The Channel 6 Action News Thread

[PhillyWatch 240]

Dann Cuellar is hanging up his mic

[TVNewsLover 787]

4 hours ago, PhillyWatch said:

Dann Cuellar is hanging up his mic

Wow, no on air goodbye?

[SF1964 65]

25 minutes ago, TVNewsLover said:

Wow, no on air goodbye?

It was mentioned it at the end of the 6PM show.  They showed some clips of his stories over the years and his coworkers congratulating him in the newsroom.   There was cake and he got a hug from Jim Gardner.

[readingreporter 12]

When did Inside Story become an informercial? They did two paid advertising segments on it. Boy something is going very wrong over at 6 these days!

[E. R. 70]

9 hours ago, readingreporter said:

They did two paid advertising segments on it.

Sheesh.

[readingreporter 12]

15 hours ago, E. R. said:

Sheesh.

 
Ya I’ve been disappointed in Action News as a whole recently, but this just takes the cake. 
 

 

[Yankees4life 563]

7 hours ago, readingreporter said:

 
Ya I’ve been disappointed in Action News as a whole recently, but this just takes the cake. 
 

 

KYW must be loving this

[SF1964 65]

If anyone watches House Hunters on HGTV,  former reporter Jeff Chirico is shopping for a new house tonight at 10PM.  The show will be repeated at 1AM.

[IceManNYR 240]

On 3/8/2022 at 7:08 PM, phillynewslover said:

Sorry for the late reply, I just saw this. Jeff Chirico's LinkedIn says he left in November, and is now a realtor full-time. Erin O'Hearn's page still says she is there, though.

She’s anchoring on MSNBC today.

[Mrknowitall526 116]

On 7/4/2022 at 8:09 AM, IceManNYR said:

She’s anchoring on MSNBC today.

 

her Instagram seems to confirm she has left WPVI.  Bizarre!

[TVNewsLover 787]

Christie Ileto anchoring at the network on America This Morning today. 

[SF1964 65]

Does anyone ever notice that Brian Taff and Sharrie Williams add some extra comment after they get the toss back from a reporter on the street?  "Ooh, that looks like it was a scary situation".  "We''ll have to keep an eye out for that."  It's like they have to get the last word in and seem more involved with the story.  It bugs me.  Some other anchors will occasionally do it.  I don't notice Rick Williams, Sarah Bloomquist, or Jim Gardner doing it.  They usually just say "Thank you for that report", and move on. 

 

Edited July 28, 2022 by SF1964

[TVNewsLover 787]

Guessing this is Gray’s replacement on weekend mornings. That was quick by WPVI standards.

 

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article263922491.html

[SF1964 65]

Alyana Gomez is co-anchoring with Walter tonight. (Sat 9/10/22).

[TVNewsLover 787]

On 9/10/2022 at 10:08 PM, SF1964 said:

Alyana Gomez is co-anchoring with Walter tonight. (Sat 9/10/22).

Forgot to post, but Jillian Mele was co-anchoring with Walter this past Sunday. 

[TVNewsLover 787]

Interestingly, Jim anchored the election breaks during prime time. He also appeared on the 11pm in a feature/analysis role. 

[TVNewsLover 787]

On 10/26/2022 at 5:58 PM, TVNewsLover said:

Forgot to post, but Jillian Mele was co-anchoring with Walter this past Sunday. 

Jillian’s co-anchoring with Walter again tonight.

[readingreporter 12]

Does anyone know when Jim’s last day officially is yet? Also does anyone know if Rick is officially going be the replacement at 6? I keep reading Gray may be a dark horse candidate to replace Jim.

[TVNewsLover 787]

1 hour ago, readingreporter said:

Does anyone know when Jim’s last day officially is yet? Also does anyone know if Rick is officially going be the replacement at 6? I keep reading Gray may be a dark horse candidate to replace Jim.

While I love Gray, I think he’s better suited for mornings. I could see Rick, Brian, and Sharrie in the running for the 6pm. I honestly wished they had gone with co-anchors at 6pm & 11pm. Curious to see if whoever gets the 6pm causes a ripple effect on other shows. Seems that they’ve been experimenting weekend evenings too with Walter being joined by a co-anchor various times. 

[readingreporter 12]

Here’s a story from the Inquirer about Jim’s final Thanksgiving Day Parade yesterday:
 

https://www.inquirer.com/news/jim-gardner-gets-goodbye-6abc-thanksgiving0day-parade-20221124.html

[TVNewsLover 787]

Jillian’s been co-anchoring with Walter on all the weekend (Sat and Sun) evening newscasts this weekend. 

[readingreporter 12]

Another interview as the farewell tour in underway. This one seems to confirm Gardner’s last day at the station is 12/31; perhaps his actual last airdate is going to be Friday 12/30? 

Great interview to read overall:
 

Jim Gardner Prepares for Retirement After 45 Iconic Years at 6abc

On the eve of his retirement, local media icon Jim Gardner looks back on his career and his 45 years at 6abc.

 mainlinetoday.com

 

[TVNewsLover 787]

On 11/27/2022 at 8:36 PM, TVNewsLover said:

Jillian’s been co-anchoring with Walter on all the weekend (Sat and Sun) evening newscasts this weekend. 

Jillian co-anchored all the weekend evening newscasts this past weekend again. 

[readingreporter 12]

3 hours ago, TVNewsLover said:

Jillian co-anchored all the weekend evening newscasts this past weekend again. 

 

Who is the guy anchoring the 12PM news on Sundays? I had not seen him before.

[cg41386 132]

10 hours ago, readingreporter said:

 

Who is the guy anchoring the 12PM news on Sundays? I had not seen him before.

 

Was it John Paul? He joined over the summer.