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Looks like a former KSDK anchor is heading down the street to WDAF to replace the retired Phil Witt. http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/st-louis-anchor-lands-in-kansas-city/192024

Adam Symson will assume the role as President & CEO of Scripps, on August 8th. Richard Boehne will remain Chairman of the Lighthouse.

That WTOL graphic set is classic "post-TVbD".

New reporter. She comes from KMOV... [MEDIA=twitter]884940547588325376[/MEDIA]

That will likely come with time. Gray is VERY quick with updating websites though; they probably start the draft versions before the sale is even completed.

So...um...WHAG is bringing back the WDVM calls to the DC market...

The set looks like the one Sinclair uses for their Terrorism Alert Desk.

Who can forget News! News! And more news!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=pOJcUVU4nEE;t=0 Here's a rarity, a news open of WSCV Noticentro 51 from 1990.

He said he was coming from WJLA; there's an NC8 set there overused by all of SBG's must-carry segments and shows, including Armstrong William's weekend graveyard filler between Made in Hollywood and a real show called 3 Wide Life (at least in Milwaukee). He thinks it's impressive he's coming from Washington, but I'd be more impressed if a Sinclair host filmed a must-carry from KIMA in Yakima or one of their lower-market stations. This is what literal 'fake news' is. Of course ratings are going to be up if you replace infomercials and E/I treacle (which Full Measure did) with a series with actual content. The painful 'this new show is up 400% over last year's time-slot filler, a test pattern' press releases are good for a laugh and little else.

Sinclair is bragging about the "ratings growth" it has made by its must-run Sunday series "Full Measure With Sharyl Attkisson" (and some of the numbers they boast are hilariously bad!): http://www.tvnewscheck.com/marketshare/2017/07/11/sinclairs-full-measure-gaining-viewers/

Couple of questions when does Ari start his weekday show? Was Pulse of America cancelled? I don't see it on he guide anymore.

KGTV: Renee Nelson is back...looking fine...tan...and fit. Got a little new hair action happening. She meets all current expectations.

I'm going to guess it was an experiment to try to get some different anchor pairings at the desk. (and not have Dick on all four evening newscasts)

This I can answer. It's the part of the set that discuses topics related to social media. It's called the "Orange Room" in relation to it's logo--both are orange. It's purpose is to at least keep the show going; whether it interests a viewer or not is another story.

How does Sinclair "die?" It can't. It won't. You and I all know that dirty little secret. Even if a group manages to force all advertisers to boycott from any and all Sinclair news programming indefinitely, Sinclair would fill the airtime with political ads, especially in battleground states. They'll have their cult to further brainwash the John Q. Bumpkins of the world, and be an imposing terminal cancer on this country, like Fox News and talk radio were.

Has anyone found the commercial breaks during Today to be very lengthy? I turned on my TV and changed the channel to NBC at 7:38 AM. They were on commercial. It wasn't until 7:42 AM when the show finally returned from commercial break. Then at 7:44 AM they go right back to break, which lasts another 4 minutes until 7:48 AM. In a span of 10 minutes, that's 8 minutes of commercials vs. 2 minutes of "regular programming". But wait, it gets WORSE... They come back from break at 7:48 AM, go to the "Orange Room", then at 7:50, guess what? ANOTHER commercial break! This one lasts at least 5 minutes, all the way to the local news insert! WHAT THE HELL!!??!?!?!?!? Over the course of 17 minutes, that's 13 minutes of commercials vs 4 minutes of actual Today show programming. For a major broadcast network (NBC) that's available for free OTA, this is absolutely unacceptable. It's a surefire way to lose viewers and ratings. Also, what is the "Orange Room", why is it called that, and what purpose does it serve?

Give Mark Hyman a wig and dress.

So... he should host segments with the First Lady?

On the contrary, they should give him a female sidekick!

This must've been a new development as they appear on no lineups as of yet.

The lower atrium of the Canadian Broadcasting Centre (also the home of CBC Sports telecasts) was renamed to commemorate Peter Mansbridge. [MEDIA=twitter]880110974640029696[/MEDIA] You'll also get a nice good listen to the theme of The National playing the background.

I'm in the DC market so I sent an email to the GM and got the attached response. It appears they have Coverage on Fios in all of the DC suburbs and portions of the area on Comcast.

Presented without editorializing...though he donated to a guy who beat a reporter. "Sinclair VP donated to Gianforte after 'body-slam' incident"

Will that get them carriage in the core of the market though.