# Two news questions for the people of Virginia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-news-questions-for-the-people-of-virginia/321117>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 11, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-news-questions-for-the-people-of-virginia/321117 "2005-09-11T17:55:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![PearlyJays](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@PearlyJays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PearlyJays)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-news-questions-for-the-people-of-virginia/321117/1 "2005-09-11T17:55:14Z")

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While trying to find which station Robert Bouvier is on, I came across Stephanie Harris’ bio on two different stations…?

[WVBT (FOX)](http://www.wvbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=310849&nav=0RW42hJd)

[WAVY (NBC)](http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=289533)

1. How is this possible with two competing stations?

2. Anyone know which station Robert Bouvier is on?

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**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-news-questions-for-the-people-of-virginia/321117/2 "2005-09-11T17:58:37Z")

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If you look at the station info on their webpages, you’ll see that the same company owns both stations.

Sharing anchors and news staff between stations is becoming more common, as it allows the station owner to only pay for one local news department yet carry news programming on both stations.

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**Author:** ![PearlyJays](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@PearlyJays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PearlyJays)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-news-questions-for-the-people-of-virginia/321117/3 "2005-09-11T18:05:00Z")

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> [@brianjedi](#):
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> If you look at the station info on their webpages, you’ll see that the same company owns both stations.

You’re right…I should have noticed that. Thanks.