WCBS - CBS2 News

[nynewslover 277]

I hope it is permanent. Dick deserves a spot at the desk full time. I guess now every station will have 2 anchors at 6 again. 

[nycnewsjunkie 1439]

17 hours ago, bc485 said:

Per this Instagram post, Dick Brennan is joining Dana Tyler as co-anchor of CBS 2 News at 6, starting today: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cj0wcxpDblD/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

Interesting move. I like the idea of coanchors, but Dana has been solo at 6pm for so many years now (since Chris Wragge moved to mornings after Rob Morrison was let go, which I believe was in 2013).

Long overdue IMO. Not that Dana wasn’t a good solo anchor, but Dick Brennan deserves the spot. This also helps on days when one of them is off; the other anchor can just do it solo instead of having the 5pm team fill in.

[MediaZone4K 2158]

On 10/10/2022 at 1:11 AM, IceManNYR said:

The first episdoe of the new Showtime series "Let the Right One In" uses a simulated newscast from WCBS.

reminds me of their earlier 2010s L3 which I like much better than the current ones. They were much cleaner and slicker. 

On 10/18/2022 at 9:14 AM, nycnewsjunkie said:

Long overdue IMO. Not that Dana wasn’t a good solo anchor, but Dick Brennan deserves the spot. This also helps on days when one of them is off; the other anchor can just do it solo instead of having the 5pm team fill in.

Finally! Dick is a good anchor and he'll be solid with Dana. Agreed that she wasn't that strong of a solo anchor. Comparably, I'd say Chuck Scarborough on News 4 is a decent solo anchor but he's better with a co-anchor at 6 as well. 

 

As someone mentioned earlier about a 4pm newscast, I hope WCBS doesn't do that and sticks with Judge Judy reruns. There's enough news as is on daytime tv and WCBS's product is already pretty generic (though I do like Lonnie, Maurice and Kristine as a team). 

Edited February 16, 2023 by iron_lion

[MediaZone4K 2158]

Looks like CBS 2 got new cameras. Alot of reporter shots have apeture lens "portrait effect" in the background. 

 

Edited October 27, 2022 by iron_lion

[MediaZone4K 2158]

WLNY is running election night coverage at 9 PM under the CBS 2 News logo and branding.

[NYNewsCoverage 300]

Jennifer Bisram just popped up in a report for WCBS..so perhaps she has a joint agreement between them and News12?

[NYTV 117]

On 11/11/2022 at 5:12 PM, NYNewsCoverage said:

Jennifer Bisram just popped up in a report for WCBS..so perhaps she has a joint agreement between them and News12?

Nope, per her Instagram, she jumped to 2:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1_9-jOQ87/

 

[MisterBill 99]

On 11/11/2022 at 5:12 PM, NYNewsCoverage said:

Jennifer Bisram just popped up in a report for WCBS..so perhaps she has a joint agreement between them and News12?

 

I suspect that the News12 spot was just a quick fill-in spot before moving to WCBS. Or else things quickly soured, and she had another offer that she had initially turned down.

[Encore Emp 24]

Lonnie Quinn filled in on today’s morning newscasts.

It’s very rare to see him on that side of the day.

[NYNewsCoverage 300]

8 hours ago, Encore Emp said:

Lonnie Quinn filled in on today’s morning newscasts.

It’s very rare to see him on that side of the day.

Was also going to mention this.. was shocked to see him this morning! FWIW, Vanessa handled practically all newscasts during the Thanksgiving holiday week/weekend. I definitely feel like WCBS could use another meteorologist (like when John Marshall would fill in); I've noticed they tend to overwork one person on holidays a lot. 

[nynewslover 277]

53 minutes ago, NYNewsCoverage said:

Was also going to mention this.. was shocked to see him this morning! FWIW, Vanessa handled practically all newscasts during the Thanksgiving holiday week/weekend. I definitely feel like WCBS could use another meteorologist (like when John Marshall would fill in); I've noticed they tend to overwork one person on holidays a lot. 

