east-tx-tv

As for the topic.... Is there any sense the non-O/O ABC stations are accepting of the changed logo? As far as I can tell, WFAA, KLTV, and KTRE are still using the previous version.

Just wondering, is anyone seeing any pushback on early local morning news times? I've noticed that KXAS has given up on 4:30am starts recently (they're doing 2 runs of Early Today instead, strangely). I'm not trying to encourage the dreaded list thread, just asking if this might be a trend.

The A.M. show was before Iola, but he had to have been at WFAA during Iola's time there also.

Just heard about this on the radio. Longtime DFW anchor John Criswell has passed. He anchored at WFAA for 17 years, then moved to KDFW and anchored there for 7 years. Criswell is likely the most notable for starting WFAA's regular feature "Wednesday's Child", where a child is profiled who has been fostered and would like to eventually be adopted. "Wednesday's Child" is still a weekly feature on WFAA. Criswell was 83. https://www.wfaa.com/amp/article/news/local/wfaa-anchor-john-criswell-dies/287-84a009b0-db4e-4457-a2f5-22416b476aba

CBS is partnering with The Weather Channel to provide weather segments/reports during CBS' morning shows and their Evening News. There will be a viewable Weather Channel feed through CBS' website, also. https://cordcuttersnews.com/cbs-teams-up-with-the-weather-channel/

According to the posted link, Ron was 67. Either way, a sad surprise.

...and may I add, sorely missed. His laughs with his stage manager alone were worth the price of admission.

Laura Rojas, a previous reporter and anchor with KFDA in Amarillo (both the station's main news team as well as with KFDA's Telemundo channel) has died. The video mentions that she worked in other markets including San Antonio as well as in Colorado. https://www.newschannel10.com/video/2023/01/29/video-remembering-laura-rojas-former-nc10-anchor/

I'd heard that J.D. had been at KLMG but I figured he had to have been a reporter, not an anchor. These clips must have been from later in their CBS timeframe, as one clip talks about the 1990 TX governor's race. Also, none of the other on-air folks in the clips were there prior to KLMG cutting their news department and newscasts twice due to financial troubles. WTG KnoxvilleTVFan. You ran across some incredibly rare content.

Very interesting. When I did my search of K21PE, I didn't see (then) that K31PR is *also* located at KLTV's tower, which is several miles north of Tyler. Now, with the extra wrinkle of K14NR. Its tower is currently on the ESE side of Tyler, but it has a CP to move to a site NE of Tyler, just north of I-20, and just a few miles away from KLTV(/K21PE/K31PR)'s tower. I have to wonder what Gray is trying to do. The Tyler/Longview market's topography is somewhat hilly. The 3 LPs have co-channel issues in both DFW (all full-power) and Shreveport (all LP). If Gray really wants to keep all 3, and not duplicate coverage contours amongst them, I'd guess that 1 could orient mainly north, 1 could do something east/SE, and the other could concentrate south/SW. If they can do that, and have just enough tower/antenna height, it would cover a lot of the north half of the market without much interference in DFW or Shreveport. Meanwhile, KTRE has the same VHF issue as KLTV. We haven't heard anything about whether Gray wants to have an LP in the Lufkin area or not. I'm not the engineer in the family, so I may not be as well-versed for the subject as someone else. Just trying to guess how Gray is approaching this.

Found this recently, a YT that dates to 1980. *Very rare* end-of-newscast compilation from KLTV. Most of the content looks to be from different parts of the 1970s. KLTV was saying goodbye to 3 of their employees: Bobby Perdue, their main news anchor; Steve Lee, sports director/anchor; and Robert Hilliard, photographer/cameraman. All were departing to start their own local production company. Many parts of the video are bloopers. There isn't much online from the early days of KLTV (much less the other Tyler/Longview stations). Hilliard's YT channel is the source. (Keen eyes will notice the backdrop of the studio as a hand-me-down from a set previously used by KXAS. KLTV was using "Move Closer to Your World" as a newscast theme at this time, also.)

I just saw that K21PE is coming from KLTV (Gray's existing full-power station)'s tower. Seems convenient enough.

I just saw a promo on KXAS within the past week that syndie Dateline will start in September at 1pm the same week as NBC News Daily starts up.

Tim Ryan, the longtime Good Day co-anchor at KDFW, has announced his retirement from the station after 33 years. His last day will be August 26. https://www.fox4news.com/good-day/longtime-fox-4-anchor-tim-ryan-announces-retirement

Dan, just wondering, which KDFW theme did you do, and when?

Dan True, who spent many years as a weatherman at KFDA, has died. He was 97. https://www.newschannel10.com/2022/03/17/local-weather-legend-dan-true-dies-peacefully-surrounded-by-family/ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/easternnewmexiconews/name/dan-true-obituary?id=33662672

Finally an end to the dueling "weather experts" thing between KTVT ("Texas weather experts") and KXAS ("weather experts").

Walt Howard's goodbye, introduction of his replacement, and an on-set reception which included the naming of KFDA's news studio as the "Walt Howard Studio". https://www.newschannel10.com/video/2022/01/14/walt-howard-final-show-newschannel/

Looks like a big anniversary with time to fill. Since Matt went non-grata, and he was one of the longest-running hosts/anchors, the editors and producers will have to likely do a lot of editing. Besides Matt, it's pretty certain we won't see Tamron, Ann, or Megan Kelly. It would be nice to see Barbara again, if she were well and up and around, as she is really the last of the long-time anchors from the earlier years. As for those able to do in-person segments and distant interviews, we still have Bryant, Jane, Katie, Meredith, Deborah, and Kathie Lee. Hoda is back but Savannah has been distant for now, and they *still* have Dylan on maternity leave. Except for most-recent segments and clips, I guess they can trot out things that have been seen in previous anniversaries and other clip segments. In any event, it should be interesting to see what they do.

After over 40 years anchoring and reporting at KFDA, Walt Howard has announced he will call it a day. https://www.newschannel10.com/2022/01/11/tx-panhandle-journalism-icon-walt-howard-retires-after-more-than-40-years-newschannel-10

Just quick-glancing at the Rabbit Ears list, I would guess a new LP would have to crank up to return Circle to the market. The others already there seem to be set with ownership and subchannels/channel line-ups. ETA::: Didn't catch that both KWKB and KPXR have Laff. I guess, barring some kind of contractual situation, KWKB could replace its Laff subchannel with Circle.

In a bit of where-are-they-now, veteran TV anchor Mike Landess (previously in Denver TV as well as KYTX in Tyler) has landed the news director position at a new public radio station in Tyler. (More in the Radio section link below.) https://forums.tvnewstalk.net/topic/18496-tyler-tx-new-public-radio-station/

I wonder how non-O/O's will be affected. Currently KLTV and KTRE have network logos but they are tiny in comparison to the channel number, and not really graphically current compared to what comes from ABC directly. Here's what each station has had up to now.

Hansen's announcement also covered in D Magazine: https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2021/05/dale-hansen-is-retiring/

The 2nd image is way too CNN-ish. There really wasn't anything wrong with the previous L3s and graphics.