Guest Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Kim Passoth is leaving WGCL and heading to California She was quite young to lead a Top 10 market newscast, but her and Mike Dunston made a good weekend team. And the revolving door continues to spin... Meanwhile, I've watched a newscast with Thomas Roberts and Sharon Reed. I have to say, Thomas was a great pick. At least on the newscast I've seen, he stumbled very little and he made watching a newscast with Sharon Reed actually bearable. I wish them nothing but success with him! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4366 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Steve Edwards, Dorothy Lucey and Jillian Barberie. When you think of those three names, what comes to mind? Well, they're reuniting but NOT what you think. They're co-hosting a podcast called 'OK LA, as we were saying', a litte takeoff of GDLA even with inspired logo, thru 790KABC where jillian co-host 'The Drive' in the afternoon. Started a few weeks ago. http://www.kabc.com/okla-2/ Considering how utterly abysmal KABC 790’s ratings have been over the past decade (a mediocre AM-only signal in a really big market where talk stations struggle in), it almost sounds like Cumulus is slow-auditioning Edwards and Lucey to re-team with Jillian. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4366 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 You have to wonder how Vindicator/WFMJ is staying in it these days....GateHouse has been buying up anything that moves in Ohio (including the Columbus Dispatch, Akron Beacon Journal, and the former Dix properties centered around Northeast Ohio). It's probably the perfect combination of well-capitalized ownership in a declining city that few companies would be interested in purchasing. Youngstown is - not joking - half the size it was about 40 years ago, but it’s voter base is so chaotic and politically unpredictable. (Hell, they supported Traficant’s toupee, I mean, Traficant, for decades...) Political ad spending in a market like that has got to be ridiculous. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 825 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Youngstown is - not joking - half the size it was about 40 years ago, but it’s voter base is so chaotic and politically unpredictable. (Hell, they supported Traficant’s toupee, I mean, Traficant, for decades...) Political ad spending in a market like that has got to be ridiculous. Do you know why they supported Traficant? Umm. the mob runs Youngstown that why. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4366 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Do you know why they supported Traficant? Umm. the mob runs Youngstown that why. I didn’t say it was a clean situation lol. Mob + long-term economic depression = a mess. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2413 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Considering how utterly abysmal KABC 790’s ratings have been over the past decade (a mediocre AM-only signal in a really big market where talk stations struggle in), it almost sounds like Cumulus is slow-auditioning Edwards and Lucey to re-team with Jillian. The last book has them #40 in a 50-station metered market, only above KLOVE/Air1, Spanish sports talk and tied with a Persian station. At this point, their ratings and schedule make WBAI look competent and altogether in comparison. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
d247 43 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 KJRH has made some changes to its' daytime schedule. The station's midday newscast has moved from 11am to noon, joining KOTV and KOKI at that timeslot. 'Days of Our Lives' has moved from noon to 1pm, replacing the 4th hour of 'Today', which has taken over the 11am slot. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1566 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Somehow I missed that weekend anchor Tom Mustin wasn't renewed at KCNC and left in December. He resurfaced in the last week or so on KMGH with Theresa Marchetta, another former KCNC anchor from long ago. [MEDIA=twitter]1029567865815412736[/MEDIA] I can't tell whether or not he's just freelancing, but I'm glad he's on TV again. I always liked his style. https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/denver-station-releases-longtime-anchor-tom-mustin/198144 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Where is KGTV military reporter Hanna Mullens? Nothing from the reporter with the 13" waist since mid March. And what about that Bree Stephens....she is also MIA. Oh well... Here is a cute pic of Hanna playing Army...call if you spot her. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Where is KGTV military reporter Hanna Mullens? Nothing from the reporter with the 13" waist since mid March. And what about that Bree Stephens....she is also MIA. Oh well... Here is a cute pic of Hanna playing Army...call if you spot her. [ATTACH=full]6344[/ATTACH] It looks like Mullins is working for a non-profit that assists military families with pet bills. Bree appears to have freaked out after being tackled live on TV. Her website indicates she just got back from a long photography internship in Africa, while her husband runs a bar in Point Loma. I just returned from north county myself. My brother and his wife don't even watch the local news, just Netflix and Hulu. Good luck, San Diego stations. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTV 526 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Jacqueline Bennett resigns from NBC Boston and headed Back to Southern California. Wish she can come back to The Bay Area, but with her family down in SoCal and husband in the Military, I hope she can find a spot back in SD.....KFMB? 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I take it you all saw Lieberman and the Natasha stuff? @SFTV @TheRob 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTV 526 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 [QUOTE="Eat News, post: 216798, member: 2985"]I take it you all saw Lieberman and the Natasha stuff? @SFTV @TheRob[/QUOTE] Yes *sips tea* lol 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 [QUOTE="Eat News, post: 216798, member: 2985"]I take it you all saw Lieberman and the Natasha stuff? @SFTV @TheRob[/QUOTE] I'm just now reading the "hair mousse" incident. Eaten up, spit out... 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 KJRH has made some changes to its' daytime schedule. The station's midday newscast has moved from 11am to noon, joining KOTV and KOKI at that timeslot. 