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For us Simpsons fans, this merger carries a terrible curse .... We can call it Froku!

So they're busy modifying already implemented graphics while a whole slew of stations still have old packages -- nice

We got another new Spot... WXMI Channel 17.2, replacing Antenna TV with The Spot - Grand Rapids 17. This is me thinking that this is a result of Scripps getting rights the Pistons for WMYD and therefore, spreading it to West Michigan on a new indie sub.

To be fair, though, KOSA has been known as First Alert 7 for a good chunk of the last year or two. It also went under CBS 7 First Alert News before that, so its not a total surprise here.

That’s his second report on Alzheimer’s and second time on the 6pm news since stepping down from the anchor chair. His first report was on the 6pm on Friday, June 19.

I wonder if this treatment might help Bill? It won't reverse the disease, but at least in this 80yr old patient with advanced Alzheimer's disease, it improved functions and quality of life, in what I have to say is a remarkable way. Only one person in this trial, so the results in a larger case study are of course unknown, but if the affects of the treatment truly had such profound improvements, it seems worthwhile. https://www.sciencealert.com/magic-mushrooms-and-alzheimers-one-remarkable-case-raises-new-questions

Bill made an appearance on the 6 p.m. newscast for his first report on Alzheimer's.

It’s usually Lindsey Tuchman could be that she was also off

At 01:57, Liz Cho's reaction segment the Monday after Bill's Friday Alzheimer's announcement. As shown in the video, Bill & Liz's first broadcast together Sunday, July 6, 2003. I had always assumed this video was of them permanently taking their slots, but didn't realize it was from a weekend. As for who replaces Bill, I would go with either David Novarro since he already anchors with Liz at 4, or Sandra Bookman since she only does one show at noon.

Bill's first report post the anchor desk in his new role. He's already hitting the ground running with this. Glad to see him remain present in some capacity. He talks to Maria Shriver about her father's battle with the devastating disease.

excellent point. It’s the right thing to do and good on Disney/ABC for being loyal to someone who has been loyal to them.

With one poster calling out WABC and saying that Bill should've retired into the sunset, and I bet haven't considered: the cost of health insurance. Yes, Bill could be on Medicare, but what you pay on Medicare is dependent on what you earn. I wouldn't be surprised that Disney/ABC accommodated Bill with this special correspondent position so he can continue with Disney's health insurance and Medicare/Medicare Advantage if he has one. Let's not forget that we aren't a country with universal health insurance for everyone and as Bill pointed out, treatment for Alzheimer/Dementia is very, very expensive.

Working idea is to eventually place David at 6 with Liz. Joe to noon with Sandra. Joe and Sandra continue as the evening primary fill-ins.

If this really was as sudden of a change as we're led to believe, then I'd imagine a successor just isn't an immediate priority. Vacation time and such are weird in the summer, so if they do want to give her a co-anchor, they may just wait until the fall.

that’s great that you’re expressing your opinion. So was I, though, I didn’t feel the need to write a paragraph explaining how expressing opinions works. Back to Bill — he’s not “that bad already”. Watch last week’s newscasts leading up to the announcement. Watch his interview on Good Morning America. Not knowing there’s a health issue, he just comes off at times a guy in his 70s who’s likely nearing retirement and, like anyone in their 70s, not as sharp as they were 10, 20, 30 years ago. “Gracefully gone into the sunset” - think of the message that sends to millions of Americans and their families dealing with this disease. Diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s and still feeling great and able to work — doesn’t matter. Just go off into the sunset and give up doing what you love. It’s a great thing Bill is doing and it’s great that ABC is supporting him, in my opinion.

It looks like the transition for WCOV has begun as they now air WSFA's 9pm news as of tonight, it looks like.

WFLA has done this for quite some time now with WFLA News NOW at 11am, doing it from their WFLA NOW streaming studio.

She not going anywhere, the station could burn down to the ground and she’ll still anchor the weekend newscasts.

The Justice Department has signed off on the $110 billion Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, concluding after an eight-month investigation that the deal is "not likely to result in harm to competition or American consumers." This is really difficult to take that at face value. This merges two of Hollywood's oldest studios, combining CBS, Paramount+, HBO Max, CNN, and a suite of cable channels under one roof controlled by David Ellison, son of Oracle's Larry Ellison and a Trump ally. Over 1,000 entertainment professionals sent an open letter calling this out as further concentrating an already concentrated market. The DOJ reviewed two million documents and heard from extensive third parties. That doesn't scream confidence in the outcome. It screams "we covered ourselves." We must also consider recent actions of Bari Weiss. Ellison installed her as CBS News editor-in-chief, and one of her first major moves was firing multiple "60 Minutes" correspondents at the end of the most recent season. Think about that timing: Weiss purges veteran CBS News talent while the acquisition is still pending DOJ clearance. Whether that was editorial housecleaning, ideological realignment, or a signal to Ellison's allies in Washington is a fair question nobody at DOJ apparently felt like asking. That's the part the "not harmful to competition" framing conveniently sidesteps. Competition in distribution is one thing. What happens to editorial independence when a Trump-aligned owner's hand-picked editor starts cutting staff at a 60-year-old news institution before the ink is even dry is another question entirely. State AGs in California and New York are still investigating. Senator Warren is calling it "terrible news for every American." The EU is reviewing the deal separately over its backing by three Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds: Saudi Arabia's PIF, Abu Dhabi's L'IMAD, and Qatar's QIA. This is not settled. Watch the AG actions. Source: NBC News