ATLNewsExpert 453 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 (edited) Small ATL update: 1) WAGA is now the broadcast partner of the Georgia Bulldogs, replacing WSB (Nothing came of them being on their secondary set, back on the normal set as normal) 2) Just seen at 6:00pm Atlanta News First's shot that appears in the intro has changed, not sure if it's like this for every open, adjusting for the time of day. Edited August 3, 2023 by ATLNewsExpert Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-288696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLNewsExpert 453 Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 WANF has a new announcer, replacing Brain Lee. In additon they are now branding their 5pm newscasts as "Live at Five", with a new intro involving shots around Atlanta, WANF's vehicles and lots of 3D. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-289046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3292 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Rick Folbaum is moving to mornings and noon. Allen Devlin is replacing him full-time in evenings. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-289789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefinitelyIan 7 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 19 hours ago, Georgie56 said: Rick Folbaum is moving to mornings and noon. Allen Devlin is replacing him full-time in evenings. Interesting move. Wouldn't that be viewed as a demotion for Rick or does WANF value mornings more than evenings? 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-289808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesNews 185 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 On 9/6/2023 at 2:50 PM, DefinitelyIan said: Interesting move. Wouldn't that be viewed as a demotion for Rick or does WANF value mornings more than evenings? It could have been his choice to move to mornings, we don’t know for sure this was a management move. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-289901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3292 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Newcomer Blair Miller will be the new 4, 6, and 11pm co-anchor. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-290037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLNewsExpert 453 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Clips from an updated morning ad for WSB, containing more flatter imagery and maybe some hints to the GMA package, maybe it's own direction? TBH WSB has always had more flat looks (which are ten times better then what's on air) for commercials. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-290646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLNewsExpert 453 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 On 9/12/2023 at 1:23 PM, Georgie56 said: Newcomer Blair Miller will be the new 4, 6, and 11pm co-anchor. That's a big deal for WANF, especially since Blair already has a sense of familiarity with Atlanta viewers. It seems that is WANF's strategy (even as CBS46), get big names from other markets instead of promoting their own to the anchor chair permanently (most recent example Rick and Shon, I know Rick was from CNN, what about Shon?) 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-290999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveNews 371 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, ATLNewsExpert said: That's a big deal for WANF, especially since Blair already has a sense of familiarity with Atlanta viewers. It seems that is WANF's strategy (even as CBS46), get big names from other markets instead of promoting their own to the anchor chair permanently (most recent example Rick and Shon, I know Rick was from CNN, what about Shon?) Rick was from Fox News Channel. Shon was at WCBS, among others. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-291001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3292 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 The Atlanta stations have scooped up plenty of former CNNers and Weather Channel meteorologists through the years. Linda Stouffer and Sophia Choi both anchored at the former CNN Headline News before going to WSB, Eboni Deon is a former Weather Channel met who’s also now at WSB, and Vinnie Politan once helmed WXIA’s morning show. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-291006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2158 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Changes coming to WANF? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-291349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLNewsExpert 453 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 12 minutes ago, MediaZone4K said: Changes coming to WANF? Thought that was Blair Miller, who we established would be joining the station soon. Little weird though that Buck Lanford would join in on the confusion. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-291350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2158 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 2 hours ago, ATLNewsExpert said: Thought that was Blair Miller, who we established would be joining the station soon. Little weird though that Buck Lanford would join in on the confusion. Didn't see the news about Blair. Definately looks like him, and I can also see why the person in the comments thought it was Buck. Being that it is established that Blair is coming to 46 I wonder why Gables didn't just outright say it. Probably just to make the post more interesting. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-291352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLNewsExpert 453 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 34 minutes ago, MediaZone4K said: Didn't see the news about Blair. Definately looks like him, and I can also see why the person in the comments thought it was Buck. Being that it is established that Blair is coming to 46 I wonder why Gables didn't just outright say it. Probably just to make the post more interesting. Just checked his Facebook and a video from this photoshoot (without the darkened faces) and others pictures of Blair on the set and newsroom are on there, his cover picture is actually of ANF's logo. