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Some national recognition for Chuck

Totally agree. Multi-generational newsrooms should be the goal. Veteran anchors with contacts and connections to history. You also want to develop young people to keep the station hip and carry the torch (and the ratings) once the veterans leave.

Dana admittedly hasn't been the best solo anchor in recent years, she's better with a partner. As for ratings..eehh. But again, I don't think Dana is CBS 2's problem, their presentation is. Anchoring is not a physically taxing job, it's about personality and commanding an audience. If an octogenarian is mentally alert, looks good on camera, and still draws an audience, there's no reason for them to retire. Veterans often have contacts and resources that the younger talent do not. A problem arises if that veteran anchor has no effect on ratings and if their massive pay is taking up resources (but let's also extend that scrutiny to company executive salaries). There's a common mindset that your career stops at 65. Assuming you live to be 90 and (physically fit)...what will you be doing with yourself for 20+ years? Every old person isn't close with their family, and their friends may not be physically agile. Purpose and activity keeps people going.

I hope so. (Sue Simmonds even said on her last day she hoped to get employment somewhere else). Unfortunately, at Dana's age - -and presumable price tag -- stations may be reluctant to hire her. If Lori Stokes getting hired at Fox 5 was any indication, hopefully stations aren't averse to picking up older talent.

almost poetic that this comes the same week as Chuck's 50th anniversary over on 4. Two legends being treated very differently by their stations. Wishing Dana all the best.

Goes into effect April 1st. They're running commercials for it in Albany, not posting about it online though.

WSB 2 Atlanta delays ABC World News Tonight until 7 pm, opting to air their 6 pm local news as a 1-hour bock. This puts them head to head with WAGA Fox 5 who does the same. (Both don't list 6:30 as a separate newscast).

Well, no matter how we feel, the days of local stations flying reporters out to a National Story are becoming limited with big cheap companies like Nexstar --with a station in almost every market -- who will just distribute a local package to sister stations.

Same. I feel like local stations send their reporters to go cover a far away national story as a flex of having "presence" on the ground. Depending on the situation, I view it as unnecessary. Instead of spending that money to send your talent down there, the national network already fills that purpose. Vice versa, if a *less major story* happens Baltimore, I used to wonder why networks -- in this case ABC -- wouldn't just take a local affiliate package instead of flying a reporter out there. But I guess networks want their people on the story. Moreover, the experience level of the local talent (depending on the market size) may not translate well to the expected quality of a network newscast. Example, a mid skill fresh out of college reporter submitting a package to WNT.

Interesting. Beacuse it seems 2012, the year of Sue's departure, is when the station (and other NBC o&o's) rebounded after apparently investing more---rebuilding their news department, new studio, graphics and all.

During the bridge collapse I found myself looking at Hearst's WBAL or turning to DC stations like WRC & WTTG because of the quality issues with the other three stations in Baltimore (CBS O&O, Scripps, Sinclair). It's crazy how much Scripps has fallen in such a short time that we could put them in the same sentence as Sinclair. Again, just looking at WPTV in the last 4-5 years is evidence. Scripps is quickly becoming a cheaper version what CBS O&Os often are --- coorperate and lacking local flavor.

We can revisit this road forever but why the NBC brass broke up an iconic pairing? To this day I still don't know. I dont think it was ratings so it "must be the money" to quote Nelly lol. Its pretty telling that none of his anchor pairings after Sue (as great as Shiba and Sibila were) lasted long. Hopefully Natalie lasts long. As much as I love Chuck's straight non emotional/non editorial news persona, Sue's peronality made the pairing complete and livened him at times. She (and Roz Abrahms & Brenda Blackmon) should still be working today, if at least on the weekends. Back to Chuck, wishing him good health and I hope he takes the job to the end.

Thanks! Dont know why Detroit is on my mind

Love that WNBC is dipping into the archives for Chuck! Take your daughter to work day (Mid 90s) Chuck and Sue dancing (1980s)

To your point — looking at the Baltimore DMA, community first (and station ownership) must definately play a role. Here, the Hearst owned NBC: WBAL 11 is the market leader. It's competition must definately play a role: *CBS's WJZ, Sincalir's Fox 45, and Scripps' WMAR (ABC, 2). All three of those are weak product station owners.

Congrats to Chuck! Has be beaten Dave Ward's record yet? Liz Bishop is a close second behind him, she's been at WRGB in Albany (the first television station in the world) for 49 years.

It's also perplexing why many CBS affiliates struggle despite being the primetime leader for so many years and having the strongest daytime lineup. To the poster's original question, it is puzzling how *non-O&O* ABC affiliates , remain market leaders in many areas despite not having that impressive of a daytime or primetime lineup anymore.

an update on the world's first television station... WRGB (CBS 6) Schenectady/Albany, NY is moving it's longtime 6:30pm news to 7, and moving the CBS Evening News from 7 PM down to 6:30 PM. Previously WXXA (Fox 23) had a 7pm newscast produced by WTEN (ABC, 10) which it moved to 6:30 presumably to compete with CBS 6.

The problem with Scripps stations like Fox 4 Ft Myers removing all talent (minus weather) from newscasts its that they're axing some of tv's last stand--personality. In the era of information overload where you can get news from anywhere, WHO is giving you the news definitely draws an audience. I used to tease my mom for always turning in to a specific channel to see a specific weather man when all stations give the same forecast. But that's what gives tv stations and talent power---the ability to command an audience.

Good question. So to my understanding Mission Broadcasting is Nexstar's shell corporation which it uses as loophole to own more stations than the FCC ownership cap? Overall, I'm surprised local television owners were allowed to get this massive in the first place. With the industry effectively being dominated by less than 10 companies, not only is it bad for the viewers but bad for the employees who want to leave a crappy company (like Nexstar) only to be confronted with them in almost every TV market.

I might be in the minority, but I think it looks cool, especially if it's a play on the New York City flag colors. It elevates it from plain white and dull.

If they're showing highlights of GDLA I'm assuming they're just using the light-hearted segments, which is not a problem. If 13 is a bottom of the barrel station, this works. To others point they're most likely not trying to compete with other stations, just trying to grab the ad revenue.

WPLG News Clip 2024. Definately some essence of WSVN's tabloid feel. I wonder if the studio cameras are either low level HD, or the set is just badly lit. The anchors can come off sharp and grainy sometimes.

SB...Wow WHDH is still doing well as an independent even beating NBC's ground-up operation at WBTS. To @carolina4's point, CBS's lack of aesthetic investment is evident on the national level. Just look at CBS Sunday Morning's 2000s computer graphics and formerly chroma key set. Their outdated graphics totally work for that homely program, but comparatively, it did not on the CBS Evening News. Norah's current set is the best they've had in years. I will however credit local stations like WCBS who do have a great set.

The 2013 graphics and to a lesser extent the current KABC package look great. Switching over to the O&O mandate would not be an upgrade for the station. I almost wish the 2013 KABC look was the mandate. But the mandate does look better than what was running in NYC, Chicago and Raleigh.