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[nathannah 2792]

WTMJ taking it on the chin and letting so many go. Now Tom Durian is done at the end of July to move on to KVVU, Henderson...and Las Vegas, as evening anchor, since Steve Chamraz is entrenched. KTNV must be livid.

[Georgie56 3661]

Effective today, KDFW is expanding their noon newscast to an hour. DFW will once again have an hour-long noon newscast since WFAA moved their’s to 11am in 2018 to accommodate GMA3.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Two things...

 

I don't think I've ever seen a report about KAPP/KVEW win in any timeslot. Thanks to great help from good 'ol pal Austin Reed, KAPP/KVEW is #1 at 5:00pm.

 

https://www.facebook.com/AppleValleyNewsNow/posts/the-ratings-are-in-apple-valley-news-now-is-rated-number-1-in-the-5-pm-time-slot/1156950043128548/

 

Some asshat decided to cause harm or damage and temporarily turn off KWTV's radar. Thankfully, it has been restored but police are looking for the person who did it.

 

https://www.news9.com/story/686c1415dfc52927077f9d5c/vandal-disables-power-to-lifesaving-news-9-weather-radar?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KWTV_-_NEWS_9&fbclid=IwY2xjawLZbSNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHqvXGpTnqv2DvzIfxifew946WE_oFArEDgATi_ON4tEn4eDyNFkTfVfcQdBW_aem_qCNLydYvaqth3ItxeOT3UQ

[norcalTVfan 58]

25 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said:

 

I don't think I've ever seen a report about KAPP/KVEW win in any timeslot. Thanks to great help from good 'ol pal Austin Reed, KAPP/KVEW is #1 at 5:00pm.

 

https://www.facebook.com/AppleValleyNewsNow/posts/the-ratings-are-in-apple-valley-news-now-is-rated-number-1-in-the-5-pm-time-slot/1156950043128548/

 

Wow. Good for them! They’ve been the low-budget cellar dweller for years. Morgan Murphy has spent some money here after downsizing in the last decade. There is a real set (super basic), news programming in competitive slots, and better on-air presentation than their competitors. They’re up against Cowles’ KNDO/U and their boring “NonStop Local” brand, and Sinclair’s standard output with KIMA/KEPR. Although, big props to KIMA’s John Kennedy O’Connor. 

[east-tx-tv 124]

On 7/7/2025 at 11:30 AM, Georgie56 said:

Effective today, KDFW is expanding their noon newscast to an hour. DFW will once again have an hour-long noon newscast since WFAA moved their’s to 11am in 2018 to accommodate GMA3.

If my addition is right, I think this gives KDFW a weekday news amount of 11½ hours (not counting The Ten, their recent 10am addition helmed by some of their newsfolks, but definitely not a newscast; and not counting their overnight news repeat).

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

41 minutes ago, east-tx-tv said:

If my addition is right, I think this gives KDFW a weekday news amount of 11½ hours (not counting The Ten, their recent 10am addition helmed by some of their newsfolks, but definitely not a newscast; and not counting their overnight news repeat).

 

Actually... 12 hours:

4-10am, 12-1pm, 4-7pm, 9-11pm.

[east-tx-tv 124]

40 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said:

 

Actually... 12 hours:

4-10am, 12-1pm, 4-7pm, 9-11pm.

Oh, jeez, I forgot they added 6:30pm.  I'm never up or watching then.  Extra was previously in that slot.

[l_miro 245]

On 7/7/2025 at 11:22 PM, TheRolyPoly said:

Some asshat decided to cause harm or damage and temporarily turn off KWTV's radar. Thankfully, it has been restored but police are looking for the person who did it.

