The Channel 6 Action News Thread

[phillynewslover 134]

Adam Joseph is back in the studio as of 4p today.

[TVNewsLover 774]

Nice to see Sarah subbing for Jim Monday at 6pm. The go-to’s are usually Rick, Brian, and Sharrie.

[WCAUTVNBC10 413]

5 hours ago, TVNewsLover said:

Nice to see Sarah subbing for Jim Monday at 6pm. The go-to’s are usually Rick, Brian, and Sharrie.

 

Jim usually takes the back end of August off so we'll probably see all four in rotation till September.

[Action Newsroom 1263]

Maggie Kent filling in this morning for Tam, who is said by Matt to be along this evening.

[TVNewsLover 774]

8 hours ago, Action Newsroom said:

Maggie Kent filling in this morning for Tam, who is said by Matt to be along this evening.

I assume she’ll probably be filling in for Jim at 6 & 11.

[Action Newsroom 1263]

As mentioned earlier, Tamala Edwards is filling in for Jim tonight.

5 hours ago, TVNewsLover said:

I assume she’ll probably be filling in for Jim at 6 & 11.

You assumed right.

Edited August 18, 2021 by Action Newsroom

[phillynewslover 134]

Interesting fill-in. I wonder why they didn't have Sarah in tonight too, since she was in on Monday and Tuesday. Still, good to see Tamala, since I am rarely awake to watch the morning show.

[phillynewslover 134]

Cecily just said this is the first time her and Tamala have ever been together on Action News. Tamala has been there for about 15 years, Cecily about 25.

[emmi_18 33]

2 hours ago, phillynewslover said:

Cecily just said this is the first time her and Tamala have ever been together on Action News. Tamala has been there for about 15 years, Cecily about 25.

 

With David Murphy and Karen Rogers, it's very rare to see other meteorologists, especially Cecily and Adam, fill in during weekday mornings.

[Action Newsroom 1263]

Bob Brooks filling in for Brian Taff at noon today. Has he anchored for the station before or is this his first foray at the desk?

[phillynewslover 134]

He's anchored at noon a few times before, including yesterday.

[TVNewsLover 774]

I must say while he does a good job out in the field reporting, he’s not that great at the anchor desk. 

[24994J 5552]

A morning institution for 3 decades, meteorologist David Murphy is retiring.

 

https://6abc.com/david-murphy-retiring-is-when-action-news-retirement/10971435/

[phillynewslover 134]

It is sad news, but definitely well-deserved. I hope he enjoys his retirement.

 

Adam Joseph says he will work for 10 more mornings before retiring, which means his last broadcast will be at noon on September 7 (if I’m correct).

[TVNewsLover 774]

Wonder what the plan is after he leaves. I see a few options:

1-Karen slides over to weather with Jessica Boyington taking over traffic.

2-Karen slides over to weather with Matt Pellman taking over traffic while continuing at 4pm and 5pm.

3-Karen slides over to weather with Matt Pellman taking over traffic while Jessica Boyington takes over afternoon traffic.

 

Also, I feel this is a good time to rearrange weekday weather duties as mornings and noon is a long time for one person.

Cecily-5pm (full hour), 10pm, 11pm

Adam-12noon, 4pm, 6pm

Karen (or David’s replacement)-mornings

[phillynewslover 134]

I agree. Your scheduling gives Cecily and Adam equal airtime, whereas the real scheduling has Adam working one hour more than Cecily (he does 4p hour, 5:30p half hour, and 10p hour, adding up to two and a half hours; she does the 5p half hour, 6p half hour, and 11p half hour, adding up to an hour and a half).

[phillynewslover 134]

I just realized that the 5p, 6p, 10p, 11p, and weekend morning newscasts will soon be the only ones to not have a truncated open.

 

I wonder if they will switch to the short open on all newscasts? 

[rear_flank 43]

6ABC coverage of the tornadoes and flash flooding on September 1, 2021

 

 

Edited September 5, 2021 by Mughunter

[Action Newsroom 1263]

Today marks David Murphy's final broadcast as weekday morning meteorologist. The rest of the team have done a fantastic job of celebrating him and his 30-year career at Action News, and the clips they featured from the rest of the AccuWeather team were very sweet.

 

I grew up with the whole team since I was still in elementary school, and Murph's weather reports always made me smile before getting out the door. I will miss him for sure, but he definitely deserves retirement. I wish a great, fun, lasting and... restful next chapter.

[emmi_18 33]

As I was watching David Murphy's tribute for the morning broadcast, it really is an accomplishment that the morning team of Matt, Tam, David, and Karen have been together for 17 years. And IIRC, they were the permanent team that succeeded Rick, Monica, and Cecily in the mornings.

 Here's the link of David Murphy's retirement on 6abc.com:
https://6abc.com/david-murphy-retiring-is-when-action-news-retirement/10971435/

 

And David Murphy's last broadcast at noon today was posted by PhillyNewsLover's YT Channel, with tributes from other members of the AccuWeather team.

 

[rear_flank 43]

Jessica Boyington was doing traffic this morning on Action News.

[phillynewslover 134]

Karen Rogers is officially the new meteorologist for Action News Mornings. https://6abc.com/karen-rogers-6abc-action-news-mornings-meteorologist-matt-odonnell/11019541/

[tjt24 310]

3 hours ago, phillynewslover said:

Karen Rogers is officially the new meteorologist for Action News Mornings. https://6abc.com/karen-rogers-6abc-action-news-mornings-meteorologist-matt-odonnell/11019541/

It was hers to lose. And that was the smart thing to do. But I'm wondering who's going to do traffic now. Will it be Matt Pellman or someone else?

Edited September 14, 2021 by tjt24

[WCAUTVNBC10 413]

1 hour ago, tjt24 said:

It was hers to lose. And that was the smart thing to do. But I'm wondering who's going to do traffic now. Will it be Matt Pellman or someone elsem

 

I'm guessing Jessica Boyington gets the job. She filled that role before at WCAU and I'm fairly certain they hired her with David's eventual retirement in mind. They'll try her and Matt Pellman out just to do their due diligence though.

[TVNewsLover 774]

Also wondering who will do weather at noon. David used to do weather at noon (M-Th with Friday off) but he also would first appear on air at 4:30am (not 4am - Karen handled the weather that first half hour). So far Britney did Monday (also 4pm too) and Chris did Tuesday.

 

Honestly think they should give Adam the noon. Have him do noon, 4pm, 6pm, and Cecily 5pm (full hour), 10pm, 11pm. Gives Adam & Cecily equal air time, let’s Adam get home at a decent time to see his kids, and alleviates Karen from working 10 hour days.