ScottSchell

On 4/27/2022 at 1:31 PM, GoldenShine9 said:

Have any of the ex-Quincy stations changed their graphics yet? Those would likely be next.

It will be a bit before they probably switch same with the ex-Meredith stations.

31 minutes ago, TheSpeedKing said:

I can’t believe it. KCBD is now the final Gray station to have LIM4.1. No update on when it will get Gray graphics. Limerick will continue to live on via Lockwood’s WFXG for the forseeable future. 

Don’t forget KAUZ they haven’t gotten the new graphics yet either.

On 4/9/2022 at 8:18 PM, ScottSchell said:

KOKI FOX23 meteorologist Michael Seger has left the station after 14 years yesterday was his last day at 23.  He will be announcing soon where he will be going and doing.

Michael is joining KJRH as the weekday Morning meteorologist and lead meteorologist storm chaser during severe weather he will start on air Tuesday.  Anne Brown will go back to Weekend Mornings ,Brandon Wholey will stay on Weekend Evenings, Chief Meteorologist Mike Coller says on Weekday Evenings, and Emma Landeros will be rotating covering shifts.

KSWO finally made the full switch

KOKI FOX23 meteorologist Michael Seger has left the station after 14 years yesterday was his last day at 23.  He will be announcing soon where he will be going and doing.

3 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

KOKI has had a lot of ownership turnover in the last 20 years.

Yep sadly.

1 hour ago, GoldenShine9 said:

 

I suspect that this won't last long either. Problem is - unless Byron Allen makes a move into top 50 markets or either Nexstar (for Tulsa) or Scripps (for Memphis) gets additional cap space, who could make those acquisitions?

 

I'm a bit surprised Gray isn't going for some of those monopoly stations. They'd be a better fit for markets like Pocatello, Yuma and Greenville, especially since they can tie those stations to sister stations in surrounding markets. Maybe they will make a later deal?

I’d be okay with Nexstar getting KOKI but last time before COXMedia got them and Newport was selling them Nexstar said they didn’t want to buy FOX23.

Oh good lord our station here in Tulsa can’t get a break from Clear channel to Newport to Cox now to INSP…..

On 3/23/2022 at 12:57 PM, TheSpeedKing said:

Updated. I’m thinking KSWO is next.

Honestly KSWO should of switched when they switched the weather’s instead of doing what they did.

I have a question even though this has to do with some CBS O&O’s getting the branding but why did 2 Hearst stations (WESH and WPBF) switch from First Alert to First Warning?

Carmen Rose has been promoted to Chief Meteorologist at KLRT FOX16 in Little Rock taking over for Jeff Baskin who left the station.  She will start Monday evening on her new shift and Joel Young will be taking her spot on the morning shows for KARK and FOX16 she is also the first female Chief Meteorologist for FOX16.

KOKI FOX23’s Rick Maranon just announced he has been named the permanent weekend evening anchor he along with other reporters have been rotating the shift when Sara Whaley moved to the co anchor position there Monday-Friday.

3 hours ago, mre29 said:

 

Sorry, but where does it say that Cox will be getting WLNE and KLKN?

 

I loved KOTV’s 1995-2002 graphics and KTUL’s 1997-1999’s.

29 minutes ago, ScottSchell said:

29 minutes ago, ScottSchell said:

I loved KOTV’s 1994-2002 graphics and KTUL’s 1997-1999’s.

 

 

On 2/6/2022 at 10:34 PM, ScottSchell said:

Sad news Clint Boone who had just joined KOTV a month ago has passed away

Update to this story his best friend and former boss Mike Collier has posted on this that Clint suffered a heart attack Sunday evening and couldn’t be revived.

Sad news Clint Boone who had just joined KOTV a month ago has passed away

13 minutes ago, caliwxdude said:

 

Tucked away in some cabinet at my parents house is a stack of 35mm film photos of me sitting on this set in 1997 when I was a 9 year old obsessed with TV weather. Got to hang with then-weekend met Jon Slater for the afternoon and 5pm news. Good memories. 

I never got to see 8’s in person but have seen 6’s old set when Jim Giles was alive and the Chief.

I also liked KTUL’s set they had from 1994-1999.

I loved KOTV’s set that was used from 1994-2013. The only major changes they did to that set was moved the weather center to its own area, added the kitchen added a different interview set updated the backgrounds and got rid of all the gray to blue then to the brown.

25 minutes ago, Ryan said:

 

Are all the CBS O&Os getting this "First Alert Action Day" look?

No only ones that the competitors don’t use the First Alert branding.

All the stations have rebranded the CBSN names to CBS News (then city or state) but no new graphics.

Gray’s graphics debut at 4pm on KWSO.  Looks like they are using what KXII on the other side of Texoma uses.  Take that back only weather is using the new graphics.

1 hour ago, phillynewslover said:

Which one? Will KAUZ get it too?

Not sure yet they won’t show them but I could vaguely make out the gray standard used in this

Supposedly Tuesday KSWO-TV in Lawton/ Wichita Falls will be getting Gray’s graphics package 

1 hour ago, MarkBRollins88_v2 said:

Oklahoma’s “no non-competes” law really does help talent wreak havoc on their stations when they just pick up and cross the street and I’m here for the drama. 

I honestly think it just depends on the contract conditions when Clint left he couldn’t announce where he was going until the contract was up so I think his contract was done at the end of December since that’s when he announced where he was heading.  Kinda like when Mike Collier left 8 he wasn’t actually supposed to be on air for another week but KJRH said screw it kicked Brett Anthony out during severe weather and had Mike go on.

On 1/1/2022 at 10:08 AM, ScottSchell said:

Update on Clint Boone he has joined KOTV replacing Kendell Smith who’s with FOX Weather and Sawyer Wells who left the station yesterday to become a doctor (His replacement starts soon from what Sawyer told me).  Clint rejoins Travis Meyer who was his boss at KTUL in the mid 2000’s he will be on weekends starting next weekend. 
 

One more update Megan Gold is the second meteorologist for KOTV’s weekend team she will be on the Weekend Mornings while Clint will be Weekend Evenings they both started at 6 yesterday.  Megan is fresh out of school from OU and was part time at KY3 in Springfield so she’s no stranger to Oklahoma.