Action Newsroom

First: Yes, Nydia is a weekend co-anchor, only on Sundays. Second: Yes, Gray usually anchors Saturday solo. I can't answer for why Alicia was in studio when he returned-- I didn't watch; maybe to help settle him back into the grind.

Ehhh... At first, I thought it was unfair to either Savannah or Hoda to not have a higher salary; but then again Matt was main co-anchor of Today for 20 years (and news anchor for some months prior), and every penny he's made over those years (even at the points in his career where he was overpaid and when he was fired for being a perv) he deserved his paychecks he worked so hard for. Savannah has been main co-anchor for 5 years and that pay range is perfect for anyone at this level career-wise and Hoda has made huge bank for years for getting and being wasted with Kathie Lee among other things. So... do I think they need to be paid at least a little more at this point? Yes. Are the comparisons between them and Laurer fair and deserving? No, not by a long shot.

Oh? Okay, cause I read your post as if you didn't. Sorry, I didn't know. And it's really not that interesting (at least to me), because the station has aired news and public affairs shows before, courtesy of former WCAU/KYW anchor and email snooper Larry Mendte. Yes, it is licensed to Wilmimgton, but a license is different from a station's coverage AFAIK. I do agree that these updates definitely do give a bigger reach to across the Delaware Valley.

That's because the company that owns the station -- Maranatha Broadcasting Company, now also owns KJWP -- the area's MeTV station; so the updates can air there no problem.

Fixed.

Oh my. Nora has been with Action News way more than the years I've been alive. As much as I'll miss her as their reporter (aka New Jersey Correspondent), I'm so proud of her as a local TV personality and as a human being, and I'm so happy for her as she's worked as hard and as long as anyone this long in the business and deserves her time to R&R (Retire and Rock-on).

No, they're not. And that doesn't mean anything. CBS also airs sports on the weekends that overrun or outright preempt the broadcast. (actually, all of them do at times) That's why they chose the news to be taped; what point is there to go live when you barely have time to produce few stories when the match ends? If there ever was breaking news, they would've broke in at any time (or else, just go online instead [they have a network there you know]). Giving up would be cancelling the weekend news and let the sports play on until completion (which also makes money, not that that's a problem). Just because they just recently changed to a taped format and won't usually go in the field, doesn't mean they can't afford to do otherwise. And speaking of shared studio, where is ABC when a special report is on the air? In THEIR shared studio? What's your point? (...oh, and using my personal first name against me because i don't share an opinion with you (or whatever creepy reason) isn't gonna ruin me, bro.)

Poor and givivg up? Really? ABC's World News Tonight, World News Now, America This Moning, Good Morning America Weekend, Nightline AND 20/20 have shared the same space (and sets) for years, and no one said crap about them being poor. And funny thing, (almost) all of them are (in some ratings) #1! Thing is, CBS could've built a new set for the Evening News, but chose not to because the CTM set has and does everything EN would need for its' presentation to emphasize it's preference of substance over style. Just sayin'.

It looks really good; but everything is scarily down to the letter though. Even the graphics and temp bug...

Well-designed, a great mix of white woods and blues, and isn't depressing or clinical in the slightest. I really like this.

And yet they still scream CNN circa 2011. Now with a touch of GMA circa 2015 update.

I think I'm having whiplash right now.

Yep. She deserves a award for putting in all this work five days a week.

Yeah, I could see something like that as a show. It has happened before. I think--more than likely (like 90% sure), that 6A will be its home. Hasn't been in use since the cancellation of The Meredith Viera Show in May (and Maya and Marty in July) of last year. Although, they could also use 3B, 8G and 8H, but that's highly UNlikely.

I'd like to think this is a good thing, because I watch Bounce and Laff almost faithfully. But since management will stay the same and higher ad revenue & investment will be coming in, this more than probably is. So great for everyone involved. I'd also like to assume high station changeover as well?

Ehh, it's alright. but since I gotten used to the last one so much (and has gotten better to look at [iMO]), this looks like a downgrade in comparison. In fact it looks like someone's mock had gotten on-air. This one needs to be perfected--like tightened and refined.

Oh okay. I misread that. Thank you.

So around Thanksgiving they'll reveal the new set? Thank Christ! It's been too long. Also on sweeps month too? Perfect timing. Wait. Wasn't their 40th anniversary last year?

Meh. Not great but not bad either. Just a fine middle-of-the-road.

And my response is also not doctored.