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  1. They had a 4:30am show that was cancelled over a year ago.
  2. KTRK bucking the trend and launching a 4am newscast on 4/1. https://x.com/abc13houston/status/1767178737487933540?s=46
  3. When is this referring to? Sandra has been there with Bill most nights at 11pm while Sade has been on medical leave. The most likely reason she wasn’t at 11 yesterday is because she’s anchoring Sunday night’s newscasts with Joe for Oscars coverage.
  4. Sade had been anchoring solo at 11pm on Fridays since last year, she’s out right now. Mike is also largely viewed as Bill Ritter’s eventual successor and they’re not subtle about how they’ve positioned him for that.
  5. I really miss Sade. Hope she’s recovering well from her knee surgery.
  6. This. Houston is a great example where the CBS affiliate historically struggled behind ABC and NBC stations until Oprah bolstered them into a competitive and then (although brief) a market leader. WFAA's lead in Dallas started to slip when Oprah ended her show. Outside of that, it was always puzzling to me why CBS News and CBS stations generally performed so badly despite having the dominating entertainment division.
  7. Talent opens for the weekend morning shows debuted this morning featuring Michelle, Pedro and Dani. The only ones I’ve not seen at this point are the weekday morning opens.
  8. I would doubt it. Hasn’t the JKL hour been fairly successful for ABC? Seems like they’d want to find a suitable replacement than abandoning it.
  9. I’m all about a mandate if it prevents stations from the on-air presentation WABC had in place for a long time.
  10. Yeah the new ABC O&O mandate has an element like this for bugs. I actually like it, it’s pretty utilitarian.
  11. Been a steady and successful career for her since her GMA days.
  12. According to Houston blogger Mike McGuff a desk will be featured on all newscasts but 6 and 10pm.
  13. Yeah pretty damn bad. No desk?
  14. It was always trending this way. Although no NBC or CBS is going to be a lot of football missed.
  15. No, he’s been off Friday nights the last year or so I believe. Sade usually anchors solo on Friday nights with Mike joining her occasionally.
  16. Marza filled in at 11pm a few weeks ago. Sandra is doing 5 and 11pm as Sade’s fill in, with Lauren anchoring at noon. I’d guess David will join Sandra on Fridays at 11pm until Sade returns. Pedro Rivera debuted on the weekend morning news today.
  17. I haven’t watched with any regularity in a few years but part of the morning news was simulcast on one of the radio stations at one point at least. I believe it was the 5 or 6am hour only.
  18. What exactly did they do with that column back in the day? It’s always been there but I don’t remember all of these attempts to disguise it before. The techniques they’ve tried the last few iterations have all been somewhat distracting.
  19. The small details matter! I’m very pleased to see that WABC is using an alternate talent intro for Friday 6pm shows that feature Sam Ryan instead of Ryan Field.
  20. WABC might be one of the most sensational and flashy local news stations I’ve seen outside of the Sunbeam operations. It’s not a bad thing or a knock, the format and style fits WABC perfectly.
  21. ^ mostly agree with this. Not to belabor the point but is there a theory to WABC’s approach? I remember being shocked at the 2005 set and their graphics. You’d think the top station would have a more ambitious on-air presentation especially since the other O&Os in the group were mostly always solid. Channel 7’s format is flashy, maybe even obnoxious. In contrast, their on-air presentation has always been one-dimensional. Feels like it’s by design.
  22. Does anyone have a video link? I actually like the talent stings for EWN@10am. They’re dynamic without the chaos.
  23. I don’t like the talent opens very much. The opens themselves are dynamic but adding the still images of talent looks off to me. I wonder if videos would be too much.
  24. With a noticeably weaker voice. David also handling a bulk of the stories. Hope she’s ok.
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