All Activity

Today he is "in for Lonnie". Also strange, but Jessica and Dick once again made no mention of being in for Kristine. I also noticed Mary joined Cindy on the noon today, but breaking news can't be the excuse there...

WTKR’s Blaine Stewart will be off the air for a while as he deals with an “unexpected medical challenge.”

There’s an interview in Variety with new GM Tim Weiland (who also continues to run KCNC) and his plans for KCAL/KCBS.

KCRA at one point had a studio at Arden Fair Mall, The KCRA 3 Experience, where they produced their noon newscast.

Let's shift stuff for the upcoming 2025-26 season to the new thread, and start winding this one down, only for stuff relevant to the now-completed season.

As we enter July, it’s time to sunset the 2024-25 thread and move to the 2025-26 thread. There is a new game show, Scrambled Up, with host Michael Yo coming this fall.

Had anyone heard about this until now? It's from the same syndicators as Cutler's Court: https://deadline.com/2025/07/scrambled-up-game-show-michael-yo-host-fall-syndication-launch-1236446906/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

The Adweek article is dated June 24th. This Variety piece is from yesterday.

Yeah I’ve seen his resume.

The idea is interesting. Maybe it works maybe not. Trying new things with partners who handle their areas of expertise is fine. Live and learn. Years ago, like all the way back in the last century, WPVI Philly ran a store at the King of Prussia mall. Had a small space for reporters to do live reports though I can’t say I remember that part being used much. No coffee, but it had an assortment of station and ABC-show branded merchandise. Travel mugs, hats, pens, shirts…all that kind of stuff. Lasted a few years and quietly closed down. But it got them some branding in a high-traffic location for a while. It’s easy to find all the potential negatives and things to pick apart, but in a rapidly changing landscape, taking a calculated swing now and then can be worth the shot.

Just imagine if Karen gets a bad cup of coffee and wants to "speak with the manager" Not to mention all of the other crackpots who want to worm their way onto TV....

Jeff Cole has retired.

Happy 84th birthday to the country's oldest-running commercial television station... who just happened to be on the air an hour before WCBW (now WCBS) did.

All they can do is think with the sale department.

I wonder if this means that Haley Meier is permanently picking up Kendall's old shift, or maybe something entirely different.

A little birdie told me uncle Warren said no to a sale - if he sold it would have tax implications given how he acquired wplg. I still think Fox will buy 10, and that the ABC deal was a hedge by wsvn management since Their fox affiliation expires 2026 so...

That one is replacing the building across from the studios. Plex will get demolished closer to ~2030 They were supposed to have broken ground by now, this story says 2027. Wsvn new building in Miramar is scheduled to start construction end of 2025 or early 2026 to coincide with their 70th year but not necessarily with a July debut

“We want to be a local news brand that builds community,” said Ellis. “By creating a space like this where everyone is welcome, we will be more local than ever before, and we believe that means something special.” Audibly laughted at 2:04am in the dark. They've no clue what to do to get eyeballs

Yes. Back to WDIV... it is an interesting concept. I'm excited to see how it comes through and how its implemented. At least its something original because you don't see anyone else doing this.

Just going to flag that this shouldn't be a list. Airport newsstands and what WDIV is doing are very different ventures.

I'm guessing since a majority of the airport stores are NBC affiliates they're connected to CNBC deal with Paradies Lagardère. WRAL confirms that's who operates the store using their brand. https://capitolbroadcasting.com/2018/06/13/wral-opens-new-travel-store-at-rdu/

https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/cbs-files-new-response-to-dismiss-president-trumps-lawsuit/

Sister KPNX in Phoenix has a store at Sky Harbor Airport, although the airport website erroneously labeled the shop as "CNBC 12 News". https://www.skyharbor.com/at-the-airport/shops/cnbc-12-news-680/

This is common enough that I'm sure it's just a licensing deal.

Looking forward to a better looking newsplex when they move