tw-804 190 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Let's go back on topic, please? Thank you! WAVY anchor/reporter Brandi Cummings is leaving the station. Her last day is Tuesday. [MEDIA=twitter]975586877804830721[/MEDIA] Meanwhile, WNCN meteorologist Kristin Ketchell ends her fill-in time at WAVY. Ashley Baylor was on maternity leave and she'll return this week. [MEDIA=twitter]975719476619603968[/MEDIA] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 You're absolutely right, there is nothing funny about it nor is it a situation to make light of. However, we have expressed this in many threads before that Eat News isn't to be taken seriously. He makes jokes. He's entertaining. He's the comedic relief of this forum. Look, I understand where you're coming from, but you shouldn't get so worked up over things you can't control. Oh my god. I didn't read the article about the incident. I thought this went off into random territory. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2362 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I'm getting back on-topic now... WNVC and WNVT Channel 30 are scheduled to go off-air April 1st. MHz Worldview will remain on cable in D.C., but the OTA signals and the international news networks carried on the subchannels are scheduled to go off air as well. https://mhznetworks.com/hello-world/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 140 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I'm getting back on-topic now... WNVC and WNVT Channel 30 are scheduled to go off-air April 1st. MHz Worldview will remain on cable in D.C., but the OTA signals and the international news networks carried on the subchannels are scheduled to go off air as well. https://mhznetworks.com/hello-world/ WNVC and WNVT are going to be channel-sharing with WHTJ and WCVE, respectively. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 940 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Let's go back on topic, please? Thank you! WAVY anchor/reporter Brandi Cummings is leaving the station. Her last day is Tuesday. [MEDIA=twitter]975586877804830721[/MEDIA] Meanwhile, WNCN meteorologist Kristin Ketchell ends her fill-in time at WAVY. Ashley Baylor was on maternity leave and she'll return this week. [MEDIA=twitter]975719476619603968[/MEDIA] How does a random catch all thread have a topic? 5 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2362 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 WNVC and WNVT are going to be channel-sharing with WHTJ and WCVE, respectively. In other words, no longer airing in D.C. but in Richmond and in Charlottesville maybe? Because MHz Networks said that they'll no longer be available to the D.C. market. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 707 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Let's go back on topic, please? Thank you! WAVY anchor/reporter Brandi Cummings is leaving the station. Her last day is Tuesday. [MEDIA=twitter]975586877804830721[/MEDIA] Meanwhile, WNCN meteorologist Kristin Ketchell ends her fill-in time at WAVY. Ashley Baylor was on maternity leave and she'll return this week. [MEDIA=twitter]975719476619603968[/MEDIA] I don't mean to sound stupid but I didn't know that people could fill in at other stations while working at one. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 774 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I don't mean to sound stupid but I didn't know that people could fill in at other stations while working at one. Last year when WCAU was down to three meteorologists and of the three one was on vacation and a second was sick, they pulled in WRC’s Doug Kammerer and WNBC’s Dave Price to fill in. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo 351 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Crazy! Someone managed somehow, some way to briefly interrupt a newscast on KRIS/Corpus Christi last night. The screen went black, then you can hear some dude say, 'F--- it. Lick it. Smell it.' The anchor managed to recover and apologize faster than you'd expect in a market that size. No explanation yet. https://www.caller.com/story/news/2018/03/20/kris-broadcast-interrupted-vulgar-audio-viewers-react-social-media/441083002/ 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriangleTriadMediaNews 267 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I don't mean to sound stupid but I didn't know that people could fill in at other stations while working at one. WJLA meteorologist Josh Knight helped out WBFF about a year or so ago in their time of need. Not to mention, the occasional fill-in WX gigs during network morning shows, they usually poach from the O&O's. Similar thing happened when Paul Magers did an impromptu SR when Muhammad Ali passed. Unrelated but while I'm thinking of it, are network O&O's basically considered de-facto bureaus for their parent network? Not talking about NYC, DC, Chicago, or LA, but say Raleigh for WTVD/ABC, Austin for KTBC/FOX, etc? 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1229 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I don't mean to sound stupid but I didn't know that people could fill in at other stations while working at one. Last year when WCAU was down to three meteorologists and of the three one was on vacation and a second was sick, they pulled in WRC’s Doug Kammerer and WNBC’s Dave Price to fill in. WJLA meteorologist Josh Knight helped out WBFF about a year or so ago in their time of need. Not to mention, the occasional fill-in WX gigs during network morning shows, they usually poach from the O&O's. Similar thing happened when Paul Magers did an impromptu SR when Muhammad Ali passed. Unrelated but while I'm thinking of it, are network O&O's basically considered de-facto bureaus for their parent network? Not talking about NYC, DC, Chicago, or LA, but say Raleigh for WTVD/ABC, Austin for KTBC/FOX, etc? An important thing to note here is that all of these stations are owned by the same company. They're not pulling a meteorologist from a Scripps station to fill in from a Hearst station, they're pulling people from within the company but who are at different stations. