wabceyewitness 823 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 2 hours ago, abc7 Man said: Bill goes to Mike Marza in newsroom at end of the 6pm news (right between sports and WNT) who then gives a preview of stories that will air at 11pm. Just like when Beutel began his transition away from the anchor desk.. at the end of the 6pm news, he and Diana Williams would toss to Ritter in the newsroom for a look at what’s coming up at 11pm. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1456 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Did they have a talent open for tonight’s 11pm news for Mike’s debut? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraphicsMan 116 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 40 minutes ago, MorningNews said: Did they have a talent open for tonight’s 11pm news for Mike’s debut? I assume it be Mike and Sade though if it were Sade and Mike that isn’t bad either when Bill Ritter took over in 1999 it was Diana and Bill. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 782 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 8 hours ago, GraphicsMan said: I assume it be Mike and Sade though if it were Sade and Mike that isn’t bad either when Bill Ritter took over in 1999 it was Diana and Bill. It’ll be Sade and then Mike. They usually list the most senior anchor first. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 325 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) 10 hours ago, MorningNews said: Did they have a talent open for tonight’s 11pm news for Mike’s debut? The last time they did a talent open was for the Giant Octopus designed graphics package (2012-2016) those were another set of amazing graphics for WABC at the time. When they switched to their preceding graphics package, they stopped doing the talent intros for the weekday 11 pm broadcasts, I guess they need more airtime to deliver more stories in the 35 min window. But I believe on the weekends they do the talent opens as those broadcasts are longer. Those graphics were quite stunning at the time. And honestly they could still work today. Obviously what they have now is better but at the time those were pretty nice! Edited March 12 by Vlad 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc7 Man 47 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 18 minutes ago, Vlad said: The last time they did a talent open was for the Giant Octopus designed graphics package (2012-2016) those were another set of amazing graphics for WABC at the time. When they switched to their preceding graphics package, they stopped doing the talent intros for the weekday 11 pm broadcasts, I guess they need more airtime to deliver more stories in the 35 min window. But I believe on the weekends they do the talent opens as those broadcasts are longer. Those graphics were quite stunning at the time. And honestly they could still work today. Obviously what they have now is better but at the time those were pretty nice! The weekend 11pm broadcasts have talent opens. The M-F shows haven’t. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2190 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) WABC posted this clip from 1999 on their YouTube today in light of Bill Ritter's transition off of Eyewitness News at 11 Edited March 13 by MediaZone4K 5 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraphicsMan 116 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) On 3/12/2025 at 8:20 AM, TVNewsLover said: It’ll be Sade and then Mike. They usually list the most senior anchor first. I don’t think they’ll be a talent opening so I’m not worried when Bill Ritter leaves in 3 years. Then we can talk about it. Sade isn’t the most senior anchor I like Mike too some degree, wild thought what if his wife joined the station and became a husband and wife team like they did in Kansas City. That would be nice! Edited March 13 by GraphicsMan 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak 288 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 2 hours ago, GraphicsMan said: I don’t think they’ll be a talent opening so I’m not worried when Bill Ritter leaves in 3 years. Then we can talk about it. Sade isn’t the most senior anchor I like Mike too some degree, wild thought what if his wife joined the station and became a husband and wife team like they did in Kansas City. That would be nice! Sade would now be the senior anchor for the 11 pm newscast. She’s been on the 11 pm show since 2011. 5 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2190 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) On 3/12/2025 at 10:21 AM, Vlad said: The last time they did a talent open was for the Giant Octopus designed graphics package (2012-2016) those were another set of amazing graphics for WABC at the time. When they switched to their preceding graphics package, they stopped doing the talent intros for the weekday 11 pm broadcasts, I guess they need more airtime to deliver more stories in the 35 min window. But I believe on the weekends they do the talent opens as those broadcasts are longer. Those graphics were quite stunning at the time. And honestly they could still work today. Obviously what they have now is better but at the time those were pretty nice! while their L3s sucked at this time, I much prefer this talent open over the solid white opening that followed. I love that WABC still uses beauty shots and talent opens and not just bumper talent montages. I wish more stations still did. Edited March 14 by MediaZone4K 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2190 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) As we ponder what happens with the anchor musical chairs, Disney just posted a WABC anchor reporter opening on LinkedIn. I know some jobs technically have to post an open position --- even if they're hiring internally. It could also mean they're hiring from the outside, most likely for the weekend morning slot. Edited March 16 by MediaZone4K 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1456 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I haven’t watched in a few weeks but I assume Pedro is handling weekday mornings with Shirleen at least unofficially? 