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A forum topic discussing the longest running news magazine on network television. The New York Times reporting major news that will affect the future of 60 Minutes. Executive Producer Bill Owens will exit the program. He cites the fact that he doesn't feel like he has editorial control and freedom to be separated from the overall control of CBS News and its parent company, Paramount. This comes as they've been facing turmoil from the current administration. "Over the past months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for ‘60 Minutes,’ right for the audience. So, having defended this show — and what we stand for — from every angle, over time with everything I could, I am stepping aside so the show can move forward."

Let me know when you find this mythical buyer for the radio stations. Radio is even more of a declining asset than television and the only people buying up stations are Godcasters like K-Love or Relevant Radio. Let's be real: Nexstar, Gray, Tegna, Sinclair and Sinclair know they can't find a third party for the radio stations and they aren't going to bother with Cox. NewsNation is cheap and they hire cheap talent. They make good money on retransmission revenue from cable companies and don't have to pay for acquired programming like movies. That's the only reason why it's around. I hope you are aware that younger demos and more and more of the 25–54 "money demo" are abandoning linear television for streaming. The audience for local television is getting smaller and grayer and the industry is on an unsustainable course with pushing endless local news to markets that can't support it. Nexstar, Gray, Tegna, Sinclair and Scripps are all destined to be too big to fail. As for Apollo, they are only guilty of being 10 years too late buying Cox and four years too late trying to sell it.

A forum topic to check up on former Cable News anchors who have decided to return via podcasting, YouTube, Substack, and other forms of new media platforms. Former Fox and CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota, and former Fox anchor Dave Briggs, have returned and will co-host a new Mediaite-backed podcast called "Sanity".

The mod team has established that we have too many of these catch-all threads, and it's not just a logo or correspondent change that's leading to its creation. This specific storyline with the show isn't likely going away anytime soon. It may evolve and eventually turn into a catch-all, but this feels important enough, at this time, to keep this as a single topic discussion.

I was wondering what on earth that "Remarkable Woman" special was on the CW Sunday night; it seemed so vague as to be a time-buy from some group you expect to carry a generic 'salute to gospel' or 'independent film showcase (of whatever they could get cheap)' that you see on Sundays on a station that doesn't have the NFL doubleheader and the home team is on the other station. It felt like some kind of bizarre Queen for a Day rehash. It also seems kind of insulting to anyone not in a Nexstar market, because the states without a station just came off as having very 'unexceptional women' (they drew 11 randomly from NewsNation but like...just spread them across each state. There's no reason outside Perry's ego that Alaska shouldn't have a 'remarkable woman'). Outside of sports and the good shows they bought, The CW is really no better than the 'i for infomercial' era of Ion at this point.

I know Gray usually has something going on with Telemundo, but could they be working with Univision as well? They just launched Univision Lake Charles on KVHP 29.4.

Yeah, true that. It doesn't stream, though, and it hasn't in a really long time. Same with WFAA Two.

Network O&Os are sending anchors and reporters. WNBC is sending anchor David Ushry and reporter Gaby Acevedo. I believe WABC sent Mike Marza. I don't know about WCBS.

Maybe Raycom Sports just has a better name and legacy and Gray may not want to rebrand it.

I moved this to General TV, as this thread can be a catch-all for coverage and anchor plans. Precedent suggests that the funeral will happen 4-6 days after death. May he rest in peace, and may the college of cardinals choose a successor to continue Francis' legacy of humanity and compassion.

A KOIN open I haven't seen before as it nears its end with the Third Coast package.

April 19, 1995 OKC bombing news anniversary coverage. From KDFW From KATV From KFOR via NewsNation

WLFL Fox 22 Ten O'Clock News (March 30, 1998; starts at 25:16) WLFL Fox 22 Ten O'Clock News (January 13, 1995; starts at 1:27) WLNS NewsCenter 6 at 5:30 (Lansing Live!) and at Six (December 21, 1995) KCST (now KNSD) NewsCenter 39 Tonight (July 1985)

Rudabeh Shahbazi is officially promoted to the evening newscasts aloRudabeh Shahbazi is joining Pat Harvey on the evening newscasts. Sheba Turk will succeed her on Mornings. Both moves effective April 28th. https://deadline.com/2025/04/rudabeh-shahbazi-co-anchor-cbs-los-angeles-newscasts-sheba-turk-1236371104/

This is better lit than their Upper West Side studio, warmer lighting has really helped all of the shows that moved. The HD quality looks richer. The temporary set looked better IMO, I wish they switched it up more for the new permanent Live set. This is basically what ABC did with World News Tonight, re-create the same thing in a different space. The only set I would've liked to have seen rebuilt the same way was The View, as it looked really good before, but the new set is OK.

Allbritton wanted to sell the company as a whole from day one. Sinclair was the only logical buyer.

David Muir was in Paris for spring break, but I don't know if he came back to New York before the pope's passing.

It'll be interesting to see if any of the main evening news anchors are actually en route to Rome & considering the time of day the news broke here early in the morning, wouldn't be surprised if this is the case, that they're reporting from the Vatican in time for tonight's newscasts at 6:30 ET.