Quotation[9] = "'FTVLive.com Scooped Everyone With News' - About.com "; Editing, Ap Style, Newspaper, Newsletters, Video Editing, Philanthropy, Annual Giving, Grant Interventional Cardiologist at Ohio Heart & Vascular Consultants, Partner at Toledo Tactical, Interventional Cardiologist that cooks, sells guns and is a partner in an electrical contracting company Interventional Cardiology, Vascular Medicine, Healthcare, Video Journalist (Reporter/Photographer) at Raycom Media, Traffic Reporter at Clear Channel Radio, TRAFFIC REPORTER/, Data Entry Technician at American Red Cross, Owner / On-Air Talent at Boy Gourmet / BeCanvas, New Media Content Director at Raycom Media -- WTOL, President at Toledo Area Soccer Association, Employee/backstage manager at Talk About PR, Front Office/PR at Ohio Heart and Vascular Consultants. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. A Michigan native with a passion for nonprofit work, Kalie came to WTOL in January, 2022. As most of American Spirit Media's stations are operated as duopolies with a Raycom-owned station in the same market, it was expected that WTOL would establish a joint sales agreement with WUPW. Pawlak joined the station after graduating. As Cancom had to seek regulatory approval several months in advance, it elected to go with WTOL, the largest CBS station closest to Detroit. [14] This made WTOL a sister station to NBC affiliate WKYC in Cleveland (and later to fellow CBS affiliate WBNS-TV in Columbus from a separate deal), while separating it from WOIO/WUAB. - Greta Van Susteren" March 1 (UPI) -- A basketball player from Poland broke a Guinness World Record in London when he jumped 10 feet and 5 inches to complete a between the legs slam dunk. if(window.ImageLoader) window.ImageLoader.bootstrap({}, document);Squarespace.afterBodyLoad(Y); Toledo Anchor Crosses the Street Before Being Fired. It wasn't just that they turned a blind eye or looked the other way regarding the non-compete. The Blade. But Grays WTVG puts up a strong fight, and the ABC affil has captured the largest number of fans/followers in this weeks Social Scorecard. broadcasts. Quotation [15] = " 'FTVLive Reported the Story First'- NY Times" Andrew Kinsey's outreach extends to kids and the community and beyond. He was 83. It was sold to Filmways (now part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) in 1962. A message to you from former WTOL anchor Chrys Peterson 5,518 views Premiered Mar 20, 2020 82 Dislike Share Save WTOL11 19.6K subscribers Some words of encouragement and hope from Chrys. var Quotation=new Array() // do not change this! 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Dog rescued after falling 12 feet into Georgia storm drain. In October 2011, WTOL was certified by WeatheRate as having the most accurate forecasts for Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. Gever said Parcell was too weak to return to her broadcasting job, but she had been working on an hourlong special on China at home. March 1 (UPI) -- Officials at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium confirmed a cheetah briefly escaped from its enclosure, but was behind a public barrier at all times. [20] In June 2018, Jerry Anderson announced his retirement, with June 15 being his final day on the air. "And sometimes now, as I think about - is there a technical explanation? Fondessy was a graduate of Start High School and the University of Toledo. TOLEDO, Ohio Former WTOL sports anchor and reporter John passed away last Friday, leaving behind his wife Kristine Keller-Pawlak and four children. A number of factors, including research on what viewers want, breaking news, weather, stories that deliver polarizing points of view and features designed to encourage viewer engagement. [4] In January 2012, LIN TV Corporation announced it would sell its local Fox affiliate WUPW to American Spirit Media for $22 million. 'Sue was such an important part of WTOL news,' news anchor Linda Joyce told viewers during a newscast Thursday, thanking them for their calls of condolence. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.Bible: Hebrew Psalms, 23:4. She was 56. We also have a new set. It was Leigh's ties to the area that helped make her job application stand out, even late in the hiring process, when she applied in January. May 27, 2011 | 2:54 pm EDT by TVNewsCheck. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. WBNS-TV is our TEGNA sister station and CBS affiliate here in Ohio. Author:. Kinsey remains committed to the connection hes made in the Glass City. Toledo will always hold a special place in my heart," he said. TVNewsCheck | ###. // Set up the quotations to be shown, below. Frank Mungeam: The mockery mounted on social media as a video spread virally showing newscasters from WTOL Toledo in what the majority of users found to be a painful effort to sound high school cool. An obvious teachable moment emerged when the station published theback story behind the video. Raycoms CBS affiliate WTOL leads all of Toledo, Ohio, local media on social media in overall actions, according to Shareablee data. Today we announce that our 5, 6, and 11 p.m. anchor Andrew Kinsey is being promoted to anchor the evening shows at WBNS-TV in Columbus. Please share, like or comment on our page. WTOL-TV reports Orris Tabner died Tuesday. I've been so blessed to be your meteorologist for the past 4+years. Kristi Leigh is an award-winning TV news journalist, TV Host, and podcast contributor. Contact David Mack at david.mack@buzzfeed.com. Read more about this topic: WTVG, News Operation, Action News Team, Every notable advance in technique or organization has to be paid for, and in most cases the debit is more or less equivalent to the credit. // pattern, adding to the array. One of those dismissed, news anchor Ali Bradley, told BuzzFeed News she had been advised not to comment. Meterologist Kimberly Newman has tweeted her thanks to supporters after her Facebook page was also inundated with people critical of the station's decision. Quotation[10] = "'The statement from New York-based NBC was in response to a report on the FTVLive' - Bloomberg"; Facebook The Raycom CBS affiliate is losing its news director, morning anchor and a meteorologist. The body was found by Rick Gevers, the station's news director. ", On Thursday, she also tweeted a bitmoji of herself "dropping the mic.". The whole experience has left the retired investigative reporter with a profound sense of wonder. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Georgia came to the rescue of a dog who fell into a storm drain and ended up stranded about 12 feet underground. Parcell and other members of the WTOL crew returned to the United States May 13. Toledo native Michael Sandlin is proud to be back in his hometown, reporting on stories that matter to you. WTOL's broadcasts became digital-only, effective June 12, 2009. December 29, 2020 | 3:10 pm EST by Kevin Eck, TVSpy | Jon Monk is a native northwest Ohioan. She was 31. Quotation[5] = "'FTVLive was the first site to break the Jay Leno story' - KNX Radio"; Updated: 3:31 PM EST February 28, 2023. 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[21] Morning anchor Andrew Kinsey was promoted to the evening shift[22] while longtime reporter and fill-in anchor Tim Miller assumed morning anchor duties as of June 18, 2018. Starting in December, she'll anchor the morning shows with Tim Miller weekdays on. WTOL-Channel 11 has also listed job ads for a news producer and three content specialists after the incident, which reportedly occurred over the New Year's weekend. A service-sharing agreement with Raycom CBS affiliate WTOL attached to the sale allows the stations to share news staff and broadcasts. Originally from Toledo, she grew up watching WTOL 11. Quotation [19] = " 'FTVLive.com, a prominent television industry website' - Lexington Herald Leader" 419-248-1111. [16], On January 2, 2014, it was officially announced that longtime evening news anchor Chrys Peterson would be leaving WTOL after nearly twenty years at the station. WUPW's remaining staff now operate from WTOL's facilities (though its management and sales departments will remain separate). Last of three loose bison rounded up in Maine. For the uninitiated, the card game is best thought of as an adults-only version of Mad Libs, requiring participants to complete phrases using offensive and profane cards. The names of those who were let go have not been released. TOLEDO, Ohio -- Sue Parcell, an anchorwoman for WTOL-TV, was found dead in her suburban townhouse Wednesday evening of apparent natural causes, station officials said Thursday. Average high temperatures in the 40s and no snow; What happened to February this year? Former WTOL (Toledo) Anchor Kristi Leigh went on her Facebook page to bitch about her old station. October 29, 2020 | 2:40 pm EDT by Stephanie Tsoflias Siegel, TVSpy | TaTiana also is a proud Notre Dame Academy Eagle alumna. Leigh claims that while WTOL was doing a Facebook live, they muted the former Anchor. TVNewsCheck | We had some things to work through and did that so it was respectful of legal agreements but also respectful of the human beings involved.. Three bison escape Maine farm, two recaptured. Quotation [11] = "'Scott Jones, whose FTVLive.com Web site broke the story' - LA Daily News" TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) A Toledo television station says its former sports director has died. Smith will co-anchor WTOL's newscasts alongside . Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. On January 30, 2012, WTOL replaced its News 11 Now on 11.2 with MeTV. WTOL | December 2, 2015 | 7:34 am EST by TVNewsCheck. Quotation[0] = "'Mr. As Brad was making funeral arrangements, he hit the email icon on his phone but his mail didn't pop up. March 1 (UPI) -- Police in Maine said the last of the three bison to escape in Aroostook County was safely rounded up with help from the animals' owner. After joining the station, she will go through a training period of sorts as she learns and grows comfortable with WTOL's system, Lorenzen said. 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'There's not a person in our newsroom who didn't love her,' said Gevers. TVSpy | TOLEDO, Ohio -- Sue Parcell, an anchorwoman for WTOL-TV, was found dead in her suburban townhouse Wednesday evening of apparent natural causes, station officials said Thursday. Quotation[6] = "'The site that everyone that works in TV News turns to' - NPR "; Through the shared services agreement with WUPW, WTOL may also simulcast long-form severe weather coverage on channel 36 in the event that a tornado warning is issued for any county in its northwest Ohio viewing area. "If God wanted to give a sign, what better way to do it than through the instrument that dominates people's lives today? It opted to keep the higher-rated WTOL and sold WNWO to Barrington Broadcasting, who acquired that station in 2006. Melissa is a main anchor for WTOL 11s evening news. Dr. Diane Scala-Barnett, the deputy county coroner, said autopsy results would not be disclosed until Friday. In which case, of course, your progress is a step backwards and downwards.Aldous Huxley (18941963). Here is a complete list of nearly every local News Anchors in Toledo, OH. Average high temperatures in the 40s and no snow; What happened to February this year. Updated: 10:43 AM EDT September 9, 2020 TOLEDO, Ohio A season of change is upon us at WTOL 11. Jerry Anderson (now at WTOL and WUPW in Toledo), Melissa Andrews (now at WTOL and WUPW in Toledo), Allie Clifton (now Cleveland Cavaliers TV sideline reporter), Kristin Emery (now at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh), Frank Gilhooley (deceased; former Toledo Mud Hens announcer), Neil Hartman (now at Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia), Scott McGrew (now at KNTV NBC Bay Area, San Francisco), Rob Powers (now sports director at WABC-TV in New York City), Michael Reghi (now at WKNR-AM; former Cleveland Cavaliers play-by-play announcer), Susan Ross Wells (now director of health care marketing at the University of Toledo). said Brad. She, at one point had been the highest ranking female officer in Naval Intelligence and was going to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. [5] On April 20, 2012, WUPW finalized its acquisition and its shared services agreement with WTOL. Klein's imminent exit was first reported by FTVLive' - NY Times"; Quotation [14] = " 'FTVLive's Scott Jones one of the Most Important Media Reporters in America'- Mediaite" Kristy is a reporter on WTOL 11 This Morning. January 3, 2014 | 2:56 pm EST by TVNewsCheck, Toledo Blade | On Twitter: @jzieglerWTOP. April 3, 2019 | 8:25 am EDT by Frank Mungeam. The kids we have reached and helped through Andrew Cares is what I am most proud of and that work will continue in Toledo no matter where I go," he said. In a memo to the staff, Hoyt says that his main reason for leaving is personal. Hoyt joined WTOL in 2011, coming from WFIE Evansville, Ind. Our new Privacy Policy will go into effect on January 1st, 2023. [19] In February, Kristi Leigh (formerly of WNWO, WUPW and WTVG) was named co-anchor of the 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m. ND Andi Roman said she is leaving to spend time with her family, including two teenage sons. Looking at a screenshot from the FB live, it appears that Leigh was able to ask a question (or make a statement) doing the event. 