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-291353 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSV cheesehead 99 Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Quote Atlanta News First reporter Asia Wilson and photojournalist Lauren Swaim were preparing to give a live report from the parking lot of the Clayton County Sheriff’s office just before 11 p.m. Monday. That’s when the crew said a man approached them, indicated he had a gun, and threatened to shoot them if they called for help. More here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/12/12/man-accused-holding-atlanta-news-first-reporter-photojournalist-hostage-arrested/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-292163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleachian 131 Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 They were in the parking lot of the sheriff’s office and it took the officers an hour and a half to get there? Either that’s an incredibly poorly written story or there’s an even bigger story to be done about Clayton County SO. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-292174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSV cheesehead 99 Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 15 hours ago, appleachian said: Either that’s an incredibly poorly written story or there’s an even bigger story to be done about Clayton County SO. Yes, that story could definitely have been written better. There has been a lot of criticism of the Clayton County Sheriffs office recently, its hard to explain the situation, so I left a few links below if anyone is interested. https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/former-sheriff-victor-hill-must-report-federal-prison-by-this-afternoon/CY2FIXOSGNGGZNSDJ3DOUVJEIA/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/21/us/terry-thurmond-inmate-death-investigation-georgia/index.html Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-292188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Beale 57 Posted January 3, 2024 Share Posted January 3, 2024 FTVLive reports depositions are underway in the discrimination lawsuit filed by former WGCL news anchor Mike Dunston. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2024/1/2/depositions-being-taken-in-former-atlanta-anchors-lawsuit This lawsuit is from when WANF was Meredith-owned WGCL. The depositions, should they become public, may be an interesting read. WGCL was a hot mess under Meredith's ownership. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-292657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TresGriffin 139 Posted January 4, 2024 Share Posted January 4, 2024 On 10/20/2023 at 7:22 PM, Georgie56 said: The Atlanta stations have scooped up plenty of former CNNers and Weather Channel meteorologists through the years. Linda Stouffer and Sophia Choi both anchored at the former CNN Headline News before going to WSB, Eboni Deon is a former Weather Channel met who’s also now at WSB, and Vinnie Politan once helmed WXIA’s morning show. Don't forget the late Don Farmer and Chris Curle from back in the day who both came from CNN in the 80's. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-292671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVVTV12 141 Posted January 4, 2024 Share Posted January 4, 2024 22 hours ago, TresGriffin said: Don't forget the late Don Farmer and Chris Curle from back in the day who both came from CNN in the 80's. Speaking of CNN, anyone surprised no one in ATL has tried, at this time, to get Robbin Meade? 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-292691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2158 Posted January 4, 2024 Share Posted January 4, 2024 (edited) 23 minutes ago, EVVTV12 said: Speaking of CNN, anyone surprised no one in ATL has tried, at this time, to get Robbin Meade? Good Day Atlanta is 75 hours long so she could definately fit in there. Edited January 4, 2024 by MediaZone4K 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-292692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSV cheesehead 99 Posted January 5, 2024 Share Posted January 5, 2024 Is this thread for just anything related to news in Atlanta now? If so, we might as well change the name of the thread. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-292707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLNewsExpert 453 Posted January 6, 2024 Share Posted January 6, 2024 19 hours ago, HSV cheesehead said: Is this thread for just anything related to news in Atlanta now? If so, we might as well change the name of the thread. Atlanta News First or Atlanta News FIRST, that is the question 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-292720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLNewsExpert 453 Posted January 7, 2024 Share Posted January 7, 2024 BREAKING: WSB appears to be on their secondary set at 6PM this Sunday. Unsure if it was like this this morning or yesterday. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-292748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2158 Posted January 10, 2024 Share Posted January 10, 2024 (edited) On 1/5/2024 at 6:37 PM, HSV cheesehead said: Is this thread for just anything related to news in Atlanta now? If so, we might as well change the name of the thread. Don't know where else to post this, but WAGA like many O&O's calls their 11 PM newscast Fox News Edge. Exactly what does that branding mean. News Edge is also apparently it's also an information service from the Fox News Channel. Edited January 10, 2024 by MediaZone4K Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19151-atlanta-news-first/page/9/#findComment-292854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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