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The school board voted 4-1 to accept the resignations and appointments, including elevating Keith Liechty-Clifford to director of school improvement. ....
Youtube On February 28, 1996, WAKC-TV was sold and newscasts immediately ceased, ending four decades of serving Summit County viewers. On the 25th anniversary of the end of WAKC, an encore presentation of a staff reunion from 2016 Twenty-five years ago, Akron lost its only local TV newsroom. After four decades of struggling to compete with Cleveland s TV stations including fellow ABC affiliate, WEWS WAKC-TV was bought by Paxson Communications, which quickly dropped its local programming. In 2016, Channel 23 alumni gathered at Akron s Spaghetti Warehouse to look back at what was for many their first and best job in broadcasting. 25 years ago (Feb. 28, 1996): Akron lost its only TV newsroom as WAKC (Channel 23, formerly WAKR-TV) was sold. Here’s a look back. pic.twitter.com/I0efZFXXqC Kabir Bhatia (@KabirBhatiaTime) February 28, 2021 ....