AdamStabelli1 2 Posted April 30, 2024 Share Posted April 30, 2024 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. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13867-the-69-newswfmz-thread/page/14/#findComment-296877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrknowitall526 115 Posted May 11, 2024 Author Share Posted May 11, 2024 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. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13867-the-69-newswfmz-thread/page/14/#findComment-297169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD TV 255 Posted June 14, 2024 Share Posted June 14, 2024 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 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13867-the-69-newswfmz-thread/page/14/#findComment-298071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrknowitall526 115 Posted June 15, 2024 Author Share Posted June 15, 2024 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? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13867-the-69-newswfmz-thread/page/14/#findComment-298083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 94 Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 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. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13867-the-69-newswfmz-thread/page/14/#findComment-298138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrknowitall526 115 Posted June 18, 2024 Author Share Posted June 18, 2024 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 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13867-the-69-newswfmz-thread/page/14/#findComment-298140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrknowitall526 115 Posted July 9, 2024 Author Share Posted July 9, 2024 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. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13867-the-69-newswfmz-thread/page/14/#findComment-298553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 779 Posted July 11, 2024 Share Posted July 11, 2024 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. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13867-the-69-newswfmz-thread/page/14/#findComment-298639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrknowitall526 115 Posted July 11, 2024 Author Share Posted July 11, 2024 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! 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13867-the-69-newswfmz-thread/page/14/#findComment-298644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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