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Haven't we learned from CNN and the Malaysia Plane Late in the game to ask this, but why would Nexstar, a company known for being cheap, pour resources into launching a cable news channel in the era of cord cutting??? Futile question: Why not take that money and pay local station employees better?

Yet another CBS 2 alum gone! Wow!

More from what I call the "struggle era" of WCBS (1997-2006). Constant talent changes, rebrands and new sets following the "Massacre of 1996" when many talent were fired. News 2 era begins (1997). Never saw this set before. The "2News" logo, set, and graphics looked way better. Just months later the set would look like this: Shon Gables first day (2003). That blue set was a downgrade compared to the "information center" era and 5th Ave studios. Jim Rosenfield's first day (2005). Roz says she's "happy to have him back from that other station" and that "she hopes they can anchor together for a loooong time". Ironic in that she didn't last too much longer at the station. I love Roz but that wig was not it compared to her WABC style. What did you all think of WCBS during this time?

Keep John and Craig where they are on WCBS. I could have seen Regan on mornings at Fox 5 given that she dialed it back just a bit.

She was giving me some Jodi Applegate energy. Surprised she never got a morning anchor position.

Yeah anchor lineups industry wide are getting a lot more mix and match and unpredictable.

Times Sq has become a strong part of the GMA identity, but agreed that GMA and Today have been using their outdoor audiences less and less. If CBS Mornings is still around in 2025, they need to really capitalize off of the Times Square brand now.

Jim Ryan on WCBS' Morning News (2006). I had no recollection of him ever working in TV news after leaving Good Day. I knew WSVN was tabloid but not this low down Good God, who green lit this segment??? I'm surprised they could show that much behind on the news without censorship.

Seems like every TV station is celebrating an anniversary this year!

Ken seems like a standard serious anchor, much like Lori Stokes. I don't know if he would fit as a GDNY cohosts but we'll see, Lori did it.

Today triple play. Katie announces she's leaving (2006), first half hour Meredith first day (2006) Soledad's last day on Weekend Today (2003)

Pardon my horrendus cell phone typing.

Two treasures...Roz Abrams first WCBS newscast (2003). You could feel the joy from Ernie Anastos and Dan Rather...Hard to believe she hasn't been on the air for nearly 20 years now. She should still be at WABC! WABC Roz Abrams last day (2003) Cool to see the Oprah tribute.

Sandra is awesome with Joe and I hope they stay together, even though they have the makings of a weekday anchor pairing.

What I don't understand is --- and someone educate me --- why can't networks (or studios) just not put things on streaming if they're so concerned about loosing an adience thus ad revenue? This feels like a self created problem for the industry. Yes there are good ideas on streaming. And that's the crazy part...we went from getting good shows on free analog to paid subscription model puls the added cost of an internet connection.

You are right, things change and (get off my lawn ahead) it sucks that that media change is happening in my lifetime. BUT, most people (across several bubbles that I've spoken with ) agree TV sucks now...and subjective statement ahead: the change has largely not been for the better. Viewing habits will evolve, change is a fact of life. I love streaming. The problem is content saturation and de-evolution. Watered down recycled ideas, endless reboots instead of original ideas, heavy handed political virtue signaling in shows, excessively graphic cursing and sex scenes. I love the traditional tv model, I'm open to streaming, let's just make sure what we're doing now isn't crappier than what we had.

Thoughts on Welker's tenure so far?

The intro was okay, buy everything gets weighted down by terrible Sinclair graphics and studio lighting.

Again, Toni Yates is my preference but it hasn't happened in all these years so it's either her choice or their's.

I would have to disagree. Y&R gained strength at 12:30 because it had a jump on Days and All My Children which started at 1 PM. The two soaps you listed: Port Charles and Loving, did poorly in the ratings because they had to go up against Y&R which has been the highest rated soap since 1988.

Wow those L3s are big and terrible. CBS needs to give up on this NOW thing. it just feels like a cheap generic storebrand of a newscast.

Dont know where exactly to post this...thought for a moment CBS returned to their old screen bug. But it looks like a temporary glitch.

I don't think expanding their noon newscast to one hour will do CBS affiliates any favors. To my understanding, maybe I'm wrong, CBS noon news shows (on the east coast at least) largely do well because they follow the Price is Right and lead into Y&R. I think Y&R was the only soap to really do well at 12:30. That slot kept audiences from changing the channel to DAYS or All My Children at 1:00 because viewers were stuck watching from 12:30.

Did Drew Carey rejuvinate Price's demos? I guess it is an old people's show but from the way Drew put it in the latest special, people still think of it as Bob Barker show. This I would have to attibute Y&R's longevity to veteran cast member stability. Other than that the show has been stale since it's creator's death in 2005.

The 10 am slot helped send Guiding Light to the grave. For whatever reason 11am to 3 pm, exculding noon, seems to be the best time for a soap. I believe in parts of Canada it airs at 4:00pm. Y&R (at least back in the day) had a serious and shadowy yet glamourous tone that would make it fit in the evening, especially as it gets dark early. LIVE feels like a morning show because of it's light tone. In my personal preference, not based on anything, the lighter shows like Kelly work earlier in the morning, while the more "serious" or mixed tone shows like Judge Judy and Oprah fit great in the late afternoon, especially before the news.