Sandy Kenyon, one of TV-news’ longest-serving entertainment reporters, will leave New York’s Wabc, which has been his home since 2005, and move into a new role as a consultant ABC’s stations group. He will exit his current role on March 31.
Kenyon is expected to serve as a resource for Debra O’Connell, president of networks and TV business operations, Disney Entertainment Television, and will report to Chad Matthews, president, ABC Owned TV Stations. He will work closely with Otv entertainment reporting teams to develop strategies aimed at enhancing coverage and reach.
“Sandy is the gold standard when it comes to telling meaningful stories about the films, shows and talent that make The Walt Disney Company the global leader in entertainment,” said O’Connell, in a statement. “We want to harness that talent to amplify the outstanding reporting across our stations as they craft and share industry news that is of interest to our viewers.
Kenyon is expected to serve as a resource for Debra O’Connell, president of networks and TV business operations, Disney Entertainment Television, and will report to Chad Matthews, president, ABC Owned TV Stations. He will work closely with Otv entertainment reporting teams to develop strategies aimed at enhancing coverage and reach.
“Sandy is the gold standard when it comes to telling meaningful stories about the films, shows and talent that make The Walt Disney Company the global leader in entertainment,” said O’Connell, in a statement. “We want to harness that talent to amplify the outstanding reporting across our stations as they craft and share industry news that is of interest to our viewers.
- 1/24/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Wabc-tv’s entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon is transitioning to a new role as consultant for ABC Owned Television Stations.
Kenyon has served as entertainment reporter and movie critic for Wabc-tv’s Channel 7 Eyewitness News in New York since 2005. In his new role, Kenyon will serve as a tactical resource for Debra OConnell, president, Networks and TV Business Operations, Disney Entertainment Television, and report to Chad Matthews, president, ABC Owned TV Stations. He will work closely with Otv entertainment reporting teams to develop and implement strategies aimed at enhancing coverage and reach.
Kenyon will leave his current on-air role on March 31.
“Sandy is the gold standard when it comes to telling meaningful stories about the films, shows and talent that make The Walt Disney Company the global leader in entertainment,” said OConnell in a statement. “We want to harness that talent to amplify the outstanding reporting across our stations as...
Kenyon has served as entertainment reporter and movie critic for Wabc-tv’s Channel 7 Eyewitness News in New York since 2005. In his new role, Kenyon will serve as a tactical resource for Debra OConnell, president, Networks and TV Business Operations, Disney Entertainment Television, and report to Chad Matthews, president, ABC Owned TV Stations. He will work closely with Otv entertainment reporting teams to develop and implement strategies aimed at enhancing coverage and reach.
Kenyon will leave his current on-air role on March 31.
“Sandy is the gold standard when it comes to telling meaningful stories about the films, shows and talent that make The Walt Disney Company the global leader in entertainment,” said OConnell in a statement. “We want to harness that talent to amplify the outstanding reporting across our stations as...
- 1/24/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Sandy Kenyon, one of New York City’s best-known broadcasters as an entertainment reporter and movie critic for Wabc-tv’s Channel 7 Eyewitness News team, is leaving the station.
Kenyon, who joined Wabc, Disney’s flagship TV station in 2005, is set to take on a consultant role for ABC-owned TV stations. A fixture on the city’s Hollywood beat, Kenyon’s entertainment reports air weekdays on Eyewitness News First at Four, often on other Eyewitness News broadcasts, and in the back of iconic New York City yellow cabs as part of Wabc-tv’s Taxi TV platform.
In his new role from March 31, Kenyon will step back from his front row seat on Hollywood and partner with producers and reporters across the ABC stations group as they look for new innovations in entertainment coverage. He will work closely with Debra O’Connell, president, networks and TV business operations, Disney Entertainment Television. And...
Kenyon, who joined Wabc, Disney’s flagship TV station in 2005, is set to take on a consultant role for ABC-owned TV stations. A fixture on the city’s Hollywood beat, Kenyon’s entertainment reports air weekdays on Eyewitness News First at Four, often on other Eyewitness News broadcasts, and in the back of iconic New York City yellow cabs as part of Wabc-tv’s Taxi TV platform.
In his new role from March 31, Kenyon will step back from his front row seat on Hollywood and partner with producers and reporters across the ABC stations group as they look for new innovations in entertainment coverage. He will work closely with Debra O’Connell, president, networks and TV business operations, Disney Entertainment Television. And...
- 1/24/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Start spreadin’ the news: The nominations are in for the 64th annual New York Emmy Awards.
Telemundo’s Wnju and ABC’s Wabc lead the way with 52 and 50 noms, respectively — a healthy lead over the CW affiliate Wpix with 40 and Msg Network and Yes Network with 37 apiece.
Read the full list of nominations from the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences here.
No date and venue has been selected for the 2021 awards gala, but NY NATAS said it will likely take place in late September.
Spanning more than 180 categories, this year’s NY Emmy eligibility period was extended amid pandemic disruptions. Programs must have aired from September 1, 2019, to December 31, 2020.
Last year’s NY Emmys were handed out virtually on April 25 after the ceremony was canceled as the nation began to deal with Covid-19.
Local news personalities Virginia Huie, Sandy Kenyon, Jessica Moore and Marvin Scott...
