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  1. 18 hours ago, jbnews said:

    Okay.  Details please! Lol. What on-air changes are they promoting, what all was seen in the promo, etc. I can't find anything online.

     

    Just simply that and "it's time for change."  That's all they're teasing.  Plus, one promo had their current logo go through a shredder.  It's all supposed to hit on-air on September 23, though the station is likely being coy.

  2. WKYC has added Mike Polk, Jr. to its team.  He's a popular Cleveland stand-up comedian who's created popular viral videos, and has appeared on WJW and WUAB in almost two decades.  Channel 3 has really beefed up its hiring this year.

    https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/television/wkyc/clevelands-popular-social-and-political-commentator-mike-polk-jr-joins-wkyc-studios/95-e6a54c48-6ebe-4884-829c-8817f54086aa?fbclid=IwAR1xWKIWksnL0COcsEidBV5qLr1qiA3iFKIboT0vxXvhi8WwglHAPNcloLA

     

    (I also posted this in "Out and About," but thought this would go on here as well)

  3. On 6/12/2019 at 12:08 AM, Breaking News said:

     

    Darlene Hill (Chicago)  Tom Lawrence left he wanted to go back to California back in 1994.  Jim Finnerty eh ( wasn't a fan, but he worked in Cleveland ) Bob Hetherington came from Cleveland he worked at WUAB 43.   Tyler Bacome this is his hometown and Mike Bowersock started during WTVN's days.  Ted Hart worked at all (3) stations.   You do have the hometown folks that are from here. Michelle Gailun,  Deborah Countiss both grew up and went to Ohio State.  Angela Pace who went to Capital Univesity and from the city,  Cabot Rea who went to Otterbein University and from here.  Jym Ganahl from Iowa he worked at KWWL.  Lou Forrest came from Kansas before working at both WBNS & WSYX.  Dana Tyler she local gal from Columbus, before going to WCBS-TV.   Bill Martin before anchoring at FOX 8 in Cleveland worked at WSYX.  Mike Jackson & Gail Hogan both worked at WTVN-TV before going over to WCMH. 

     

    Jim Finnerty (and when he was Jim Finerty) was at WJW/WJKW in the '70s and early '80s where he was a weekend evening anchor and also the original co-host of the city's version of "PM Magazine" from 1979 (when Channel 8 started airing it) until 1982.

     

    Robin Meade was also in Columbus as well (she too was at WJW before, but as an anchor trainee).  

     

    I should add that Bill Martin was at WUAB before he went over to WJW in 1994 right about the time the CBS-Fox switch took place.

     

    Plus, Duane Pohlman worked with Ted Hart at WEWS before they would reunite years later at WCMH.

  4. I can see WEWS and WOIO possibly tweaking their anchor lineups between now and January to better compete with WKYC. 

     

    Not sure about WJW with new ownership (finally) coming on board, and not sure what will happen to the on-air look regarding talent.  (Speaking of, I have a feeling they're giving away their red couch from their current set because they're going to get a new on-air look.  Just a guess.) 

  5. 6 minutes ago, NEOMatrix said:

    This is probably going to be WKYC's new afternoon schedule for the 2019-2020 season

     

    September:

    2pm     Kelly Clarkson

    3pm     Daily Blast Live x2

    4pm     Ellen

    5pm     Dr Phil

     

    January:

    2pm     Kelly Clarkson

    3pm     Dr Phil

    4pm     Ellen

    5pm     Channel 3 News at 5

     

    What about Live on Lakeside and Wendy Williams?  Plus, could Daily Blast Live (and even Sister Circle, which WKYC has kept in overnights since its launch) even return in the fall?

  6. WKYC is planning to launch the new 5pm newscast in January, according to The Plain Dealer.  No word on who will co-anchor with Jay on that new show, but I think with Channel 3 at 5, it will likely leave both WEWS and WOIO in the dust.

  7. Could there be new anchor teams coming to 19 News?

     

    Back to the new graphics, I love them.  Much better than the Cleveland 19 look.

     

    I will add that nothing can top "Hometeam 19/43 News" as the most disastrous branding those two stations had.

    Plus, Dawn Kendrick appears to no longer work at WKYC.  Maybe she can return to 19.

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  8. In honor of the new logo and name, let's remember the last three-plus years of "Cleveland 19 News" on WOIO with this video:

     

     

    Wouldn't it be funny if the station read a statement on the "Cleveland 19" ear saying "it was all a dream" like Dallas (and even Saturday Night Live) circa 1986?  😄

     

    The "Cleveland" branding was the brainchild of the management that was around in 2015, and it never paid off.  The news music sounded too similar to what WEWS has been using, the logo and its color scheme reminded people of both the Golden State Warriors and University of Michigan Wolverines, and some of the new anchor teams were boring.  The new image seemed to have been built around a team, whose anchors once worked together at WKYC, but only appeared together on WOIO on two newscasts, while those who initially stayed from the "Action News" branding eventually leaving or reassigned to other slots.

     

    There were also new morning and midday teams that never quite clicked with viewers, and didn't last very long.  Neither did some new reporter hires during those three-plus.

     

    Hopefully, "19 News" with throwbacks to "Action News" can find success and get the station (and WUAB) competitive again.

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  9. I think the new logo looks great.   Layout reminds me a bit of ABC 15 in Phoenix, and even WOIO circa 2002-15.  It looks they're going back to full on red considering how blue WEWS and WJW are.  I love the idea of going back to the "19 News" name.  "Cleveland 19" and "Cleveland 19 News" just never clicked.  Now I am wondering if there are going to be more changes beyond logos and graphics at WOIO (and WUAB).

     

    It's safe to say that the last three-plus years have not been going well for WOIO, and a better branding is needed.

  10. On 3/1/2019 at 4:56 PM, Breaking News said:

    Yes, there was an article in some publication where BNS management wanted Yolanda, but she was under contract with WSYX at the time.   Kristyn was a horrible choice as Andrea's replacement. In some cases it always hard to find the right candidate when replacing someone who been there a long time.  BNS whole contemporary branding/image is not them.  It's the station with the old guard, but what they're not good at is the young demo where WSYX does well in.  I read Mitch wasn't well liked in Phoenix, but did a good job at WTOL, but I guess that because of WTOL's #1 status during his time there.

     

    Wasn't Yolanda supposed to have been paired with Jeff Hogan once Jerry Ravish retired if that was to happen?  I think Jeff got impatient and bolted for WRAL.

     

    Speaking of WSYX, weren't they #2 when WCMH had Duane Pohlman co-anchoring the 5pm news?  Just curious, because he was there when Cabot Rea retired from the station around the same time. 

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