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On 11/11/2022 at 5:12 PM, NYNewsCoverage said:

Jennifer Bisram just popped up in a report for WCBS..so perhaps she has a joint agreement between them and News12?

Nope, per her Instagram, she jumped to 2:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1_9-jOQ87/

A sad loss for the NBC Universal family as Gerardo "Jerry" Valdez, the VP of News at Telemundo Houston KTMD-TV 47 passed away following his battle with cancer. He joined them in 2014 following his run at KTRK ABC 13. He was 54.

https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2022/10/jerry-vazquez-loses-cancer-battle.html?m=1

20 hours ago, bc485 said:

Fox 5 has gone outside and hired Natasha Verma as its new 5, 6, and 10pm anchor, replacing Lori Stokes. This article indicates

that Verma will anchor with Steve Lacy, so maybe they are dropping the solo-anchored 6pm format. 
 

https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/natasha-verma-joins-wnyw-new-york-as-evening-anchor/
 

 

It should also be mentioned that this is a return to NYC for Verma, who started at News 12 Bronx / Brooklyn.

4 hours ago, anthonyz said:

It seems that WNBC dropped "Storm Tracker 4," the S-Band Radar in partnership with Rutgers University. There has been no on air mention or is listed as a radar on NBC O&O weather map sites.

Strange because their sister stations in Philadelphia also used it, so what would replace it.

5 hours ago, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

Which brand is bigger in NYC, WINS or WCBS?

Think of it as 1A and 1B: 1010 is big in NYC while 880 is big in Long Island / Westchester, but it's no slouch.

Per the FTVLIVE, CNN anchor Jim Sciutto has been suspended and is currently the subject of an internal investigation following an unsanctioned stopover in Amsterdam after an assignment 

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2022/10/6/cnn-suspends-sciutto

Here's Lori's goodbye on The 6 O'clock News

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjJjKcxAmVh/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D

Here's the YouTube version:

Edit 2: NYC Mayor Eric Adams was in studio to congratulate Lori on her retirement 

https://youtube.com/watch?v=dpEcxeJV7P0

4 hours ago, NYPhillynews said:

 

I remember back in 90s Carole Simpson would Anchor World News On the Weekends from Washington. 
 

I think Each Network should have a least one Newscast originating from DC; there’s too

much News in that City to not have a Flagship Newscast. 

Well, the networks already have a newscast of sorts running from D.C.--all the sunday talk shows--and Andrea Mitchell hosts her MSNBC hour from there too. 

WWJ-AM 950 Detroit overnight anchor Jim Matthews and his family was attacked in their home in Chesterfield Township, Ill., in a murder and attempted suicide. Jim passed away, while the other victims are still recovering from their injuries. He was 57 years old. Here's a report from Fox 2 Detroit.

Here is WWJ Radio's report

https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/wwj-overnight-anchor-jim-matthews-died-today-at-age-57

1 hour ago, C Block said:

Mark Mester’s bio is no longer on the KTLA website.

Something tells me that local KTLA management may follow him out the door over this as well. 

On 9/18/2022 at 2:19 PM, NYNewsCoverage said:

This video appears to have the full open which seems similar to the leaked video. This also makes me wonder why it took so long for WCBS to have a Sunday morning politics/public affairs show. I guess they did briefly with Exit 10/55 on WLNY many years ago. WABC has Up Close/Here and Now, WPIX had PIX News closeup and now PIX on politics, however I think WNBC lacks a Sunday AM politics show as does WNYW.

WNYW currently has "Good Day Street Talk" hosted by Antwan Lewis, airing Sundays at 6:30AM. To date, both WNBC and WXTV Univision 41 are the only NYC-area stations without a weekend AM political/current affairs show. 

Longtime New York City anchor Lori Stokes announced on Instagram that she will retire from television news on Sept. 30th. She's currently the 5, 6 and 10pm news anchor at WNYW after her long tenure at WABC-TV.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CifcsIpgNcB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

On Sept 11th, KTTV Los Angeles meteorologist Mary Yoon announced she's leaving Fox 11 on the 24th.

https://twitter.com/MaryYoonWX/status/1568862311414398978

On Sept 11th, Mary Yoon announced she's leaving Fox 11 on the 24th.

https://twitter.com/MaryYoonWX/status/1568862311414398978

2 hours ago, Vlad said:

I feel like Talent opens are a thing of the past though now. If i'm not mistaking, I think only WABC does talent opens the rest of the stations don't have them.