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 823 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 10 hours ago, MorningNews said: I haven’t watched in a few weeks but I assume Pedro is handling weekday mornings with Shirleen at least unofficially? Yup. Still not official as they haven’t added him to the morning promo shot just yet. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 782 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 11 hours ago, MorningNews said: I haven’t watched in a few weeks but I assume Pedro is handling weekday mornings with Shirleen at least unofficially? 1 hour ago, wabceyewitness said: Yup. Still not official as they haven’t added him to the morning promo shot just yet. He is still featured in the weekend open along with fill-ins saying they are in for him. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill 99 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Raegan Medgie posted on IG that she has left WABC. Unclear if it was her choice or theirs. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 325 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 8 minutes ago, MisterBill said: Raegan Medgie posted on IG that she has left WABC. Unclear if it was her choice or theirs. Wow she was a great talent! Thats a bummer! –Im kinda not surprised though, her personality was just too big for the role she had. So I'm sure she'll land somewhere pretty quick. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsjunker95 28 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 On 4/6/2025 at 9:43 PM, Vlad said: Wow she was a great talent! Thats a bummer! –Im kinda not surprised though, her personality was just too big for the role she had. So I'm sure she'll land somewhere pretty quick. My hypothesis is that she may land at PIX11 on the weekends as there has been a few freelancers filling in within the past few months. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey 864 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 What is the purpose of the "LIVE" box rotating with "BREAKING NEWS" when "BREAKING NEWS" is already on the lower-third? 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1456 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 It’s hardly the point of this evening’s breaking news but WABC’s new location is proving to be a prime vantage point for this story. Mike Marza has been reporting from the outside deck with the crash site in the water behind him. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2190 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, MorningNews said: It’s hardly the point of this evening’s breaking news but WABC’s new location is proving to be a prime vantage point for this story. Mike Marza has been reporting from the outside deck with the crash site in the water behind him. I was just thinking about that. It reminded me of when Tom Brokaw anchored Nightly News from the roof of 30 Rock on 9/11. An alternative idea would've been to field anchor with one of the primary news cast anchors on the roof for the duration of the newscast. 2 hours ago, Geoffrey said: What is the purpose of the "LIVE" box rotating with "BREAKING NEWS" when "BREAKING NEWS" is already on the lower-third? Extra emphasis 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lampstein 109 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Maybe it was designed by a designer thinking it could be up when a lower third is not… but it’s rare to not have a lower third up during a breaking news event. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WABC7NYFan 6 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Not sure what happened, but the 11pm newscast for April 8th is entirely the sports scores that they insert for streaming after broadcast. https://abc7ny.com/videoClip/16147210/ Does anyone here work at WABC7, and if so can this be fixed? I like to re-watch if I miss something, and Mike's excitement before Sports, where he seemed to throw his pen(?) was fun to watch the other night. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5585 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 15 minutes ago, WABC7NYFan said: Not sure what happened, but the 11pm newscast for April 8th is entirely the sports scores that they insert for streaming after broadcast. https://abc7ny.com/videoClip/16147210/ Does anyone here work at WABC7, and if so can this be fixed? I like to re-watch if I miss something, and Mike's excitement before Sports, where he seemed to throw his pen(?) was fun to watch the other night. The whole show isn't the sports scores. The bit with the pen happens at the 22:00 mark. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-304996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 782 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Interesting fill-ins this weekend. After anchoring the 11pm Friday night, Mike filled in for Pedro on Saturday morning next to Toni Yates (in for Michelle), with Jeff doing weather for Dani. Jeff also did the weather Saturday night. On Sunday, Pedro was in for himself, next to Toni (in for Michelle), with Brittaney handling weather for Dani. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-305028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 782 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Pedro did the first 15-20 minutes of the 10am from the newsroom (?), mentioning that he would join Shirleen and Brittany downstairs. At noon, the opening was skipped, there was no music, and newscast began with David teasing the top stories. He clearly was sick (as could be heard via his raspy voice) and was anchoring solo. Sounds like technical difficulties today and staff shortages. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/11653-wabc-7-eyewitness-news/page/163/#findComment-305038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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