MidwestTV 1173 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 But plenty of low rated newscast make plenty of good money because of great sale execs. That does NOT excuse WGCL by any means...but they really believe this is going to make them money...ratings be damned. For the record I think it's just as insane as you and everyone else does, but it's also funny as hell that they stooped this low, and they are taking that poor stupid clueless kid (reporter) down also. That kid could use some humbling. How old is he anyway? Send him to a mid 100 market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 That kid could use some humbling. How old is he anyway? Send him to a mid 100 market. I bet he does just fine in the exciting new world of Opinion Journalism. it's no longer about the truth....it's all about hits and being over the top. Most flame out early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatSowislander 52 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Ben has announced that he is returning to WGCL Monday, but he is deleting all his social media. [MEDIA=twitter]825092520782737409[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Ben has announced that he is returning to WGCL Monday, but he is deleting all his social media. [MEDIA=twitter]825092520782737409[/MEDIA] Can't even spell Tuesday right... just like the President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Can't even spell Tuesday right... just like the President. Alternative fact: Tzuday is the Russian spelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Alternative fact: Tzuday is the Russian spelling. Haha. Your right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Is it just me or do a lot of his posts seem overly narcissistic (even for those in the media) with making the image making big deal about pages going dark and a glamour shot of him? His Wikipedia is interesting: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Swann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sendir 192 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 "Swann was home schooled and earned a Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts from Brigham Young University in 1993, at the age of 15, along with a Masters in History from California State University, Dominguez Hills[4] in 1994, at the age of 16.[5][6][7]" - Wikipedia page I'm sorry. What?! Masters at 16?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Ben has announced that he is returning to WGCL Monday, but he is deleting all his social media. [MEDIA=twitter]825092520782737409[/MEDIA] The plot thickens!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 The more I see of him the less and less I like him. He is so dramatic, arrogant, cocky, and a smartass. No wonder so few at WGCL like him. That post about his twitter going dark is way too over the top. Is he a part time model or something? Why does he have so many glamour shots of him? Why does he have to be in EVERY. SINGLE. STORY PROMOTION of his? I clicked through several of his pictures. Does he have other people managing his twitter? Because quite a few of his captions are written in the third person. "Ben discovered __" "Ben tells us how___" "Ben said ___" Give me a break. WGCL can do better than him. Swann seems like a better fit for BuzzFeed, Alex Jones, or Breitbart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrschimpf 2063 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 The more I see of him the less and less I like him. He is so dramatic, arrogant, cocky, and a smartass. No wonder so few at WGCL like him. He's just like Chase Cain (we still never found out why he left Milwaukee after only one month). At least Chase has the social numbers and appeal to back him up though, and he isn't floating stuff that belongs on a clear-channel station at 3:30 in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroiter313 178 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 And with that controversy, WGCL has hit a new low, but it's not about another change in branding this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 And with that controversy, WGCL has hit a new low, but it's not about another change in branding this time around. And yet they have most of us hooked. At least till Monday.... Me included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 291 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Yeah, this is turning into an extremely-pathetic trainwreck. And that Wikipedia article has to have been written by Swann himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 The more I see of him the less and less I like him. He is so dramatic, arrogant, cocky, and a smartass. No wonder so few at WGCL like him. That post about his twitter going dark is way too over the top. Is he a part time model or something? Why does he have so many glamour shots of him? Why does he have to be in EVERY. SINGLE. STORY PROMOTION of his? I clicked through several of his pictures. Does he have other people managing his twitter? Because quite a few of his captions are written in the third person. "Ben discovered __" "Ben tells us how___" "Ben said ___" Give me a break. WGCL can do better than him. Swann seems like a better fit for BuzzFeed, Alex Jones, or Breitbart. The countdown reminds me of someone here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1554 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 That kid could use some humbling. How old is he anyway? Send him to a mid 100 market. Guys guys, Pizzagate was just using 'Alternate facts!' There's no use for real ones anymore if no one believes them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 The countdown reminds me of someone here. Dear God please don't wake it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatSowislander 52 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/1/28/ftvlive-exclusive-the-black-swann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo 340 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 TV folks are notorious for their egos, but Ben -- with his never-ending supply of glamour shots -- takes the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jero23 105 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I'm here in Atlanta, and on occasional I will watch him over-the-air. He has sex appeal and is eye candy is why he is still with the station. Sharon Reed and him are the eye candy night time leads at the station. That is his saving grace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3471 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 God forbid should Spencer Tunick come to town with one of his "art shows" Anyone who watched WOIO in 2004 knows what that means.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 802 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I'm here in Atlanta, and on occasional I will watch him over-the-air. He has sex appeal and is eye candy is why he is still with the station. Sharon Reed and him are the eye candy night time leads at the station. That is his saving grace. Funny part both worked for Raycom Stations. Sharon Reed (WOIO) Cleveland and Ben Swann (WXIX) Cincinnati. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3471 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 ...And former primary anchor Scott Light is at WBNS in Columbus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 719 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Guys guys, Pizzagate was just using 'Alternate facts!' There's no use for real ones anymore if no one believes them. Given all the propaganda disseminated about Russia lately, you shouldn't be so smug. The folks at Pravda in the 1970's had more journalistic ethics than the folks in the mainstream media (aka the Democrat Party PR department) have today. The Russia propaganda epitomizes fake news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1554 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Given all the propaganda disseminated about Russia lately, you shouldn't be so smug. The folks at Pravda in the 1970's had more journalistic ethics than the folks in the mainstream media (aka the Democrat Party PR department) have today. The Russia propaganda epitomizes fake news. You should really do research to understand what constitute fact and fiction. Mainstream media isn't so divisive as you suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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