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Erika Martin, formerly of WTNH in New Haven, CT, was doing weather on WCAU this morning.

Great graphics. However, this video shows two big problems with CBS3:

1. I feek like Brooke Thomas tries too hard and it doesn't seem genuine. At the 0:29 second mark, her "uhhhhh" seems forced. The sad part is, she's the better anchor of the morning pair. Don't get me started on Jim.

2. Looking at both videos, Ukee and Jim are both off. Their subs: Rahel Solomon and Nicole Brewer (who by the way are both very capable anchors in their own right). This station is lacking a male bench. Ukee is their main male anchor, and the only other male is Jim, who probably belongs on weekend mornings (and that's being gracious).

Totally agree. I honestly think Joe Holden, the new reporter they got like 3 weeks ago should anchor. He filled in for Jim on Memorial Day and was great.

I'll post it after the show is over.

It was a breaking news open today.

CBS3 now has the new CBS O&O graphics.

Wonder who did the noon? Dana?

Chris and Mary did the morning, noon, & 5pm shows today.

New Promo from WCBS:

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I like it, I think it was excellent and well produced, What do you guys think?

Dana Tyler filled in for Kristine Johnson today at 5:00 (alongside Dick Brennan, who was in for Maurice DuBois). This was a very rare 5:00 anchor appearance for Dana. Usually they'll have Alice Gainer as the main fill in for Kristine at 5:00 (Alice was also working today - she reported at 5:00).

I guess Dana won't get any time off for a while. She does make rare appearances on other newscasts...She solo anchored at 11:00 on New Years Eve.

Knowing 3, they'd modify the O&O GFX.

They'd mess up the music as well (using the morning cut of NG4 at night doesn't work)

Maybe Ben's coming back to KYW...big market, and a better place for families with really big space in nearby suburbs. It's his home as well.

A little snippet from Walt Hunter's Retirement gathering today....

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What is going on there lately?! First today at 5 at the end of her report about smart phones tracking you Nina Pineda was in the studio with a selfie stick promoting her Facebook live.. Then when they went back to the desk where Diana and Sade had their phones out "checking their settings" Now at 11 Josh Einiger did a report from his desk in the newsroom (where the mic failed) reminding me of what WNBC did with the content center. I hope they aren't changing to be more "modern" what they have is why they're number one and shouldn't change because I can garuntee they'll loose. 2 things I wish they would change however is to get new backdrops at the anchor desk.. And to put a desk back in the newsroom like they used to have instead of infront of the screen.. There's just something about that I don't like

I think it's safe to say they have the morning and midday newscasts down, but at 5, 6 & 11 WCBS is catching up. WABC already lost at 11 in February and in the same period was close to losing at 5 as well. The 6pm news on WCBS also experienced large gains. With WNBC's shake up with the 4pm newscast, Ch. 7 should watch out.

Is this animation on the Big Board new? It looks a little like something that would come out of the current graphics, but I don't ever recall seeing that flatter circle theme with little boxes.

 

The big board animation has been there since last year. I don't think it's a sign of anything though.

So WABC gets new graphics in 2011 after WPVI got some in 2010, but WABC gets new ones before WPVI? Same thing with KABC and KFSN. Some markets are being left out it seems.

Again, wrong thread. This is the WNBC thread, not the WCBS thread. This information belongs to the WCBS thread.

I know. Just answering someone's inquiry.

Well anyway Elise said on Sunday night she'd be anchoring the news at 9 Mon-Wed on Facebook Live with Cindy Hsu.

WNBC has gone 16:9 full screen.

I don't know if this is the real open, but I seemed to have found this on their Vimeo page: [MEDIA=vimeo]160643407[/MEDIA]

I was watching Face The Nation and when it ended, Eyewitness News was starting. Is it usually on tv at 11:30am on a Sunday morning?

No, it was just because of St. Joseph's University being in the Atlantic 10 Championship, which aired on CBS3 soon after that newscast.

Sad to see her go. She made Andrea Grymes tolerable. WCBS should use the opening to develop a new male anchor. They have no depth at the position besides Dick Brennan.

What was so bad about Andrea Grymes?

First off I hate run-on paragraphs. Take a breath geez. Secondly on your first point, just because that format worked in Minneapolis doesn't mean it'll work here. It's been proven time after time that it's been attempted (many of those attempts by this very station) that it doesn't work. Anyone remember The News Tonight? Or WCAU 2006-2011? Both ran feature heavy newscasts that provided very little in hard news content and both formats tanked as a result. This market gravitates more towards newscasts that report on what's going on in the area, good/bad/indifferent and tells them how it affects them. That's what WPVI has capitalized on for years and that leads me to this...

 

 

 

While I generally agree with your sentiment here, there's a reason they've only one newscast in one sweeps period in 40 years. Yes, while they have thrown the kitchen sink at their presentation over the recent years with all the technology they've blown money on, their content really hasn't changed at all. They know that viewing habits die hard and they take advantage of it. They also don't jar viewers with big changes (sadly this isn't a town known for embracing change). When they do make a big change it's usually ushered in slowly.

 

That all said, I hate their crappy hashtags, horrible graphics, incredibly obnoxious in-show spots (the damned news ticker is sponsored and the plug runs during the ticker loop) and the dumb sponsor plug that runs during the close. For a station that takes pride in its classic theme music, one would think they wouldn't do anything that would stomp all over it. Also if the station generates so much revenue to sustain itself why do they feel the need to litter their newscasts with sponsorship plugs?

