MisterBill

Yes, PIX1 Weekend Morning News. Just set my DVR to record it.

I'm guessing that if you were to look at the ratings, you would find a somewhat sizable increase in viewership in the 6-7am hour, at least in New York. WNYW goes to dual anchors (when they have someone available) then, and WPIX switches to their main anchors and has Byron start with weather then.

New blog entry by Chris Cimino explaining how he got the job at PIX11 and what he's gone through since leaving WNBC Weathering the Changes in Life - What’s Next Chris? (chrisciminoweather.com) Also mentions that he and Marysol will be co-hosts of a lifestyle show in the 10-11am hour. I guess that means that the news anchors won't have to work a five-hour shift anymore. And hopefully it means that Ben Aaron will be gone, since he is best taken in very small doses IMHO,

Did you see an announcement, or is that based on who was there today? Because that's been different almost every day. Kayla did 6-7 on Monday and three days last week. And I have typically not seen Bianca doing 9-10 except maybe one segment she reported. The only part I agree with is 4:30-6 is Dan solo.

And Nick Gregory at night.

Lori came back and then was gone for a week or so again. What was odd was that they replaced her with Teresa Priolo (which, like Kayla in the AM, is fine with me) and Teresa did the 6pm newscast instead of having a regular like Steve Lacey do it. Yesterday, when Steve was out, but Lori was back, she's anchoring 5pm solo with no sub (but maybe it was a last minute thing since he was back on Tuesday). Between that and the 6am hour, strange stuff going on at WNYW.

Yes, Kayla did three days last week and was on this Monday as well. Having the co-anchor only for the 6-7 hour is consistent with what they've done in the past when they had a substitute anchor for the early show. I do not understand what's going on with Bianca and the 6am hour. If she's not doing it anymore, why isn't she on the 9-10am hour instead?

“As a result, News 12 devoted more than 200 hours, including significant amounts of executive management time, to the process of securing coverage for McDonough’s sudden and unexpected absence,” and paid “premium compensation” to cover his on-air shifts, according to the lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages." Oh, boo hoo hoo. Station execs actually had to do some work?

But apparently only starting on Tuesday per her Twitter.

That explains the head shots she recently posted that she had taken for the first time. Good for her.

Bianca wasn't on for the 6am hour this week, but she still wasn't anchoring with Rosanna in the 9-10. She did have a feature segment in that hour today. Not sure what's going on.

So obviously I was incorrect in my thinking that Alice was moving to the network. She just posted that it was her ninth anniversary at WCBS.

Well, Monday morning should be interesting, with Chris Cimino starting and possibly Vanessa returning, and the snow being forecast. And will we have a new traffic reporter finally?

Not sure what your reference to "down the block" is, since WNBC is at 50th and 6th, so nowhere near WPIX.

Chris posted on FB that he'll be doing weather from 4-6am and lifestyle reporting from 10-11. No word on who's doing traffic.

Some clown replied to Jill's FB post today, accusing her of leaving early and not being on the air to report about today's major traffic mess. Jill replied that she has a full-time job and is only doing WPIX as a favor. Interestingly, he accused her of leaving at 8:15, but she said that she leaves at 7:15. Very odd.

I check LinkedIn and social media to see if the folks have updated their position info there.

No, was never announced as the replacement. And she hasn't changed anything online. Maybe just an extended trial or simply a fill in when Emily wasn't available. But she hasn't been announced as the replacement, either. Alex Lee is changing jobs, so maybe it's going to be her.

So, just when it seemed like Adelle Caballero was the permanent traffic replacement, we have Emily West this week with no mention of filling in for Adelle.

That voice sounds almost digitized, although it is excellent quality if it is.

A friend just posted on Chris Cimino's FB page that he will be doing morning weather on WPIX starting 1/17. Not sure if that will be the entire morning, or just the early morning, or what. Wishing my good friend Chris Cimino much success on his new meteorology gig at WPIX starting January 17th after a relatively short hiatus from morning TV - tune in for your morning weather update!! I’m looking forward to it!! That's actually her stage name. Her real last name is Leberfinger. Alexandra Leberfinger (Alex Lee) | LinkedIn And her Linkedin photo is tagged #opentowork, so I guess she was (is?) looking for a job. Job titles Anchor · Reporter · Co Host · Host · On Air Personality Job locations (On-site) New York City Metropolitan Area Start date Immediately, I’m actively applying Job types Full-time · Contract · Part-time

Brittany Bell did the weather from home on Friday.

That was what I originally thought as well about the "last week" comment. But now she's now posted two days of the CBS newscast and gotten congratulations in the comments from friends and co-workers. We'll have to see what happens next week.

Alice Gainer has moved to CBS News, or is in the process of doing so. She posted a video of her doing a CBS News Flash today, and had posted a photo of her with the caption "Last week @cbsnewyork" five days ago. Ironically, she just anchored the Saturday night local newscast last weekend. IMHO, they really did her wrong when they cancelled the separate WLNY News at 9PM and just turned it into an abridged version of the WCBS newscast with the same anchors. Glad to see that she's getting an opportunity with the network.

FYI she was on Monday night.