YNN Austin

YNN Austin

Type	Cable television network
Branding	YNN Austin
Country	United States
Availability	Time Warner Cable systems in Austin, Waco, and Fredericksburg
Slogan	"Your news now."
Owner	Time Warner Cable
Launch date	September 13, 1999
Official website	austin.ynn.com

YNN Austin is a 24-hour local cable news television channel based in Austin, Texas, owned by Time Warner Cable. Launched on September 13, 1999 as News 8 Austin^[1] it is available only to subscribers of Time Warner Cable's Central Texas Division, which includes Austin, San Marcos, Round Rock, Temple, Killeen and Waco.

News 8 changed its name to YNN (Your News Now) on January 10, 2011^[2], matching the name of Time Warner's other cable news channels and following a gradual transition over the last several months.

The channel operates on a wheel format, offering recorded blocks of news, features, and weather. During more limited times of the day it also provides traffic and sports segments. Producers update the wheel throughout the day, inserting new material as stories are filed and updated information becomes available. Weather segments air every 10 minutes "on the eights". The channel also provides nonstop "wall-to-wall" weather coverage during Tornado and Thunderstorm warnings.

YNN's studios are located at 1708 Colorado Street in Austin, just north of the Capitol and immediately south of the main campus of the University of Texas.

Former News 8 Austin Logo

Without the traditional limitations faced by network affiliates, YNN is known in Austin for its coverage of community news and more restrained coverage of TV news staples such as crime and scandal. The channel is also distinct from traditional TV news operations in that its shows are traditionally hosted by a single anchor and in that its reporters occasionally set up, shoot and edit their own stories without the assistance of a video photographer.

YNN also operates several other video and information services, including:

• YNN's RadarNOW, a 24-hour Doppler Radar service, with NOAA Weather Radio audio
• YNN's Non-Stop Weather, 24-hour regional weather channels in both English and Spanish. Now also in HD
• YNN's TrafficNOW, a 24-hour traffic camera service utilizing TxDOT roadway cameras from around the Austin area
• YNN's Non-Stop Sports, a 24-hour sports headline channel featuring local and national sports highlights
• YNN on Demand, a video-on-demand archive of features, series and event coverage from YNN

Staff

On-air staff

Anchors:

• Todd Boatwright (Morning Anchor)
• Paul Brown (Day Anchor)
• Heidi Zhou-Castro (Evening Anchor)
• Jennifer Borget (Weekend Anchor)

Weather:

• Burton Fitzsimmons (Chief Meteorologist)
• Rich Segal (Weather Anchor, Meteorologist)
• Adam Krueger (Weather Anchor, Meteorologist)
• Dan Robertson (Weather Anchor, Meteorologist)
• Mary Wasson (Weather Anchor, Meteorologist)
• Miguel Montoya (Spanish) (Weather Anchor, Meteorologist)
• Carolina Saiz (Spanish) (Weather Anchor, Meteorologist)

Sports:

• Ricky Doyle (Sports Anchor)
• Julia Morales(Sports Anchor)
• Mike Berman (Sports Anchor)
• Joaquin Sanchez (Sports Anchor)

Reporters:

• Karina Kling (State Capitol Reporter)
• Russell Wilde (Hays/Caldwell County Bureau Chief)
• Jeff Stensland (General Assignment)
• John Salazar (General Assignment)
• Victor Diaz (Entertainment/Sports/General Assignments)
• Bonnie Gonzalez (Morning Reporter)
• Alana Rocha (General Assignment)
• Chie Saito (Bell County Bureau Chief)

Management

News Director:

• Michael Pearson

Executive Producers:

• Sarah Grady

Assignments Manager:

• Cyndie Espinosa

Assignments Editors

• Ross Blake
• Rick Breckenridge
• Tina Ho
• Develon Douglas

Online Producers

• Kevyn Oakes
• Anne Szilagyi
• Paul Foster

Producers

Senior Producers:

• Jean Schlitzkus
• Lessly Stallings

Special Projects Senior Producer

• Eddie Garcia

Political Producer:

• Allison Sandza

Producers:

• Michelle Cortez
• Bob Hernandez
• Sydney Liles
• Rachel Smith

Associate Producers:

• Aaron Franco

Photographers

Chief Photographer:

• Ed Keiner

Senior Photographers:

• Roy Kuntz
• John Pope
• Drew Moses Special Projects

Photojournalists:

• Chris Cybulski
• Mike DaGrossa
• Robert Vaughn

References

1. ^ Brass, Kevin (2004-09-03). "News 8 at 5: Can Austin's little news station that could survive the grim reapers at Time Warner?". The Austin Chronicle. http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:227255. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
2. ^ http://www.news8austin.com/content/275590/news-8-austin-becomes-ynn

External links

• YNN Austin official website
• Time Warner Cable's about page for the station