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Jeff Zucker should have never made it past his EP gig at Today. This was the last time he actually succeeded at something. Ever since he took over in increasing roles at NBC, he destroyed that network until it was bought by Comcast. Even then, much of its success has been a result of the declines of everyone else. And remember, HE himself was responsible for bringing on the Donald to The Apprentice... Flash forward to CNN. Much of the damage has been done under his tenure, from the endless coverage of stories like the missing plane to the never-ending coverage of the Oval Office. CNN, like the rest of the media was guilty by falling for Trump's never ending yapping and inability to shut his mouth, and gave this man the greatest gift any political candidate could ever receive, endless FREE publicity. After his election, someone finally had a stream of consciousness, and the endless coverage shifted to the antics that this president was generating. Of course, the "right side" used this as ammo to paint all of this smotherage as "fake news". Things are so screwed up, some of it deserves coverage. But there are other things going on in this world, and it's going to have to take a change at the top at this point to get back to the real issues we face, and so journalists can cover something else for a change. Leave the antics to the tabloids and whack-job partisan sites.....

From Twitter: KSNV misspelled Cincinnati (lower third) in a story about a misspelled Cincinnati road sign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nbz73KhZfY The latest from Orlando - pinging @NESTLEH cause I know he wanted me to do this.

That really is incredible. The video's caption references it, but for those who didn't go to the YouTube page, third co-host Bob Kennedy, plucked from a successful morning show on WLS, died not long after this was recorded, and before AM America would debut. The show would launch with Bill Beutel, Stephanie Edwards, and news anchor (and third wheel) Peter Jennings.

A closed-circuit preview of AM America, ABC's short-lived morning show, 1974:

This is a curious little ID from WLKY in 1986 with a sung "Looking Better All the Time" jingle: The musical signature *is* in the matching news package... There was also an accompanying image commercial that received a Silver Award in 1984 from the Broadcasters Promotion Association (a predecessor to PromaxBDA).

I like it. The coloring doesn't look as muddy or unnatural, and the imagery is sharper. Overall, a much better look, and I kinda like the blue and red trim at the bottom that matches the graphics. Points are lost, though, for that random blue strip running down the right side of the display.

Is your Google broken? There are several stories in the last few years about Kelly's behavior and it was reported as a large factor for Michael wanting to escape. To the contrary, you don't get to throw a fit with your employer because they make a business decision you disagree with. Anyone else would roll with the punches and continue doing the job they're contracted to do. Does that not constitute diva-like behavior to you?

Sydney 2000 Olympic Bid win in September 1993 - TEN breaking all-night coverage of the big announcement at 4:00 AM! (catch the decision at @4:30) Having watched this live as a kid, I can say this was one of the greatest thrills of my life!

Follow-up..."Clues Across Philadelphia" BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Just a guess, but maybe it’s because WPVI has national recognition in some capacity? MCTYW and Jim Gardner are recognizable to people outside Philadelphia and they’ll probably be clues in that category. In any case, this is new, and it’ll be interesting to see how this plays out. I remember an episode a few seasons ago that had WGN as a clue.

I bet you Zucker, has no regrets about Trump being President, and how the daily coverage of the President. Yeah, it litterally like watching a reality show. Zucker, will be on at CNN through 2020. I never liked how he moved everything from Atlanta to NYC. CNN's HQ was started in Atlanta and I'm sure Ted Turner, is so pissed off about how his former Cable News Network has become. Zucker, an egomaniac just like any other executive. He wants the ratings, and looking at the ratings, CNN chasing MSNBC and have a some wins, but not the big dog it used to be.

Congrats to CKMI Global Montreal's Jamie Orchard. She has been there since the beginning in 1997 (CKMI gained Global from CBC) and has anchored the Global Montreal Newshour since 2001. She's pretty much become a recognizable face in the Montreal market, alongside CFCF's Mutsumi Takahashi (who's been there since 1982). Now, she's their assistant news director. She'll be managing their station's on-air and online teams and yes, she'll continue to anchor the weeknight news at 5:30, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. For someone who's been there since the beginning of Global Television in Montreal, I'm not surprised to hear this news. Well deserved to Jamie. https://globalnews.ca/news/4444222/jamie-orchard-named-assistant-news-director-at-global-montreal/

It's been greenlighted.

[QUOTE="Info Junkie, post: 218831, member: 3593"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nbz73KhZfY The latest from Orlando - pinging @NESTLEH cause I know he wanted me to do this.[/QUOTE] Just looking at it now-- best opening so far is that one starting around the 3:30 or 3:31 mark for the late edition ([I]NewsCenter 2 Nightcast[/I]), with an apparent stereo version of the opening music on that late edition.

She was rightfully angry because they were changing her show because of the random whim of ABC News. She's not part of ABC News, and she had the right to feel offended because of that. She took a week off, came back and decided to go right back to work, speak of it once and let the ratings in the time she hosted with guests speak for themselves. It happened. It's long over. At this point no matter how much influence Ryan might have, it truly is Kelly's and Gelman's show to do with what they want, and ABC-Disney isn't going to let them go to someplace like CBS, which would only be happy to dump Let's Make a Deal and give them full rein. Men pull this stuff off too, but we don't hear about it in the tabloid media because it doesn't fit their 'all women are difficult and are Real Housewives off-camera' narrative. The lesson; don't anger your talent for fun, because it'll come back to bite you.

That's good... I like the Jammin' crew and I know they'll do a great job keeping it local.

Funny, because I haven’t heard any of this chatter. The only time she through a fit was with the whole Michael fiasco, and you could arguably say that she was in her right to do so. You have a right to not like Kelly, but no need to fabricate things about her.

I should probably edit my post to reflect that the segment was more about getting rid of Ripa than cancelling the entire program. There has been chatter for years now about Kelly’s behavior and ABC’s frustration with it. They were particular peeved about her “protest” 2 years ago.

She left the weekend show officially a month ago.