caliwxdude 254 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 In at KJRH as part of its' new AM team. http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/scenelatest/longtime-kotv-anchor-scott-thompson-returns-to-tv-on-kjrh/article_e642b8da-43e3-5f4d-9e03-f1bf6ff6d473.html Wow. I'm impressed with KJRH's ability to pick up the castaways from other stations in town. Lisa Jones returning to TV was pretty unexpected. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1519 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Several NBC O&Os are adding an additional half hour to their morning news programs pushing early today to a 3 30 a start time. http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/nbc-washington-adds-extra-hour/192554 Gee, maybe they should just rename it "Really Late Tonight"... 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 In at KJRH as part of its' new AM team. http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/scenelatest/longtime-kotv-anchor-scott-thompson-returns-to-tv-on-kjrh/article_e642b8da-43e3-5f4d-9e03-f1bf6ff6d473.html KOTV reunion! 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Several NBC O&Os are adding an additional half hour to their morning news programs pushing early today to a 3 30 a start time. http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/nbc-washington-adds-extra-hour/192554 Although, I'm still against these crazy news expansions, I had a feeling that the 4am expansions was going to happen sooner or later. And since Early Today will be airing at 3:30am, that effectively opens up the floodgates for the NBC affiliates who want to make the purge to 4am in the future. WSTM in Syracuse has been airing the news at 4am for years, they could air Early Today next week. Wouldn't be surprise if CBS move its Morning News show to 3:30. My issue would be ABC. They produce World News Now from 1:30-3am (network starts airing it at 2am) and produce America This Morning live at 4am. If the network move ATM to 3:30am but keep the WNN time as is, that would leave just a 30 minute gap between the shows instead of an hour. It wouldn't be much time to breathe in between the shows, unless they start producing it earlier from 1-2:30am, but that would mean they would have to pre-tape Nightline every night (before 12:30am, if that's not already happening). Or, they could cut the blocks from three to two, and produce it 1:30-2:30. That way you keep the hour-gap. But then viewers in stations that air the program multiple times (3 times or more), might not feel right seeing the same program they just saw an hour earlier. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 In at KJRH as part of its' new AM team. http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/scenelatest/longtime-kotv-anchor-scott-thompson-returns-to-tv-on-kjrh/article_e642b8da-43e3-5f4d-9e03-f1bf6ff6d473.html KJRH hired two veteran journalists instead of a couple of kids who would work for peanuts? Madness. But seriously, good for them. 7 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Wow. I'm impressed with KJRH's ability to pick up the castaways from other stations in town. Lisa Jones returning to TV was pretty unexpected. I'm pretty sure that after bobbing on the ocean for the last months, these folks would jump onto any passing raft...or even a floating coconut. They need the ego strokes...and the money. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo 354 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 BIG anchor shakeup at 11Alive in Atlanta. Shiba Russell goes from evenings back to mornings. Current morning anchor Cheryl Preheim takes her spot on the 5 and 6 and Vinnie Politan anchors the 11 solo. Seems a little ... odd. Shiba hasn't even been on the evening shows a year yet. They announced it on air this morning. http://www.11alive.com/home/news-anchors-are-switching-around-on-11alive-here-are-the-details-/460152963 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 829 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 BIG anchor shakeup at 11Alive in Atlanta. Shiba Russell goes from evenings back to mornings. Current morning anchor Cheryl Preheim takes her spot on the 5 and 6 and Vinnie Politan anchors the 11 solo. Seems a little ... odd. Shiba hasn't even been on the evening shows a year yet. They announced it on air this morning. http://www.11alive.com/home/news-anchors-are-switching-around-on-11alive-here-are-the-details-/460152963 Stupid move on 11Alive this is where CBS46 should go ahead and move that needle to third place and move 11ALIVE to 4th place. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnya2k6 171 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Stupid move on 11Alive this is where CBS46 should go ahead and move that needle to third place and move 11ALIVE to 4th place. Like hell it'll happen. Meanwhile, over at 1611 West Peachtree... http://www.tvnewscheck.com/marketshare/2017/07/24/wsb-first-tv-station-to-get-million-twitter-followers/ (WAGA is not that far behind with 509,000 followers, followed by 11Alive (341,000) and CBS46 (a paltry 72,000); by comparison, KABC has 943,000 Twitter followers) 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 So one day after Leon Bibb and Lee Jordan's final day on the air at WEWS, they were both honored with dedications at their retirement party yesterday (7/29). [MEDIA=twitter]891470232195407873[/MEDIA] 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseRM303 171 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Shiba also mentioned on her Facebook & Twitter pages that the morning team will be welcoming a new member to mornings. Likely the one who will be replacing Vinnie. [MEDIA=twitter]891670961082306560[/MEDIA] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Subchannel change. WRAL has acquired the Cozi TV affiliation. It will air on subchannel 5.2, beginning at noon today (7/31). The Heroes & Icons diginet is moving to an LP station, WIRP-LD 27.4. _______ Shiba also mentioned on her Facebook & Twitter pages that the morning team will be welcoming a new member to mornings. Likely the one who will be replacing Vinnie. So Atlanta Alive is now the Morning Rush? _______ Former WFOR Morning anchor Walter Makaula is now the new weekend evening anchor and reporter at KCRA. He'll start at the new station tomorrow. