38-505: AgDay is a syndicated daily half-hour television program presented in magazine format focusing on agriculture news , agribusiness, and country living. It generally airs in early morning timeslots on stations throughout the country and also airs weekday mornings on the digital cable and satellite channel RFD-TV . It is taped at WNDU studios in South Bend , Indiana . It is hosted and produced by Clinton Griffiths. Clinton Griffiths has been
76-428: A 4 p.m. newscast. As of 2024 , there were twelve people on the news team and five on the weather team, in addition to there being a sports journalist team. The station's signal is multiplexed : WNDU's second digital subchannel formerly carried a standard-definition simulcast of the station's main channel (with limited programming substitutions for shows preempted on the main channel for local programming);
114-599: A brief teaser of weather. The second segment is devoted to agribusiness , and contains market news as well as a market discussion between Griffiths or substitute anchor Michelle Rook and a professional involved in agriculture marketing and trading. Tuesday's shows also contain a cotton report from the National Cotton Council . A weather forecast occupies the middle segment, led by a staff meteorologist. The report focuses on drought conditions as well as precipitation estimates, and also includes daily temperatures and
152-644: A cash transaction. As WSJV is lower ranked than the top four stations in ratings in the South Bend market, Gray sought a failing station waiver to permit common ownership of both WSJV and WNDU-TV. The sale was completed on August 2. As an NBC affiliate, WNDU-TV is the home station for the network's broadcast of Notre Dame football home games . It produces and airs its own pregame show, Countdown to Kickoff , which airs prior to every Notre Dame football home game broadcast on NBC. The station also airs reruns of Inside Notre Dame Football and Inside Notre Dame Basketball ,
190-540: A look at the jet stream for the week ahead. Monday's weather also includes a 30-day outlook for temperatures and precipitation. The segment concludes with daily forecasts for three random small towns each day. The fourth segment is "In The Country". This features a report often from either colleges of agriculture or government agencies on programs or events and human interest stories occurring throughout farm country. The final segment varies from day-to-day. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday's shows contain "Ag For Your Health",
228-722: A report on a health breakthrough or results of a study. This report is often produced from the Ohio State University hospital system. Tuesday's show contains "Ag on the Net", a visual tour of a website related to farming, nutrition, health, etc. Thursday's show contains a garden report, often "Gardening In the Zone" produced at Iowa State University . On selected holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day, special AgDay programs will air, highlighting features and holiday-related stories from farm country. The Thanksgiving special
266-418: A result of the affiliation changes in the South Bend market, WSJV switched to Fox (it disaffiliated from Fox in 2016 and is now a primary Heroes & Icons -affiliated station) and W58BT signed on as an ABC affiliate; it eventually became WBND . WNDU was one of the two stations that retained its network affiliation (the other was WSBT-TV , which retained its affiliation with CBS ). On November 24, 2005,
304-506: A review show of Notre Dame athletic teams that is produced by Fighting Irish Media at the University of Notre Dame. Due to an increased focus on news programming, WNDU-TV made room for a three-hour Saturday morning newscast in 1994, by airing NBC's teen-oriented program block TNBC in early hours of Saturday and Sunday mornings to fulfill E/I guidelines. WNDU currently airs the network's The More You Know programming block for two of
342-494: A total of 38 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours of local newscasts each week (with 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours each weekday, four hours on Saturdays and two hours on Sundays). WNDU-TV used a helicopter for its news-gathering purposes from the 1980s through 2006. On April 21, 2010, starting with its noon newscast, WNDU became the second television station in the South Bend market (behind WSBT-TV) to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition . On September 4, 2018, WNDU debuted
380-661: Is a leading organization in providing programming to developing countries. There are over 55 professional organizations, such as the National American Agricultural Journalists in the United States, and the majority of these organizations are part of the federated international organization: the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (initially formed in 1933). These associations improve standards, coordination and training across
418-525: Is known as "Harvest of Thanks", and the Christmas special is titled "Christmas in the Country." No weather reports are included in these pre-recorded newscasts . AgDay is the sister program of U.S. Farm Report , a weekly farm program also produced at WNDU . Pell and Hoffman also appear in this show along with host Tyne Morgan, who in turn reports for AgDay . AgDay episodes are available free of charge via
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#1732869167448456-504: Is located southeast of the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds on the city's south side. The station's studios also house production facilities for the syndicated agricultural news programs AgDay and U.S. Farm Report , the former of which is broadcast locally by WNDU-TV; WNDU-TV's weather department provides the forecasts seen on those shows. The station first signed on the air on July 15, 1955, originally broadcasting on UHF channel 46. WNDU-TV
