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Whether or not those opens are final, they seemed to be 16:9. That would also fit with the shift to full-screen by KTRK and KABC.

It's been awhile, but unlike when she'd alternate with Amy, Amy is the primary.

Times be a'changin' when Stacey Baca is the tenured elder.

Firing her would be network suicide...but they wouldn't catch as much flack if she were to walk away, which could be their evil plan. Mwahahahahahahahahahaha!

WGN Morning News producer Jeff Hoover frequently resurrects Andy Rooney for special commentary. Ladies and gentlemen, Andy Rooney... "Sometimes I get it but I don't get it at all. Like why is everyone fighting over Michael Strahan? I mean, he seems nice, but he's not the greatest interviewer. And he's not incredibly talented unless you needed him to tackle someone. Although if "Circus of the Stars" was still on, I bet he could floss that gap between his teeth using Kelly Ripa. And what's her deal? She's not going to return to the show until Michael leaves. She makes $20 million a year to sit in a chair and yap for an hour with Josh Groban or Kesley Grammer. And he's going to make as much to sit at an anchor desk and try to yap along with what seems to be 9,000 other co-hosts on "GMA" for two hours. Come on, Kelly. You have a show with your name on it. Michael has to work twice as long and share the stage with a cast of thousands. Suck it up, Kelly. Just get Gelman to get Regis Philbin out of the cryogenic chamber and he'll be thawed out by September. But, maybe she likes all of this drama. It makes sense since she used to be on a soap opera. Speaking of soap, I never liked Irish Spring. The whole "Manly yes, but I like it, too" slogan burned my keister. Or it might have been the one time Harry Reasoner left Thai food out in the break room at "60 Minutes" over the weekend. I came in on Monday after a sailing bender with Walter Cronkite and ate spicy papaya salad out of a Styrofoam container like a rabid duck. I emitted more blue flame than the Batmobile. Ed Bradley lit a cigarette and damn near blew up the CBS Building. Luckily for all of us, Dan Rather put out the fire on my eyebrows with his Mr. Pibb. Did you ever notice there wasn't a Mrs. Pibb?"

I've now seen a whole bunch of theories as to what the show's reformatting might involve, and I'll just say that the turmoil around 'Live' just might be the least of ABC's worries. A lot of "playing with fire".

I'll back you up on this, too. I remember the discussions taking place for both her possibly filling in for Robin AND the opportunity to join part-time. If I recall, the Strahan hire had come virtually out of nowhere right when Josh's exit was looming, and only when the deal was confirmed did it come out that Kelly had turned it down.

Does anyone have a clue what that font is that's used for the names? I can't make heads nor tails of it. It's not Helvetica/Univers like they've been using, it's not Gotham like in LA, Houston, and ABC News, and it's not the network's promo font.

For those who haven't seen it, I gif'd it...

I can't count the number of times someone on here has seen and shared a video pre-debut graphics package or set, the poster apparently notices an uptick in views, and hides them.

I just found what appears to be two of WABC's new opens. Let's just say, they are quite a bit different than the current package. Same color scheme and same cut of 'Eyewitness News', but the whole look is flatter and kind of blocky. The colors and hard edges remind of KTRK and the transitions of horizontal moving boxes are reminiscent of WLS. That said, it appears to be an all-new package and full-screen, abandoning the safe zone. Very clean and beautiful. I'd post them here, but then they'll probably be privatized and others might not be posted. Message me if you want to see them, or try and find them yourself. They're on Vimeo.

It's not a crazy thought. While Ron and Carol's resignations were two of the catalysts that led to management's firing, I do believe the bosses would've been canned in due time. If the two anchors last long enough, they would have likely faced off against a more beatable post-Drury team of Krashesky and Burns on 7. That said, if Carol never leaves 5, and their ratings fall to the bottom, Lester Holt and Linda Maclennan on 2 likely benefit and don't get demoted in favor of Carol's solo newscast in 2000. A lot of variables, but I think it's clear that WLS was (and still is, to a point) so dominant because of key mistakes from WMAQ and WBBM through the late 90's. People don't realize how close both stations were to unseating the leader about 20 years ago. A few of CBS 2's formats actually had temporarily competitive periods, and Ron and Carol came within a point of the top several times, frequently winning in the demo. Sound familiar?

They just restocked their Sunday/Monday panel, so I don't see that happening anytime soon, if at all. Still, an interesting development.

Holy hell.

A thousand dollars says he doesn't. Please take the bet, I could use the money.

Sure, it's easy to cobble one of these together from random head shots, but I can't remember ever seeing a station actively promote an incomplete news team. From NBCChicago.com

Is that really a fair comparison? No one is.

Terrell and Judy have basically alternated days since the 7pm launched.

Yeah, many have given NBC 5's bosses a lot of credit for building up talent like Holt, Faris and Zee, but that can be seen as a double-edged sword. If Chicago is such a destination that can retain the likes of Skilling, Magers, Suppelsa and million others over the years, then some could question WMAQ's long-term desirability. Either way, that's a discussion for another day.

He hasn't filled in at 4 in a long while, and has never shown up at 5, 6 or 10. (Sidebar: he and Kathy are a very odd pairing, but she is a lot brighter and lively sharing the desk with him...you know, like the 2 times it's happened.) They're evolving him into a special projects/community affairs guy, essentially filling the void left by retired veterans over the last half decade. It's a very good fit for his talents and personality.

With the sad state of broadcasting, where tenure and civility means nothing, this might be the best headline of the day... [MEDIA=twitter]720714698358804480[/MEDIA]

I hadn't heard that. It's a shame it didn't work out. He'd a be good fit at any of the major networks, and a heck of a lot better than some of the even younger pretty people currently moving up the broadcast ranks.

If he had stayed, Jim Rosenfield would probably still be on weekends.

In theory. Personally, Ravi would be my pick, and I'd install Rob on weekends, as I've enjoy him alongside Karen. Ultimately, we have to think about what his motivation was to leave NBC. While he was underutilized there, he was still the #2 male anchor at the #2 station. Is being just a reporter and fill-in anchor at the #1 station enough to balance things out, or was there a promise of a more cemented #2 status at ABC? Frankly, I wasn't a big fan of Rob's at NBC, but his field reporting is pretty good and it seems to have helped his delivery at the desk. I also think Judy will move to the 4 once Linda retires, leaving the seat open for Tanja in the morning. What becomes of Ravi, Karen, and Stacey if these moves are made is anybody's guess. CRAZY THOUGHT! (I have too many of these.) What if Rob gets the 4, and replaces Cheryl Burton as contributor at 10? She's now anchoring 2 broadcasts (and a part of 3) so dropping one wouldn't be a huge demotion. Plus, it would be odd to have 3 anchors exclusive to a single broadcast while 2 are billed on three shows. With Cheryl Scott soon adding the 10, someone like Rob could fill the role, bringing youth and diversity, while not disrupting the male/female balance.

Since when are they using the bumper from the old O&O package?