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So, WGAL aired their Childrens Miracle Network telethon finale this evening. WGAL has been a great station for CMN. WGAL’s morning anchor Jere Gish was recently named best local TV personality for CMN. WGAL didn’t use Studio A this year. Nope. They didn’t use WITF’s studio as they did years before, yes, they went there for it. This year, sorry WGAL deserves a HOP. This year, not sure if it was a WGAL decision or Penn State Health’s decision but this year ... it was held in the Cafeteria ... by the tray return. Seriously? Wow. — Matt

Great video on the history of WESH-TV. — Matt

Love Natalie Jacobson. She was truly one of a kind. — Matt

Looks like they didn’t stop there. This is from their Twitter page. — Matt

“Ooo ooo ... oooo ooooo ... Tegna!l /rolls eyes — Matt

http://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/04/nexstar_issues_statement_to_co.html Update on the abc27/Flora situation. Looks like Nexstar is going all in for defending the way they do things. A few takeaways ... they say that they are looking at all aspects of the station ... anchor desk changes are coming ... and they are shelling in $3 million in improvements to the station. You can do a lot with $3 million dollars. Stay tuned. Things are heating up at abc27. — Matt

The WGAL newsroom renovation is done and complete. Not bad. — Matt

It gets worse. Those L3’s. Woof.

They used an unregistered version of MS Paint v.1 to make that. They had to. Ugly. And tacky. — Matt

Great. Sober for the 7 and 8 AM hours. Drunk for the 10am with her friend Kathie Lee. — Matt

Add TMZ27 to getting new gfx ... just the ticker for now. But it’s progress. — Matt

While I love the BBC a lot ... I really love this News open. And set. I bring you Tagesschau from Germany. — Matt

I didn't care for the evening montage/collage at the end ... made me feel dizzy. Too much. Too quick. Other than that, not bad at all. Glad they kept the theme music. -- Matt

Think we will see new gfx for Today come tomorrow??? -- Matt

[MEDIA=twitter]899813786361765888[/MEDIA] So this happened this evening at MSNBC. Sorry, still laughing! -- Matt

Here is the evolution of the NBC Today opens. From 1950s through today. -- Matt

Looks like this was done about 6 months or so. WGAL's building is so beautiful and iconic. -- Matt

This one is so good, you'll have to view it more than once. Amazing movie open. Hope movie opens are allowed on this thread! -- Matt

And don't forget the Super Bowl! -- Matt

Looks like KMBC and WCVB are ditiching opens for now cold opens ... wonder if it will go group wise ... -- Matt

[MEDIA=tumblr]did=ef45a272812b3de08c2a2bdd657a81ca00dc243f;id=160595853686;key=TjrONMrWX75ztNHlxRAsmQ;name=matthewkoonsreports[/MEDIA] New style of L3 and sweep gfx here for WGAL. Only appearing so far on promos. -- Matt

Thank you very much. Appreciate it. -- Matt

So I was watching WFMZ online the other day ... My question is, how many news helicopters does WFMZ have? I see them talking about QUADCOPTER ... I just can't imagine a station having 4 helicopters. During a traffic report, I did see them go live to 2 different helicopters. Amazing, especially for pseudo-suburban Philadelphia. -- Matt

Found this on YT. A nice but almost dizzying tour of the new newsroom for WGAL. And to think this is only phase 1. Phase 2 coming later this year. I'm hoping it's to add video walls to Studio B. I want that so damn bad. -- Matt

When does Nexstar close on Media General again??? Because with crap like this, it can't come soon enough. <iframe scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen src="http://up.anv.bz/latest/anvload.html?key=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" width ="640" height="360"></iframe> http://abc27.com/2016/12/24/rain-ends-by-lunch-staying-dry-this-evening-pleasant-christmas-day-ahead/ Fire. Brett. Now!!! -- Matt