The Blaze Debuts New Radio News Anchor During the Glenn Beck Radio Program
- Posted on September 13, 2011 at 6:51am by
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Monday marked official debut of the new GBTV channel, but also this week we are marking the debut of one of Mercury Radio Arts’ newest employees. 
If you tuned in for the Glenn Beck radio program Monday morning, you were informally introduced to The Blaze’s own news reporter and anchor Robyn Walensky as she interjected the latest news from The Blaze into the broadcast.
So who is Robyn Walensky and how did she come to be tied up with the likes of us?
Robyn’s veteran news career has included extensive coverage of crime, terrorism, politics and other breaking news and spanned more than 20 years on both radio and television. She’s also the published co-author of Covering Catastrophe: Broadcast Journalists Report 9-11-01 reporting extensively on both the World Trade Center bombing of 1993 and the 9/11 attacks on New York in 2001.
In addition to these memorable headlines, Robyn has been at the center of covering some of the last decade’s biggest stories, including the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba, the shootings at Virginia Tech University, the BP Gulf oil spill, OJ Simpson’s arrest and theft conviction in Las Vegas and extensive political coverage from the presidential campaign trail and political conventions since 1992.
More recently, Robyn could be heard leading prime-time reporting of the Casey Anthony trial on WDBO, Orlando’s top-rated news and information station. In addition, she co-hosted a daily program called “Casey on Trial” and regularly offered insight on CNN’s Nancy Grace Show. The high-profile murder trial has also inspired her to begin work on a second book which will offer her unique and exclusive perspective on the trial.
Prior to joining WDBO Robyn was covering New Orleans, first as the co-host of a highly rated morning news and talk program on WRNO-FM and later as a television reporter for WGNO-TV. She covered everything from the BP oil spill in the Gulf to the Saints improbable run to the Super Bowl.
Robyn has also worked as a national correspondent and news anchor for Fox News Radio, the Associated Press, WWOR television in New York and the legendary Newsradio 1010 WINS also in New York City.
Walensky obtained her B.A. in Journalism and Political Science from The George Washington University and went on to get her Masters degree in Journalism from New York University. Robyn has taught Journalism courses at Tulane University and continues to teach feature-writing online.
In the coming months, stay tuned to The Blaze and GBTV to catch Robyn anchoring stories on the Glenn Beck radio program daily and taking viewers out of the studio to report on exclusive stories.
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Comments (47)
NOT
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 4:00pmRobyn Walensky, how are you? We miss you here in New Orleans. Loved hearing you on WRNO in New Orleans and loved seeing you with Nancy Grace on CNN. Looking forward to reading and hearing more from you. Our best to you always.
Report Post »SummerB
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 3:04pmI didn’t enjoy the 2 segments where theblaze was being promoting by repeating exactly what can be read on here. Naturally, 99.9% of people watching on the net are computer literate enough to go to the blaze themselves & read the stories, and, of course, all us GB followers know full well about the existence of theblaze. No need to be redundant.
I’d like to see more of Eric on the show as he impressed me the most during the Restoring Courage event.
Report Post »DanWesson455
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 2:13pmUs more grey hair guys like to see a sharp lady who isn’t gen x doing well. Nice lookin and smart too.
Report Post »My oh my, there is hope for the news industry.
tharpdevenport
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 1:22pmThis isn’t that stunningly boring, uninvolving, no interest lady that fills in on a rare occassion for Levin, is it? I can’t recall that ladies name, and but the name here looks familiar.
Report Post »rflanery
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 1:14pmRobyn Walensky is a seasoned, professional journalist. She is honest and gets the job done well. She’s also a great person in real life! KUDO’s to you for snagging Robyn. She’s amazing.
Report Post »Weshy
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 12:34pmYes. These spot are awesome. Keep it up.
Report Post »LadyMelissa
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 11:57amRobyn is doing a great job! I watched her all the time on Nancy Grace during the Casey Anthony trial. She did great work covering a tough matter. Listening to you now on WFLA 540 in Orlando. Good luck, Robyn!
Melissa Stockham,
Report Post »listening in Orlando on 540 WFLA
daveposh
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 11:53amI love these news segments on GBTV. Thank you Robin, Glenn, and the entire team!
Report Post »Duracat
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 11:52amLove the new GBTV and The Blaze! And really love the addition of Robyn Walensky! I‘ve been following Robyn’s career for a few years now and have always found her to be a consummate professional. Just goes to show that GB is smarter than the average bear, adding Robyn to the mix will elevate things for sure!
Report Post »Jimbo
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 11:40am“Fact: Glenn Beck advocates principled political participation based on the Bible and Constitution.”