'Days of Our Lives' has moved from noon to 1pm, replacing the 4th hour of 'Today', which has taken over the 11am slot. This leaves KTUL as Tulsa's only 11am newscast Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotInTV 63 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Jacqueline Bennett resigns from NBC Boston and headed Back to Southern California. Wish she can come back to The Bay Area, but with her family down in SoCal and husband in the Military, I hope she can find a spot back in SD.....KFMB? The job posting for a meteorologist is still there. I'd enjoy watching her at KFMB. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 367 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 WEWS has hired a new news director a little over a week after WKYC hired its new one. Both are the second and third station to add a brand new ND after WOIO/WUAB earlier this year. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 271 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 WHDH meteorologist Bri Eggers won't be returning to the station after maternity leave; she's returning to Idaho (or as she calls it, Idahome.) https://www.boston.com/culture/celebs/2018/08/17/meteorologist-bri-eggers-is-leaving-7-news-heading-idahome 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-210993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Last Friday, WBTV aired it's final 8pm show on its Bounce TV subchannel. [MEDIA=twitter]1030638386221142017[/MEDIA] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-211029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
east-tx-tv 121 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Last Friday, WBTV aired it's final 8pm show on its Bounce TV subchannel. [MEDIA=twitter]1030638386221142017[/MEDIA] It's too bad, but 4 1/2 years is a long time for a news & local show on a diginet-subchannel. Most news in the DFW area that was made for (or repeated on) an indie or subchannel there hasn't lasted very long. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-211040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 It's too bad, but 4 1/2 years is a long time for a news & local show on a diginet-subchannel. Most news in the DFW area that was made for (or repeated on) an indie or subchannel there hasn't lasted very long. The DFW market can never have nice things. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-211041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
east-tx-tv 121 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 The DFW market can never have nice things. Well, now, 'never' is a long time, but likely in some ways, you're right. Other than not having a general-purpose alternate like NY1 or the new Spectrum L.A. news channel, DFW does fair-to-pretty good with quality and availability of news. There should be more than the big 4 English-language/big 2 Spanish-language for news in north TX (including a WPIX/WGN/KTLA-quality CW station), but still... For DFW to not have any more than it does, you still see veteran anchors/reporters moving up the food chain to the networks from there. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-211042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2413 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 It's too bad, but 4 1/2 years is a long time for a news & local show on a diginet-subchannel. Most news in the DFW area that was made for (or repeated on) an indie or subchannel there hasn't lasted very long. The big problem with subchannel news is three things; people who shun you because you aren't airing what's on nationally at that time (probably one reason Hearst can't make their MeTV shows work), lack of promotion, and horrid advertising. WITI couldn't sell an ad to save its life on Antenna TV when they had to shift the regular shows there during the World Cup, so it was a continuous loop of PSAs and the occasional national class action ad. And most of the time whenever you try to market a network the way it wants to be (Justice Network wants you to air local pieces, the long-dead TheCoolTV wants local artists to submit videos), nobody cares. They just see it as another place to watch reruns of a certain genre or don't even think of it as an OTA subchannel, especially on cable. 5 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-211051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 The big problem with subchannel news is three things; people who shun you because you aren't airing what's on nationally at that time (probably one reason Hearst can't make their MeTV shows work), lack of promotion, and horrid advertising. WITI couldn't sell an ad to save its life on Antenna TV when they had to shift the regular shows there during the World Cup, so it was a continuous loop of PSAs and the occasional national class action ad. And most of the time whenever you try to market a network the way it wants to be (Justice Network wants you to air local pieces, the long-dead TheCoolTV wants local artists to submit videos), nobody cares. They just see it as another place to watch reruns of a certain genre or don't even think of it as an OTA subchannel, especially on cable. Duopoly news, however, can do well in some instances (See: KUSA on KTVD, WSOC on WAXN). 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-211053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 The big problem with subchannel news is three things; people who shun you because you aren't airing what's on nationally at that time (probably one reason Hearst can't make their MeTV shows work), lack of promotion, and horrid advertising. WITI couldn't sell an ad to save its life on Antenna TV when they had to shift the regular shows there during the World Cup, so it was a continuous loop of PSAs and the occasional national class action ad. And most of the time whenever you try to market a network the way it wants to be (Justice Network wants you to air local pieces, the long-dead TheCoolTV wants local artists to submit videos), nobody cares. They just see it as another place to watch reruns of a certain genre or don't even think of it as an OTA subchannel, especially on cable. Now you wonder why Hearst has been buying up the duopoly bait stations as of late Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/308/#findComment-211092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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