3 Local TV Group", "What the Raycom/Gray merger means for WTOL and you", "TEGNA to Acquire the Leading Television Stations WTOL in Toledo, OH, and KWES in Odessa-Midland, TX", "TEGNA Completes Acquisition of Leading Stations WTOL in Toledo, OH and KWES in Midland-Odessa, TX", "StomTrack 11 certified as most accurate - Toledo News Now, News, Weather, Sports, Toledo, OH", "Chrys Peterson leaving WTOL 11 to spend more time with family - Toledo News Now, News, Weather, Sports, Toledo, OH", "Emilie Voss to anchor WTOL 11 News at 5, 6 and 11 - Toledo News Now, News, Weather, Sports, Toledo, OH", "Voss leaving Toledo market after nearly 5 years", "Leigh to co-anchor newscasts on WTOL-TV, Channel 11", "Longtime anchor Jerry Anderson ready to sign off for last time", "WTOL 11 plays 20 questions with Andrew Kinsey as he swaps the morning shows for the evening", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WTOL&oldid=1123817308, This page was last edited on 25 November 2022, at 21:30. Jeff Smith Anchor, Action News Good Morning Toledo, OH Jeff Smith has anchored the #1 morning news program in northwest Ohio and southeastern Michigan, 13abc Action News Good Morning, since. February 11, 2020 | 2:51 pm EST by Stephanie Tsoflias Siegel, Knight-Cronkite News Lab | Today we announce that our 5, 6, and 11 p.m. anchor Andrew Kinsey is being promoted to anchor. 'Sue had a terrific attitude and a willingness to work.'. WTOL was carried by Cancom until 1999, when it was replaced with WWJ-TV. showQuotation(); Raycom already owned WNWO, but couldn't keep both because the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not allow one entity to own two of the top four rated stations in a single market. John is a Toledo native who now is delivering your WTOL 11 Weather forecasts at the station he grew up watching! No official cause of death was listed, pending the autopsy. Strategic Marketing Communications/PR Pro - aligns the work with business goals and objectives. Kinseys last official on-air day with WTOL 11 will be Friday, Oct. 9. Copyright 2002 - 2023 GoGoMag.com. Golden Touchstone: Chrys Peterson, former WTOL 11 anchor Excellence in journalism for daily print category: Janet Romaker, The Blade, for . (CBS/WTOL) - Current CBS and former WTOL reporter Steve Hartmantold an interesting story this week on CBS Sunday morning about another WTOL alumni, Brad Brown. It closes on the $105 million purchase from Gray Television of the CBS affiliate in Toledo and the NBC affiliate in Midland-Odessa, Texas. Quotation [13] = " '(FTVLive) is a Mad Blogger'- Piers Morgan" Mike Stone, the stations weekend morning and part-time weekday morning meteorologist, also is leaving. Former WTOL 11 anchor and reporter Rebecca Fondessy dies at 56 00:00 00:00 An unknown error has occurred Fondessy was a graduate of Start High School and the University of Toledo. Under terms of the deal, WTOL will handle WUPWs news programming. March 28, 2012 | 7:52 am EDT by TVNewsCheck. Toledo Blade | January 2, 2019 | 5:09 pm EST by Mark K. Miller. November 05, 2021 / Scott Jones. Last month the Sinclair-owned station announced plans to outsource the bulk of its news staff and production to an affiliate in South Bend. Dictionary.com adds 'hellscape,' 'woke' and 311 other new terms. WTOV-TV Anchor /Reporter/Producer Jul 1996 - Sep 2005 Full Profile Jason Brun Steubenville, OH Professions & Specialties News Anchor Commercial Announcer Presenter Leader PR and Communications Professional Managers Public Relations Professinal Experience & Education Position: News Reporter at The Times Leader Location: Ryan joined WTOL in March 2011, coming from a station in Quincy, Illinois. TPS bus driver cleared of wrongdoing after man allegedly broke in, kidnapped 15-year-old girl with autism, Mostly cloudy skies Wednesday, afternoon highs warming near 60 degrees | WTOL 11 Weather. jziegler@wtop.com. Both stations share studios on North Summit Street in downtown Toledo, while WTOL's transmitter is located on Cedar Point Road in Oregon, Ohio. Many VHF