TheRolyPoly 1829 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 35 minutes ago, tjt24 said: Looking at the DIRECTV guide, it looks like the new graphics may debut on Monday as the guide says "19 News at [insert time here]". TitanTV listings have the change now as well with the morning newscast being rebranded as 19 News This Morning and the rest going by 19 News at (insert time) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1284 Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 WOIO's 19 First Alert App has been updated! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1494 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Feels like a throwback to this: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1829 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Someone, please record the opens from Monday. I'm hoping that WOIO will be saved and take down WEWS and WKYC with this (though it will be slowly but surely). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1480 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 35 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said: Someone, please record the opens from Monday. I'm hoping that WOIO will be saved and take down WEWS and WKYC with this (though it will be slowly but surely). And WJW as well? Although that may be asking for too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin2kx 229 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) On 4/5/2019 at 9:04 AM, susquvalleywgal said: Those gfx look hot for CBS 19 ... But since it’s Flashback Friday ... let’s go to one of the best news promos ever. Seriously. Lol — Matt BTW for those who can get such eargasm from the lit music played in the promo, here's the track: https://freeplaymusic.com/#/music/26914 Edited April 7, 2019 by justin2kx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
news89 467 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 My Spectrum Guide has it updated as well. Looks like it starts at 430am. Don't mind me I am watching Mama's Family lol based on the picture on guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1829 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 12 hours ago, GoldenShine9 said: And WJW as well? Although that may be asking for too much. Nah. WJW is still gonna be #1 but I hope this new refreshed look along with a new feel in their news will help propel WOIO to a #2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1284 Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said: Nah. WJW is still gonna be #1 but I hope this new refreshed look along with a new feel in their news will help propel WOIO to a #2. As long as Nexstar lets WJW be WJW, then they'll always reign supreme in Cleveland. With Tegna meddling into WKYC's affairs and WEWS just now getting out of its slump, WOIO has an opportunity to finally relive the glory days of Action News without all the infamy. Edited April 7, 2019 by NEOMatrix Spelling error 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1284 Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 4:30am and WOIO is still on the current graphics, although the "Live" bug has been changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susquvalleywgal 469 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 FWIW ... https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2019/4/8/exclusive-back-to-the-future-in-cleveland —- Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1284 Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 “We’re going back to the way it used to be,” said a source to FTVLive. “They are finally admitting that the Cleveland 19 News was a complete bust,” the source added. Then again, we all knew Snoozefest 19 would fail from the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3255 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 16 hours ago, NEOMatrix said: As long as Nexstar lets WJW be WJW, then they'll always reign supreme in Cleveland. With Tegna meddling into WKYC's affairs and WEWS just now getting out of its slump, WOIO has an opportunity to finally relive the glory days of Action News without all the infamy. As dominant as WJW is, it desperately needs a fresh coat of paint. The set has lasted longer than their former O&O counterparts along with the graphics which have largely survived through Local TV into Tribune... It's a far cry from their best look, IMO, the 2002 Giant Octopus package with Arnold's Fusion. I think if WJW ever changes, you're not going to have the riots in the streets that occurred when WPVI tweaked MCTYW. If the ratings have held up despite all the retirements (cough cough Dick Goddard), a fresh coat of paint won't hurt them. Back to WOIO....they have a chance to finally steal the thunder from 3 and 5 and show Cleveland (and the rest of the country) that Gray is serious about their largest market station and just covering the news in a nice package is going to go a lot further than all the gimmickry that Tegna (and Scripps to an extent) have resorted to.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 2973 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 56 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said: As dominant as WJW is, it desperately needs a fresh coat of paint. The set has lasted longer than their former O&O counterparts along with the graphics which have largely survived through Local TV into Tribune... It's a far cry from their best look, IMO, the 2002 Giant Octopus package with Arnold's Fusion. I think if WJW ever changes, you're not going to have the riots in the streets that occurred when WPVI tweaked MCTYW. If the ratings have held up despite all the retirements (cough cough Dick Goddard), a fresh coat of paint won't hurt them. Back to WOIO....they have a chance to finally steal the thunder from 3 and 5 and show Cleveland (and the rest of the country) that Gray is serious about their largest market station and just covering the news in a nice package is going to go a lot further than all the gimmickry that Tegna (and Scripps to an extent) have resorted to.... Honestly surprised WJW never adopted the Tribune Fox graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3255 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Georgie56 said: Honestly surprised WJW never adopted the Tribune Fox graphics. This and the OSI theme lasting this long is a cost saving move for sure. Kind of like WKRG keeping the old Media General JDK theme as long as they did... (Someone had a good quote about a station owner keeping something around forever...please chime in...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2857 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said: This and the OSI theme lasting this long is a cost saving move for sure. Kind of like WKRG keeping the old Media General JDK theme as long as they did... (Someone had a good quote about a station owner keeping something around forever...please chime in...) "Buy the music... Buy it just like you buy your cameras and like you buy your transmitters. When you buy it, you own it and you use it until it is no good and you can throw it away." –Buddy Bostick, 1985 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1480 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 5 hours ago, NEOMatrix said: “We’re going back to the way it used to be,” said a source to FTVLive. “They are finally admitting that the Cleveland 19 News was a complete bust,” the source added. Then again, we all knew Snoozefest 19 would fail from the start. Someone at Gray must have known that from day one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOWERCASE GUY 204 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Some of the Weather Graphics are now up on their website! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 362 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 In honor of the new logo and name, let's remember the last three-plus years of "Cleveland 19 News" on WOIO with this video: Wouldn't it be funny if the station read a statement on the "Cleveland 19" ear saying "it was all a dream" like Dallas (and even Saturday Night Live) circa 1986? The "Cleveland" branding was the brainchild of the management that was around in 2015, and it never paid off. The news music sounded too similar to what WEWS has been using, the logo and its color scheme reminded people of both the Golden State Warriors and University of Michigan Wolverines, and some of the new anchor teams were boring. The new image seemed to have been built around a team, whose anchors once worked together at WKYC, but only appeared together on WOIO on two newscasts, while those who initially stayed from the "Action News" branding eventually leaving or reassigned to other slots. There were also new morning and midday teams that never quite clicked with viewers, and didn't last very long. Neither did some new reporter hires during those three-plus. Hopefully, "19 News" with throwbacks to "Action News" can find success and get the station (and WUAB) competitive again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1138 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 11:22 AM, Spectrum27 said: Steve Kamer's the name. He's done some local news work, including KCAL; I believe he's also the voice of the YES Network too. Ironic, considering it was TVbD that created WOIO/WUAB's "Cleveland Television News" look in 1995-96: Oh man, I wish they had brought back that 19 typeface for a second life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1284 Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) "CLEVELAND 19 NEWS" IS DEAD! Long live "19 News". Edit: They're now using CBS Local instead of TITP. Edited April 8, 2019 by NEOMatrix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
news89 467 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjt24 289 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 And the new slogan is "First. Fair. Everywhere." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 2973 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 12 minutes ago, tjt24 said: And the new slogan is "First. Fair. Everywhere." What's a one-word difference between friends? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1829 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 28 minutes ago, NEOMatrix said: "CLEVELAND 19 NEWS" IS DEAD! Long live "19 News". Edit: They're now using CBS Local instead of TITP. So they're using the music package that they used before TITP that was only there for like a few months (or even weeks) in 2015? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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