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is this from an in-house email? Very weirdly written for a message board post.

Nobody wondered.

So, the stations traded Liberte Chan for Olga Ospina?

It's strange how bad KTTV is compared to its competition. The anchors across the board are all dull. The reporters are bad/weird/checked-out. Weather and sports are afterthoughts, which is probably the most damning.

The firing of Kriski could result in some Lynette Romero-level fan backlash for KTLA.

That's exactly the reason. It's a minor change (so minor that mostly only people who read this site will notice), and all of their stations will have a consistent identity.

She might be immortal.

Nothing against Tony Cabrera, who is very good, but I'm not sure why they need three anchors for the mornings. I could see it if it were a more lively morning show like KTLA or Fox 11 (interviews, cooking segments, etc.), but ABC7 is such a straightforward news show that the third anchor is usually more of a third wheel. Also, in previous iterations, it was a two-person desk, so I'm not sure why they're so attached to the idea.

I would think they're doing maintenance or renovations to the main desk set.

We now know why Elex Michaelson left Fox 11: CNN Taps Elex Michaelson to Anchor New Late Night News Show

She also just married actor Josh Lucas, who seems to be based mostly in Hollywood.

A big problem with the presentation at KTLA and KTTV, from my perspective, is that they overwork their people. Micah Ohlman and Cher Calvin are on air from 5-7:30, then from 10-11:30. Meanwhile at KABC, Marc Brown is on air for a total of an hour and a half, maybe two hours a day. As for the political ... take a look at the social media presence of some of KTLA and KTTV's on-air talent. It's amazing they're able to repress their feelings on air as much as they do! I do think some of the political leanings come from on high at Nexstar and Fox, although it is somewhat tempered given the left-leaning population. KCAL/KCBS seems a little right leaning as well, but I think that's largely from having an appropriately adversarial relationship with the powers that be, which are, obviously, left leaning almost everywhere in LA County.

I don't think it's particularly new. They're just really ramping it up.

Awesome! I'm going to give Channels a shot. Thanks!

I'm looking for a little help. I recently bought an HD Home Run Tuner and have it connected to my Plex server. The issue is that some of the program information Plex provides (via Gracenote, I believe) is incorrect. I've read that it's possible to build your own programming guide using open-source apps and something like Schedules Direct, but I have no ideas beyond the basics. One complicating factor is that I'm using a Mac, and I'd like the solution to stay in this ecosystem. Any ideas? Thanks!