 

https://www.news9.com/story/686c1415dfc52927077f9d5c/vandal-disables-power-to-lifesaving-news-9-weather-radar?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KWTV_-_NEWS_9&fbclid=IwY2xjawLZbSNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHqvXGpTnqv2DvzIfxifew946WE_oFArEDgATi_ON4tEn4eDyNFkTfVfcQdBW_aem_qCNLydYvaqth3ItxeOT3UQ

 

arrested on unrelated charges: https://www.news9.com/story/686c1415dfc52927077f9d5c/vandal-disables-power-to-lifesaving-news-9-weather-radar 

Guy's got good head of hair and his willy survived getting caught on the wire

 

also, he's part from some anti-government militia that claimed him https://www.news9.com/story/686f05493c7e238539083cd0/anti-government-miltia-group-claims-responsibility-for-vandalism-to-news-9-radar. Someone should tell them the UAE does weather mods over Dubai using airplanes and not weather radars

Edited July 10, 2025 by l_miro

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

WKRN's Davis Nolan is about to hang it up on August 22nd after a stellar and amazing 44 years there.

 

https://www.facebook.com/daniellebreezytv/posts/bittersweet-day-my-friend-wkrn-davis-nolan-announced-he-will-be-retiring-on-augu/1280706163420280/

[tyrannical bastard 4678]

It looks like WYTV has ceded to WKBN doing their news on the weekends.

 

I've seen it done on holidays, but I wonder if it's a temporary thing, or a sign of more things to come....

[MorningNews 1711]

One of Houston’s bests is returning to TV at a rival station. Ilona Carson spent 16 years at KTRK ABC13 before leaving in 2021. Later this month, she’ll be the new morning anchor at KHOU11 with Jacob Rascon (another channel 13 alum).

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMF5JsVALEP/?igsh=MXM0cnlmbXg5c3g3MA==

Edited July 14, 2025 by MorningNews

[SDHIll1980 150]

Over at Fox Sports, its FS1 cancelled three of its daytime talk shows--Breakfast Ball, The Facility, and Speak, and also Speak's lead host Joy Taylor is no longer with the network.  All three shows were the brainchild of now-recently axed content executive Charlie Dixon, who was at the center of a sexual-harassment lawsuit filed against him, the network, Skip Bayless, and Taylor.

 

https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/joy-taylor-out-fs1-breakfast-ball-speak-facility-canceled.html

[MD TV 390]

Meteorologist Amanda Pappas, previously of WTSP, has joined WPLG:

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMG45GqOiJQ/

Edited July 15, 2025 by MD TV

[NEOMatrix 1319]

On 7/13/2025 at 11:14 PM, tyrannical bastard said:

It looks like WYTV has ceded to WKBN doing their news on the weekends.

 

I've seen it done on holidays, but I wonder if it's a temporary thing, or a sign of more things to come....

I think WKBN has been short-staffed enough on weekends that they don’t bother with having somebody for WYTV. For a while, the weekend weatherperson would do the weather at both WKBN AND WYTV, so it’s not surprising. Honestly, I think Nexstar may say “Screw It” and pull the plug on separate WYTV newscasts.

[GraphicsMan 345]

10 hours ago, MD TV said:

Meteorologist Amanda Pappas, previously of WTSP, has joined WPLG:

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMG45GqOiJQ/

Worst-kept secret!

[tyrannical bastard 4678]

8 hours ago, NEOMatrix said:

I think WKBN has been short-staffed enough on weekends that they don’t bother with having somebody for WYTV. For a while, the weekend weatherperson would do the weather at both WKBN AND WYTV, so it’s not surprising. Honestly, I think Nexstar may say “Screw It” and pull the plug on separate WYTV newscasts.

Whether they are truly short-staffed by people leaving and can't fill the jobs, or simply choosing not to,  they're saving money either way.

WYTV did have a technical meltdown on their 11pm show last week and ended up simulcasting WKBN's news for the rest of the show.

[l_miro 245]

17 hours ago, MD TV said:

Meteorologist Amanda Pappas, previously of WTSP, has joined WPLG:

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMG45GqOiJQ/

 

Ay! Betty and Julie finally have someone else to fight with 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

48 minutes ago, l_miro said:

 

Ay! Betty and Julie finally have someone else to fight with 

 

Yeah. She's known as a diva who's on TV strictly to want to be on TV and nothing else.

 

I won't watch her as much anyways since my allegiance is still on WSVN 7.

