wabceyewitness 767 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 On 3/10/2024 at 10:10 AM, nycnewsjunkie said: I’d bet on Pedro Rivera; nothing against Michelle, but sometimes it seems as though she doesn’t proofread her scripts before going to air. She’s been passed over so many times for a weekday gig.. she’s probably just phoning in most of the weekend work at this point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) On 3/10/2024 at 9:05 AM, TheNewsTV said: I'm talking about Friday nights. Well like @MorningNews and a few of us have speculated, they are likely going to replace Bill with Mike Marza when he retires. So that's why they are grooming him for the role. Plus Sandra has been doing the 11 pm on the weekends for at least two decades now at this point, so if she was going to get the 11 pm slot, it would've likely occurred already but they gave her Shirleen's former Noon slot instead. Plus the 11 pm on Fridays is the lowest rated show so its the best time for stations to try out new talent without necessarily impacting the quality of the dynamic. But the 5 and 11pm have been Sade and Bill's staple for a while. Very nice duo. Though I am curious, when Mike fills in on Fri night in his intro does he say "I'm Mike Marza, in for Bill Ritter?" I have yet to watch an 11 pm Fri broadcast. That will give us more clues haha. Edited March 26 by Vlad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TellyGenic 32 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Mike hasn’t anchored a Friday 11 pm broadcast in weeks, maybe months. Most often it’s been David Novarro anchoring solo; since Sade’s extended absence, sometimes it’s been Sandra anchoring solo Fridays at 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1290 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 When was the last time Sam Champion was on EWN This Morning? He’s been on GMA as a 6th host since early March with Brittany and Dani handling 4:30-7am. Not sure if he’s been on 10am but when I’ve tuned in it’s typically Dani. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 727 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 On 4/2/2024 at 7:58 AM, MorningNews said: When was the last time Sam Champion was on EWN This Morning? He’s been on GMA as a 6th host since early March with Brittany and Dani handling 4:30-7am. Not sure if he’s been on 10am but when I’ve tuned in it’s typically Dani. It seems that Sam makes his own schedule. On another note, Bill and Pedro co-anchored Saturday at 11pm with Lee doing weather. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 1509 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) On 4/14/2024 at 2:33 PM, TVNewsLover said: It seems that Sam makes his own schedule. On another note, Bill and Pedro co-anchored Saturday at 11pm with Lee doing weather. Speculation: Sam wants his GMA gig back, but Ginger is there, so he can't. Two male anchors plus the lead anchor and meteorologist in on a weekend! interesting. Edited April 17 by MediaZone4K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewsTV 146 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 8 hours ago, MediaZone4K said: Speculation: Sam wants his GMA gig back, but Ginger is there, so he can't. Two male anchors plus the lead anchor and meteorologist in on a weekend! interesting. I believe the reason was the coverage of the attacks in Tel Aviv. WABC already pulls its main anchors to anchor at 11pm when there is something urgent happening. (I've already seen Mike Marza with Chanteé Lans, Sandra teaming up again with Joe Torres and in the new year, there was Liz Cho) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetman03 30 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I'm assuming Lee was there because Dani was off that Saturday and Jeff was filling in for her Sunday morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 727 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, TheNewsTV said: I believe the reason was the coverage of the attacks in Tel Aviv. WABC already pulls its main anchors to anchor at 11pm when there is something urgent happening. (I've already seen Mike Marza with Chanteé Lans, Sandra teaming up again with Joe Torres and in the new year, there was Liz Cho) Seems so as Pedro was on at 6 by himself. As much as I admire Bill and as hard of a worker as he is, he should’ve not been brought in, as he was too close to the story, and it showed. On Saturday they were doing a story on how Trump was using the situation to fundraise, and Bill added in his own commentary. And I say this as someone who is not a fan of Trump. 