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 367 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Here's a commercial from WJW Fox 8 taking shots at Cavs player Kyrie Irving. (Just Google Kyrie's name and you'll what all he's up to.) 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 WHTV in Lansing was supposed to sign off months ago on April 30th. It keeps on chugging extra life and battery for some reason. But the next date to try to go off air is August 31st, 2017 at 12 Midnight. Until it happens, I doubt they'll sign off by then too. Btw, its still just Jewelry Television on 18.1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseRM303 171 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Courtesy of FTVLive: Sharon Lawson weekend AM anchor at Miami NBC O&O WTVJ being hired as weekday morning co-anchor at FOX O&O WAGA in Atlanta (replaces Constance Jones who left the station after less than a year) CircleSeven posted on the WNBC thread that Adam Kuperstein also of WTVJ is leaving WTVJ to join WNBC in New York as 6 & 11 pm weekend co-anchor & weeknight general assignment reporter. http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/8/1/new-anchor-hire-in-atlanta Also KTRK in Houston is hiring Collins Myers as weekend AM meteorologist and it appears Elita Loresca is being bumped up to a M-F shift no word yet on if she's replacing Travis Herzog on the morning shows or Casey Curry on the 11am & 4pm shows. http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/8/1/ok-this-is-still-a-secret-so-dont-say-anything Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 WTVJ's Adam Kuperstein whose an afternoon (and previously 11PM anchor) and sportscaster is moving to the mothership to anchor weekend evening on WNBC. http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/106069/wnbc-names-kuperstein-weekend-evening-anchor Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1448 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Courtesy of FTVLive: Also KTRK in Houston is hiring Collins Myers as weekend AM meteorologist and it appears Elita Loresca is being bumped up to a M-F shift no word yet on if she's replacing Travis Herzog on the morning shows or Casey Curry on the 11am & 4pm shows. http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/8/1/ok-this-is-still-a-secret-so-dont-say-anything Damn it, it has to be Casey Curry. Travis does great with the morning team and he's probably in line for Tim Heller's spot. The weather team is so great though I wish they wouldn't change it. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-179943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 829 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 OUT: Raycom moving its digital hub from Montgomery to Atlanta http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/8/3/raycom-to-move-hub-to-atlanta 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-180061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cg41386 132 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 WVEC chief met Jeff Lawson is having part of his tongue removed and may miss a significant amount of time... https://pilotonline.com/news/local/wvec-chief-meteorologist-jeff-lawson-to-take-time-off-after/article_2943e7e3-e297-5ed5-a92b-f0a98c0e3a68.html 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-180229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 WVEC chief met Jeff Lawson is having part of his tongue removed and may miss a significant amount of time... https://pilotonline.com/news/local/wvec-chief-meteorologist-jeff-lawson-to-take-time-off-after/article_2943e7e3-e297-5ed5-a92b-f0a98c0e3a68.html Wow, best of luck to him. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-180236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1232 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Cable station 6 News in Lawrence, KS formally shut down its news operations today. It had been a staple in the community for 45 years. All of its shows will be preserved and kept at a museum at the University of Kansas. The station was bought my Minnesota -based Midco last year/early this year and was told a few months ago that they would be shutting down its news operations and transform the station into a regional sports network. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-180240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProduceGuy 31 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Sounds like WESH is ready to move up Summer Knowles after trying to bump Angela Taylor to weekends. It didn't go over too well... https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/8/4/going-down-in-o-town 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-180241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Sounds like WESH is ready to move up Summer Knowles after trying to bump Angela Taylor to weekends. It didn't go over too well... https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/8/4/going-down-in-o-town Given how she did there and what she did to ratings, I am sure one of the rival stations would sign Angela Taylor as soon as an opening comes up. I think a spot on the Fox 35 morning show would be best for her alongside Amy Kaufeldt. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-180247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Given how she did there and what she did to ratings, I am sure one of the rival stations would sign Angela Taylor as soon as an opening comes up. I think a spot on the Fox 35 morning show would be best for her alongside Amy Kaufeldt. I would love to see her on WOFL or on WKMG. I think WFTV's too crowded. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-180248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 WKRN's Samantha Fisher anchored her final newscast tonight. She is stepping away after five years at the station to focus on being a full-time mother. http://wkrn.com/2017/08/04/samantha-fisher-anchors-last-show-at-news-2/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/242/#findComment-180250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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