2013" appearing directly above static imagery related to its administration this Thursday.  
  • A certain Facebook page related to WKRG-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "WKRG" appearing directly above some text of, "1h" appearing directly above some text of, "Please join WKRG News 5 in supporting the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama as we raise money to support the nonprofit’s mission to empower youths across the region! https://www.wkrg.com/.../wkrg-boys-girls-club-telethon/..." appearing directly above a static image related to its administration the Wednesday of the twenty-fourth day of this June. 
  • A certain Facebook page involving various texts of, "Kelly Mac" appearing directly above some text of, "Kelly Mac" appearing directly above some text of, "January 2, 2025" appearing directly above some text of, "#TBT 20 years ago, back in January of 2005, I packed up my son and our personal belongings in my 1999 Cadillac Catera, and we moved to Mobile, AL, to host a morning show on Ninety-Three Blx; a 100,000-watt station that covered Pensacola, FL, Mobile, AL, Biloxi, MS, and everything in between!  We owned the airwaves, & despite being #1 with a bullet in all demographics, the show was later replaced by the nationally syndicated #SteveHarveyMorningShow!  RIP to my former co-host Ray-Ray from down the Bay! This was our first photo shoot for the show! Big shoutouts to the entire Russell family— thanks for allowing Shawty Mac and I to be a part of your family!" appearing directly above some text of, "#Memories #LifeIsShort #MobileAlabama" appearing directly above a static image related to its administration this Thursday (note: a hyperlink connected to the part of the page mentioned before this note earlier in this paragraph (involving some text of, " 'Kelly Mac' (Facebook) ") was added to a certain section (or a certain page) of this very site named " 'Hyperlinks Connected to Static Images Related to Broadcasting in Southwest Alabama from Years Past' " this Thursday (specifically a certain section of its own named "WBLX-FM")).