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January is pretty optimistic if the building currently looks like the photos above. Maybe they start the process of moving in January, but I really don't think this will be ready to broadcast from in 6 months. The HVAC isn't even up yet. My guess is they start the process in January and broadcasts move over in May (at the earliest) for Sweeps. EDIT: For example, the new WMAQ/WSNS newsroom/studios looked like this in late June of last year and didn't show up on-air until mid-January, and that was only moving the newsroom within an existing building. The idea that the WSVN facility will advance from a concrete shell, to something close to what we saw from WMAQ last June, in the next month is unlikely.

Yes they had some great packages -- but they were beginning to get stale. Got real tired of the 3D logos and the weather gfx especially were chintzy. When they switched fonts from Gotham to Roboto, it got dated real fast.

And here it is... her last sign off at The Liz Quirantes Studio.

WABC Eyewitness News at 5:00 (partial), 6:00 (partial), and 11:00 (complete) (May 19, 1994) WWLP 22 News at 11:00 (May 21, 1997)

It would be interesting if the networks copied 60 Minutes....except they already have it, and they turned it into true crime formats. The proper way to do it would be to unwind it and get back into hard form storytelling. Second, we're in a world where there's a chance that those who were fired don't have to work at networks anymore. They can set up or join independent platforms. And the settlements at 60 Minutes and CBS is, it's dying, and they're prioritizing access more than getting the facts right without fear or censorship. If they feel the same about all the other legacy networks, then this may well be the current thinking for where these people will go next

Speaking of, here's their 9am special on their morning news.

I actually really like the weekday morning team. Not as much as when it was Ken,Lori,Bill and Joe but I really do enjoy the team they have now. Dani and Michelle are great together, I wish somehow they would work Michelle into Mornings at 10, she’d be a great fit for that format.

Today is a big day in the WCCO household. 30 years ago, we got introduced to someone new. I think we've heard of her before... Amelia Santaniello. She's become A Minnesota Original (a KTCA phrase) since then and has also given us the longest husband-and-wife anchoring duo as well with Frank Vascellaro (two decades now at the desk).

15 years!!! I remember watching the end of Oprah live. WABC's stellar afternoon lineup really took a hit with the cancellations of All My Children, One Life to Live, and Oprah's ending. A testament to the stability of WABC that the same anchor team is still in place at 4:00.

Let’s take a little trip down the Channel 7 memory lane because 15 years ago today, EYEWITNESS NEWS FIRST @ 4PM debuted. As many of us know, this newscast replaced The Oprah Winfrey Show, which ended the day before (May 25, 2011) and ran for 25 years and seasons respectively. Today on FIRST @ 4PM, Liz Cho, David Novarro, and chief meteorologist Lee Goldberg celebrated the milestone. FIRST @ 4PM DEBUT VIDEO FROM 15 YEARS AGO (MAY 26, 2011) https://youtube.com/watch?v=cvUPsa63Lrs&si=Y7E4vqbzhYWtVXGA FIRST @ 4PM 15TH ANNIVERSARY VIDEO FROM TODAY (MAY 26, 2026) https://youtube.com/watch?v=eqv9tjVhvcc&si=7EGkYWMWXdklVAzY

They (and Ch. 7) are beneficiaries of those no longer WCBS with the changes at CBS News. I know several who no longer watch CBS News NY (or name of the month). They had enough of David Ellison, Bari Weiss and placating the temporary WH resident.

It seems like they're no longer having someone come in to co-anchor when Darlene or Michael is out from TINY. That's got to be fun, anchoring three hours solo (that assumes they're still doing the online-only half hour at 7; they never mention it when signing off, 2.5 hours otherwise).

Alecia Reid has surfaced on the PIX11 Morning News. She was part of the big layoff at CBS2. She's got a page on their website. They're actually running a commercial for her anchoring the weekend news now.

On Monday, WCAU will be moving Kelly Clarkson back to the 2pm slot (where she originally was from 2019 to 2022) and adding a second hour of NBC News Daily at 3pm. According to the schedule, the 3pm airing will be a repeat of the 12pm airing. Access Daily (currently at 2pm) will move to 2:33am, while Dateline at 1pm remains untouched. Good news for Drew Barrymore, who will now have the only talk show in the 3pm hour (her show airs on KYW), unless you count Maury reruns on WPHL.

WFTV is a shell of itself. Same in other Hearst markets. WTAE now has the only copter in pittsburgh. WPXI has been gutted. The Cox stations cant keep staff either. They all post reporter openings daily.