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I'll be honest Suki has a similar type personality to Juliet Huddy, and perhaps that's why they hired her, compared to someone like Theresa. I would definitely like to see Suki and Antwan as a team.

Question.. about how many sets have the other NY stations been through while WNYW is on the same one with barley a refresh?

It honestly makes me wonder. It seems that they do well in the AM and at 10pm; I would question why they have no desire to put their money and resources into a new set. We've said it for years it needs an update desperately!!

Hmmm that is interesting. Was gonna say maybe a greenscreen but it doesn't look like it. It must be another area somewhere.

Just turned on the news and guess who's finally anchoring...Shirley Chan! Her and Kori make a good team.

I rarely check out the PIX11 product, but does anyone know what's up with this (until it's taken down)? I don't know if those cuts have ever been used, or in what context.

 

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Hmm....they do seem to be testing the waters for some new graphics and music cues....Gotta say the cuts seem a little "laid back" (and doesn't have the hard news feel)...but it would fit nice for the morning news. I guess we will see new graphics and music in the coming months with the whole revamp.

Definitely agree.. go back to like 2007-2009 and look at the way the female talent was dressed (i.e.: Jill Nicolini) and some of the things that were done on air. It defiantly seems that is changing now

I don't see them doing things like this anymore. I honestly feel like the PIX morning news used to rely on sex appeal even from its inception in 2000, I think that was part of its goal. Now they seem to be more focused on news. No more of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADfJmjq_z2A

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...

Seems like they're using a live skyline backdrop now as opposed to 42nd street.. looks much better.,

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.

why the hell are they keeping tamsen fadal and get rid of suki too

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.

I've said it once before and I'll say it again.. At the time we all couldn't stand Jodi Applegate (mainly cause of the format) but if she was there now with John or Kori I think ratings would be much better. If they want to keep Tamsen so bad move her to Kalas spot and let her do lifestyle reports during the 6-9 newscast. Then put Kaity and Kori at 5.. John and Kala at 6.. John and Kaity at 10

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.

Does anyone know what kind of time off they get at PIX? I feel like some (especially Linda Church, Suki and John Muller) are off more often then not

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.

Don Dahler is filling in for Maurice DuBois tonight at 5:00. He used to be the 6:00 co-anchor before moving to CBS News a few years ago to report. Interesting that they have him back to fill in.

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

The newscast after the baseball game has a "RECORDED EARLIER" on the top right.

There is no current time or temp next to the FOX5 bug.

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.

Anyone know why they're broadcasting from the newsroom this weekend and have their weather people outside? Probably a set refresh or something but have they said on air?

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