ns8401 846 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 No, and no. The duratran matches the daytime, left anchor backdrop from 2006 when the SSS debuted... Ok that makes sense, I see it now. Thanks for posting the pic. Now I just gotta remember that :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 WLS has won back the official rights to the Chicago Auto Show, possibly including an unethical journalistic policy. http://www.robertfeder.com/2014/10/02/dealer-trade-chicago-auto-show-shifts-to-abc-7/#more-5185 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 WLS has won back the official rights to the Chicago Auto Show, possibly including an unethical journalistic policy. http://www.robertfeder.com/2014/10/02/dealer-trade-chicago-auto-show-shifts-to-abc-7/#more-5185 Feder is going subscription only on Tuesday, that sucks. It's cool they are getting the auto-show back even if a lot of what ABC7 does is sanitized, it's news operation is fairly sterile and safe to be honest. That extends beyond just the auto show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 611 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Feder is going subscription only on Tuesday, that sucks. It's cool they are getting the auto-show back even if a lot of what ABC7 does is sanitized, it's news operation is fairly sterile and safe to be honest. That extends beyond just the auto show. That sucks about Feder. I can't stand paywalls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 To be clear, some (like myself) will likely be able to access Rob with my existing Trib subscription, but I was thinking that if that fails, I'll just see his headlines on Facebook and Twitter and decide from there how to use up my 5 alotted articles per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 To be clear, some (like myself) will likely be able to access Rob with my existing Trib subscription, but I was thinking that if that fails, I'll just see his headlines on Facebook and Twitter and decide from there how to use up my 5 alotted articles per month. It looks like he's bundled in with everything else Tribune related, so it'll be safe to say you will likely get it, I refuse to pay $99 for a subscription to read one blog - a good blog but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 To be clear, I don't usually like these kinds of promos, but I gotta admit, this is one of the better self-serving campaigns I've seen in a long time. I'm also pretty sure that this is the first time in like decades since ABC 7 shot a promo with all of their evening anchors assembled...the last time being before they even had a morning show. [yt]TJr2ULiUdus[/yt] I'll try to post some better-quality stuff when I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindNYNews 143 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 To be clear, I don't usually like these kinds of promos, but I gotta admit, this is one of the better self-serving campaigns I've seen in a long time. I'm also pretty sure that this is the first time in like decades since ABC 7 shot a promo with all of their evening anchors assembled...the last time being before they even had a morning show. [yt]TJr2ULiUdus[/yt] I'll try to post some better-quality stuff when I can. I like it! I can't help but notice they didn't include the morning team. I have a feeling WABC is going to have a promo just like this because they were shooting with shots like this last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 To be clear, I don't usually like these kinds of promos, but I gotta admit, this is one of the better self-serving campaigns I've seen in a long time. I'm also pretty sure that this is the first time in like decades since ABC 7 shot a promo with all of their evening anchors assembled...the last time being before they even had a morning show. [yt]TJr2ULiUdus[/yt] I'll try to post some better-quality stuff when I can. Is it my imagination or does the EWN logo shake all over the place when it appears in the lower right corner? It looks really weird. Otherwise it's not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Is it my imagination or does the EWN logo shake all over the place when it appears in the lower right corner? It looks really weird. I stabilized the video, because the whole thing would've been shaky without it. Here's the better copy... [yt]xs-lHfavOI4[/yt] Huh, just realized that this is a shorter version. Well, you get the idea, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I stabilized the video, because the whole thing would've been shaky without it. Here's the better copy... [yt]xs-lHfavOI4[/yt] Huh, just realized that this is a shorter version. Well, you get the idea, anyway. You recorded that in front of the TV... I hadn't realized that. Maybe get a tripod for like $15, it'll be stable from the get-go and then you won't have to mess with it later. That's what I did until I got the tuner card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 You recorded that in front of the TV... I hadn't realized that. Maybe get a tripod for like $15, it'll be stable from the get-go and then you won't have to mess with it later. That's what I did until I got the tuner card. I have a tripod. It's big, though, so I just didn't bother to set it up for something that I was going to attempt to grab off the stream later. In the meantime, I also captured and posted two other promos... [yt]ROEnAEaCzq0[/yt] [yt]OXcvm73UMj8[/yt] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I have a tripod. It's big, though, so I just didn't bother to set it up for something that I was going to attempt to grab off the stream later. In the meantime, I also captured and posted two other promos... [yt]ROEnAEaCzq0[/yt] [yt]OXcvm73UMj8[/yt] I gotcha, I wasn't sure if you did or not. Those others look decent as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 The first 15 minutes of tonight's 6pm news featured a new in-news weather ticker that includes a map filling the space of the bug. It looks good, not over the top, but it only reminds me how I miss a normal, full-width ticker on the morning