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Read more closely. The person asked Craig two questions: if he was taking over the 6:00 p.m. news, and if Kala would be joining him. Craig’s reply, “afraid not,” could mean Kala’s not joining him, but it also might mean that he’s not going to be anchoring at 6:00 p.m. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I haven’t seen anything specifically stating that Craig will be anchoring at 6:00 p.m. We know John Muller is leaving the 6:00 p.m. for the 4:30-7:00 a.m. newscast, and we know Craig is moving to evenings. But we don’t know for sure that Craig will be anchoring. For all we know, he’s going to be reporting.

Joe Toohey has left Fox 5 and is joining WJW in Cleveland as 7:00 p.m. anchor: Welcome to the Fox 8 Family, Joe Toohey! It seems that this is a personal move, as this press release notes that Toohey’s sister is a Cleveland radio personality. His father in law, former ESPN anchor Jay Crawford, is an anchor at WKYC there as well. Toohey has been the anchor of Fox 5’s noon newscast, The Noon, since its launch in September 2019. He had also been the primary anchor of the 6:00 p.m. newscast since Ernie Anastos stopped anchoring in March.

CBS 2 News at Noon is back today, with Dana Tyler anchoring from the CBSN New York studio and Elise Finch with weather from her home. I missed the beginning so I’m not sure if Dana said she was in for Chris and Mary.

This seems like total spin on Fox 5’s part. Ernie hadn’t been on air since before the pandemic, and it’s very likely that his contract was expiring and they elected not to renew it. He’s 76 and was likely paid a big salary to anchor the 6:00 newscast and contribute his “feel good” stories. After 15 years at Fox 5 and over 40 years in NYC, he got a pre-taped package and this odd story about how he’s leaving to take classes at Harvard Business School. Ernie even mentions in his Instagram post today that he plans on developing new TV programming for NYC. But it clearly won’t be for Fox 5. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBeOdlpMVBT/?igshid=1fh88vossygb6 Editing my post to speculate that perhaps a more substantial farewell had been planned but was ultimately unable to proceed because of the pandemic. Regardless, I would have expected a 40+ year career and 15 year tenure at the station would have received more recognition than what Fox 5 did.

Not exactly an official source, but Kerry Drew’s Instagram profile lists that she is the anchor of Good Day Wake Up from 4:30-7:00 a.m. https://instagram.com/kerrydrew?igshid=d2n0zlsz5mx3

Last week, Kerry Drew and Raegan Medgie anchored for the whole week. This week, Drew and Robert Moses anchored Monday, and Drew solo anchored Tuesday and this morning. Solo anchoring for a 2.5 hour newscast seems like a lot for one person to handle.

He tweeted that his first day is September 9th, but that doesn’t mean it will be his first day on air.

https://wccoradio.radio.com/media/audio-channel/matt-brickman-heading-nyc In this interview, Matt Brickman officially confirms that he will be the weekend evening meteorologist at WNBC. I’m not sure this was officially reported anywhere else before now.

Here’s Sukanya’s Facebook post announcing her departure. It sounds like this was her decision, although it’s odd to me that she’s not sticking around at least until tomorrow for Jennifer Lahmers’s last day.

Weird. And John Marshall filled in for Elise a few mornings this past week.

When Jennifer is off, usually Kerry Drew or Robert Moses are the primary fill in anchors.

Jennifer Lahmers, cohost of Good Day Wake Up, with Sukanya Krishnan, since 2017, is leaving Fox 5 for “Extra.”

Jeff Berardelli filled in for Lonnie Quinn last night and again tonight. He also filled in on a weekend evening about a month ago, and has been appearing on CBS This Morning: Saturday. Jeff’s return is a blast from the past, as he was the regular weekend morning meteorologist from 2003 through 2007.

CBS 2 seems to have finally moved its bug all the way to the right to fill the 16:9 screen, instead of being in the 4:3 safe zone. This is especially apparent in the attached screenshot from CBS 2 News at 5:00 tonight, where the white bar with “CBSNewYork” cuts off well before the logo begins. When the logo was in the 4:3 safe zone, the white bar ended exactly where the logo begins. I wonder why they did it this way? The package has always been tailored to the 4:3 safe zone, although with many elements out of the safe zone (mostly banners in the L3 to the left of the text). Why not just go for full blown 16:9, or just leave it all 4:3 safe?

You’re exactly right. CBSN New York launches today at 1:00 p.m. It appears that Alex Denis will be heavily featured. No word if she leaves morning traffic for this. https://www.instagram.com/p/BrS1-q7nQb6/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=mdz31o1vgav6

Sports anchor Duke Castiglione is leaving Fox 5 to join WCVB in Boston as weekend news anchor: http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wnyw-sports-anchor-leaves-for-boston/196612 Castiglione has recently been hosting Sports Xtra on Sunday evenings and is the primary sports anchor for Good Day New York. At WCVB, he joins former Good Day colleague Ben Simmoneau, and replaces former WNYW and WCBS anchor Reid Lamberty.

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CBS 2 is getting a new set in Septmeber, and will be on a temporary set all summer, according to Chris Wragge: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1574505179228527

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John Marshall is doing weather this morning. He implied that he will be on for the next few months, filling in for Vanessa Murdock, who will be handling weekend PMs while Elise Finch is out on maternity leave. John commented that this is his third stint at the station. I guess the first was when he handled weekend mornings between Megan Glaros's departure and Katie Fehlinger's arrival, and then a few years ago when he returned during Vanessa Murdock's maternity leave.

There's video of Huddy's farewell in this Mediaite story: http://www.mediaite.com/online/former-fox-news-host-and-roger-ailes-goddaughter-juliet-huddy-leaves-fox-affiliate/

Well, it's official. Juliet Huddy is out at Fox 5. Teresa Priolo and Kerry Drew anchored GDWU this morning, and Juliet came on at 6:55 to give a nice goodbye. I am really sorry to see her go, but happy that Fox 5 let her say goodbye on air.

Huddy's bio is no longer listed on Fox 5's website: http://www.fox5ny.com/about/personalities

I respectfully disagree. I know that the opinion-based Fox 5 News is not for everyone, but I find it to be a nice alternative in the morning. If you want a straight newscast, you can get that on WCBS, WNBC, or WABC. In this case, I think Fox 5's format is a good way to differentiate itself from the competition. I do agree with you, however, that they are better off going outside to find a new early morning team (that is, assuming Juliet Huddy is actually gone). I honestly do not believe that any of the reporters who've been filling in are the permanent solution.