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Wow.

Wonder what the path forward is for WANF/WPCH at this point? Not sure what the benefit is of having an independent primary/secondary pairing.

Shows how much I watch linear TV here in ATL. Completely forgot CW was on WPCH now.

On 3/26/2023 at 10:04 PM, mrsunshine said:

I'm finding it strange how we're four days away from April and CNN hasn't even begun teasing News Central. The new Anderson Cooper show began airing ads this week and that's for Sunday evenings. I would have thought CNN would want to start announcing the changes for their core daytime block around this time as well, at least just something to bring up the idea that there are changes coming. Did This Morning start getting promoted this late in advance as well?

I imagine since it's rolling dayside news coverage and not a personality-based show, they aren't teasing it. Dayside is essentially "have it on in the background"/"check in occasionally" programming vs. the more opinionated primetime shows or the morning offerings (where the most eyeballs are).

1 hour ago, johnothy said:

I was glad to read Brian Taff is replacing Jim Gardner on the 6pm newscast. He’s always been a favorite and will be great. Brian posted the news today on his Facebook page. 

Brian's come a long way when he was known as "Brian Taffe" and working for what was then known as YNN (now Spectrum News) in NY hosting Capital Tonight.

29 minutes ago, 24994J said:

 

It's being worked on.

I know it gets its share of critics #onhere, but I don't hate the current WABC look. It's simple (without being too simple), clean, and well-executed. Not everything has to be elaborate and splashy. 

(Of course, there was the NEWS YORK'S #1 NEWS incident, but...)

1 hour ago, Nelson R. said:

We need the details 

Can't find it in Discord, but after seeing it on TV, it's essentially calling out WSB doing it "just to make money" and stating their (46's) commitment to the community not being temporary.

I'll add that 11 Alive has started to take some digs at ANF on some billboards I've seen around town. One says "Breaking News F1RST" and another says "Severe Weather F1RST", with the number 1 in the 11 Alive logo in place of the "I" in the word "FIRST".

7 minutes ago, mrschimpf said:

Much worse is BBC America, which had...nothing. Not even a 'important news story, go to BBC World News for more information' ticker.

In fairness to BBC America, it's an entertainment channel co-owned by AMC Networks and BBC. That said, they did roll a ticker pointing viewers to BBC World News and BBC.com:

14 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

 

 

Also, former WDRB meteorologist Paul Emmick passed away last week of natural causes. He was only 55.

 

 

Hate to hear this about Paul. I remember him from his Weather Channel days.

On 9/24/2020 at 10:08 AM, TheRob said:

COVID-19 schedule disruptions are out of hand. (Olathe Northwest Ravens are a local high school football team)

 

I have no knowledge of HS football in Missouri, but I’m not liking the Ravens’ chances in that one

2 hours ago, froyo49 said:

We now know who she’s working for. She’ll be on WAGA’s 11:00 news and their new 4:30pm program. Oddly enough, the show will premiere on March 30, one week after Georgia’s presidential primary on the 24th.

 

https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/fox-atlanta-adding-newscast-with-new-anchor-christine-sperow/16XlYK3MohLg0gaf8jS7NK/

Wow. I enjoyed watching Christine when I lived in Charlotte as she and John Carter made a great team. Looking forward to seeing her on FOX 5!

I like the graphics. Surprised some are saying that it's a downgrade from the previous look.

There should be plenty of tweaks before the 2020 NFL season begins and as they make their way to other properties, I think.

1 hour ago, Spring Rubber said:

So basically they're pulling an NBC and only updating their football graphics. Every other sports property will be stuck on the same old graphics for 5-6 years+ probably. I hate this new trend of football-only graphics.

32 minutes ago, Samantha said:

This feels like a huge step back. Hopefully these are only for Super Bowl/NFL, like the current NBC SNF package.

I'm sure there will be another variation for the other sports it carries.

Today was Brigida Mack's last day at WBTV...she is leaving the station after 10 years. Her reporting work, involvment in the community, as well as launching their 4pm newscast and (now-defunct) 8pm newscast on their .2 (Bounce TV) were really some key reasons why WBTV has overtaken WSOC for No. 1 in the ratings.

