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Some upheaval at WKYC as Maureen Kyle leaves the morning show for a streaming show airing across TEGNA.
Plus, three others have left WKYC in the last two weeks - Austin Love (after 6 years), Neil Fischer and Carmen Blackwell (both after 2 years.)
Seems WKYC is getting leaner after some major “anchor bloat” during the Adam Miller era…
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1 hour ago, bmasters1 said:
Especially making them give up their legacy news titles (both were Eyewitness News before, and they are now 13 News and 10TV News respectively).
FWIW, WBNS dropped “Eyewitness News” around 2007, when its newscasts went HD.
More obvious is the exodus of well-known and experienced talent from these stations, plus a decline in production values.
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John Lomax, WKRC anchor who retired in 2022 after 40 years at the station, has passed away.
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1 hour ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:
KFSM Chief Meteorologist Matt Standridge has been "promoted" within TEGNA. He hasn't revealed exactly what; he just mentions a "different office". His last day is Wednesday, Feb 14.
Speculating - judging by recent Instagram follows, it is WTHR?
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Payton Domschke is leaving WKYC after two years. Looking at her Instagram follows as of late, I’m speculating she’s headed to WPVI. (But I could be wrong!)
https://www.facebook.com/share/Jqtg8pakNNSL7Tr4/?mibextid=WC7FNe
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Tiffany Tarpley leaves WTOL and returns to Cleveland, replacing Danita Harris at WEWS:
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3 hours ago, CoopInTheHouse said:
“Brought to you by Jack’s”? That should be used for only FORECASTS. Whether or not they screwed up sponsorship, it’s a good improvement for the station, even since they were using that sometimes-low-budget Gray graphics sliding thing that looks like your news budget is $2,500.
A bit ironic that the story at :44 is about a robbery at…Jacks.-
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54 minutes ago, TennTV1983 said:
WSMV did the same thing a couple of weeks ago, and most recently changed their weather logo as well - removing the NBC peacock from their branding.
And before anyone asks, NBC does not have a mandate for its affiliated stations to have the peacock in its branding.
It’s a trend with all Gray stations.WTVG in Toledo switched from “13abc Action News” to just “13 Action News” (and no ABC logo).
WNEM in Flint/Saginaw/Bay City also recently removed the CBS eye mark from its logo.
But I’ll stop there because I don’t want this to be a list…
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4 hours ago, MD TV said:
WKYC meteorologist Hollie Strano was arrested for a DUI last week:
Eeek. Gotta wonder if this is the end of the line for her. Jessica VanMeter would be an ideal replacement. (Just saying.)
Meanwhile, check out NewsOn newscast archives from the past 24 hours and fully realize that Betsy Kling is a rockstar: anchoring and doing weather last night at 11pm, then doing weather from 4:30-7am this morning and back at it starting at 4pm this afternoon.
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1 hour ago, newsman123 said:
Not to mention, he just looked and sounded completely out of place, disengaged and unfriendly.
Speculating here, but it seems his heart wasn’t really into the “news anchor” role. He’s very active on social media, and pretty much every post is Philly sports.Not every sports anchor can seamlessly transition to news.
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1 hour ago, newsfanatic said:
They could revamp evenings. I liked (younger) Amyre Makupson WAY more. She and a dynamic male anchor would work very well for evenings.
Agreed - she’s done a great job anchoring. Considering her career to this point was Lima Ohio and Macon GA, she’s quite talented. -
34 minutes ago, PowerTVNewsFan said:
I have to argue that today's main design trend is almost a regression in terms of technical capabilities.
Yet there seems to be many non-flat haters out there.
It’s all about efficiency these days. Flat renders faster and is scalable across multiple stations in a group. But I agree - I miss the distinctive branding you’d see across stations.-
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3 minutes ago, Georgie56 said:
They also have a new open with a slightly modified logo.