 

Unrelated:

Stacia Naquin is coming back home to Columbus.

 

This time... to WBNS 10TV.

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/television/2025/07/15/stacia-naquin-columbus-ohio-10tv-news/85205481007/

 

Also unrelated:

Sara Knox has been KIMT's "Chief" for a few months now, with Aaron White departing for WBNS.

 

I put it in quotes because it was unofficial. Today, it became official. She's the new Chief and considering she's been there for 8 years (outside of a year-long hiatus to work at KUTV), its well deserved.

 

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1361726218711352&id=100046219613394

Edited July 15, 2025 by TheRolyPoly
Posts were merged.

[NEOMatrix 1319]

5 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

Whether they are truly short-staffed by people leaving and can't fill the jobs, or simply choosing not to,  they're saving money either way.

WYTV did have a technical meltdown on their 11pm show last week and ended up simulcasting WKBN's news for the rest of the show.

If it was pre-Nexstar WYTV, they would’ve put on a random *Coach* episode during the difficulty.

[GraphicsMan 345]

2 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

Yeah. She's known as a diva who's on TV strictly to want to be on TV and nothing else.

Wowww. That's a hot take bro. I like her becasue she’s from North Carolina she's an NC State grad. She’s only in her late 20s and is already in a top 15 market.

3 hours ago, l_miro said:

 

Ay! Betty and Julie finally have someone else to fight with 

Nah not really. They all have to bow down to the Chief Betty Davis another ex-North Carolina broadcaster.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

2 hours ago, GraphicsMan said:

Wowww. That's a hot take bro. I like her becasue she’s from North Carolina she's an NC State grad. She’s only in her late 20s and is already in a top 15 market.

 

I know, but that's how she got into trouble before at WTSP, which eventually led to her getting fired by just caring more about social media and the social life than the job she is hired to do (especially if you do so on a station-branded account). I won't get into it more, but yeah... I probably won't watch her, and that's just my own opinion (and mine alone. Its okay if you like her). She'll fit the Miami lifestyle wonderfully.

[tyrannical bastard 4678]

6 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

Stacia Naquin is coming back home to Columbus.

 

This time... to WBNS 10TV.

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/television/2025/07/15/stacia-naquin-columbus-ohio-10tv-news/85205481007/

Gee, I never saw that one coming .

 

Once upon a time, going from WSYX to 10TV was a move up....

 

My how times have changed....

[l_miro 245]

37 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said:

 

I know, but that's how she got into trouble before at WTSP, which eventually led to her getting fired by just caring more about social media and the social life than the job she is hired to do (especially if you do so on a station-branded account). I won't get into it more, but yeah... I probably won't watch her, and that's just my own opinion (and mine alone. Its okay if you like her). She'll fit the Miami lifestyle wonderfully.

 

I was going to say, after checking her socials, she's got an awul lot of time off to froclick around the world for a tertiary employee. Her socials are giving 'influenza' vibes and I thought FTVlive will end up roasting her but I see she already got in Scott's crosshairs https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2024/10/27/gold-digger

 

she's actually not half bad on air. Rather smooth, and comes off competent 

 

Well I for one cannot wait to hear the stories 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Woah. A major technical failure took place during CBS Primetime's last hour (10pm ET/9pm CT) last night. Here's how some CBS affiliates handled it:

 

 

[GraphicsMan 345]

22 hours ago, l_miro said:

 

I was going to say, after checking her socials, she's got an awul lot of time off to froclick around the world for a tertiary employee. Her socials are giving 'influenza' vibes and I thought FTVlive will end up roasting her but I see she already got in Scott's crosshairs https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2024/10/27/gold-digger

 

she's actually not half bad on air. Rather smooth, and comes off competent 

 

Well I for one cannot wait to hear the stories 

Something tells me that Gen Z tv personalities especially females will be very colorful people. My generation is just weird man. I like the millennial tv personalities a little better, I just have this awful feeling about my generation it why I’m afraid to go into tv news I’ve considered to look at other things.

Edited July 17, 2025 by GraphicsMan