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What a waste of time and money ... and what horrible Circle 7 co-logos they are forcing on their station group and affiliates. Hopefully this leaked branding kit is just a draft and not the final mandate for stations.

I do like the new ABC logo, but not the size of it. Rather the ABC size be same size as the 7 logo and be right beside it. Like CBS 2 for example. By 2033, we should have this logo.

Tulsa is pretty much the Dallas-Fort Worth market's AAA farm system for anchors and reporters.

Dan was thoughtful enough to post some cuts of his KOMO work in high fidelity on his site - both the funky mid 80s theme and the orchestral theme from 1987 https://www.dandeanmusic.com/komo-tv-music-comp-for-site/ Also a bunch of KING work here https://www.dandeanmusic.com/king-tv-music-comp-for-site/

Same with Oklahoma City they have lost a few good anchor, reporters, and meteorologists to DFW.

I noticed that the past few nights.. specifically with Lucy Yang as mentioned. However over the past few years (specifically during the past administration) Bill Ritter.. ONLY Bill Ritter.. would throw comments in making it quite clear of his political stance. It’ll be interesting to see what happens over the next few weeks.

Has anyone noticed a shift in the editorial tone at WABC recently? It might just be for sweeps, but coverage of things like crime or city nuisances seems much less neutral and much more tabloid than they had been previously. For instance, a report by Lucy Yang tonight on subway crime was much more forceful and scathing in attributing it to bail reform than I would have expected from WABC, nearly FOX-like in tone. The following report on a dirt bike crash referred to the familiar city nuisance as a “scourge”. I don’t think these examples are bad journalism or even ethically fraught, but they are an abrupt shift from the generally empathetic, descriptive, and non-analytical tone that I associate with Eyewitness News. I’m curious to see if this continues - could management changes be the root of this? Happy to see them test new waters but if this is indeed a new approach, I’m not sure the New York Post is the best font of inspiration.

Literrally the Thanos meme

A look at KCTZ-7 Bozeman (now KBZK/CBS) just a few months after they signed on with ABC programming. Notice the bulletin board used for the 'ID'. Small town TV at its finest.

WCBS was known for that. They were still doing that routine even in the early '90s I believe. And there were several others who decided to do the same, not just the other CBS O&Os.

Well, your theory may explain Fox News (given the 65-68 median age of its viewers), but some of the best and most memorable anchors and reporters in television history have been Smith's age and older.