Leaderboard

Dan Abrams Live ends in February.

On days with more breaking news, WCBS has opted for a 2 anchor format at noon (Jessica Moore anchored with Cindy the day of the CEO murder, and Doug Williams joined her today).

The Atlanta Braves have announced a partnership with Gray that will include an OTA simulcast of 15 regular season games and 10 spring training games.

I think KGO's set is really underrated. It has almost everything you'd ever need in a set: a nice home base, a distinct weather area, a unique interview/demo area, and a few different reporter standup positions. The topical graphics that they put in the monitors also always look really sharp. Even though it's pushing eight years old, it has held up very well. If that set debuted today, I think we'd all compliment it. The only thing that's a shame is that they didn't install a larger version of it in the studio that they gave away to KRON instead.

WSET anchor Mark Spain has passed away after battling Pancreatic Cancer. https://wset.com/news/local/mark-spain-beloved-abc13-anchor-and-community-figure-dies-after-battle-with-cancer# Before Lynchburg, he also worked in Jacksonville at First Coast News and WAWS/WTEV Before that, he was at WJW in Cleveland right after they switched from CBS to Fox.

KOLD morning anchor Ana Orsini unexpectedly died at the age of 28: https://www.kold.com/2024/12/16/13-news-remembers-ana-orsini/

Tegna is eliminating weekend meteorologists, weekend sports anchors, and investigative units at several stations.

One of Columbus' all-time greats has passed away. Bob Nunnally was 68. https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/nbc4-announces-passing-of-former-meteorologist-bob-nunnally/

TEGNA already has job openings listed for its cutdown version of creative services. I see 40 jobs for “multi-market commercial producer” or “multi-market creative producer” listed. Some stations have openings for both positions: KARE Minneapolis KGW Portland, OR KHOU Houston KPNX Phoenix KSDK St. Louis WFAA Dallas WGRZ Buffalo, NY WKYC Cleveland WTHR Indianapolis WUSA Washington, DC WXIA Atlanta Most only have an opening for a single commercial producer: KENS San Antonio KFSM Fayetteville, AR KREM Spokane, WA KTHV Little Rock KTVB Boise KVUE Austin, TX KXTY Sacramento WBIR Knoxville, TN WBNS Columbus, OH WCSH Portland, ME WLBZ Bangor, ME WMAZ Macon, GA WNEP Wilkes-Barre, PA WTOL Toledo, OH WWL New Orleans And these stations have openings for a single creative producer: KING Seattle KUSA Denver WCNC Charlotte What will these jobs pay? According to the salary listings for WGRZ — thank you New York and your salary transparency law — both jobs pay between $20 and $40.38 per hour. Or, $41,600 to $83,990 per year. In related news, one of TEGNA’s soon-to-be-former marketing directors said on LinkedIn that the company laid off at least 300 people in its creative services purge. Yikes!

Sad news from Denver. Longtime Colo. journalist and former Denver7 reporter Cynthia Hessin dies at 73

WWAY anchor Donna Gregory has passed away after a battle with lung cancer.

No way...I had great memories of him when he worked for KTRK in Houston in the 2010's. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. He died way too young...

I’m shocked. I really am. I thought he and Pat Harvey were great together. Sending prayers and love to his family, friends and his KCBS/KCAL colleagues.

KCAL/KCBS evening anchor Chauncey Glover has suddenly passed away, according to Joy Benedict on Instagram.

Ugh. Another anchor has died. This time... KCEN's Kris Radcliffe who was there for 22 years. https://www.kcentv.com/article/about-us/beloved-6-news-anchor-kris-radcliffe-died/500-6c17fc34-093e-4fd3-86a0-d12ecae6a140

Wonderful tweet from Margaret Orr: https://x.com/MargaretOrr/status/1850358994147160444

Eric Paulson has doed https://www.wwltv.com/article/about-us/legendary-wwl-louisiana-morning-anchor-eric-paulsen-dies-after-courageous-cancer-battle/289-8dd60c4b-a7bb-4c53-8cdc-09bd35c8a1b1

Another Cleveland legend taken away too soon. Much like Nev Chandler and Casey Coleman who also called Browns games in addition to their sports anchoring careers.

Dammit, this one really hurts. I've been watching this man since my elementary school days (I'm in my mid-40s). Until recent years, Eric and André Trevigne (later Sally-Ann Roberts) were THE morning news. His interviews were golden and even though he was from St. Louis, you wouldn't know it for you'd have thought he was a native. He embraced the city and the city embraced him. He's definitely up there with the likes of Alec Gifford, Ron Hunter, Angela Hill and Garland Robinette. He will definitely be missed. Expect a ton of tributes from former colleagues and other nearby TV stations in the coming days. Legendary WWL anchor Eric Paulsen dies after courageous cancer battle (WWL-TV) WWL anchor Eric Paulsen, a fixture in New Orleans television news for decades, dies at 74. (The Times-Picayune)

The news keeps getting worse. We lost a WWL original: Eric Paulsen died today too. https://www.fox8live.com/2024/10/26/beloved-wwl-tv-anchor-eric-paulsen-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGKNABleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXIQcyVt5e0LESQIhu2w-q1sZyLEo0gmURM3zDe7cEKNVAaji_VI2AxeXQ_aem_ZRD88oL0r3-BK5xYZLOS6w

Today is a very sad day across Northeast Ohio media (and on my birthday nonetheless. ). The great, legendary Jim Donovan, has passed away. Cancer took Jimmy away from us at only 68. https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/television/jim-donovan-former-wkyc-sports-anchor-cleveland-browns-radio-voice-passes-away-68/95-36aabdb8-47ab-49e5-b1aa-521f0497f688?fbclid=IwY2xjawGKE9RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdWcsJ03tKfm2gT_bVTWupX6-wRoQoFPIqj_Q2EmupYd3T6-8yEUZtcJ2w_aem_mwiVPFEoLfpbB2876Hnqqg

R.I.P. ABC's Tom Jarriel. He was 89. https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-abc-news-anchor-tom-jarriel-dies-89/story?id=115120826

Longtime Seattle TV sports reporter Tony Ventrella passed away at the age of 80. He worked for all four major network-affiliated TV stations in Seattle (KING, KOMO, KIRO, KCPQ) during his more than 40-year career. https://www.yahoo.com/news/seattle-broadcasting-sports-icon-tony-192847451.html

A big loss in Michiana television and one I was stunned to learn of today. WSBT and later WBND's Jennifer Copeland has passed away after battling ovarian cancer. The tragic part in all of this... she was only 46. https://www.abc57.com/news/star-michiana-anchor-jennifer-copeland-passes-away-at-46-10-18-24