Breaking News 802 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Ruth Spencer is retiring in December after 25 years at WDIV in Detroit. She is anchor of their "First At 4" newscast and the 530pm newscast and does a consumer segment called "Ruth To The Rescue". http://www.clickondetroit.com/wdiv-anchor-ruth-spencer-to-retire-at-end-of-2015/34056520?utm_source=twitter Love Ruth just read she's retiring. Congrats to her, you think Karen Drew will get her job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Love Ruth just read she's retiring. Congrats to her, you think Karen Drew will get her job? Either her, Rhonda Walker or Kimberly Gill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak 269 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Either her, Rhonda Walker or Kimberly Gill. I hope its Kimberly but who knows? (I hope you all know she's one of my favorite anchors). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I hope its Kimberly but who knows? (I hope you all know she's one of my favorite anchors). She's good and she gets the majority of the main fill in duties for Carmen Harlan and street reports the 11 so she's probably least likely but I thought I'd toss her in there too. There aren't a ton of women at WDIV that could take over. The only other option I didn't mention is Sandra Ali... But that's extremely doubtful. Too bad we have to wait several months to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Do I detect a Hothaus package? That's what I was thinking. KYW/KTVA instantly came to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsx3 17 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Quick notes to inform you, Just yesterday KTVT CBS 11 tweak their logo from silver to gold. WBZ also made the switch on Monday. Wonder if it's a mandate. I don't dislike the look entirely, but it does make BZ's logo look even clunkier than it did before. They should just go with the CBS4 logo and continue calling themselves WBZ news. It's been eight years since they rebranded, people get the message by now I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1843 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 WFOR has the CBS part as Gold and the "4" part as blue. Pretty understandable, since this is South Florida and we have plenty of beach water around us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 WJZY Adds Two and Moves One http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wjzy-adds-two-and-moves-one/151639 There's more changes in Charlotte, this time at WJZY FOX46. Will moving their main anchor Barbara Lash to mornings and bringing in a young reporter from Houston as her replacement help them? Main anchor Barbara Lash (center) is being moved to the mornings. Kayla Ayres (right) is being hired from KPRC Houston to replace her as main anchor And the one on the far left, Ashlee McGeehan, is being hired as a reporter from WJET Erie Stay tuned as they say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike91 66 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 WJZY Adds Two and Moves One http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wjzy-adds-two-and-moves-one/151639 There's more changes in Charlotte, this time at WJZY FOX46. Will moving their main anchor Barbara Lash to mornings and bringing in a young reporter from Houston as her replacement help them? Main anchor Barbara Lash (center) is being moved to the mornings. Kayla Ayres (right) is being hired from KPRC Houston to replace her as main anchor And the one on the far left, Ashlee McGeehan, is being hired as a reporter from WJET Erie Stay tuned as they say... Not a terrible move. Barbara Lash (nee Pinson) used to be an AM anchor at WBTV a few years back. The morning ratings could use anything they can to get improved ratings, and I don't think the 10pm ratings will suffer unless Ayres has issues. I just really don't see them ever making a dent in the ratings unless they either get a big local name or they have some outrageous publicity stunt. I'm bearish on Charlotte being able to support 6 TV news organizations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Apparently Kayla Ayres spent all of 2 months at KPRC before this move. How long does she stay at WJZY before the next big thing comes along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 742 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Les Smith retiring from WHBQ in Memphis after more than a decade Smith had been in the news business in Memphis for a long time, going as far back as when he was a sports anchor at WREG. His stories and reflections on things have always been blunt and to the point. Godspeed to Mr. Smith as he enjoys his new life in Belize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson R. 560 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Not a terrible move. Barbara Lash (nee Pinson) used to be an AM anchor at WBTV a few years back. The morning ratings could use anything they can to get improved ratings, and I don't think the 10pm ratings will suffer unless Ayres has issues. I just really