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At 01:57, Liz Cho's reaction segment the Monday after Bill's Friday Alzheimer's announcement. As shown in the video, Bill & Liz's first broadcast together Sunday, July 6, 2003. I had always assumed this video was of them permanently taking their slots, but didn't realize it was from a weekend. As for who replaces Bill, I would go with either David Novarro since he already anchors with Liz at 4, or Sandra Bookman since she only does one show at noon.

Update on Pat Battle. Her first post since about last year, in reaction to the Knicks victory. She's rocking a shaven head, with no context around that. Multiple Instagram comments express support and say they're rooting for her. Ms. Battle has shared multiple times on the air that she is a breast cancer survivor. Whatever she's going through right now, apparently cancer, all the best to her.... she's literally got fight in her last name

most on air talent probably at or preparing to go to the parade. Im surprised Rosanna, the star of the show was kept in the building instead of at the parade.

My 9 is relevant today! It's being used for Knicks coverage. I like that they actually used WWOR's logo, as many duopolies these days just use the main stations logo when it's on the junior station.

Loving the basketball CBS logo for Knicks Parade coverage! If the logo were bigger it would've been cool to have the actual CBS logo with the iris as the basketball.

Very similar to Washington DC's WTTG. It's Fox 5 Morning from 5-9a then Good Day DC from 9am. My guess is branding the 9 AM onwards differently as it typically has a more lifestyle entertainment feel.

I'm still waiting on a clip to surface of Beutel's last broadcast as regular anchor in 2001. In that 2003 clip, you can really see that Bill was n't saying much as you point out. Similar to Dana Tyler. She said she'd be too emotional to get her words out live, same case will Bill probably.

Good to hear about her reaction. Hopefully they or another account posts that video soon. Interesting that they didn't show Bill interacting with his colleagues, or reaction from his colleagues, regarding his announcement after he made it on Friday. It would have been nice to see everybody wish him well after 20+ years of working together. But I respect his decision to close out the broadcast with just him and the viewer personally alone. I think it's fair. With so many examples of news employers mistreating their employees, it's nice to see an organization respect their talent so much that they take every effort possible to mention his departure.

The stations should really post that, it would be epic to see.

News Active 3 has the post Knicks victory broadcasts from the big three local stations uploaded. Here is WNBC's coverage. Loving the Knicks themed desk.

understandable. I meant in the days after perhaps after the parade, not the day of. History repeats itself. Ritter succeeded Beutel in stages under (eventual) similar circumstances, just months after the Knicks and the Spurs were in the NBA finals.

I wish Bill could've stayed through the Knicks win, one last happy NY story before the tragic circumstances forcing his retirement.

He and NBC are 100 this year. RIP!

I think even in this day and age certain local names still carry weight like Chuck Scarborough and Rosanna Scotto, Lori Stokes and even Sade.

And that's a fair point. Amongst all my rambling, the simplicity of my point was, if their presentation and appearance is still intact, let the old anchors work.

I see this said often. News anchoring is a non-physically taxing job. Anchoring at minimum requires reading off of a teleprompter from what a producer wrote, and occasionally turning a feature story. It's a job perfectly suited for the aging. Unless an elderly news anchor is drawing low ratings, their massive salary is taking away from other talent, or their demeanor on air becomes disheveled due to age, there's no good reason to shelf them because they're a senior citizen. moreover, if the news audience is older, wouldn't they like to see some of themselves reflected in who they watch? On top of that, people love familiar faces which is what contributes to news talent sticking around long. More over we don't know people's personal situation. When someone retires what do they have to do all day? It's working that keeps people's mind going sometimes. It's amazing how much we've talked about Bill Ritter in the recent weeks for the good and the bad. To have this news come out of today is just crazy and ironic. This is so major even WCBS is reporting about it.

This is just terrible. I grew up watching Bill. If Im correct it reminds me of Bill Beutel who had dimentia. My thoughts and prayers to Bill and his family.

Matt Gutman filling in this evening. Has he done so before? Did he ever fill in on World News Tonight when he was on ABC? Blatant speculation with nothing backing this up, but I can bet Gutman is on the shortlist if and when Tony Dokoupil fails.

I feel like Bill never reached that icon status of other news men like Bill Butel, Roger Grimsby, Jim Jensen, and Chuck Scarborough. I think part of it was because by the time Bill took the helm at WABC their anchors were treated as an ensemble with no one team standing out above the rest. Another long time anchor I'd say that about is WNBC's David Ushery.

I suppose this is a question for the Ellisons--- but what financial sense does it make for Skydance to destroy its own entity? Steve Kroft speaking out on PBS Newshour.

if I can pay the old graphics a compliment, I like that they weren't flat. The early HD era lower thirds were not great, however. The new graphics look pretty good, but I wish the lower thirds weren't 2-D. Hopefully this trend eases up by the 2030s. Sidenote, I like that the main anchor desk shot is not in front of a video wall, that really sets it apart from most other local new sets in the country

It's painful to see arguably the best but most struggling network news organization in this country reduced to a heaping pile of of . What is the goal here? I know the rightward turn is to appease the Trump administration, but doesn't it affect their bottom line if their news department loses ratings??? Are are any conservatives actually turning CBS News----are they aware of the editorial change? It doesn't make sense to destroy your base viewership to chase an audience you probably won't get. It's one thing to mess with the long time failure CBS Evening News but it's another to play with their bread and butter---60 Minutes, and (not yet) Sunday Morning.

Not sure if this is posted already with some changes in Albany, NY. WTEN is launching 10 AM lifestyle show "Upstate Living", co-hosted by former WRGB anchor Ann McCloy. The show will replace the timeslot vacated by Sherri Shepherd. Ann is the second ex CBS 6 talent NEWS 10 ABC has poached next to meteorologist Alyssa Caroprese. WRGB got their lick back by hiring one of WTEN's reporters to be their weekend anchor. WNYT is also launching "Capital Region Lifestyle" at 11AM hosted by their morning news anchors. Down in Jacksonville...WJAX will now simulcast WFOX's 4:30 AM half hour of Action News Jax This Morning, pushing "CBS News Mornings" back to 4AM. Previously WFOX carried the entire morning show from 4:30 to 9 AM, with WJAX only simulcasting 5 to 7 AM before CBS Mornings. The only odd scheduling they have left is airing Action News Jax at 4 PM on Fox 30 only, but not on CBS 47. Uniquely WFOX and WJXT only air a half hour rather than full hour newscast at 4p.

WESH 2 celebrates their anniversary and giving a detailed look back at their logo changes.

15 years!!! I remember watching the end of Oprah live. WABC's stellar afternoon lineup really took a hit with the cancellations of All My Children, One Life to Live, and Oprah's ending. A testament to the stability of WABC that the same anchor team is still in place at 4:00.