He was on at noon 5pm and 6pm as well

[MisterBill 99]

On 10/6/2022 at 9:14 PM, j.wer said:

Christine Sloan is back per twitter

 

 

And today she posted on IG that she is full time at CBS2.

[NYTV 117]

2 hours ago, MisterBill said:

 

And today she posted on IG that she is full time at CBS2.

Here's her farewell to ABC on her Twitter

 

[nycnewsjunkie 1439]

1 hour ago, NYTV said:

Here's her farewell to ABC on her Twitter

I must be really slow with this stuff, because I didn’t even know she left CBS2 to begin with.

[MisterBill 99]

On 12/5/2022 at 4:22 PM, nycnewsjunkie said:

I must be really slow with this stuff, because I didn’t even know she left CBS2 to begin with.

 

She left several years ago to host the NJ version of Restaurant Hunter on FiOS1 News. I loved the Westchester County version of that show, the one thing I really missed when the channel folded.

[NYNewsCoverage 300]

I might've just never noticed before; but Dana and Kristine is the 5pm team tonight; I don't recall the last time they anchored together despite them being on different shifts every night

[nynewslover 277]

1 hour ago, NYNewsCoverage said:

I might've just never noticed before; but Dana and Kristine is the 5pm team tonight; I don't recall the last time they anchored together despite them being on different shifts every night

I noticed that as well and was surprised. Usually Dana fills in for Kristine.. I didn’t see the 6:00.. was Dick Brennan off? 

[Colortini 76]

Maurice was anchoring Saturday night, which was rare. So maybe he needed the day off and filled in Saturday night instead. But Dana and Kristine is rare, too!

[Geoffrey 856]

Dana anchored last night (Sunday) as well. I liked Dana's and Kristine's interactions tonight. 

 

Dana and Dick did the 6.

[nynewslover 277]

2 hours ago, Geoffrey said:

Dana anchored last night (Sunday) as well. I liked Dana's and Kristine's interactions tonight. 

 

Dana and Dick did the 6.

I agree they did really well together 

[Geoffrey 856]

My friend alerted me to this today: Doug Williams, formerly part of SNY's Mets coverage, will be joining CBS 2 as a weekend morning co-anchor and weekday reporter. CBS 2 used to have Cindy Hsu and Andrea Grymes co-anchor on weekend mornings, but switched to Cindy being solo once the pandemic hit. (Andrea joined Cindy on Cindy's last day in August, before Cindy moved to 9 a.m. weekdays and Andrea took over weekends.)

 

Interesting seeing the move from sports to news once again.

 

 

[bc485 87]

5 minutes ago, Geoffrey said:

My friend alerted me to this today: Doug Williams, formerly part of SNY's Mets coverage, will be joining CBS 2 as a weekend morning co-anchor and weekday reporter. CBS 2 used to have Cindy Hsu and Andrea Grymes co-anchor on weekend mornings, but switched to Cindy being solo once the pandemic hit. (Andrea joined Cindy on Cindy's last day in August, before Cindy moved to 9 a.m. weekdays and Andrea took over weekends.)

 

Interesting seeing the move from sports to news once again.

 

 

Good news, in my opinion. Weekend mornings on CBS 2 have been boring with a solo anchor, so it’s good to see a coanchor being added. Interesting to note that Doug Williams is the son of Brian, who anchored and reported at WCBS in the late ‘80s/early ‘90s prior to moving to NBC News. 

[NYNewsCoverage 300]

I'm glad they're adding a co-anchor; Cindy has more of the personality to solo anchor a show; whereas Andrea likely works best with a co-anchor. Interesting move hiring a sportscaster. Reminds me of Chris Wragge Scott Stanford, and Rob Powers' transitions.

 

Also this move now leaves the weekend evenings as the only WCBS newscast period with a solo anchor if you don't count the 9am.

Edited January 31, 2023 by NYNewsCoverage

[MediaZone4K 2158]

Will WCBS eventually drop the "2" from its branding?

[24994J 5552]

6 hours ago, iron_lion said:

Will WCBS eventually drop the "2" from its branding?

 

Maybe. Probably. We'll find out soon enough.