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Our friends at NewsBlues.com report that former WKMG main anchor Bob Frier, who was let go from the station back in February, will be taking main anchor position from Cale Ramaker over at WOFL. The official announcement is due as early as today. So far, there’s no word on what position Ramaker will take at the position. However, sources say that he’s slowly on his way out. Stay tuned for further developements.

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(from OrlandoSentinel.com) – It’s never a good sign when an anchor or a meteorologist loses a time slot, especially in rough economic times. Stations are trying to shed high-priced talent to cut costs. We learned that lesson with Bob Frier (right #1), the former WKMG anchor. He lost the 6 p.m. time slot when Mike Garofalo arrived late last year, and that was the tipoff that WKMG was easing out Frier. Frier left the station in February. Recent moves by WKMG suggest that chief meteorologist Tom Sorrells (right #2) and anchor Jacqueline London (right #3) may not be on the air much longer. London and Sorrells are on the new, hour-long 6 p.m. news, but they are no longer on at 11 p.m. — thus the speculation. Here’s the tricky part: We don’t know how their contracts are structured. Appearances could be deceiving. There’s widespread speculation that the well-liked Frier will land at WOFL. Has a contract been signed? When could he reach the air? No definitive news on that front. But there’s more speculation that Frier’s arrival could mean that WOFL’s Cale Ramaker (left) is on the way out. Not true, several knowledgeable sources tell me. The anchor gossip is interesting, but until a station or the anchor tells us what’s up, it’s just talk.

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(from OrlandoSentinel.com) – Fox-owned WOFL is shifting two anchors in key positions. Starting next Monday, Amy Kaufeldt will return as Cale Ramaker’s co-anchor at 10 p.m. She will continue as an anchor at 5 p.m., but she will no longer appear on “Good Day,” a station spokeswoman said. Kaufeldt had gone to the mornings last month to help launch “Good Day,” which expanded the station’s news to the 9 a.m. hour. Sonni Abatta will continue to co-anchor with Ramaker at 6 p.m. She will contribute to the 10 and 11 p.m. newscasts. In July, she joined the station from Pittsburgh as a co-anchor at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. Ramaker will remain the solo anchor at 11.

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