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I don't think Bill's planning to retire anytime soon. But, when he does, you guys really think David will replace him? I think David fits well for a morning or afternoon show (i.e. in his current role or replacing Ken), but I have a hard time envisioning him as the anchor who is the face of the station's news coverage. Even Rob Powers fits that role better, I think.

 

Also, don't forget about Rob Nelson. Who knows what'll happen with him down the road.

Rob Powers and Sade anchoring the 4 today. Good chemistry between them.

 

On another note, the person doing the voiceovers for the promos sounds different.

 

What happens when Channel 7 doesn't think things through when introducing new graphic elements?

 

You can see if you tune in right now and watch as the God-awful rotating 7online/#EyewitnessNews bar covers up part of the school closing/delay ticker. What part does it cover? Oh the part saying if school is closed or delayed.

 

PS: who thought that #EyewitnessNews was something unique enough to use as the official Channel 7 hashtag? Anyone who's used it knows it gets lumped in with every other EWN in the country. Why not just make it #7online and make all the social media @7online since that's such a strong brand already?!

 

Why try to promote a hashtag anyway? It's short-sighted social media strategy. If anything, put @ABC7NY there instead.

Rob Powers filled in for Joe Torres, Jeff Smith appeared on World News with David Muir, and Lee Goldberg will be filling in as weather anchor on GMA Sunday.

 

I had them streaming and I had noticed that - was Bill working network/GMA yesterday morning? Because he joined about an hour into the coverage, replacing Toni Yates.

 

I assume they called him in. Diana was also called in to replace Phil.

They changed the main Twitter handle from @eyewitnessnyc to @ABC7NY.

This morning Michelle was presenting an emotional story about a group of boys standing up for a peer who was being bullied. She got choked up and Phil jumped in to finish the piece. Did anybody happen to record the moment, or find it online?

I did notice they dropped "Storm Watch 7 is in effect" in favor of "Accuweather Alert mode." Not sure why.

Do we know what her arrangement is? I wonder if she's still employed by Metro/Shadow Traffic contracted by WABC, or if she's just been hired by WABC outright.

 

Video of the new Noon open: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-uuYme9oUY

 

A new promo debuted as well, the return of "there goes that news van":

 

Between this and the "Weather and Heather" promo, it seems the Creative Department has a new strategy with these jingles. I like it.

 

I know there is a forum just for this... But just in case:

 

"WABC's Phil Lipof is going to WCVB Boston"

(It was reported first by Tvspy)

 

http://forums.tvnewstalk.net/index.php?/topic/13276-phil-lipof-is-going-to-wcvb/

 

They've been 7online.com forever. While some stations change their URLs every few years, ABC 7 has kept theirs. There's something to be said for consistency.

 

 

7online is also a lot easier for an average viewer to remember than ABC7ny... Same reason why they prefer to use Channel 7 over ABC7.

 

You guys hit the nail on the head. As for using Channel 7 over ABC7, it's also more relatable for viewers. Puts the emphasis on the channel and not the network branding. Less corporate, more personal.

 

That said, they do need to work on brand consistency on social media.

 

Am I the only person that thinks it's awfully pretentious to promote the website only as '7online' and not '7online.com'? Why don't they do something like '7on.line' or some crap like that?

 

7online.com has been around for a while, so I think the assumption is that, by now, viewers know the website. Even if someone didn't put two and two together, they could Google "7online," and the first result would be WABC's website.

A circle sandwiched between two bars is just horrible. If they really want to do that, they should move the time/temp bar below the circle also.

Bill Ritter will be anchoring EWN @ 4, 5, and 6 tomorrow from Seaside.

 

I think the fact that it is taking this long to push out the new talent opens means that it is more than just a replacement of the open shots (and ABC logo). ... It has been about a month since those new opens were shot, so I believe they must be holding off because of a new graphics package

 

They might not be holding off; they may just have a date in mind. For example, they've debuted things in the past around the time of the start of a new television season, which is later this month. There was no indication that they planned to utilize new opens as soon as they were ready.

 

That being said, let's remember that all of this is wild speculation based on two words -- "new look" -- in the post of another poster on this thread.

 

...In fact about it, I don't see any issue with the graphics they already have. However, we were promised a new open with the new ABC logo this month, so I'm thinking it might be just that, and nothing else.

 

I'm thinking the same thing.

 

Get ready for a new look to Eyewitness News.

this coming weekend.

 

Seriously? I feel like the look was just updated, and I like it. Doesn't look old yet. I'm curious to see what's coming.

This opening for a general assignment reporter has been listed since at least March. You'd think they'd be able to fill that opening relatively quickly with a presumably large pool of applicants from which to choose.

 

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=resources/inside_station/station_info&id=5783115

 

Rob Powers is doing the news headlines on GMA Saturday.

 

Interesting. ABC News doesn't usually "call up" from stations (except maybe to find a weather anchor on GMA if Sam and Ginger are both out). He anchored World News Now not too long ago, too. Either his agent is good or ABC News brass likes him.

 

It had previously aired. I actually got a video of it, it is a very good promo. Likely to replace the current "More reporters on the ground etc..." promo. Very nice promo plus it has the new logo.

 

Are you able to post it? Not sure which one you guys are talking about.

Diana is anchoring the Sunday @ 11 tonight.

EWN @ 5 cut to Toni Yates in the field for a live report while she was on a phone call on her cell phone and laughing. Whoops.

Also noticed they were using AccuWeather Alert throughout the day. Would've expected "StormWatch 7". Have they dropped that branding?