The CBS 3 Eyewitness News Thread

[TexasTVNews 1378]

24 minutes ago, SF1964 said:

Long day for weather fill-in Tammie Souza today.   She did the 4:30-7AM news, 12 noon, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11 PM shows.

 

Is KYW's weather dept short staffed?

[SF1964 65]

1 hour ago, TexasTVNews said:

 

Is KYW's weather dept short staffed?

Jim Donovan tweeted Monday morning that Llarisa Abreu had a day off.  I'm not sure about Kate Bilo in the evening.

[TVNewsLover 785]

1 hour ago, SF1964 said:

Long day for weather fill-in Tammie Souza today.   She did the 4:30-7AM news, 12 noon, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11 PM shows.

If she’s doing that much filling in, they definitely need to find her a spot on their team.

[SF1964 65]

If you follow Tammie on Twitter, she's been filling in on the CBS Chicago affiliate, too, sometimes traveling back and forth between Philly and Chicago.

[phillynewslover 135]

Alicia Roberts, formerly of WGCL in Atlanta, started at CBS3 today. Her first report was on Wednesday’s winter storm.

Edited April 24, 2022 by phillynewslover

[TVNewsLover 785]

1 hour ago, chance said:

Alicia Roberts, formerly of CBS Atlanta, started at CBS3 today. Her first report was on Wednesday’s winter storm. Roberts said she was glad to be back home. 

I was just about to comment on this.  Looks like she was a reporter and anchor in Atlanta. I’m wondering if there’s any anchoring in her future at CBS3.

 

On a separate note, are Natasha and Alexandria no longer anchors of the 4PM? Ukee and Jessica have been anchoring it since Covid hit, and it doesn’t seem to be as fill-ins.

[Roadrunner 217]

1 hour ago, TVNewsLover said:

On a separate note, are Natasha and Alexandria no longer anchors of the 4PM? Ukee and Jessica have been anchoring it since Covid hit, and it doesn’t seem to be as fill-ins.

If I'm not mistaken, they were originally demoted back in May along with the infamous layoffs. It seems like their attempt at 4PM news with a different take did not pan out.

[phillynewslover 135]

15 hours ago, TVNewsLover said:

I was just about to comment on this.  Looks like she was a reporter and anchor in Atlanta. I’m wondering if there’s any anchoring in her future at CBS3.

 

On a separate note, are Natasha and Alexandria no longer anchors of the 4PM? Ukee and Jessica have been anchoring it since Covid hit, and it doesn’t seem to be as fill-ins.

They don’t anymore. It happened in May along with the firing of Chantee Lans, Lesley Van Arsdall, etc... of course, they still work at the station, but now only anchor as fill-ins. 

[phillynewslover 135]

I could see Alicia Roberts being a fill-in anchor, but it’s only her second day so we’ll see. 

Edited April 24, 2022 by phillynewslover

[phillynewslover 135]

They’re playing a very long credit roll (everyone that works at the station is in it). It aired last night at 10 and 11, they’re playing it again now. 

[Geoffrey 872]

One of two pretty damning stories about Peter Dunn in the LA Times today.

 

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-01-24/cbs-television-stations-peter-dunn-racism-sexism

 

Some quotes but I recommend reading the whole thing:

 

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His first major move was to install a hometown hero, Ukee Washington, as lead evening anchor. Kennedy said the promotion of Washington — a Black journalist who has been with KYW more than 30 years — was long overdue. Washington started at KYW in 1986 as a sports anchor and, a decade later, became morning news anchor, where he remained for 19 years.

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Dunn knew Washington from his KYW days and approved the promotion, but Kennedy said in an interview that Dunn frequently disparaged Washington, calling him “just a jive guy.”

 

“Peter would say: ‘All he does is dance ... dancing, dancing,’” Kennedy recalled in an interview.

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In a 2016 budget meeting, Dunn asked about Washington’s transition to lead anchor.

 

“He’s not doing that ‘jive talking’ anymore? Sometimes, he’s just not speaking my language,” Cronan recalled Dunn saying in the meeting, which was attended by several people. Kennedy separately recalled the incident.

 

 

[PhillyWatch 240]

It's a testament to the modern trend of out-of-market suits running homogenized station groups with no regard to market needs (I.E. iHeartRadio), although in this case we have the cherry-on-top of the suit being a blatant bigot

 

I also see this as a testament to the local management at KYW and how they wanted the station to be competitive and succeed. They had plans, they made changes, they were excited. But all Dunn and Friend could do was rain on their parades and snuff out any sparks of hope. 

 

I had never heard the "white-whitness news" nickname before, then again, I come from a white household. We also weren't watching KYW either...

[newscopter7 233]

CBS Corporate's heavy-handedness is ironic considering the market leader's success is a product of their astute awareness of and connection to the community they serve.

 

Edited January 25, 2021 by newscopter7

[TexasTVNews 1378]

Ukee's statement about the scandal.

 

[Amra 171]

56 minutes ago, TexasTVNews said:

Ukee's statement about the scandal.

 

Such a class act. We shall overcome, Ukee. Blessed be my friend.

Edited January 26, 2021 by Amra

[phillynewslover 135]

Kate Bilo posted on her Instagram story that they are making some changes to the studio. Now the weather room is behind the area where Don Bell does sports. The lightning in the studio looked very different. 

[WCAUTVNBC10 413]

10 hours ago, chance said:

Kate Bilo posted on her Instagram story that they are making some changes to the studio. Now the weather room is behind the area where Don Bell does sports. The lightning in the studio looked very different. 

Looks like Ukee and Jessica have individual setups in front of separate monitors. It doesn't look like either are in the main studio at all so we may finally see them getting a much needed new set.

[Roadrunner 217]

Huh, after KPIX, could KYW finally get something new? Color me shocked. 

 

On an unrelated note, reporter Greg Argos departed the station and the industry about a week ago.

 

 

[phillynewslover 135]

3 hours ago, WCAUTVNBC10 said:

Looks like Ukee and Jessica have individual setups in front of separate monitors. It doesn't look like either are in the main studio at all so we may finally see them getting a much needed new set.

That's what I was thinking. Jessica and Ukee have been at completely different desks since December or so, but now it looks like neither of them are in the studio at all. The lighting was pretty bad last night when I watched; it looked like they were all at home, especially Kate.

3 hours ago, Roadrunner said:

On an unrelated note, reporter Greg Argos departed the station and the industry about a week ago.

 

 

I liked him. I think I've only seen him anchor once, on Christmas Eve last year. Sad to see him go.

[SF1964 65]

Lauren Casey isn't using the temporary weather studio.  She's been doing her forecasts this weekend from their outdoor deck in a winter coat.

[phillynewslover 135]

22 hours ago, SF1964 said:

Lauren Casey isn't using the temporary weather studio.  She's been doing her forecasts this weekend from their outdoor deck in a winter coat.

I noticed that. At first I thought there was an issue in the studio, but she did it both nights, and Llarisa was in the temp. weather studio this morning. Maybe it was a personal choice of hers? Although I don't know why she would want to stand outside in the cold.

[phillynewslover 135]

Why are Jessica, Ukee, Kate, and Don on the Sunday night news? Is CBS3 changing them to a Sunday-Thursday schedule, with Joe, Pat, and Lauren on Friday and Saturday? 

[CircleSeven 1960]

Because the Network is showing the Grammys. And some stations would use its weekday team to anchor after the awards.

[ddaniels20 68]

A peak of the current set-up for Eyewitness News. (Peak at possible new set?)

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMvl7xWLDZm/

Edited March 23, 2021 by 24994J

[newsman123 116]

No.. thats just the temp in the newsroom