RealNews18 203 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 So today Tanya Rivero and Shirleen anchored this morning. Bill and Sandra on at 5.. Bill solo at 6. Mike reported for the 5. I was surprised to see him reporting over anchoring. Guess it’s the way of “easing” in. It’s been asked but is there a date of when the moves happen? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-302659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1437 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) I assume they utilized him because he’s already around for the shift since he anchors Friday’s 11pm show. IIRC the plan is that Ritter will scale back to just 6pm while Mike handles 5 and 11pm with Pedro Rivera then moving to weekday mornings right? Edited January 11 by MorningNews Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-302660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey 856 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Something strange is happening on ABC 7. It's currently 12:03 p.m. and they're airing GMA 3 instead of the noon news. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-302785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealNews18 203 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 minute ago, Geoffrey said: Something strange is happening on ABC 7. It's currently 12:03 p.m. and they're airing GMA 3 instead of the noon news. On what platform? Optimum channel 7 is showing the Noon newscast. Joe Torres Michelle Charlesworth are anchoring and Jeff doing weather Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-302786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey 856 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 At 12:05, it switched to the newscast in progress. I'm watching on YouTube TV. Perhaps they were taking the wrong feed. Strange. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-302787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill 99 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 1/9/2025 at 12:43 AM, MediaZone4K said: Josh Eineger even went all the way to England to assess how congestion pricing worked out for London.\ Ali Bauman from WCBS did that, too. The story was put on hold when congestion pricing was postponed. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-302823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1437 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Seeing Joe and Michelle together is always nice. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-302835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 323 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) Does anyone know when WABC and the Eyewitness News Operation will move to the new studios downtown in Hudson Square? Was curious because I wanted to make sure I see their final day at the West 66th Street location. Edited January 17 by Vlad Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-302911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5551 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 3 hours ago, Vlad said: Does anyone know when WABC and the Eyewitness News Operation will move to the new studios downtown in Hudson Square? Was curious because I wanted to make sure I see their final day at the West 66th Street location. Based on that Charlesworth post from 1/6 (that you responded to), it shouldn't be for a couple more weeks. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-302921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowBergen 679 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 On 12/11/2024 at 8:44 PM, bob mercier said: so it's indeed mike marza that does the 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm news now on fridays? i can see why bill ritter has indeed reduced his schedule to 4 days a week when he's going to be almost 75. That's not unique. Just to the EWN fandom. Chuck Scarborough did it for years. Janice Huff as well. The reduction in shifts for long time staff members is well deserved. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-302927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 597 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Recall that Ken Rosato and Lori Stokes anchored the 4:30 am, 5:00 am, 6:00am, mid-morning news updates, and noon broadcasts until Lisa Colagrossi died from a brain aneurysm that her family attributed to her grueling hours, and Ken and Lori in turn demanded (appropriately) a reduction in work. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-302991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2158 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 3 hours ago, mountainave said: Recall that Ken Rosato and Lori Stokes anchored the 4:30 am, 5:00 am, 6:00am, mid-morning news updates, and noon broadcasts until Lisa Colagrossi died from a brain aneurysm that her family attributed to her grueling hours, and Ken and Lori in turn demanded (appropriately) a reduction in work. Morning news anchors doing the Noon/11 am was industry standard for a long time. I'm glad to see many stations cutting back on that. Chris and Mary on WCBS were doing it up until Cindy Hsu took over. Michael and Darlene Don't do WNBC's midday newscast. This is the case for WNBC but I'm not sure if it's the case for WABC, are the same morning reporters also doing the noon? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-302999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 940 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) 2 hours ago, MediaZone4K said: Morning news anchors doing the Noon/11 am was industry standard for a long time. I'm glad to see many stations cutting back on that. Chris and Mary on WCBS were doing it up until Cindy Hsu took over. Michael and Darlene Don't do WNBC's midday newscast. This is the case for WNBC but I'm not sure if it's the case for WABC, are the same morning reporters also doing the noon? I know of at least one station that used the 5pm anchors for the noon newscast back in the day… that may be 6 of one and a half dozen of the other to do it that way. It saved killing the morning folks in terms of a grueling day. Edited January 20 by ns8401 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-303003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2158 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) 44 minutes ago, ns8401 said: I know of at least one station that used the 5pm anchors for the noon newscast back in the day… that may be 6 of one and a half dozen of the other to do it that way. It saved killing the morning folks in terms of a grueling day. That system makes more sense to me, than having the morning anchors stay through the noon, and the 5pm team only does that one broadcast. I.e. when Lori & Ken did AM & noon, and Diana/Sade only did the 5. Edited January 20 by MediaZone4K Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-303004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYAZSporty 123 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 WABC, with Inauguration coverage running long, decided to air Eyewitness News from 7-8 tonight bumping Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune to overnight. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-303013 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill 99 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Someone screwed up and showed a repeat (yes, repeat) of the mid-show break-in newscast with Sandra Bookman during GMA3 today. The show itself was not a repeat. I've never seen that before. Learned about the inauguration moving indoors and 40-degree temperatures again. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-303125 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanSolo 143 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Humans are human. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-303131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 940 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 5 hours ago, MisterBill said: Someone screwed up and showed a repeat (yes, repeat) of the mid-show break-in newscast with Sandra Bookman during GMA3 today. The show itself was not a repeat. I've never seen that before. Learned about the inauguration moving indoors and 40-degree temperatures again. That implies they have a file of those somewhere. Somebody grabbed the wrong Friday. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-303135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill 99 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On 1/24/2025 at 6:19 PM, HanSolo said: Humans are human. On 1/24/2025 at 10:39 PM, ns8401 said: That implies they have a file of those somewhere. Somebody grabbed the wrong Friday. So they tape the news break and don't broadcast that one live? I know that GMA3 isn't live, it's taped at 10am (and I thought they were rearranging their schedule so it would air live). The insert always seemed sort of haphazard, no introduction and often interrupts a commercial. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-303146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 178 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 When does the big day happen for the move? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-303397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealNews18 203 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Per Bill Ritter they move at the end of the month 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-303405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 818 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 (edited) 14 hours ago, brianpr3 said: When does the big day happen for the move? goal is to originate newscasts from there during presidents week. We’ll see if timeline holds or is pushed back a bit. Many staff are already moved in and working out of 7 Hudson Edited February 4 by wabceyewitness Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-303407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealNews18 203 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 11 minutes ago, wabceyewitness said: goal is to originate newscasts from there during presidents week. We’ll see if timeline holds or is pushed back a bit. Many staff are already moved in and working out of 7 Hudson Does anyone have any sneak peaks of the set or any ideas on what it will look like? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-303408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 597 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 The new studio will not be street-side in the way it currently is. As wabceyewitness said, the move is planned for this month. Not sure what the latest plan is, but in the absence of unforeseen problems, I would expect the new studio to debut beginning with the weekend broadcasts. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-303458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewsTV 251 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, mountainave said: The new studio will not be street-side in the way it currently is. As wabceyewitness said, the move is planned for this month. Not sure what the latest plan is, but in the absence of unforeseen problems, I would expect the new studio to debut beginning with the weekend broadcasts. Well, the new graphics package debuted over the weekend, who knows, maybe the studio's will too. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/159/#findComment-303461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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