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The KDKA black and gold is the best looking that I've seen so far amongst the CBS O&Os. It's a departure from the usual blue or white box look on most TV news casts. That being said it would look nice if each individual CBS affiliate could have their own tweaks to the standard graphics package for individuality. As for the CBS News streaming graphics, it's the typical white box flatness, but it works nonetheless. really digging the textured world map element to the CBS News Mornings orange package. Overall the rebrand works though I thought they'd call it something like "CBS News+" to distinguish the national streaming feed from the TV network.

Damn! Brian would have been good. If not Brian then who else, Shepard Smith?

wnyw and wnbc and wpix seem to have very erratic anchor line ups, especially in the mornings. wcbs and wabc have been pretty consistent with their am and pm pairings.

I see Regan Medgie was anchoring with Dan in the 6am hour, presumably since 4:30 am. Bianca is with Rosanna as of 7am.

Love that they restored the footage quality. I like how dim the old lighting looks, everything in the HD era appears so washed out these days. Back to Today (1952) Im surprised news tickers were utilized this early into broadcast tv.

Intro from the first "Oprah" episode after 9/11:

Based on the stories I'm seeing, is it not news 12 Brooklyn anymore, is it just generalized news from nyc or just Brooklyn & the Bronx?

Jane's departure wasn't as strained as the others listed but it played out awkwardly due to the hype surrounding it.

I don't recall Ann in the flashbacks. Did Deborah Norville get a mention? So many anchors have left the show on less than stellar terms: Deborah, Jane, Ann, Tamron, Billy Bush, Megyn Kelly, and of course Matt. The flashback segments felt too brisk paced. In anniversaries past they really meditated on particular periods of the program to get a sense of what that time was like.

With today being "TODAY"s 70th anniversary, he's a look back at their 30th, featuring a very well written and funny "Hill Street Blues" shout out at 01:46

It was an understandably scaled down 70th because of the virus, yet still underwhelming. I'm surprised there wasn't at least a zoom panel interview with past hosts. It was just a few pre recorded tributes. I notice in the past few years (pre covid) that the plaza is being used less, excluding live concerts. Having visited the plaza myself it'd be cool of they did more interviews and segments outside, (after COVID and weather permitting of course). This especially to utilize the live audience factor more like GMA did pre-pandemic, and to better engage the crowd that comes in person to visit the show.

ABC News breif (1994). A very 60s style cadence from Jack Smith, just like his dad Howard K. Smith. Love his delivery!

Agreed.

Dave Evans is retiring from Eyewitness News after 22 years. It was announced on the 6pm news.

In terms of reshuffling, I don't mind balanced opinionated analysis in primetime, but Trump and January 6th all day long is excessive. A line up with say, a liberal at 8 like Rachel Maddow or Keith Olberman, a conservative at 9:00, and an independent at 10 would be interesting mix. Since MSNBC aims for a left leaning audience however, commentators in primetime and hard news all day long would be a more likely scenario.

I like the idea of trimming the bundle bloat so that so that we get stronger quality rather than high quantity cable channels. For instance, just BET and MTV alone with the best of each other's relevant programming, and the return of some niche aspects that made each channel great to begin with.

I would like to see this old/new blend trend happen! Wish stations could add their own spin on the corporate graphics to add a nice balance between uniqueness and uniformity.

Its a new year -- one year since the huge political breakdown that was January 6th --and cable news, CNN more specifically, remains in a hyper partisan state. With the prospect of Jeff Zucker leaving sometime in the near future, do you all think we'll ever get past this overly political version of CNN? I have my doubts especially given the possibly of a third Trump run in 2024.

Lets see what this means. Less partisan I hope. I liked the early to mid 2000s era of MSNBC (when they were the news source on the MSN home page). Thats when the network had opinionated analysis, particularly in primetime, but still had a strong news presence. Their New Jersey studio beat any modern set in cable news.

New Years Day mix Today, NBC, first day of the 90s, (1/1/90) Today, first day of the millennium, (1/1/00) CBS Evening News, the 80s begins! (1/1/80)

I wonder why he left WNBC?

Interesting to see Tony Aiello anchoring the morning news!

Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, Jay Leno guest hosting (1991) Carson's Tonight Show, David Letterman guest hosting, Jay Leno is the guest! (1979)

It was cool seeing Dana on the 11 again, with Dick Brenan especially. I always wonder why they left Dana solo at 6pm, and didn't pair her with Dick. I really don't think it's anything too serious but Christmas vacation staff shortages. I suppose people think something's off because Dana being the senior talent is working multiple newscasts on Christmas Eve Eve. Reguardless, it's good to see old school veteran anchors getting airtime outside of the usual 6'o'clock.

Was thinking before seeing this that the current work-from-home possibilities will now give the some of anchors the advantage of not having to come into the studio on Christmas.