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Which goes to the point that if they are willing to put either Joe or Sandra on a weekday slot, age is not a factor. Sade moving --not that it's going to happen--is not implausible because didn't Liz Cho get moved from the 11 years ago? My line of thinking was, if Bill goes, who will be Sade's co anchor. Do they keep Sade on at 5&11 and add Joe as you suggest, or would they keep a Sandra and Joe pairing intact, or do they get someone different all together. Your suggestion seems to be more likely than mine as Sandra is apparently on the noon now. Anyway, it's all speculation. Time will tell what the station will do.

I predicted this testy responce from you but I went for it anyway, lol. To be fair, you are also dealing in fantasy line ups if you are theorizing quote: "Sandra could slot in at 4 or 5 or wherever they chose". Whenever moves and shifts are being discussed, it's natural to think about who could fit where . So aversion anchor line up sorting is unwarranted. I don't share this supposed "precious belief that long term co-anchors can't be broken up". I say move them to the weekdays because they are a strong well known team to replace Ritter, not simply because they have been together long. You have a valid point about age, BUT If that is a factor, why not just leave Sandra on weekends?

When that day comes, a Joe & Sandra team would fit perfectly on the weekday. But what about Sade? Noon David & Liz 4 David & Sade 5 Liz & Sade (dual female like when Diana was there) 6/11 Joe & Sandra

As deserving as Sandra is of a weekday slot, I would hate for them to break up her and Joe for this. Is Liz Cho not an option?

EDIT: Waller is the latest reporter I've seen cite early start times as a reason for leaving the industry. But what is the alternative to live news at 4:30 in the morning? I've seen WMAR go without anchors and reporters for that half hour, just packages ran successively with reporters introducing them. The talent comes in live at 5am. Is this a viable alternative?

This is the simplest format. On the other hand, I dont want to sound like a hater but, Kori is not all that to be on weekday evenings. With existing staff: 4:30-7am Craig & Vanessa 7-10am Dan & Hazel 10-11am Marysol & Alex 4/6/6:30 ?? Insert your choice 5&10pm John Muller & Shirley Chan With Ken as suggested: 4:30a Craig & Vanessa 7a Dan & Marysol 10a Ben & Alex 4/6/6:30p Ken and Hazel 5/10p John & Shirley

Sad to hear that she's battling this again. Hate to see these things happen.

I see your point because in other big markets, like Miami, the stations are not located in the city proper. However Stamford, Connecticut would be a tricky situation for a homebase when the majority of coverage in the New York market happens within the five boroughs. In NBC's case, Rockefeller Center is too iconic and tied to network identity to give up. ABC (minus GMA Times Sq) and CBS headquarters are interchangeable and I'm sure the audience could care less. What I question is: do stations keep a bearu in Jersey or CT because of the large coverage area? If not, the city, specifically Manhattan is a central location in the tri-state area from which to send out crews etc. But to your point, there is no reason why the stations cannot have a homebase in Queens, Brooklyn, or maybe even the Bronx, perhaps Jersey near the city. (Staten Island no because of inaccesibility).

Broken record but the flagship NYC stations keep getting the short end of the set design stick.

Both are very fair points. It's hard to be a public figure who'se job gets into peoples personal lives, and then demand absolute privacy with your own. But even still, there is also a line between what you choose to share and what you choose to keep private, Robin's Bachelorette party was also my go to example.

I think this is an industry problem today. One or two asks a question or is upset about something and media coverage ballons the matter into a larger issue than it really is.

Legitimate news outlets are beginning to question why Michael Strahan has been absent for two weeks from GMA and Fox NFL Sunday regardless of his jobs citing personal reasons. https://people.com/michael-strahan-misses-good-morning-america-due-to-personal-family-matters-8391576

Hopeful for some mixture on the evening shows. Tamsen could fit on a light flare newscast like Good Day New York.

@DMA 3C was the best set they had since vacating 6B and I still don't understand why they went to 3K. This new set is nothing remarkable, but it looks better than their last set, and it looks miles ahead of WABC. As for being DMA #1...none of the the NY O&Os, which are supposed to be flagships, look better than their station group peers. Just look at WTTG vs WNYW, or --NBC related---WNBC compared to WTVJ:

I like the clean portrait effect on national outlet reporter standups. But if the entire point is to be live in front of something, it defeats the purpose to have the background be blurry.

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!

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