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FOX59 in Indy has debuted a new set after being in the newsroom for 3 months while building this set. https://fox59.com/news/fox59-unveils-spectacular-new-studio/?fbclid=IwAR0b1mmIRVM_REf14yo1gzhW9U7FxaSfdFloYdZp3XZ_3G-R1qgtH7YkPv0_aem_AZuvnTG5tjzryoOSGrAtf4qUz3Sprhksf6NNSjC_NH-RToqcaGVMZTdF1uiCEUlvg9E

2 hours ago, WRNK said:

Dang, that looks really nice!
Was that done by BDI?

JHD group was the set designer 

The set makes its debut tomorrow morning.

KTUL’s Chief Meteorologist Dan Threlkeld is retiring on the 29th of this month after 40 years of being a broadcast meteorologist. He helped cover the OKC bombing for KFOR as well as the May 3rd tornado that impacted Moore and Stroud. After leaving KFOR he joined KJRH as chief replacing Jeff Lazalier and was at 2 for 11 years before being replaced by Brett Anthony and after a few years off TV working for Oklahoma State University in Tulsa he made his return to news at KTUL helping them out when Mike Collier left to join 2 during the flooding in 2019 Dan ultimately became chief not to long after. His replacement is Dr. Chris Nunley formerly at KING 5 in Seattle.

7 hours ago, panewswatcher69 said:

After a long 10 years (top picture is previous news set), is Nexstar's Altoona, PA station getting a new news set finally?  Is the news set with the blue background pictured a temporary set?  The set with the blue background pictured started being used on Friday, September 1st, 2023.

 

Yes the blue background is what they typically use at their stations for the temporary set.

WWBT has the GrayOne graphics now. 

3 hours ago, noggi said:

I think KMBC is the First Alert station in Kansas City

That’s correct KMBC uses the First Alert branding.

KTVT CBS News Texas is apparently rebranding once again and dropping News from the name. They are also dropping the 6pm newscast and adding a 7pm newscast on KXTA all starting September 11th. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2023/8/27/cbs-oampo-ditches-6pm-newscast

And now WMBF News has the GrayONE graphics. 

KTIV has gone to the GrayOne graphics. And they have a brand new production center as well.

2 minutes ago, xoddf2 said:

TitanTV and Zap2it tell me KJRH-TV still airs a 4:30 newscast.

It will show that but I’ve watched it. All it is is web stories they air 24/7 online when the newscast isn’t on air.

I can tell you that here in Tulsa KJRH doesn’t do a 4:30 anymore they show their web streaming news, KOTV still does a 4:30, KTUL does a 4:30 and KOKI does a 4:30 instead of a 4am. As for OKC KWTV has a 4am, KOCO does a 4:30, KFOR does a 4am and KOKH doesn’t do a 4 or 4:30am.

Meteorologist Bud Ford is leaving KTUL for a second time to do another adventure outside of tv. If you recall he was at KTUL 2010-2012/2013ish and left to focus on his radio show he was doing in St Louis (Bud and Broadway) then came back to KTUL in 2020 during the pandemic leaving St Louis and the radio show. He hasn’t announced where he is heading or what he will be doing but mentioned college where he’s heading. He also loves doing jokes and picking on his co workers while doing the weather. https://ktul.com/good-day-tulsa/segments/take-a-look-back-at-some-of-our-favorite-moments-with-bud-ford-on-good-day-tulsa?fbclid=IwAR3L727czomHfsU7ym_qCwu0P6q23H_n2v7b-u23_84uIAmo_eMtihwOASY

41 minutes ago, GoldenShine9 said:

It seems Gray has been hiring quite a few of the best people let go as Sinclair made the big cuts. I know KTIV had quite a few openings though, so this is a good time to pick them up. I wouldn't be surprised if they added additional newscasts (do they do morning news on weekends, for example?)

No they don’t do a weekend morning newscast at the moment.

another Win for Ktiv as they have hired Cat Taylor where she will be meteorologist and storm chaser for the Gray Television station.
 

https://www.ktiv.com/2023/05/26/ktiv-storm-team-4-welcomes-meteorologist-storm-chaser-cat-taylor/

15 hours ago, T.L. Hughes said:

Just hours ago (on the penultimate day of its 2023 session), the Oklahoma Legislature overrode Stitt’s veto of H.B. 2820, the OETA authorization bill, with the necessary two-thirds votes in each chamber. The State House passed it, 73-23, and the State Senate passed it, 38-6, allowing OETA to continue operating through 2026. (It was among 13 bills among the so-called “tantrum 20” vetoed by Stitt that were overridden in today’s session.)

