ABC World News Tonight

[24994J 5575]

Does anyone have a video of the new open?

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[MidwestTV 1232]

I like it. Now it's NBC's turn.

[BehindNYNews 147]

I like what ABC is putting out right now.

[LoadStar 364]

ABC World News Tonight is broadcasting live from inside the stadium bowl at the NCAA Div. I Football Championship at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, in my opinion an attempt to draw attention to the underrated bowl games on ESPN.

 

The stadium is already quite noisy, and is a severe distraction from the news he is attempting to deliver. I think they already realized trying to deliver news from inside a noisy stadium is a bad idea. They started him off with a body microphone, but after the first story, they had already switched him to a Sennheiser handheld microphone. IMO, they should have either reserved an additional press box for ABC News, or reported from *outside* the stadium.

[MorningNews 1448]

I saw that they were broadcasting from there today. Seems silly if you ask me.

[wabceyewitness 818]

Looks like they updated the West Coast feed and had David redo the first segment with the handheld mic.

 

It really was a silly idea to have WNT live from inside the stadium..and live in Arizona. Not much benefit to ABC News here, just free promotion for corporate cousin ESPN. They could've easily covered the story using an ESPN reporter or the two Good Morning America correspondents that were there.

[KRAP-TV 146]

They should have at least broadcast from a booth or a suite. The background noise was very distracting.

[BehindNYNews 147]

World News Tonight wins second week in a row in total viewers.

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/evening-news-ratings-week-of-jan-4/281817

 

The ratings race continues... This is ABC's first real boost of momentum since Lester officially got the job.

[Bill 1]

World News Tonight with David Muir is pretty good sometimes, sometimes it could be fluffy.

[nynewslover 277]

Question.. Is David still in Cuba for the week or did they send him over to Brussels because of the attack?

[24994J 5575]

He's supposedly anchoring in Brussels tomorrow night. I wouldn't be surprised if he shows up on GMA, depending on when he arrives, though Amy should have that covered.

[wabceyewitness 818]

Question.. Is David still in Cuba for the week or did they send him over to Brussels because of the attack?

 

He was back in New York for World News Tonight on Tuesday and will be in Brussels for Wednesday night's broadcast.

[BehindNYNews 147]

George has been filling in for David this week. Interesting... they usually go with Tom, Amy or Cecilia.

[wabceyewitness 818]

With New York primaries determining the rest of the election, it made sense to have the chief anchor/political anchor subbing on WNT.

[danderson500 29]

has ABC always done a 6pm feed of WNT on Saturdays? the reason i ask is when i had a dish id see two feeds of WNT after Wide World Of Sports on Saturdays in the late 80s/early 90s one for some stations then a second feed for others

[mountainave 606]

David anchored tonight instead of Tom, perhaps given the gravity of the day's news.

[USNewsie 50]

David anchored tonight instead of Tom, perhaps given the gravity of the day's news.

I think that was planned ahead for the RNC convention coverage. Lester and Scott anchored their respective broadcast for the same reason too.

[danderson500 29]

I think that was planned ahead for the RNC convention coverage. Lester and Scott anchored their respective broadcast for the same reason too.

Yeah you would want your top hitter, in ABC's case David to anchor. Did he do any special reports today?

[Mrknowitall526 115]

Yeah you would want your top hitter, in ABC's case David to anchor. Did he do any special reports today?

 

George did the special report around 4:00 when the Baton Rouge press conference was going on.

[Bill 1]

With this new shooting in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., I would have believed that ABC News would have a special report. David Muir is probably not there yet. George probably went home.

[JoseRM303 171]

New roles at ABC News for Tom Llamas, Cecelia Vega & Jonathan Karl:

 

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/jon-karl-cecilia-vega-and-tom-llamas-earn-new-roles-at-abc-news/319026

 

- Tom Llamas to anchor both weekend editions of WNT; chief national correspondent

 

- Cecelia Vega moving to DC where she will cover the white house full time and be the senior white house correspondent

 

- Jonathan Karl named chief white house correspondent and chief Washington correspondent.

[Viper550 291]

 

Conspiracy theory, or actual glitch?

[mountainave 606]

New roles at ABC News for Tom Llamas, Cecelia Vega & Jonathan Karl:

 

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/jon-karl-cecilia-vega-and-tom-llamas-earn-new-roles-at-abc-news/319026

 

- Tom Llamas to anchor both weekend editions of WNT; chief national correspondent

 

- Cecelia Vega moving to DC where she will cover the white house full time and be the senior white house correspondent

 

- Jonathan Karl named chief white house correspondent and chief Washington correspondent.

 

Byron Pitts previously held the title of Chief National Correspondent. Is he still with ABC?

[24994J 5575]

Byron Pitts previously held the title of Chief National Correspondent. Is he still with ABC?

Nightline co-anchor, and figures prominently when discussing race and civil rights issues.

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What's the deal with the "distressed film" look in WNT promos? They used this effect when teasing their coverage of the serial killer case. Is this a "thing" now?