53 minutes ago, Muppetman03 said: I'm assuming Lee was there because Dani was off that Saturday and Jeff was filling in for her Sunday morning Brittany did Sat AM and Lee did Sat PM. Jeff did AM and PM on Sunday. I’m assuming it’s because Dani and Jeff did a lot of heavy lifting during the week while Lee and Brittany were covering the eclipse, and those two got a break when they returned. They really should bring in another meteorologist full time - perhaps Raegan Medgie. Lee - 5,6,11 Jeff - Noon, 4 Brittany - Mornings, 10am Dani - Weekend Evenings Raegan - Weekend Mornings Sam could continue as a features anchor on weekday mornings and 10am as his schedule permits and do some of the weather hits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetman03 30 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 11 hours ago, MediaZone4K said: Speculation: Sam wants his GMA gig back, but Ginger is there, so he can't. I mean he already sort of fills in for Lara n Fridays so it's a possibility I wouldn't be surprised if Sam became a feature correspondent for them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 1509 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) 3 hours ago, TVNewsLover said: As much as I admire Bill and as hard of a worker as he is, he should’ve not been brought in, as he was too close to the story, and it showed. On Saturday they were doing a story on how Trump was using the situation to fundraise, and Bill added in his own commentary. And I say this as someone who is not a fan of Trump. I like Bill too. But again, he needs to keep his side commentary to himself. By his own admission he was expelled from college for leading an anti- war protest. I don't disagree with him for doing so, but it does show that Ritter is a strongly political person. That's okay. Just don't let it bleed into your reporting. On 3/25/2024 at 1:45 PM, Vlad said: Plus the 11 pm on Fridays is the lowest rated show I'm surprised Saturdays at 11 doesn't hold that title. Edited April 17 by MediaZone4K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealNews18 125 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 No shocker Bill Ritter let his opinion show, station management should put a stop to it, you don’t really see any other local anchors including at his own station doing this, just him. I do agree with the whole weather team line up. Reagen has the personality for the lighter weekend morning newscast and would work great with Michelle. Brittany does great in the morning with the team and a promotion for Jeff is well over due Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 1509 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 4 minutes ago, RealNews18 said: No shocker Bill Ritter let his opinion show, station management should put a stop to it, you don’t really see any other local anchors including at his own station doing this, just him. I do agree with the whole weather team line up. Reagen has the personality for the lighter weekend morning newscast and would work great with Michelle. Brittany does great in the morning with the team and a promotion for Jeff is well over due Being the lead anchor (though not the longest tenured anchor) I'm sure he can get away with more than others at the station. With the exception of Rosanna Scotto, I agree that I don't really see other anchors doing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraphicsMan 11 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 On 4/2/2024 at 7:58 AM, MorningNews said: When was the last time Sam Champion was on EWN This Morning? He’s been on GMA as a 6th host since early March with Brittany and Dani handling 4:30-7am. Not sure if he’s been on 10am but when I’ve tuned in it’s typically Dani. I could see him coming back to network. But Rob probably not leaving so no open slot. But maybe he do features and transition of off weather. He really good with features it’s like he never left GMA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganRadfordFan22 1 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 On 4/17/2024 at 12:47 PM, RealNews18 said: No shocker Bill Ritter let his opinion show, station management should put a stop to it, you don’t really see any other local anchors including at his own station doing this, just him. I do agree with the whole weather team line up. Reagen has the personality for the lighter weekend morning newscast and would work great with Michelle. Brittany does great in the morning with the team and a promotion for Jeff is well over due Im all for Bill adding his opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted Monday at 03:32 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:32 PM Are there any specific instances of when he adds his "2 cents" to the story? I wonder if there are any YouTube clips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 727 Posted Thursday at 02:49 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:49 PM Mike anchored the 4:30am half hour solo today. I wonder if Shirleen got stuck in traffic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealNews18 125 Posted Thursday at 09:08 PM Share Posted Thursday at 09:08 PM 6 hours ago, TVNewsLover said: Mike anchored the 4:30am half hour solo today. I wonder if Shirleen got stuck in traffic! Noticed that too, it was also her first day back from vacation lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago (edited) Didn't see the earlier broadcasts, but she was back on for Morning's at 10. She looked so refreshed! Edited 9 hours ago by Vlad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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