DECADE MEMORIES

Here are some of the notable memories of the decade in local television:

Headline Grabbers - Larry Mendte vs. Alycia Lane, Sharon Reed vs. Alicia Taylor, Vince DeMentri vs. Lori Delgado, Rich Noonan vs. Fox29

Comings - John Clark, Don Bell, Chris May, Susan Barnett, Tamala Edwards, Ali Gorman, Matt Pellman, Chris May, Thomas Drayton, Lori Wilson, Dave Warren, Aditi Roy, Kristen Welker, Ted Greenberg, Sheinelle Jones, John Anderson, Kerri Lee Halkett, Jamie Apody, Keith Russell, Jeff Skversky, Joe Staszak, Walter Perez, Nydia Han, Natasha Brown, Anne Marie Green, Liz Keptner,Lesley Van Arsdall, Adam Joseph, Melissa Magee, Katherine Scott, Denise Nakano, Jillian Mele, Stacey Weaver, Jamie Smith, Jim Donovan, Jim Osman, Ben Simmoneau, Julie Kim, Chad Pradelli, Brian Taff, Deanna Durante, Jamison Uhler, Tim Furlong, Justin Pizzi, Claudia Rivero, Claudia Gomez, Michelle Grossman, Shawnette Wilson, Maria LaRosa, Bob Kelly, Dray Clark, Todd Quinones, Valerie Levesque, Elizabeth Hur, Cydney Long, Nicole Brewer

Goings - Steve Levy, Cherie Bank, John Blunt, Bill Baldini, Sheela Allen Stephens, Karen Hepp, Dr. Brian McDonough, Tina Kim, CN8, the WB17 News, Channel 12 News, CW Wake Up News, Philly After Midnight, Nick Smith, Dave Frankel, Bill Wine, Gerald Kolpan, Amy Freeze, Chris Dunn, Angela Russell, Anita Brikman, John Valerio, Craig Weber, Dave Roberts, Larry Mendte, Dawn Stensland, Jill Chernekoff, Rich Noonan, Dick Standish, Robin Mackintosh, Dick Sheeran, Don Tollefson, Bill Vargus, Garry Cobb, Jade McCarthy, Dorothy Krysiuk, Rose Tibayan, Wally Kennedy, Mary Stoker Smith, John Atwater, Michelle Buckman, Rob Guarino, Don Polec, Tiffany McElroy, Lauren Hart, Erica Grow, Jessica Borg, Amy Caples, Michelle McCormack, Paul Moriarty, Phil Andrews, Jack Brayboy, Karen Thomas, Denise Saunders, Tom Lamaine, Malcolm Poindexter, Trudy Haynes, Scott Palmer, Donya Archer, Mike Strug, Tom Burlington, Frank Cariello, David Aldrich

R.I.P. - Gary Papa, Siani Lee, Hugh Gannon, Edie Huggins, Steve “Mr. Movie” Friedman, Al Alberts

Channel Hopping - Marc Howard from 6ABC to CBS3, Larry Mendte from NBC10 to CBS3, Dawn Stensland from CBS3 to Fox29, John Bolaris from NBC10 to Fox29, Dave Huddleston from Fox29 to CBS3, Kathy Orr from NBC10 to CBS3, Doug Kammerer from NBC10 to CBS3, Sally Ann Mosey from 6ABC to Fox29, Larry Kane from CBS3 to CN8, Tim Furlong from WB17 to NBC10

Trends - Traffic becoming a regular feature, the increase of station websites, sharing resources (video, chopper), outsourcing news (NBC10/Channel 17, CBS3/CWPhilly)

Comeback - 6ABC’s Lisa Thomas Laury battled a rare foot condition for a few years, and returned to the station

NYC-Philly Express - Mike Jerrick, John Bolaris, Sally Ann Mosey

Programming - Fox29 expanded Good Day Philadelphia and added early weekend news; FYI with Adam Joseph and Karen Rogers on 6ABC; High School Huddle with Walter Perez on 6ABC; Better Philly on myPHL17; Talk Philly on CBS3

The Best Summer Gig Ever - NBC10’s contest to find a traffic reporter went from a summer job to a four years-plus position for John Ogden

Best Promotion - UPN57’s “So Philly, So U”

Worst Promotion - NBC10’s “Peagle,” a combination of the Philadelphia Eagle and the NBC Peacock during the Eagles’ Super Bowl appearance.

Best Opening Credits - Action News