Action Newsroom 1149 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 To me, looks like one of those infomercials pushing skincare products catered to some part of your head hosted by some B- or C-list TV actor in a show no one cares about talking about how awesome it works...until you realize they're not pushing anything, and it's after the hour where these things are usually banished from general viewing. Whoever created this show apparently wants the news department to go under and be fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 727 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Ben Simmoneau to WCVB in Boston to replace Phil Lipof at 5pm. http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/ben-simmoneau-joins-wcvb/172556 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewslover 269 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Is Phil leaving the station or just not anchoring anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 727 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Is Phil leaving the station or just not anchoring anymore? Rumor has it he is headed to NBC Boston. Will report nightside until his departure date a few weeks from now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak 269 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Well good for Ben. I always liked him. He should do well in Bean Town. It seems like Boston is finding a liking to picking NY Talents. It almost seems like the talent that are being underutilized in their respective area. Side note: Every time I open the WNYW thread, I hope its for them getting a new set. This thread is such a tease :D:D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc485 81 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 The New York City / WCVB connection is pretty extensive. Here's a sample: Phil Lipof, the soon-to-be former 5:00 p.m. anchor at WCVB, joined from WABC a few years ago. Erika Tarantal, the current noon anchor at WCVB, joined from WNBC a few years ago. Reid Lamberty, the current weekend anchor at WCVB, previously worked at WCBS and WNYW (where he anchored Good Day Wake Up, the same newscast Ben Simmoneau anchored at Fox 5). Steve Lacy, Fox 5's current 5:00 and 10:00 p.m. anchor, joined Fox 5 from WCVB, where he a weekend anchor. Shiba Russell, formerly a WNBC anchor, came to WNBC from WCVB, where she was a weekend anchor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius22 120 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Well good for Ben. I always liked him. He should do well in Bean Town. It seems like Boston is finding a liking to picking NY Talents. It almost seems like the talent that are being underutilized in their respective area. Side note: Every time I open the WNYW thread, I hope its for them getting a new set. This thread is such a tease :D:D you mean like WAGA or perhaps maybe WTXF? the few O&Os that still use their old set is WNYW, WJBK and WFLD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 you mean like WAGA or perhaps maybe WTXF? the few O&Os that still use their old set is WNYW, WJBK and WFLD. I can't believe I'm giving them credit for something, but WFLD has made some changes to their set over the last few years that don't make it totally awful. It's not even the worst in the market. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowBergen 485 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 The New York City / WCVB connection is pretty extensive. Here's a sample: Phil Lipof, the soon-to-be former 5:00 p.m. anchor at WCVB, joined from WABC a few years ago. Erika Tarantal, the current noon anchor at WCVB, joined from WNBC a few years ago. Reid Lamberty, the current weekend anchor at WCVB, previously worked at WCBS and WNYW (where he anchored Good Day Wake Up, the same newscast Ben Simmoneau anchored at Fox 5). Steve Lacy, Fox 5's current 5:00 and 10:00 p.m. anchor, joined Fox 5 from WCVB, where he a weekend anchor. Shiba Russell, formerly a WNBC anchor, came to WNBC from WCVB, where she was a weekend anchor. Even more if you go back in time, including Chuck Scarborough and Len Berman. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 you know who worked at WCVB but didn't come to NYC but came from NYC and has a connection to NYC Cheryl Fiandaca (ex husband of returning NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc485 81 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Fox 5 is preempting the news once again, this time tomorrow night at 10:30 for a Rosanna Scotto special with Jennifer Lopez. The same special will also air at 9:30 tomorrow morning, preempting Good Day New York. [MEDIA=twitter]743521387428593665[/MEDIA] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 jeez whats with this fluff blitz by fox 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 jeez whats with this fluff blitz by fox 5? She must have some serious dirt on upper management. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 The newscast after the baseball game has a "RECORDED EARLIER" on the top right. There is no current time or temp next to the FOX5 bug. