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Both of which (especially the set) they've been having sub 50 Market problems with. I think the system they bought Is a little lemony...

What exactly is "flash"?

That's what I thought but I couldn't remember exactly what the relationship was... At least there is something new here.

From CRM: The Chicago Sun-Times has partnered with WLS-TV/ABC 7 for a new weather page promoting the television station's weather department, and more specifically, meteorologists Jerry Taft and Cheryl Scott. The page in the newspaper is called "ABC 7 First Alert Weather," sharing the branding the television station uses for its forecasts during newscasts. There will also be daily weather forecast videos on the Sun-Times website, found at this link HERE.

Dan Salamone is their News Director (he's also a collasal prick).

Wouldn't it be a fun ride to see those 7 stations making hillarious mistakes because Scripps cut all the experienced people? WABC playing Happy over a gun control package for example...

If anything they are seen as a seller....

He would know quite well that such a plan wouldn't work well in practice...

Now how would they do that? I do agree with that idea though. This is a 9 station group that's become too big for their britches....

I'm beginning to think that outside of a few stations most of Scripps properties are too far gone to be saved by ABC... They would require billion(s) in investment across all 16 or whatever stations to bring them up to ABC standards. You'd have to completely scrap most of the personell, the graphics, the imaging, completely swap out all the computer equipment, they'd all need set upgrades, new cameras... Sound expensive times 16 yet? It'd be like taking 2016 car innards and putting them in a 1985 Ford Taurus... You can do it but it'd be a hell of a project.

It's not surprising... It's rampant in the company. WXYZ had "Happy" blaring over a pre recorded package on gun control (!) for 50 seconds on their 7pm tonight. This stuff didn't use to happen but technical goofs are their bread and butter now... Some folks there blame the automation system but that's an excuse... It's only as good as the Person telling it what to do...

Why would you have to spell the days out each time? Aren't those graphics on file pre made with the days? It's on a producer I bet and not her. She probably didn't make it.

Shelley Childers is joining WXYZ from KRGV , the ABC station in Harlingan-Weslaco-Brownsville-MacArthur, Texas (DMA 86). She had been there since 2012 and got started at KOSA in Midland-Odessa, TX (DMA 145) where she spent 3 years. She's a Michigan State grad so this continues the trend of almost every new reporter they've hired since 2014 having a Michigan connection. I never thought I'd be excited about 6 years of reporting experience as if that was a lot for DMA 13 (hint: it's not).

I think that's a custom for WPTV's package at the time...

No that's the V1 close... All the did when V2 game along is add the lighthouse light sweeping across. Before that the closes were customized to each station and the lighthouse was just there with Scripps. Before 2008 the cable networks logos were used along with © Scripps xxxx...

I forget what the first one even looked like....

Their old one used a light house too just to be clear...

I know when WXYZ does lower thirds with copyrights it'll say Scripps like you described on the top half and it'll have the Give Light slogan on the bottom half... The Scripps Media one debuted 1/1/15 so I'm guessing they redid it for the Journal stations. Are they technically Scripps Media Inc. or what? I've seen that and Scripps and E.W. Scripps used interchangeably... Interestingly the ones for "The List" have always said just the year and Scripps so they didn't change the syndicated ones last year...

Here's the new Scripps slate with it's sound effect intact: Note that the name is simply Scripps after the year. It was done this way in 2014 and before as well. For 2015 they used "Scripps Media Inc."... It's too bad the bugs are placed in such a way that it slightly covers the lettering. This did debut on New Years Day by the way.

It's about time they replaced it... WXYZ doesn't use music (or the Scripps lighthouse ident outside of 6am and 6pm) over theirs so the little music chime is still the same for the new one when I saw it on today's 6am...

It's actually 10.. I was trying to go from memory.. Still picking your area is really easy on it Is it Missouri or is Kansas involved too? Kind of an ignorant question but I know it gets a little interesting in that area with what's covered... Here's that map by the way:

Do you really think 5's news operation is better funded than 7's? That seems a little iffy... The Tonight show certainly helps but the 9pm shows only help if your 10 is strong enough to hold viewers from tuning out... For example: ABC is the consistently highest rated network by far here in Detroit... But come 11pm there's a huge switch over to the NBC station because the operation has been stronger for a long time. This has even held true after their 11pm has rotted rather badly in the last year...

You brought her up yesterday dude... Right in your post about Cheryl and Troy... I can't change the channel since I'm not there but I'd hate to see WLS go the way of a station like WXYZ with a complete and utter implosion followed by bad moves and talent retirements and bad hires... This whole thing starting to feel oddly familiar to me...

She just seems like somebody who could get on someone's nerves... Especially if he cares about their quality at all...

And I have... I went as far as to say they are in big trouble if they keep going down this road... I've watched it happen elsewhere and usually starts just like this and results in a spectacular implosion... She does not currently have the talent level to be in Chicago... That's not a matter of seasoning. It's a matter of her current abilities. She has 5 (!) years of broadcasting experience. The thinking is that her huge social media following will translate into viewers... So far that's a big fat no... They would have been far safer with Caplan. So then they are gonna take an inexperienced bland talent that might make it to Tampa or Detroit without that following and throw her on the biggest show they have. It's beyond asinine...