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  1. PIX used their unique positioning (and the fact that they were part of the story) to their advantage. I think it was a good decision, albeit yes maybe the coverage was a bit too long. If you want other news and regular programming, turn to other channels. If you want in-depth coverage of this, keep it there. Many folks they interviewed complimented their extensive coverage and commitment, so I think this was (much needed) good press for WPIX after the mass layoffs.
  2. I agree wholeheartedly that the "immersive studio" is overrated, or at least the way they're using it is. It makes me miss the simple green screen, where I'd argue it is easier to see/understand the weather.
  3. It's nice they aren't leaving Shirley to cover the 3 hour (or longer) block alone, although of all their evening anchors before (Kori, Kendis, Arrianee), I always found her the strongest. It definitely would be practical if they added an extra anchor to their evenings for situations like this so they don't have their morning anchor work such long hours.
  4. This is interesting; she was the last in-studio traffic anchor before she was reassigned to general assignment reporting. I wonder why they'd suddenly shift back to a traffic anchor (unless it was just to fill in for Guy).
  5. Dan Mannarino and Shirley Chan now lead coverage directly from the streets
  6. Henry Rossoff reports on X that the Daily News Building was also ordered to evacuate, forcing WPIX off the air. He said they are re-grouping and will resume coverage when they are able to. I believe they stopped at 11am.
  7. I'm definitely surprised to see this, I figured CBS would try to somehow ignore the story or not report on it (they even mentioned pelley's part about injecting falsehoods, so now every CBS viewer will be aware of this and somehow breathe a sigh of relief?). Good for Tony for giving (what seemed like) a genuine heartfelt tribute. I'd doubt it, but Is it possible they did this behind Bari Weiss's back? I would have thought since he was fired they would be given some order to not mention him. Heck, Colbert made 1 joke about CBS News and the morning crew was ordered to not report on his last show... https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/cbs-news-prez-ordered-morning-show-to-ignore-colberts-finale-because-of-late-shows-unprofessional-shot-at-tony-dokoupil-report-164619540.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKQ4ajJfqBOLiPKIhSZENwmv-k0tsmkxIdS0fvaZ5lZ9ncHDPdsKx1UuaWUpqf2sPoz8XXRfaUh15ecWXTdqQNhHc7Rav4qYCEzWtnUxWfRAvunZGuMQbejir2FHnYBVv1Ln6TRDiQ03yGQdaj8Wvf59JXcd4pCTHjqhjWnCWhxY
  8. The whole situation is just so sad. What a dramatic change in talent from 1-2 years ago; not to mention all the behind the scenes cuts we aren't seeing. So now Shriely Chan will have to anchor alone 4,5,6,6:30 and 10pm.
  9. It seems this is no longer the case. Ever since the mass firings, G hasn't been doing weather at 10pm, and I assumed he was on a long vacation. Tonight, he was there in-studio for the "G thing" segment, but immediately after they tossed to Chris Cimino who's been doing the 10pm last few weeks. Not sure what G's new hours are, but he did the 4pm yesterday (so maybe he just swapped with Chris for earlier shows).
  10. Wow, after reading the subsequent major cuts happening at WGN and KTLA, WPIX is certainly not alone in this, but this is pretty much most of their major anchors/main faces. I think it is safe to assume these cuts were also responsible for Craig Treadway's departure. Especially sad to hear John Muller who, like Craig, is a longtime veteran.
  11. Craig would be a great addition, I wonder how he and Rosanna would mesh. Considering FOX picked up Lori Stokes and Sukanya Krishnan, it's not improbable.
  12. It's a shame that he didn't get the chance to say goodbye to viewers on air considering his long time there, although very few departures at PIX have happened in a graceful, mutual way (the only exception I can think of was Tamsen Fadal, who got a huge cake and everything when she left). Nearly all the others were sudden absences (Byron Miranda, Alex Lee, Oji, Betty Nguyen). It seems the morning show is particularly unstable
  13. Until Savannah returns, it seems Hoda Kotb will be co-anchoring Today: https://deadline.com/2026/02/hoda-kotb-today-savannah-guthrie-mother-2-1236713006/
  14. Found it interesting that during tonight's 11pm news, Matt Brickman is covering both weather and sports.
  15. Scott left his chief meteorologist position in Texas for this opportunity, so lets hope WCBS doesn't screw him over. He still appears on TV promos, so I suppose he will do the 6pm/8pm once he's back?
  16. It's the end of an era at WPIX, as Jim Culter is no longer doing the voiceover for news opens, for the first time since (i think) the early 2000s.
  17. An unusual sight today at 5pm: 2 men anchoring together, Allen Devlin and Dick Brennan. I still don't know why it's so rare in today's world, when 2 women together is so customary. I supppose the new old CBS Evening News broke the mold
  18. I know WNYW already does special weekend morning updates which (I think) air on TV in addition to streaming, although I could be mistaken. It's normally just 1 anchor who reads all the stories and does weather. At this point I think they should just air a full news program. Their morning block on weekends is Xploration and paid programming
  19. Yay, Cindy has returned to the ariwaves as of today at noon! So glad it was just a long break, which we are all entitled to.
  20. I was glad his old home of WCBS dedicated some time to this sad news. You could tell how sad Kristine was to break the news. He certainly has the talent, so I'm hopeful that things will work out for him somewhere.
  21. It appears Marc Malusis may be the one leaving, as he hasn't been doing sports on channel 11 in a while (in fact he has been doing SNY sportsnite this week during what would be his regular shift). Simone also mentioned doing a promo with Nelson. We'll have to see if he appears next week at all since his bio is still on their website.
  22. PIX currently has 5! sports anchors/reporters, so adding another definitely makes me think someone is leaving (maybe Nelson, who is current co-host?). I'm also surprised they haven't added Mike Masco full time yet to weather team (although he's been doing morning and night nearly every weekend since Star Harvey left).
  23. As someone who watched him for years at WCBS (and may be biased), I certainly hope he gets a chance to stay. Ideally, I don't think they should give him any co-anchor. I think Maurice overall is perfect fit for the Evening News, and just as talented and can compete against David and Tom. I also liked John Dickerson but agreed he should have been FTN host and not bumped around to different positions/timeslots, and I don't think he was the best fit for the Evening news.
  24. congratulations, you were correct!
  25. The meteorology community is not too happy, because Accuweather decided, for "public awareness" purposes, to misinform the public about this weekend's Nor'easter, and label it as a 'tropical' storm. I suppose accuweather will do anything to get those clicks... but seriously, I can only imagine how credible TV mets that have to use the accuweather branding feel after this.
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