WPIX - PIX11 News

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Dan Mannarino and Shirley Chan now lead coverage directly from the streets

[MediaZone4K 2699]

Fortunately it's only 72 degrees in Midtown, Manhattan today with a low chance of rain.  Had this been last week during the scorching temperatures, or in the dead of winter, the situation would have been worse.

 

PIX his back to imposing Nexstar's five minute only preview of their live stream. It was unrestricted during earlier breaking coverage.

 

On top of that, the time it takes for a commercial to play is also counted against the preview.

 

Dan is getting his overtime today!

Edited 6 hours ago by MediaZone4K

[mre29 1975]

33 minutes ago, MediaZone4K said:

On top of that, the time it takes for a commercial to play is also counted against the preview.

 

That's dumb.

 

[NowBergen 933]

2 minutes ago, mre29 said:

 

That's dumb.

 

So much for Nexstar’s statement that it is committed to news.  Making it difficult isn’t commitment to anything but the bottom line. 

[swaggyboi128 13]

Where are the graphics coming from? I assume no one was able to get into PIX Plaza just to set graphics up

 

Also this rain could cause issues for the situation, hopefully the rain doesn't make the bldg stop shifting again.

 

Update: at 5:02, it seems like they don't have a reference of time since the anchor on scene thinks it's still before 5 "approaching 5 o'Clock"

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[abc7 Man 79]

They are also running commercial breaks now so they do have some control of what is being shown on air. But it’s the only story they are covering.

[mre29 1975]

30 minutes ago, abc7 Man said:

They are also running commercial breaks now so they do have some control of what is being shown on air. But it’s the only story they are covering.

 

To be fair, it's an extremely local big story for them.

 

[PhotogNews 11]

1 hour ago, swaggyboi128 said:

Where are the graphics coming from? I assume no one was able to get into PIX Plaza just to set graphics up

 

Also this rain could cause issues for the situation, hopefully the rain doesn't make the bldg stop shifting again.

 

Update: at 5:02, it seems like they don't have a reference of time since the anchor on scene thinks it's still before 5 "approaching 5 o'Clock"

I guess by remote accessing to Ross Overdrive?

[NYNewsCoverage 338]

2 hours ago, MediaZone4K said:

Fortunately it's only 72 degrees in Midtown, Manhattan today with a low chance of rain.  Had this been last week during the scorching temperatures, or in the dead of winter, the situation would have been worse.

 

PIX his back to imposing Nexstar's five minute only preview of their live stream. It was unrestricted during earlier breaking coverage.

 

On top of that, the time it takes for a commercial to play is also counted against the preview.

 

Dan is getting his overtime today!

It's nice they aren't leaving Shirley to cover the 3 hour (or longer) block alone, although of all their evening anchors before (Kori, Kendis, Arrianee), I always found her the strongest. It definitely would be practical if they added an extra anchor to their evenings for situations like this so they don't have their morning anchor work such long hours. 

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There really isn’t much new information coming out now. I get it’s right next to them but I think they can let Dan go home. Maybe if they didn’t let all of their anchors go they would have people to cover 

[Geoffrey 961]

Just to add some details... Dan Mannarino told viewers they had to evacuate, which he had been expecting, and they stopped talking at 11:18 (they would normally have been airing a court show repeat at that hour). They showed a skycam shot of the building with no audio until 11:21, when they took News Nation, which was in a commercial break. News Nation covered the story extensively until just before noon, when they ended up covering other stories. PIX 11 came back locally at 12:16 with Mannarino anchoring on the street.

 

Definitely a story, but I wonder if PIX went a bit overboard as it is so close to them, because I don't think the other stations covered it as extensively. Then again, why should every station do the same thing? I guess it's a way to differentiate themselves from the crowd.

[NowBergen 933]

1 hour ago, Geoffrey said:

Just to add some details... Dan Mannarino told viewers they had to evacuate, which he had been expecting, and they stopped talking at 11:18 (they would normally have been airing a court show repeat at that hour). They showed a skycam shot of the building with no audio until 11:21, when they took News Nation, which was in a commercial break. News Nation covered the story extensively until just before noon, when they ended up covering other stories. PIX 11 came back locally at 12:16 with Mannarino anchoring on the street.

 

Definitely a story, but I wonder if PIX went a bit overboard as it is so close to them, because I don't think the other stations covered it as extensively. Then again, why should every station do the same thing? I guess it's a way to differentiate themselves from the crowd.

In reality, for breaking news how many put PIX11 as their primary source?  The other O&O flagships did thorough jobs without wall to wall. 

[NYNewsCoverage 338]

PIX used their unique positioning (and the fact that they were part of the story) to their advantage. I think it was a good decision, albeit yes maybe the coverage was a bit too long. If you want other news and regular programming, turn to other channels. If you want in-depth coverage of this, keep it there. Many folks they interviewed complimented their extensive coverage and commitment, so I think this was (much needed) good press for WPIX after the mass layoffs.

[MorningNews 1722]

WABC, WCBS and WNBC went wall to wall for stunt devils climbing the Empire State Building. They only broke away when it was clear the press wasn’t getting a perp walk.

 

A potential building collapse of the former Pfizer building in Midtown East during the middle of the workday is worthy of extensive coverage.