Newsjunkie24
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I knew her days were numbered when she wasn't on during the election, and it wasn't her choice. I think she'll be back on TV in about a year, possibly on MSNBC.
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3 hours ago, Liugrad2020 said:
That could be. It would be a real shame if Shep flames out. I guess worse case there’s always CNN.
I don't know if there's even room at CNN. Maybe Wolf will retire eventually and Shep will take his place?
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10 minutes ago, tvtime07 said:
This is not a good sign being suspended 2 times in a year and a half. It's likely he'll be fired if he breaks another rule again.
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On 2/10/2021 at 3:57 PM, JCB4TV said:
I wonder whether NBC will change their graphics package as the current look, except NFL and EPL, is six years old.
I wonder the same thing.
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12 hours ago, Liugrad2020 said:
I wonder why he wasn’t given a role on MSNBC or even on the mothership.
Probably not a spot open on Weekdays on MSNBC, as they would have push one of their personalities to a different timeslot.
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16 hours ago, AaronQ said:
ESPN has sadly announced that longtime SportsCenter reporter Pedro Gomez has passed away at the age of 58.
This is a big loss for ESPN. He was one of the their top baseball reporters. May he R.I.P.
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11 hours ago, TheRob said:
Florida live shot hazards
Reminds me when Jim Cantore kneed that guy the one time during his live shot.
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Robb Webb, the longtime voiceover of 60 minutes and who also announced the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley, has died from COVID-19 complications at 82. He became 60 Minute's announcer in the mid-90's, and did other VO work as well. I've noticed there's been another announcer used lately.
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1 hour ago, Kenneth Kissel said:
I don't want the FCC to force the Cox stations to take an unfair deal. What needs to happen is the FCC and the NAB needs to allow Directv, Dish, Xfinity, Spectrum and others to pipe in a nearby station from a market next to the one where the station is dropped. So, in Pittsburgh's case. You have the option to choose WTOV, WJAC, WFMJ, or WBOY as an alternative till COX and Directv agree on a deal. In 2010, Directv replaced most NBC Hearst stations with Nexstar's WBRE for example.
I think the main alternates should be the NYC locals (East Coast [most are O&Os of said network]) and LA Locals (West Coast).
For those worried this wont work, Here is why it will. In most cases it would be the market next to theirs which would be semi local. All of the stations mentioned above do carry News, weather and Sports from certain places in the Pittsburgh market already so it would be an extension of that. It doesn't work in some areas but in most it would work fine. I do see some viewers going to other stations but most are watching for the network programming anyway. Not news.
Do that and that might end these disputes or make them shorter once and for all.
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Congrats to both Whit and Linsey! Both great choices.
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It looks like Tom is still anchoring weekends for now. He was on last night.
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33 minutes ago, ScottJ said:
I was thinking about that today. The RSNs were first rebranded as Fox Sports Net on 11/1/96. So the networks used the Fox Sports/FSN branding for just shy of a quarter-century. An entire generation of viewers know the networks as only that, having never experienced the SportsChannel/Prime Network brands that preceded FSN. Once the rebrand officially happens it really will be the end of an era in sports television.
It sure will be.
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I noticed the map is pretty much the same that FOX used but instead uses the Bally's name and is now red instead of blue.
This is the end of an era as Fox was the name for decades, using names like Fox Sports Net and FSN.
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My choices to replace Tom are Dan Harris or Whit Johnson. Both are very serious and calm.
I wasn't the biggest fan of Tom's delivery. A little too theatrical and dramatic for me.
2 minutes ago, wabceyewitness said:A loss for ABC if it’s true ... but did anyone at ABC really think they’d have a shot at taking David Muir’s WNT seat anytime soon given his relatively young age and high ratings? The seat is his for the next 5-10 years.
Wish they could offer Tom a spot on Good Morning America, replacing Michael Strahan, or add him as a third anchor or replacement for Muir on 20/20.
Lindsey Davis should’ve been fired after staging a crime scene live shot a few years ago. Unfortunately her producer was thrown under the bus for something she was obviously complicit with.
A friend of mine thinks David will be there as long as Walter Cronkite was at CBS.
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2 hours ago, justin2kx said:
CNN will have a special tonight at 9p on King entitled 'The King of Talk: Remembering Larry King' according to the banner seen below right-hand corner on TV at this moment.
I'll probably record it.