 

I should note that this is actually the second OETA-related bill that Stitt vetoed in the past year. He also vetoed H.B. 1009, which was passed by the legislature during the 2022 session and would have allocated $8.1 million in funding for upgrades to OETA’s Warning, Alert and Response Network (which relays EAS alerts statewide in the event of severe weather or endangered missing persons) in October 2022.

Yeah our idiot governor has it out for the senate and legislators at our capitol because some of them won’t do his education plan he wants passed.

Kait have switched logos and brought back K8 while keeping the current graphics package.

On 4/20/2023 at 4:25 PM, T.L. Hughes said:

Both of Griffin Media’s news helicopters sustained damage from a severe weather outbreak that affected Central Oklahoma on Wednesday. One is repairable, the other likely needs replacement.

 

KWTV’s helicopter, SkyNews 9, lost its windshield after accidentally getting hit by large hail by a supercell that produced a tornado near Cole (which was preliminarily rated an EF3). Pilot Jim Gardner was not pleased, and was forced to make an emergency landing:

KOTV’s helicopter, Osage SkyNews 6, OTOH, was destroyed for the second time in about 15 years. It was brought over by the station to help with KWTV’s coverage of the storm aftermath, but had the misfortune of parking for the night in a hangar at Shawnee Regional Airport, which was struck by another tornado (from the same supercell that spawned the Cole tornado) that struck the western part of the city just over two hours later (estimated to be at least an EF2):

KOTV lost its previous helicopter in June 2007, after it crashed in Sand Springs after clipping the satellite dish of an ENG truck while filming a promo.

 

Just an update for you on SkyNews 9 it’s been back up in the air for the past week has the new windshield. They used it for the grow house fire in Logan County as well as the OKC bombing memorial run to remember yesterday.

3 hours ago, mre29 said:

Hmm....If the helicopter is supposed to get maintenance and an inspection every 100 flight hours, that inspection would have to be more frequent than once a year. Otherwise, it would only be in the air for an average of 16.4 minutes per day.

 

I just used the word annually it always goes in every 100 hours especially as much as 6 and 9’s helicopters are used in Oklahoma between both stations and the three pilots (yes KWTV technically has two pilots).

1 hour ago, T.L. Hughes said:

Clearly, there was some miscommunication, since KWTV initially reported on-air Thursday morning that SkyNews 6 was being sent to assist their coverage.

Understand just saying what KOTV and the pilot said why it was there.

4 hours ago, T.L. Hughes said:

Both of Griffin Media’s news helicopters sustained damage from a severe weather outbreak that affected Central Oklahoma on Wednesday. One is repairable, the other likely needs replacement.

 

KWTV’s helicopter, SkyNews 9, lost its windshield after accidentally getting hit by large hail by a supercell that produced a tornado near Cole (which was preliminarily rated an EF3). Pilot Jim Gardner was not pleased, and was forced to make an emergency landing:

KOTV’s helicopter, Osage SkyNews 6, OTOH, was destroyed for the second time in about 15 years. It was brought over by the station to help with KWTV’s coverage of the storm aftermath, but had the misfortune of parking for the night in a hangar at Shawnee Regional Airport, which was struck by another tornado (from the same supercell that spawned the Cole tornado) that struck the western part of the city just over two hours later (estimated to be at least an EF2):

KOTV lost its previous helicopter in June 2007, after it crashed in Sand Springs after clipping the satellite dish of an ENG truck while filming a promo.

 

No SkyNews 6 was at Shawnee for its annual maintenance inspection Dustin flew it down on Monday.

KARK 4’s Chief Meteorologist Keith Monahan has officially retired at the end of the 6pm broadcast.

https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/kark-4-looks-back-on-the-career-of-chief-meteorologist-keith-monahan-on-his-last-day/

3 hours ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

Not a huge fan of the weather desk basically next to the anchor desk... makes it look cramped in there... 

 

The building is small as it is they didn’t have a lot of room in the studio as it was with the old set.

Here is the camera shot of the anchor desk and weather center together.

Here it is.