2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. . Instead, Bowen accidentally splattered Langston's jacket with water. Joe Leonard Langston, Sr., age 82, of Birmingham, passed away at his home on Friday, June 20, 2014. Langston served as president of the Alabama Associated Press Broadcasters Association in 1971-72 and on the board of directors of the Birmingham Press Club in 1974-75. Also known as Joseph L Langston, Joseph Langsto, J L Langston. He graduated in 1954 and served in the U.S. Army as a Radio Broadcast and Propaganda Officer at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Langston was president of the Alabama Associated Press Broadcasters Association and on the board of directors of the Birmingham Press Club and University of Alabama School of Communication Alumni Association. These were locally produced commercial television programming intended for the child audience with unique hosts and themes. [6] This was very unusual for a market with only two commercial stations; usually, one or both stations carried ABC as a secondary affiliation, since that network would not be on anything resembling an equal footing with CBS and NBC until the 1970s. He retired from WBRC in 1987 to work at Jacksonville State University. The price change will be different in different areas of the country. Related To Iris Langston, Serena Langston, Cari Langston. Beginning in 1966 he was assigned to host the Saturday morning children's show "Birthday Party", which lasted for two years. The company estimates that only about 20% of orders will be affected. We used to play jokes on one another, do silly things. 44 people named Joe Langston found in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria and 12 other cities. A family member confirmed Gray died Monday, according to an announcement from WBRC. [5] Storer had to sell its broadcast holdings in Birmingham after it purchased radio station WIBG (now WNTP) in Philadelphia and its television sister, WPFH (later WVUE) in Wilmington, Delaware (whose frequency is now occupied by WHYY-TV) to comply with the FCC's ownership limits of that time period. WBRC currently carries the majority of the Fox network schedule, though it delays the network's Saturday late night block (currently a repeat of a prime time reality show) one hour due to the station's 10:00p.m. newscast and its carriage of the syndicated sports interview program In Depth with Graham Bensinger; in addition, following the program's move from Fox Sports 1 to Fox in September 2015, WBRC formerly was one of several Fox affiliates that has declined carriage of the Sunday pre-game show Fox NFL Kickoff during the NFL regular season due to existing programming contracts (unlike in other markets where a Fox station has declined carriage of Fox NFL Kickoff, the program was not broadcast by any other station in the BirminghamTuscaloosaAnniston market). Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. WBRC became the first television station to broadcast the United Cerebral Palsy Telethon, an event to raise money for the cerebral palsy research organization that premiered in 1949; it was from WBRC that the event emerged into national prominence, with national celebrities even making appearances on the telecast. Visitation will follow in Hudson Hall. WBRC-TV's WBRC 6 News' Janet Hall Serving You Video Promo From 1986. During his years in television, he received every major award from the Associated Press and United Press International Broadcasters Association. The school made the most of its association with the longtime television news anchor. WBRC began to clear the first hour of GMA in the early 1980s, and began airing the two-hour program in its entirety after York retired from the station in 1989. All rights reserved. Anniston. In 1979, channel 6 became the first television station in Alabama to acquire a helicopter for newsgathering, "Chopper 6". This is the big time,'" Royer recalled. He stayed their most of his life, including going to school at the University of Alabama. Langston died at the age of 82 over the weekend. During that time, co-workers remember Langston being quite a bit different from his on-air persona; serious, stern and dramatic on television, he was later described as being laid back with a sense of humor. [40] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 6. New World then decided to acquire the stations itself, but place them in an outside trust company that it established; New World would sell the stations to Fox Television Stations, which, in turn, would pay the group $130million in promissory notes upon the transfer's completion. The cash-and-stock merger transaction valued at $3.6billion in which Gray shareholders would acquire preferred stock currently held by Raycom will result in WBRC gaining new sister stations in adjacent markets, including ABC affiliate WTOK-TV in Meridian and CBS/NBC affiliates WTVY and WRGX-LD in Dothan (while separating it from WDFX), in addition to the current Raycom stations. He was named news