Meteorologist Ashley Batey has left WTSP. In the comments, she says that she will announce her next move soon.

Goodbye Morning Dose and NewsFix, its been canceled. Now KDAF and KIAH can start rebuilding and revive their own newscasts.

https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2018/09/newsfix-and-morning-dose-cancelled-by.html

To add to that, WDCW's 10pm newscast (produced by WTVR) is getting axed too. Always was going to be an uphill battle against FOX 5 in that slot...

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Interesting how ESPN's graphics were standardized across all its properties - now each one (SportsCenter, MLB, NBA, CFB, CBB, NFL) has a unique package.

Any source for this info? I'm only seeing it here and not anywhere else.

This seems as good a source as any.

WAFF's main anchor Mark Thornhill is out the door.

http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2017/12/waff_anchor_mark_thornhill_out.html

"A personnel matter...not related to layoffs made last week by station owner Raycom Media. It also was not a retirement."

You can probably read between the lines there.

Just streamed the debut of WVEC's Now at Eleven, and all I can say is, I'm impressed. Very informative, trying to attract today's generation while not trying to alienate the old-time viewers. I'm not sure it was live though. The camerawork seemed too fancy to be live.

Saw the debut episode on the FB page and it's totally taped, just like here in ATL with the Late Feed on 11Alive. You can tell when the anchor tosses to weather at the top.

Got another rip off for ya:

Rip off of:

This looks like a syndicated package to me.

The KKTV one, though, is definitely a knockoff. The transitions are a dead giveaway.

Article on FOX O&O news expansion

 

http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/fox-stations-late-night-news-syndicated-comedy-1202555298/

Does anyone besides WAGA in Atlanta run an hour-long 11pm (10pm CT) newscast on weekdays? It's always been interesting to me that WAGA does it, and at last check it pulls in very respectable ratings.

Scott Pelley -- moving to 60 Minutes only?

 

http://pagesix.com/2017/05/30/scott-pelley-is-leaving-cbs-evening-news/

Wow. I liked Scott, but somehow I feel his style is more suited for 60 Minutes than the CBS Evening News.

As for a replacement, I wouldn't be surprised if Jeff Glor is at the top of the list. It gives them a fresh, younger look (he would be the youngest network news anchor at 41, two years younger than David Muir) and could help them gain more ground in the 25-54 demo.

Scripps already owns KJRH in Tulsa, so they wouldn't be able to buy KOTV. (And while they'd be able to buy WBNS, they wouldn't be able to outright purchase WTHR in Indianapolis since they currently own WRTV.)

I probably shouldn't post at 1:30am...thanks!

You bring up WTHR...would the Wolfes want to sell both stations to a single owner or split it between two? Ideally, I'd think they'd want to deal with one owner (i.e. Scripps), but since there's a conflict in Indy, Scripps getting both is out of the questions.

That also means that we can count Sinclair and Nexstar out of buying WBNS, too

Scripps says they could be a buyer it the right deal comes up.

 

http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/103560/scripps-chance-of-acquisitions-possible

Doing a quick scan of TV markets 10-100 and there are a few possibilities:

--Raleigh/Durham + Fresno: I could see a scenario where ABC cashes out of the region and decides to sell WTVD. (It also gives them a solid #2 in a growing Southeast market.) Same deal with KFSN, except they get a significant market leader.

--Columbus: Word was that the Wolfe family was looking to sell, but as it turns out, that wasn't the case. However, if Scripps gives them a nice offer for WBNS, could they change their minds?

--Oklahoma City/Tulsa: I don't know enough about KOTV/KWTV's ownership situation, but if Griffin were looking to get out of the business, Scripps would make a lot of sense, wouldn't it?

--Providence: WLNE's probably too far gone, but Scripps could probably buy it and give it a WKBW-style revamp.

Just thinking out loud...

KITV's sports director Robert Kekaula will switch over to anchoring news with Paula Akana (who anchors at 5pm) at 6 and 10pm starting February 13th while Brandi Higa takes his spot.

http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/honolulu-station-announces-evening-anchor-team/185268

Robert Kekaula anchoring?

That should be interesting...

I know a great co-anchor, if she could stay out of prison.

 

Now that would really stir the pot.