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When WXYZ switched to the 7 First Alert Weather branding in 2011 they started “7 First Alert Weather Days” not long after. They’ve been gone for years now. WDIV then rebranded their weather to “4 Warn Weather” and started doing “4 Warn Weather Days” which is executed in a ridiculous overhyped fashion. Apparently nobody got the memo there that it’s so last decade.

The neighborhood reporters thing isn’t actually a bad concept. WXYZ is giving its plethora of reporters each a beat. And it’s sending them out to rustle the bushes for stories in their assigned area. All but a handful (5 or less) of their air talents are not from Detroit so the reporters they are hiring know the area. If you do it right it’s pretty workable. They haven’t reduced anchor time and the quality is much improved overall. So if done well it’s a win. Certainly an improvement over all the failed Scripps ideas.

Good for him getting out there like that then.

Too bad they clip sports out of their on demand recordings. Is third fiddle at WLS a step up from Sports Director at WBBM?

WXYZ has added Jolie Sherman as a reporter. She came from WVIT in Hartford, CT.

No wonder you need a microscope to see Live! On their logo.

Well actually the fact they had a prescence in Denver and that they bought McGraw Hill’s stations in 2011 are unrelated. Unless you know something the rest of us don’t. All shots aside… when Scripps Networks Interactive spun off the TV stations was when things started falling apart. Those purchases just put lipstick on a pig.

Where are my manners? Good point.

I would imagine a fire sale would be in order and the stations would be spread to the four winds ownership wise. The networks would be behind apoplectic if stations went dark.

They can leave every days report on millions impacted by a sprinkle in their old digs too while they are at it.

I bet Scripps gets broken up at some point. Expanding with the crappy groups they purchased over the years was dumb. No offense to the KMGH or WTMJ fans out there.

I feel gipped a little then... I think WXYZ used some hybrid of both. That might have been due to WJBK's getting Eyewitness News first. The results of doing that are.... interesting.

You aren’t the first person I’ve heard say that about WPVI. I don’t doubt WABC is the strongest station in New York for a moment.

Ok well… in that case it’s just typical overdramatic stuff. It’s typical of some stations out there. I think I like my version better said as a joke. Also glad to hear you at least have a toe hold in what you’re talking about. Although subjective im of the mind that WABC doesn’t have the best product of the original circle 7’s. It’s not bad by any means but it’s just kinda there. Some of that is the overdramatization and iffy anchoring.

Those folks contributing a lot to the economy is also an objective fact. Regardless of status their working means they are contributing and the folks who are working are undoubtedly scared currently. Those are gonna be uncomfortable statements for some people but they are just like the earth being round. That’s why I used it as an example. I’m sure you can find an actual example where he really throws an opinion in there but that simply wasn’t it. Let’s say somebody gets beat up real good and he says “I hope the jerks get what’s coming!”… that might start to blur the lines a bit. I mean if you go to some corner and see folks working doing landscaping there’s at least a chance they are not legally authorized to work but it’s not reasonable to say they aren’t contributing to the economy because [insert flat earth denial reason here]. The first clip you posted didn’t actually include what you were talking about at all by the way. It seemed like a normal intro and then an ABC News sourced report about the fires. I didn’t see where he actually made an off hand remark about whodathunkit in LA. One thing I’m curious about… do you actually work in the news business?