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Frances seems to be firmly planted on weekend mornings, but Johnny has bounced around in his anchoring responsibilities. I think he’s done a great job filling in and would love to see him paired with Tracy, maybe at 11am and one or two of the evening shows (either at 4&6 or at 5). He’s too good to be buried in the weekends. 

20 hours ago, 24994J said:

 

Nah, Linda Church.

She’s finally making the move to weekends.  

Brian’s out this week so far, so Alicia has been filling in at noon. Christie has also been sitting next to Sharrie at 10pm this week. Wonder if this could be a preview of when Jim retires, with Brian taking over the 6 solo. Makes better utilization of Alicia and Christie instead of just being the third wheel feature anchors on the early evening newscasts. 

Christie co-anchoring at 10 with Sharrie tonight. 

7 hours ago, GodfreyGR said:

I hear Matt Lauer is available CBS does like to find work for Today Show alums (Bryant, Couric, Morales)

Don’t forget Jane Pauley (Sunday Morning) and Deborah Norville (Inside Edition, part of CBS’s production arm).

On 1/14/2022 at 9:53 PM, TVNewsLover said:

Always thought this made sense. Surprised Jim doesn’t do a preview of the 6pm during the 5pm.

I saw on another thread that if Nexstar’s acquisition of the CW goes through, they may try to put Newsnation on at 10pm. With Nexstar owning WPHL here, I wonder if they would move the CW affiliation there, and if so, may spell the end of the news at 10pm. May make sense to hold off on naming a co-anchor until there is certainty or clarity on whether the outsourced news will continue.

3 hours ago, phillynewslover said:

Rick Williams has started doing a preview of the 11p show during the 6p news. Like what they do at 4p. 

Always thought this made sense. Surprised Jim doesn’t do a preview of the 6pm during the 5pm.

1 hour ago, Action Newsroom said:

Whatever, bud. Good to know. I admit yes, and that's my fault; apparently twice is often to you, but no that's not the reason. And you too have a nice day.

I’ve never changed my name. Listen, I can go back and forth with you all week if you’d like, but I prefer not to. Just give it a rest. It’s ok to have a difference of opinion. No need to throw insults. 

5 hours ago, Action Newsroom said:

 

Okay, you relax. Not everyone does 2.5 hour TV news shifts every weeknight. That's the thing. And that's also commonplace. I didn't see a big deal or difference either until earlier. That's just my opinion. I'm done here. 

I’m relaxed. Clearly you are not. But I’ve seen you go back and forth with others in the past (maybe that’s why you change your username often) so I’m also done. Enjoy your day. 

1 hour ago, Action Newsroom said:

I will say again, I said two hours a night. Mornings is one completely different thing. Since Jim and Jackie does more, that's their prerogatives. But I'm referring to Rick. Don't put words in my mouth.

Relax I’m not trying to argue with you or put words in your mouth. Just don’t see the big deal/difference between 2 hours and 2.5 hours, especially when it’s commonplace among other stations in Philly and around the country. 

26 minutes ago, Action Newsroom said:

It was mentioned at the end of the show.. He said he'll be back from time to time to cameo. Sorry, I should've made that clear in my last post. I mean why should he stay at 10pm? I wouldn't want to spend more than 2 hours to a night if I were him.

The morning team is on for 3 hours plus GMA cut-ins. Jim and Jackie do 2.5 hours each. Why shouldn’t he?

That being said, wonder if Christie will factor in at all, either sliding in at 10pm, or at noon, with Brian going back to 10pm.

I will say again color me shocked that they didn’t go with co-anchors at 11pm. 

15 minutes ago, Action Newsroom said:

The announcement of Rick as new 11pm anchor was mentioned at the end of the 10pm earlier tonight. I'm very happy for Rick, and he's very deserving as Jim's successor. Now, I'm very curious about who'll succeed him at 10pm.

Did he say he wouldn’t continue on the 10pm? No reason to think he will stop just because he’s picking up the 11pm. 

2 minutes ago, Flyer78 said:

And per Twitter, Rick Williams will take over.

 

 

Honestly surprised they didn’t go with co-anchors. Sharrie is already in studio for the 10pm, and the two anchor their other broadcasts together. 

Jim’s on tonight. 

3 hours ago, phillynewslover said:

Tonight is reportedly Gardner's last night anchoring at 11p.

Curious if they will announce his replacement(s) right away or if we will have to sit through six months of “fill-ins” trying out.

