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The OBHS Education Committee
formed a sub-committee to provide scheduled releases to the
Channel 13
Executive
Producer
for Central Florida News 13. Many of us have watched Central
Florida News 13 for years and somehow felt that we were not
well represented over here in East Volusia. So, under the
direction of the Education Committee Chairperson, Bonda Garrison
we formed a Channel 13 sub-committee headed up by Ron and Alice
Howell to begin submitting historical facts to Channel 13 for
our wonderful East Volusia area. Here is the current
status of this project and our goal is to submit at least one
every 2-months for the first couple of years and then evaluate
where we stand at that time. Here are our results since
beginning this project in February of 2010:
March 16, 1910
- Barney Oldfield's 1909 “Blitzen Benz” - a 200
horsepower, chain drive, 21.5 liter machine sets the new
measured mile record at 131.72 MPH.
April 22, 1880 -
Early New Britain colonists voted to incorporate and city was named
Ormond after early plantation owner Captain James Ormond I.
June 30, 1972 - The
Casements was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
and is now considered the Crown Jewel of Ormond Beach.
August 6, 1853 -
John Anderson was born August 6, 1853 and contributed so much to the
growth and development of early Ormond.
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These Channel 13 News "This Day in
Central Florida History" daily announcements (spots)
air approximately as follows: |
These spots run
between .55 and .59 minutes past the hour as
follows: |
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Please note that these spots are sometimes
superseded when "Breaking News" is being broadcast. |
6:55am, 8:55am, 10:55am, 2:55pm and 4:55pm |
We provide the scripting, images and in
some cases video footage for the Channel 13 News
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