The 69 News/WFMZ Thread

[AdamStabelli1 2]

So Rob Vaughn came back yesterday. But wasn't on with Wendy Davis at 10:00. So I guess he's still got some recovering to do.

[Mrknowitall526 116]

On 4/30/2024 at 7:58 PM, AdamStabelli1 said:

So Rob Vaughn came back yesterday. But wasn't on with Wendy Davis at 10:00. So I guess he's still got some recovering to do.

 

Yes, he said last week he was only going to do the early shows for the time being.

[MD TV 277]

And now Rob announced his retirement effective July 12th:

 

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/it-has-been-a-great-honor-anchor-rob-vaughn-to-retire-from-wfmz-tv-after/article_fc458cf2-2a78-11ef-bffb-a3b5b786492e.html#tncms-source=Homepage-Top-Stories

[Mrknowitall526 116]

This got me thinking... in how many other TV markets has there been the same anchor for literally decades?  And Philadelphia had TWO of them... first Jim Gardner and now Rob.  Is it common?

[LVForward 94]

Not to mention how many stations have a Father-Son team in place to carry on.  Did anyone else find it weird that station owner Dick Dean did take time from his usual commentary to acknowledge  Rob;s retirement announcement.  Maybe he will record something for the July retirement special instead?

OOPS - can't get edit feature to work - meant to say that Dick Dean did NOT mention it.

[Mrknowitall526 116]

3 hours ago, LVForward said:

Not to mention how many stations have a Father-Son team in place to carry on.  Did anyone else find it weird that station owner Dick Dean did take time from his usual commentary to acknowledge  Rob;s retirement announcement.  Maybe he will record something for the July retirement special instead?

OOPS - can't get edit feature to work - meant to say that Dick Dean did NOT mention it.

 

I thought that was odd also.  I have to wonder though if those things are recorded a whole bunch at once

[Mrknowitall526 116]

They announced today that Jim Vaughn will take over for Rob from 5-6:30 with Wendy Davis and Rick Holmes will take the 10 and 10:30 spots with Wendy.

[TVNewsLover 785]

On 7/9/2024 at 12:27 AM, Mrknowitall526 said:

They announced today that Jim Vaughn will take over for Rob from 5-6:30 with Wendy Davis and Rick Holmes will take the 10 and 10:30 spots with Wendy.

Sounds like Jim wants to be the main anchor but not come in at night. Not a fan of this setup.

 

They should’ve given either the 6 or the noon to Jim & Melanie. Seems like the morning crew does 5 hours plus Jaciel at noon, and Rob and Wendy 2.5 hours, while Jim & Melanie just an hour. Not sure why they have a separate anchor at 8pm either. Just seems like it’s not the best use of your resources. 

[Mrknowitall526 116]

2 hours ago, TVNewsLover said:

Sounds like Jim wants to be the main anchor but not come in at night. Not a fan of this setup.

 

They should’ve given either the 6 or the noon to Jim & Melanie. Seems like the morning crew does 5 hours plus Jaciel at noon, and Rob and Wendy 2.5 hours, while Jim & Melanie just an hour. Not sure why they have a separate anchor at 8pm either. Just seems like it’s not the best use of your resources. 

 

Jim and Melanie both have young kids, so I'm guessing that's why... especially after watching the Rob Vaughn special.  The "FMZ" does unofficially stand for Family Minded Zone.  I think that's why Eve is no longer on the noon, either.   Just a hunch!