24994J 5577 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 No crap. I just mean that, even though Shirleen is pregnant (which would be well out of view), you'd think they'd reshoot everyone for a new open. If they did, then why not use it? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealNews18 204 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 3 hours ago, 24994J said: No crap. I just mean that, even though Shirleen is pregnant (which would be well out of view), you'd think they'd reshoot everyone for a new open. If they did, then why not use it? Could it be they need to edit it still? Unless they’re waiting until after Shirleen comes back. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 325 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Does anyone have the updated news open with Sam? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveNews 372 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 It's already posted in this same thread. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 325 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Whoops, guess I missed that! Thanks! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 606 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 I'm hypothesizing as we don't yet have ratings numbers, but let us not forget the positive downstream effect this is likely to have for ABC. Sam's return will probably generate a bump in viewership for EWN This Morning, and some of these additional viewers will keep the dial tuned to Channel 7 for GMA. So, GMA is bound to experience a small bump in viewers as well. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydem2015 52 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Now that you mention that I would think that’s a big part of why WABC was willing to pay Sam likely a good deal of money to return and appear on mornings. A bump in the ratings for GMA from DMA # 1 would be a big deal. None of the other morning shows as anyone as well know as Sam. Now let’s hope no one tries to scoop up Matt Lauer for ratings. What I would be really curious to know is if Sam came in the picture after Bill was no longer in the picture or if Bill was and was offered a demotion to weekends so Sam can take over mornings and that’s why he left on such bad terms. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 606 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, nydem2015 said: Now that you mention that I would think that’s a big part of why WABC was willing to pay Sam likely a good deal of money to return and appear on mornings. A bump in the ratings for GMA from DMA # 1 would be a big deal. None of the other morning shows as anyone as well know as Sam. Now let’s hope no one tries to scoop up Matt Lauer for ratings. What I would be really curious to know is if Sam came in the picture after Bill was no longer in the picture or if Bill was and was offered a demotion to weekends so Sam can take over mornings and that’s why he left on such bad terms. You can rest assured no one will be scooping up Matt Lauer. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydem2015 52 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 I would hope not. Now here’s a question. Would WNBC be smart to throw some money at Al Roker to get him to do the weather for TINY before he does the today show? Who knows if he would even be interested in doing that. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1448 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 5 hours ago, mountainave said: I'm hypothesizing as we don't yet have ratings numbers, but let us not forget the positive downstream effect this is likely to have for ABC. Sam's return will probably generate a bump in viewership for EWN This Morning, and some of these additional viewers will keep the dial tuned to Channel 7 for GMA. So, GMA is bound to experience a small bump in viewers as well. I wouldn’t bet on it. Sam was on GMA for 7 years after his WABC stint and the show was still a distant second behind Today with little viewer growth. One DMA doesn’t have an impact on a national broadcast. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroCity 248 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 6/4/2019 at 12:38 PM, mountainave said: I'm hypothesizing as we don't yet have ratings numbers, but let us not forget the positive downstream effect this is likely to have for ABC. Sam's return will probably generate a bump in viewership for EWN This Morning, and some of these additional viewers will keep the dial tuned to Channel 7 for GMA. So, GMA is bound to experience a small bump in viewers as well. The problem with this theory is that it ignores the fact that EWN This Morning and Bill Evans were already very popular in the morning, already funneling a significant audience to GMA. I don’t think Sam Champion will produce a significant ratings increase. Instead, and probably more importantly, he will protect the current position and help prevent a ratings slip. In this case, no significant numbers change could be viewed as a success. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshow 166 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Only been back for 4 days and he’s already off... interesting. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 254 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, kshow said: Only been back for 4 days and he’s already off... interesting. He could have had a pre-planned event. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 818 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 1 hour ago, kshow said: Only been back for 4 days and he’s already off... interesting. He is off on Fridays. He mentioned on social media, in responses to followers, that he and his husband will be in Miami Fridays thru Sundays. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2418 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 2 hours ago, wabceyewitness said: He is off on Fridays. He mentioned on social media, in responses to followers, that he and his husband will be in Miami Fridays thru Sundays. Sounds like a part-time position he took then for just four days a week of morning weather with Fridays being off. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3305 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 4 hours ago, wabceyewitness said: He is off on Fridays. He mentioned on social media, in responses to followers, that he and his husband will be in Miami Fridays thru Sundays. Does Champion own a house/condo in Miami? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 2 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said: Sounds like a part-time position he took then for just four days a week of morning weather with Fridays being off. Many folks now work, and prefer "4-10's" in broadcasting... 4 days a week... 10 hours per day... "Full-Time " status so they get the union bennies being over 32 hours per week....anything under 32 hours per week is considered part-time according to the dept of labor. Broadcasters like it because it solves some scheduling issues. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, Eat News said: Many folks now work, and prefer "4-10's" in broadcasting... 4 days a week... 10 hours per day... Which definitely makes sense, considering his broadcast schedule. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydem2015 52 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 One of the benefits of being a draw is having the luxury to be able to only work 4 days a week. It seems like a took a while for a contact to be agreed to by both parties. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why. If that’s the case it means that WABC needed Sam more then Sam needed WABC. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 325 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Didn't one of us mention that someone on WPVI does this very same thing? So its not uncommon.. Especially now that Sam is much older it would make sense that they do this so they don't stretch him thin. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 377 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Ever work 4 10's before? The difference between working 8 hours a day and 10 in a broadcast position is negligible unless you're in the field running around. It might as well be 4 8's for the way it feels. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 779 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Vlad said: Didn't one of us mention that someone on WPVI does this very same thing? So its not uncommon.. Especially now that Sam is much older it would make sense that they do this so they don't stretch him thin. I mentioned that David Murphy usually has Fridays at noon off, but he still works Friday mornings. I don’t see what all the fuss about Sam is. He comes off as a divo. I’m sure he is getting paid handsomely, so why shouldn’t he at least have to work Friday morning? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 1 hour ago, TVNewsLover said: I mentioned that David Murphy usually has Fridays at noon off, but he still works Friday mornings. I don’t see what all the fuss about Sam is. He comes off as a divo. I’m sure he is getting paid handsomely, so why shouldn’t he at least have to work Friday morning? Because he probably has to wash, and pack his man hammocks on Friday mornings, so they are tidy and fresh for his weekend in Miami. "Ya gotta look sharp!" (Joe Jackson) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydem2015 52 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 1 hour ago, TVNewsLover said: I mentioned that David Murphy usually has Fridays at noon off, but he still works Friday mornings. I don’t see what all the fuss about Sam is. He comes off as a divo. I’m sure he is getting paid handsomely, so why shouldn’t he at least have to work Friday morning? Good question. I’m guessing WABC was really desperate to get Sam. Considering that supposedly Sam and WABC were in discussions for Sams return in 2016 and that it took months to hire Sam after Bill left/was let go despite that he was available my presumption is that the negotiations were difficult and that WABC felt they needed Sam. I understand that although perhaps they would be better off in the long term if they had Jeff or Amy in the mornings. I don’t see Sam wanting to do this for long. Supposedly his first run at WABC when it was just Sam, Bill and Lee that one day when Bill was away on vacation Lee who was supposed to fill in got sick and that Sam was pretty much forced to fill in as he didn’t want to wake up to fill in on mornings and that even so he refused to stick around to do GMA cut ins or the noon newscast and Lee ended up getting in by 7 despite being sick. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-227472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc7 Man 47 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I guess Sam can wear white sneakers at work? It wouldn’t show if he was just using the green screen where his feet wouldn’t be in view. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15434-sam-champion/page/3/#findComment-228008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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