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[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 1158]

Former WOOD/WXMI meteorologist Terri DeBoer has announced her run for Congress.  She will run as a Repobulican against current Dem. Hilary Scholten.

 

WOOD article

WXMI article

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

An end of an era is coming up at KLAS-TV.

 

After 32 years, all of that in the morning, Sherry Swensk is leaving on April 16th. Its NOT a retirement for her, but her choice to do something else.

 

https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/sherry-swensk-leaving-klas-las-vegas-after-32-years/

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Its about time WFLX replaced their horrible fake FOX font logo after 18 years. A much better improvement for WFLX, IMO. Plus, finally using the actual FOX logo for the first time since 2008.

 

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 1158]

3 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

Its about time WFLX replaced their horrible fake FOX font logo after 18 years. A much better improvement for WFLX, IMO. Plus, finally using the actual FOX logo for the first time since 2008.

 

OMG soooooo much better!!

[GraphicsMan 345]

Big blow for KOMO

 

https://youtu.be/ZTfw1PDkyPU?si=DTFYn_vii6Ogrepk

On 3/4/2026 at 8:45 PM, TheRolyPoly said:

Mary Nam was really one of the last of the old KOMO guard left alongside Molly Shen, IMHO.

 

However, after 23 years, having first joined in 2003, Mary has decided to leave KOMO News on March 31st. It'll be a sad day by then.

 

https://komonews.com/news/local/komo-tv-anchor-mary-nam-to-leave-station-at-end-of-month-after-23-years-news-last-day-march-31-hard-turn-podcast-host-journalism

Big loss for them.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Kellianne Klass is coming back to local television.

 

This time, she's joining the morning team at KIII Corpus Christi. I know, a huge market downgrade from WESH/WKCF Orlando, but remember, her husband is in the U.S. Navy, therefore she moves frequently.

 

https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2026/03/kellianne-klass-joins-kiii-3news.html?m=1

[JRyan 694]

Meteorologist James Scott is out at WCCB in Charlotte.  He previously left the station in 2023 but later returned.

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1KbPqmBeNq/

[MD TV 389]

WJLA ended their weekend morning newscasts. I should note they were only an hour long on both days, so it's not as big of a loss as you would think. It's still embarassing for an ABC station in a top 10 market, though:

 

https://dcrtv.com/wjla-ending-weekend-news/

[NowBergen 924]

29 minutes ago, MD TV said:

WJLA ended their weekend morning newscasts. I should note they were only an hour long on both days, so it's not as big of a loss as you would think. It's still embarassing for an ABC station in a top 10 market, though:

 

https://dcrtv.com/wjla-ending-weekend-news/

It is typical Sinclair cheapness.  Not just that they are an ABC affiliate, but, a DC station with so much going on because of those in power in DC.  Another example of how the two big trump positive station groups don't really support investment in real news.  

[norcalTVfan 58]

Speaking of canceled and changing newscasts — news out of Spokane, WA (DMA 66) — where 2 out of 3 late 11pm newscasts are now pre-recorded.  KHQ, the locally-owned market leader, lost their contract to provide the FOX station its 10PM news among others. So, what do they do … launch a streaming 9PM and re-air it on TV at 11PM. KREM, owned by TEGNA, has been re-airing the 10PM from their sister at 11PM for like a year. Half a million households (if that many were watching — and only a tiny fraction are) — only have one choice for live news at 11PM. KHQ also cancelled their 4:30AM for a streaming 7AM which really isn’t a big deal and are airing the pre-recorded 11PM in an adjacent market. 
Cheap, cheap, cheap

Edited March 8 by norcalTVfan
Changing half million people to households

[MediaZone4K 2662]

On 3/7/2026 at 8:48 AM, MD TV said:

WJLA ended their weekend morning newscasts. I should note they were only an hour long on both days, so it's not as big of a loss as you would think. It's still embarassing for an ABC station in a top 10 market, though:

 

https://dcrtv.com/wjla-ending-weekend-news/

As I've said before, I'm surprised that the ABC (and CBS) stations in the nation's capital are both affiliates and not O&Os 

On 3/7/2026 at 8:03 PM, norcalTVfan said:

Speaking of canceled and changing newscasts — news out of Spokane, WA (DMA 66) — where 2 out of 3 late 11pm newscasts are now pre-recorded.  KHQ, the locally-owned market leader, lost their contract to provide the FOX station its 10PM news among others. So, what do they do … launch a streaming 9PM and re-air it on TV at 11PM. KREM, owned by TEGNA, has been re-airing the 10PM from their sister at 11PM for like a year. Half a million households (if that many were watching — and only a tiny fraction are) — only have one choice for live news at 11PM. KHQ also cancelled their 4:30AM for a streaming 7AM which really isn’t a big deal and are airing the pre-recorded 11PM in an adjacent market. 
Cheap, cheap, cheap

As much as I hate the idea of pre-recorded newscasts, a lot of stations just copy and paste their rundowns and use pre-recorded reporter stand-ups instead of live shots. The only thing live about some broadcasts are weather and the anchors reading. At that point the whole thing might as well be pre-recorded. But, if breaking news happens someone is going to have to be in the building.

 

[mre29 1967]

2 hours ago, MediaZone4K said:

As I've said before, I'm surprised that the ABC (and CBS) stations in the nation's capital are both affiliates and not O&Os 

 

And as I've said before, Disney/ABC could have acquired WJLA if it had simply found a company interested in the other Albritton stations. It's not like the stations were all stuck together forever once Albritton sold them.

 

[Recovering Producer 410]

6 minutes ago, mre29 said:

 

And as I've said before, Disney/ABC could have acquired WJLA if it had simply found a company interested in the other Albritton stations. It's not like the stations were all stuck together forever once Albritton sold them.