director in 1969. Home; Governance; History; Training; Library; Research & Innovation; joe langston wbrc Joe Langston in Texas. After his discharge he took a job as station manager of WNPT-AM in Northport. CBS affiliate WBMG (channel 42, now WIAT), which signed on in October 1965 as the market's third commercial television station, was not a factor and, in fact, was among the lowest-rated major-network affiliates in the nation at some points, making Birmingham a de facto two-station market to industry observers from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s. The station began clearing Fox NFL Kickoff for the 2016 season. Main Menu. BREAKING: legendary @WBRCnews broadcaster Pat Gray has died. Veteran WBRC anchor Joe Langston died Saturday. Langston is survived by his wife, Margaret, and two children, Joey and Susan. Joe Langston remembered for his years at JSU, Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley report to prison, Langston, longtime WBRC-TV anchor and reporter, died Friday. Following graduation, he joined the army and served two years in Special Ops at Fort Bragg, North Carolina before returning to Tuscaloosa as Student Manager of WNPT. Remember, you can stay connected with the updated weather conditions on our website myfoxal.com and through your smartphone and devices using the Fox6 app. In lieu of flowers, his family suggests giving donations to Mountain Brook Baptist Church. He began as a reporter and worked his way up to news anchor, and in 1969 was named Director of News and Editorial Policy. The transfer closed on March 31, 2009. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox, Veteran Birmingham Anchor Joe Langston Dies. Sign up for service and obituary updates. Joe Langston (1932) was born in Tuscaloosa county. He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. J.H. The station's transmitter was originally purposed as the transmitter facilities for radio station WBRC-FM (102.5, now WBPT at 106.9 FM; original frequency now occupied by WDXB), which signed on in 1947 with the highest radiated power of any radio station worldwide, operating at 500,000 watts; after the FM station suspended operations in June 1948 due to continued revenue losses due to the lack of radios equipped with FM tuners, Hanna borrowed $150,000 to build a new studio facility and transmitter atop Red Mountain for the television station. "I can't put into words how much I'll miss my friend.". "Joe did something no other person would have done at that time. The two stations studios atop Red Mountain (between Vulcan Trail and Valley View Drive) in southeastern Birmingham, where WBRC's transmitter is also located. Joe Langston (1932) was born in Tuscaloosa county. It also preempted the ABC Evening News (the forerunner to World News Tonight) from the program's debut in 1968 until August 7, 1972 (when both it and WJRT-TV in Flint, Michigan, became the last two ABC affiliates to begin airing the network newscast), as well as daytime network programs at aired during the 10:00a.m. hour. The station launched a full-scale news department in 1952, when it began operating from the former studios of the original WBRC-FM. We are thrilled to have Andy Parker co Those set-builders have been busy this week, havent they? It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. Royer said was a consummate broadcaster. [12][13] Under the arrangement, New World owned the licenses of both stations, while Citicasters continued to control their operations under outsourcing agreements. Longtime WBRC news anchor Joe Langston passed away early Saturday morning. Channel 6 also launched a prime time newscast at 9:00p.m. to compensate for the lack of prime time programming provided by Fox during that hour; however, it filled the 9:30p.m. half-hour with syndicated programs (originally reruns of Seinfeld, then from 1997 afterward, Jeopardy!) In a follow-up interview with AL.com this evening, Royer said he has a standard six-month non-compete clause in his contract with NBC 13, but he won't rule out the opportunity to come back at another station in the Birmingham market after those six months expire in mid-December. As a Fox station, WBRC has continued to maintain higher viewership than the other television news outlets in the market, although it has experienced tighter competition since the early 2000s against WBMA-LD and a resurgent WIAT (both of which currently engage in a spirited competition for second place); WBRC's 9 p.m. newscast has consistently ranked as one of the most-watched prime time newscasts in the U.S. for most of its run since its debut in 1996. In 1978, WBRC became the first television station in the Birmingham market to acquire a microwave truck for electronic news-gathering purposes, and became the first to provide live breaking news coverage on-scene. "My heart breaks to report that my friend, mentor and the most solid broadcaster I've ever known, Joe Langston passed away early this morning," Royer wrote on Facebook. Langston eventually managed the student radio