494-525: The Global South. Even with this growth in attention, a study by the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists, found that that average agriculture journalism organization employed less than 5 people. There is a wide variety of agricultural newspapers and magazines throughout the world. Radio programmes are frequently used for agricultural communication and Farm Radio International
532-592: The Internet, through their own website on demand and by way of the live video streams of select affiliates. Agricultural journalism Agricultural journalism is a field of journalism that focuses on the various aspects of agriculture, including agribusiness , best practices and changing conditions for agriculture. Agricultural journalism is part of agricultural communication , an academic and professional field focused on best practices for communicating about agriculture. This kind of knowledge transfer, both identify
570-460: The United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 42, using virtual channel 16. As part of the SAFER Act , WNDU-TV kept its analog signal on the air until March 3 at 7 p.m. to inform viewers of the digital television transition through
608-476: The University of Notre Dame entered into an agreement to sell the station to Gray Television for $ 85 million in an all-cash deal, with the university placing the money received from the sale in an endowment . The sale closed on March 5, 2006, after which the Federal Communications Commission granted Gray a cross-ownership waiver for WNDU and Goshen -based newspaper The Goshen News . This
646-498: The co-anchor, with Bob Jenkins appearing from time to time as his ESPN schedule would allow. Jayne Dula also departed and was replaced with Kathy Shew and Lisa Jackson. AgDay changed production facilities several more times as the staff evolved. Jim Berry, Shawn Terrell and later Brian Baxter would serve as the show's producer. AgDay's production moved to Nova Production Studios, then to WPDS (later becoming WXIN ), and eventually back to WFYI Television . A bankruptcy eventually forced
684-455: The deal; on October 1, 2015, Gray announced that WSBT-TV would be swapped to Sinclair Broadcast Group for WLUC-TV in Marquette, Michigan . The FCC approved the sale on February 12, 2016; the transaction would be completed four days later. On February 1, 2021, Gray Television announced its intent to purchase Quincy Media , owner of Heroes & Icons affiliate WSJV, for $ 925 million in
722-492: The discipline. WNDU-TV WNDU-TV (channel 16) is a television station in South Bend, Indiana , United States, affiliated with NBC . It is owned by Gray Television alongside Elkhart -licensed Heroes & Icons affiliate WSJV (channel 28). The two stations share studios on the campus of WNDU-TV's founding owner the University of Notre Dame along State Road 933 on South Bend's north side; WNDU-TV's transmitter
760-565: The first local telecast of a Notre Dame football game. WNDU aired the children's program Sesame Street from 1970 until February 1974, when non-commercial PBS member station WNIT (channel 34) signed on the air. From 1967 to 1986, WNDU aired Beyond Our Control , a locally produced sketch comedy program, which was presented as part of the station's involvement in the Junior Achievement program. The studio at State Road 933 and Dorr Road opened in 1982. On October 18, 1995, as
798-563: The forecasts seen on the show. Mike Hoffman served as the show's chief meteorologist beginning in 2001; Hoffman retired in 2021, and rotating meteorologists handle weather duties since then. Publisher Farm Journal Media acquired AgDay in 1998, merging production with its own weekly farm newsmagazine U.S. Farm Report under its ownership. The show is distributed on RFD TV and through a network of broadcast stations. The first segment consists of daily news information related to farm policy as well as producer and consumer news, usually including
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#1732869167448836-495: The half hour ag-report featured a national news segment, "The Helming Report" (a market segment), "Money Matters" with Jim Wilson, CPA (a financial segment), and the morning " AccuWeather Forecast Farm Weather Report" with meteorologists Terry Kelley, and Mike Nelson. The show was taped in the studios of WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Indiana , and broadcast from the uplink facilities at WISH-TV , Indianapolis, Indiana, via video tape. In
874-527: The news anchor of AgDay TV since 2010. He also serves as editor of Farm Journal, the premiere publication for U.S. agriculture. Clinton grew up in Southern New Mexico as a 10 year 4-H member, chapter FFA President and Star State Farmer. He was recently named the prestigious NAFB Farm Broadcaster of the Year. AgDay debuted on August 16, 1982. Hosted by Wayne Jenkins ( WTHI-AM/FM/TV ) and Bob Jenkins ( ESPN ),
912-416: The perspectives of agriculturalists in larger news stories, such as weather or economics, and transfers knowledge from knowledge holders, policy makers and researchers, to agricultural producers and other implementers involved in growing or processing food. Agricultural journalism has its roots in other forms of rural journalism in the mid 19th century. In the United States, journalism focused on agriculture
950-496: The program's sexual content). The latter series instead aired on WSBT-DT2, then South Bend's UPN affiliate, on Thursday nights after UPN programming. Neither show was renewed for a second season. The station also aired the Notre Dame commencement address of President Barack Obama in full on May 17, 2009 (four years after the university sold the station), in lieu of the first half of a Stanley Cup Playoff game. WNDU-TV broadcasts
988-438: The show's early years, the show had a Space Age theme, using fonts, logos and graphics associated with space age and/or science fiction themes, to reflect the show's emphasis on its satellite distribution and futuristic focus. AgDay would move away from these themes in the late 1980s. The original anchor team Wayne and Bob Jenkins , were not related. Wayne a long time farm director and weatherman for WTHI-TV , would later give
