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    1 hour ago, froyo49 said:

    We now know who she’s working for. She’ll be on WAGA’s 11:00 news and their new 4:30pm program. Oddly enough, the show will premiere on March 30, one week after Georgia’s presidential primary on the 24th.

     

    https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/fox-atlanta-adding-newscast-with-new-anchor-christine-sperow/16XlYK3MohLg0gaf8jS7NK/

    I remembering saying a few years ago that WAGA would do an afternoon news in the 4pm block even with Judy doing well.  I'm not surprise with FOX O&O stations. I think down the road we will see more of this with FOX O&O.

    It also an election year too, and stations want as much money as possible.  I'm surprise WAGA and all FOX O&O not starting their morning news at 4AM.

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    On 2/3/2020 at 10:59 PM, tyrannical bastard said:

     

    I like it too.  If only WEWS had something like it, it would take away some of the pain of "lottery ball 5".

    WCPO is their flagship, and WEWS was their founding station.  They need TLC like this in the worst way.

    I would assume WEWS is their flagship station since the call letters represent the stations owner. 

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    19 hours ago, d247 said:

    okcVeteran KOTV anchor Terry Hood is retiring after 32 years at the station. Her final newscast will be the 6pm show on Oct. 24th.

    https://www.newson6.com/story/41160502/terry-hood-to-retire-from-news-on-6-after-32-years1

    She getting married and moving up the road to  OKC. I wonder if she going to go work at KWTV-  Congrarts! Always been a fan of hers!

    18 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

    This is a watershed moment for the city of Montgomery given the city's past history in the Civil War and Civil Rights movement.

     

    Now that Woods is out of it, he can go back to focusing on running his TV station.  Between Gray's dominance and Bahakel running everything else, his ownership is sorely needed.

    Yeah he lost, but do you think he would ever sell WCOV/FOX20? I could see Nexstar trying to get WCOV.  Montgomery, market with it being a small market.  It funny how 30 years ago:  WCOV had a news-team due to being CBS. WAKA was in Selma, and WKAB/WHOA now WNCF newscast was a rollercoaster.  Being on again and off again.  WSFA always the top dog in the market, and at one time mid 90s WAKA had some steam to challenge them, but that was only a hot minute.  Now WAKA & WNCF doing news together.  WSFA produces the 9pm on FOX WCOV20.

     

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    On 9/11/2019 at 10:35 PM, DirtyHarry said:

     

    WSYX at one point in the early 2000's was so desperate, they went to an (almost) all-chick news format for a while. It flopped.

    The Weekends they had (2) females Tram Mai now at KPNX and Keisha Grant now at WVIT.   Yolanda Harris & Charlene Brown did the 5pm together 2001-2002. Yolanda & Gabe started in 2002-2009.

    On 9/12/2019 at 12:32 AM, tyrannical bastard said:

    CBS 19 News with Denise Dufala and Gretchen Carlson.  Lasted about a year perhaps?

    This was after Emmett Miller left and before they hired Kevin Cokely.  Jack Marschall would later add WOIO's newscasts to his WUAB duties until the great Action News blowup of 2002.

     

    Was this after Bob Hetherington left?  IIRC it was Charlene Brown and Yolanda Harris?

    Yeah, when Bob Hetherington left but they had Pete Scoville first at 5pm with Charlene, and he did Noon with Terri Sullivan.  I was told he had a disagreement with management.  He was on 10:00 news with Lorene Wagner.  Sinclair at the time were paying Bob & Lorene big $$$ for lackluster ratings.  Bob left in 2001 after being there close to a decade. Lorene & Bob would go on to sell houses. Pete left in scoff and that when Charlene & Yolanda would do 5pm news together and they were getting rid of Charlene, Bob, Lorene, Pete because Yolanda & Gabe were cheap to pay. 

    On 9/12/2019 at 1:14 AM, GoldenShine9 said:

     

    With all that is going on in Cleveland, could WOIO be the big winner?

    WJW still sitting in the catbird's seat.  WOIO has their drama too. 

    On 9/12/2019 at 1:24 AM, DirtyHarry said:

     

    I think so. I think Megan Pringle too. I tried Googling but couldn't find anything. I know David Silverstein was news director back then.

     

    Looks like a highway sign ... Route 3. That said, it's minimalist and it is going to stand out. 

    Megan Pringle was on the weekend when either Tram or Keisha left and then Megan was moved to morning news with Terri Sullivan.  Then Megan moved to Baltimore. First WMAR now WBAL. 

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    10 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said:

    Tegna alone is making WEWS watchable again.  "The Now" and "lottery-ball" 5 seem like ancient history now.   Sure it's come a long way from the Catch 5 and NewsChannel 5 era, but the dumpster fire on Lakeside Avenue keeps growing.

    TEGNA & Scripps are killing their stations with the current crap.  Again, 19 despite it silliness it has more muscle than KYC & EWS... just sayin'-  

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    2 hours ago, atlnewsfan03 said:

    I'd agree that WGCL 46, back during their WGNX days was very good, especially during the "Georgia's News at Ten" era.  That ended when WAGA 5 took Fox away from WATL 36, upon ending its then 45-year union with CBS.  Had CBS went to WUPA 69 (when it was still WVEU), it'd probably be another WWJ.  We don't know what WATL would've looked like had they affiliated with CBS.  WGCL having news department benefitted CBS greatly.

