wabceyewitness 767 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 10 hours ago, IceManNYR said: I've noticed WABC using the video wall behind the anchors to display graphics. That's from last week. Today they had Eyewitness News at Noon behind them. they did this a bit before the pandemic.. looks like they’re trying it again and capitalizing on the distancing at the desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 530 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Was a new WABC President/GM ever named after Chad Matthews was promoted to lead ABC O&Os earlier this year? Haven't seen any announcements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 No, and in reporting about the stations new LI bureau at Hofstra, he was identified as “president of WABC and ABC Owned Television Stations”. I believe WABC is also operating without a news director since Rehan Aslam underwent emergency surgery last year and is still recovering and on medical leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroCity 247 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, mountainave said: Was a new WABC President/GM ever named after Chad Matthews was promoted to lead ABC O&Os earlier this year? Haven't seen any announcements. The WABC President/GM position is posted on the WABC and Disney career websites. While Mr. Aslam continues on medical leave, the news department is being run by two Assistant News Directors who are long time station veterans, along with the input and counsel, when necessary, of Mr. Matthews. Edited May 12, 2022 by MetroCity Fix typo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 1 hour ago, MetroCity said: The WABC President/GM position is posted on the WABC and Disney career websites. While Mr. Aslam continues on medical leave, the news department is being run by two Assistant News Directors who are long time station veterans, along with the input and counsel, when necessary, of Mr. Matthews. and being run seamlessly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 530 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 3 hours ago, MetroCity said: The WABC President/GM position is posted on the WABC and Disney career websites. While Mr. Aslam continues on medical leave, the news department is being run by two Assistant News Directors who are long time station veterans, along with the input and counsel, when necessary, of Mr. Matthews. One of whom is Kim Dillon, longtime producer at the station who was recently promoted to AND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Noticed last and this week they have not been using the video wall in the interview area of the studio for weather or traffic reports. Anyone know if they are doing any updates to that area of the studio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Doesn’t seem like it. Ryan Field posted these photos from that area on Friday when the Stanley Cup visited ABC7 for a promo shoot and he also did Monday’s 6pm sports report from that area. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 On 5/24/2022 at 5:43 PM, wabceyewitness said: Doesn’t seem like it. Ryan Field posted these photos from that area on Friday when the Stanley Cup visited ABC7 for a promo shoot and he also did Monday’s 6pm sports report from that area. Thanks. Today they resumed using the video wall for weather and traffic reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheelWarrior 92 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Ryan Field was supposed to go skydiving on a segment for WABC's annual "summer kickoff" special (airs every Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend), but the plane couldn't take off due to weather. They ended up sending him to iFly in Paramus instead. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 432 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Marilu Galvez is replacing Chad Matthews who became president of the ABC Owned Television Stations earlier this year. https://abc7ny.com/wabc-marilu-galvez-president-general-manager/11912503/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Great to see WABC continuing to promote station veterans with backgrounds in news to leadership positions. I’m sure she’ll be great and is likely now on a fast track to other executive positions within Disney! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Noticed Johny Fernandez reporting from Long Island. Is he a recent hire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 1514 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Looks like Bill is reporting from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYTV 107 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 6/3/2022 at 5:33 PM, IceManNYR said: Noticed Johny Fernandez reporting from Long Island. Is he a recent hire? Probably the new reporter for the new LI bureau at Hofstra University Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 6/3/2022 at 6:01 PM, iron_lion said: Looks like Bill is reporting from home. Same for this evening. Not COVID related as he was at charity event in Central Park on Saturday. https://abc7ny.com/central-park-yai-event-young-adult-institute-challenge-bill-ritter-new-york-city/11928235/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Slightly updated backdrop for Bill tonight, my initial thought was that this was the Live studio but I guess he's at home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 The video quality is EXCELLENT, if he's at home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) It’s a “stand alone mini studio at WABC”, according to Bill, who responded to someone on twitter asking about it. Edited June 8, 2022 by wabceyewitness 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnewsjunkie 1405 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I’m surprised it supposedly isn’t COVID-related, given that the other anchors (at least from what I’ve seen) are distanced on the desk together, rather than being in separate studios. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Any plans on the station returning to the older format with the anchors sitting closer together or is this a COVID's legacy? Bill looked great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 11:36 PM, nycnewsjunkie said: I’m surprised it supposedly isn’t COVID-related, given that the other anchors (at least from what I’ve seen) are distanced on the desk together, rather than being in separate studios. Bill likely has a very close exposure and needs to be separated if he’s not able to wear a mask. That’s a WABC policy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cg41386 131 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Lee Goldberg is doing weather from his backyard, and his dog was just on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewslover 269 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 3 hours ago, cg41386 said: Lee Goldberg is doing weather from his backyard, and his dog was just on. I’ve seen that a few times the past few weeks. He mentioned it’ll be more often through the summer months again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) Bill mentioned two sports anchors were on vacation and the other was out sick, so Mike Marza, who is anchoring in the morning, was in to do the sports report. Edited June 11, 2022 by IceManNYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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