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3 hours ago, AaronQ said:
Long time talk show host Larry King has sadly passed away this morning at the age of 87.
This is very sad. Larry was popular for years and was CNN's biggest star for a long time. He's been through so many health issues for a few years now, including COVID, that I'm not surprised. I wonder if CNN will do a tribute tonight.
R.I.P. Larry.
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2 hours ago, Action Newsroom said:
Former Nightly News and Today anchor and current NBC News special correspondent Tom Brokaw announced that he will retire from the network after 55 years.
Even though he's been part-time since retiring from the NN chair, it's still the end of an era none the less. Maybe he will have a big social media presence like Dan Rather has.
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10 hours ago, iron_lion said:
Agreed. GMA is just over the top tabloid, with frequent usage of "breaking overnight", "shocking" and "dramatic video". (Today is following suit). There's some good bits you can get out of the first 30-45 minutes, but that's about it. I find myself tolerating Weekend GMA better.
I don't' mind a distinction in the morning shows. One being the high energy show like current GMA or the Today Show in Australia, one being the slower paced more intellectual program like CBS This Morning or the old U.S. Today show, etc.. . But GMA can be unwatchable at times especially with the silly Disney promotion and celebrity fluff.
The current Today Show is a bit less extreme but still flawed. Today seems to be going the more human interest, "authentic moments", emotional, laugh, cry, lifestyle" route. But GMA is still number one, either because audiences haven't seen older GMA and Today to make a comparison, or TV viewers are just making the best out of the current crop of morning shows. Overall, CBS This Morning IMO is the best out of the bunch, news and lifestyle discussion wise.
GMA seems to be using the same usage that WNT uses. Over the top dramatic reporting.
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1 hour ago, Georgie56 said:
I agree that this is sad. This shouldn't happen at all.
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3 hours ago, Georgie56 said:
End of an era. CNN Airport will be no more at the end of March.
I wonder what will now be shown on TV's where the CNN Airport Network used to air?
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3 hours ago, mightynine said:
On their own website, it says G4 is a digital first network, which means it's likely going to be a live channel on Peacock and possibily a live stream on Twitch and Youtube. Why they heck would they want to put a gamer-first channel on a distribution platform their audience is moving away from?
Is there a particular fetish here for NBCSN to go away or something?
G4'S audience doesn't need cable or satellite. Some of NBCSN'S audience does. G4 would make a great live stream for YouTube.
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1 hour ago, ttvn2000 said:
I hope so...Diane singlehandedly adds some “gravitas” to Toledo TV.
2021 will be her 40th(!) year on Toledo television as she started at WDHO/WNWO before heading to WTVG in Dec. 1984.
Overall, I like this move for WTOL. I was hoping WTOL would make this move when Jerry Anderson retired - but it’s better late than never. It instantly adds some much needed longevity to WTOL, and likely increases morale for the station, since Jeff Smith has been in Toledo for 20+ years and doesn’t view the market as a stepping stone to something bigger.
40 years? I can't believe it.
Jeff will likely stay there a long time, maybe as long as he was on WTVG.
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2 hours ago, mvcg66b3r said:
Let's move the NBCSN shutdown rumors to Speculatron, OK?
I think we should create a new thread for NBCSN's potential shutdown.
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22 minutes ago, ttvn2000 said:
In Toledo, anchor Jeff Smith crosses the street from WTVG (where he was morning anchor for at least 15 years) to WTOL, where he’ll join former WTVG reporter Mel Andrews as co-anchor at 5, 6 and 11pm.
This, plus the addition of Tiffany Tarpley (from WKYC, but also of WUPW when it had its own operation) completes the anchor upheaval WTOL has had since Kristi Leigh left for KMPH in Feb 2020.
Overall, solid hires...and folks with experience in NWO. Smith put WTVG on the map as the morning newscasts, led by him, were the first WTVG newscasts to lead the ratings. Now, 13abc is a dominant #1. We shall see if his move makes an impact on WTOL’s numbers. It could...as I would expect Diane Larson and/or Lee Conklin to retire in the next 3-5 years...
Nice to see Jeff back on the air. Hopefully he has staying power, as WTOL has struggled with a bunch of different anchors over the past few years.
Diane and Lee will still be anchoring for a while on WTVG.
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I don't know why some media outlets don't have generators these days. One of the local radio owners in my town has had a few power outages, and with multiple stations, that means they all go down at the same time, sometimes for hours on end.