Report Post »No the real fact: That was the old Glenn Beck. The new Glenn Beck seeks to promote his own agenda by trashing other conservatives. Sorry after today’s show I no long believe in Glenn Beck as a champion of truth and freedom. He simply is just like all the rest. Rich and seeking to promote himself.
Metalist
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:29pm@Jimbo “No the real fact: That was the old Glenn Beck. The new Glenn Beck seeks to promote his own agenda by trashing other conservatives. Sorry after today’s show I no long believe in Glenn Beck as a champion of truth and freedom. He simply is just like all the rest. Rich and seeking to promote himself.”
Please, don’t let the proverbial door hit you on the way out. Bye!
Report Post »Wispackfan
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 11:04amAwesome job so far Robyn! Keep up the great work, I’m spreading the word about GBTV! The Truth will set you free.
Report Post »Jim in Houston
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:44amI won’t hold the fact that she has journalism degrees against her. Hopefully she has gotten past the crap they taught in jourOlism school.
Report Post »FaithfulFriend
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:43amLooking forward to the the GB show’s music theme once you get it done! There is a music theme coming, right?
Report Post »sefstrom
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:35amMr Beck,
Watched your first program on GBTV via the internet,,,,ahh Fresh Air!! My best to you and all at GBTV.
Charlie
Report Post »ChildOfTheKing
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:41amDid I pay for all those commericals (Goldline and IRSTaxSolutions (???))????? I am confused (no, I am no longer a Democrat). Did I pay $75 to pay for underwrites?
Glenn, explain this to me, please.
Report Post »jsaturn
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:27amAs to internet GBTV broadcast’s video clarity – you might, if having “blurry” problems and buffering problems, check the box at the bottom of the screen, which allows the software to adjust to your internet stream’s bit rate. I only have – at this time – about 380kb (pretty weak, for downloads…) from the wifi in my RV park where I spend my Summers, and my reception of GBTV (as “adjusted” by the software on the GB Network’s screen) is pretty close to HD. Amazing.
At home, I get around 30MB NetSpeed on my cable internet, and there, I anticipate absolute crystal clarity of signal, but thanks to the software, as mentioned,Glenn’s IT crew(s) have made great reception possible, for me at least, with very limited internet bandwidth.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:50amCross-marketing – excellent move !
Should also help convert listeners to subscribers, etc.
“free sample” concept.
Well done, Glenn & Mercury team!
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SUNBURST
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:48amI tried to start the show from the top about 1 1/2 hrs after it started.
Report Post »That did not work.
The show looked great.
I know the comfort zone will come.
Congrats Glenn.
NOLAexpat
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:43amWatched the show live on Roku and have to say it was pretty good for a first show.. Robyn could definately use some polishing up though as her live presentation was a bit amateurish. That said, i like the Blaze content as filler but this first show made me wonder if Glenn really has the resources and daily material to produce a 2 hour spot without too much filler. I think the first show had a bit too much fluff for me and i’ve been watching Glenn since his debut. Maybe some “teaching moments” like he did in the Broke book as filler would be better. It would give him a few minutes to quickly cover some unrelated items without disrupting the main flow. I DO understand that GBTV was and is a monumental undertaking and there are no real models to follow but i hope it improves quickly so the audience grows rather than shrinks. Keep going guys!
Report Post »NOLAexpat
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:46amSorry for the correction here, I ment to mention AmyHolmes in the context here, not Robyn, Sorry Robyn.
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:34amif Amy Holmes was the lady that did the news section, she needs to stop with the hand movements. Give her a desk to set at….
Report Post »dreandgal
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 11:58amI have been a follower of Robyn Walensky for some time now and her views are always spot on. She tells it like it is and that is exactly what everyone needs these days. THE TRUTH! She was a great asset to the Nancy Grace program in the covering of the Casey Anthony trial and she is going to be just as big of an asset to the Glenn Beck program. Keep up the awesome job Robyn!
Report Post »Doom2022
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 3:23pmJust a couple of suggestions on the newscast.
1. Have the anchor sit behind a desk.
Report Post »2. When running a video in the background, zoom in on the screen and don’t show the anchor and the screen at the same time.
3. Give a more indepth coverage of the stories. A 10 second spot is not enough to get the facts out.
SHASTADIANE1
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:35amLove Glenn, Love the radio show, love GBTV…if you don’t have it, then you need to get it…and yes ROKU is the best way to go for hooking up to your TV I think. I did the HDMI cable. One cable to the TV, one to the ROKU and the power plug. Couldn’t have been easier. My internet connection sometimes gets to weak and we get a lot of buffering, but then all of a sudden it will be fine from there on out. I plan to contact my internet provider and find out why this happens and see if there isn’t something they can do about it. Just in case some others of you out there are having the same problem, you might want to do the same. We fixed ours at work when it was doing this. We found we were only running on 1/4 of the power we should have been.
