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WMAR is launching The Insider at 7:30 starting next week. Find it interesting that the show is going up against their sister show Entertainment Tonight.

So I'm you already seen this but I just saw this tour of KYW. The tour guide was very funny, kind of like an older Ross the Intern. I loved the cleaning of the windows bit.

Tracy and Chris seem to have good chemistry and have fun on the morning shift. If you ever seen their behind the scenes periscopes in the morning it appears they get along well.

I do work for NBC.

Is Michelle just freelancing til they find a permanent meteorologist or is she it?

Seems so although they hired Chris for that reason and then moved him to mornings. They also seem content with solo anchors at 6/11 weekdays when one has off. Personally I think if Renee doesn't return, they should move Tracy back to evenings so that there is a familiar face. Have Keith and Tracy at 11am/5pm and Jim and Jackie at 4pm/6pm/11pm

I'm hoping they tone down the wood tones just a bit. Maybe revert back to the whitish scheme like they have done with the KLG and Hoda set is much more flexible than the set downstairs and I think you can see that by their increasing use of that set for more and more segments including demos and celebrity interviews (not to mention the mishmash look that set has compared to the rest of the first two hours). I just think that a whiter and less busy set aesthetic wise would provide them with greater flexibility in addition to their myriad of digital components like the movable monitors and wrap around ribbon over homebase. Just looking at the versatility of the old set with its color changing walls (with different lighting) and lighter color tones made the set amenable to nearly any change needed. I think that more of that and less of the faux wood/ 70's home look would give the set more longevity instead of the dated feel it now has only two years after the renovation. [GALLERY=media, 700][/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 699]/GALLERY][/GALLERY]

That's Jim Donovan, the station's consumer reporter.