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[wabceyewitness 818]

On 10/14/2022 at 1:15 PM, nynewsguy said:

Yes. From WPVI. How do you think Shirleen got her job?  

Camille Edwards worked at WPVI from 1997-2003. Shirleen worked there from 2010-2015. There was no overlap. The only thing about WPVI that helped Shirleen get her job was that she did a great job at an ABC O&O close to home and it was easy for management in New York to notice her. 
 

[TheNewsTV 251]

Bill Ritter filling out at 4pm today

[Vlad 325]

They look great! Hard to believe they've been doing this for I guess just over 10 years now? Great Duo!

 

 

[NYNews 54]

As I mentioned in the WPIX thread, I was fortunate enough to visit LA a few weeks ago. Just like how KTLA has an advantage over WPIX in terms of looks, KABC had a beautiful clean graphics package that I wish WABC could adopt. It would make them watchable. 

[24994J 5560]

16 minutes ago, NYNews said:

KABC had a beautiful clean graphics package that I wish WABC could adopt.

 

It's being worked on.

[swillh2k2 203]

29 minutes ago, 24994J said:

 

It's being worked on.

I know it gets its share of critics #onhere, but I don't hate the current WABC look. It's simple (without being too simple), clean, and well-executed. Not everything has to be elaborate and splashy. 

 

(Of course, there was the NEWS YORK'S #1 NEWS incident, but...)

[MorningNews 1438]

I strongly disagree. WABC’s on-air look is awful - very disjointed and clunky although the color scheme isn’t terrible. I remember being shocked when I learned here that the package wasn’t built in-house.
 

Their graphics package and set are arguably the worst in the market to me. 

Edited November 29, 2022 by MorningNews

[Roadgeek Adam 170]

I am not a fan of KABC's chiron package.  This WABC one isn't that great, but I've learned to live with it. 

 

That said, as noted, there is change coming, but it's believed to be a universal ABC O&O one. 

[MediaZone4K 2161]

22 hours ago, MorningNews said:

I strongly disagree. WABC’s on-air look is awful - very disjointed and clunky although the color scheme isn’t terrible. I remember being shocked when I learned here that the package wasn’t built in-house.
 

Their graphics package and set are arguably the worst in the market to me. 

Totally agree. WABC would be even stronger with a cleaner on air look. WCBS, WNJU and maybe WNYW aside, the remainder of the market's sets aren't that great. 

[MorningNews 1438]

Michelle Charlesworth filling in on 5PM news. I’ve never seen her on after the mornings or noon show. 

[JamelVVanderburg 6]

That's not the first time she's filled in for the 5PM. Sade was off, Liz was off, Sandra was off, Lauren was off. The amazing thing about WABC is when fill-ins happen, it doesn't hurt the flow of the newscast and it moves smoothly.

[Roadgeek Adam 170]

16 hours ago, MorningNews said:

Michelle Charlesworth filling in on 5PM news. I’ve never seen her on after the mornings or noon show. 

 

Usually if she's on at 5 pm it's as a reporter. Her filling in as an anchor is incredibly rare.

[Vlad 325]

On 11/29/2022 at 10:41 AM, Roadgeek Adam said:

I am not a fan of KABC's chiron package.  This WABC one isn't that great, but I've learned to live with it. 

 

That said, as noted, there is change coming, but it's believed to be a universal ABC O&O one. 

 

I think KABC's package is cleaner and I have always preferred their package better. I wish WABC adopted it but it seems all the west coast flagships adopted it. (KFSN and KGO adopted variations on these graphics as well).

 

Is it the same company that designed WABC's current look or is it different?

 

The Giant Octopus package they had (2012 to late 2016) will always be their best look in my opinion.

 

Best,

Vlad

[IceManNYR 238]

 

[MediaZone4K 2161]

On 12/1/2022 at 5:52 PM, Vlad said:

 

I think KABC's package is cleaner and I have always preferred their package better. I wish WABC adopted it but it seems all the west coast flagships adopted it. (KFSN and KGO adopted variations on these graphics as well).

 

Is it the same company that designed WABC's current look or is it different?

 

The Giant Octopus package they had (2012 to late 2016) will always be their best look in my opinion.

 

Best,

Vlad

Agreed that that west coast ABC's look far better. 

 

Their late 00s package was the cleanest to me:

 

Edited December 4, 2022 by iron_lion

[mountainave 597]

21 hours ago, IceManNYR said:

 

 

Not uncommon for the bench reporters to be called up around Christmas, but this is earlier than usual and she is brand new.  Good for her.

[IceManNYR 238]

Ken and Shirleen were on 4:30-7am.

[MisterBill 99]

ABC is showing five straight basketball games starting at noon on Christmas Day with no news breaks. So the newsroom gets the day off after the early morning broadcasts. That's one way to avoid having to get people to work on the holliday.

Edited December 25, 2022 by MisterBill

[MetroCity 248]

7 hours ago, MisterBill said:

ABC is showing five straight basketball games starting at noon on Christmas Day with no news breaks. So the newsroom gets the day off after the early morning broadcasts. That's one way to avoid having to get people to work on the holliday.

That’s not really how it works.

First, ABC doesn’t program sports just to “avoid having to get people to work on the holiday”. I’m hoping that was meant to be funny, but it comes off as naive.

 

Second, the newsroom does not get the day off. It still has weekend staffing. That includes assignment editors, reporters and photographers working on stories for the late news. A skeleton staff of producers, editors, writers, directors, on-air talent and technical people will still be scheduled during the day, in case of an emergency or breaking news. They won’t have a lot to do, but they’ll still be there, just in case. Small market stations might not do that, but at WABC, and I’m sure most other major market stations, that’s the way it works.
 

Newsrooms everywhere get a staffing break when Christmas falls on a weekend, because weekends always have skeleton staffs, compared to weekdays. So, Christmas scheduling on a Sunday is easier, even without sports to fill the day. 
 

By the way, the people who went to work at 11PM on Christmas Eve, in miserable weather, to put together the morning show on Christmas Day probably don’t feel like the newsroom got the day off. Neither will the people who have to go to bed at 3PM on Christmas Day, so they can do the Monday morning show.

Edited December 25, 2022 by MetroCity

[nycnewsjunkie 1439]

For tonight’s 6pm, Sade Baderinwa filled in for Sandra Bookman and joined the rest of the regular weekend night crew. I’m assuming they’ll be on at 10pm as well.

[abc7 Man 46]

1 hour ago, nycnewsjunkie said:

For tonight’s 6pm, Sade Baderinwa filled in for Sandra Bookman and joined the rest of the regular weekend night crew. I’m assuming they’ll be on at 10pm as well.

Is this the first NYE they are on at 10? I remember in the past they were on at 11 but reduced to 30 minutes (instead of 35 minutes for weekday or 60 minutes for weekend)

[nycnewsjunkie 1439]

19 minutes ago, abc7 Man said:

Is this the first NYE they are on at 10? I remember in the past they were on at 11 but reduced to 30 minutes (instead of 35 minutes for weekday or 60 minutes for weekend)

First time in my recollection. All big 4 stations are on with news at 10pm ET this year.

[abc7 Man 46]

Graphic blunder at 10 right now. When they have split screen, each time it says “Eyewitness News at 6:00PM” at the bottom. Throughout the broadcast. Oops

[Vlad 325]

Why did they do it at 10 this year? Was it because they wanted to show more of the countdowns?

[mountainave 597]

Derick Waller was behind the desk anchoring with Michelle this morning.