Out & About

[CLETVFan 367]

Agreed. That’s when they decided to go for the Ohio City/hipster/club crowd with promos like this:

 

 

And going way back...I still think they made a HUGE mistake ditching Kimberly Gill. Cleveland (and Pittsburgh’s) loss is definitely Detroit’s gain. WEWS should’ve sent to Danita back to mornings in 2009 and put Kimberly in the main slot.

 

I saw on another forum back in '09 that there were rumors that WEWS was thinking of pairing Kimberly Gill with Duane Pohlman for evenings. How would that have worked for a team, and wasn't he up for Ted Henry's spot after his retirement?

[ttvn2000 320]

I saw on another forum back in '09 that there were rumors that WEWS was thinking of pairing Kimberly Gill with Duane Pohlman for evenings. How would that have worked for a team, and wasn't he up for Ted Henry's spot after his retirement?

 

 

I think it could’ve worked. Not sure if it would’ve been enough to turn the ratings, but I’ve always thought Gill should’ve had a better chance there...especially compared to Danita Harris, who I think was best-suited for Good Morning Cleveland.

 

‘09 was a volatile time for channel 5...it seemed like they were trying all kinds of different pairings around that time. (Even Joy Benedict had some anchor time during that period if I’m remembering correctly.). This was when they started calling themselves “channel 5” outside of newscasts and had a very inconsistent look and feel.

[ns8401 951]

Dave LewAllen has been named lead anchor for WXYZ in Detroit replacing Stephen Clark. At 31 years he is their longest tenured anchor/reporter.

 

So this is their new team going forward:

Dave LewAllen

Carolyn Clifford

Dave Rexroth

Brad Galli

[ttvn2000 320]

Dave LewAllen has been named lead anchor for WXYZ in Detroit replacing Stephen Clark. At 31 years he is their longest tenured anchor/reporter.

 

So this is their new team going forward:

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Dave LewAllen

Carolyn Clifford

Dave Rexroth

Brad Galli

 

Nice reversal of trend! But the sports guy needs socks.

[ns8401 951]

Nice reversal of trend! But the sports guy needs socks.

I noticed that... it looks rather odd...

Edited October 12, 2018 by Guest

[CircleSeven 1960]

Two KXTV notes...Morning anchor Megan Telles, which moved off the Morning Blend this June to work on a new "show" on the station has exited the station via her instagram/facebook. Cristina Mendonsa..another KXTV exile has resurfaced on KFBK radio replacing vet Amy Lewis on the morning news program as of this week, she had been doing special reports. Indeed also shows a slew of openings at the station, including weekend AM anchor.

Did that 4pm show ever came to fruition? Or those plans were scrapped?

[TriangleTriadMediaNews 267]

I noticed that WRC is starting their Saturday morning newscast at 5:30am now. Not sure if this will extend to Sunday (I've set my DVR just in case) or if this is some bizarre one-off appearance at that time. Previously they aired a week in review show called News 4 This Week.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 947]

Meteorologist Beth McLeod is now back in Detroit... at WXYZ... No bio on the website yet, but her Facebook is now Beth McLeod WXYZ Weather Team

[ns8401 951]

Meteorologist Beth McLeod is now back in Detroit... at WXYZ... No bio on the website yet, but her Facebook is now Beth McLeod WXYZ Weather Team

Freelancing as far as anyone knows... Fred May be headed for the Tigers too but we’ll see... they do have a meteorologist opening at the moment. Beth has been doing weekend mornings for 3 weeks...

[TheRob 938]

The New Yorker wrote about Sinclair (no new ground broken here).

 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/the-growth-of-sinclairs-conservative-media-empire

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

Former WJBK TV 2 anchor Joe Glover dies at 79

http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/former-wjbk-tv-2-anchor-joe-glover-dies-at-79

 

Just found about this now... Joe Glover was a former professor at the U.F.'s College of Journalism and Communications (DISCLAIMER: I work at UF's CJC).

[rdtv 13]

Announced today by Meredith: Todd Brown, GM of KVVU in Las Vegas, has been promoted into the newly created corporate role of Senior VP and Chief Revenue Officer for the entire local media group, "effective immediately."

 

And Kevin James (no, not that Kevin James) also earns a promotion to GM of KPHO/KTVK, Meredith's duopoly in Phoenix.

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

And almost eleven months after it was announced, the KOFY deal is finally done. It was closed earlier today (10/15).

 

Granite is only left with Syracuse's WTVH.

 

Granite should've been gone already. They ruined WKBW Buffalo to the ground and deserve to be (this is a new term I've made up) in "broadcasting hell."

[J1975am 208]

Granite should've been gone already. They ruined WKBW Buffalo to the ground and deserve to be (this is a new term I've made up) in "broadcasting hell."

 

Since Scripps bought them, have the ratings or audience for WKBW improved?

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

Since Scripps bought them, have the ratings or audience for WKBW improved?

 

Not to go too off-topic, but they're still in third. I think it has improved somewhat.

[Georgie56 3318]

Tomorrow is Morning Dose’s final broadcast.

[newsbot 271]

After ten years at the Fox affiliate, meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski heads across town from Cox's troubled WFXT to CBS O&O WBZ, where she began her career

https://tvnewscheck.com/article/more-news/224018/meteorologist-sarah-wroblewski-returns-wbz/

Edited October 19, 2018 by Guest

[CLETVFan 367]

KARK and KLRT meteorologist Kelly Dobeck is leaving for WOIO and WUAB according to her Facebook page.

[panewswatcher69 29]

KDKA-TV Pittsburgh announced two new hires on Friday:

 

http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2018/10/19/Tuned-In-Former-WTAE-meteorologist-returns-KDKA-TV-hires-news-director/stories/201810190108

[ScottSchell 370]

Meteorologists Andrew Kozak (formerly at WMC-TV in Memphis) and Robyn King (formerly at KWTV in Oklahoma City) are both joining Spectrum News in Columbus Ohio as Spectrum is starting a new news station for the entire state of Ohio.

[TheRolyPoly 2546]

Meteorologists Andrew Kozak (formerly at WMC-TV in Memphis) and Robyn King (formerly at KWTV in Oklahoma City) are both joining Spectrum News in Columbus Ohio as Spectrum is starting a new news station for the entire state of Ohio.

 

The answer to ONN.

[Eat News 4745]

KUSI San Diego's Meteorologist Mark Mathis suspended for making threats over Twitter.

 

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2018/10/10/suspended-in-san-diego

 

Mark Mathis has been un-suspended from KUSI.

He is once again free to wander the building.

 

He also bought a nice new tie.

 

https://www.kusi.com/marks-weather-10-19-18-2/

Edited October 21, 2018 by Guest

[dman748 1256]

Mark Mathis has been un-suspended from KUSI.

He is once again free to wander the building.

 

He also bought a nice new tie.

 

https://www.kusi.com/marks-weather-10-19-18-2/

So in other words we have seen reporters losing their jobs over posts made on Social Media yet this Mark Mathis guy only gets a "slap on the wrist" and is STILL employed at KUSI? I see a double standard to this issue here

[Asomrjsurf 6]

https://www.kctv5.com/alena-lee/article_eade2dec-d237-11e8-a2bd-c720b59ce090.html

[ns8401 951]

So in other words we have seen reporters losing their jobs over posts made on Social Media yet this Mark Mathis guy only gets a "slap on the wrist" and is STILL employed at KUSI? I see a double standard to this issue here

Or an employer who cares less than others do about what they post...