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16 minutes ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

I hate to be the grinch, but the change in music doesn't belong in this part of the forums.. Can  a mod please bring these posts to the music part??

It's tangentially related. So much of the music changes and debranding efforts are coinciding with the graphics rollout. It won't last forever, and we'll get back to the graphics in no time.

2 hours ago, TellyGenic said:

And the holiday edition of musical chairs begins: at 6 tonight [...] someone from ESPN  did sports remotely from ESPN headquarters in Bristol, CT.

It was this guy...

https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/arda-ocal/

For the record, her social bios state that she's a "meteorologist/reporter," so she is available to do anything for them.

2 hours ago, MorningNews said:

Is it widely known that Alan Krashesky did weather for at least at one point for WLS?

Fairly well-known. He was never quite "official" in the role, but served as weekend forecaster for the better part of a year, after Jim Ramsey's exit for DC, and before Andy Avalos was hired.

4 hours ago, GodfreyGR said:

In other news, the de-peackockization appears to be complete at Gray after clicking around a bit this morning

This is confirmation enough for everyone. We don't need a station-by-station report on a peacock removal. From here on, said posts will be hidden.

Let us know if a station hasn't changed, at all.

25 minutes ago, mountainave said:

It's not new.  WNT has had correspondents doing live shots on West 67th St or Columbus Ave outside of ABC for years. 

BUT DAVID MUIR IS THE DEVIL! IT MUST BE HIS FAULT! The show was completely perfect and flawless with Diane Sawyer!

Remember, David is also responsible for CBS's anchor instability, Nightly's shitty graphics, Fox's abuse lawsuits, CNN's inability to create a watchable morning show, NewsNation's non-existent ratings, and he destroyed the documents that prove Brian Williams was on that helicopter.

They clearly find this to be a better way of doing the debrief/anchor toss that used to be exclusively at the anchor desk, which is largely saved for stories that benefit from some anchor-reporter crosstalk. They're never saying that the reporter is actually at the site of the story. Can't help it if a viewer is dumb enough to not understand the difference.

It's really not that complicated.

1 hour ago, B2r4a6n said:

Has anyone noticed that WNBC has been using talent intros again... Not at the top of the newscast but before or after the first commercial break? 

Thanks for mentioning it. I was gonna ask about that, too. I was in New York over the weekend, and watched maybe 5 minutes, but that was enough to see the talent rejoin for the weekend morning news. It was shot on the new set, so they're new, in that regard, but I don't know if they had them before.

WITI reporter and Chicago-area native Brhett Vickery joins as morning traffic anchor.

https://wgntv.com/community/news-releases/brhett-vickery-to-join-wgn-morning-news-as-traffic-reporter/

I'm guessing it was a holiday staffing thing, not bothering to move furniture. I wouldn't think too much about it.

Finally switching to the new logo, during a parade, 2 years after network's initial rebrand rollout isn't really a sign of anything.

9 minutes ago, ekt8750 said:

WPVI is getting closer. They've updated the graphics for their syndie programming to the new look.

That change was made in September, when the syndication season began.

30 minutes ago, MediaZone4K said:

When that day comes, a Joe & Sandra team would fit perfectly on the weekday. But what about Sade?

 

Noon David & Liz

4 David & Sade

5 Liz & Sade (dual female like when Diana was there)

6/11 Joe & Sandra

I'm not dealing in fantasy line-ups. Sandra is 64. Joe is 60. They're not gonna be installed at the #1 team, just because of some precious belief that longtime co-anchors can't be broken up. But what about Sade? Keep her at 5 & 11, unless that evolves into something she doesn't want.

If the worst-kept secret of Bill scaling back is true and coming soon, Sandra could slot in at 4 or 5 or wherever they chose, in addition to the noon. IF she's officially moving to weekdays, this is only the first step, as they plan for a post-Ritter future.

2 minutes ago, TVNewsLover said:

I wonder if Ben Aaron would be an option for 4pm. 

Does anyone know what time he first appears on the morning news? 

20 minutes ago, sfomspphl said:

Noon which is an oddly big audience for KDKA held steady. Any other station have a Noon that draws more than most of the evening? 

Most CBS stations, especially the laggards, rate well at midday, post-Price is Right.

After some subtle signals in the last week or 2, the news is official. Chiaverini will be sports director, effective immediately. 5, 6 & 10, Monday thru Friday. (Paywalled article, but you get the gist.)

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/ryan-chiaverini-named-abc7-lead-sports-anchor

Here's the source link:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CzWdHM6Obpq/

ESPN has not modified their scoreboard, for the tournament, but the NBC regionals have. (As captured on WMAQ, tonight.)

If Cyle has an aircheck he'd like to upload, it can be placed here, but in the meantime, here's how it all came together, at debut.

8 minutes ago, GodfreyGR said:

Megan, Derrick Blakley, Linda MacLennan... Who else?

Vince Gerasole is also on that playlist, but they didn't (yet) upload Tracy Townsend & Alita Guillen's appearances. Corey McPherrin also got a shoutout, as he's also married to 2's 11am producer.

For Halloween, here are some of the Ghosts of CBS News Past, in a playlist. I'll update, as more are posted...

Not great, not terrible. Reminds me of WPIX, in the L3 text weight & proportions. The waving flag next to the live bug is silly, but feels on-brand, in a hilarious way. The logo in the bug is way too big. The time rotates with the stock numbers. It is "cleaner," if uninspired.

MOST CBS indies.

Sheesh.

We don't need updates to say that they're still in the outgoing studio.