don't see them ever making a dent in the ratings unless they either get a big local name or they have some outrageous publicity stunt. I'm bearish on Charlotte being able to support 6 TV news organizations. Just 5 news organizations (WBTV, WSOC, WCNC, WCCB and WJZY) but on 6 commercial stations, 7 if you count the WBTV news from 7-9 am and 8-9 pm on Bounce 3.2. I agree, it's a bit much. But WCCB wasn't giving up on its news just because they lost the Fox affiliation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Just 5 news organizations (WBTV, WSOC, WCNC, WCCB and WJZY) but on 6 commercial stations, 7 if you count the WBTV news from 7-9 am and 8-9 pm on Bounce 3.2. I agree, it's a bit much. But WCCB wasn't giving up on its news just because they lost the Fox affiliation. I think he's counting Time Warner Cable News. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson R. 560 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I think he's counting Time Warner Cable News. Gotcha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 802 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 More News in Charlotte, NC: Carolyn Bruck moves from WSYX ABC affiliate to WCNC to NBC affiliate in Charlotte, NC to do the morning news. Here the article after the jump. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/tv/media-scene-blog/article26878210.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1843 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Just 5 news organizations (WBTV, WSOC, WCNC, WCCB and WJZY) but on 6 commercial stations, 7 if you count the WBTV news from 7-9 am and 8-9 pm on Bounce 3.2. I agree, it's a bit much. But WCCB wasn't giving up on its news just because they lost the Fox affiliation. So its 5 organizations, 6 stations if you count TWC News North Carolina, 7 for WBTV News on Bounce TV, 8 for WSOC's Eyewitness News on WAXN. That's as equal as the amount of local news organizations we have here in South Florida (WFOR, WTVJ, WSVN, WPLG, WGEN, WLTV/WAMI, WJAN/WFUN, WSCV) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 We have the official launch date coming from WEVV CBS (44.1) & FOX (44.2), 44News will be on the air Monday, August 3rd. https://www.facebook.com/44NewsEvansville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1843 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 We have the official launch date coming from WEVV CBS (44.1) & FOX (44.2), 44News will be on the air Monday, August 3rd. https://www.facebook.com/44NewsEvansville I guess the station never confirmed my report, but that's what happens. I reported this for a week now and its now confirmed. I'm so good at this. A journalistic victory for my "Changing Newscasts Blog." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 We have the official launch date coming from WEVV CBS (44.1) & FOX (44.2), 44News will be on the air Monday, August 3rd. https://www.facebook.com/44NewsEvansville They'll be using the KYW HotHaus package from the looks of it, and in their videos I hear Indie-Band News by Stephen Arnold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I don't like the font they use for "News" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I don't like the font they use for "News" It looks like they couldn't replicate their first choice so they went with Avenir because it's installed on every Mac. I don't like the flares and Myriad look. It just...no. But the background, logo and 44 look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupwfan 95 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 WBZ should use the "4" they used from 2004-07 again instead of the WCCO "4". Axe the 2007-semi-present WBZ Blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 742 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 A couple of new faces at WHBQ in Memphis: - Jim Spiewak is the station's new Chief Investigative Reporter. He previously worked at WBBH-TV in Fort Myers, FL. - Brittani Dubose was recently hired as the new weekend meteorologist (replacing Wendy Nations, who left the station as of July 3rd to pursue other opportunities). Dubose recently worked at WCTV in Tallahassee, FL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 KGTV traffic reporter Natasha Zouves heading to KGO as weekend anchor. This according to Rich Lieberman 415 media. I personally think she is very green and the KGO staff will eat her up, and spit her out. Time for Scripps to send out another Zonie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 KGTV traffic reporter Natasha Zouves heading to KGO as weekend anchor. This according to Rich Lieberman 415 media. I personally think she is very green and the KGO staff will eat her up, and spit her out. Time for Scripps to send out another Zonie. She's actually done pretty well at the desk. She was not given too much of a chance to fill in, but i'm sure she will improve the more she anchors. Speaking of KGTV, have they branded themselves fully as ABC 10 News now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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