Report Post »petefrt
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:28amFor those of us who listen from the internet, adding Blaze news during the intermissions is a huge improvement. The other filler was repetitious to the point of annoyance.
Report Post »65Mustang
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:34amI was exhausted just reading her accomplishments. Sounds like a great addition to Glenn’s venture. Wasn’t able to watch Glenn yesterday, all I had was the buffering signal..
Report Post »lobster
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:00amBoy, she must have been 12 or 13 like Glenn was when she started…
Report Post »beekeeper
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:15amFirst off, I caught the show after it broadcast, on my Roku – it was very good for a first show, loking forward to when everyone settles in and gets more comfortable in their new roles…
I would suggest looking into a Roku to watch Glenn’s shows and other GBTV offerings – they are very affordable ($50-100), typically include wireless, and will connect to almost any TV with a wired input (composite (Yellow, Red, and White), component (Red, Green, Blue), or HDMI and once bought, incur no additional monthly cost.
By streaming the shows over Roku, you are using their massive streaming facilities, not relying on Glenn’s evolving infrastructure. For right now, I think Roku is the way to go.
Hope this helps, and welcome to all the new shiny faces!
Report Post »RootsOfTruth
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:28amExcellent addition to a Tremendous team!
Great work Glen! I think you are already feared in media, they just dont have the ballz to admit it.
Report Post »dsm
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:51amIsn’t it amazing Obama was given a trillion dollars to create jobs. Not one job was created. Unions were given money to keep workers that eventually have been and will be laid off. Beck has no problem creating jobs.
Report Post »Keep up the GREAT work Beck.
KwikKarl
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:07amI thought that was a great idea to use a few moments of Glenn’s airtime to give the “real” news headlines of the day…Loved it…
Report Post »pscully17
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:17ampleassee, evrybody bing search : Honduras: a truth greater than fiction… this article was dead on and written almost 2 years ago… its awesome… its how Obama is Making himself a dictator… using Honduras real events as his blue print…. so far everything is happening…
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:45amThe debut was a great hit! I love that he is getting top notch people, whose honesty and integrity are in place, reporting the news. Haven’t had the TV on @ 5:00 since Glenn went off the air. Thanks Glenn and staff.
Report Post »NewLife56
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:02amLook forward to her reporting
Report Post »teapartyconservatism
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:53amFact: Glenn Beck advocates principled political participation based on the Bible and Constitution.
Problem: Glenn Beck‘s hypocritical failure to acknowledge Obama’s ineligibility.
Solution: Glenn Beck is undeserving of trust and patronage.
Art. 2, Sec. 1, “No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible … .”
Exempting a citizen (the minimum requisite then was US birth to a US father) from being a natural born citizen, proves they are not equal. Only US birth to US citizen parents (plural) is greater, thus defining a natural born citizen.[1]
This was confirmed by Supreme Court binding precedent in Minor v. Happersett, 1874, “The Court held that Minor was a member of the “class” of persons who were natural born citizens. They defined this class as those born in the US to “parents” (plural) who were citizens.” This is “binding precedent as to the Constitutional definition of a natural born citizen.”[2]
1. TeaPartyConservatism, “Obama is Not an Eligible Natural Born Citizen,” http://teapartyconservatism.blogspot.com/ (8/18/2011).
2. Leo Donofrio, JD., “Minor v. Happersett Is Binding Precedent As To The Constitutional Definition Of A Natural Born Citizen,” http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/minor-v-happersett-is-binding-precedent-as-to-the-constitutional-definition-of-a-natural-born-citizen/ (6/24/2011).
Report Post »TX_45_ACP
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 11:17am@teapartyconservatism – oh you’re the real deal pal. Your post history shows mostly copy/pasting. LOL
Report Post »teapartyconservatism
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 2:20pm@ TX_45_ACP
Thank you for your reply.
Now here’s mine.
As you are a relatively new member of this forum having joined but two short months ago, doubtless you are unfamiliar with the writings and political inclination of many long standing contributors such as myself.
Therefore be advised that this forum welcomes both personal opinion and political commentary; it is not relegated only to debate. If you seek confrontational and argumentative personal interaction with others of your like ilk, you will certainly find that here, just not with me.
With that said, were you more familiar with my comment history beyond the recent few offered for your review, you would know that in addition to posting pertinent properly referenced factual commentary, I do, occasionally engage other thoughtful members directly. However this is hardly a proper forum for debate, nor should you expect any further reply regarding such a short sighted observation hinting at advocating censorship.
Again welcome to the forum and thank you for your reply. Be well and at peace with yourself and others, as best you can.
Regards, TPC
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