Tagged News

• In return to Louisiana, Jonathan Shelley tapped to lead News at WBRZ, WBRZ Plus in Baton Rouge

  September 14, 2022 12:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - WBRZ has named Jonathan Shelley its Director of News. Shelley was appointed to oversee the station's news operations from a similar job in the Midwest. Shelley is returning to Louisiana, where his sons were born and where he and his wife have family. In Louisiana,... more »

• Food Network reportedly parts ways with Bobby Flay

  October 8, 2021 4:51 AM

  One of the Food Network's most popular celebrity chefs is parting ways with the channel that helped make him a household name. According to Variety , superstar chef Bobby Flay is leaving the Food Network after a 27-year partnership. Flay and Food Network have reportedly been attempting to... more »

• 'The View' co-hosts pulled from live show mid-segment due to testing positive for COVID

  September 24, 2021 1:21 PM

  Long-time fans of ABC's 'The View' have seen a number of surprising unscripted moments unfold on the 24-year-old show, but Friday morning, an unprecedented COVID-era situation played out in front of a live audience. According to ABC News , a planned interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was derailed... more »

• 'Jeopardy' details plans for remainder of 2021 as search for official host continues

  September 16, 2021 1:02 PM

  The drama surrounding the question of who will replace Alex Trebek as the official host of 'Jeopardy' continues. That said, network heads have at least ironed out the details of who will host the series throughout the remaining months of 2021. According to Variety , the iconic game... more »

• Baton Rouge nurse featured in Lifetime special highlighting female heroes Play Video

  March 30, 2021 1:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A local nurse featured in multiple WBRZ reports for her efforts to vaccinate underserved communities will be highlighted in a nationally televised TV special on female trailblazers. A+E Networks says Carla Brown , a nurse at Canon Hospice in Baton Rouge, will be one of several... more »

• Actors reportedly sue CBS for jewelry heist scene gone wrong during filming in New Orleans

  October 12, 2020 7:41 AM

  According to TMZ , a jewelry heist scene filmed in New Orleans was so realistic that real police officers burst into the scene with their guns drawn, startling the actors. TMZ reveals the incident took place during the filming of "NCIS: New Orleans" and that now, the two actors... more »

• WATCH LIVE: WBRZ+ to air Billy Graham's funeral today

  March 1, 2018 5:17 PM

  Click here to watch live at 11 a.m. CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – Some 2,300 invited guests are expected to attend Billy Graham's funeral today. Graham's service will be held at the Billy Graham Library. He will be buried beside his late wife, Ruth, whose grave is at the... more »

• WBRZ morning news expands; Additional hours seen after 7 a.m. on WBRZ+

  February 12, 2018 4:31 AM

  BATON ROUGE - More local, morning news is available to the Baton Rouge audience as of Monday morning. WBRZ's 2une-In continues with two additional hours after 7 a.m. on the all new WBRZ+. Earlier this year, WBRZ News 2 at 6:00 and 10:00 expanded to a full hour on... more »

• John Nastasi, former WBRZ engineer, has died

  January 3, 2018 5:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The area has lost a television pioneer in the death of John Nastasi, Sr., a broadcast engineer who was instrumental in providing WBRZ's legacy signal to beam across South Louisiana. Nastasi, a Washington Parish native, retired from the television station in 2000 – 32 years after... more »

• Call to 2 On Your Side replaces cracked television Play Video

  June 19, 2017 11:35 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A man says he got the run-around from a cable installation company, after a technician put a crack in his new television. The back and forth went on for nearly three months and that's when he called 2 On Your Side. All Randall Harrison wanted was... more »

• Woman attempts to walk out of BR Walmart with over $800 in stolen items

  June 3, 2017 9:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman was arrested after she allegedly stole over $800 worth of items, including a 43-inch television, from a Walmart on N. Mall Drive Friday. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, 35-year-old Amanda Craven was arrested around 6:40 p.m. after she attempted to leave... more »