Some quick hits to start off your work week...

In what is probably one of the market's worst-kept secrets, longtime sports anchor Buddy Pittman plans to retire from WESH shortly. The Orlando Sentinel's Scott Maxwell, in his Sunday column, pin-pointed why there's been no announcement about what most TV folks in town already know about Buddy. Maxwell writes, "Right now the station is being a little hush-hush about the departure of this well-liked Georgia native. That's because they want to first give a proper send-off to Dave Marsh, the godfather of local weather who revealed in this column last week that he would soon be leaving, as well." Hot rumor going around, which Maxwell mentions, is that Buddy will soon join the consulting business of former WESH anchors Andrea Coudriet and Marc Middleton. ...

A Fox 35 tipster provides more info on the exclusive interview with Mary Hill that ran on Friday. Reporter Keith Landry fronted the story, but the interview was reportedly conducted by dayside assignment editor Noelle Sliman. After speaking with Hill and her husband, the couple agreed to do their only TV interview with Sliman. The tipster wanted to make sure Sliman got some credit for doing the leg work that paid off with a great scoop -- and we're always happy to pass along such info. WOFL plans to run more of the interview this week. ...

Also, is WOFL getting the new Fox corporate graphics soon? I thought they would be up by now when the new web site went online. ...

I like starting my Sundays by reading the Orlando Sentinel, the New York Times and watching WKMG's public-affairs show, Flashpoint. It's great to have the show back on Sunday mornings, following Face the Nation. Bob Frier has been pinch-hitting for regular host Lauren Rowe, who is on maternity leave. This past Sunday's discussion about Orange County schools was informative and entertaining. We need more time devoted to important community issues on our stations -- at times when people might actually watch, too!