Geoffrey 863 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 The May sweeps period begins Thursday. That means stations will go the extra mile to get viewers' eyes by practicing solid journalism. JUST KIDDING YOU GUYS!!! Many are actually going to try to shock us and scare us into watching. I thought maybe we could keep track of some of the more ridiculous pieces stations report/promote during this four-week period. (I hope this doesn't count as a list.) I'll go first: Thursday at 11:00, WCBS will report on "The New High?" Teens sniffing lethal flowers. (No, I'm not joking this time.) No wonder they say used car salesmen are more trusted. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5584 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Well, I don't know if ridiculous is the word I'd go to yet, but... http://forums.tvnewstalk.net/index.php?/topic/12805-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavelsauce 12 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 WBBM and WLS are both doing drug-related stories tomorrow, IIRC. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 596 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 This definitely isn't a ridiculous one, but one of the more interesting ones I've seen come out of Hampton Roads TV in a while. It has a positive ending, really. Les Smith, who anchored at WAVY for 22 years and at WTKR for a few months in 2008 (as well as a short stint with News 12 in New Jersey), shared his story about why he abruptly left TV news in an interview with Barbara Ciara. Check it out... http://wtkr.com/2013/04/25/exclusive-les-smith-talks-about-new-career-new-outlook-on-life/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTVNews 194 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Interesting story. If there are any clips of him from his guest anchoring today, I'd like to see them. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
d247 43 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Over in OKC, KFOR ran a story about a guy who got sent a rubber penis in the mail. Yep. Oh, and they interviewed a guy named Derek Woody. It's sweeps time in Oklahoma. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5584 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Over in OKC' date=' KFOR ran a story about who got sent a rubber penis in the mail. Yep. Oh, and they interviewed a guy named Derek Woody. It's sweeps time in Oklahoma. I smell an EMMY! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4378 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I'll go first: Thursday at 11:00, WCBS will report on "The New High?" Teens sniffing lethal flowers. (No, I'm not joking this time.) No wonder they say used car salesmen are more trusted. Gives new meaning to, "Fighting the Frizzies." Over in OKC' date=' KFOR ran a story about a guy who got sent a rubber penis in the mail. Yep. Oh, and they interviewed a guy named Derek Woody. It's sweeps time in Oklahoma. Somewhere, WOIO's Bill Applegate is looking at that story and fuming, "why didn't my station do this story first?" Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jterry 43 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Over in OKC' date=' KFOR ran a story about a guy who got sent a rubber penis in the mail. Yep. Oh, and they interviewed a guy named Derek Woody. It's sweeps time in Oklahoma. WMC might beat this one. I actually just saw a promo for their hard-hitting investigation tonight at 10: "How my double Ds saved my life". Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 WMC might beat this one. I actually just saw a promo for their hard-hitting investigation tonight at 10: "How my double Ds saved my life". It's not what you think though. It's a story about breast reduction surgery. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 The Daily Variety is posting this KCBS's sweeps tease. "Baby Epidemic"!!!! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavelsauce 12 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I wasn't so surprised by this, but today, just in time for sweeps, WGBO is airing part of a recurring segment where the host of the entertainment segment works on various jobs. This time, he's going to be a janitor at the station. What surprised me about the promo is that you could see the pre-2012 desk in the background. I'll see if I can upload it. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bammy9 26 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Imagine if Sinclair did this... Anyways, KFOX is doing a story on a company who will give a pay raise to its workers if they tattoo their logo on themselves... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 596 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I wasn't so surprised by this, but today, just in time for sweeps, WGBO is airing part of a recurring segment where the host of the entertainment segment works on various jobs. This time, he's going to be a janitor at the station. What surprised me about the promo is that you could see the pre-2012 desk in the background. I'll see if I can upload it. Not a new concept... WVEC ran a longtime segment with their feature reporter Joe Flanagan called "Joe's Job." They recently revived it actually. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTVNews 194 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I wasn't so surprised by this, but today, just in time for sweeps, WGBO is airing part of a recurring segment where the host of the entertainment segment works on various jobs. This time, he's going to be a janitor at the station. What surprised me about the promo is that you could see the pre-2012 desk in the background. I'll see if I can upload it. I had forgotten but this reminds me of when KPTV did this about 6 six ago. haha. I looked it up and found one of them... [yt]YRhyN_9Wnk0[/yt] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 890 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Over in OKC' date=' KFOR ran a story about a guy who got sent a rubber penis in the mail. Yep. Oh, and they interviewed a guy named Derek Woody. It's sweeps time in Oklahoma. KFOR also ran a story that seems like a reject from ABC's What Would You Do?, in which they placed fake turtles on roads in three different counties to see if people would stop before they hit them or just run over them. http://kfor.com/2013/05/02/oklahomans-put-to-turtle-test/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 938 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I wasn't so surprised by this, but today, just in time for sweeps, WGBO is airing part of a recurring segment where the host of the entertainment segment works on various jobs. This time, he's going to be a janitor at the station. What surprised me about the promo is that you could see the pre-2012 desk in the background. I'll see if I can upload it. We did that several years ago with our morning meteorologist. I field-produced the live shots for the first job: stay-at-home dad for five kids. Two of the others were fast food worker and beer brewer. I forget the final one. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 KFOR also ran a story that seems like a reject from ABC's What Would You Do?, in which they placed fake turtles on roads in three different counties to see if people would stop before they hit them or just run over them. http://kfor.com/2013/05/02/oklahomans-put-to-turtle-test/ It's great to know that the Randy Michaels "Frat Boy" attitude is still alive and well at LTVLLC! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leavellebrett 85 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Imagine if Sinclair did this... Anyways, KFOX is doing a story on a company who will give a pay raise to its workers if they tattoo their logo on themselves... Weird how the FCC granted permission for Sinclair to purchase KFOX the next day after you posted this. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leavellebrett 85 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Not a new concept... WVEC ran a longtime segment with their feature reporter Joe Flanagan called "Joe's Job." They recently revived it actually. WTAJ does this every Friday on their lifestyles newscast Central PA Live! and they call it Take This Job and LOVE It... and the chief meteorologist Joe Murgo did a segment similar to this about 4 years ago called Jobs For Joe. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1717 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I smell an EMMY! I smell a sexual harassment lawsuit... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hathawaynson2 39 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Imagine if Sinclair did this... Anyways, KFOX is doing a story on a company who will give a pay raise to its workers if they tattoo their logo on themselves... I would not work for a company that asks its employees to tattoo an TV station logo on their body, besides its very very strange after the realization of that station being sold to Sinclair. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hathawaynson2 39 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 It's not what you think though. It's a story about breast reduction surgery. I would say its an Sexual Harrassment Suit in court, however it would be more disturbing and explicit. Over in OKC' date=' KFOR ran a story about a guy who got sent a rubber penis in the mail. Yep. Oh, and they interviewed a guy named Derek Woody. It's sweeps time in Oklahoma. I personally think this is a very weird situation they are putting in the sweeps in Oklahoma City, I personally think that a rubber penis story would solve most of the world's weird fetishes. hmmmm.... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-81871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey 863 Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 WABC promoted a story for tonight letting you know when your headache might actually kill you. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-82131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 WHBQ in Memphis did a story tonight on text abbreviations, and included a moment at the end where Mearl Purvis was schooling Darrell Greene on the different ones used. http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/22210641/spell-it-out WMC, meanwhile, is doing a story tomorrow on rejected names for license plate tags. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12601-ridiculous-may-sweeps-stories/#findComment-82136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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