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I can see it now. A 2:07 am newscast called "3 News: Let's Go Get Some BBQ and Get Busy" or "3 News: A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich." It would feature TV and movie clips fitting to news stories with popular tunes as news music. It would be dope! (By the way, I'm being sarcastic)

Go back 20 years....that was a good relaunch at WKYC. Wasn't a fan of the "News That's More Local" tagline, but the on-air look was state of the art at the time, and even carried over well into the move to Lakeside. It was also a different era of seasoned and well-paid talent like Romona Robinson, Judd Hambrick (and later Tim White), as well as FINALLY hiring a meteorologist at night (David Rogers). Today, yes it's "groundbreaking"....but it's taking newscasts further out of their comfort zone at the expense of their current success. If they did news 24/7, that would be one thing. Even if they made this stuff "digital first". It's all young digital journalists and outsiders who are trying to lure in viewers with however they can.... But we'll see how well it works when the ratings come out, overnight or otherwise.....

If only this site had some sort of analog back then. "Looks like Westinghouse-itis is rolling out across more stations with their WHYwitness format. 90 minutes? Please. I liked it better when the news was one person sitting at a desk for 15 minutes. We were lucky to have any pictures at all!" "Group W out with another lame logo... So much for individuality! Could they only afford one sheet of Letraset?

The Morning Exchange comparison is the most interesting observation of the bunch - because that's a format that has and can worked well in Cleveland and attract some new eyeballs.

If I were going to create a show, I would do something which incorporates elements of the old local variety/talk shows they used to have. I would make it more of a what's happening in town kind of show as opposed to a show that focuses on car accidents and people killing each other in the hood. I don't know if it would work or not, but local news is stale.

Well, this just aired on WTHR. It was accompanied by SAM's "Everywhere I Go."

Even 30 years later, this music.. is still fresh. The GFX... just as sleek as whats out there today. This... is... KNSD. If i ever got my hands on Groove News.. i will have considered my life... complete.

Like: Channel 3 and 19 Hate: Channel 5, 8, 25, 55 and 68 (Mansfield) Indifferent or NA: Channel 23, 43, 61 and all the rest

WJW doesn't offer an 11pm newscast so they don't win every timeslot. Fluff is a systemic issue and not confined to Tegna. WJW has to use a lot of fluff because of airing so much news all the time.

I think this looks absolutely fantastic. The logo, the graphics, everything looks really really fresh. While I can't speak to the content this is the sort of thing I really want to see more of in broadcast graphic design.

FOX 4 (KDFW) Anchor Steve Eagar returns to the anchor desk tonight at 5, 6 & 9pm. Eagar was on medical leave after being diagnosed with prostate cancer surgery. Please, continue to keep Steve in your prayers and welcome him back tonight starting at 5pm.

Nexstar needs THIS for its stations!

Staying in Houston, KTRK's Melanie Lawson was a victim of a car break-in while eating out.