Georgie56

How does the ticker look on GMA?

Keep the ticker only on the morning show and GMA only. But a nice refresh nonetheless of an already great look.

That opening. So much win.

Fox 32 is back, baby!

While randomly live streaming WUSA tonight, I noticed they were using a red and blue scheme on the L3s for election stories. Any other stations doing this?

They should just give up. Let WABC or WNBC merge with the PIX news department and produce the shows.

Sure, let's throw away a legacy news product in the largest media market in the country in favor of outsourced newscasts.

Get real, that's not happening.

Frank Holland is leaving WCVB to join NBC Boston: http://www.newenglandone.com/news/local/boston/frank-holland-joining-necn-nbc-boston-as-anchor-reporter.html

 

Susan Tran is joining NBC Boston (after leaving us a nasty voicemail denying it - listen in the link): http://www.newenglandone.com/news/local/boston/susan-tran-joining-necn-nbc-boston-as-reporter.html

That voicemail makes it sound like she's not a very friendly person.

Oh boy weren't those the days? Never took the top spot from NBC but in my eyes these 4 together were GMA's glory days mostly because I really started watching during this time.

 

Ah, the glory days of GMA and ABC News, before the former started pandering to the younger audience and the latter started getting tabloid.

The Griffin stations in OKC and Tulsa refreshed their current Hothaus graphics to a more diagonal look. Weather graphics are still the same, though.

It happened again. The morning show came to a sudden end at approximately 9:52 because of audio problems. I love this show.

New graphics on the news at 11!

 

Same generic open with no voice over.

 

Same music.

 

They have the bottom bar but no top bar. Top bar only during breaking news and weather.

 

They had the 7 day during the weather segments but at the very end of the newscast they showed the 10 day.

Does the bug have weather forecasts? I missed the 11am news.

Four stations with an 11am broadcasts? That's just too crowded.

I think I remember a time where there were four 4pm newscasts once.

THE 11AM IS COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.robertfeder.com/2016/06/07/abc-7-moving-windy-city-live-to-afternoons-restoring-11-a-m-newscast/

Because of a power outage, and the backup generator not working, WMC did their 10pm by phone last night. They also did their morning news by phone because of audio issues.

http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/see-how-this-memphis-station-handled-a-power-outage-right-before-its-newscast/165621

 

NewsFix wouldn't work in the District. It's too serious of a market for that.

It's the end of an era at ABC 7. Ron Magers is retiring this summer, as per Robert Feder.

http://www.robertfeder.com/2016/02/05/ron-magers-ready-to-sign-off-at-abc-7-insiders-say/

Melody Mendez announced on her Facebook that's she's leaving Fox 32 in spring to be part of the news team for the new NBC Boston.

Question have there been any weather personalities that have transfer from weather to news? We see many go from sports to news, but has there been some go from weather to news?

Ed Greene at KCNC anchored their (now-cancelled) 4pm news back in 2004 before he moved to weather.

Chi-Town Rising was as bad as you thought it would be. They waited until 30 seconds after midnight to count down the new year. And Mario Lopez? Seriously? Nothing says Chicago like having Slater host your local NYE celebration. And I've never met a local that uses the saying "Chi-town".

You're better off watching Janet Davies and Mark Giangreco embarrass themselves on ABC 7 every New Year's Eve.

Surprised nobody posted this yet, but Vic Lombardi is leaving CBS4 Denver for Altitude TV at the end of the year. He'll be hosting Nuggets pregame, halftime, and postgame shows. He'll make his debut on Altitude New Year's Day. http://www.altitude.tv/news/vic-lombardi-altitude-sports/

Speaking of that, it appears the McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade is still intact on WGN America. I thought 2014 would be the last edition to be simulcast nationally because all Chicago-related programming was removed from the channel.

Does she somehow flutter her voice to imply dancing at the end?

No, they made her sound like a robot.

Linda K is still with the Lottery. She's now the main VO for the new digital drawings.

What is FHRITP?

A 6-word phrase idiots yell during live shots to get attention.