 

 

The last time ABC purchased a TV station was in 1995 and the Flint/Toledo deal closed before Disney's purchase of ABC was finalized. Disney has always been a reluctant broadcast TV owner in the 21st century. 

 

Kermit the Frog will replace Mickey Mouse as Disney's main character before ABC/Disney owns another U.S. broadcast license. 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Three bits of news, all different and unrelated to each other...

 

WTNH's Lisa Carberg is leaving the station after seven years to join Yale's Cancer Center.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/wtnh-anchor-lisa-carberg-depart-185230549.html

 

After 33 years, WATE's Lori Tucker, who looks like she reverses age because she looks amazing, has announced her retirement and will be leaving later this year.

 

https://www.wate.com/news/longtime-6-news-anchor-lori-tucker-announces-plans-to-retire/

 

For the first time in several years, WACH is bringing back Good Day Columbia. Starting March 30th, it will air from 7:00-9:00 am.

 

https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/wach-launching-good-day-columbia-new-morning-newscast/

[mre29 1967]

2 hours ago, Recovering Producer said:

 

The last time ABC purchased a TV station was in 1995 and the Flint/Toledo deal closed before Disney's purchase of ABC was finalized. Disney has always been a reluctant broadcast TV owner in the 21st century.

 

I'm going to let someone else dig up the post where it was mentioned (not by me) that Disney/ABC had been interested in purchasing WJLA but passed because Albritton insisted on selling all of its stations together.

 

[ns8401 995]

3 hours ago, Recovering Producer said:

 

The last time ABC purchased a TV station was in 1995 and the Flint/Toledo deal closed before Disney's purchase of ABC was finalized. Disney has always been a reluctant broadcast TV owner in the 21st century. 

 

Kermit the Frog will replace Mickey Mouse as Disney's main character before ABC/Disney owns another U.S. broadcast license. 

Im honestly surprised they haven’t unloaded ABC and the broadcast stations with it by now. 

[nathannah 2792]

10 minutes ago, ns8401 said:

Im honestly surprised they haven’t unloaded ABC and the broadcast stations with it by now. 

I think they were burned by the radio station sell-off to Citadel ending up in a financial ralph-up and Cumulus taking them over badly; at this point, would rather keep control of the TV stations then let that happen again, and they have been burned somewhat (AMG pulling their own ralph-up of WJRT when they thought Gray would be a good steward).

[JRyan 694]

1 hour ago, TheRolyPoly said:

After 33 years, WATE's Lori Tucker, who looks like she reverses age because she looks amazing, has announced her retirement and will be leaving later this year.

 

https://www.wate.com/news/longtime-6-news-anchor-lori-tucker-announces-plans-to-retire/

 

That is going to be a massive loss for Knoxville.  She has been with the station longer than most people at all three stations in town.  But I'm not surprised.  She has had a great run.  She will be missed.

[mre29 1967]

4 hours ago, ns8401 said:

Im honestly surprised they haven’t unloaded ABC and the broadcast stations with it by now. 

 

I think Disney will keep ABC, especially since CBS and NBC are also owned by studios. But I could also see a few of the stations get sold.

 

 

[l_miro 245]

7 hours ago, ns8401 said:

Im honestly surprised they haven’t unloaded ABC and the broadcast stations with it by now. 

Because when Bob Iger was brought back to do damage control, he said after the internal review that "linear generates significant advertising and subscription revenue" helping Disney amortize content costs. They'll dump the stations when this is no longer true. Broadcast is said to get about $28B in ads by 2029, currently $49b. so a sale may not be that far off 

 

 there's a persistent rumor of a UHF auction in the next 3-4 years, and that is allegedly uncle Perry'S grand exit. Assuming the mobile carriers have appetite

[ns8401 995]

5 hours ago, l_miro said:

Because when Bob Iger was brought back to do damage control, he said after the internal review that "linear generates significant advertising and subscription revenue" helping Disney amortize content costs. They'll dump the stations when this is no longer true. Broadcast is said to get about $28B in ads by 2029, currently $49b. so a sale may not be that far off 

 

 there's a persistent rumor of a UHF auction in the next 3-4 years, and that is allegedly uncle Perry'S grand exit. Assuming the mobile carriers have appetite

I’ve heard similar talk about that auction becoming a major upheaval in the broadcast TV industry as a whole so I would imagine the time is coming. At this point broadcast TV isn’t a growth industry.

Edited March 11 by ns8401

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

Sinclair is (re)introducing a morning newscast (they cancelled in 2023) on WACH in Columbia...

https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/wach-launching-good-day-columbia-new-morning-newscast/

It probably costs a fraction of what the old one did. 

But still noteworthy for a station group that loves to gut their local news departments in favor of piped in propa....i mean "content"....

[nathannah 2792]

On 2/27/2026 at 1:49 PM, Dave Lampstein said:

Speaking of meteorologists… the revolving door keeps spinning at WISN in Milwaukee. Lindsey Slater is gone. 
 

Milwaukee Business Journal link

And just breaking now, she's lawyered up to get out of her NCC.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

32 minutes ago, nathannah said:

And just breaking now, she's lawyered up to get out of her NCC.

 

Glad she did because I feel like something was missing from that story and I hope she wins her case as a result. She should come back on air quickly, if the case goes in her favor.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

For the first time in St. Louis television history... Spanish-language news has arrived in the region.

 

WXSL-LD Channel 14, home to Telemundo St. Louis, has started producing and airing local weeknight news at 5:00 and 10:00 p.m. It started this past Monday, March 9th. It also produces local news for Telemundo Portland, KJYY-LD Channel 29.

 

https://www.stlpr.org/economy-business/2026-03-11/telemundo-launches-first-spanish-language-local-newscast-st-louis-metro-area