knightofni 2 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Sal Marciano and his sports...GONE. Last show was Thursday. Could this be the beginning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Sal Marciano and his sports...GONE. Last show was Thursday. Could this be the beginning? WOW!!! This was a shock! That is too bad...Sal is a legend. I hope that this is not the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Houdini 0 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 WOW!!! This was a shock! That is too bad...Sal is a legend. I hope that this is not the beginning. Definetly the best in NY/NJ area. Did they at least give him a send off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightofni 2 Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 Definetly the best in NY/NJ area. Did they at least give him a send off? If there was one, someone would have seen it and posted or heard of it. It's a shame that someone like that was canned and has been a part of NYC Sports for such a long time. But a bigger question...Who's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Houdini 0 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 OK. Did he get a send-off? 14 years is a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd7242 0 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Where is the confirmation of this? Nothing in the local papers, and his bio is still on wpix.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyfla 196 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 How can they televise 30 Mets games a season yet they have no sports segment in their newscast? At least the New York metro viewers have SNY's Sportsnite and MSG's MSG NY to watch. IMHO, areas where local sports segments on newscasts are dropping can be justified in areas where the RSN(s) has a sports report like all of the Comcast owned RSNs do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightofni 2 Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 How can they televise 30 Mets games a season yet they have no sports segment in their newscast? At least the New York metro viewers have SNY's Sportsnite and MSG's MSG NY to watch. IMHO, areas where local sports segments on newscasts are dropping can be justified in areas where the RSN(s) has a sports report like all of the Comcast owned RSNs do. Why would they not have a sports segment now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmanpro 0 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 the bio still on the website doesn't mean much since the person who is in charge of that was let go months ago and hasn't been replaced! Sal was and is a class act in my opinion. Local tv news is dead as we know it anyway. The glamour is gone. The excitement is gone. All thanks to the managers at the top and the bean counters who run tv stations. Audiences have gone elsewhere be it the internet, you tube, etc. It was fun while it lasted. We are only relevant to ourselves really. Few in the outside world give a damm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightofni 2 Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 the bio still on the website doesn't mean much since the person who is in charge of that was let go months ago and hasn't been replaced! Sal was and is a class act in my opinion. Local tv news is dead as we know it anyway. The glamour is gone. The excitement is gone. All thanks to the managers at the top and the bean counters who run tv stations. Audiences have gone elsewhere be it the internet, you tube, etc. It was fun while it lasted. We are only relevant to ourselves really. Few in the outside world give a damm. Wxmanpro, that's neither here nor there. Sal is a great sports anchor. It's a shame it's come to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmanpro 0 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 oh knight of ni...being neither obsequieous or disengenous...i implore you not to be supercillious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 How can they televise 30 Mets games a season yet they have no sports segment in their newscast? WPIX does have a sports segment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNews 54 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 the bio still on the website doesn't mean much since the person who is in charge of that was let go months ago and hasn't been replaced! Then how do you explain the recent addition of Tamsen Fadal's profile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyfla 196 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I apologize I thought the first post said that Sal and his sports, as in the sports segment is gone from the newscast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNews 54 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 According to today's Daily news, it was Sal's decision to retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightofni 2 Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 According to today's Daily news, it was Sal's decision to retire. Oh I'm sure. I mean not to negate the validity of what you're saying. It's just perfect timing. Then again that has been happening a lot lately. I never figured he was "canned" let alone forced or decided to retire. Regardless he'll be missed in the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd7242 0 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 just read the daily news piece. His decision to retire quietly...no big sendoff from the station. in other words, he was let go, but given hush money to keep quiet. happens a lot in this business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd7242 0 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 and if this was really a planned retirement, the station would've had someone lined up to replace him already. In my mind, lolita lopez is terrible at sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njlady 1 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Perhaps they will hire Otis Livingston! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorewx 1 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 there shouldn't be a separate salary for sports..Sorry. It's News Traffic and Weather. That's it. Get your sports from ESPN and Beyond. This is the vision for the New Television era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd7242 0 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 No, Otis is established in NYC, and too expensive to hire. They will hire some newcommer from a smaller market who won't command the typical NYC salary for a chance to make it in NYC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNews 54 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Oh I'm sure. I mean not to negate the validity of what you're saying. It's just perfect timing. Then again that has been happening a lot lately. I never figured he was "canned" let alone forced or decided to retire. Regardless he'll be missed in the market. I'm not saying that it has to be true, I'm just stating what they wrote. I really do think it's a combination of both. Sal wanted to retire and WPIX needs to cut costs somewhere. Sal had knee surgery a couple of month ago, that's why he didn't stand in front on the flat screen for the sports report. Perhaps he just thought he had enough. Nonetheless, as you said, he will be missed. Anyways, I would think Lolita would get the spot. I don't see why not. I hope it's not that Glenn Petraeus, who sometimes fills in on the weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colortini 76 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 It's really a shame Sean Kimmerling passed away because he was definitely top notch material and would've been a great replacement. The only other sports guy I can think of is Warner and he's far too expensive and probably older than Sal--so that wouldn't work. Should be interesting to see who ends up getting the spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd7242 0 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 It's really a shame Sean Kimmerling passed away because he was definitely top notch material and would've been a great replacement. The only other sports guy I can think of is Warner and he's far too expensive and probably older than Sal--so that wouldn't work. Should be interesting to see who ends up getting the spot! As I said earlier, expect them to bring in a guy from a smaller market who wants a chance to make it in NYC. He will command less $$$ than an established NYC reporter so he can be in NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username23 1 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 there shouldn't be a separate salary for sports..Sorry. It's News Traffic and Weather. That's it. Get your sports from ESPN and Beyond. This is the vision for the New Television era. I disagree, look for stations to go "hyper-local" meaning more High School and regional sports that ESPN and FS Regional don't cover. Sports still has some role to be in the newscast, but I agree the role is shrinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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