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CNN Center is offically closing at the end of the year with the news operation relocating completely to Techwood Campus https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/cnn-moving-atlanta-global-headquarters-from-cnn-center-to-techwood-campus-this-year/521567/

Im sure Patricks a nice guy, but he just seems ill-suited for an anchor position in a top 3 market. WMAQ doesnt really have a deep anchor bench anymore.

CBC News Canada has launched another FAST Channel that was made available seemingly exclusively outside Canada on Roku and smarttv's. In addition to the CBC News existing jukebox channel they launched CBC News Explore which combines headline segments with documentaries and other long form stories and a few new programmes with some interview shows.. It interesting they didnt roll the other channel into this new venture. https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/cbc-launches-free-streaming-channel-cbc-news-explore

It seems to me it will be a massive snub if its not given to Ravi. Cheryl is only 59 so I cant see her going anytime soon. But the only reason i cant see Ravi getting that spot is if he doesnt want it. Maybe he prefers his weekend anchoring and occasional field reporting. But i would like to see him get it. He is more than capable. He certainly has evening news big city gravitas. We are running low in Chicago. Stefan Holt is a rarity. Ch7 has a some big city anchors and reporters but the bench is not as deep as before.

Wow that looks horrible. The lighting is horrifying and the camera blocking is terrible. Renzo Piano is a great architect but a studio designer he is not. I dont like anything about this. It actually feels amateurish. The newsroom looks like something they slapped a logo on the back wall and called it a day. Italian tv broadcasts have alway felt slightly off to me for whatever reason. And this is just another example.

He has a nice warm easy going anchoring style that fits a big market. Seems like a good find. They had made some seriously dubious anchor choices with Kate Chappel, JC Navarrettte, and Patrick Fasio. This guy seems to have a nice big city anchor gravitas WMAQ is sorely lacking at moment. I dont know who's been seeking talent but they have made some major fumbles with Fasio. Maybe they are hoping he leaves or stick him in the field. Some journalists are better reporters than anchors.

Wow. Im pleasantly surprised how nice the new NBC 5 set looks. They actually put in some effort. Also they are using some camera pans and movement.(Lets see if it continues after today) I havent seen a full wide shot. But I do like the outcome. Its mostly screens as we thought but the surrounding bits are nice. The desk is great. And the lighting is typical NBC. Top Notch. I HATE THE VIEW OF MICHIGAN AVE BRIDGE. Its horrible and it bounces. NBC 5 uses possible the worst camera. Low Quality and bouncy. I feels like you are watching the news on a cruise ship. Horrible. I dont know why they like that shot but it needs to go

I've always found WGN's storm coverage to be abysmal. They have all those meterologists and they do such a poor job. Even when they are covering it. I find it really lacking in so many ways. Half the time it was just the warning boxes on the screen and nothing. You couldnt see the roads, the cities or even where the storm was. They arent very good for actual storm coverage considering they have one of the largest weather teams in the City, its like they have no plan on how to cover it. Especially when you compare it to other cities that are doing storm coverage in other markets it find it appalling.

She seemed nice. But I wasnt a fan of her anchoring style. She, like many of the new anchors at NBC5 dont have gravitas. And there is a strange over enunciation to each word that I find grating. Not a fan of Patrick Fazio. He seems nice. There is something light and breezy and but not serious about the way he presents. I'll take a Bill Kurtis or Carol Marin style any day.

Feder is now reporting the new WBBM Set will debut next month sometime. http://www.robertfeder.com/2017/08/25/robservations-bears-radio-rights-grabs/