1026-402: The show, the "AgDay" production was again moved, this time to South Bend's WNDU with entirely new staff and on air-talent, with one key exception: former production assistant Don Green returned after leaving the show at the time of its initial move to Indianapolis, to produce the new-look show, featuring Al Pell . AgDay has been based at WNDU ever since, with their weather department providing
1064-617: The soap opera Days of Our Lives one hour later than most NBC affiliates at 2 p.m. local time. Under Notre Dame's ownership, WNDU opted not to air certain NBC programs out of concerns over inappropriate content. Such shows included the animated series God, the Devil and Bob (for content offensive to the religious values of the university) and the American version of the British sitcom Coupling (due to
1102-468: The split and sale of assets. This put the program back under the control of Neal Nussbaum, who decided to re-locate the production to WLFI-TV in Lafayette, Indiana. At that point, the remaining Ag Day staff, including anchors Wayne Jenkins and Brian Baxter, remained at WFYI to create and produce a new syndicated program called the "Morning Ag Report". Following the stint at WLFI-TV, with Garth Clark anchoring
1140-514: The subchannel became affiliated with Antenna TV on July 1, 2013. On October 1, 2024, WNDU announced that Chicago Sports Network , the television home of the Chicago Bulls , Chicago Blackhawks , and Chicago White Sox , would affiliate with its second and fourth subchannels. WNDU-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 16 on February 17, 2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in
1178-564: The three hours on Saturday with the final hour airing on Sundays at 7 a.m. In addition, the station's primary channel preempts the Saturday edition of Today for its Saturday morning newscast with the program airing on its second digital subchannel instead; the primary channel airs the Sunday edition of Today on a one-hour delay in order to accommodate its Sunday morning newscast. Prior to its move to Peacock on September 12, 2022, WNDU aired
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1216-968: The weather reports as the show evolved. Bob Jenkins was the farm director for Indianapolis radio station WIRE, and was a broadcaster on the fledgling cable network ESPN , while also working for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. The anchor team was supported by reporters Jayne Dula, Ralph Seely, Bill Pemble (USDA) and Craig Maurer (Washington, D.C., bureau chief); producer Al Dowbnia; director Jay Strasser; coordinating producer Jim Berry; field producer Heidi Gutman; additional meteorological support from Valarie Jones and Barbara Robertson; production manager Rod Garvin; production assistants Shawn Terrell, Don Green and Kevin Badeaux; camera operators Bob Baskerville and Lucie Horst; graphics Lonnie Bailey; audio Bart Pearson and John Matthews; and secretarial support by Lynn Shanks and Julie Mounts. It
1254-470: The world, traveling to Canada, Rome, Brussels, Paris, and Hong Kong to bring US viewers international developments in key farm issues of the day. It also relied on a network of stringer reporters and videographers to gather news from across the US. As Bob Jenkins slowly moved away from farm broadcasting to concentrate on motor-sports coverage for ESPN and to anchor " Speedweek ", reporter Brian Baxter replaced him as
1292-408: Was an important part of rural society, and has become an important source of historical material for researchers of economics and rural society. The late-20th century saw increasing commercial pressure and retraction of the industry. However, recent studies of Agricultural Journalism, suggest that farmers adopt new technologies and methodologies through journalism venues, especially in communities in
1330-482: Was and still is; after WNDU-TV was sold, this left KOMU and WVUA-CD/WVUA in Tuscaloosa, Alabama , as the only commercial TV stations owned by a university). On September 29, 1957, to much fanfare, WNDU-TV moved to UHF channel 16. The station immediately took the NBC affiliation from WSJV (channel 28) and has been with the network ever since. WNDU-TV's early broadcast schedule included programs like Romper Room and
1368-899: Was necessary because the FCC prohibits the common ownership of a newspaper and a television station in the same market (Gray eventually spun off the Times and four other newspapers the following year into a new company called Triple Crown Media, which was subsequently merged with Host Communications). WNDU-TV was named station of the year by the Indiana Broadcasters Association for 2015 and 2016. In September 2015, Gray Television announced that it would purchase Schurz Communications for $ 442.5 million; Schurz had owned WSBT-TV since it began broadcasting in December 1952. Despite WSBT-TV's higher ratings, Gray kept WNDU and sold WSBT-TV to expedite approval of
1406-451: Was originally the property of Creative Farm Media and Creative Media Productions, and was controlled by executive producers Gerald Badeaux and Neal Nussbaum. In December 1982 the show moved its office and production to Indianapolis, producing and up-linking AgDay from the studios of WFYI TV . From their new offices at Keystone at the Crossing, it launched into covering the agriculture around
1444-585: Was owned by the Michiana Television Corporation, a subsidiary of the University of Notre Dame . The station took its call letters from WNDU radio ( 1490 AM and 92.9 FM, now WNDV-FM ), which were also owned by the university until 1998. However, like its radio sisters, it operated as a full-fledged commercial station rather than a non-profit public broadcaster (which is standard, and much like fellow NBC affiliate KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri ,
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