Thundershock MN 169 Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 If the newscast is successful, do you think they might start a 6pm weekday newscast? Without a doubt. Remember, Fox owns the rights for TMZ for its O&Os. Once TMZ's agreement with WCCB ends, expect TMZ to jump to 'JZY and 'CCB to launch a weekday 6pm newscast. I wouldn't bet on it. Pretty sure WCCB's control room is occupied at 6pm weekdays producing a newscast. It just doesn't air in Charlotte.
sanewsguy 514 Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 I wouldn't bet on it. Pretty sure WCCB's control room is occupied at 6pm weekdays producing a newscast. It just doesn't air in Charlotte. I'm pretty sure WOLO has a control room in Columbia again since they air morning newscasts now.
Thundershock MN 169 Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 I believe all the production still originates out of WCCB/Charlotte. WCCB's Technical Operations Manager Bob Davis is a pretty frequent poster over at AVS Forum. When a poster suggested adding a 6pm newscast on WCCB around the time of the affiliation switch he quickly replied with "We do a 6pm newscast already..Except it airs in Columbia... ". There is a reason they are only adding a 6pm newscast on the weekends and not weekdays. I'm pretty sure WOLO has a control room in Columbia again since they air morning newscasts now. Not 100% sure but, to the best of my knowledge WOLO's morning newscast is still controlled out of WCCB/Charlotte, too. I believe they set up a small separate "control room" at WCCB's facility to handle the WOLO morning newscast. One of WCCB's directors posted of Good Morning Columbia's launch showing the set up.
TexasTVNews 1378 Posted October 14, 2013 Author Posted October 14, 2013 Austin's KXAN NBC 36 anchor Leslie Cook-Rhode is leaving the station at the end of this year, news director Chad Cross is beginning a candidate search for the main anchor position. http://www.kxan.com/about-us/kxan-anchor-leslie-rhode-plans-to-sign-off
sanewsguy 514 Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Austin's KXAN NBC 36 anchor Leslie Cook-Rhode is leaving the station at the end of this year, news director Chad Cross is beginning a candidate search for the main anchor position. http://www.kxan.com/about-us/kxan-anchor-leslie-rhode-plans-to-sign-off Wouldn't surprise me if they promoted either Shannon Wolfson or Sally Hernandez to the main spot. Both are deserving of it. Though if Christine Haas had just waited a little longer for an opening... Someone on the comments section of their site suggested their weekend evening anchor would be bumped up. That won't happen because their weekend evening anchor is David Scott...
compubit 674 Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Is that the same David Scott who anchored at KXAN 25 years ago, then bolted for Houston with KHTV's failed early 90s 7pm & 11pm newscasts?
sanewsguy 514 Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Is that the same David Scott who anchored at KXAN 25 years ago, then bolted for Houston with KHTV's failed early 90s 7pm & 11pm newscasts? yes
Samantha 2898 Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Gray Television has a wild new logo. Gone is the conservative oval and in is...well, click the link. Unfortunately I can't post the image here because of image extension restrictions. Meanwhile, without Fox, WCCB is turning its attention toward local sports. They secured a contract to show UNC Charlotte football games (the team started up this year) and could soon be the TV home of Charlotte Knights baseball. The football games apparently have attracted four times the projected viewership.
hathawaynson2 39 Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Gray Television has a wild new logo. Gone is the conservative oval and in is...well, click the link. Unfortunately I can't post the image here because of image extension restrictions. Meanwhile, without Fox, WCCB is turning its attention toward local sports. They secured a contract to show UNC Charlotte football games (the team started up this year) and could soon be the TV home of Charlotte Knights baseball. The football games apparently have attracted four times the projected viewership. WIBW has the new.gray tv logo.as well.
Samantha 2898 Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 KHON has at last debuted HD news, as well as a set that incorporates lots of blue-greens and new music with traditional Hawaiian instruments (!). If that music stands up to their 1995 theme—one of the best ever—it is certainly worth a listen.
