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Pat Collins, whom I suppose is the only NBC DC buyout, signed off tonight:

Less than an hour to go:

KRON News Center 4 Midday from July 12, 1993:

I'd like to think Turner's presence in Atlanta started the path to Georgia becoming a filming hotbed. Meanwhile, Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr is leaving: https://deadline.com/2022/12/barbara-starr-to-depart-cnn-pentagon-1235194652/

Another WRC-TV retirement: Would be appropriate if it snowed on his last day.

I know there's been some sort of rumor of turning TNT or TBS into something sports-oriented. At least NBC Universal knows how to fold channels. For example, they knew that NBCSN wouldn't have much of a point without the NHL.

The DirecTV-Fox dispute is over:

Another known name gone:

I'd assume it would be Shawn getting promoted, yeah. Tonight was Doreen's last newscast. Here's the final 30 minutes of tonight's 6PM, which was entirely dedicated to her:

WNYW Fox 5 News at 7 from June 5, 1991. When they had a 7PM newscast in the first few years after Rupert took over:

Most of WPVI Action News from May 1, 1999: WDIV Nightbeat from February 5, 1996:

KSCH Prime Time News from November 7, 1994:

Doreen Gentzler just announced her retirement from WRC-TV after 33 years, effective at the end of November: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/doreen-gentzler-retiring-from-news4-after-33-years/3194257/

Also NBC shows SNL live in all timezones now, so showing new non-sports stuff in traditional primetime would be a problem in the western part of the country.

First 6 minutes of WICZ NewsTeam 40 2/21/94 (starts at 2:58). 2 years before they switched to Fox:

Another Nexstar-related dispute. Mission Broadcasting's stations have been pulled from DirecTV: https://tvanswerman.com/2022/10/21/directv-loses-26-local-stations-in-fee-fight-with-mission-broadcasting/

So I noticed that WTTG decided to move up Judge Judy's 3pm hour to 2pm with TMZ Live occupying the 3pm hour. I also noticed that WDCA also aired TMZ Live at 4pm. Turns out WTTG airing TMZ Live was just a placeholder for a new 3pm show starting Monday called the DMV Zone. Here's an interview with someone in management talking about that and the 11am show that debuted last month among other things concerning the station: https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/talking-tv-wttg-keeps-upping-the-ante-with-local-news-programming/

She's going to CNN as a correspondent: https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2022/10/14/veronica-miracle-joins-cnn-as-a-correspondent-based-in-san-francisco/#:~:text=October 14th%2C 2022-,Veronica Miracle joins CNN as a correspondent based in San,special projects and enterprise stories.

A biggie would be Buffalo and Rochester not being able to watch Bills-Chiefs. Meanwhile, Fox and Altice have something. That includes a heavy presence in the NYC area:

Didn't hear about this until today, but after 61 years on WRC-TV, It's Academic is moving to WETA-TV:

WJLA's 75th anniversary special: Also from earlier this year, WRC-TV's 75th anniversary special: