ns8401 846 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Feder used your video in a post about this... Kinda cool. Add CRM to that list as well... In other news 7 once again won sweeps in households for: Total Day ABC 7 3.9 / 10 SHR CBS 2 2.6 / 7 SHR NBC 5 2.5 / 6 SHR WGN 9 1.8 / 4 SHR FOX 32 1.0 / 3 SHR 10pm Households 7 News 7.6 / 13 SHR 5 News 6.6 / 11 SHR 2 News 2.8 / 5 SHR 9 News 2.7 / 5 SHR 7 Was also number one in overalls and most demos at 4, 5 and 6pm and in morning news was number 1 in overall viewers. 6am Households 7 News 3.5 9 News 3.4 5 News 3.2 2 News 1.0 32 News 0.9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 All kidding aside, as much as we've been proclaiming the death of WLS, things look pretty rosy compared to some of the other falling ABC powerhouses...WABC, WSOC, WSB, KTRK, WFAA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 All kidding aside, as much as we've been proclaiming the death of WLS, things look pretty rosy compared to some of the other falling ABC powerhouses...WABC, WSOC, WSB, KTRK, WFAA... Actually yeah considering all those others that have recently started failing and others like WXYZ and WCPO which started failing a few years ago. This would not seem like a good time to be in charge of the news department at an ABC station.... Having bad network ratings makes your job that much harder. I wonder how long it'll take for WPVI, KABC and KGO to join the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Yeah, WLS has been on a skid for a few years, and has mostly stabilized except for after WGN joined at 10. As for one of the others, KTVU's downfall has helped KGO immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Yeah, WLS has been on a skid for a few years, and has mostly stabilized except for after WGN joined at 10. As for one of the others, KTVU's downfall has helped KGO immensely. Wasn't there a time when KGO was having a lot of trouble and fell out of first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 I think so. Either way, they've seemingly come through their own recent talent changes unscathed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 could it also mean the doppler radar is changing too? I imagine it's a new radar system. As far as I know the WSI augmented reality graphics rely on Ross CamBot pedestals and I think they still have those big Vinten Radamec ones. Do any of the stations have a dual pol radar either from NWS or perhaps their own? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 118 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 According to Feder, this guy is on his way in to the ABC 7 weather department. https://twitter.com/CBS11Larry Mowry worked weekends at WLS in '04, and also had a brief stint at CLTV. The plot thickens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 According to Feder, this guy is on his way in to the ABC 7 weather department. https://twitter.com/CBS11Larry Mowry worked weekends at WLS in '04, and also had a brief stint at CLTV. The plot thickens... Somebody is getting axed... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 From what I remember, Mowry was pretty good. A decade passing has likely only helped him. If he's the product of that job posting on their website, then he's a good pickup. Dare I say, though, he's not as I diverse as I expected a hire to be. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 He's my favorite weatherman here in D/FW, hate to see him go at KTVT and heading to the Windy City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Somebody is getting axed... I'm thinking it's Tracy. Phil could be pushed out at some point too, but I'm guessing it will happen next year. If I was Jerry, I would say f this and retire. Why bother staying when it's clear they don't want you around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I'm thinking it's Tracy. Phil could be pushed out at some point too, but I'm guessing it will happen next year. If I was Jerry, I would say f this and retire. Why bother staying when it's clear they don't want you around. And the ship sinks a little further... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 While we don't have a date, the difference in this hiring could be that Jerry's retirement is actually on the horizon, unlike at the end of 2014. Because of that, I'm going to hold off on predicting anyone's exit. Also, I'm thoroughly convinced that Larry Mowry's hiring is faaaaarrrrrrr superior to the last -ahem- acquisition. Now for needless speculation on Mowry's landing spot. To be clear, this plan is an ambition and risky realignment, though nothing is riskier than Cheryl at 10. First off, chief meteorologist in market #5 could lead to any position in Chicago. In this case, positions 2 through 4 on the depth chart are up for grabs. I'd be putting Larry on the morning news. Dare I say, the program could use a little bit of a testosterone boost, and a good looking young (enough) guy like Larry would likely keep a lot of the female viewers. With the move, Tracy would make a return to weekends, and while that seems like a demotion, it would give her the chance to get away from the ungodly hours of mornings, and give her more deserved weeknight airtime as fill-in. The final move, or first, depending on how you look at it, would be installing Phil on weeknights. I would personally slot him in at 6 (after Jerry's retirement), and at either 4 or 5, returning someone to a more Caplan-esque afternoon schedule, so whoever's working at 4am doesn't have to stick around til 1pm during inclement weather (like Tracy did like 2 weeks ago). Also of note, Troy would take all weekend morning hours, and become the weekday morning back-up. With this plan, Scott gets the 10 and gives up an earlier show, Schwarz finally moves up to weekdays, Butler gets to burn her alarm clock, Mowry gets greater exposure compared to the Saturday morning slot he used to hold, and Christensen absorbed more duties. Also, I'm still not sure how the chips will fall on the next season's daytime schedule, and who know's what will fill the potential 30 minute hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdmedia619 1 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 WLS has added a new meteorologist to the roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 WLS has added a new meteorologist to the roster Thanks. Hadn't noticed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 so gotta listen to Larry is coming to Chicago 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewslover 269 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 so gotta listen to Larry is coming to Chicago So New York isn't the only one lucky enough to have that type of promo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 So New York isn't the only one lucky enough to have that type of promo? i think those promos are only for cbs and they only have those promos for NY and Dallas do they have one for steve(chicago) Josh(LA even though he is only on the cbs side temporary while evelyn is out on matrnity he's on KCAL normally) or Jackie (since she's the face on the primetime side cbs newscasts in LA), Kate (philadelphia), Eric(boston) Craig (miami) Paul(San Francisco) David(sacramento) Jeff (Pittsburgh) Jim(Detroit). who are denver and baltimore's chief meterologist for the cbs stations there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 i think those promos are only for cbs and they only have those promos for NY and Dallas do they have one for steve(chicago) Josh(LA even though he is only on the cbs side temporary while evelyn is out on matrnity he's on KCAL normally) or Jackie (since she's the face on the primetime side cbs newscasts in LA), Kate (philadelphia), Eric(boston) Craig (miami) Paul(San Francisco) David(sacramento) Jeff (Pittsburgh) Jim(Detroit). who are denver and baltimore's chief meterologist for the cbs stations there? Baskerville (WBBM) does not have a song, and besides, Mowry won't even have the possibility of a song if he's not the chief here (which he won't be...right now, anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 802 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Baskerville (WBBM) does not have a song, and besides, Mowry won't even have the possibility of a song if he's not the chief here (which he won't be...right now, anyway). How is it that Baskerville's face the only one to maintain on the evening news while they have shuffle the deck many times? Does he have a high Q rating? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 How is it that Baskerville's face the only one to maintain on the evening news while they have shuffle the deck many times? Does he have a high Q rating? No idea, and no idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 didn't the recent rating books show that the wbbm 10 pm anchor change is not being recieved well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 didn't the recent rating books show that the wbbm 10 pm anchor change is not being recieved well? Looked about the same as usual to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 They've been pretty much tied with WGN in the high 2's since 9 entered the race, but they were maybe only a half point better before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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