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[JTT 113]

Jonathan Novak is leaving kttv.

 

https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/jonathan-novack-joining-kiah-in-houston-as-chief-meteorologist/

Edited September 23, 2024 by 24994J

[CraigViewer 79]

8 hours ago, JTT said:

Jonathan Novak is leaving kttv.

 

https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/jonathan-novack-joining-kiah-in-houston-as-chief-meteorologist/

It means that he and new KTTV chief meteorologist Adam Krueger are basically switching places with each other, as just before he came to Los Angeles, Krueger was formerly the chief metereologist at KIAH in Houston.

[JTT 113]

Adam gets promoted to a larger market whereas Jonathan gets demoted to a smaller market.

[CraigViewer 79]

3 hours ago, JTT said:

Adam gets promoted to a larger market whereas Jonathan gets demoted to a smaller market.

 

True.  I may be wrong, but I believe that he was only a freelancer at KTTV so heading to a top 10 media market in Houston where he can now be full time is not too shabby in my opinion.

[J.W. Rodriguez 17]

24 minutes ago, CraigViewer said:

True.  I may be wrong, but I believe that he was only a freelancer at KTTV so heading to a top 10 media market in Houston where he can now be full time is not too shabby in my opinion.

It could also be possible that they had no other open positions for him at the station, if I were to guess.

[24994J 5621]

31 minutes ago, CraigViewer said:

True.  I may be wrong, but I believe that he was only a freelancer at KTTV so heading to a top 10 media market in Houston where he can now be full time is not too shabby in my opinion.

 

You know, you can edit posts and not double post & hide old ones.

[MD TV 277]

Star Harvey, previously of WPIX, joins the station starting tomorrow:

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DDAh7BCSafc/?hl=en

[Encore 323 26]

Aside from GDLA+, KTTV updated its time/temp ticker today for the rest of the newscasts to be more in line with other FOX O&O stations. This also means temperatures for other SoCal cities will no longer be shown in the ticker.

[Joey1986 27]

On 12/20/2024 at 6:32 PM, Encore 323 said:

Aside from GDLA+, KTTV updated its time/temp ticker today for the rest of the newscasts to be more in line with other FOX O&O stations. This also means temperatures for other SoCal cities will no longer be shown in the ticker.

I noticed that this past Tuesday night on the 10:00 PM newscast. I remember those other temperatures were actually reported from various airports in the viewing area, like LAX, Burbank, John Wayne (Santa Ana), and Ontario.

 

It’s less distracting and intrusive the way it is now. I also find it cool that they have AM and PM next to the time, like KCBS/KCAL and KTLA (just A/P without the M) do.

 

EDIT 12/22/24: The bug is back to the time and airport temperatures. Weird.

Edited December 23, 2024 by Joey1986

[GraphicsMan 128]

17 hours ago, Joey1986 said:

I noticed that this past Tuesday night on the 10:00 PM newscast. I remember those other temperatures were actually reported from various airports in the viewing area, like LAX, Burbank, John Wayne (Santa Ana), and Ontario.

 

It’s less distracting and intrusive the way it is now. I also find it cool that they have AM and PM next to the time, like KCBS/KCAL and KTLA (just A/P without the M) do.

I remember when the west coast stations only showed time and temp in the morning shows only. It was the way for many west coast stations even after the early 00s the East coast stations had given up already on doing that by then. But stations on the west coast kept doing as far as 2012.

Edited December 22, 2024 by GraphicsMan

[FiveNews 378]

For the first time since the mid 1990s, KTTV is hosting local Rose Parade coverage. KTTV main anchors Christine Devine and Elex Michaelson will lead Fox11s coverage. It will be interesting to see how Fox11 differentiates themselves from perrenial parade coverage leader KTLA.

 

https://www.foxla.com/news/rose-parade-2025-pasadena-how-to-watch-what-to-know

[TheRolyPoly 2559]

At first I thought KTTV took the local rights back, but actually it's both KTTV and KTLA providing coverage this year.

[JTT 113]

I don't think that Ktla would not renew the rights to the rose parade, especially when they air it all day every previous year that they have aired the parade. 

 

Kttv is just airing the parade this year since the network doss not have national sports programming to provide to local stations this year. 

 

If kttv was planning to go back to airing the parade every year, in those years when kttv  needs to air national sports programming in the past, they could have aired the parade on kcop, which they are planning to air reruns of the parade on this year.

 

They could have renewed the rights to air the parade again and do this in the future if there are any conflicts in programming. 

[TheRolyPoly 2559]

On 12/29/2024 at 12:37 PM, JTT said:

I don't think that Ktla would not renew the rights to the rose parade, especially when they air it all day every previous year that they have aired the parade. 

 

Kttv is just airing the parade this year since the network doss not have national sports programming to provide to local stations this year. 

 

If kttv was planning to go back to airing the parade every year, in those years when kttv  needs to air national sports programming in the past, they could have aired the parade on kcop, which they are planning to air reruns of the parade on this year.

 

They could have renewed the rights to air the parade again and do this in the future if there are any conflicts in programming. 

 

Did you read my post above? I said that both KTTV AND KTLA are providing coverage this year.

[JTT 113]

I'm just stating that ktla won't give up the rights to the parade since it has been a major part of the station for years.  Kttv may go back to not airing the parade next year depending on what the network tells them to do.

 

I know that both stations are covering the parade this year. 

[JTT 113]

Is kttv getting a new subchannel?  11.3?  If it's going to be TBD, what will replace TBD on ch 5.4?

[Georgie56 3318]

As per FTVLive, KTTV is adding newscasts on KCOP at 8pm & 9pm. All of the Fox duopoly markets will be doing something similar in the next two years.

 

KCAL will be challenged in their most famous timeslot.

[JTT 113]

Article does not state a start date.  When will the newscasts start?

[24994J 5621]

32 minutes ago, JTT said:

Article does not state a start date.  When will the newscasts start?

 

Nothing has been announced. All we've seen is that unconfirmed Jones report.

[JTT 113]

A few months ago, I mentioned that they might consider adding more news, if not on kttv, then kcop.  This is the new direction that local stations are taking.  If people are tired of watching reruns of old shows or whatever is on TV now,  news & sports are the alternatives.  Since sports are expensive,  local news is the only choice that the programmers and stations have to offer. 

[StudioTech 15]

This is already happening in a sense in NYC, where WWOR re-airs the 6pm newscast of sister WNYW.

 

Guessing, based on the article that it will eventually be a live newscast

[abric 181]

At one point, WDCA in Washington had 1/2-hour live newscasts at 8p & 9p produced by sister station WTTG until switching to their current full-hour 8 p.m. newscast.

[Georgie56 3318]

On 2/13/2025 at 9:07 PM, JTT said:

Article does not state a start date.  When will the newscasts start?

 (h/t @24994J)

 

Edited February 20 by Georgie56

[SDHIll1980 107]

Why can't they keep these news titles simple over there on Bundy Drive lol?  What's wrong with "Fox 11 News Primetime" or a similar variation?

[FiveNews 378]

They never learn. I remember when the now 5pm news launched. It was originally called Studio 11 LA.