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    Nexstar...again

    in Corporate Chat

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    At WTEN, meteorologist Nick Johnston was demoted to weekends after Monday's show from mornings until his last day on September 3rd. Almost immediately, a petition for his return to mornings was created.

    https://www.change.org/p/to-the-people-of-the-capital-region-get-meteorologist-nick-johnston-back-on-wten?recruiter=6710905&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=mob-xs-share_petition-reason_msg&utm_content=nafta_share_post_title_en_1%3Areal_control

    http://blog.timesunion.com/kristi/2017/06/07/nick-johnston-out-as-morning-meteorologist-at-wten/

    https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10212922691045829

     

    While, weekend sports anchor Josh Rultenberg's contract wasn't renewed and his last day will on June 30th.

    http://blog.timesunion.com/kristi/2017/06/08/josh-rultenberg-out-as-sportscaster-at-wten/

    Out & About

    in General TV

    Posted

    I was surprised by the Forecast First.

    Ain't that a Nexstar thing?!

    I knew former sister station

    used to do the "forecast first" before they went to Hearst.

     

    1000 to 1 odds WSLS will be getting the WPLG logo.

    They would have a new logo already when they switched graphics and plus the WSLS 10 logo is exactly 20 years old. Logo debuted on April 14, 1997.

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    News 12 Networks

    in Station Chatter

    Posted

    In Joe's own words from Friday on Facebook.

    HERE IS THE "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT" . . . I'M LEAVING NEWS 12.

    Today is, in fact, my last day on the air from our studios on Executive Blvd in Yonkers.

    I really did not want to make this move, but in the end it was a no brainer. In a couple of months, News 12 will undergo a "consolidation" and our Westchester studios will migrate to our flagship office out in Woodbury, Long Island. I was asked to continue with the company and I accepted (what else could I do?).

    But . . . I would had have to more than double my commute to and from work. A 68-mile round trip would have turned into a 150 mile round trip -- plus two treks over the Throggs Neck Bridge. Ultimately, I would have had to uproot my family from bucolic Putnam County -- a place we have grown to love -- to Nassau County.

    Completely out of the blue, another local cable news outlet based in lower Westchester called me a few weeks after the consolidation announcement and asked if I would be interested in joining their team?

    Immediately, that arduous commute and the need to rapidly sell my home vanished. So it was obvious what I needed to do. If News 12 were staying at our current studios in Yonkers I would have thanked our rival for the offer, but would have remained with the company. So that was the reason for my making the move.

    A friend of mine once told me that life is not what you anticipate . . . life is full of re-writes. And for me, this is the biggest re-write of my life.

    I will be taking my final bow near the end of tonight's 10 p.m. Night Edition Newscast. It has been a pleasure!

    Out & About

    in General TV

    Posted

    WALB's lead anchor Ben Roberts is leaving for a position as a "Public Relations Manager" for Phoebe Putney Health System at the end of the the month. Jim Wallace will take over on New Year's Day.

    http://www.walb.com/story/33855334/ben-roberts-says-goodbye-to-walb

     

    Lima, OH's "Your News Now" Chief Meteorologist Kyle Adams' last day was yesterday after working there for 10 years. Jason Mikell will be the new chief.

    http://www.hometownstations.com/story/33857209/farewell-to-kyle-adams

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    Out & About

    in General TV

    Posted

    It looks like KCTV as silently outed Chris Suchan as their chief meteorologist and replaced him with John Wetherbee. http://www.kctv5.com/story/5771715/john-wetherbee-chief-meteorologist The bio on the website seems to be a direct copy-paste of his old bio from WTOC. Suchan is still working for KCTV and his posting on his Facebook.

     

    Really weird.

     

    I find it a hoot.. Isn't that a form of plagiarism?? Bad editing mistake for sure

    One tiny problem, John Wetherbee is still at WTOC/WFXG and there is no mention of him leaving WTOC at all.

    News 12 Networks

    in Station Chatter

    Posted

    Okay, Hudson Valley and Winchester to Long Island I do understand because they're all in New York state.

    The Conneticut to NJ thing makes no sense as they're moving to a different state. (Sure in the same tri-state, but still).

    I often thought Connecticut was a cheaper state for TV production.

    You're right, nynl, this is pretty big

    CT to NJ, that's going thru New York to go to Jersey. You might as well consolidate News 12 into one mega channel serving the tri-state instead of six separate channels. In their defense, Brooklyn/The Bronx are in one studio and so is Hudson Valley/Westchester.

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    WABC - 7 Eyewitness News

    in Station Chatter

    Posted

    Have they named a replacement for Rob yet? I think it should be Laura, but no NY station has ever had a woman as their lead sportscaster, have they? For now, it probably will be Laura (with Anthony Johnson on weekends).

    Well, Laura did the 11pm Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and she's still in the opens. So far, they haven't named a replacement but they did remove Rob from the 11pm promo.

     

    Monica Pellegrini shared the nightly news with Russ Salzberg on WWOR from '98 to '03, while Sam Ryan was the first female sports director to anchor solo in '07 when Ducis Rodgers was laid off.

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    WNYW - FOX5 News

    in Station Chatter

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    Well one famous New Yorker person disagree with Harmon's theory, Don Paul. Yes,

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    I just finished 40 years in tv as a broadcast meteorologist. You all know the stereotyped battle for time between weather and sports. Prior to ESPN and the web, sports used to often get absurd amounts of time. In the last 2 decades, audience research does show lower public interest in sports on local news. As for me, I'm only a mild sports fan, with fair weather rooting for the Yanks, the NY Giants and, here, the Buffalo Bills. But here I am--a met--arguing that Mr. Harmon's viewpoint is a classic example of the pendulum having swung too far away from sports. If you're in a competitive market, you can't afford to throw away even the reduced sports-viewer loyalty from your audience. That's especially true if you're a giant professional sports market like NY, Boston, or Chicago and one or more of your teams are heading toward the playoffs. While it's true anyone can get the sports info elsewhere (and more reliable info than from "crap apps" in weather), if the NY Mets make a run for it and someone is headed to bed at 11, a sports fan who would otherwise tune in to see a 10pm newscast is going to choose the one with a stronger sports image and a better sports product. Risky business, Mr. Harmon.

     

    Funny, they have a sports anchor who works mornings and Sundays who also does the Sunday sports show. They have a Saturday sports anchor, and they don't have a weekday sports anchor in busy sports market on a station that airs the World Series annually and the Super Bowl every three years? :confused:

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