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 WJLA meteorologist Josh Knight helped out WBFF about a year or so ago in their time of need. Not to mention, the occasional fill-in WX gigs during network morning shows, they usually poach from the O&O's. Similar thing happened when Paul Magers did an impromptu SR when Muhammad Ali passed. Unrelated but while I'm thinking of it, are network O&O's basically considered de-facto bureaus for their parent network? Not talking about NYC, DC, Chicago, or LA, but say Raleigh for WTVD/ABC, Austin for KTBC/FOX, etc? The short answer is yes, although in most some top markets, the networks will still operate a de-facto separate operation for true network level correspondents. The example that comes to mind is in Miami, where NBC has an O&O in WTVJ, but still operates a separate NBC News Miami Bureau. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 The short answer is yes, although in most some top markets, the networks will still operate a de-facto separate operation for true network level correspondents. The example that comes to mind is in Miami, where NBC has an O&O in WTVJ, but still operates a separate NBC News Miami Bureau. Worth noting that despite the brand new Telemundo Center Headquarters the NBC Network Bureau will remain in their current location. They are in some non descript office building. 5 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowBergen 679 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I don't mean to sound stupid but I didn't know that people could fill in at other stations while working at one. It usually happens with stations under common ownershp. WNBC has pulled staff from WVIT (Hartford) and WCAU (Philadelphia) over the years. WNBC staff has filled in on the others as well. Years ago, one of the NBC Miami staff worked at WNBC while his wife was in grad school, then returned to WTVJ. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 It usually happens with stations under common ownershp. WNBC has pulled staff from WVIT (Hartford) and WCAU (Philadelphia) over the years. WNBC staff has filled in on the others as well. Years ago, one of the NBC Miami staff worked at WNBC while his wife was in grad school, then returned to WTVJ. One interesting case was WNBC pulled recently (and several times) WRC’s helicopter reporter. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 KHOU's GM is retiring at the end of the year. http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2018/03/khou-gm-susan-mceldoon-announces-retirement.html Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 KHOU's GM is retiring at the end of the year. http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2018/03/khou-gm-susan-mceldoon-announces-retirement.html I just met her last week in my interview, that's crazy. She's very nice, that's going to be a huge blow when that happens. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 347 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Meredith is apparently selling Time, Fortune, SI, and laying off 1,200 employees in the process. I am posting this as they've been rumored to be in the running to purchase station in the Sinclair-Tribune divestiture, should the transaction obtain final approval from Washington. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw-804 190 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Meanwhile in Buffalo, WIVB sports reporter Shannon Shepherd left the station just a few days ago. She'll be joining Fox Sports San Diego. http://buffalonews.com/2018/03/16/channel-4s-shepherd-headed-to-job-in-san-diego/ 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 825 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Meredith is apparently selling Time, Fortune, SI, and laying off 1,200 employees in the process. I am posting this as they've been rumored to be in the running to purchase station in the Sinclair-Tribune divestiture, should the transaction obtain final approval from Washington. Didn't the Koch Brothers give Meredith a huge boat load of $$$ for them to purchase Time? 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
east-tx-tv 120 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 According to the article, $650 million. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3933 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 WALA has hired Byron Day as an anchor for the station's 5pm show. http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/112158/anchor-byron-day-joins-wala-mobile-ala Not only is he a Mobile native, but he worked with soon-to-be retiring primary anchor Bob Grip. Methinks this will be his successor. Over at WKRG, Peter Albrecht has been splitting anchoring with market veteran Mel Showers (Peter does the 5, 6:30, and 9pm on the CW; Mel does the 6 &10). I imagine it's a successor plan as well when Mel decides to retire. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 KUSI...No Mo Turko Waaaaaaaaaa No more Michael Turko and the Turko files... http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2018/3/23/done-in-socal Bet ya all didn't know he has a giant pony-tail that he hid all these years.... Well now you know. Turko Theme Song 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 The Turko Files started originally in San Antonio (KENS), then Nashville (WKRN) and to San Diego (KUSI). Hat's off to you Turko! 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihEARDtHAT 8 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Here is the Turko announcement on KUSI.com including his letter of resignation. http://www.kusi.com/kusis-michael-turko-retires-20-years/ 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/277/#findComment-199727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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