2 hours ago, 24994J said:

Anchors moving further apart right now is nothing new, but after doing that the other day, NBC 5 is apparently testing solo-anchored shows. Marion Brooks was alone at 4, and now Natalie Martinez is solo at 5.

WCAU is doing this as well, both last week and this week. 

1 hour ago, Roadrunner said:

Yeah, Rosemary could probably use a co-anchor too, but football tends to make it so that the schedule is generally unfriendly. Not sure if they're going to give her one. But who knows? It could easily be Frances to evenings and we'd all be wrong.

 

And doesn't Tracy already have co-anchors? It was originally 4PM Tracy Jackie/5PM Tracy Jim...or did things change somewhere?

Doubt Frances would be paired with Rosemary.

Yes, Tracy does still anchor those hours with Jackie and Jim. I mentioned having two “full” anchor teams, meaning adding another male to the mix. Just seems like a lot for 3 people to handle 3.5 hours, and honestly seems like a lot to have Lucy (or Keith or Erin) stick around to anchor the 11am after the morning shift. Adding another male anchor could allow Tracy and this person to pick up the 11am and add either 4pm and 6pm, or even just the 5pm, leaving the rest for Jim and Jackie. 

5 hours ago, phillynewslover said:

I wonder if they're going with co-anchors on weekend mornings to replace Stephania Jimenez. Frances Wang and Johnny Archer were both hired as anchors; Wang specifically as a weekend anchor.

4 hours ago, Roadrunner said:

I was thinking the same and I'd love for them to be a pairing, especially because I think both of them do better with a co-anchor to bounce off of. They tend to feed off of their co-anchors' energies. Since they're both coming from Miami, they also know each other somewhat well, so there's not as much of a learning curve either.

Stephania did have a coanchor briefly, Dray Clark. They should go with the coanchors for weekend mornings, but Rosemary also needs a coanchir weekend evenings and Tracy could use a coanchor weekday evenings so that there are two full anchor teams weekday evenings. 

7 hours ago, NYPhillynews said:

 

Wendy is definitely an institution in the DMV area. She will be sorely missed. But viewers will get one more week of laughs and personality from Wendy. 

 

Next question who’s her replacement? Shawn Yancy? Eun Yang? 

 

Im sure within the next year or two Doreen Gentzler will scale back and/or retire as well. So that will leave another opening on NBC4 weeknight newscasts. 

 

2 hours ago, Roadrunner said:

Contrary to their relatively stable morning team, their evening teams have been a carousel btwn the anchors they have at their disposal. I'm sure Shawn will definitely step in and she's been with the station for a year now, so there's really no issues of chemistry or adjustment. I don't think Eun will leave her morning post, but they'll probably rotate Erika in whenever they need a fill-in as well.

Where exactly does Shawn fit in currently? And who ended up filling Jim’s spot at 6pm?

I could see Katie Couric in a Larry King type of role in the 9pm hour. I could also see Bill Weir take over the 10pm hour with a Nightline type of show. And a news wrap up show at 11pm, kind of like they had with Aaron Brown. 

9pm: Katie Couric Tonight/Live

10pm: Lateline with Bill Weir

11pm: Newsnight with Aaron Brown

Sunday night had coanchors today. Nydia was in next to Walter tonight. She had subbed for him last night too.

Jaclyn was in for her Sunday Morning next to Gray.

I could get on board with these pairings.

On a separate note, it seems that Christie Ileto is now the 4pm features anchor. She is mentioned in the close now and Alicia is not. 

It would make the most sense for Ben Bradley to add midday duties to his schedule.

After his retirement, the obvious schedule to me is:

Noon, 4pm, 6pm: Brian, Sarah, Adam, Jamie (only 4/6), Alicia (only noon/4)

5pm, 10pm, 11pm: Rick, Sharrie, Cecily, Ducis, Alicia (only 5)

I imagine they will eventually decide traffic between Jessica and Matt, with one doing mornings and the other afternoon/evening. 

5 hours ago, Newsjunkie24 said:

Bring back Scott Pelley or Jeff Glor. I wonder where Norah could end up?

Because Scott and Jeff did so well ratingswise when they were in the chair … not gonna happen. 

5 hours ago, Newsjunkie24 said:

Bring back Scott Pelley or Jeff Glor. I wonder where Norah could end up?

Because Scott and Jeff did so well ratingswise when they were in the chair … not gonna happen.