Newscasts
Corresponding with the launch of The CW on September 18, 2006, WABI-DT2 added local news and weather cut-ins during its airing of The Daily Buzz from 6 until 8. A simulcast of the weekday noon news was also added. This was subsequently shifted to a rebroadcast at 12:30 in September 2008. A new half-hour weeknight newscast at 10 known as WABI-TV 5 Prime Time News on The CW debuted on its schedule featuring a modified set and "CW" labeled mics. That show competes with a 35 minute broadcast seen at the same time on WFVX which is produced by WVII.
In January 2008, WABI-DT2 replaced the first half hour of the second hour of The Daily Buzz with a thirty minute extension of the main station's weekday morning show. Known as WABI-TV 5 Morning News on The CW, this production is taped in advance and competes with live local news seen at the same time on WFVX (which is also produced by WVII). On October 11, 2010, WABI became Maine's first station to upgrade newscasts to high definition level. Unlike sister station WCJB-TV in Gainesville, Florida which revamped its on-air appearance when it converted to high definition newscasts back in January 2009, WABI's newscast elements stayed the same except for slightly updated on-screen graphics. Newscasts seen on WABI-DT2 were not included in the upgrade because the subchannel only aired in standard definition at the time. In addition to its main studios, WABI operates a Central Maine Bureau on Main Street in Waterville.
Anchors
- Joy Hollowell - weekday morning news
- Wayne Harvey - weekday morning news
- Carolyn Callahan - weekday news at 12:30 and reporter
- Lauren Morrison - weeknight news and reporter
- Todd Simcox - Chief Meteorologist seen weekday mornings and weekdays at 12:30
- Chris Ewing - weeknight meteorologist
- Tim Throckmorton - Sports Director seen weeknights
Reporters
- Chelsey Anderson - occasional and "Take This Job and Love It" segment producer
- Rob Poindexter - Central Maine Bureau Chief and Lead Political
- Cathy Speronis - "Cookin' with Cathy" segment producer
- Tracey Marceron - "Arts & Crafts" segment producer
- Meghan Hayward - three days a week
- Caroline Connolly - photographer
- Nick Coit - sports
- Laura Roberts
- Diana Bosch
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