TheRob

New weekend meteorologist at WDAF-TV (all five on staff will have AMS seal, I think).

New morning meteorologist at KCTV: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcRHmLxO-PK/

One of my co-workers will be showing up soon. I don't know what shift she will work. She said PVI tries to match the personality with the shift and existing staff. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=410403580899005&set=a.215219893750709

New Coke lasted longer. I feel badly for the employees; I know one who hopped from one Atlanta-based media outlet to produce for CNN+. Maybe she can get her old job back. I don't know.

Stations in New York and Philadelphia, and to some extent Washington, are having illness problems right now. You don't make people work marathon double shifts in top ten markets unless it is an emergency.

Our San Francisco blogger is reporting meteorologist Joel Bartlett (KPIX, KGO-TV) has died. Bartlett retired in 2006.

Today was Joe Chiodo's last day at KCTV.

Bumped-- BNC will fold.

Given the gossip about toxic workplaces being leaked to the New York media, it's kind of a funny coincidence Norah O'Donnell's "Ted Lasso" story aired tonight. O'Donnell: "Kindness and positivity can be transformative" Sudeikis: "And so can the opposite."

I'm sure the rent will be cheaper, plus no earnings tax in the county.

Nexstar is offering the NewsNation live feed to its stations for live Ukraine coverage. I don't know if any stations took it.

One of the original FOX News Channel reporters, Jim Angle, has died. https://www.foxnews.com/media/fox-news-channel-original-jim-angle

Opus is long gone. Stations converted to ENPS pretty quickly after the sale. Master control stuff is taking a lot longer to implement.

At night anyway, it's Kevaney Martin of KLAS. Justin Surrency is doing mornings. KDVR/KWGN is assigned to the same path we're using. Basically, there are two paths, and then KTLA, WDTN and WCMH have their own paths for their own talent.

Nexstar is doing something like 1,300 live shots this week. The reporter doing our shots had five boxes of mic flags.

I'm surprised it didn't show up elsewhere, but KCTV fired its ND yesterday (first day of sweeps). Gray is bringing in someone from another Gray station starting Monday.

Don't send one-man-band reporters out to do live shots at night on the side of the road-- ever. I don't care if the director was slow in cutting the shot or if the anchor can't see the on-air monitor or if the reporter didn't have a vest. You can't send reporters alone for nighttime live shots, especially on the side of the road.

Pat McGonigle moves from nights to mornings. The new evening anchor has already been named, but not announced yet. https://fox4kc.com/mornings/fox4-announces-new-morning-show-team/

Sinclair hoops

https://www.wsj.com/articles/warnermedia-and-viacomcbs-are-exploring-possible-sale-of-cw-network-11641436892?st=ie3mbd3zydn37f8&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter

Long goodbye for Gary Amble: https://www.kctv5.com/news/kctv5s-gary-amble-sets-retirement-date-erin-little-named-chief-meteorologist/article_fd1bfedc-636e-11ec-9b07-5bc350792f24.html

Saturday and Sunday mornings on FOX Business belong to FOX Weather. https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/fox-business-weekend-simulcast-fox-weather-1235125057/