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People who thinks producers are making the decisions about whether or not to run talent opens, have no understanding of the hierarchy of a newsroom. Show opens are serious business, and their form, format and appearance are strictly the domain of the news director, creative services director and general manager. No producer in any station I’ve ever worked had unilateral power to drop, modify or replace an open. In the past, WABC has replaced the talent opens with generic stingers when: an anchor slot is open and a rotation of people are sitting in; an anchor is out on extended medical leave; a newscast is airing off the clock at an unusual time, such as after football; during continuous breaking news coverage, where a standard talent open might be inappropriate. Opens are not like teases or bumps where a producer or director can call an audible and elect to drop or change it. To station management, they are as important as the hood ornament is to a Rolls Royce owner. Whether an open is a short stinger or a fully produced talent showcase, it is the baby of those far above a producer pay grade.

It wouldn't be as big of a deal. However, there would probably a lot of confused baby boomers. On the other hand, if you take The Office off of Netflix... oh wait...

The Infamous Disco Demolition Night at Old Comiskey Park, 40 years ago tonight... WLS coverage from that night... WMAQ & WBBM... More WBBM, from the following night...

KTXH in Houston has had Decades on its third sub-channel (OTXH 20.3) since October 2015; it had replaced MundoFox. I was surprised that none of the CBS-owned TV stations that were CW or independent stations (KMAX or KCAL as respective examples) picked up Decades when their CBS O&O counterparts added Start TV.

So... “Ah the next newscast is starting... better tune out because they are introducing people”? That’s some odd reasoning... People are far more likely to keep watching if they want more news or tune out if they don’t... 20 seconds of talent open won’t make or break you or everybody would do what you are describing...

Hoping they get a male co-anchor (now don’t ban me) the show needs some testosterone and more balance

She pulled off a rare feat in NY television: never got on the bad side of Suki.

Am I the only one that thinks they missed a good opportunity to reintroduce the steamboat whistle? (And steamboat footage in the back of the 5 logo?)

I don't mean to go off topic (as I will here) but I can think of at least 15 legends right off the bat at WWL over its history. I think WWL had more legends than any other station in America at one point, literary. I mean... J. Michael Early (former VP and GM; giant in CBS and broadcasting) Phil Johnson (former ND; another giant) Garland Robinette Angela Hill Dennis Woltering Eric Paulsen Andre Trevigne SallyAnn Roberts Bill Elder (!) Don Westbrook Dave Barnes Nash Roberts Carl Arredondo Mike Hoss Jim Henderson Meg Farris Bill Capo Frank Davis Hoda Kotb John Snell (now at WVUE) Yeah. Don't mean to go off topic, but... yeah.

My God, that's everything I've ever wanted.