Bill Harris discusses his legendary broadcasting career ahead of his retirement this Friday, and lets us know when and where we'll be seeing him again.
It's been close to nine months since Mid-Michigan viewers were shocked to learn that Bill Harris was let go from ABC-12, along with Joel Feick and several other. Tonight, Bill Harris returns to the anchor chair, but this time from the NBC-25 studios.
Bill will join friend and colleague Joel Feick, who started at NBC-25 on October 3rd of last year. We had a chance to talk with Bill this morning to
Yesterday, we told you Bill Harris was making a major announcement on the air this morning and we finally had a chance to talk to him. Bill has joined NBC-25 and will be anchoring the 6pm news as well as producing, working on special projects and reporting. He told us he's really excited for this opportunity.
Bill Harris will join Cars 108's Rod Prahin & Erin Bishop Thursday at 6:25 am, and promises to bring exciting news.
Has the beloved anchor landed a new gig with another TV station?
** UPDATE **
Joel Feick has indeed joined WEYI-TV as lead anchor of "NBC-25 Today" which airs from 5-7 am weekdays.
Feick spoke with Cars 108's Rod & Erin immediately after his first day at NBC-25, and you can hear the complete interview here. Now, let's get to work on getting Bill Harris back on the air full-time!
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Longtime TV news anchor Joel Feick has been off the air since ear
Former ABC-12 anchor Bill Harris will be on special assignment, reporting from Grand Rapids today at 4, 5 and 6pm on WJRT.
A homeland security conference begins today, following the death of Osama bin Laden.
Rod, J., Jeremy and I had the pleasure of talking with former ABC 12 anchor and Flint icon Bill Harris this morning. Bill was kind enough to take some time to talk about the situation and to tell us what he plans to do next. If you missed the interview, you can listen to it after the jump.
WJRT's new owner, SJL Broadcasting has parted ways with longtime anchors Bill Harris and Joel Feick. M-Live reports that Harris has been with the ABC affiliate since 1977; Feick since 1983.