    Since Meredith acquired WGCL from Tribune, I'd agree with back-and-forth name changes between CBS 46 and CBS Atlanta, outside the infamous failed "Clear News" concept, as well as management and anchor turnovers, hence the "revolving door" status.  WGCL's ratings may not be the best, despite many opportunities recently to jump into 3rd place, and push WXIA 11 into last place.  At the same time, WGCL is profitable (making tons of money).  My guess would be as good as anyone elses... "status quo".

    I couldn't see Meredith doing a WIAT on WGCL, as "Daily News" concept would likely fail.  Not sure whether WGCL could experiment with "Eyewitness News", considering "Action News" is on WSB 2.

    WGCL is still in 4th place it hasn't overtaken 11 Dead as some of the comments the ppl from AJC say.  In one of the last few ratings 11 & 46 both tied in some newscast, but it isn't 3rd place exactly.  Maybe 11pm, but not quite there.  WGCL makes money but it not making the same as the other three stations.  WSB, WAGA & WXIA were all taking in over 100 million and when they listed WGCL it didn't state how much they were raking in.  Yes, that was probably over a decade ago.  WGCL yes it has a solid newscast, but it can beat 11.  WXIA product become too TEGNA and Meredith no better.  I'm not saying they should do a daily news, but just start over.  CBS 46 has become a laughing stock, and ppl are still laughing.

    1 hour ago, CLETVFan said:

    On September 23, WKYC is changing their 6pm newscast from "Channel 3 News at 6" to "What Matters Most."  Saw it in another promo.

    What happened to Channel 3 News... "See the possible" ?

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    On 9/1/2019 at 11:56 PM, ColtFromGulfcoast said:

     

    Even before that, they weren't exactly like WAGA when it was a CBS station. 

     

    I mean both stations were apple & oranges back when WAGA was CBS.   Despite the numerous ownerships WAGA was solid. It slipped to third a few times, but was able to rebound.

    WGNX was an Indy outlet that just got a news department 30 years ago late 88/89, and WGNX got the CBS affiliate at the 11th hour, and as time went on. Tribune was only interested in being independent.  When

    WGNO & WGNX started to get a network affiliation.  They didn't do too much investment, but WGNX was solid.  As for Meredith, they bought the station with hopes of making it something big.  However, when numerous

    management styles, name branding etc.  It just hasn't done much for WGCL.  Meredith should return the WGNX call letters back to them and sell the station, and start all over like WIAT in Birmingham did in late 90s.

     

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    On 8/31/2019 at 12:06 AM, TheWatcherAtl said:

     

    My goodness Sharon Reed completely sunk that ship. 

    Don't know how she sunk the ship when she was at 19 in Cleveland  & KMOV.  WGCL has been a titanic ever since Meredith bought them over 20 yrs ago. 

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    1 minute ago, ttvn2000 said:

    Hogan would be ideal.  (I should've put a 😏 next to my comment about the snatch-and-grabs that WBNS continues to make...)

     

    It can't be Scott Light.

    No, it can't!  He worked in Phoenix not sure if it was KPHO or KPNX.  Of course WGCL in Atlanta.  Scott does weekends, and he definitely should do weekends.  Hogan, would be ideal!  Also, TEGNA is also moving in. 

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    4 hours ago, ttvn2000 said:

     

    Not surprising, though it should've been in the works for longer than it has.  Jeff Hogan should've been waiting in the wings, but I think he was over waiting for the slot.  Scott Light is just so very bland.  Pete Scalia is not PM anchor material.

     

    Maybe they can lure Bob Kendrick away from WSYX, since that's what WBNS does best.  (Though it won't be for top-dollar like it was for Yolanda Harris...)

     

     

    Ugh stop with the snatch & grabs Kendrick in his early 50s.  He probably looking at a few more years before he goes into retirement.  I hope and wish they could lure Jeff Hogan back from North Carolina, because Pete eh always been a bore and so is Scott Light.   Hogan & Harris would be great.!

     

    4 hours ago, DirtyHarry said:

     

    Rumored for a long time, maybe they let him know what was going on and they got him to stay out of loyalty to the Wolfes? I always liked Jerry, even back to his radio days on WBNS. Good looking guy, delivers on an even keel. Not the most exciting guy in the world, but not boring either. My only knock against him was the poor chemistry he had with Kristyn Hartmann.

     

    For that matter, suspicious that Maureen Kocot and Shelby Croft left just before the sale was announced. Think they also got a heads up?

     

     

    Lots of back and forth between WTVN/WSYX and WBNS over the years, going back to the 1960's even with Gene D'Angelo as VP (from WTVN to WBNS). Sally Flowers and Gene Fullen first developed a following on WBNS Radio (originally a bandleader from Kansas, I think) and Gene Fullen was WTVN-TV's go-to personality for the longest time until he died from heart problems. Also ... Carol Costello, Janet Watkins, Lou Forrest, Tom Ryan ... and others. Now Tony D'Angelo is in charge of WSYX.

     

    I always wondered if the Tafts and the Wolfes were buddies since they were both in the same business and both traveled in Republican circles.

     

     

    Rumored for a long time and Harris is apart of the new generation, before she hangs it up.  She'll be hitting 50 herself next year.  Also add Terri Sullivan,  Carol Luper on that BNS-SYX worked at both stations.

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