AdamTheJ 87 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I believe that Hometown News by Frank Gari is so underrated and so underappreciated, and am surprised that only one station, KPRC in Houston, has used it. Wouldn't you agree with me that other stations should use this theme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKCEyewitnessNews5 0 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 I definitely agree with that. Hometown News is one of Gari's all-time best packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devswartz 2 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I believe that Hometown News by Frank Gari is so underrated and so underappreciated, and am surprised that only one station, KPRC in Houston, has used it. Wouldn't you agree with me that other stations should use this theme? The signature is great, and the melodies rock. However, the close is not suitable in practical terms. It ends rather abruptly and without much fanfare, leaving an unfavorable transition to commercial or the next program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKCEyewitnessNews5 0 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 If Gari did an update (or an overhaul) to Hometown News, I'd say the package can be revived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKCEyewitnessNews5 0 Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 This just in: News 2 Houston has commissioned a new series of Hometown News themes! I can't wait to hear it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdcnow 14 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Hopefully the Gari people will post it to their website. I do like the old HTN package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNews 0 Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 This just in: News 2 Houston has commissioned a new series of Hometown News themes! I can't wait to hear it! Where did you hear this? They're still using Series III for the opens and Advantage for everything else. Do you know when this might debut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikePulse 315 Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Hometown News has been KPRC for over a decade, so when they nix it, it's only time before bringing it back. And they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNews 0 Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 As of the 4pm newscast, KPRC is still using Advantage. One day last week, I noticed they brought Advantage back to the opens. So, there is no Hometown News on any of their newscasts currently. I can only hope they do commission a Series 4 Hometown News. The cuts of Advantage they use are hideously old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonTVNews 0 Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 There's an obvious lack of continuity since several of the opens throughout the day have used Advantage off and on over the past few weeks, and the morning updates still retain it as well. Most of the time, however it is Hometown News once again. Not sure if it's more to do with something waiting in the wings or a n00b who couldn't press the right buttons or load the right files at the right time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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