I’m glad someone else noticed that “K”
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3 hours ago, MisterBill said:
I can't see Megan moving back for a weekend morning slot. Not clear that she would at all, but it would be great.
Agreed. Given that Megan Glaros and Erin Kennedy created a whole YouTube channel discussing the dysfunction of the TV news industry, I don’t see her returning to Chicago TV, let alone weekends in NY. She seems to be embracing her NW Indiana life…-
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9 hours ago, noggi said:
That live update open is slick. Love how they kinda echo the ABC Times Square studio exterior.
This should be the main open, for sure.
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25 minutes ago, atlnews2 said:
I really do not see the appeal of that VO artist.
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On 9/5/2023 at 11:02 PM, TennTV1983 said:
No new switches to report, but apparently WBTV has a new logo now - which hasn't made it on air yet (this came from their VUit page).
This is different from the one @Axiom81 shared a few months ago, but the basics are about the same.
Not to solution it here - but they could have leaned into the “3 as a B” thing and done something like this…
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Hints of the new look in this promo from WPVI…
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WTVG in Toledo just aired an hour-long special to commemorate its 75th anniversary. It was a decent tribute.
https://www.13abc.com/2023/07/11/13abc-celebrates-75th-anniversary-with-hour-long-special/
You can also buy a vintage “13 Strong” t-shirt for a very reasonable $13:
https://www.jupmodesupply.com/collections/13abc-strong-75th-anniversary-13abc75
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51 minutes ago, Payton39 said:
It seems like they don't have a search engine; you just need to click the "next" link over and over.
As much as Scott Jones (FTV Live) likes to call out the regression of modern-day broadcast journalism, the man fails at modern blog/website creation and simple editing of stories. ChatGPT could write better and more clearly than he does. He also thinks an email newsletter is revolutionary…in 2023.
But, I will say, good for him for making a living (for 20+ years) with that site!
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Those opens are a mess. Way too much going on, and a weird mash-up of 25+ year old music gives it an outdated vibe instantly. It’s like they said “let’s make this local” by plastering literally EVERY photo of the given city in the graphics. I wonder how this will look in Raleigh/Durham or Fresno?!
This is one of those instances where the “KISS” approach should’ve been applied. Take one element away and it gets closer to a viable package. Even switching out the two city photos above and below the “Eyewitness News” panel with some solid colors would help immensely!
Also, not a fan of the use of red/blue for Breaking News and yellow/blue for everything else. It almost looks like a mash of a WABC version and a KABC version (with colors those stations have historically used). I would’ve done red/yellow for Breaking News.
As for the lower thirds and on-screen newscast elements, I actually like them. They could be a bit more subtle, but I like the treatment of talent names and the overall visual hierarchy of the headline and supporting details.
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9 hours ago, CircleSeven said:
And we're going to come back in a few months to do another "retooling"......
How they can maintain stability when they constantly shuffling their on-air talent around?
Not to mention, they just have so many anchors…NINE people playing the “anchor” role in the afternoon and evening newscasts, yet down in Columbus - Tegna sister station WBNS has two anchors for 5, 6 and 11…
It’s also three more anchors than top-rated WJW…Seems a bit bloated if you ask me!
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WKYC is retooling again…silly newscast names remain for the morning, 7pm and 11pm…
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4 hours ago, Bsean said:
I probably would venture away from "without a strategy" being that a set refresh is something that is planned will in advance as we always point out in these threads. We need to remember that delays always happen, and there are still supplies that have long lead lead times and sometimes permitting takes long as well. I work at theme park, and no matter how much you plan something, things still can put well off your plan. They very well may have had a plan to do it all at once, but something threw that off.
that’s fair - could’ve worded it differently.
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Posted · Edited by ttvn2000
Danita Harris joining WKYC: https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/wkyc-morning-show/danita-harris-joins-wkyc-3news-go-morning-show/95-127f50ab-f61e-4baa-be95-c446f67d102f
Also, it seems Matt Wintz is officially replacing Hollie Strano in the AM.