 

 

 

Say what you want about 29 but they do run a clean straight forward newscast.Yeah Good Day isn't for everyone but it does what it does well and routinely beats the national morning shows. Hell it chased the CW newscast off the air. You also have to keep in mind 29 is just now recovering from the blood-letting that saw a great news team get dismantled piece by piece and even then. They went from Dawn Stensland and Dave Huddleston to Thomas freakin' Drayton and a format that basically was a FNC-lite interview show. All that said they managed to grow the product from just Good Day and the 10 O'Clock News, to a full news product.

 

 

Tracy Davidson, Vai Sikehema, Glenn Schwartz, Bill Henley, Doug Shimell, Denise Nakano and Harry Hairston would disagree. Also a lot of their anchors and reporters are from Philly so your "haven't been around long in this market" statement is silly.

 

 

 

So reporting on the news of the day is boring to you? I think there's not enough stations doing just that. Report on the news of the day without having to resort to fluffing it up and hashtag this and that. I think does a better job in presenting the most information on a story than anyone else cause they aren't focused on the other crap.

 

 

 

Actually they were the first NBC O&O to adopt "First Alert" but the branding was started at a Raycom station (call letters escape me at the moment) and they still hold the trademark today, meaning any station that wants to use the branding needs to license it. I'm pretty sure if 10 had their druthers, they wouldn't have let the EarthWatch branding go away but the trademark holders for that stopped licensing it so it went away.

 

 

 

Why not? It's clever branding for their special newsgathering equipment. And IceForce10 is a Zamboni machine for the Riverrink in which they are the media partner.

 

 

 

Not sure I follow what you're asking about here. The difference between WCAU and WWSI vs WNBC and WNJU is apples and oranges. WCAU and WWSI is a combined newsroom operation while WNBC and WNJU are based in two different states. If you're talking about WCAU and WNBC partnering, they partner in a lot of things especially where their territories overlap in central Jersey and the shore. They even give their Jersey based reporters their mic flags so they can file stories for both stations.

 

Yea, so it isn't just 3 with tricks up their sleeves. Everyone has their own nonsense they create.

And my point is it seems like 3's tricks are more throwing shit on the wall and hoping it sticks while the other stations actually do things with a purpose.

I do agree with everything you just said. Thank you for that. However, I was referring to the evening team with Jim and Jacqueline on NBC10 when talking about the veterans. And I never said reporting on the news of the day was boring. I want to see more of that too. However 10 does some of those lighter news stories on a daily basis, but not as much as other stations. FOX29 did have a good team, but for me, now with the 16:9 full screen AFD technology format, I really have a hard time watching them, even though their product is good. And on my first point, does Brien know this market yet? That's why I'm giving him a break. If he stays long enough, he'll know and give a

competitive product.

You do have to take into account that this broadcast was taking place immediately following the youth & music oriented Grammys broadcast. However, we are clearly seeing the birth of a banter-oriented and "optimistic" newscast on KYW (they basically say as much in recent promos for their evening newscasts). Listening to the 10pm show simulcast on 1060 last night, it felt like Kate Bilo was "wow"-ing about the weather with Ukee and Jessica for way too long instead of jumping into the forecast. Don Bell was just tossing a football around a Florida beach with some kids while Ukee and Jessica hrrumph-ed about the gorgeous weather there.

 

They're aiming for a niche they seem to be developing themselves. NBC10 has jumped full on into hard news investigating and reporting if that's what you're looking for. 6 is still the local "gold standard" for a well-rounded newscast. And FOX29 is... also on option.

 

It will definitely be interesting to see how long this lasts.

NBC10 should really be in 1st place in this market. You guys are bashing on KYW for there light approach to news. Let's not forget Brien Kennedy, President/GM of 3 is using the same approach he used at WCCO, which he was very successful in doing. And what's being said about them having no serious news at all isn't true. They will be serious about breaking news when that comes. Channel 6 isn't all it's said to be by the people. While they do have good people in their anchor lineups, they started the light news before anyone else in Philadelphia. Their hashtags, they even have an online store. They have a huge presence on Social Media, and people like Alicia Vitarelli can't even handle a real news situation. 99.99999(and so on...)% of the stuff she reports on is lifestyle and light-hearted stories. You don't even know how many times she's used her child on TV during segments. When she anchors, it looks like she smiles during most of the stories she reads. She's not the only one there who does this. 6 has their theme song and people like Jim Gardner to back them up. Their Graphics are messed up as well. And FOX 29.....well their product is way inferior to FOX5 in NY which has taken the CBS3 approach, but also knows when to get serious. NBC10 has no veterans however, and the team they have hasn't been around long in this market. Their investigations are what brings the hard news aspect. Other than that, it's your regular run of the mill newscast. Their First Alert Weather was stolen from their sis WVIT. And do you really need SkyForce10, StormForce10, and IceForce10? Plus, do you need the mentioning of your partnership with Telemundo 62? WNBC makes almost no mention, it's like they never were partners. Yea, so it isn't just 3 with tricks up their sleeves. Everyone has their own nonsense they create.

CBS 3 has a new background they debuted tonight. They also have a

new rejoin with talent following the A block.

Here's the background...it looks much more vibrant. I couldn't record the talent rejoin though

CBS 3 has a new background they debuted tonight. They also have a

new rejoin with talent following the A block.

and yet they can't post sweeps numbers.

Found the ratings on Philly Tv and Radio from the snow coverage and 6abc won every hour