NYNewsCoverage

Narmeen is on the news at ten tonight reporting on Time's 100 list.

I think Elise Finch returned this morning!

If anybody watched PIX this morning, they brought in Weather Channel meteorologist Bonnie Schneider to cover the storm, along with Lisa Mateo. Hopefully they hire someone soon; I bet they wish they never let Chris Knowles go.

Or they could rebrand like WGN and say "this is New York's very own...PIX11 News at 5" or something like that. I honestly feel like they need to get rid of that train opening anyways and move to a slightly more serious opening and graphics package. Something simple like they had back pre-2010 would be nice.

I always liked how they incorporated the statue of liberty in their 10pm preview pre-2010

So apparently CBS is getting into the whole virtual weather graphics thing too...

Yeah...Only took them a year and a half to get it right. First they used that godawful CGI, then 42nd street, now the skyline. I don't understand why they didn't just use the skyline shot when they got their new set last year, considering they used the skyline on the old one.

Having Stacey back full time really helps fill in the gaps. Stacey is an excellent anchor, as I've followed her since she was the main anchor on News 12 Long Island. I honestly wished she would've got the 11pm like JoseRM303 said, but I guess Natilie's pretty good too. Considering that Pat Battle was passed over again signifies to me that Pat is happy on the weekends, and that must work best for her. Maybe she likes reporting out in the field too. Either way Stefan, Chuck, David, Natilie, and Stacey are really solid anchors so I think WNBC will do fine since Sibila's departure.

It's clear that Amy Waldman really likes them. The next step is to get rid of her and then maybe, just maybe Tamsen and Suki won't be so comfortable in their spots. It's amazing how much they hyped up the 6:30 news as the next best thing and then canceled it. Don't understand why they would demote Kaity again, especially considering that so many people were so happy to see her on weekdays again. I said before about her soloing the 6pm, but even if she just did the 10pm I think it could really boost their image, especially with promos and stuff.

Totally agree. Same with Frances Rivera. Both Jodi and Frances are WAY better for the evening spot than Tamsen. I actually think John and Frances would've been a great evening team.

Watching at 10 and it seems like they scrapped the show within a show sports desk. I think Andy's best doing sports at the desk with the team.

This change isn't going to put any dent in their ratings problem. Not sure why they cut John's hours and Tamsen's stayed the same. Like nynewslover said they should just put Kaity in their weeknight lineup, and hire 2 new anchors for weekends. I honestly really want to see Shirley Chan in an anchor slot, even if it's just for filling in. She anchored back at NBC CT and based on clips I've seen, she's pretty good.

Yeah I find that odd too. Then there are others like Tamsen Fadal and Andy Adler who seem to get off on Christmas and that's it. Also, I found this on the job listing: https://careers3-tribune.icims.com/jobs/44522/traffic-anchor-reporter/job So based on this, it seems like Marissa isn't getting the traffic gig permanently.

Well we finally know what will become of Kaitlin Monte... http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/houston-station-hires-reporter-from-new-york/173807

I noticed for the past 2 nights, PIX has been going without a crawl on the 10pm newscast. I like the change, looks more professional, especially without that ugly orange thing on the bottom of the bug. It's not that I'm against crawls, PIX's crawl just looks ugly IMHO. The next thing that should be changed is the background.

Was just going to say this. Nice to see him back on WCBS, even if it's just to fill in and help out.

That's pretty lame of them. Are they really that tired? PIX11 started their newscast at 12am last night and they had a full live newscast, sports desk and everything.

According to Elizabeth Hashagen on Twitter it's not just a refresh but a big change in the set. She also said something about a new night side show debuting at 7pm.

Yeah I noticed that too. My guess would be a set refresh. I don't think they've mentioned anything on-air though.

Intrestingly enough Chris Wragge and Mary Calvi anchored today at 5pm. Alice said that her and Dick Brennan are doing the 9 and 11.

I have to say Greg Easterly seems like a well-known GM as he has worked at WGN before (a real winning station), so if he took the PIX job full time, I think he'd do a great job. If the 6:30 newscast doesn't work out (I have this hunch that it may get cancelled just as the old 6:30 did back in 2009), Kaity and Brenda should get expanded roles at the station. We need less Tamsen and Suki, and more Kaity, Brenda, Lisa, Kirstin, and Kala.

I feel like WCBS is only being nice to Dana since she's a longtime veteran of the station. If she was a relatively new anchor, I'm sure she would be axed by now. But yeah, I agree, taking 4 months off to get over a breakup is still ridiculous.

According to FTV Live, they've set a date for Dana to return before the end of the May book, but that could change. Either way Dana has always been one of my favorite anchors, so I can't wait until she returns. http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2016/5/11/m-i-a-new-york-anchor-has-return-date

Happened to catch WNYW this weekend and Erica Wachter is the new weekend sports girl. According to her Linkedin, she is employed by WNYW as of April 2016. They also just welcomed her to the show; so I'd say Ryan is gone and she is permanent.

Based on posts I've seen, I think it was a comment a guest made (one of the chef guests) about her making something at 13 years old "completely stoned." Nelson and Charlesworth commented that everyone was caught off guard by that comment. Here's the video: http://abc7ny.com/video/