TheRolyPoly

Shows you how much I don't know about television but know how much about television news. Its why I'm on this forum. Haha.

Don't forget... black-ish and grown-ish on The ABC Television Network.

The Live Well Network name is finally going away, years after ending national distribution and mainly being a repeat-focused lifestyle network. Instead, it'll become ABC's Local-ish starting February 17th. https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/243676/abc-oos-localish-expands-with-diginet-rebranding/

It was on WWJ from 5-7 a.m. but WKBD also had a 2-hour extension from 7-9 a.m.

To put it into perspective... its been 7 years since WKBD has aired a newscast, 15 years since WUPA has aired a newscast and yes... 22 years since WTOG has aired a newscast which was their former news department that ended in 1998.

RTVE Spain mourns the death of former Informe Semanal (the equiv. of 60 Minutes) director and journalist Alicia Gómez Montano who passed away earlier today from a battle with cancer. She was 65 http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20200118/adios-alicia-gomez-montano/1995832.shtml https://www.elespanol.com/corazon/television/20200118/fallece-alicia-gomez-montano-exdirectora-informe-semanal/460704151_0.html

However, I do have a feeling though that once CBSN DFW and CBSN Miami launches, you'll be seeing an hour-long newscast from the service on both KTXA and WBFS, respectively.

I think Columbia, Mo. is the only place in the country where a University owns a big four network affiliate and an NPR member station.

Why am I getting Sinclair website vibes with this?

Just what the doctor ordered for WJZY. They needed a big name veteran talent like Brigida Mack and they got it.

That is an error. And the press release officially says... WGN-TV Political Report. The listings got it wrong. Actually sounds kinda lame, IMO. https://wgntv.com/2020/01/08/chicagos-very-own-wgn-tv-adds-more-local-news-and-programming-starting-january-11/

First NBC Boston and Telemundo Boston, next NBC 10 Boston and Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra, now what next?

KRQE is losing its "Chief" Chief Meteorologist Mark Ronchetti has decided to leave the station. In unrelated news, in addition to WMTW expanding its noon newscast to an hour and WSOC adding an hour-long 7:00 p.m. newscast on WAXN (all of which will be reported on my blog soon), the following is also happening or has happened (sorry if I'm creating a list here)... WBRC Birmingham has expanded its Sunday morning news by an extra half-hour at 8:00 a.m. which then follows Full Court Press at 8:30 a.m. KHOU Houston has quietly added an hour-long Sunday morning newscast at 7:00 a.m. anchored by Lauren Talarico and Meteorologist Addison Green. WJLA Washington, D.C. has also quietly added a weekend morning newscast but its just a half-hour at 7:30 a.m. on Sundays with Kellye Lynn and Meteorologist Alex Liggitt. Finally, WTAE Pittsburgh is planning to expand its weekday noon newscast to a full hour, following in WMTW's footsteps starting January 13th.

Day 2: I got Circle now up and running on WBFS 33.5. Its in 480i 16:9 widescreen, just like WBFS' other subchannels.

KSNW produced it for 8 years, since 2012.

Circle is supposed to be on WBFS 33.5. Nope! Not this morning. I can't check Gainesville and WCJB 20.4 since I'm not there today.

This doesn't involve New Orleans or a plane crash, but still very sad nonetheless... WAFF 48 reporter Allen Stroud has passed away after a year-long battle with Stage IV lung cancer. https://www.waff.com/2019/12/29/waff-reporter-allen-stroud-passes-away-following-fight-with-cancer/

I ain't celebrating until I actually see the changes for myself.

We got another new subchannel debuting and its a Sports one too. Yes, its FREE. Ladies and gentlemen... welcome, to beIn Sports Xtra. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191219005402/en/beIN-SPORTS-Inks-Deal-HC2-Broadcasting-Launch

I hope that's not what their anchors get paid because if it is, then all that time studying to get a degree in broadcast journalism in pretty much wasted if you get on a Sinclair station only making $15/hour with other jobs that sometimes pay much much higher than that, some even without a college degree.

Yes though I heard not as much as it used to be.

The only time Bob and Martie got together again was at the very end of last Friday's noon and 6:00 p.m. newscasts.

In WBAY's case... NO. WBAY is moving ION to 2.6. Yes... WBAY is going to six channels.

CLARIFICATION: Taggart was at CIVT since the launch of that station... in 1997, not 1999. CIVT launched on September 22nd, 1997.

WFSB is reporting in a late update Sunday night... That stuns me because it looks like she didn't have any massive health problems as of recently.