ns8401 941 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Meanwhile, here's KSHB's new set. That desk still doesn't look right for some reason, maybe it's too small... not that there isn't acres of empty floor in there. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-115741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1232 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 That desk still doesn't look right for some reason, maybe it's too small... not that there isn't acres of empty floor in there. That's probably what it is. That desk is like half or more the size of their old one. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-115744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Last night on James Spann's Weather Brains podcast, Kevin Selle broke the news that he will be the new chief meteorologist at KFDX replacing popular meteorologist Skip McBride when he retires later this year. Selle was last the chief meteorologist at Texas Cable News. Kind of a fall to go from DMA #5 to DMA #145 but I guess that's the state of the business now. Good luck to Kevin. I used to watch him on TXCN back when I still had Time Warner and he's pretty good. Also, Nexstar has moved WMBB to their new webpage, mypanhandle.com. No clue what KREX's new site will be. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-115785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Speaking of Nexstar, I have no idea how we missed this. MyNetworkTV programming in Springfield, MO, which was originally a secondary affiliation on KRBK, has moved to KOZL. In addition, KRBK is now "Fox 5". Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-115809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Speaking of Nexstar, I have no idea how we missed this. MyNetworkTV programming in Springfield, MO, which was originally a secondary affiliation on KRBK, has moved to KOZL. In addition, KRBK is now "Fox 5". Now if only KRBK will beef up their newscasts. Right now they only have a 10-minute long one at 9PM. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-115812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 100 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Speaking of Nexstar' date=' I have no idea how we missed this. MyNetworkTV programming in Springfield, MO, which was originally a secondary affiliation on KRBK, has moved to KOZL. In addition, KRBK is now "Fox 5". Why would it be FOX 5 when it's on varying cable channel numbers across the market: Mediacom Springfield - Channel 10 (5 is KSPR-DT2 CW) Charter Osage Beach - Channel 4 (5 is religious indie KNLJ Columbia) Suddenlink Branson - Channel 9 (5 is Branson Visitor TV) Cox Harrison AR - Channel 5 "FOX Ozarks" would be a better brand. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-115814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
d247 43 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Starting Monday, KOKI will join KTUL in starting its' morning newscast at 4:30a. Former KMIR anchor Elizabeth Beaubien is joining KJRH as its' new morning anchor, also starting Monday. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Starting Monday, KOKI will join KTUL in starting its' morning newscast at 4:30a. Former KMIR anchor Elizabeth Beaubien is joining KJRH as its' new morning anchor, also starting Monday. Speaking of that market, . RIP, Palmer News Package. You will be missed. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriangleTriadMediaNews 267 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Longtime WRAL weatherman Bob DeBardelaben passed away Monday morning. http://www.wral.com/longtime-wral-weatherman-bob-debardelaben-dies/4555520/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnews 344 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Over the summer Nexstar's ABC station in Erie, PA (WJET-TV) Changed the first few minutes of their morning newscast slightly. Probably to compete with Lilly Broadcasting's NBC station WICU, who as of February 2014, was #1 in the morning. One change, during the Forecast First segment on WJET, the meteorologist doesn't stand in front of the green screen anymore. He stays at the weather center. And at the end of the Forecast First he always says something like "it's time to start the show" This morning he said, something like, "it's time to start Monday's show" or something like that. The 2nd change is after the open. The meteorologist sits with the morning anchor while they give a quick tease/chat about the stories coming up. Sometimes they have their one of their morning reporters/ weekend anchor sitting at the desk giving a tease of HIS story coming up. There are two more changes as well. They now have mugs that have WJET's logo on it. Another change is, on September 1, they expanded their morning newscast from 5:30 to 5. Once again, probably to compete with WICU whose started at 5 for as long as I can remember. Our crap CBS station (and I mean crap) still remains lame and starts their newscast at 6 with an okay meteorologist and anchor. (Our CBS station is WSEE if you want to look it up) I have only seen the first 15 minutes of the 6:30 edition so I don't know if it varies from any other editions. (Probably not because they aren't that creative in the morning) Our FOX station WFXP which is operated by WJET has a morning newscast from 8-9am, which according to wikipedia, has aired since September 2007. