24994J 5276 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Was anyone thinking that this was going to set the world ablaze? I'm a little surprised that it hasn't improved on what it replaced, but it hasn't declined, at least. I'm also interested to see how the broadcast will do in the summer against repeats, subpar summer programming, and baseball (which isn't appointment television like Bulls and Hawks games). I do wonder what the deal is in terms of who gets to pull the plug and when? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Was anyone thinking that this was going to set the world ablaze? I'm a little surprised that it hasn't improved on what it replaced, but it hasn't declined, at least. I'm also interested to see how the broadcast will do in the summer against repeats, subpar summer programming, and baseball (which isn't appointment television like Bulls and Hawks games). I do wonder what the deal is in terms of who gets to pull the plug and when? How do they promote this thing? Does get a "don't forget to join us for Eyewitness News at 7 on The U and then again for Eyewitness News At 10 right here on ABC7" or anything on the end of the 6? You really can't get much lower than 0.3 before this show becomes an extremely elaborate rehersal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 The plug it at the end of the 6pm show, with a similar graphic that they use to promote the 10 on the 7 show, and the morning news at 10. Otherwise, the promos for the newscast run several times a day in the rotation with the weather and morning show plugs, but mostly during the early evening news block and especially during Wheel of Fortune at 6:30. WCIU also runs a bunch, and even alerts viewers on some of their sub-channels at the top of the hour. Back to my point before, I'd best compare it to NBC's mentality with Leno in primetime; it will perform best against repeats and weak competition. Besides, I don't know the balance of cost of producing news versus the Tyler Perry syndies in replaced, but the ABC 7 product might be more advertiser-friendly, even if with similar ratings. I'd also be curious to know the kind of numbers KABC pulls at 7pm on LA56. Again, I don't know what people were expecting. Anyone who thought it would unseat one of the 5 networks on a nightly basis would be out of their minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 33 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Probably because they repeat themselves at 4, 5, 6, and 7. People don't need that much news. Spraking of a lot of news, the only reason WGN is #1 in the morning is because they actually make it interesting and anything can happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Hosea and Judy are anchoring at 4, and I'm so confused at what time it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Hosea and Judy are anchoring at 4, and I'm so confused at what time it is. 4am with snow.... Let's go with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 33 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Hosea and Judy are anchoring at 4, and I'm so confused at what time it is. It's 4am, duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 33 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 So I was browsing through Judy's post about her and Hosea at 4pm yesterday and noticed a lot of people saying they haven't watched that newscast since Caplan was let go. She actually responded to a comment. I think that was the first person to ever say something about him on social media. "Sorry to hear that..." Not much but ya know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 So I was browsing through Judy's post about her and Hosea at 4pm yesterday and noticed a lot of people saying they haven't watched that newscast since Caplan was let go. She actually responded to a comment. I think that was the first person to ever say something about him on social media. "Sorry to hear that..." Not much but ya know Jettisoning long term talent always comes with inherent risk so those reactions from viewers to this aren't surprising... The question becomes how many left or are watching less now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 No notable changes at 4 o'clock in the February books. As always, the vocal minority has the loudest opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 No notable changes at 4 o'clock in the February books. As always, the vocal minority has the loudest opinion. It's too bad WLS doesn't do press releases detailing its wins every sweeps... I'd really love to see the numbers beyond some quote that they won again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 New weatherman joining the station ... [yt]8E2sH3m_hR8[/yt] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 New weatherman joining the station ... [yt]8E2sH3m_hR8[/yt] Looks like fun... he can actually read pretty good both inside and outside of character... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Get ready. It's coming... Yes, that's a different version of the Circle 7. I don't know why, because it looks like crap, especially on a small scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Get ready. It's coming... Yes, that's a different version of the Circle 7. I don't know why, because it looks like crap, especially on a small scale. It looks completely correct to me... Most of the O&O circle 7's look off.... Even WLS's usual one is a little odd... This one looks kind of like WABC's without being as off center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Per Stacey Baca on Twitter, he's another shot of the graphics package. I'm guessing whoever designed the look tried to mimic the main station logo and turn it into a 3D object, but appears much different when returned to flat positioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannym13 15 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Looks nice and very well done. I was kinda expecting ESPN to help out with graphics and instead of an ESPN logo and ABC7 logo would be slapped on, but I'm glad that's not the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Marlaine Selip the EP of Windy City Live has exited her role and semi-retired. WLS is now looking for a replacement EP. She had been with the show since it's inception and helped with it's development. http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/7302-wcl-executive-producer-marlaine-selip-semi-retires-exits-wls-tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Hmm. I thought I had heard that Selip's #2 (I don't recall the name) was moving into the position, with little fanfare and no search. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 "I'm bringing my own 'Reporter Potty'." -Mark Giangreco And this was on the mothership, not the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 "I'm bringing my own 'Reporter Potty'." -Mark Giangreco And this was on the mothership, not the radio. I wonder if anyone will say anything to him about that? Not sure how stiff they are over there on stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 He's done worse without issue, especially this was pretty much self-deprecating. He went on the radio minutes later and they teased him about it because I tweeted his remark to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 He's done worse without issue, especially this was pretty much self-deprecating. He went on the radio minutes later and they teased him about it because I tweeted his remark to them. Who is they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Who is they? http://espn.go.com/chicago/radio/show?showId=ws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 http://espn.go.com/chicago/radio/show?showId=ws Oh yeah... duh.... drew a blank on them for some reason... as soon as I saw the ws in the web address I figured it out. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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