Yeah, most of the NYC stations had retired the talent opens by the mid 2000s, WNBC retired theirs when they returned to the News 4 New York name in 2007.

On 8/6/2022 at 4:48 PM, Geoffrey said:

 

WCBS has been using this look for "gun violence" for several months, possibly closer to a year. 

I believe they were refering to the Eye motif, not necessarily the "gun violence" per se

6 hours ago, MorningNews said:

What the hell is the 9am hour of Good Day New York? Rosanna Scotto just doing a long and passionate argument about how harmful proposed outdoor dining lawsuits will be to her restaurant. 

Well no need to lose your lunch over it, pal

After the TVNC report regarding the workplace environment at News 12, owner Alice launched an internal investigation which led to GM Jacques Natz's ouster 

https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/news-12-gm-jacques-natz-ousted-after-internal-investigation/

15 hours ago, froyo49 said:

Sounds like they're trying to replicate Sinclair's News Central. Hmm... maybe News Central was two decades ahead of its time, now that a major network is copying them

Didn't CBS do a "News Central" at its LA duop some time back?

On 7/16/2022 at 7:57 AM, NowBergen said:

I think Fox made that decision years ago.  I would not hold my breath.  They seem to be weathering the NJ Congressional criticism since they removed any news product on the station which violated the original Ch. 9 license conditions once RKO General had to give it up.

To date, the only news programming on My9 is the Sunday "New Jersey Now" political show. At least with 10/55, CBS does have both the 9pm newscast and the weekly "Exit 10/55" political show. If FCC hadn't dispensed the "Main Studio" rule, that could've prevented the stations moving elsewhere

17 hours ago, HoosierNewsie said:

Good lord… Why are we continuing to beat a dead horse here? 
 

He is literally THE ONLY person doing this. He’s writing, producing, anchoring, editing, etc… give the guy some credit. 
 

I've said it once and I’ll say it again; unless  you’re going to reach out and offer to help in some way, get off his back. 

Personally, I have nothing against Austin, and I want him to succeed. However, if station management is not going to give him some financial support, there's nothing that can really happen here.

3 hours ago, iron_lion said:

Yes! i'm curious to see My 9's numbers. I wonder if later hour reruns of Fox 5 talk shows gives them a bump. For example, being able to see Wendy Williams at 4 o'clock because you're missed it at 10 AM.

I'm more curious as to how My9 is still a thing. I wonder if the upcoming changes to the 9pm news on 10/55 might actually lead to more news there.

3 hours ago, sanewsguy said:

 

Not only will those mistakes not be fixed, but Austin will get all defensive on why he can't fix them and that you don't have room to criticize them, etc. Which is a shame.

 

 

Honestly, if management is not going to give Austin any kind of support, they aren't going anywhere.

1 hour ago, Nick said:

I was also hoping that the stations would keep the channel numbers.  And as for the WCBS chopper paint job, I do think that is the look you'll see in the fall.  Notice the colors are reversed;   the eyemark is gold and the "2" white.  That's new.

Perhaps a throwback to the 1997 logo

1 hour ago, iron_lion said:

Was Dari's removal ever officially explained? On that note, was Earnie ready to go or was he pushed pushed out? 

 

Lori is is solid news woman but IMO Eyewitness News was a better fit for her. It's like Roz. Abrams at CBS 2 verses ABC 7. Same person, same ability,  just different stations.

 

Her and Sukanya's departures from the respective stations were really a seismic shift in the mornings.

Per Fox 5, Ernie was off to Harvard Business School to get his MBA, similar to reporter Baruch Shemtov. Sukanya was pushed out by the former PIX management over allegedly not welcoming replacement Betty Nguyen on social media. To my recollection, no one at 'NYW made mention of Dari's exit.