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Right I'm just saying that was my only hint at what that color meant scrolling by on the ticker.

That's what I mean... In the radar loop there was a red steak of some sort of warnings behind the thunderstorm as it moved southeast. I couldn't figure out what those were supposed to be. I knew they weren't tornado warnings at least... If I remember right they had "Flash Flood Warning" in red on the ticker?

It's kind of a sad commentary on all the larger market Scripps stations though... Phoenix Tampa Denver Cleveland Baltimore Indy San Diego

Is that what that huge red streak behind the storm was?

They need to see every pitch since the season is all they have Seriously... Some Cubs fans are awfully whiny...

On a TV News site this is about as pressing as it gets. They really have done better tonight though I find their color codes for watches and warnings incredibly confusing. It doesn't conform to normal colors. A yellow Tornado watch? That's odd...

It would have to be awfully dominant to leapfrog all those bigger stations in revenue. WXYZ has always been Scripps cash cow so to speak. That their new Nashville station may be the #2 is surprising... Or maybe not... It is Scripps after all.

It's pretty sad is what it is. They either need a bigger studio, better ergonomics or just put it up full screen... There's no shame in showing something on the screen rather than a camera pointing at a screen (that seems rather primitive really). I'm also getting sick of xx million in the path of the storm tonight. We're getting that stupid gimmick every single night now. I remember a few years ago they reported on really extrodinary weather only. Now their weather reporting looks like the local news in Youngstown, Ohio on steroids.

"The radar at this hour". The loop they used is over 4 hours old almost 5 really. If it's a live show how hard is it to have a live radar shot on that huge screen?

Wahoo for slightly different shades of color... And 2 bands instead of 3.

Well.... The June book so far is channel 5's: http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2015/06/18/wmaq-channel-5-is-on-top-along-with-chicago.html

Ugh... kudos to WMAQ for being prepared for the possibility of Severe Weather. The other ones I don't get.

What I read didn't specify.

Wonderful....

Not like the rain snuck up on them. I'm just surprised they did so poorly I guess... I thought these stations were good at multitasking.

Huh... there must be some reason for it... If he's in the open we can rest assured it's his spot.

When you see the word implosion defined in the dictionary... there is a picture of the coverage of the Tornado warning starting at about 455pm on 7. Whoever was producing isn't very good at breaking news. Lots of audio errors.. slow to switch shots... Cheryl Scott bumbling through it and asking Jerry Taft for help.... it wasn't pretty and it wasn't very good. We even got to see the camera spin around from the anchor desk to a vacant green screen while Cheryl Scott was by the monitor not ready to go on camera yet.

I'm stating that he re-signed and that that's what he does. There was nothing ambiguous in my statement if you read it.

Chris Sowers has re-signed with WPVI. He's the weekend morning meteorologist.

Was he actually there on the morning show. Just trying to get some clarification.

It's summer guys... Probably just vacation.

Weekend Sport Anchor / Sports Reporter David Solano is leaving WXYZ in Detroit for Oregon. He had been at WXYZ since 2012.

It certainly could be... With 14 years at the helm of a newscast that hasn't changed much since he left a year ago he'd have a pretty good idea how to beat them or at least make a good try.

Richard Maginn, former EP of the 10pm on 7 has joined WMAQ as its managing editor. http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2015/06/11/wmaq-channel-5-ups-the-ante-in-its-bid-to-be.html

Indeed... Interestingly the local boards (think CRM) seem to get stations to listen fairly well. WBBM is pretty darn sad...