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My early guess is that the peacock logo is removed so viewers still don't associate it with NBC.

My early guess is that the peacock logo goes so viewers still don't associate it with NBC.

From what I've seen in midsize markets, the anchor is the only one in the studio. The cameras are robotic, and no one is on the floor.

The 4th Hour goodbye I thought was the best part of the Hoda tributes.

AT 6:31, Didn't realize "4 New York" jingles occured during the News Channel 4 era.

With Hoda Kotb and New Orleans in the news, here's Hoda Kotb anchoring WWL 4 News (1992).

Final Hoda & Jenna FULL SHOW....sidebar the 4th hour is 29 minutes worth of commercials!

NBC's Fire and Ash: Devastation in LA was a really comprehensive break down of the entire situation. I especially liked the beginning In which Lesther narrated the timeline of how the fires started and got their names. Keith Morrisons poetic editorial on the magic of LA was especially poignant.

Pardon my OCD, but if the shot is going to be that wide she might as well be centered at the desk. Also, the L3 ribbon does not align with the Local 33 logo bug. The Louisiana First News branding feels very Gray Television. Studio loks great though.

Nice!

With everything popping off in the news from Jimmy Carter's funeral, to the Trump sentencing, to the LA wildfires, in hindsight this would have been the perfect start for the new news team. If they aren't already, it would be smart to have either DuBois or Dickerson on the ground reporting from the fires or the other two major events to ease their audience in. It's hard to believe this anchor transition is happening in just over two weeks.

Today has been getting less grand as the years go by. The plaza is shown less. The 70th anniversary was very low-key.

Wow! And To clarify I assumed anchors were still picked up in BIG markets. Mid to small markets definitely not.

I was wondering the exact same thing, especially in this era of broadcast cutbacks: How much do no commercials impact them? Not only that, commercials also serve as a moment for staff to gather themselves and take a breather. But again in the grand scheme of things the fires are more important. When record keepers say 9/11 had the "longest continuous coverage" I wonder if they're specifically referring to the major broadcast television networks, and perhaps the news cable networks.

Has anyone else had trouble accessing KTLA's coverage online? I'm getting a whole bunch of commercials and a logo screen on their webstream, and I'm not seeing a live stream on their YouTube like the other stations. I wonder if this is Nexsar being Nexstar. Around 7:43 AM PT, I noticed GDLA anchors Melvin Robert and Jen Lahmers getting openly opinionated and frustrated with LA Mayor Karen Bass about the lack of support for firefights and the predictability of this catastrophe.

I wonder if this will break 9/11's record for longest continuous coverage. I really hope this tragic event underscores to the public the importance of broadcast local news, and local tv journalists, and why would not necessarily serve us to have institutions like these go away.

I would think the anchor talent gets picked up but the reporters I've spoken with in field definitely have to drop themselves home. From most stations I have seen the point hammered that the MTA is doing this to raise revenue for Subway repairs as well as ease traffic gridlock. Josh Eineger even went all the way to England to assess how congestion pricing worked out for London. But I do agree that there is a negative undertone for congestion pricing coverage. I think it's because the proposition is that unpopular in New York City it's bleeding into reporting.

This! Would it kill MSNBC to take a break from Trump for more than a few minutes to focus on other issues in the country/world. As bad as Fox News is it's breaking news component is significantly better than MSNBC's. That was surprising from NBC. Granted it is okay to offer the public alternatives. In the past, I've literally had viewers calling to the station to complain about constant General Hospital preemptions due to special reports. But from a news competition standpoint it did look bad that NBC was the only one not on the air for Carter until about 4:00. I was wondering if it was just my local affiliate not taking the coverage until I went online and saw NBC News now was basically the same. Yes! I would think they'd streaming to bolster access to Today on the internet in order to boost their audience. Then again do CBS or ABC stream CBS Mornings or GMA?

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In all fairness to you, we all criticize shows etc on this message board that we don't like. Yes, everything is not for everybody but we are all free to point out things about a show that we think are not good. The View sustains an audience which justifies its expansion from a ratings and financial standpoint, but I totally understand your frustration with the show. It went from a show about multigenerational women talking about life and a variety current events, to mostly middle-aged women parroting/arguing over one sided talking points while hiring an outrageous conservative to stir the pot and gang up on. But as others appointed out we are free to not watch.

NBC was also pretty late coming into Jimmy Carter's *lying in state* coverage with a special report. NBC News now was just running it as a headline but not doing full-blown coverage until a Special Report at about 4:00 p.m. Eastern. In all fairness ABC and CBS were covering it, so there were options, but it was still surprising. Overall fantastic and compelling coverage from all stations especially KTTV and KABC. This is more dramatic than any hurricane coverage I've ever seen.

So Rosanna isn't even trying to hold up the guise of an objective journalist....not that she's good at hiding her opinions anyway. But from her days with Greg Kelly it was very obvious -- even though not explicitly stated -- that they were Trump supporters. Thats fine for FNC but not for the local broadcasts which already live in the shadow of the "Mother Ship's" bias.

Kttv also had pretty good dramatic pictures of a medical facility evacuation. Dare I say it was concerning how up close and personal some of the Fox 11 reporters were to the fire, especially the interview one of the reporters did with two people who tried to evacuate a horse.

I have a love affair with the Miami News Market but I finally took some time to investigate the history of its overlapping neighbor West Palm Beach. I was surprised to learn that WPBF only launched in 1989, and I liked their '90s newscasts which were modeled after World News Tonight. I really liked the walking around newsroom shots. It's Especially cool that the station still uses a newsroom set to this day which looks very similar to this.

2025 is pulling out all the punches just 7 days into the new year!!