WABC - 7 Eyewitness News

[CircleSeven 1960]

WPVI's Meteorologist/Traffic Anchor Karen Rogers is filling in for Jeff Smith tonight.

[RealNews18 221]

I would think they’d wanna announce it sometime this week. With sweeps coming and everything you’d think they would have something hopefully set in stone 

[IceManNYR 240]

Sunday night Lee filled in for Jeff who was filling in for Amy who was on vacation.

[MediaZone4K 2254]

Noticing ABC's O&O graphics aren't as uniform as NBC & CBS. Liking KABC's on air look. It'd be cool to see this used on WABC.

 

 

Edited May 5, 2019 by iron_lion

[MediaZone4K 2254]

Going waaaaay back here, the "steps"/platform leveling design of the 70s was cool, since every station set is the same these days (desk, video wall displaying skyline), a modern take on this might be a unique way to switch it up:

Edited May 5, 2019 by iron_lion

[Action Newsroom 1300]

2 hours ago, iron_lion said:

Noticing ABC's O&O graphics aren't as uniform as NBC and CBS's

You just noticed that?

Welcome to the club.

[MediaZone4K 2254]

4 minutes ago, Action Newsroom said:

You just noticed that?

Welcome to the club.

For a while actually, good in the sense that it allows the o&o's more of a measure of individuality.

[JoseRM303 171]

Mike Marusarz who was most recently at NBC affiliate KSHB in Kansas City is joining WABC as anchor/reporter. He will go by Mike Marza a name he went by when he was at WSVN in Miami. 

 

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2019/5/17/bounced-kc-anchor-lands-in-the-big-apple

[Roadgeek Adam 170]

On top of that, as I've suspected for a few weeks now by Diana Rocco's return in freelance and Naveen's studio work on weekends, she's now full time.

 

The bio site confirms it. 

 

https://abc7ny.com/about/newsteam/naveen-dhaliwal/

[LarryFlick 26]

43 minutes ago, JoseRM303 said:

Mike Marusarz who was most recently at NBC affiliate KSHB in Kansas City is joining WABC as anchor/reporter. He will go by Mike Marza a name he went by when he was at WSVN in Miami. 

 

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2019/5/17/bounced-kc-anchor-lands-in-the-big-apple

 

 

Intriguing... whom do we think is moving/leaving???

[Roadgeek Adam 170]

It could easily be no one. If it's true, we'll see where he fits.

[wabceyewitness 827]

Maybe building a bench. Bill and Diana are both close to the point of scaling back and/or retiring. 

[Roadgeek Adam 170]

That was more my thought, though Diana's already scaled back to working only 5 pm and just some fill-ins. (I admittedly wish she'd take over 12 with David) 

[mountainave 606]

15 hours ago, wabceyewitness said:

Maybe building a bench. Bill and Diana are both close to the point of scaling back and/or retiring. 

My thought as well.  Would not be surprising if Bill, who is almost 70, wants to give up either the 6 or the 11 in the near future.

 

 

[JoseRM303 171]

Doubt he’s going to replace Bill Ritter at 6 & 11 as the late hours is one of the reasons he & his wife left KSHB in the first place. My guess gonna anchor at noon (replacing Shirleen who can focus on the morning shift) and reporting for the 4, 5 & 6 pm shows. 

[JoseRM303 171]

According to this post he’s gonna be a fill-in anchor/reporter:

 

 

https://newsblues.com/2019/05/17/an-anchor-resurfaces/

[Vlad 334]

I could see him eventually taking the lead anchor spot when Bill leaves. Bill Ritter did say though, in a recent Instagram Post and Tweet that he plans on remaining with WABC for the foreseeable future and is not retiring anytime soon. (We could see Bill Ritter on the air for at least for another 5-7 years)

 

So maybe he could do something along the lines of what David Novarro did prior to him joining the First at 4 team when it first launched back in 2011. Also with the impending maternity leave that Shirleen Allicot will inevitably go on, i'm sure they will shuffle the anchors around and have him fill in somehow.

[24994J 5630]

Considering the current landscape of news (aka the polar opposite of 40 years ago), I'm not sure how a male fill-in anchor is going to play a major role in the upcoming absence of a female anchor.

[IceManNYR 240]

 

[Georgie56 3326]

We have Bill Evans' replacement. It's Sam Champion.

[IceManNYR 240]

Noticed Shirleen Allicot is not co-anchoring at 12 PM this week.

I've seen Michelle and Sandra subbing.

 

I wonder if when Shirleen goes on maternity leave if her sub is going to anchor the morning news and 12 PM?

Always found it odd Shirleen did the morning news and 12 PM while Ken only does the morning news and David anchors with Shirleen at 12 PM.

 

[brianpr3 178]

Time for a new generation

 

Edited May 22, 2019 by brianpr3

[RealNews18 221]

Guess I really wasn’t crazy when I mentioned this idea. This is awesome news. 

[Bill from Maspeth 33]

5 hours ago, RealNews18 said:

Guess I really wasn’t crazy when I mentioned this idea. This is awesome news. 

 

It sure took long enough to make the obvious choice.

[wabceyewitness 827]

I think it’s amazing and great that they got Sam back but I wonder how Jeff and Amy feel about being passed over for promotions. Jeff, especially, who has been on weekends and filling in on weekdays for 12 years.