WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 This might be a good thing for KYW who's been in the ratings dumpster for awhile now trailing even WTXF at times. Perhaps they'll stop trying to be WCBS Jr. (and failing miserably at it) and get their own identity which if you ask me has been missing since the Mendte/Lane Era. http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/cbs-moves-minneapolis-gm-to-philadelphia-station/145130 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexagonal10 84 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Considering how great WCCO was, I hope KYW get's fixed. Though WCCO has been falling to mandated graphics since 2010 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 WCCO has great creative and newsroom leadership. Unless that comes with to KYW, don't expect much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 291 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Though WCCO has been falling to mandated graphics since 2010 or so. Hey, just be grateful they aren't WJZ and have slowly turned into a graphical swamp filled with bugs and funny smells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexagonal10 84 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 *Rolls WCCO enforcer cut*, Now, From the CBS3 broadcasting center in Philadelphia, this is KYW3 Eyewitness News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1488 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Everything I've ever seen from WCCO has been a looooot of human interest stories. I guess that sappy/fearful/inspirational stuff works there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexagonal10 84 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Everything I've ever seen from WCCO has been a looooot of human interest stories. I guess that sappy/fearful/inspirational stuff works there. Sounds better than the cold stories I'm seeing in Buffalo. Police need your help to solve a burglary in West Seneca.... Edit: It's kind of like WFSB in the evening then? Because when I watch their livestream from 5:00 to 6:00, they're mostly showing community and life stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYPhillynews 103 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I just hope he can turn CBS 3 around. There definitely needs to be an achor lineup change IMO. CBS 3 presently is too reminiscent of "The News Tonight" era. #Fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 CBS 3 presently is too reminiscent of "The News Tonight" era. #Fail That's a great way to put it. Their newscasts are too feature oriented. The only difference is their anchor assignments aren't as varied as the The News Tonight era's was. Chris and Jessica do all four evening newscasts which is silly imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmi_18 33 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 That's a great way to put it. Their newscasts are too feature oriented. The only difference is their anchor assignments aren't as varied as the The News Tonight era's was. Chris and Jessica do all four evening newscasts which is silly imo. I don't watch CBS 3 that often. Who subs in when either Chris or Jessica are off? What if both are off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 727 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I don't watch CBS 3 that often. Who subs in when either Chris or Jessica are off? What if both are off? Natasha Brown is the primary fill in. Ukee and Erika also fill in sometimes. It is not uncommon for Chris and Jessica to anchor solo (even at 5pm) when the other is off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnews 344 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Great news for KYW! Maybe they will get a new studio. I don't live in Philly, but if I did, I would probably watch WCAU or maybe KYW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexagonal10 84 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Great news for KYW! Maybe they will get a new studio. I don't live in Philly, but if I did, I would probably watch WCAU or maybe KYW. I'm pretty sure their set is fine, and they have livestreams running when it's newscast time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 That set is all of two years old. It would be kinda foolish and wasteful to do away with it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmi_18 33 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Natasha Brown is the primary fill in. Ukee and Erika also fill in sometimes. It is not uncommon for Chris and Jessica to anchor solo (even at 5pm) when the other is off. Hopefully with the new GM, they can add Natasha in the evening lineup. They can use more than just Chris and Jessica for the 5, 6, 10, and 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 727 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Hopefully with the new GM, they can add Natasha in the evening lineup. They can use more than just Chris and Jessica for the 5, 6, 10, and 11. Or Pat Ciarrocchi, who is severely underutilized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYPhillynews 103 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Adding Natasha Brown and another male anchor to the evening line up is a solid plan. Maybe even copying the 3 anchor rotation at 5pm ala WPVI I agree Pat Ciarrocchi is under utilized but would she want to add more working hours? She has a sweet gig now, plus Im sure retirement is in the near future given that she's been with CBS for over 20 yrs now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Adding Natasha Brown and another male anchor to the evening line up is a solid plan. Maybe even copying the 3 anchor rotation at 5pm ala WPVI I agree Pat Ciarrocchi is under utilized but would she want to add more working hours? She has a sweet gig now, plus Im sure retirement is in the near future given that she's been with CBS for over 20 yrs now. I thought Ciarrocchi has been at KYW 3 for much longer. I know she's been there since the 80s so it must be like 30 years or more now that Pat has been there at KYW 3 and she's like the face of KYW 3 now... just like how Jim Gardner is the face of Action News on WPVI 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scranton 23 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Adding Natasha Brown and another male anchor to the evening line up is a solid plan. Maybe even copying the 3 anchor rotation at 5pm ala WPVI I agree Pat Ciarrocchi is under utilized but would she want to add more working hours? She has a sweet gig now, plus Im sure retirement is in the near future given that she's been with CBS for over 20 yrs now. Given that the affiliation swap hasn't been finalized for quite 20 years yet, she hasn't been at CBS that long. She was at KYW while still a Westinghouse-owned NBC affiliate. I thought Ciarrocchi has been at KYW 3 for much longer. I know she's been there since the 80s so it must be like 30 years or more now that Pat has been there at KYW 3 and she's like the face of KYW 3 now... just like how Jim Gardner is the face of Action News on WPVI 6. I'd agree that she's been at KYW since at least the very early 90s, and probably the 80s. Back then, I was still shitting in diapers so I can't tell for sure. Further, I wouldn't quite call her "the face of KYW" in the same sense that James Goldman (who portrays the character of Jim Gardner) might be regarded as "the face of Action News." I would reserve such a title for someone like Ukee, who's been at the station forever and has seemed to play every role therein. Pat Ciarrocchi, though, seems to have the KYW public relations thing going for her, in the sense that she's all over Philly plugging Channel 3 in public venues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 727 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Noticed today that CBS 3 Eyewitness News at Noon is back (in place of Talk Philly). Haven't seen the past few days, so I'm not sure if it's only because of the train derailment or if it's a change by the new GM. Either way, a thumbs up from me. Also I noticed that Erika was co-anchoring with Ukee and no mention of being in for Pat. Not sure if this is a change or if there was no mention because of the breaking news open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 3 will dump TalkPhilly or breaking news/weather days like today. Nothing new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Noticed today that CBS 3 Eyewitness News at Noon is back (in place of Talk Philly). Haven't seen the past few days, so I'm not sure if it's only because of the train derailment or if it's a change by the new GM. Either way, a thumbs up from me. Also I noticed that Erika was co-anchoring with Ukee and no mention of being in for Pat. Not sure if this is a change or if there was no mention because of the breaking news open. If there's serious breaking news like this, protocol has always been to run a straight newscast from the regular news studio for the noon. They're also going to be going on at 4 today, pre-empting or moving Dr. Phil in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 727 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 3 will dump TalkPhilly or breaking news/weather days like today. Nothing new. If there's serious breaking news like this, protocol has always been to run a straight newscast from the regular news studio for the noon. They're also going to be going on at 4 today, pre-empting or moving Dr. Phil in the process. Yes, I've seen them go all news at noon on a breaking news day, but I believe it's always been under the "Talk Philly" banner. Also, after my initial post, as I was watching, Pat was out on the field reporting a story (don't think it was about the derailment). Jessica Dean did a breaking news break in at 12:43. Also interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 291 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Hey HulkieMatt, you're back! You seem to have vanished again, you can't be doing that. That's Batman's job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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