CircleSeven 1960 Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 KHON has at last debuted HD news, as well as a set that incorporates lots of blue-greens and new music with traditional Hawaiian instruments (!). If that music stands up to their 1995 theme—one of the best ever—it is certainly worth a listen. I'll let you be the judge. Listen here.
Viper550 292 Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 KHON has at last debuted HD news, as well as a set that incorporates lots of blue-greens and new music with traditional Hawaiian instruments (!). If that music stands up to their 1995 theme—one of the best ever—it is certainly worth a listen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roypdLA22_A Well, pretty much the only Hawaiian-sounding thing in there was a steel drum signature, but I like the water effects they got going in the graphics.
NewsMaster 226 Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 KFMB's new logo is on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/News8
Samantha 2898 Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roypdLA22_A Well, pretty much the only Hawaiian-sounding thing in there was a steel drum signature, but I like the water effects they got going in the graphics. It's Inergy, no less. Though I suspect KHON commissioned the alternate instrumentation. Stephen Arnold has done some interesting regional variations on his packages before—the KABB mariachi variant of the Sinclair package and the come to mind. Speaking of which, unfortunately the latter seems to no longer be in use.
NewsMaster 226 Posted October 19, 2013 Posted October 19, 2013 WKMG has posted on their Facebook page that there is a "big announcement" on Monday. Not sure what that means…
CircleSeven 1960 Posted October 19, 2013 Posted October 19, 2013 It's Inergy, no less. Though I suspect KHON commissioned the alternate instrumentation. Stephen Arnold has done some interesting regional variations on his packages before—the KABB mariachi variant of the Sinclair package and the come to mind. Speaking of which, unfortunately the latter seems to no longer be in use. And not to forget to mention that this is the first time an Arnold theme is used in Hawaii!! What an incredible start.
sanewsguy 514 Posted October 19, 2013 Posted October 19, 2013 Their new logo reminds me a lot of KXAN's logo. And did they hire the same company that designed the new CBS O&O graphics to design their new graphics too?
ToriElectra 292 Posted October 19, 2013 Posted October 19, 2013 I'm betting they just took a background graphic from somewhere and tinted it blue.
MidwestTV 1236 Posted October 20, 2013 Posted October 20, 2013 KSHB has hired JD Rudd from KSNW in Wichita to be their fifth meteorologist. https://www.facebook.com/JDonTV
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 Their new logo reminds me a lot of KXAN's logo. And did they hire the same company that designed the new CBS O&O graphics to design their new graphics too? Either way, it was something that was long overdue for KHON. I thought their old package look dated when it first came out.
Nelson R. 569 Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 The WBTV morning and afternoon traffic reporters have switched dayparts. Tonya Rivens moves to afternoons. Sammi Jo Francis moves to mornings.
WAVY 10 Fan 233 Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 Former WAVY/WTKR anchor Les Smith is returning to television on a temporary basis to help WTKR cover various state political races http://hamptonroads.com/2013/10/longtime-anchor-les-smith-returning-tv-bit Should be especially interesting if he has to cover the Chesapeake sheriff's race; where one of the candidates shares Les' name.
AaronQ 282 Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 Current USMNT and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard is going to be a guest commentator on the Premier League on NBCSN between Chelsea FC vs Manchester City FC on Sunday afternoon. And I'm going to say that it's going to be interesting. http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/21/u-s-national-team-keeper-tim-howard-to-call-chelsea-vs-manchester-city-on-nbc-sports/
NewsMaster 226 Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 KTVK has debuted new graphics and music; they're the new Belo graphics that WFAA is using, and the music is Propulsion.
Samantha 2898 Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 What an upgrade for KTVK. Also, that's the first time that the Spirit signature has been used in Phoenix—and Belo has owned KTVK for 14 years. 3 is coming a long way.
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