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It won't last. And I won't be watching because I do not subscribe to Time Warner nor do I plan on doing so. That's as much as I'll say. Time Warner also couldn't financially sustain News9 on their own once they ended their agreement with Belo. News 14 seems to have since recovered. Maybe TWC knows the deal with Comcast is going to fall through... (kidding of course)

Mentioned a while back that WBNG got new graphics (and it looks like WPTA also got them and in fact they were created there). Mentioning it here too and if you take a look at them, looks like a huge ripoff of the Hearst look and Look F.

Why do you need a separate set for the social media segment? There's nothing wrong with reading them from the regular set. As my man FTV Live put it: Sara Haines annoys the hell out of me...

Well you're on the opposite end then because I don't like their current layout at all. It looks dated and cluttered to me. This new Gannett layout will be a massive improvement.

wow, they butchered the open so badly

aka Christopher Ward...

Don't forget WMAR 1993. Very 90's but I love that theme, one of my faves for sure.

Nexstar isn't going to let go of KTAL. KMSS or KSHV could go to American Spirit (probably KSHV, Nexstar likely wants KMSS). But it could go either way and I could see KMSS going to American Spirit. ArkLaTex News Now anyone?

Yes, I wish they would just hurry up on ComCorp already. I think it will go through, but not as-is. They've gotta go back and revise it instead of just sitting around hoping it will get approved exactly as it is. The second shell company is not going to work in Evansville and they need to just let American Spirit pick it up. For the rest of the stations I don't see anything wrong with it, since they're just continuing the status quo. I'm still wondering why Citadel hasn't gone through. No conflicts. I understand they want to get Grant as well and there's a confilict in the Quad Cities, but that shouldn't stop them from ruling on Citadel now. Things are not looking good for the broadcasting industry right now and Wheeler's anti-business strategy...

Hate to be blunt but you clearly do not know the San Antonio market. Because of the large Hispanic population, Univision 41 is always within the top 4 (sometimes #1 or #2 sign-on to sign-off [all day ratings]). Sometimes WOAI's in there, other times it's KABB. But the other is usually out of the top 4. If Sinclair had to divest here, it would probably be KMYS. And that can easily be sold to Gannett, Post-Newsweek or even Corridor (owners of KCWX, whose COL is within the Austin market but is rated by Nielsen as part of the San Antonio market).

Former KSAT ND Jim Boyle, who ran the newsroom for 29 years, passed away yesterday following a 5-month battle with cancer that forced him to resign. He was 66. All my condolences go out to his family. RIP Jim, you'll truly be missed, especially by your extended family over at KSAT. http://www.ksat.com/station/ksat12-remembers-longtime-news-director/-/478050/24751212/-/dw90on/-/index.html

HummingbirdNash is referring to Hummingbird Productions. I think we have another theme find (or at least something that may lead to it).

Julie Tremmel, the WJAR reporter who became infamous after doing a news story about what you should do during a bear attack and doing a standup on both her hands, is filing a grievance against the station over what she believes is a wrongful termination. There is a petition to bring her back to the station. Their goal is a 1000 signatures; they currently have 146. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/julie-tremmel-files-grievance-against-wjar_b115938 WTAJ used the "WTAJ Drone" to showcase the aftermath from a traffic accident. The video wasn't that good. You can hardly make out anything. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151937873257742&stream_ref=10 Vicente Arenas is joining CBS News from KHOU. Well deserved promotion. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/vicente-arenas-joins-cbs-news-from-khou_b115970 Eric Meyrowitz, the guy who helped ruin WPIX, is joining Hearst Television as VP of Sales. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/former-wpix-gm-joins-hearst-television_b115996

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The exact reason I dislike this package. They are not designing a website, they are designing a look for broadcast. I think they forgot that when they were designing this.

Great, probably a shell for KSWO/Drewry. The reason I think so is because the buyer is from Lawton specifically, which is where Drewry's from. Fortunately though, KSWO has actually managed to keep KAUZ mostly separate despite the JOA/SSA. They have to be applauded for that.

They literally ported everything over from old to new. One of the reporters listed on the station page isn't there anymore. And who the hell uses myspace anymore? Having said that I'm glad Gray owns channel 8 now. they will definitely invest in upgrading their infrastructure. The live truck they have is from the 80's. That alone tells you they should be lucky to have Gray as owners. HD in six months is my prediction.

Never in a million years did I think this would happen, but: Now, remember, this station did not have a website until 2011. And 50 cents bets that they are still using the 1998 Fox Affiliate Theme music.

KPHO only had a 5min 10pm news when they became a CBS affiliate? When did they expand it to a full 35 minutes?

I believe Karen Adams was responsible for the sleekness of WGHP in the early 90's as she was CSD. Of course now she's at WJZY ruining that station...

KTVB, another Gannett station, also had one of these a few days back: Now this idea was pretty cool when WKYC did it but now it's starting to get old...

So, the Express News finally got around to reporting what I posted here Saturday night, that John Honoré is no longer on the air with KSAT. Regular TV news viewers complained to Jeanne Jakle, the TV columnist, in hopes of getting an answer. Here's what she found out (full article): Let's translate what Honoré said: "My contract was not renewed, but I can't tell you that, because if I did, KSAT will fire me. They were eager to bring in that new girl, so they have me doing behind the scenes work until my contract is up then I'm out of a job." Of course I don't know if that's actually what he said but I'm thinking that's what happened. I have no clue what he would be doing off-air since KSAT really has no need for him. Maybe they are being very nice and honoring the rest of his contract so that way he has some income while he looks for another job. KSAT used to far and away be the station you'd want to work for if you desired a stable career in this market. Then 20 year GM Jim Joslyn retired, followed by 30 year ND Jim Boyle. They bumped up the deuce to ND a few weeks back, and I guess she's starting to make changes now. Maybe she felt there needed to be a female weather person here? I don't know... And to justify Jakle's last sentence. I guess she doesn't follow the local news biz outside of SA. If she were to log on to FTV Live she would see this practice of not telling the viewers what happened to their employees is pretty commonplace. Even though the station's go out and report everybody else's business. BTW, his bio is still accessible here. And I could've sworn I just saw Kelly Slifka in one of their promos. Wonder if they have plans to hire him on full time?

Posting this without comment: Edit 7AM: You know the other day I said Katie Vossler joined channel 12 as a meteorologist. I have found out she's doing weekend evenings, and the 4pm was just a way to welcome her in. Looks like longtime weekend evening meteorologist John Honoré is out. You can no longer access his bio through their bios page but you can still access it through a back link. He also took his station facebook page down. Oh well, I liked John. Thanks KSAT for letting him go without telling us but this is typical of most news stations nowadays.

Surprised no one else has mentioned this but looks like KSDK is in hot water over this (story from KMOV). And KSAT has added meteorologist Katie Vossler, previously of KETK, to their weather team. She debuted onair during the 4pm news but Steve Browne was back at 5. She will be only the second female meteorologist currently working in the market. I think she does just the 4pm news but they didn't exactly say what her role would be. Maybe she's relieving Steve Browne so he can focus on the 5, 6 and 10pm news. His contract runs out later in the year and he has said he'd like to scale back his role at that time. Surprised they did not hire Kelly Slifka for this role, since he had filling in on weekend mornings during the holidays, and he was professional. Vossler's pretty good though.

KOKH has always had high turnover. First of all it's Sinclair, they don't pay much as it is especially when you compare them with the other three stations there. Secondly they are a distant last place in OKC. Basically everyone just goes there to get their two years experience and then move on.