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...and when that box fails after the power supply gets zapped during a lightning storm... "One Box Solutions" are a bad idea unless you want to be a slave to "the box".

Mary Bubala has been fired from WJZ after her question about Black, female Baltimore mayors.

Fun fact of the day..... Ernest Angley's middle name is Winston. Whoopsie.... Forgive me Lord for I have sinned....

It probably wasn’t on the Justice Network’s end. They transmit the network in good quality. However KUSA has the main NBC network in HD to carry and three SD sub channels. Chances are there’s not enough bandwidth in the pipe for a good quality signal for each sub channels. The NBC feed will get use the most data out of the pipe and the rest are divided up as needed. However I can guarantee that if KUSA is carrying NFL or high motion sports all the sub channels will suffer. If it’s low motion things like a newscast you might notice an improvement on the other channels.

I think hubs are great. They are very efficient. I've never heard of "channel-in-a-box". What is it and how much "attention" does it need from "existing staff" (who I assume are not MC operators)? I've worked at stations with different hub setups. One was completely hubbed and we never really had any technical issues (at least on air) that made me think it wasn't worth it. Another was a hybrid setup where they had local operators during key portions of the day to do MC duties, but then during overnights and weekends, the hub took over. I don't know why it was hybrid instead of entirely hubbed. At first I thought it was a union thing, but then heard that the MC operators contract had a "no manning" clause, meaning the station was free to hire and fire according to whether there was enough work to do and they weren't required to employ a minimum number of employees. So now I'm guessing the union contract would not prevent going fully hubbed.

For those that are fans of the RudeHoney graphics package used by Univision affiliates back around 2001-2006, I have a very special treat to show you! A graphics demo reel from 2000! Note some of the differences between the demo and final. Some of the opens are even blank! Please enjoy!

WNBC's Jummy Olabanji returns home to the DC market, this time at WRC. Really glad to have her back, she was always one of my favorites when she was doing mornings at WJLA. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2019/5/2/back-to-dc

Deepest condolences to WALA's recently retired Bob Grip, on the loss of his wife Marie from Pancreatic Cancer. Even WKRG sent their condolences on their facebook page. Before coming to WALA (and a stint in Virginia Beach), Grip anchored and reported at WKRG in the mid to late 70s...

An end of an era in Boston television is upon us. Lynch's last night on the sports desk will be on August 15th. The question is who replaces him: Conventional wisdom would say Friday/Saturday sports anchor Bob Halloran, especially since Josh Brogadir, has been transitioning to general assignment reporting. Does 5 go with the tried and true, as they often do, or go off the board?