Out & About

[mre29 1967]

30 minutes ago, MD TV said:

In DC they did indeed run the 11pm newscast live on their streaming channel and reran it after the late game. I wouldn't be surprised if the the other Eastern/Central time zone O&O's went that route too.

 

WVIT (NBC CT) did run the previously-recorded news after the game, though I didn't think to check their website or streaming channel. I'll have to remember to check those next time this happens).

 

LateNighter noted that the delay pushed The Tonight Show to its latest start since Jimmy Fallon became the host in 2014:  1:29am ET, with Late Night with Seth Meyers coming on at 2:31am. NBC CT normally repeats their late news after Meyers, but that would result in it bumping into Early Today, so I can see it being quietly skipped (along with the repeats of Nightly News, Kelly Clarkson, and Access Hollywood).

 

[MediaZone4K 2661]

On 10/22/2025 at 2:14 PM, GodfreyGR said:

I don't think it's squandering by not doing a live show at midnight unless you are a market for one of the teams (Which in Cali, where both late teams are, it was regular late news time). Those who just casually wanted the headlines and weather found another station to watch, or looked online, and went to bed. 

 

Would be interesting to see who did pre-tape. In many cases, it makes sense to tape- I think of some of the Gray Duos in my area (KSFY/KDLT, KVLY, KBJR) who normally simulcast, they likely ran the late news live on one channel and aired the tape on NBC after. How many also ran the news on their website/streamer live and taped for broadcast after the game?

I think live shows after midnight are pretty useless unless it's a home market team. Having been in a newsroom in an OT situation, everyone from producers to anchors complains about it. The over time pay is taxed. Do viewers really even care if the show is live or pre-taped? There's no production difference except for the live bug on the screen. IMO the insistency on going live after late running sports games are a relic of the old TV age. 

Edited October 25, 2025 by MediaZone4K

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Nearly 30 years on Central Iowa television, 20 years at WHO 13, and nearly 20 in the top spot at the station.

 

Yet, it'll all come to an end for Erin Kiernan before Thanksgiving.

 

This is the third such well known departure from WHO in recent years. Dan Winters in 2022 and most recently, Jannay Towne, who also spent 20 years at WHO and started in the same year as Erin did, before leaving in August.

 

https://who13.com/on-air/seen-on-tv/erin-kiernan-steps-down-as-who-13-anchor/

 

 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

In early November, WTMJ's Shannon Sims will be leaving after a 12-year run.

 

https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/longtime-anchor-shannon-sims-leaving-tmj4-news-in-november

[Glimmer 340]

59 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said:

In early November, WTMJ's Shannon Sims will be leaving after a 12-year run.

 

https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/longtime-anchor-shannon-sims-leaving-tmj4-news-in-november

That is a big blow for 4, for sure

[MediaZone4K 2661]

Ex WCBS anchor Dana Tyler over on WNBC! She cameoed on Law & Order SVU as a reporter.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Kevin Ogle will soon have to look for a new co-anchor after November 7th. After nearly 20 years at KFOR, having started as an intern, Joleen Chaney is stepping down and leaving the station due to some recent health challenges.

 

https://www.facebook.com/JoleenChaney/posts/pfbid0UkecBVqeJb6x68UrmKqDT6twiVSAejL3hHbfhYukpiXKWK6crJD2KQj6J4Ywi4hJl

[nathannah 2792]

The TMJ4 exodus continues; Shannon Sims is departing next Tuesday.

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

Bill Riales is retiring from WKRG News 5 in December.  He's been there for over the last 25 years, most of those as a morning anchor (aside from mid-2008 to early 2010 when he and his co-anchor were let go for Devon Walsh's return)  He returned to the station in 2009 and put back on the morning show the following spring with Devon Walsh.

https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/wkrg-news-5s-bill-riales-announces-retirement/

 

 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

5 hours ago, nathannah said:

The TMJ4 exodus continues; Shannon Sims is departing next Tuesday.

 

Already covered it.

 

Unrelated to that...

 

WVUA is changing their newscast structure. Starting Monday, November 10th, it'll be just two live half-hour newscasts on weekdays at 5:00 and every night at 9:00.

 

The 5pm will repeat at 6pm and the 9pm will repeat at 10pm.

 

https://www.facebook.com/WVUA23/posts/mark-your-calendars-west-alabama-starting-monday-november-10th-we-will-now-have-/1470650111735406/

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

A longtime stalwart in the morning at KPRC. But after 20 years, Owen Conflenti has left the building.

 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/conflenti_after-20-years-my-time-at-kprc-2-has-come-activity-7390129088570548224-Xqs7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAABqGw-0BrOQ_9csrv95OAtvM37gqLkE_dSc

[Greggo 384]

7 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said:

A longtime stalwart in the morning at KPRC. But after 20 years, Owen Conflenti has left the building.

 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/conflenti_after-20-years-my-time-at-kprc-2-has-come-activity-7390129088570548224-Xqs7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAABqGw-0BrOQ_9csrv95OAtvM37gqLkE_dSc

Looks like they axed 2 managers, as well. Feels like budget cuts maybe, but they just posted like 10 new news jobs a couple weeks ago. So … things don’t really add up. 
 

https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2025/10/owen-conflenti-leaves-kprc-2-houston.html

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

WFOR used to have 9am and 7pm news until they were canceled in favor of CBS News' streaming extensions of their morning and evening news programs. Now that they have been canceled, WFOR is bringing them back starting Monday. 7pm is half an hour like before, but unlike before, the 9am will now be a full hour.