station, WLJS-FM, and became department head over the communications department until his retirement in 1998. Joe was born in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and graduated from the University of Alabama in 1954. View contact information: phones, addresses, emails and networks. He was 82 Langston, a native of Tuscaloosa County and a graduate of the University. He also appeared on the Tom York Morning Show. In doing so, he made the school's communication students privy to the behind-the-scenes stories of his career. Following graduation, he joined the army and served two years in Special Ops at Fort Bragg, North. Royer, now an anchor at WVTM,joined Langston and sportscaster Winches as the weather man at WBRC as his first job in BIrmingham in 1979. #BillBolen hashtag on Twitter Joe Langston Obituary (1932 - 2014) - Birmingham, AL . WBRC also declined to carry Weekend Marketplace, the infomercial block that Fox replaced its remaining Saturday morning children's programming block with in January 2009; the rights were instead acquired by WABM. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). On February 19, 1953, WBRC-TV moved to channel 6 as part of a frequency realignment ordered by the FCC, resulting from the Sixth Report and Order issued the year prior in 1952. The subchannel became affiliated with Bounce TV on September 26, 2011, as part of the network's affiliation agreement with WBRC owner Raycom Media.[30]. After WBRC became a Fox station in September 1996, the station shifted its programming focus heavily towards local news, increasing its output from about 25 hours a week to around 40 hours. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). He began his broadcasting career in 1950 while a student at the University of Alabama. Syndicated programming broadcast by WBRC includes Judge Judy, Access Hollywood, Live with Kelly and Ryan and Inside Edition. When Gadsden-area leaders pushed for an international airport to be built in the area in the early 1990s, they showed a presentation video to various government officials which pitched the idea. WBRC-TV (06-21-14)Long-Time WBRC-TV Anchor, Joe Langston, DiesBy WBRC-TV Anchor Janet Hall---(Editor Judson Garner) AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy. Later he joined the news team at WVTM TV, but returned to WBRC as News Director. [37] Neal now works for WeatherNation as chief meteorologist. On Monday, York was emotional talking about his old friend. Funeral held for Birmingham broadcast legend Joe Langston, Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley report to prison. Langston was also an Army veteran. When a tanker truck exploded in west Nashville, some of the fuel leaked into the citys storm drains. The station first signed on the air on July 1, 1949, originally broadcasting on VHF channel 4 as WBRC-TV (standing for Bell Radio Company, after Fountain Heights physician J. C. Bell, founder of radio station WBRC (960 AM). Veteran WBRC anchor Joe Langston died Saturday. Langston briefly switched over to WVTM-TV in 1980, sharing the anchor desk with Pam Huff. Veteran WBRC anchor Joe Langston died Saturday. Langston's funeral will take place at 2 p.m. on Monday at Mountain Brook Baptist Church. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. WBRC: Birthday Party (with Joe Langston) WBRC: Bozo the Clown (Bart Darby, Ward McIntyre) WBRC: The Bugs Bunny Show (with Benny Carle) WTTO, WDBB: 'Cartoon Clubhouse (with Cliff Holman) WVTM-TV, WABT: Channel 13 Theatre (Bill Wright) WBRC: Circle Six Ranch (with Benny Carle) WIAT, WBMG: The Dick Tracy Show (with Neal Miller) [24][25][26][27] The sale was approved on December 20 and completed on January 2, 2019. Langston retired from WBRC in 1987 to work in the communications department at Jacksonville State University, where he retired as Chair of the department in 1998. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - WBRC FOX6 News pioneer, Pat Gray, has passed away. In September 1950, WBRC established a coaxial cable link with fellow NBC-DuMont affiliate WRGB (now a CBS affiliate) in Schenectady, New York, allowing the station to broadcast NBC and DuMont network programs both live and live-to-air. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the church. The FCC later granted WBRC to reclaim the top level of the tower for its main antenna, improving its digital coverage area (the former main antenna remains in use as an auxiliary antenna). He was inducted to the Alabama Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2009. [35] In July 2008, the station announced that James-Paul Dice a former meteorologist at CBS affiliate WHNT-TV in Huntsville would replace Neal as chief meteorologist. On March 1, 1961, WBRC-TV signed an agreement with ABC to become a full-time affiliate of the network. He joined the Jacksonville State University Department of Communication and retired from there as chairman of the department in 1998. WBRC is a Raycom sister station to WSFA, and is located in Birmingham.. [22] Raycom which is controlled by the Retirement Systems of Alabama is headquartered in Montgomery (the market to the adjacent south of the Birmingham DMA), and also owns that market's NBC affiliate WSFA as well as Huntsville NBC affiliate WAFF. He also appeared on the Tom York Morning Show. Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. [33] On October 26, 2009, WBRC became the second television station in the Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston market (after WVTM-TV) and the third station in Alabama to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition; the news set and the graphics were also redesigned as part of the transition. Smith III, who read wire copies of local news headlines over a slide of the station's logo. ", "He was such a sweet and funny guy," she said from her home in California. Social Media Community ManagerSuccessful AD Partnership, LLCRemote, Remote, Strategic PlannerSuccessful AD Partnership, LLCRemote, Remote, Account DirectorFuture Today Inc.Los Angeles, California, WriterGarfinkel + AssociatesBethesda, Maryland, Multimedia Marketing CoordinatorRosendinSterling, Virginia. WBRC began producing live local programming in 1950 after it converted the building that formerly housed WBRC-FM into a makeshift television studio; the station also acquired additional studio camera equipment, including shows such as Coffee Break, Supersonic Sam and Cowboy Theatre. WBRC's Channel 6 Joe Langston News Anchor Promo from 1985 Station ID (1985) WBRC-TV's Channel 6's Alabama's Great video image promo from 1985 WBRC-TV's BRC6 News video opening from 1985 WBRC 6 News open (1985-1989) WBRC-TV's WBRC 6 News' Scott Richards Video Promo From 1986. Langston started at Birmingham's WBRC in 1963 as the first reporter/anchor hired at the station. Tim Hollis documented about 1,400 local children's shows in a 2002 book called Hi There, Boys and Girls! Langston started at Birmingham's WBRC in 1963 as the first reporter/anchor hired at the station. [2] Although WBRC-TV was the first television station in Birmingham to be granted a license by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), it is the second-oldest television station in Alabama, signing on just over one month after WAFM-TV (channel 13, now WVTM-TV), which debuted on May 29. Several members of the news department staff in its early years started at WBRC radio including news anchors Harry Mabry and Joe Langston (the latter of whom would also take on a management role as its director of news and editorial policy in 1969), and sports anchor Tom York. Hanna's first husband, M. D. Smith, had bought WBRC radio from Bell in 1928. WBRC has been the ratings leader in the market for most of the last half-century, dating back to its tenure as an ABC affiliate. The terms of the settlement were not immediately disclosed. M. D. Smith III is also named a remote general manager of WAAY-TV from Birmingham. According to . . Channel 6 continued these practices for most of its years with ABC. Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley report to prison, Rescue teams will be back in the water in three hours searching for a Talladega man, keep your umbrella handy for scattered showers today. An urban legend regarding the ABC affiliation agreement suggested that the switch was partly motivated by CBS' plans to air Who Speaks For Birmingham?, a controversial CBS Reports documentary focusing on desegregation at Birmingham City Schools that later led to journalist Howard K. Smith's resignation from CBS News after he quoted an anti-desegregation statement by political scientist Edmund Burke in the closing narration, viewed by network president Bill Paley as editorializing his views in support of school integration; however, the special aired on May 18 of that year, two months after the ABC agreement was signed. "I think that is what made him special. [23], On June 25, 2018, Atlanta-based Gray Television announced it had reached an agreement with Raycom to merge their respective broadcasting assets (consisting of Raycom's 63 existing owned-and/or-operated television stations, including WBRC), and Gray's 93 television stations) under the former's corporate umbrella. These were locally produced commercial television programming intended for the child audience with unique hosts and themes. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. And somehow the two merged into this one persona that we call Joe Langston," Chandler said. WBRC (channel 6) is a television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. He graduated from the University in 1954. In 1984, the station became one of the first television stations in the region to adopt a 24-hour-a-day programming schedule. In addition, the station produces Fox 6 Sideline, a high school football program that debuted in September 1989 as an ABC affiliate, which airs Friday nights after the 10 p.m. newscasts during the fall. New England One reports, she will join the station as weekend evening meteorologist. The Federal Aviation Administration today anounced the last of six test sites is ready to conduct research vital to integrating UAS into the nations airspace. To celebrate the occasion, FAA Administrator Michael H Sydney Benter is set to join Cincinnati CBS affiliate WKRC as an anchor and reporter, tomorrow. Langston was born in 1932 in Tuscaloosa County. 