Telemundo’s Wnju and ABC’s Wabc lead the way with 52 and 50 noms, respectively — a healthy lead over the CW affiliate Wpix with 40 and Msg Network and Yes Network with 37 apiece.
Read the full list of nominations from the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences here.
No date and venue has been selected for the 2021 awards gala, but NY NATAS said it will likely take place in late September.
Spanning more than 180 categories, this year’s NY Emmy eligibility period was extended amid pandemic disruptions. Programs must have aired from September 1, 2019, to December 31, 2020.
Last year’s NY Emmys were handed out virtually on April 25 after the ceremony was canceled as the nation began to deal with Covid-19.
Local news personalities Virginia Huie, Sandy Kenyon, Jessica Moore and Marvin Scott...
- 6/30/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Ahead of the 2021 Oscars, this year’s nominees and presenters are walking the red carpet outside of the ceremony’s primary venue of Los Angeles’ Union Station.
A few media outlets are stationed along the carpet, including the ABC-owned TV stations, which are airing their own preshow in 86 markets and across 20 countries.
ABC7 Los Angeles’ George Pennacchio is hosting On the Red Carpet at the Oscars 2021, with Wabc-tv New York entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon sharing his predictions for this year’s winners.
The preshow will also feature correspondents Karl Schmid, Roshumba Williams, Tony Cabrera, Rachel Brown, Jovana ...
A few media outlets are stationed along the carpet, including the ABC-owned TV stations, which are airing their own preshow in 86 markets and across 20 countries.
ABC7 Los Angeles’ George Pennacchio is hosting On the Red Carpet at the Oscars 2021, with Wabc-tv New York entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon sharing his predictions for this year’s winners.
The preshow will also feature correspondents Karl Schmid, Roshumba Williams, Tony Cabrera, Rachel Brown, Jovana ...
- 4/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ahead of the 2021 Oscars, this year’s nominees and presenters are walking the red carpet outside of the ceremony’s primary venue of Los Angeles’ Union Station.
A few media outlets are stationed along the carpet, including the ABC-owned TV stations, which are airing their own preshow in 86 markets and across 20 countries.
ABC7 Los Angeles’ George Pennacchio is hosting On the Red Carpet at the Oscars 2021, with Wabc-tv New York entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon sharing his predictions for this year’s winners.
The preshow will also feature correspondents Karl Schmid, Roshumba Williams, Tony Cabrera, Rachel Brown, Jovana ...
A few media outlets are stationed along the carpet, including the ABC-owned TV stations, which are airing their own preshow in 86 markets and across 20 countries.
ABC7 Los Angeles’ George Pennacchio is hosting On the Red Carpet at the Oscars 2021, with Wabc-tv New York entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon sharing his predictions for this year’s winners.
The preshow will also feature correspondents Karl Schmid, Roshumba Williams, Tony Cabrera, Rachel Brown, Jovana ...
- 4/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Emmys must go on, and the New York chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will become the first to hand out awards in this current shelter-at-home environment. The 63rd annual New York Emmy Awards will be announced on Saturday via a pre-produced webcast that could serve as a template for how other awards shows might proceed over the next few months.
The webcast — to be streamed live on the New York Emmy Awards website and on Facebook Live — will feature presenters opening sealed envelopes and announcing winners in 137 categories via remote locations that have been pre-taped all around New York. It takes the place of a gala originally scheduled to be held at the Marriott Marquis hotel on April 18.
“We’re giving it a try to be creative,” said Robert Lazo, NATAS’ interim director of awards and communications. “Yes, it would have been easier just to post a press release,...
The webcast — to be streamed live on the New York Emmy Awards website and on Facebook Live — will feature presenters opening sealed envelopes and announcing winners in 137 categories via remote locations that have been pre-taped all around New York. It takes the place of a gala originally scheduled to be held at the Marriott Marquis hotel on April 18.
“We’re giving it a try to be creative,” said Robert Lazo, NATAS’ interim director of awards and communications. “Yes, it would have been easier just to post a press release,...
- 4/23/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Sandy Kenyon was a familiar face in films and television from the early 1950s, and was featured in several episodes of the original Twilight Zone including “The Odyssey of Flight 33″, “The Shelter”, and “Valley of the Shadow”.
He was born Sanford Klein in the Bronx, New York, on August 5, 1922, and served in the Army Air Corps as a pilot during World War II. He returned to New York after the war to pursue a career as an actor. After several years on the New York stage, he moved to Los Angeles to further his career. He starred as Des Smith in the television adventure series Crunch and Des with Forrest Tucker from 1955 to 1956. His numerous television credits also include episodes of Steve Canyon, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Boris Karloff’s Thriller, Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The Wild Wild West, I Spy, The Invaders, The Most Deadly Game, Kung Fu,...
He was born Sanford Klein in the Bronx, New York, on August 5, 1922, and served in the Army Air Corps as a pilot during World War II. He returned to New York after the war to pursue a career as an actor. After several years on the New York stage, he moved to Los Angeles to further his career. He starred as Des Smith in the television adventure series Crunch and Des with Forrest Tucker from 1955 to 1956. His numerous television credits also include episodes of Steve Canyon, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Boris Karloff’s Thriller, Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The Wild Wild West, I Spy, The Invaders, The Most Deadly Game, Kung Fu,...
- 3/16/2010
- by Jesse
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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