FiveNews 329 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 I was flipping thru the channels this morning and stopped on Good Day LA (which I NEVER watch). Sports anchor Liz Habib and Lisa McRee were co-anchoring GDLA this morning. Many may remember that Lisa McRee anchored Good Morning America with Kevin Newman. Prior to that she anchored the 5pm and 11pm news at KABC with Harold Greene. I was a fan of Lisa back on KABC, so definitely good to see her on local TV again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalItalian2 163 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Just filling in. [MEDIA=twitter]868919637131513856[/MEDIA] If KTTV is ever going to have an impact in Los Angeles again they need to clean house. Implode their crappy set and start with some MUCH younger hungry talent. Fox 11 is an embarrassment for market #2. I wouldn't miss anyone from there if they got rid of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Just filling in. [MEDIA=twitter]868919637131513856[/MEDIA] If KTTV is ever going to have an impact in Los Angeles again they need to clean house. Implode their crappy set and start with some MUCH younger hungry talent. Fox 11 is an embarrassment for market #2. I wouldn't miss anyone from there if they got rid of them. Oh and lookie how proficient she is with SM.(socmedia) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 802 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 The days of her on GMA were not good. It was so bad I ended up watching CBS This Morning during that time period. Charles & Joan ruled GMA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 291 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Yeah, her and Kevin Newman viewers just turned away. Kevin redeemed himself later, though- he anchored Global National after the Vancouver switching disaster dominoes had settled (it was closely linked to all that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5277 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Looking back at their work individually (it's hard to find stuff from their tenure on GMA, not surprisingly), they weren't bad, per se, but both were unknowns. In addition, I'm sure she especially had to deal with some Deborah Norville-style homewrecker comparisons, and they both had incredibly tough acts to follow. Maybe they were the right anchors, but definitely at the wrong time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa_McRee 9 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 I was flipping thru the channels this morning and stopped on Good Day LA (which I NEVER watch). Sports anchor Liz Habib and Lisa McRee were co-anchoring GDLA this morning. Many may remember that Lisa McRee anchored Good Morning America with Kevin Newman. Prior to that she anchored the 5pm and 11pm news at KABC with Harold Greene. I was a fan of Lisa back on KABC, so definitely good to see her on local TV again.[/QUOT I was flipping thru the channels this morning and stopped on Good Day LA (which I NEVER watch). Sports anchor Liz Habib and Lisa McRee were co-anchoring GDLA this morning. Many may remember that Lisa McRee anchored Good Morning America with Kevin Newman. Prior to that she anchored the 5pm and 11pm news at KABC with Harold Greene. I was a fan of Lisa back on KABC, so definitely good to see her on local TV again. Thanks so much! Just filling in when they need me. After California Connected I took a break for a few years to drive my kids around to all of their sports. Now, they drive! Happy to be working freelance again at GDLA and ABC World News Now! Again, thanks a lot for being so nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa_McRee 9 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Oh and lookie how proficient she is with SM.(socmedia) Hahaha!! So funny, I'm just learning Twitter and most of my posts are about news I've read..Most of my Instagram (also learning) features our puppy tearing up Toilet Paper! (Yes, I have a LOT to learn!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa_McRee 9 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Looking back at their work individually (it's hard to find stuff from their tenure on GMA, not surprisingly), they weren't bad, per se, but both were unknowns. In addition, I'm sure she especially had to deal with some Deborah Norville-style homewrecker comparisons, and they both had incredibly tough acts to follow. Maybe they were the right anchors, but definitely at the wrong time. Not gonna lie.. though had a great run at ABC before KABC, going back to GMA was a tough time...Roone was sick, GMA went from Entertainment Division to News; 3 sets and 3 executive producers. Still, though it hurt, I wouldn't trade that failure for anything. It made me a better journalist to go to PBS California Connected after that. And now truly appreciate all the family time I was able to enjoy in the last few years and the new challenges ahead. Thanks for your kind comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa_McRee 9 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Yeah, her and Kevin Newman viewers just turned away. Kevin redeemed himself later, though- he anchored Global National after the Vancouver switching disaster dominoes had settled (it was closely linked to all that). It was a tough time. Luckily, I was pregnant when I left and my reward for that TV failure was Life's Greatest Reward... ! lmc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa_McRee 9 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 The days of her on GMA were not good. It was so bad I ended up watching CBS This Morning during that time period. Charles & Joan ruled GMA! Honey, you have NO idea! It was a troubled time at ABC and, honestly, though I love Kevin Newman as a friend, respect him as an amazing newsman, husband, father..we had no chemistry on air. Again, I love him. But as an anchor team we did NOT work! (We joke about it now.. as he's Canadian, we think he was just TOO NICE for America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Not gonna lie.. though had a great run at ABC before KABC, going back to GMA was a tough time...Roone was sick, ........ Holy three quarter inch u-matic tape! I think Ms. McRee just stunned a bunch of news nerds silly... Boys... Boys??? ....^.^.^.....flatline.............clear.....shock...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa_McRee 9 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Holy three quarter inch u-matic tape! I think Ms. McRee just stunned a bunch of news nerds silly... Boys... Boys??? ....^.^.^.....flatline.............clear.....shock...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Not gonna lie.. though had a great run at ABC before KABC, going back to GMA was a tough time...Roone was sick, GMA went from Entertainment Division to News; 3 sets and 3 executive producers. Still, though it hurt, I wouldn't trade that failure for anything. It made me a better journalist to go to PBS California Connected after that. And now truly appreciate all the family time I was able to enjoy in the last few years and the new challenges ahead. Thanks for your kind comment! What do you think Roone would say/react to the social media thing? Honestly... How can the media and social media coexist without it further devolving? Welcome back to the fun house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa_McRee 9 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 What do you think Roone would say/react to the social media thing? Honestly... How can the media and social media coexist without it further devolving? Welcome back to the fun house. To social media comments/observations which are constructive (re: coverage, etc), I'd like to think Roone would have harnessed it somehow...Using the information and encouraging dialogue. To social media spreading fake news, I think he would have been aggressive in making ABC the go-to clearinghouse for Fact Checking.. the Snopes of the broadcast world. If someone could make a mainstream and credible news organization a place where Fox News viewers felt they'd get consistently fair and accurate information, some (not all) might trust it. To social media that's about trolling and the breakdown of common civility, I think he's be as disappointed as the rest of us... (btw, I'd also like to think he'd have his own emoji! It would be the Roone Red Phone.. one in EVERY control room at ABC! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 291 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I think this might be the first time ever an ex-anchor has posted here. Unless it happened prior to 2009 (when I learned of this site)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1488 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I think this might be the first time ever an ex-anchor has posted here. Unless it happened prior to 2009 (when I learned of this site)? Diane Sawyer posts on here under an alias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5277 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Diane Sawyer posts on here under an alias. EAT NEWS! I KNEW IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa_McRee 9 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Diane Sawyer posts on here under an alias. Well, I'm easy... Just kidding...but I'm a pretty open book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Diane Sawyer posts on here under an alias. I knew it.. She is mardek1995...how did we miss that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Rollo Smokes 183 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Not gonna lie.. though had a great run at ABC before KABC, going back to GMA was a tough time...Roone was sick, GMA went from Entertainment Division to News; 3 sets and 3 executive producers. Still, though it hurt, I wouldn't trade that failure for anything. It made me a better journalist to go to PBS California Connected after that. And now truly appreciate all the family time I was able to enjoy in the last few years and the new challenges ahead. Thanks for your kind comment! Oh...my...gosh...it is really YOU!! I have waited 25 years for this moment, ever since I was a teenager staying up way, way past my bedtime to watch you and Aaron Brown during the first year of World News Now. That show was so much fun to watch and the two of you had such great chemistry. It took me by surprise when you bounced in early '93, but I knew you were on to bigger and better things. And I knew those hours weren't the easiest to work–I learned that many years later when I did overnights in radio. You have come a long, long way since then and all these years later, I'm still a fan! Okay, let me stop gushing... Lisa, thank you for inspiring me to pursue a career in broadcasting. I'll be in the LA area next week, perhaps I'll get to see you on Fox 11 in the morning! BTW: I am the person responsible for some of those clips on YouTube, which I taped from New York while I was sleeping then played back after school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfomspphl 453 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Just stumbled across this and how Lisa personally filled in that void. Forums are the most underrated part of the Internet. I'd bet L Holt and B Williams poke around here. That local news blood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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