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Roadgeek Adam

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  1. 14 minutes ago, MediaZone4K said:

    Yeah the station was really unstable from 1996-2006. The format prior to the "1996 Massacre" of firings was pretty good.  Ancient history but it still sucks that Roz Abrahms didn't last longer there, now this with Dana Tyler.

     

    Which is funny given I think Clark-Tyler was probably the best combo in that group. 

     

    When it was Hsu-Grove | Hill-Rosenfield | Clark-Tyler it was fantastic. Ira Joe, Mark and Warner fit. (Of course Mark Danon did himself in) 

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  2. On 3/1/2024 at 8:32 AM, MediaZone4K said:

    Agreed. In hearing from reporters, constant turnover usually equals unimpressive pay, a toxic work environment, or burnout from being overworked. WABC appears to have the most reporters with a 20+ year tenure. They must have great pay and a decent working culture.

     

    Stephen Clark told me that he was through 4 directors in 4 years. He wasn't much happy there either. 

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  3. Sade also sounded ill a couple nights ago. 

     

    Also, we seem to have acquired Phil Taitt from News 12 for morning reports. Considering they've been short a morning person since Derrick Waller understandably walked away, I'm guessing he's the replacement. 

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  4. Look, I thought the complaining about the old package was a bit much over a lot of nothing. I don't think it was ever as terrible as claimed. 

     

    This is a very slick package. We'll probably see it replaced in 6-7 years as is general timeline. (Even this package lasted longer than most of them have.) 

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  5. On 8/26/2023 at 8:03 AM, MediaZone4K said:

    Hopefully!

     

    I love that they've kept the same theme (and largely retained ALOT of talent) over the past twenty-odd years. If they ever update the theme, I'd like them to use some rendition of Cool Hand Luke again. I wish it had stuck around like WPVI's Action News theme.

     

     

    I'm currently good with the same theme. The CHL one is really out of date and doesn't really fit a modern broadcast in my opinion. 

    2 hours ago, Muppetman03 said:

    I wonder how that'll look in the talent open 
    If they decide to make another one

     

    Considering less WABC broadcasts have them, at some point I wonder if they just throw up their hands and eliminate the talent opens for good. 

  6. On 8/10/2023 at 7:48 PM, TellyGenic said:

    The 75 years review was well done, and included visits with past personnel like Doug Johnson, John Johnson and Roseanne Scamardella, as well as greetings from Lori Stokes, Kaity Tong, Ernie Anastos,, Rosanna Scotto and Diana Williams:

     

    https://abc7ny.com/13629943/#

     

    This was missed over all the lineup discussion, but that's the first sighting of Rose Ann in years. She wasn't on the 50th anniversary of EWN stuff in 2018. 

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  7. Rosenfield joining WABC, if it occurs, would also make him a rare three-peat, working for all 3 major stations of NYC (WABC, WNBC and WCBS). Ira Joe Fisher has done it. John Johnson has done it. I feel like there's probably someone I'm forgetting. 

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  8. 2 hours ago, 24994J said:

     

    Lauren Glassberg and Sandra anchored at 4. As for Bill, he only recently returned from a knee(?) surgery. I'm guessing he might be on a reduced work schedule, for a little while.

     

    Knee replacement surgery. 

  9. Bill Beutel finished every 6pm and numerous broadcasts with his own comments. He certainly earned his right to do so. Bill has his biases. That happens. If the ratings aren't showing problems with it, then why would staff do anything about it? 

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  10. 4 hours ago, MediaZone4K said:

    I *speculate* they'll let Chuck make 50 years or break the longest running anchor in America record. NBC then might buy him out, or he might opt to retire after achieving one of those. Ether way, no rush, he should stay as long as he can. 

     

     

    He's almost 81. I feel like 50th anniversary (next year), will be the determination time how much longer. He's only doing the 6pm broadcast as is. 

  11. Robb was playing 2nd string for lack of a better term and was passed over for Bill Ritter. So I get it. WFOR offered him a job and he took it. He also stated he felt that the anchors had no input on the broadcasts and he wanted to be more involved. 

     

    That being said, this hurts. Robb Hanrahan always seemed like the most genuine male anchor WABC had during the 1990s and early 2000s. Bill Ritter's fine and professional and stuff, but I really loved Robb and the outpouring of support, you can tell how much he was loved. It sucked to see him retire after his literally to death experience and after all that to see him alive and healthy again, just to die < 24 months later, sucks. I'm going to miss him and I'm pretty sure all over New York, Miami and Harrisburg he will be eternally missed. 

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  12. Janine D'Adamo and David Rogers was the WCBS pair. 

     

    2 people doing the same job on the same broadcast isn't really what I'd do. WWOR did it with Russ Salzberg and Monica Pellegrini and "Sports Team 9"  I feel like it screws with the dynamic. 

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