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNewsCoverage 257 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 The newscast after the baseball game has a "RECORDED EARLIER" on the top right. There is no current time or temp next to the FOX5 bug. That's pretty lame of them. Are they really that tired? PIX11 started their newscast at 12am last night and they had a full live newscast, sports desk and everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 The newscast after the baseball game has a "RECORDED EARLIER" on the top right. There is no current time or temp next to the FOX5 bug. For a station in the largest TV market in the country to do this practice, is completely uncalled for. If Channel 7 can do a live broadcast at 12:45am in the morning (like they did on Easter Sunday), then why can't they stay until the game is over to do a live broadcasts? They've done it live many times before. What changed? The crew can't stay past 11:30pm anymore? News could be breaking at anytime (even in these hours). And to air a pre-recorded broadcast tonight is complelely unacceptable. What a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1843 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 For a station in the largest TV market in the country to do this practice, is completely uncalled for. If Channel 7 can do a live broadcast at 12:45am in the morning (like they did on Easter Sunday), then why can't they stay until the game is over to do a live broadcasts? They've done it live many times before. What changed? The crew can't stay past 11:30pm anymore? News could be breaking at anytime (even in these hours). And to air a pre-recorded broadcast tonight is complelely unacceptable. What a shame. I'm not surprised. WFLX does the same thing in situations like this but only because its news are produced by WPTV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewslover 269 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 The newscast after the baseball game has a "RECORDED EARLIER" on the top right. There is no current time or temp next to the FOX5 bug. I could even see if they let the reporters come in after a certain time but to have the anchors record a newscast just because the game ran late is obsurd. I guess they're to worried that the anchors might be to tired to Facebook live the next day or something. Seriously, what is going on there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 I could even see if they let the reporters come in after a certain time but to have the anchors record a newscast just because the game ran late is obsurd. I guess they're to worried that the anchors might be to tired to Facebook live the next day or something. Seriously, what is going on there? It's an overtime issue. Plain and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc485 81 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Fox 5 cut its 5:00 p.m. newscast to 30 minutes yesterday in order to once again air The D&A Show at 5:30 p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dk_mediaNYC 29 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Fox 5 is going to loose viewers with fluff people will turn to 7 11 4 or 2 where the focus is news Keep it up and pix 11 might win the demo for the next sweeps they need to get rid of Bryan Harmon and Bring someone in who will finally update that old set 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 well... this guy needs to be fired http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wnyw-has-changed-how-it-does-sports/173309 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 He's actually kind of right for the NYC market where there is not heavy coverage nor general interest in local high school and college sports given the number of professional teams we have. People who want sports news are not turning to the local news, they're watching ESPN and turning to the apps on their phones. The people who enjoy the sports reports on local news are the same people who will watch the the first 25 minutes regardless of there being a sports report. Why do you think it's the last thing that airs at 6 and 11pm and is the first thing to get cut when there's extended breaking news inside a newscast? Now, I'm not saying cut your sports department altogether but certainly it's time to rethink the value of a dedicated sports anchor and sports producers and perhaps move in the direction of that being a beat that they cover but will be assigned to other general assignment reporting when necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 431 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Well one famous New Yorker person disagree with Harmon's theory, Don Paul. Yes, . I just finished 40 years in tv as a broadcast meteorologist. You all know the stereotyped battle for time between weather and sports. Prior to ESPN and the web, sports used to often get absurd amounts of time. In the last 2 decades, audience research does show lower public interest in sports on local news. As for me, I'm only a mild sports fan, with fair weather rooting for the Yanks, the NY Giants and, here, the Buffalo Bills. But here I am--a met--arguing that Mr. Harmon's viewpoint is a classic example of the pendulum having swung too far away from sports. If you're in a competitive market, you can't afford to throw away even the reduced sports-viewer loyalty from your audience. That's especially true if you're a giant professional sports market like NY, Boston, or Chicago and one or more of your teams are heading toward the playoffs. While it's true anyone can get the sports info elsewhere (and more reliable info than from "crap apps" in weather), if the NY Mets make a run for it and someone is headed to bed at 11, a sports fan who would otherwise tune in to see a 10pm newscast is going to choose the one with a stronger sports image and a better sports product. Risky business, Mr. Harmon. Funny, they have a sports anchor who works mornings and Sundays who also does the Sunday sports show. They have a Saturday sports anchor, and they don't have a weekday sports anchor in busy sports market on a station that airs the World Series annually and the Super Bowl every three years? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewslover 269 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Harmon is ruining the station. Garuntee they are in last place by the end of the summer (with the exception of Good Day NY) and even Greg and Rosanna are starting to annoy me, once in a while a skit is ok but not everyday. They need to reevaluate everything at the station and then they can give us quality product 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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