newsbot 269 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 When a Sinclair-owned station is outdoing you, you might have a problem. How big is WMTW's studio? It's pretty small, just as their studio was when they were in Monument Square. They're sharing space with WPXT/WPME, so there's only so much real estate there. WGME's newsroom is quite spacious as well: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DUP5CK3VQAASwND.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseRM303 169 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Just saw a promo for a new show on Tegna Seattle affiliate King 5 it appears to be taking the place of the current 4 pm newscast and will be anchored by Jordan Steele, Angela Russell, Michelle Li & Chris Cashman in a The Talk & The View type setting. No word what will happen to current 4 pm anchors Amanda Grace & Mark Wright. Presumably Mark Wright will continue as noon 5 & 6:30pm co-anchor but will Amanda take over either the 5 or 6:30pm shows from Lori Matsukawa or will she just do the 7, 9 & 10 pm shows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 The "This is Home" package lives on at WCSH - as a commercial music bed for one of their clients. This exact cut from the package was previously heard as the original theme for "News Center Now" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnews 344 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 The "This is Home" package lives on at WCSH - as a commercial music bed for one of their clients. This exact cut from the package was previously heard as the original theme for "News Center Now" THAT'S from This is Home? Never heard that cut before. Man, that's some good music. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnews 344 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Just saw a promo for a new show on Tegna Seattle affiliate King 5 it appears to be taking the place of the current 4 pm newscast and will be anchored by Jordan Steele, Angela Russell, Michelle Li & Chris Cashman in a The Talk & The View type setting. No word what will happen to current 4 pm anchors Amanda Grace & Mark Wright. Presumably Mark Wright will continue as noon 5 & 6:30pm co-anchor but will Amanda take over either the 5 or 6:30pm shows from Lori Matsukawa or will she just do the 7, 9 & 10 pm shows? Disappointing getting rid of their 4pm news. But, interesting. It looks like the show is called "Take5 Seattle". Here is the description of the show on Twitter... News on a mission: learn something, feel something, DO something. Community, Empowerment, Innovation, Inspiration, Advocacy. Sounds TEGNA to me. Hope it ends up being a good show and does good in the ratings. I like how TEGNA innovates things, but they just don't innovate the right way all the time. When did Angela Russel join KING 5? Is this the same Angela Russel from KIRO? She should be anchoring at KING on a normal broadcast not some new show. She's a very strong journalist. I would LOVE to see Marni Hughes join KING. She's awesome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 WFAA went live with their new website this morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3059 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Why are we all saying WFAA had it this morning? They've had it for a few months now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Why are we all saying WFAA had it this morning? They've had it for a few months now. WFAA had the old website layout earlier this morning. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3059 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 WFAA had the old website layout earlier this morning. Oh, you're talking about on desktops. On mobile, they've had the new layout. My bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Oh, you're talking about on desktops. On mobile, they've had the new layout. My bad. I was never aware that the mobile versions already had the design. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1675 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 When a Sinclair-owned station is outdoing you, you might have a problem. How big is WMTW's studio? I seem to recall it wasn’t that big. I believe when they moved in 2014 they stayed in SD widescreen. http://www.wmtw.com/article/photos-wmtw-prepares-new-westbrook-studio/1971169 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1485 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Oops: http://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/about-those-strange-closing-alerts-on-9newscom-this-week/73-524665741?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5a996dfa04d301381ffad752&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardek1995 200 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 When is KMSB severing the umbilical cord with KOLD and getting its own newscasts? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3059 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 When is KMSB severing the umbilical cord with KOLD and getting its own newscasts? Not until Raycom gives TEGNA full control of the station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardek1995 200 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Not until Raycom gives TEGNA full control of the station.How long until that happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 How long until that happens? No time soon... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardek1995 200 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 No time soon...It should just sever the umbilical cord with KOLD and have newscasts of its own like it sort of used to, and KNAZ should at least have the same subchannels that KPNX has even if they're not going to have newscasts of their own anytime soon, which I think they should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1804 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 It should just sever the umbilical cord with KOLD and have newscasts of its own like it sort of used to, and KNAZ should at least have the same subchannels that KPNX has even if they're not going to have newscasts of their own anytime soon, which I think they should. I doubt "Launch a standalone newscast on our Tuscon FOX affiliate" is very high on TEGNA's to-do list. Just being honest here. I wouldn't expect it to happen any time soon, if ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSSZNews 1046 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I doubt "Launch a standalone newscast on our Tuscon FOX affiliate" is very high on TEGNA's to-do list. Stranger things have happened--like TEGNA starting up standalone newscasts on their way smaller market FOX affiliates in San Angelo and Abilene... Though it's probably easier to just do the shared agreement with KOLD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 It should just sever the umbilical cord with KOLD and have newscasts of its own like it sort of used to, and KNAZ should at least have the same subchannels that KPNX has even if they're not going to have newscasts of their own anytime soon, which I think they should. TEGNA is making money off of the station (through sales) while not having to actually pay for the operational costs of the station. I doubt they want to change that formula. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I doubt "Launch a standalone newscast on our Tuscon FOX affiliate" is very high on TEGNA's to-do list. Just being honest here. I wouldn't expect it to happen any time soon, if ever. Consider that it was only for three years, essentially, that KMSB had no umbilical cord to anybody. I especially can't see it now in this environment of station consolidation. Economically, Tucson isn't exactly Phoenix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardek1995 200 Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Consider that it was only for three years, essentially, that KMSB had no umbilical cord to anybody. I especially can't see it now in this environment of station consolidation. Economically, Tucson isn't exactly Phoenix. Maybe in a few years they'll sever the umbilical cord with KOLD. But for now, they'll have to stick with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 431 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Now the websites' videos doesn't pause when you switch tabs anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 695 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I always wondered what the arrangement with KTTU (KMSB's Duopoly partner) became? Does Tegna still have ties to them or is that all Raycom at this point? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1675 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 One thing I’ve noticed with TEGNA is not afraid to send their reporters on long stories. Mike Valerio of WUSA was on a 24 hour flight to Tarawa, a remote pacific island, on bringing buried WWII soldiers home. It’s not his first trip there either. I think he’s made two others. Apparently he’s their chief International investigative journalist. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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