Mrknowitall526

I saw her do a report last night at 11 pm. Didn't know she worked at WFMZ - I don't really recall that. But they get so many transient reporters sometimes it's hard to keep track of.

He's already the weekend morning meteorologist! I thought you meant "resigned" not re-signing as in renewing!

This article was in my local newspaper today (even though it apparently was written June 1st?!): http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-abcs-world-news-tonight-became-a-ratings-winner/2015/06/01/e88ea494-04af-11e5-a428-c984eb077d4e_story.html

Oh, good for her! I missed that

Only in Allentown does an anchor have to do a 4-hour morning show solo for 5 days. Eve has been off since last Wednesday and Jaciel has gone solo from 5-9AM!

I just saw that yesterday, too! Just watched a video of her son shaving her head. Apparently she (they) saved bone marrow from her first transplant and are giving it to her again. I actually hadn't noticed her absence, but I've been busy lately and haven't gotten to watch that often.

I still haven't really warmed up to Sharrie a whole lot. When she talks she places emphasis on words in a strange way ... I can't quite explain it. Whoever said that would be a long day for Monica ... she's been doing a lot of special reports at 11 pm lately, so maybe she wouldn't be that opposed to it? But her doing 4, 5, and 10 is a lot. Sarah is one of their strongest reporters, for both serious and light-hearted stories ... but she's a great anchor, too! As for Nydia, anchoring every day would probably take away from her doing consumer stories. Speaking of consumer/investigative stories, you would think Wendy Saltzmann would do a lot more of those? Or are they really that time-consuming?

They did a couple of days ago, too. Wendy was off yesterday.

Interesting. Her kids must have gotten old enough that she has finally decided to "come back" more fully. Sharrie was in for Monica at 5.

Cecily Tynan posted the following picture to her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/6abcCecilyTynan/photos/pcb.10155651291410094/10155651274840094/?type=1&theater Gets that's the closest we'll get to seeing ratings. If you don't feel like clicking, A25-54 share for 11pm news in Philly: 6 - 49%, 10 - 28%, 3 - 23%

Same! In fact I forgot it existed!

She doesn't always fill in for them, though. It's really bizarre. I think I can recall times when she still just did reports and it was, like, Monica & Brian or Rick & Shirleen. Maybe something to do with Brian's & Shirleen's contracts? I wish Sarah Bloomquist would fill in more often on the 5 pm, but she is really a great reporter as well, and I think they would really miss her reports. She's one of the few reporters I can recall that makes such an easy transition between anchoring & reporting. Matt O'Donnell obviously also was an exception! David Henry used to be a substitute anchor but I haven't seen him in a chair in probably at least a decade.

I wonder if Sharrie Williams will take over the 4 pm slot with Brian Taff? She still really doesn't seem to have a definite purpose. I don't watch the 4pm very often or the 10pm on PHL17, so I don't have much of an opinion, aside from the time I saw her in a breaking news situation and she wasn't the best ... but that is hard to do on the fly and a skill that comes with time.

Monica Malpass has been reporting at 11 pm a lot lately - wonder why the sudden change?

A few weeks ago they debuted "Drone 6" on the news...but I haven't seen it used for anything yet.

I've had some time off this week, and find it really irritating that at least 3 times this week they have aired the exact same packaged report on a story that aired at 10 pm the night before, at noon the next day. They must feel that their respective audiences are too mutually exclusive to notice/care.

The owners are very religious (name is "Marantha Broadcasting Company" which if you don't know is a rough translation of "Come, O Lord") so I bet that might dictate some of what they air. On the weekends they definitely air a lot of religious shows. At 8 PM every night they show Dr. Phil, and 9 PM Steve Harvey. But the Dr. Phil episode they air at 8 PM is from the previous day, almost like it's a 2nd run?? Possibly because a Philly station also airs Dr. Phil? And this week's Steve Harvey episodes (just checked) are from 2 weeks ago. Odd. I often thought it would be a neat idea for them to branch out into original, local programming - like LOCAL dramas or comedies, starring local people, about local things. I think it would be interesting, especially since there are so many artsy-type programs (at Muhlenburg College or Moravian College, for instance). Probably expensive though.

Just what 69 needs is MORE judge and court shows! They show at least 4 episodes of Judge Judy in a day.

Was the verdict really a surprise to anyone? George was probably gone for the day already, and David hadn't arrived yet? It wasn't a "developing" story that would require updates, so maybe Dan was the first person who was available?

I remember one time they had some BIG technical issues for the 10 pm news and just re-broadcast the 6 pm show with a crawl at the bottom stating why!

I'm waiting for the time when the traffic report is done in front of the green screen and not the way it is now. The traffic reports they have a really high quality and interactive, I love the traffic flow maps and the drive times - which actually update in real time.

The voiceover for the noon show now says "69 News at Noon, live from the PPL Center"

That is odd - why have anyone at all fill in for Walter and not just Sarah??

Yeah, it's definitely that, just in a different color.

Just watching my recording of the 5 pm news from the PPL Center - I really think this is a great thing for WFMZ! It brings a new sense of "urgency" to the newscast. I really hope they end up using it for more than just the noon show everyday.