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And as a result, starting tomorrow Cindy Fitzgibbon moves to nights while Kelly Ann Cicalese moves to weekday mornings:

If this belongs someplace else, please move to appropriate spot... I've been wondering what your guys' thoughts are on the main anchors and reporting duties. Should they do so?? I notice that KNXV's main anchors, both morning and evening, do a feature story once a week on top of their anchoring duties. To me this is refreshing. Overall, main anchors tend to have their noses in the air and think their doesn't stink. They tend have God complexes and honestly seem off putting. I understand, they are the "faces" of the station... But they did go to journalism school and I feel that doing "light" reporting duties would be even more refreshing and keep their attitudes in check.

So after all that trouble to have Comcast acquire NBCU it's effectively being reversed.

Meteorologist Jennifer Collins, formerly of WPEC, made her debut for WPLG this past week: https://www.facebook.com/JenCollinsWX/posts/pfbid0RB4vkqXPFLDQmf7k7xMAKaPTbTeyXBsFMkgZNb2MGbpZdWKCSdTTU3AfioCR9vnnl?__cft__[0]=AZYS8nbf4h5N-04SAbYCICuE_X8pHkddRgziUvzRrn61MtP7uWCNruDPsHjjm6y85kA0NMwno_dNVBcUNxqY9sVxkYImh9dCEDRXftwG1PgDrGRWvgqNr_I3dcOj8K1C7d3C4jUNPct5qtyY0E2QfTmyqGAImeFz5-lm8W1gwgcK7SYgsaastjz7eXNcxKBLlyE&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R

Big news this morning. Comcast will split into two independent companies. One will include the media and entertainment business (including NBCUniversal) and the other will include the broadband and wireless business. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/comcast-spinoff-nbcuniversal-sky-split-two-companies-rcna352188

UK After nearly a century of broadcasting, BBC Radio 4 had ceased broadcasting on long wave.

Do we think Dan is permanent on GDNY? Last week Tina said she was in for Dan and summer is here, it doesn’t seem like the national Jerry/Rosanna is happening

That's a huge find. I had heard from somewhere that "That's What Friends Are For" was a slogan that WCMH used but never saw any proof.

That’s his second report on Alzheimer’s and second time on the 6pm news since stepping down from the anchor chair. His first report was on the 6pm on Friday, June 19.

More than 40 years in broadcasting, the last 15 and a half at KTVT/KTXA and Jeff Ray has delivered a forecast for retirement.

Her final appearance after 34 years there.

I wonder if this treatment might help Bill? It won't reverse the disease, but at least in this 80yr old patient with advanced Alzheimer's disease, it improved functions and quality of life, in what I have to say is a remarkable way. Only one person in this trial, so the results in a larger case study are of course unknown, but if the affects of the treatment truly had such profound improvements, it seems worthwhile. https://www.sciencealert.com/magic-mushrooms-and-alzheimers-one-remarkable-case-raises-new-questions

Also note in there that the 11pm is going solo moving forward with just Mike Clark at the helm. Unrelated to that... After 16 years at the station, WPLG's Liane Morejon is getting a well earned promotion from just reporting to weekend morning anchoring. She'll still report three days a week. https://www.instagram.com/p/DaEJ5atlMIP/?igsh=c3RybzNqMWliaDll

Another departure at WTAE Pittsburgh, after 4 years, Anchor Kristen Powers has announced she's leaving the station and the business. https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/tv-talk-kristen-powers-exits-wtae/

RIP Tony Brown, host of Tony Brown’s Journal on PBS, a groundbreaking show that covered the Black experience in America. He passed away on June 17 at age 93 https://www.journal-isms.com/tony-brown-black-media-legend-dies-at-93/

Bill made an appearance on the 6 p.m. newscast for his first report on Alzheimer's.

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

I liked them having live programming on Saturday and Sunday nights but the show never really found its footing this year from what I’d seen. The hosts were all a bit boring.

WCIA 3's longest-serving anchor, Jennifer Roscoe, has decided to call it a career after 34 years there. They aired a half-hour special but this is the off-air version of it. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wcia.com/specials/celebrating-34-years-at-wcia-jennifer-roscoe-says-goodbye/amp/

Interesting that even with this primetime shift, MS NOW will still have more live weekend hours than CNN or Fox News

More weekend changes. The Weekend: Primetime airs its final episode this Saturday (June 27th) and video podcasts from Crooked Media will take over weekend evenings. Also, Alex Witt will leave MS NOW later this year.

On the weekend of July 10th, WCSC-TV will be discontinuing two newscasts: their half-hour news at 3:00pm and their Sunday morning news at 8:00am as they expand Palmetto Life to three different editions, one at 9:00am where its at now, another at 3:00pm, and another on Sunday morning at 8:00am. Emilie Zuhowski will continue at 9am while Regan Ranzer is tapped to host at 3pm, and Isabelle Marak will helm Sunday mornings. https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/palmetto-life-expands-to-three-weekly-broadcasts-on-wcsc-charleston/

Long-time Pittsburgh meteorologist Jeff Verzyla's contract not renewed by WTAE Pittsburgh https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/tv-talk-meteorologist-jeff-verzyla-out-at-wtae/

Are we about to see a self-antonomous governing body of Hawai'i take ownership of KITV and KIKU? Hear me out on this. (Source: Wikipedia) The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is a self-governing corporate body of the State of Hawaii, often described as the fourth branch of government. While this is all in the very early stages, there are talks of OHA buying KITV and KIKU from Allen Media Group, possibly putting it in the hands, in some way, with the state government of Hawaii. https://www.kitv.com/news/business/office-of-hawaiian-affairs-moves-forward-with-possible-purchase-of-kitv-kiku/article_90655adf-4b59-4b47-8f23-a5fa12a769f3.html

Australia Karl Stefanovic's time at the Nine Network is immediately over. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/no-longer-possible-nine-axes-karl-stefanovic/6hk6berm5?cid=newsapp:socialshare:other