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WSVN Newscenter 7 Newsbreak and Newscast clip 1986 https://youtu.be/mqENIRQPU8Y?si=cWhwWh3QOa9ZRuzl CBS and WTVJ Newsbreak 1983 https://youtu.be/NCOsHMpRfk0?si=KtycZd1dfLKyo5Lq

The more likely of the scenarios.

Went back to check it looks like that started today, last week they were using the EN desk. Maybe they are preparing the set for life after the EN, and that involves the new desk? Also just thought this could just be for the coverage of the Inauguration.

I always enjoyed Bob Scheiffer hosting Face the Nation and the CBS Evening News. Washington insider, very congenial, appealing presence. Margaret has a harder edge but does a good job.

I agree that CBS News is the best TV news organization quality wise. IMO 60 minutes, CBS Mornings, Sunday Morning, and Face The Nation are the best shows in their genres. Every time CBSEN rebrands we ponder why it remains in third place. Currently it's the best looking broadcast with similar story choice to the competition, so I really don't know. Part if it could be viewers never warmed up to Nora. Maybe David Muir and Lester Holt are bigger household names. Maybe historic viewership habits: people never returned after Cronkite. Why has CBSEN been in third historically? Dan Rather was a solid anchor, maybe people identified with Jennings and Brokaw a little bit more. Bob Schiffer was interim hosting, no telling what may have happened down the line. Katie Couric was a big name but I think her softer approach and editorials turned off viewers. Scott pelley was stiff, and Jeff Glor was unknown. Likewise ABC and NBC had stronger anchors since the big three era ended. What can CBSEN do to get out of third... IDK. Maybe international coverage to separate themself from the other two shows?

Let us all review something we have heard James Spann say over the years: Know your landmarks. Most people will not remember many roads, unless you drive them or they are a major one, like an interstate. What does Spann always do? Name off places people know: schools, churches, BBQ restaurants, that one gentlemen’s club one time. Here in Evansville, many of the Mets will say a number of the schools, major businesses, the airport. If a tornado is on the ground in a rural area, someone at TWC might say, “It’s in a rural area, not much to worry about.” Someone local will say, “This is on the ground just one mile west of XYZ High School.” Yes, we have a number of schools in corn fields around here. Our Doppler radar sits in the middle of a corn field. Everyone here knows if that radar goes down, we lose data that can help save and protect lives and property. Nothing against the folks at TWC, they are great people, but they shouldn’t be doing something this local.

The FCC has renewed WTXF's license, swatting down Media and Democracy Project's challenge with ease: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-57A1.txt The upside is that the settlement in the Smartmatic case can't be considered because it doesn't rise to the level of a criminal conviction, and even if it did, lying on cable news isn't severe enough to affect broadcast license ownership as per the 1st Amendment. (The FCC refused to due MAD's homework in combing over the WTXF archives for objectionable material.)

So we got two Indy meteorologists retiring within months of each other. Anybody else we don't know about?

Legendary Indianapolis Meteorologist Chuck Lofton is retiring from WTHR around June 1, after the Indy 500

Yes DC has always had strong, legendary news stations. Back in the day on WRC you had Jim Vance, Doreen Gentzler, Bob Ryan, George Michael and Arch Campbell. And WUSA featured Gordon Peterson, Maureen Bunyeon and Warner Wolf. And WJLA had Renee Poussaint. Great talent back in the day.

Chuck Todd is apparently leaving NBC News at the end of his contract.

September 12th, 1994 is also the same day that its former sister station in Kansas City (WDAF-TV) switched to Fox.

Next? It could be AI anchors, AI meteorologists, and AI sports on a virtual set with only one 'producer' in some centrally-hubbed area sending reports from the MMJs to the AI. Whom we will only see in prerecorded reports - and only live during breaking news. God, I hope we never fall that low in news journalism.