News 12 Long Island

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News 12 Long Islnd
Launched	December 1986
Network	News 12 Networks
Owned by	Rainbow Media (Cablevision)
Picture format	480i (SDTV 4:3)
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 24-hour regional news channel reaching more than 800,000 television homes on Long Island, New York. The channel is the flagship operation of the News 12 Network, which is touted by its corporate owners 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]

Contents 1 Coverage Area 2 Program Listings 3 Personalities 4 Other News 12 Channels 5 References 6 External links 7 Sources

[edit] Coverage Area

News 12 Long Island can be seen on cable systems in Nassau and Suffolk counties. In 2006, the estimated population of this news coverage area was 2,800,000.^[3] The station's main studio, newsroom and sales offices are located in Woodbury, New York on Long Island.

[edit] Program Listings

• Weekdays
• Weekdays
• Saturdays and Sundays

[edit] Personalities

• Anchors
• Danielle Campbell
• Scott Feldman
• Doug Geed
• Elizabeth Hashagen
• Colleen McVey
• Drew Scott
• Lauren Sivan
• Carol Silva
• Lea Tyrrell
• Jill Conway
• Weather
• Rich Hoffman
• Bill Korbel
• Norm Dvoskin
• Sports
• Michael Coleman(Sports Director)
• Erin Colton
• Jamie Stuart
• Bob Wolff
• Reporters
• Elisa DiStefano(traffic)
• Olessa Stepanova(traffic)
• President/News Director
• Pat Dolan

• Former Staff

[edit] 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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• News 12 (log-in required)

[edit] Sources

• [1] News12.com
  
• [2] Radio-Television News Directors Association
  
• [3] U.S. Census Bureau
• [4] AOL.com
• [5]News12.com

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