 

In other words, for the first time ever, WFOR will now produce five hours of weekday morning news (5-7 am on WFOR, 7-9 am on WBFS, and 9-10am back on WFOR).

 

https://www.facebook.com/CBSMiami/posts/pfbid0KV1WNhqZJCvikdhm2nbGFZze3KXtVPqZVQxNYrZhMzcqNB9mwLoae3uMfpGs5h2Al

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Ken Siemek retired Thursday night as KOLN/KGIN's longest-serving employee at 44 years. With such a significant impact on Nebraska, its no surprise the studio is renamed in his honor on his last day.

 

https://www.1011now.com/2025/10/31/ken-siemek-reflects-44-year-career-he-retires-1011/

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

This is an unusual post for this topic but I had to...

 

Today I learned that Marisa Burke, formerly of WNEP-TV, is the group news director for Coastal Television. In other words, the news you see on KYUR/KATN/KJUD, KJNE/KJNB, WNBJ, WYDC, and a few others.

 

This is a podcast done by former WNEP/WABC anchor/reporter Raegan Medgie and this episode focuses on Marisa's life, career, and THE one singular event involving her husband that nearly sidetracked (but not ending) her career, which was later detailed on her book, Just Checking Scores.

 

EDIT: For those who don't remember, Marisa left WNEP in 2016 after a 32-year career that in which she took a voluntary buyout from Tribune (station's owners at the time), alongside Chief Meteorologist Tom Clark.

 

 

Edited November 2, 2025 by TheRolyPoly

[JRyan 694]

Not one but two anchors at WTVF are leaving the station.  Ben Hill and Rebecca Schleicher are both leaving effective November 14th.

 

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2025/11/03/ben-hill-rebecca-schleicher-say-goodbye-newschannel-5-morning-show/87062379007/

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Spectrum News continues their expansion. This time... with all the peaches down in Georgia.

 

https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/spectrum-news-launches-new-network-in-georgia/

[mre29 1967]

10 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

Spectrum News continues their expansion. This time... with all the peaches down in Georgia.

 

https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/spectrum-news-launches-new-network-in-georgia/

 

But no sign of them coming to southwestern Connecticut. Instead, we're stuck with Spectrum News NY1, which is mostly focused on NYC news.

 

Oh, and we now have the Spanish-language version of NY1, on channel 12. Ironically, when we still had News 12 Connecticut, it was on channel 30.

 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

More sports deals but I'm putting it here because it involves three different companies.

 

We got Hornets games coming across the Carolinas. Its Cox's WSOC and WAXN that'll be the home for select games during this season via simulcasts from FDSN South or Southeast.

 

Those will be spread across the Carolinas via Gray Media, either through a subchannel in North Carolina or through Palmetto Sports and Entertainment in South Carolina.

 

Finally, Raleigh. No Cox there? No Gray there? No problem... because Capitol Broadcasting's WRAL-TV (on 5.2) will carry them.

 

https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets-partner-with-fanduel-sports-network-wsoc-tv-channel-9-tv-64-and-gray-media-to-simulcast-12-games-during-2025-26-season

[Georgie56 3661]

Weekend morning anchor Evan Anderson is out at KXAS, as his position has been eliminated.

Edited November 4, 2025 by Georgie56

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

A major Boston shakeup coming to WHDH/WLVI.

 

Kim Khazei is leaving WHDH at the end of the year after a wonderful 31-year run (though she did have a six-year break in between to raise her kids. That's where Caterina Bandini was the main female anchor during that time).

 

https://whdh.com/news/7news-anchor-kim-khazei-announces-departure-from-whdh-tv-wlvi-tv-in-boston-at-the-end-of-year/

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

Two departures from Pensacola and Mobile....

Karris Harmon is leaving WEAR in Pensacola.  Prior to WEAR, she worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor at cross-market sister station "NBC 15" in Mobile.  She essentially traded places with Aubrey Spears, who was a reporter at WEAR and later took Karris' old job at NBC 15.  Aubrey departed earlier this year.

 

And at WKRG, sports director Simone Eli is making a HUGE jump in the Nexstar food chain....all the way to New York City to work at PIX 11 and other sports-related projects for Nexstar.

https://www.facebook.com/SimoneEliMedia/posts/next-stop-new-yorks-very-own-i-am-thrilled-to-share-that-im-continuing-my-career/1357097819104019/

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Our first 2026 retirement... WCYB's Dave Dierks.

 

After nearly four decades, he's retiring in August 2026. Why so long? He's sticking around for WCYB's 70th anniversary next year.

 

https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/wcyb-chief-meteorologist-dave-dierks-to-retire-after-nearly-four-decades/

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Adding another farewell, this time much closer.

 

December 5th will be Jim Caldwell's last day after a combined 25 years between WYMT and WKYT. He's going outside TV weather for a new role.

 

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1405604737593252&id=100044312175497

 

https://www.wkyt.com/2025/11/05/wkyt-meteorologist-jim-caldwell-leaving-new-role/

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Even Scott Sander had enough of CCB's mess. Yesterday was his last day at WISH-TV after 20 years.

 

https://www.wishtv.com/community/focused-on-family-and-community/wish-tv-bids-farewell-to-longtime-news-8-anchor-scott-sander/