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Ah, yes. We all fondly remember when CBS rode the incredible ratings tidal wave to #1 on the backs of Harry Smith and Paula Zahn. Oh, wait.

And Russ passed away today. He was 95. https://abc7chicago.com/society/longtime-abc7-reporter-russ-ewing-dead-at-95/5364781/ https://chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/2019/6/25/18759244/veteran-tv-newsman-russ-ewing-dies-at-95-more-than-100-suspects-surrendered-to-him

It's summer.

I saw most of the features. They talked about how the set was then, with Bryant and Katie, and how it is now. Why do they need to be mentioned? It's about Studio 1A, this time, not the talent. People need to get a life.

Kind of a interesting question addressed here. Just how traumatizing can TV news reporting be for a journalist's mental well-being? In Marcella Raymond's case, very. https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/06/18/wgn-reporter-says-job-gave-ptsd/

Where does Ira Joe Fisher fit into the equation? Was he not on weekends?

An awesome throwback, and impressive set-up. I look forward to seeing where else they land during the summer.

According to this sales reel (at 1:40), NBC 5 and/or Telemundo Chicago are going to be launching some sort of lifestyle program in the near future. I haven't heard anything else, so this might be the first hint at such a move.

I wonder if it's still set up in the Man of the People studio? I guess it has to be, right?

Crap.

Derrick Blakely is retiring, and so goes one of CBS 2's best reporters. All the best to him. https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/06/10/one-heck-ride-reporter-derrick-blakley-retiring-cbs-2/#more-21996

Thanks! Bored one afternoon, I had some fun making some gifs. Have fun, y'all.

She hinted on Instagram that it was a sudden arrangement.

1999: That weird phase where WLS had video of the anchors in their talent opens, but was still using ye olde morning theme.

Oh. My. God. It's back...with a real announcement at the end.

Bingo. I don't want to hear the B.S. that "people can get it on their phones." The moment they adopt that attitude, they're contributing to their own demise. If the weatherperson was off, someone would fill in. If they couldn't get someone to fill in, the anchors would read a basic forecast. In the basic requirements of large market morning news (especially market #1), traffic is almost as important.

According to some confidential documents obtained by FTVLive, there are some big problems at the Fox O&O in Tampa. It also appears that everyone seems to be passing the buck as to who is responsible. Jonathan Pagliari Production Manager at WTVT and it appears that corporate HR at Fox is trying to put the blame on him for the “toxic and hostile” work environment during the morning newscast. FTVLive obtained an internal document that apparently was sent to Pagliari from Regional Director of HR Iris Sierra: In another document, obtained by FTVLive, Production Manager Pagliari responded to the memo from HR and says that some of the incidents happened while he was out on family medical leave. He also pointed out that the “sexual tone” nature on the morning show is “directly connected to and between news department’s Anchors and talent. He also brought up the “alleged affair” between the Executive Producer and an Anchor on the morning show. FTVLive reported on that story last August when the two parted ways with the station. Here is the memo that Pagliari sent back to HR in response: Obviously, there are some ongoing problems in and around the studio during the morning newscasts at WTVT. From looking at the documents, it appears that Fox wants to peg this “toxic” environment on the Production Manager. But, according to the PM, he was not even at the station and was on leave during some of the alleged incidents. Is the station looking for a scapegoat? Certainly you can not blame a Production Manager for all the ongoing problems at the station's morning show. But, that appears to be what Fox is doing. Is Fox trying to "protect" some news staffers? Also, it is never a good thing when all the employees are called in to HR and asked questions. FTVLive is digging for more documents and talking to sources. You can expect a follow up on this story.

My God, that's everything I've ever wanted.

I was chatting with a forum member offline about a fun promo shot Hosea Sanders posted on Instagram. He noted the bright colored suits, but then I realized a color coordinating theme from 20 years of promo shoots. They found something they liked and took it way too far. He said I had to post this, so enjoy!

I've moved all Diana Williams discussion to the separate thread that was already started. https://forums.tvnewstalk.net/topic/17164-diana-williams-retiring-this-fall/

Whether or not it's enough can be debated, but they had their storm ticker up nearly the entire time, just like FOX32 the other overnight.

Remember, we've rediscovered in the last few weeks that 60 Minutes operates almost entirely separately from the main news division, so he's probably not crossing paths with a lot of those people on a day-to-day basis.

WFLD is also down one meteorologist, at the moment, so shifts will be stretched and weird for the summer. Not a total excuse, but it makes that 1am timeframe difficult, especially when there wasn't any guarantee that the storms would enter dangerous territory.

The new team has been in place for all of [looks at clock] 6 days. Could we keep the unfounded speculation to a dull (nonexistent) roar?

I totally agree. All of that network/scripted material seemed really out of place and off-brand, just begging to be flagged.