530 News (Joe Langston) - [WBRC's world cast; ABC News not cleared until 1972] 545 News, Sports, Weather - [a/k/a "Alabama Newsreel"] 600 Zane Grey Theater 630 It Takes a Thief 730 Movie - "How To Steal a Million" 1000 News 1030 Viewpoint (interview with Mrs. Kate Wood of Montgomery, woman's director of NAACP in Detroit) 1100 Alfred Hitchcock Several members of the news department staff in its early years started at WBRC radio including news anchors Harry Mabry and Joe Langston (the latter of whom would also take on a management role as its director of news and editorial policy in 1969), and sports anchor Tom York. WBRC Fox 6 Chief Meteorologist JP Dice discusses his decision to leave Fox 6 and his plan for the future. Later that year, Hanna also sold the WBRC television and radio stations to Storer Broadcasting for $2.3milliona handsome return on her first husband's purchase of WBRC radio 25 years earlier. Taft later bought ABC's former syndication arm, Worldvision Enterprises, in 1979 (ABC spun off this division in 1973 as a result of fin-syn laws, which have since been repealed). Fiddler, guitarist and vocalist Eddie Burns was invited to bring his musical group to serve as The Morning Show's house band and act as the program's bandleader; however, within a few months, station management offered Burns his own morning program on channel 6. Her son, M. D. Smith III, who worked at the radio stations in advertising sales and was later promoted to program director and vice president, ran the television station as its operations manager. He began his broadcasting career in 1950 while a student at the University of Alabama. It was originally owned by the Birmingham Broadcasting Company, run by Eloise D. Hanna, along with WBRC radio. Good morning everyone. WBRC: Birthday Party(with Joe Langston) WBRC: Bozo the Clown(Bart Darby, Ward McIntyre) WBRC: The Bugs Bunny Show(with Benny Carle) WTTO, WDBB: Cartoon Clubhouse(with Cliff Holman) WVTM-TV, WABT: Channel 13 Theatre(Bill Wright) WBRC: Circle Six Ranch(with Benny Carle) WIAT, WBMG: The Dick Tracy Show(with Neal Miller) WBRC also lost several longtime anchors and reporters to the W58CK/WCFT/WJSU trimulcast at that time, including news anchors Linda Mays and Brenda Ladun, meteorologists James Spann (who himself reportedly left WBRC due to his disapproval over the edgier content of Fox's programming) and Mark Prater, and sports anchor Mike Raita. Joe Langston was promoted to Director of News and Editorial Policy in 1969. In 1957, Storer sold the WBRC stations to Radio Cincinnati Inc., the forerunner of what would become Taft Broadcasting, for $2.3million. In January 1996, ABC struck a deal with Allbritton Communications to affiliate with CBS stations WCFT-TV (channel 33, now Heroes & Icons affiliate WSES) in Tuscaloosa and WJSU-TV (channel 40, now Heroes & Icons affiliate WGWW) in Anniston (the latter of which Allbritton had agreed to operate under a local marketing agreement with then-owner Osborne Communications Corporation weeks prior); because Tuscaloosa and Anniston were then separate markets, which would result in neither station being counted in Nielsen ratings reports for Birmingham, Allbritton purchased low-power station W58CK (channel 58, now WBMA-LD), creating a triple-simulcast with WCFT and WJSU, which would act as its satellite stations.[16][17]. Birmingham-area television legend Joe Langston is being remembered this week, not only for his work in the anchor chair, but also what he did afterwards in the front of a classroom. This type of programming began in the late 1940's and continued into the 1970s. "You got to know him and you got to love the guy," he said. WBRC television's news operations began with the launch of the station in 1949, originally consisting of five-minute-long newscasts at sign-on and sign-off that were originally anchored by operations manager M.D. While it may have been out of place in most of Storer's other markets (many of which were located outside of the Southern United States), it was a perfect fit for Birmingham. He was named outstanding alumnus of the University of Alabama College of Communication in 1982 and received the Distinguished Service Award from the University in 1988. Even in its final years on WBRC, mini-documentaries produced by the station (which were produced by Randy Mize and Tom Stovall) for the local segments aired during the UCP Telethon; WBRC stopped producing and broadcasting the local segments of the telethon soon after it switched to Fox in 1996. Bell called Langston a friend and a big brother. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Storer may have used his leverage to secure a primary CBS affiliation for WBRC-TV, which joined the network on July 4, 1954. York's program, meanwhile, was so popular that, when ABC debuted AM America in January 1975, WBRC declined to carry itpreferring not to alter, let alone cancel, what had become a local television institution in The Morning Show; this continued after ABC replaced the more news-driven AM America with Good Morning America, which maintained a format similar to York's program, in November of that year. Inside the bag was an urn containing the ashes of the her son who lived only two hours after he was born. A service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Mountain Brook Baptist Church, with visitation to follow in Hudson Hall. 50-year-old Kent Wesley Franklin was boating with friends late Saturday night at Lake Logan Martin, when he jumped off the boat and was not seen again. Joe was born in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and graduated from the University of Alabama in 1954. After retiring she returned to Birmingham, the Magic City, where she is fondly remembered as a trailblazing pioneer for women in broadcasting. Karen Church Out at WBRC After 17 Years By Mark Joyella on Dec. 29, 2015 - 3:28 PM "I paved the way for people who are now becoming my replacements, which I don't appreciate." The station became exclusively affiliated with ABC on September 7, 1961; on that date, channel 13 (by then known as WAPI-TV) assumed rights to CBS and NBC programming, although WBRC continued to occasionally carry certain CBS shows that WAPI chose not to carry through 1965. Refine Your Search Results. Langston, longtime WBRC-TV anchor and reporter, died Friday at the age of 82. Mickey Ferguson says keep your umbrella handy for scattered showers today. DMA 45 (BIRMINGHAM, AL) Longtime WBRC Anchor Joe Langston Dies At 82. al.com | June 24, 2014 | 6:39 am EDT by TVNewsCheck . WBRC and WGHP were the only Fox-owned stations that did not air the network's children's program blocks until 2003, when now-former sister stations KTTV in Los Angeles and WFLD in Chicago moved the block to their UPN-affiliated sister stations (KCOP-TV and WPWR-TV). Joe is related to Bill F Langston and Bill F Langston. The station retained all of the newscasts that existed during its final years as an ABC affiliate, but expanded its weekday morning newscast from one to three hours (with the addition of a two-hour extension, known for most of its run as Good Day Alabama, from 7:00 to 9:00am), and bridged the separate 5:00 and 6:00p.m. newscasts on Monday through Friday nights to form a 90-minute early-evening news block (by adding a half-hour newscast at 5:30). This also marked a significant turnaround for channel 6's relationship with the network, as during the later 1950s, the amount of ABC programming on WBRC had been dramatically reduced from about 50% of its schedule to only a very limited selection of shows, seemingly headed toward an exclusive CBS affiliation by 1960; even still, WBRC retained some of CBS' higher-rated soap operas on its daytime schedule until about 1968, when those programs moved to either WAPI-TV or WBMG. Unusual for a commercial broadcaster, Storer supported educational television, and the company donated two transmitters and frequencies in the Birmingham market (channels 7 and 10, which were respectively occupied by WCIQ and WBIQ when both stations signed on in 1955) to Alabama Educational Television (now Alabama Public Television). Copyright 2014 WBRC. The group's affiliation deal with Fox also gave New World a chance to solve its ownership problem by reaching an agreement with Citicasters to sell WBRC and WGHP directly to the network's owned-and-operated station group, Fox Television Stations. Share Your News Tip. Langston was inducted into the Alabama Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2009. The station operated its digital transmission facilities under special temporary authorization at a lower effective radiated power until October 2009, when its transmitter was upgraded to full power at 1 megawatt at a position on the tower at 373 meters (1,224ft). Former WBRC Sports Director Herb Winches referred to Langston as his mentor. Langston of Live Oak, Florida and his brother Dr. James H. Langston of Fort Walton Beach. Joe was an active member and Deacon at Mountain Brook Baptist Church. Joseph Leonard Langston (born January 1, 1932 in Brownsville, Tuscaloosa County; died June 21, 2014 in Vestavia Hills) was a long-time news director for WBRC-TV. The station has the largest news staff of any television station in Alabama, with around half of its approximately 160 employees employed with the news department in on-air, administrative and production positions. WBRC cemented viewer allegiances by carrying a heavy schedule of local programs during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably two long-running morning shows. Joe Langston joined WBRC in 1963. Throughout his career Langston earned every major award from The Associated Press and United Press International. 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