stations are applying to the FCC for power increases to restore their coverage area after moving from UHF back to VHF. Quotation[8] = "'CNBC wanted a reaction to a story someone had seen on FTVLive' - Vanity Fair "; She was taken to the local hospital for a day before she was flown to Shanghai, where she was admitted to the East China Hospital. Not only has he anchored our nightly newscasts, but hes also created a trust in the community with his non-profit Andrew Cares, helping underprivileged children have a mentor in their lives such as Andrew, she said. Amanda Fay is the main anchor for WTOL 11 Your Day weekdays at 9 a.m. and also WTOL 11 News at Noon. Due to personnel matters being involved, we cannot comment further.". Copyright 2023 NewsCheckMedia LLC, 238 Crosshill Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096 | 610-649-7989. It is owned by Tegna Inc., which provides certain services to Fox affiliate WUPW (channel 36) under a joint sales agreement (JSA) with American Spirit Media. Follow the link to read our updated Privacy Policy, TOLEDO, Ohio Former anchor and reporter Rebecca Fondessy died on Jan. 11 at the age of 56. Last month the Sinclair-owned station announced plans to outsource the bulk of its news staff and production to an affiliate in South Bend. Pictures of WTOL-TV News Anchors and Reporters * No longer with Network. November 17, 2011 | 2:48 pm EST by TVNewsCheck, Toledo Blade | February 15, 2012 | 3:08 pm EST by Staff, Raycom Media-owned WWBT Richmond, Va. (DMA 57), and WTOL Toledo, Ohio (DMA 74) have added diginet Me-TV to their subchannel lineups. She was 31. As journalists, wed hope we would be more careful about jumping to conclusions before sharing. | WTOL 11 Weather, Delta Community Fire Department makes history by hiring first full-time employees, 14-year-old girl with medical concerns missing from east Toledo, Volunteers needed to record bird deaths, injuries from building collisions in downtown Toledo, Cenovus finalizes purchase of BP-Husky Toledo Refinery, Sierah's Birthday Soiree to fundraise in support of self-defense program Saturday, PRO Home and Garden Show highlights reliable contractors and landscapers in Toledo, 16-year-old facing charges after false 911 traced to Whitmer high School Wednesday, ProMedica sells hospice, home healthcare business to Gentiva for $710 million, Blissfield mobile home residents stranded by flooding from rain, Woman shot, killed in Adrian, Mich. Friday night. TOLEDO, Ohio Former anchor and reporter Rebecca Fondessy died on Jan. 11 at the age of 56. // Free for all; but please leave in this header. New York man dies in Ohio Turnpike crash early Wednesday. Toledo, OH 43604 Quotation [12] = "'has handed in his resignation, according to FTVLive.com' - TVNewser" Powerball ticket forgotten in coat pocket turns out to be $1 million winner. Even with the ownership changes that have occurred since 2006, WTOL retains its Liberty-era logo. You can see him co-anchoring the WTOL 11 evening news with Melissa Andrews at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. Tim Miller is an Emmy award winning reporter and co-anchor for WTOL 11 Your Morning. Woman learns of $1M Powerball prize hours before her birthday. The phone started working normally again a few hours later, but the image still appears in the background of some emails. Leighs move to the CBS affiliate will make the area native and Bowling Green State University graduate perhaps the first broadcast journalist to deliver news on all four local newscasts, including WTVG and WUPW. It was an important time for the city and our news organization, getting people the latest information on a basic necessity had us all on edge, he said as he reflects on that time. The Wrap | // ====================================== News Director Lauren Weppler said Kinsey has always cared about getting it right and remaining committed to the people of Toledo. Raycom picks the former KRQE-KASA Albuquerque, N.M., sales director to succeed Bob Chirdon atop its Toledo CBS affiliate. Originally from Lenawee County, Diane is AMS certified and was inspired to become a meteorologist by wanting to know the answer to when the next snow day was coming! Working in Toledo is not far from home for him, since he grew up just down the road in BG! TPS bus driver cleared of wrongdoing after man allegedly broke in, kidnapped 15-year-old