MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie

This is a HUGE improvement for WXMI -- and for a Scripps station in general.

Longtime WOOD-TV morning meteorologist, Terri DeBoer, is retiring from TV after almost 30 years on WOOD-TV.  I personally know Terri and have been on many a tour of the WOOD-TV studios.  She is the best morning meteorologist in Grand Rapids by far and I'm sad to see her go.

Didn't KSDK have a different branding just a couple years ago?? I can't remember what it was.. But it is silly to have 2 technically different weather brandings mashed into one.. Weather First Alert... Pushes the boundaries for sure.. I know there are a few other markets that have something similar to Weather First Alert, where they mash 2 brandings into 1 "unique" branding...

Former WANE evening anchor Heather Herron is coming back to TV -- she will now anchor 4, 5, and 6pm at WPTA beginning September 27.. According to "the site"

Nexstar's WUTR has also upgraded to the "Nexstar ABC" package... New set as well

This is just nit picky and whanot -- but I like WLBT's 70 year anniversary logo... It's different than all the others stations lately that are using the same 70 or 75 year anniversary logos.

Nexstar's WWLP has finally gotten newer graphics.. They have gone with the Nexstar "ABC" package that WATE and a couple others are still using.. Albeit it's already an aging set of graphics, it's still an improvement of the previous ones.

They seem to be doing 1-2 stations a week with the GrayONE rollout.. 

WXMI's Janice Allen has moved from evenings to mornings. She replaces Ruta Ulcinaite who went to sister station WXYZ.  WXMI has also added another hour of news in the mornings, now 5-10am.  

On 9/4/2023 at 9:15 PM, Megatron81 said:

Scripps is adding Scripps News to WXMI Fox17 1PM to 1:30PM & 7PM to 7:30PM starting next week Mon.

Makes sense since they have officially discontinued their "Fox 17 Unfiltered" Show...

KFSN has the new intro but still has the KABC news graphics

The M is so much tolerable than Monserrat's G's that a lot of Nexstar stations use

On 8/24/2023 at 2:44 PM, WNPM Newswatch said:

In addition to WFSB’s new set and graphics they’ve also dropped the Early Warning Weather and Pinpoint Traffic branding in favor of First Alert Weather and First Alert Traffic. They seem to be all in, even using the branding for a First Alert Desk from the newsroom for breaking news. 

Pretty much all the Meredith stations were rebranded to First Alert

Per Meteorologist Candace Monacelli WXMI is on a temporary set.. I've asked several on-air staffers about an approximate completion date but no response yet..

https://www.instagram.com/p/CwpkXOoL5z5/

I should mention it is just weather graphics at this time.. I did read someplace from one of the staffers that it will eventually be a whole revamp/refresh

Per Bill Snyder on "X"

7 hours ago, abric said:

 

Is it just me or is the use of the icons just tacky and unnecessary.

I don't like the animated background mixed with the animated icons.. should be one or the other.. although I do like that they didn't put the icons tiny in the corner like they do at the other updated stations

9 hours ago, MidwestTV said:

I wasn't aware Park Place went out of business. They designed many of the current Scripps looks.

Just checked their website and socials -- hasn't been updated since 2016

I like this a lot... Excited to see this roll out to other prior Meredith stations!

KCCI's Jason Sydejko has been named new Chief Meteorologist...

Longtime meteorologist Todd Yakubian is leaving KATV in Little Rock after almost 2 decades. Rumor has it he is crossing the street to KARK to fill the hole that prior Chief Met. Keith Monahan left after his health retirement...

Set is definitely an improvement... Graphics though, yikes... I attached a weather graphic and they definitely need to adjust font sizes becasue there's a lot of overlapping going on... I'm sure a lot of these will get ironed out throughout the week...

wow that time/temp bar is way out of proportion -- and tiny font...

This is so badly needed... Compared to the other sets in the DC market, this current set was a complete joke... 

I'm fine with the font, but definitely the new logo needs that white border