PhillyWatch 239 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Saw a job posting a few weeks back looking for a weather person for an upcoming morning news half-hour leading into Eye Opener. Checking their schedule today, it appears to be launching on Monday. Anybody have any further info/insight? Tribune news departments seem to be relatively solid nationwide, its somewhat unfortunate they don't have a full fledged operation here anymore (though they couldn't ask for a better station to be partnered with IMHO). Could this new show be testing the waters for expansion in the future? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14256-phl-17-launching-530am-news/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I'm on my phone right now so its not easy to search but is eyeopener a simulcast if WPVI or a separate newscast the produce? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14256-phl-17-launching-530am-news/#findComment-124540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Is Eyeopener a simulcast or a separate newscast by WPVI? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14256-phl-17-launching-530am-news/#findComment-124542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5589 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Is Eyeopener a simulcast or a separate newscast by WPVI? Nope... http://eyeopenertv.com/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14256-phl-17-launching-530am-news/#findComment-124543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrknowitall526 115 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 That's really bizarre. Why would they do this? Isn't 4 channels airing news (5 if you count WFMZ) at 5:30 am enough? Also, they have the partnership with channel 6. ????? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14256-phl-17-launching-530am-news/#findComment-124546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1288 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Wow, this could be awesome, and a return to news produced in-house by WPHL. When I was a kid, before WCAU took over producing its newscasts, I really enjoyed its' in-house News at Ten. It's anchors were amazing and cool, the music was catchy and awesome and I watched every other night with WTXF. I'm really interested to see where this goes. Even if the situation is weird because of the station's partnership with WPVI and EyeOpener. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14256-phl-17-launching-530am-news/#findComment-124548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2480 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 They should just drop EyeOpener, have the 5:30-7:00 a.m. portion of WPVI's morning newscast simulcast on PHL 17 and then have a 2-hour extension from 7:00-9:00 a.m. I will tell you right now, if WPVI were to put a 7:00-9:00 a.m. block on WPHL, ratings in that block (out of the 4 stations - WPSG, WTXF, WFMZ and if possible, WPHL) would go in favor of WPVI on WPHL. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14256-phl-17-launching-530am-news/#findComment-124567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 413 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 This is very interesting. I had noticed their public affairs show In-Focus was being done from a new set and I thought to myself that it could really work as a news set. So that answers that. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14256-phl-17-launching-530am-news/#findComment-124611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
compubit 673 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I wouldn't wish for a "news" department to be re-instituted at WPHL - lest you end up with "NewsBroke", I mean "NewsFix"... Just sayin' - keep the WPVI newscast where it's at... (On a side note, I'm surprised Tribune didn't approach KTRK in Houston to partner for a 9pm newscast... A number of other ABC O&O stations are have done it or are doing it now...) J Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14256-phl-17-launching-530am-news/#findComment-125162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSSZNews 1052 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I can't imagine Trib would want to mess with a good thing at 10PM--I even think the WPVI produced news is #1 in that slot some nights. Doing your own thing at 5.30 plus Eyeopener is odd too. I would think partnering with 6 for 7-9AM or beyond would be a better idea. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14256-phl-17-launching-530am-news/#findComment-125175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF1964 63 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Francesca Ruscio (former Miss Philadelphia) is now part of PHL17 and tweeted a picture of herself and Jennifer Lewis Hall (from EyeOpener) mentioning they'd be on the PHL 17 Morning News. https://twitter.com/FrancescaRus_TV Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14256-phl-17-launching-530am-news/#findComment-125204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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