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw-804 192 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Anchor Heather Van Nest has left WTSP... http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/heather-van-nest-leaves-wtsp_b130363 http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/heather-van-nest-off-the-air-at-wtsp-in-tampa/2200266 ...meaning Dion Lim will anchor the 6 and 11pm news with Reginald Roundtree. Courtney Robinson (formerly of WZVN) will anchor the 5pm with Lim and the 5:30pm news with Roundtree. She'll also report at 11pm. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/wtsp-promotes-and-adds-anchor-and-reporter_b130530 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 941 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Kam Carmen, who hosted "The Nine" in the mornings on WJBK left the station last week. She had been there since 1991 as a meteorologist and later co-host, word on the street says it wasn't voluntary and was a budget thing. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw-804 192 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 News Director Mike Shipley is out at St. Louis' KSDK. http://ftvlive.com/todays-news/2014/10/1/st-louis-news-director-to-leave http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/columns/joe-holleman/longtime-ksdk-news-director-mike-shipley-leaving/article_bd08cee3-0d0f-5d21-beda-64ae3670b31a.html Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 WREG sent out this tweet this morning... (it's been deleted now) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116272 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5585 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 WREG sent out this tweet this morning... (it's been deleted now) And the first thing that comes to my mind is this... Be careful out there today, folks! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 An inside source is telling me that former KXVA/KIDY anchor, Skyler Nichols, will be replacing Nora Hartfeil as KRBC morning anchor. Hartfeil is leaving for a TV job in her native Portland, OR. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
swillh2k2 203 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Looks like the virtual set revolution hit Morris-owned WTVQ yesterday... http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/wtvq-launches-good-day-kentucky_b130581 “Good Day Kentucky” will mark the first time in the Lexington market that a local news program has been shot almost entirely on a virtual set. “We feel that virtual sets are the future of news programming and ‘Good Day Kentucky’ is an exciting step forward for our station and our market,” said WTVQ news director Steven France, who has overseen the implementation of the new technology. Hopefully it's better than this at their sister station in NC... [yt]lwoQ1QBp3XU[/yt] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 TVNewsCheck states that WMBF VP/GM Ted Fortenberry will replace the retiring Dan Modisett, as the new VP/GM of Jackson, MS sister-station WLBT, effective January. Fortenberry has been the VP/GM of WMBF since 2007, about a year before the station launched. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbc9houston 22 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 KHOU's radio partner (mainly to provide them with weather updates), News92 FM (KROI) has discontinued the all-news format. The radio station, now know as B92, is transitioning to a R&B music format. But in the interim, KROI's format is All Beyonce. http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2014/10/08/news-92-fm-no-longer-on-the-air/16909529/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4378 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Hopefully it's better than this at their sister station in NC... [yt]lwoQ1QBp3XU[/yt] Dear God. The anchors look as cartoonish as the set itself. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbc9houston 22 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Former KHOU traffic reporter Katherine Whaley (who was replaced by Darby Douglas a couple of months ago) is now on KTRK abc13. Ms. Whaley is doing the afternoon traffic reports. http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2014/10/katherine-whaley-debuts-on-ktrk-abc13.html Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 941 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 WJBK weekend evening anchor / weekday reporter Robin Schwartz is leaving after 17 years. She is taking a job as Director of Communications at Bedrock Real Estate. This is the third anchor/host to leave WJBK since August, 2 of whom were hired when FOX spruced the place up around 1996 and one from the New World days. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Thank goodness. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/wusa-news-director-resigns_b131231 I hope after this news, WUSA's new ND will move to improve the product. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Thank goodness. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/wusa-news-director-resigns_b131231 I hope after this news, WUSA's new ND will move to improve the product. I really hope that they hire a good news director, and bring back "9 eyewitness news". Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I really hope that they hire a good news director, and bring back "9 eyewitness news". Is 'JLA's old ND still looking for a new station? It's possibly the easiest route, though not many ND's move from one station to another in the same market. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/65/#findComment-116523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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