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Out: Michael Strahan leaving "Live" Kelly & Michael for GMA http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/distribution/michael-strahan-leaving-live-good-morning-america/155734

http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/more-tegna-buyouts-in-st-louis-and-charlotte/168687 is saying that street beat reporter Glenn Counts at NBC Charlotte also took the buyout package as well too. Along with others in St. Louis. Still to this day I can't believe Gannett bought Belo and for some reason I think it should of been the other way around. Belo buying Gannett.

Well Scotto & Trump are good friends, so that probably why she justified what she was saying.

WXYZ/ Detroit News Director Dave Manney out. (Newsblues has him going to WNBC) @ns8401 How do you feel about this and what's going on at Broadcast House?

I guess TEGNA couldn't milk it until May Sweeps to let these anchors have their day in the spotlight to say Goodbye!

DAMN!!! I hate to say this, but KOMO didn't have this many people leaving the building when Sinclair took over. Dan Lewis was the only that did maybe "retired" so to speak.

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Here another reporter going to the retirement center. WCVB/Boston's Jack Harper after 34 years. http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wcvb-reporter-jack-harper-to-retire-after-34-years/168365 http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2016/04/13/after-more-than-three-decades-wcvb-reporter-jack-harper-retiring/pH5qzt4u6s3xdOahuP6t2M/story.html?s_campaign=bostonglobe%3Asocialflow%3Afacebook

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Open in the 80s with the famous morse code part of the theme. The last video is a full broadcast of the 10pm news back in 1985. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T_rjjfIBCc Ron Magers at KSTP back in 1979. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=uvl4AQIkAts;list=PL1HrHQCEjWBPjKB2umb1wPEAVnbxsH-mi

Sounds like the new norm a syndicated show get cancelled the station starts a 4pm news. It seems certain groups are news heavy while others groups bask at the 4pm hour w/ Judge Judy, Oz, Phil, Ellen. Are there any stations carrying Ins Edition, EXTRA, Access Hollywood at 4 or 4:30?

KVUE/ Austin news director takes a buyout package. http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2016/4/5/longtime-nd-takes-buyout

Nexstar's 3.3 million dollar investment into Huntsville, Ala/ FOX affiliate. http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/nexstars-huntsville-station-to-debut-expanded-newscast/167542

Have you read his blog about how the folks at KGO/ABC7 are unhappy with management?

http://www.ftvlive.com/ftvlivegmailcom/2016/3/30/breaking-pittsburgh-anchor-is-fired-for-facebook-post Wendy Bell Fired at WTAE/Pittsburgh Look she has a family not a fan of what she did, but I remember she was the rising star and other sites bashed her, because Michelle Wright & Sally Wiggin was pushed back for Wendy. Hopefully, she'll get another gig, and stations/on-air talent have to make sure what's right to place on social media.

Keith Olbermann he wants to be back at MSNBC so bad he can taste it. Move Chris Matthews at 6pm followed by Chris Hayes at 7PM and Olbermann right at 8PM, Maddow and Lawrence. Halperin & Heiliemann should just stick with being on Morning Joe.

Why do you hate the different anchor on a 30 minute newscast. I like don't care for having the same anchor team doing all (3 or 4) newscast M-F? A newscast should have some variety of talent on the evening news.

I agree. I see Carr being picked up by WXYZ, and maybe an anchor chair. Since Jeff Vaughn gone to LA who anchoring the 5pm news on 7 nowadays?

The ax swings the wrong way. There some other on-air personalities that should of gotten the boot, and Murray was the wrong person to get kicked to the curb. He been there for 40 years. WOW! Here hoping they don't get rid of Sherry Margolis, because a few years ago they were trying to get rid of her, but she was saved. She another mainstay that been with the station since 1984.

I don't think they have an actual White Castle brick and mortar in the South...They have Krystal...

WTHR/Indianapolis, IN moves Bruce Kopp off the morning news to the weekend morning news. http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2016/3/18/anchor-demoted

From WKRN/ Nashville, TN; Lisa Patton set to retire in July after 25 years. http://wkrn.com/2016/03/14/news-2s-lisa-patton-to-retire/

AT CBS46 would you shake up the anchor team or just makes some adjustments?

I remember when WGNX was an Indy outlet had a 7:30PM newscast, before switching to CBS. By 96 the 7pm news move to 6PM. They did see an influx with CBS' primetime ratings, but I agree Meredith did do a lot more with investing in a new building, resources and more newscast. I don't see CBS46 moving Y&R unless CBS said so, because Y&R ratings at 3PM wins it time slot & beating WSB-TV. When your in last place you have to do some bold moves, and Y&R is a good lead-in to the 4PM news. I think another bold move for CBS46 would be to take Wheel/Jeopardy from WXIA. Also wish TEGNA would drop some $$$ on WXIA to be more competitive and maybe it time to drop the 11Alive moniker, but after 40 years would viewers really be upset because it no longer 11Alive? I know around 93/94 viewers were so pissed off about it no longer identify as 11ALIVE.

No, I wasn't jumping down your throat, but wanted to clarified on some points. Cleveland, Detroit, Atlanta, Milwaukee affiliates at that time the audience didn't jell to well with the affiliation switch in those markets. However, later on Atlanta, Cleveland those two FOX outlets did rebound. It all good, no worries.

Some of that not so much true. Prior to the switch WSB & WAGA battle for the top spot, and there were times where WAGA would beat WSB. After the 94 switch starting in 1995 WAGA's ratings had cracks and the ratings fell sharply especially during the early evening news at 5-7pm block. More switched to WXIA when the switch happened and during the 1996 rating book WXIA trailed WAGA and even trump WAGA in early evening news. Here a ratings snap shot from late news in 95 & 96 Late News Nov 95 WSB/2 (ABC) 14.2 WAGA/5 (FOX) 9.1 WXIA/11 (NBC) 10.3 WGNX/46(CBS) 4.0 Late News Nov96 WSB/2 (ABC) 11.8 WAGA/5 (FOX) 8.6 WXIA/11 (NBC) 9.8 WGNX/46 (CBS) 4.0