IceManNYR 226 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydem2015 51 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Diana Williams is one of a kind. Now it will be interesting to see who her replacement will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewsguy 66 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 15 minutes ago, nydem2015 said: Diana Williams is one of a kind. Now it will be interesting to see who her replacement will be. Look for Joe to move to 5pm and Mike Marza to replace Joe on weekend evenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydem2015 51 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Probably. Now I wonder how much longer Bill Ritter will remain with WABC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealNews18 132 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Wow. We knew it was coming but wow. Im guessing we’ll see test pairings in the coming months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadgeek Adam 170 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Excuse me while I cry. I loved Diana since I was a kid. Roseann, Kaity and Susan were before my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 176 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5385 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Damn, first Kathy Brock last year, Monica Malpass last week, and now Diana. A lot of eras ending across the O&O's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydem2015 51 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I thought in a few years. I suppose. I think Joe, Sandra, Bill, David, Liz, Rob And Michelle are all possibilities. I don’t think it will be either morning anchor. Now it makes sense why they wanted to get Sam Champion back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealNews18 132 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I wonder if they’ll give David the 5 and put Joe at 4? Or if they’ll “test” teams and make more than one move.. By the way.. I started at thread on this (felt it needed it) maybe admin can merge into one thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydem2015 51 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I think they will test teams although I think Joe at 5 is more likely then David at 5. Bill at 5 and Liz solo at 6 I suppose is also a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 176 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Jim hoffer out too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc485 83 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Bill Ritter will be replacing Diana at 5:00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc485 83 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Bill Ritter is replacing Diana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealNews18 132 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 So Bill and Sade at 5 and 11.. maybe David and Liz at 4 and 6?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchorman 93 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 4 hours ago, nynewsguy said: Look for Joe to move to 5pm and Mike Marza to replace Joe on weekend evenings. Another great call! Will so miss Diana. Irreplaceable, even though Bill will be taking her chair on the 5pm. I wish her so much happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydem2015 51 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Perhaps although who does noon? Perhaps Joe and Sandra move up from weekends and a new team takes over for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooneyhill1 11 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I'll be happy to say that Diana will be retiring this fall, after a 40-year career in the television news, including 29 years at WABC-TV. Not only Diana's retiring from journalism, but Jim Hoffer is also retiring from journalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 544 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 2 hours ago, 24994J said: Damn, first Kathy Brock last year, Monica Malpass last week, and now Diana. A lot of eras ending across the O&O's. Wonder if Disney offered buyouts to trim costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydem2015 51 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Diana's last day is September 12. It's possible although i'm sure Sam wasn't too cheep to hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc485 83 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 3 hours ago, RealNews18 said: So Bill and Sade at 5 and 11.. maybe David and Liz at 4 and 6?? Bill will anchor at 5 in addition to 6 and 11, per Twitter: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5385 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 That doesn't seem like an effective succession plan, installing the nearly-70 year old on a third newscast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjt24 310 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 7 minutes ago, 24994J said: That doesn't seem like an effective succession plan, installing the nearly-70 year old on a third newscast. I was thinking the same thing. Honestly, moving Shirleen off the morning shift, keeping her at Noon and adding the 5 to her anchoring duties wouldn't be the craziest idea in the world, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydem2015 51 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Perhaps having Bill at 5 is a short term plan and in the long term someone not at the station will take over at 5. This likely won’t last for more then 10 years if even that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydem2015 51 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Perhaps David and Liz will do noon and 4 and Bill and Sade will do 5,6 and 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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