news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 The first 15 minutes of tonight's 6pm news featured a new in-news weather ticker that includes a map filling the space of the bug. It looks good, not over the top, but it only reminds me how I miss a normal, full-width ticker on the morning news. http://t.co/Y5JhrjUOGR Looks nice, is this due to the severe weather in the area or is this gonna be a new daily feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Looks nice, is this due to the severe weather in the area or is this gonna be a new daily feature? It was only on for the duration of a t-storm warning, and went back to normal after a break, once the warning expired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Gotcha, I wish the radar map was bigger though and maybe in an upper corner, it looks small and cluttered in between the ticker and OTS Box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 To be clear, I don't usually like these kinds of promos, but I gotta admit, this is one of the better self-serving campaigns I've seen in a long time. I'm also pretty sure that this is the first time in like decades since ABC 7 shot a promo with all of their evening anchors assembled...the last time being before they even had a morning show. I'll try to post some better-quality stuff when I can. While not the most creative promo, it is unique to see the entire evening crew in one shot. The first 15 minutes of tonight's 6pm news featured a new in-news weather ticker that includes a map filling the space of the bug. It looks good, not over the top, but it only reminds me how I miss a normal, full-width ticker on the morning news. http://t.co/Y5JhrjUOGR This feature has been employed by others in the past, but I don't recall ABC 7 doing this before. Not sure it was warranted tonight however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 This feature has been employed by others in the past, but I don't recall ABC 7 doing this before. First ones that came to my mind were 6, 7 & 11 out east. Not sure it was warranted tonight however. Well, the updated the in-show (non-news) weather ticker within the last few months, but with so little severe weather over that time, I'm guessing they were really itching for a reason to use it. Also, to be fair (my forecasting class discussed it this morning), the whole Chicago area was at risk of random pop-up storm cells, so they had to be ready just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 First ones that came to my mind were 6, 7 & 11 out east. Well, the updated the in-show (non-news) weather ticker within the last few months, but with so little severe weather over that time, I'm guessing they were really itching for a reason to use it. Also, to be fair (my forecasting class discussed it this morning), the whole Chicago area was at risk of random pop-up storm cells, so they had to be ready just in case. The only trouble with that is that it has happened several times before this season that there was a risk of random pop-up storms, so if you are right and they updated it a while ago then they were probably just itching to use it. A tornado watch (and later warning) for part of the area makes a GREAT reason to use it. You trying to be a Meteorologist there J? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 The Dionne Miller deal is done. She'll be the weekend sports anchor, but she starts Monday. http://www.robertfeder.com/2014/10/16/dionne-miller-scores-abc-7-sports-job/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 The Dionne Miller deal is done. She'll be the weekend sports anchor, but she starts Monday. http://www.robertfeder.com/2014/10/16/dionne-miller-scores-abc-7-sports-job/ This will be interesting, btw, the story only appears briefly before the pay wall goes up, maybe synopses are better after all. The home page displays the first two paragraphs. Linking directly to it is virtually useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Good point, but that's about the gist (sp) of the story. There were quotes out of a box from Mark Giangreco and the ND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Good point, but that's about the gist (sp) of the story. There were quotes out of a box from Mark Giangreco and the ND. My internet was slow enough that I could read it but thought I'd mention it, I hate paywalls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 What in the holy fuck? I can't even put this one into words, so I'm going to quote the Feder article directly... Cheryl Scott, the hottest free agent in Chicago media, is close to accepting an offer from WLS-Channel 7, where she EVENTUALLY would succeed Jerry Taft as the ABC-owned station’s top meteorologist, sources said. Finalizing the deal has been delayed by Scott’s former employer, WMAQ-Channel 5, which could exercise its right to match ABC 7’s offer, raising the slim possibility that she would return to the NBC-owned station. But insiders said they don’t expect that to happen. [...] Sources said ABC 7 has offered Scott a three-year contract that EVENTUALLY would elevate her to the station’s top-rated 10 p.m. Monday-through-Friday newscast. [...] If Scott went back to NBC 5, it would not be to replace chief meteorologist Brant Miller, who’s secure on the 10 p.m. newscast, or Andy Avalos, longtime morning meteorologist. Sources familiar with Scott’s NBC 5 contract said the station retains the right to match the financial terms of other offers for six months. After March 2015, she would be free to accept employment elsewhere with no strings attached. http://www.robertfeder.com/2014/10/20/with-offer-from-abc-7-sun-is-shining-for-cheryl-scott/ Whatever CircleSeven says about this, I wholeheartedly agree (on this move, anyway). However, I did capitalize a key term to reassure (mostly myself) that NOTHING is set in stone, but Ms. Scott's seemingly inflated ego will likely seal this deal. I hope Mr. Idler is prepared to fill 1, 2, or even 3 other weather positions if and when this is finalized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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