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And in Topeka, KSNT's evening anchor is leaving. http://cjonline.com/news/local/2017-06-02/jared-broyles-out-evening-news-anchor-ksnt

And the copters; it was jarring to see KTVI's Ferguson aftermath coverage from the air brought to us 'courtesy of the Bommarito Auto Group' (it was never said but it was lower-thirded). We'll see if the viewers actually reel back from them (and they're third in the market so this is basically not going to do much) or do what most of us do with stupid sponsorships; take one look, roll our eyes and continue to watch while making sure never to shop the stupid place mentioned again.

And guess who came back today? [MEDIA=twitter]866646011929931777[/MEDIA]

WOTV now WOOD-TV 11PM News ATN 7 Sydney 1989 - matching station ID BTQ 7 News Update 1982 TVQ Eyewitness News 1987 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNzbTC_yJAk TVO Eyewitness News 1988 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zB08v9RVLg

Speaking of KETK... looks like they got new graphics on June 1.

Paulsen, Sally-Ann, and Meg Farris are about the last of the old-guard WWL (when Loyola owned them and J Michael Early and Phil Johnson had the station running at top form)

Gotta love Gardner! [MEDIA=twitter]866839190272692224[/MEDIA]

They have hired two meteorologists as well. I'll be curious to see the graphics, since it is the first new Nexstar news operation since the Media General acquisition. Will it have the old Nexstar graphics, the 2015 MG graphics (they inherited the production of that) or something else altogether?

Robert is a long-time friend of KBEX-TV and we KNOW he was capable of much more...but Patton did so much better. Now about that Vanessa / Mary confusion..... Buy the glasses... I swear once you get her look situated, she could be dangerous...but that dress and that hair...she messed with it once already, but get Melissa to run her thru a few clothing stores to get that frumpy east coast look off her. Vanessa has no fashion sense whatsoever...and once again the HAIR! Otherwise I would have to say I was actually impressed...and that's not easy now days.

Nexstar appears to be getting closer to finally bringing its news operation in house at KWKT/Waco. (Right now it originates at the Nexstar station in Tyler.) They've hired Leslie Rangel, a reporter at sister Nexstar station KXAN in Austin, to serve as main anchor. Keep in mind they were supposed to be up and running in 2016, so they're just a little behind

Nearly pure media, TEGNA still has a stake in CareerBuilder TEGNA has a stake in CareerBuilder along with The McCatchy Company and Tribune

Newscasts started with a title sponsor for the entire program, and we'll probably end that way too. I don't like it, but that's the way it goes. Our sports segment is sponsored. So is traffic during certain hours. Let's not forget the ticker, the stock report (which takes ten seconds), the movie reviews, the tech report, one feature franchise.

ABC O&Os are on a hiring freeze at the moment http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/5/21/exclusive-hiring-freeze-at-abc-oos (sidenote: I really like that ABC/Mickey Mouse hybrid logo)