girl with autism, Mostly cloudy skies Wednesday, afternoon highs warming near 60 degrees | WTOL 11 Weather. WTOL-Channel 11 has also listed job ads for a news producer and three content specialists after the incident, which reportedly occurred over the New Year's weekend. Example video title will go here for this video. For now, I'm Kimberly Newman, signing off xo. a longtime Toledo broadcaster known as an anchor of evening newscasts on WSPD-TV which became WTVG for his "Weather-in-the-Weather" segments broadcast live from the Commodore Perry Hotel and . Tabner was the stations sports director for nearly 40 years until his retirement in 1996. August 8, 2016 | 6:37 am EDT by TVNewsCheck, NetNewsCheck | // Do not change anything below this line Longtime sports director Dan Cummins, a fixture at WTOL since 1980, also moved to the news desk and is co-anchor of the noon news. Cheetah briefly escapes enclosure at Omaha zoo. 1,053 talking about this. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); // ============================================== ", TPS bus driver cleared of wrongdoing after man allegedly broke in, kidnapped 15-year-old girl with autism, Mostly cloudy skies Wednesday, afternoon highs warming near 60 degrees | WTOL 11 Weather. var whichQuotation=Math.round(Math.random()*(Q-1)); Peterson decided to leave the station in order to spend more time with her family. 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, and Gray's 93 television stations) under Gray's corporate umbrella, in a cash-and-stock merger transaction valued at $3.6 billion. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Authorities in Maine said one bison remained on the loose Tuesday after three of the animals were seen running loose on a road Monday. 11K views, 222 likes, 16 loves, 14 comments, 18 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from WTOL 11: GOODBYE JERRY: Everyone wants to wish Jerry well as he starts. March 11, 2015 | 11:32 am EDT by Staff. E-mail your questions or comments using the form below, or send your US Mail to: Public Speaking, Program Development, Higher Education, Non-profits, Program Management, Community Television Engineer at WTOL-TV, Freelance Writer at Examiner.com. WTOL is also the only station in Toledo to never change its primary affiliation. Quotation[2] = "'The story first broke on FTVLive.com' - AP"; Chrys Peterson's final news broadcast was on February 28, 2014, and an hour-long special aired at 8:00p.m. in celebration of Peterson's twenty years at WTOL. WTOL, Raycoms CBS affiliate in Toledo, Ohio, has three times as many social media actions as its next nearest competitor in the market over the last six months according to data from audience insight firm Shareablee. Parcell was admitted to Flower Memorial Hospital in Sylvania for several days before she was released to recover at home, said Michael Cullison, a WTOL producer who accompanied her to China. WNWO doesn't have the same workload that we have. A shared news site was also unveiled for the two stations, Toledo News Now.[6]. WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is nominating Julie Su, the current deputy and former California official, as his next labor secretary, replacing the . Kinseys grit and determination from that day forward propelled him into a six-year career at WTOL. [23], Last edited on 25 November 2022, at 21:30, "Tegna Selling To Standard General For $5.4 Billion", "WTOL11 to launch ME-TV on channel 11.2 Jan. 30 - Toledo News Now, News, Weather, Sports, Toledo, OH", "LIN Deals Toledo Fox Affiliate to American Spirit", "GRAY AND RAYCOM TO COMBINE IN A $3.6 BILLION TRANSACTION", "Gray Acquiring Raycom For $3.65B, Forming No. CBS was unable to sign a new Detroit affiliate (WGPR, now owned-and-operated station WWJ-TV) until mere days before the change, partly because of a deal reached by Scripps which saw WXYZ-TV renew its affiliation with ABC and caused three other stations to switch to the network. Quotation[4] = "'FTVLive a TV news website that is often on the money' - LA Times"; June 16, 2015 | 2:39 pm EDT by TVNewsCheck, FTVLive | See more great local stories at www.wtol.com. // to increment the Quotation[x] index! Meet the Team! The incident happened just before 1 a.m. Wednesday on the westbound side of the turnpike near mile marker 67. 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