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News 12 Long Island 
Launched December 1986 Network News 12 Networks Owned by Rainbow Media (Cablevision) Picture format 480i (SDTV 4:3)
1080i (HDTV)Slogan As Local As Local News Gets Country United States Language English Broadcast area Long Island, New York Headquarters Woodbury, New York Website www.news12.com Availability Cable Cablevision 12 News 12 Long Island is a regional 24-hour cable news television channel reaching more than 800,000 television homes on Long Island, New York. The channel is the flagship of the News 12 Networks, which is touted by owner Cablevision as the "first, largest and most watched regional news network" in the nation. News 12 Long Island was the "first local 24-hour news channel in the United States."[1] The channel launched December 15, 1986.[2]
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Coverage area
News 12 Long Island can be seen on cable systems in Nassau and Suffolk counties. In 2010, the estimated population of this news coverage area was 3,100,000.[3] The station's main studio, newsroom and sales offices are located in Woodbury, New York on Long Island.
New Studio, Graphics and HD
On April 9th, 2011, News 12 Long Island debuted its new studio layout, with a new set, a new logo, infobar, graphics (including new news intro), and music (Convergence by Stephen Arnold music). News 12 Long Island is the second of the News 12 Networks (behind News 12 New Jersey) to switch to high definition.
Program listings
- Weekdays
- Weeknights
- Saturdays and Sundays
Personalities
Anchors
- Danielle Campbell
- Ted David
- Doug Geed
- Stone Grissom
- Elizabeth Hashagen
- Jackie Lukas
- Judy Martin
- Colleen McVey
- Carol Silva
- Lauren Sivan
- Lea Tyrrell
Photographers/editors
- David Garden
- Brian Endres
- Brian Jingelski
- Ed Sweeting
- Sue Caron
- Andrew Singh
- David Abrams
- Keith Orpheus
- David Caceres
- Jeffrey Henson
- David Leibowitz
- Brian Stahl
- Jesse Karlewicz
- Brandon Klein
- Pete Cinnante
- Juan Monoslave
Weather
- Rich Hoffman
- Bill Korbel
- Norm Dvoskin
- Bruce Avery (regular morning sub)
- Jeff Mendelsohn (on ch. 61)
- Joe Cioffi
- Samantha Augieri
Sports
- Kevin Maher (sports director)
- Jamie Stuart
- Bob Wolff
- Jason Kurtz
- Daniel Jacobsen
Reporters
- Andrew Ehinger (consumer & technology reporter)
- Erin Colton (general assignment)
- Eileen Lehpamer (general assignment)
- Matt Jablow (general assignment)
- Jill Wagner (general assignment)
- Virgina Huie (general assignment)
- Christine Insinga (general assignment)
- Jackie Lukas (general assignment)
- Ken Grimball (feature reporter)
- Shari Einhorn (health reporter)
- Lily Stolzberg (general assignment)
- Elisa DiStefano (am traffic)
- Jill Conway (general assignment)
- Drew Scott (transportation reporter)
- Sean Bergin (general assignment)
President/news director
- Pat Dolan
Famous alumni
- Lara Spencer (host of "The Insider" - went by her maiden name, Von Seelen while at News 12.)
Former staff
- Bonnie Schneider
- Jodi Applegate
- Trish Bergin
- Patti Anne Browne
- Greg Cergol
- Ron Corning
- Carolyn Gusoff
- Melba Toliver
- Joe Moskowitz
- Roberto Torado
- John Bolaris
- Scott Feldman
- Kirstin Cole
- Olessa Stepanova
- Michael Coleman
Other News 12 channels
- News 12 New Jersey
- News 12 Connecticut
- News 12 Westchester
- News 12 The Bronx
- News 12 Brooklyn
- News 12 Traffic and Weather
- News 12 Interactive
References
- ^ www.news12.com/login/about
- ^ http://www.rtnda.org/resources/nonstopnews/news12li.html
- ^ Nassau County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
Sources
- [1] News12.com
- [2] Radio-Television News Directors Association
- [3] U.S. Census Bureau
- [4] AOL.com
- [5] News12.com
External links
Optimum Newsday Media Group Newsday · News 12 Networks · am New York · Star Community Publishing
Other Holdings Broadcast television in the New York City metropolitan area English language
channelsWCBS (2.1 CBS) · WNBC (4.1 NBC, 4.2 Nonstop, 4.4 UniSp) · WNYW 5.1 / WWOR 9.2 (Fox) · WABC (7.1 ABC, 7.2 LWN HD, 7.3 LWN SD) · WWOR 9.1 / WNYW 5.2 (MNTV) · WPIX (11.1 CW, 11.3 This TV, 11.4 Antenna TV) · WPXN (31.1 ION, 31.2 Qubo, 31.3 ION Life) · WSAH (43.2 Ind/RTV) · WRNN (48.1 Ind / AMG TV / JTV / News, 48.2 Mega 48.3 Arirang TV) · WVVH-CA 50 (A1 / RSN, East Hampton) · WLNY (55.1 Ind)
Public television
channelsSpanish language
channelsReligious stations Shopping stations WASA-LD (25.1 Infomercials/RTV) · WKOB-LD (42.5 Infomercials) · WSAH (43.1 Infomercials) · W41DO-D (60.1 HSN)
Other stations WNYZ-LP 6 (Ind/Radio) · WEBR-CD (17.2-4 MBC, KRB) · WXNY-LD (32.1 Ind) · WNYX-LD (35.1Ind) · WDVB-LD 39 (ImaginAsian) · WKOB-LD (42.3 RTV) · WKOB-LD (42.4 HOT TV) · WNXY 43.1 (Ind) · WMBC (63.1 Ind, 63.4 SinoVision, 63.5 NTDTV, 63.7 WDNJ-FM, 63.8 KCBN) · WFME (66.2 WFME-FM audio, 66.3 Family Radio/KEAR audio, 66.5 foreign Family Radio audio, 66.6 RTI audio, 66.7 KWO35 audio)
Local cable channels BronxNet · BCAT · Caribbean International Network · CN8 · FiOS1 · MNN · MSG Network · MSG Plus · NET · News 12 Networks · NY1 · NY1 Noticias · NY1 Rail and Road · nyctv · Queens Public Television · SportsNet New York · Telecare · YES Network
Defunct MSG Metro Channels · New Jersey Network (PBS) · WRNY · WWOR EMI Service · KC2XAK 24 (NBC, Bridgeport, UHF/experimental)
ATSC-M/H Mobile DTV
encrypted channels
are italicizedNew York State television: Albany/Schenectady • Binghamton • Buffalo • Burlington/Plattsburgh • Elmira • New York City • Rochester • Syracuse • Utica • Watertown
Pennsylvania Broadcast television: Binghamton, NY • Buffalo, NY • Elmira, NY • Erie • Johnstown/Altoona/State College • New York City • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Scranton/Wilkes-Barre • Susquehanna Valley (Harrisburg) • Washington, DC • Youngstown, OH
See Also: Hartford/New HavenCategories:- Cablevision
- 24-hour television news channels in the United States
- Local news programming in the United States
- Long Island
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