newsman123
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WHDH has always been a powerhouse with popular talent and a winning formula. Same with WPLG. WANF has none of that. So cant compare success. As for CBS, they just did this in Detroit. Launched a whole operation. Its not the central cast thing.
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Side note.. for those in the atlanta market who know.. I am curious.. has the rebrand to WANF and all the investment there made a dent in the ratings? Where do they stand? That news operation still seems to have a lot of turnover for all the money pumped in. The CBS Atlanta of the mid 2000s rocked. The tough questions era.
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The current music pkg isnt even music. Its weak boring.. nothing. A few lame sounds to put you to sleep. This is at least a music pkg with some style. God.. why have the Scripps stations become so boring and vanilla. They are unwatchable. No energy. WXYZ is the worst offender. Is that on purpose?
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I was gonna say… No station really has the money these days to pay anchors. WUSA and Tegna is probably looking to unload.. not add.
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Im sure NBC didn't match his request either. No one is paying that kind of money anymore. This seems like a vanity project, just to stick it to his former station.
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There is no station in town that can afford or would pay anything near his salary. Stations are slashing expensive anchors, not adding them. And no way he goes to some last place station for 180-200K.
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Allen was hired as the main anchor. He is the replacement.
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Speaking of Jeff Skversky.. has he popped up anywhere? Boy did he bomb in Detroit.
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Yes. He was hired as the main anchor to replace Maurice. And yes.. this is what happens when people are hired young and out of town because they check a box. Just sayin’.
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This set is ugly! The previous one was gorgeous. In style, colors, lighting.
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300K??? A new set runs about $1 million. that said, their set was really small and dated, and they needed a fresh look.
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They are hiring (3) of those positions per station. Its like adding 3 additional EP’s to oversee each daypart. They are replacing the longtime vets with more managers. “There will be 3 MCC positions available, working different shifts inside the newsroom. One of the shifts will involve early-morning hours to lead our morning news efforts. One will work later in the evening to lead our late news efforts, with the final a day shift leading evening products.”
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I LOVE it. Love the music cut, the standups, much harder and “old school” than the weird Tegna elevator music.
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Its a few things. The ABC's have always been better run operations. WCBS has been a shuffle of management in addition to talent. And yes, pay. WCBS starts GA reporters at around 150-170K. WABC 180K-200K.
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Cool set. But the talent changes are god awful. These new anchors are unattractive dweebs!
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Has Adrienne Bankert left NN? Or is she in the process? She hasnt posted on social since December. Not a good look. Usually means they are in separation talks, which is to be expected since she lost her show.
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He was pretty bad as a news anchor. Not to mention, he just looked and sounded completely out of place, disengaged and unfriendly. As for the operation as a whole, what a failure so far. There a few bright spots, but they havent made a mark at all. No one in the market is paying attention to them.
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So anyone know how the rebrand is doing? Any ratings bump? Viewer feedback?
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Eh. Lets see the ratings in a year. I dont doubt the new investment and money being spent is nice. But how many times has a station (including this one) gotten excited and said “its a new day!” “This time its gonna work”! Stations have time and time again rebranded, promising to focus on news that “matters” etc and it flops.
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They all suck at this point. Crappy reporting from subpar reporters and anchor rejects. It was always basic and lower tier, but had well known long time faces, that provided some comfort.
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Thats what contracts are for. You cant just quit. He violated it, and a judge will side with the station for damages. Or likely, they will reach a settlement for him to pay back moving expenses etc. If they didnt enforce the contract, no one would take them seriously.
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Im sure this is temporary until her contract is up. The station is too cheap for two mets.
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These “retirements” are because they are making too much money. So no, they arent gonna go elsewhere, cause no one is paying old school money. Ken was probably making around 500K. They will bring in a replacement at 200-250.
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TEGNA Broadcasting and Digital General Discussion
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What an embarrassment. not to mention, that opening segment mocked the city, and made it seem like a shitty podunk town. -
How long until BE is taken off the desk and replaced with Rob Nelson maybe? We know a change is coming under Jen L.
