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MarkBRollins88_v2

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  1. Whoa… did not see this coming… KOAA cuts Elizabeth Watts in favor of KKTV’s former anchor Dianne Derby. Derby left KKTV suddenly last year when her co-anchor Don Ward died unexpectedly. Then she pursued “other opportunities”
  2. Meta question… the banner at the top of this thread has said it’s about to become “coming and goings” for like two years now. Is that ever going to happen?
  3. My thoughts... this color scheme works well for KOAA... especially well in these clips given the fact it looks as though winter weather was the big story of the day... blue works well for that. I think opening a newscast with the weather stinger is a little bland... needs to be more urgent. it still looks like they’re using a lot of elements of their old graphics package, like the “5” transition between headline stories. I don’t think these graphics work well with their set, which consists of a lot of blue, but a lighter blue shade. Also, they have elements of their old graphics package permanently printed as the duratrans design, so it’s kind of a weird mix. Also noticed watching their sports block that the sports open no longer includes a VO... too bland IMO. Also they still use an old sports ticker that blocks the bottom of the new L3s. Anyway, compared to some Scripps stations, I think this package fits KOAA decently. I worry for WLEX. They already are using the most perfectly fitting graphics package for them and it’ll be a shame when they switch. Hey KRIS and KATC... you’re on the clock now!
  4. Agree. This set is way too busy and over the top. But I guess ABC likes that because that’s what they’re all about. They overhype everything. Everything is “breaking.” They never speak in past tense. And they only know how to describe things in hyperbole. So I guess it makes sense they’d build a set and chose a color to commit visual assault on the viewers, in addition to verbal/editorial assault. The new TV3 plays into this as well.
  5. I find it funny that somehow, KOAA and WLEX appear to be the only stations who have actually been able to push back against the new graphics and be successful, at least so far. They must know some secrets about someone high up in corporate
  6. Well so much for that. Idk what the hell their deal is anymore.
  7. It just proves how much our senses can influence each other. When we hear something while seeing an undesirable image, we also find what we hear undesirable. But when we hear that same thing while looking at a desirable image, we find what we’re hearing more pleasant. Just like how something can look gross but taste good, but our mind tricks us into thinking it actually tastes bad because of how it looks.
  8. Major shakeup in Colorado Springs on the heels of a station tragedy... KKTV main anchor Dianne Derby has resigned from the station today, less than two months after her longtime co-Anchor, Don Ward, unexpectedly passed away. The two were very close, and she took a leave of absence most of last month. Just yesterday, the station announced morning anchor Adam Atchison would be promoted to Ward’s old position. Now, they have another main anchor spot to fill with Derby’s departure. https://gazette.com/arts-entertainment/dianne-derby-leaves-kktv/article_41a83488-193f-11eb-ae50-5be21cd621bc.html
  9. An update on KOAA... hopefully by the election is what I’m hearing.
  10. This all just makes me so infuriated. I hate my industry so much sometimes.
  11. I like that Scripps is bringing more news options to markets at a time when most other companies are reducing the news options in markets. Whether or not a market can “support” this many news options, it can never hurt to give people as many options as possible. The alternative (see Anchorage and St. Joseph) is never the answer.
  12. I would just like to say that KYUR/KTBY barely qualifies as a legitimate news station. and FTV reported the anchor told the Mayor she was gonna win an Emmy. Not a chance in the world. I’ve watched those newscasts. They’re BAD.
  13. When will GMs get it through their heads CHEAPING OUT ON A VIRTUAL SET IS NEVER WORTH IT. If you don’t want to spend money on a new set, keep your old one. A dated set looks better than a virtual set poorly masquerading as a real one. on a side note, I agree the election graphics look good as default graphics.
  14. I’m not sure this means KSTU has actually switched to the graphics fully yet. I believe all stations have switched to the new graphics in their live streams.
  15. They’re fine to me. Unplug your router then plug it back in. Then see if the quality is better.
  16. So KOAA launched their 4 pm on Monday. I would’ve thought that would be the natural time to make the switch. I’m very surprised KOAA launched a whole new newscast using the old graphics. What’s funny, is an insider has shown me what their 4 pm open will look like with the new graphics. So it’s already made. Why would they go to the trouble to make an open with the old graphics instead of just using the new ones they seem to have ready? Something seems weird.
  17. Hearing from friends at non-affiliated Nexstar stations (particularly WDVM) as well as some at Nexstar fox stations that the whole “no more CNN video” thing is an absolute shit show, as one could expect. They are literally having to take full screen video from tweets from reporters in other cities in some cases, since they have no VO for national stories.
  18. I think the dark is fine for a late night newscast, but for mornings, middays and evenings, I would hope they could find a way to brighten it up
  19. According to their website, KOAA is launching a 4 p.m. newscast on Monday. Looks like the new graphics in the background in this banner. If I was a betting man, I’d put my money that the new graphics launch on Monday with this newscast.
  20. According to the banner at the top of their website, KOAA will be launching a 4 p.m. newscast next Monday, September 14th. Can’t tell who will be anchoring from the promos I’ve seen, unless they’re just keeping the same evening anchor team.
  21. I feel like WXMI did a good job utilizing the music. I like that they didn’t feel the need to use the four note “stinger” part of the music in the breaking news transition and weather transition. It makes things flow better, IMO. I also like that they waited until the the end of the open to get to the stinger. Most stations I see choose to start off with the stinger.
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