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Danita Harris joining WKYC: https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/wkyc-morning-show/danita-harris-joins-wkyc-3news-go-morning-show/95-127f50ab-f61e-4baa-be95-c446f67d102f Also, it seems Matt Wintz is officially replacing Hollie Strano in the AM.

Some upheaval at WKYC as Maureen Kyle leaves the morning show for a streaming show airing across TEGNA. https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/maureen-kyle-leaving-wkyc-morning-show-to-focus-on-mom-squad/ar-BB1kL0on Plus, three others have left WKYC in the last two weeks - Austin Love (after 6 years), Neil Fischer and Carmen Blackwell (both after 2 years.) Seems WKYC is getting leaner after some major “anchor bloat” during the Adam Miller era…

FWIW, WBNS dropped “Eyewitness News” around 2007, when its newscasts went HD. More obvious is the exodus of well-known and experienced talent from these stations, plus a decline in production values.

John Lomax, WKRC anchor who retired in 2022 after 40 years at the station, has passed away. https://local12.com/news/local/former-local-12-good-morning-cincinnati-anchor-john-lomax-passes-away-godfather-wkrc-television-reporter-newscast

Speculating - judging by recent Instagram follows, it is WTHR?

Payton Domschke is leaving WKYC after two years. Looking at her Instagram follows as of late, I’m speculating she’s headed to WPVI. (But I could be wrong!) https://www.facebook.com/share/Jqtg8pakNNSL7Tr4/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Tiffany Tarpley leaves WTOL and returns to Cleveland, replacing Danita Harris at WEWS: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/tiffany-tarpley-returns-to-cleveland-as-gmc-anchor-damon-maloney-promoted-to-anchor-evenings

A bit ironic that the story at :44 is about a robbery at…Jacks.

It’s a trend with all Gray stations. WTVG in Toledo switched from “13abc Action News” to just “13 Action News” (and no ABC logo). WNEM in Flint/Saginaw/Bay City also recently removed the CBS eye mark from its logo. But I’ll stop there because I don’t want this to be a list…

Eeek. Gotta wonder if this is the end of the line for her. Jessica VanMeter would be an ideal replacement. (Just saying.) Meanwhile, check out NewsOn newscast archives from the past 24 hours and fully realize that Betsy Kling is a rockstar: anchoring and doing weather last night at 11pm, then doing weather from 4:30-7am this morning and back at it starting at 4pm this afternoon.

Speculating here, but it seems his heart wasn’t really into the “news anchor” role. He’s very active on social media, and pretty much every post is Philly sports. Not every sports anchor can seamlessly transition to news.

Agreed - she’s done a great job anchoring. Considering her career to this point was Lima Ohio and Macon GA, she’s quite talented.

It’s all about efficiency these days. Flat renders faster and is scalable across multiple stations in a group. But I agree - I miss the distinctive branding you’d see across stations.

I’m glad someone else noticed that “K”

Agreed. Given that Megan Glaros and Erin Kennedy created a whole YouTube channel discussing the dysfunction of the TV news industry, I don’t see her returning to Chicago TV, let alone weekends in NY. She seems to be embracing her NW Indiana life…

This should be the main open, for sure.

I really do not see the appeal of that VO artist.

Not to solution it here - but they could have leaned into the “3 as a B” thing and done something like this…

Hints of the new look in this promo from WPVI…

WTVG in Toledo just aired an hour-long special to commemorate its 75th anniversary. It was a decent tribute. https://www.13abc.com/2023/07/11/13abc-celebrates-75th-anniversary-with-hour-long-special/ You can also buy a vintage “13 Strong” t-shirt for a very reasonable $13: https://www.jupmodesupply.com/collections/13abc-strong-75th-anniversary-13abc75

As much as Scott Jones (FTV Live) likes to call out the regression of modern-day broadcast journalism, the man fails at modern blog/website creation and simple editing of stories. ChatGPT could write better and more clearly than he does. He also thinks an email newsletter is revolutionary…in 2023. But, I will say, good for him for making a living (for 20+ years) with that site!

Those opens are a mess. Way too much going on, and a weird mash-up of 25+ year old music gives it an outdated vibe instantly. It’s like they said “let’s make this local” by plastering literally EVERY photo of the given city in the graphics. I wonder how this will look in Raleigh/Durham or Fresno?! This is one of those instances where the “KISS” approach should’ve been applied. Take one element away and it gets closer to a viable package. Even switching out the two city photos above and below the “Eyewitness News” panel with some solid colors would help immensely! Also, not a fan of the use of red/blue for Breaking News and yellow/blue for everything else. It almost looks like a mash of a WABC version and a KABC version (with colors those stations have historically used). I would’ve done red/yellow for Breaking News. As for the lower thirds and on-screen newscast elements, I actually like them. They could be a bit more subtle, but I like the treatment of talent names and the overall visual hierarchy of the headline and supporting details.

Not to mention, they just have so many anchors…NINE people playing the “anchor” role in the afternoon and evening newscasts, yet down in Columbus - Tegna sister station WBNS has two anchors for 5, 6 and 11… It’s also three more anchors than top-rated WJW… Seems a bit bloated if you ask me!

WKYC is retooling again…silly newscast names remain for the morning, 7pm and 11pm… https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/television/wkyc-studios-new-programming-rebrand-afternoon-newscasts-starting-june-12/95-0fc27599-a716-49a8-a60c-267b1ba6e005?fbclid=IwAR3YmqHIW1wumTWLhx9cm4V0T8WDJJrixcWwzAyp8iLOt4yEs5kltf65Hto_aem_th_AYouC3ufPAbNMG0WWaQDPjOlt9-pqWJjxmzWmD6WmvkU33V_D004TK3RxZn4obrwSsA#linr1pp3cr02zyccde

that’s fair - could’ve worded it differently.