Roadrunner 88 Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 (edited) On 10/2/2020 at 6:52 PM, Roadrunner said: I mentioned this position opening in the WPVI thread because Melissa Magee was leaving to come home to LA (I want to think she is a possible candidate, but it wouldn't make sense for the position to appear just as she's leaving), but I really don't understand why Rick isn't a shoo-in for the position, considering how passionate he is for meteorology and how he's been doing the weekday evenings pretty consistently since Stu came onboard. I get that he might not want it either because of other commitments in his private life, but other than that, nothing suggests he doesn't deserve it. Scratch whatever I said here above about Fox 11 not needing five mets, because I clearly didn't pay attention to the fact that they hired the Weather Channel's Liana Brackett, who began in early-September. Her shifts are more sporadic and she's still working with the Weather Channel on the weekends, so I'm not sure if Fox is going to give her a more prominent role. But with the job posting for chief met still up, is there really a need for six mets in the LA area at the station? 1 hour ago, FiveNews said: I buried the lead here, though! They finally got new music!!! They also got new graphics, including a new bug and new weather graphics for the program. The new bug is fine and adopts the shape of the "Good Day LA" logo while being translucent instead of the solid aqua blue. The weather graphics could use a lot more customization, though; I mean, Arial in some of the fonts? It seems like it could also be just a slight error, but I'm not convinced, because of the awful standardization across all Fox O&Os with their weather graphics. Looks like it could use a lot more work in finesse, but that's just my hot take. In terms of the set, that's also been tweaked, with some more stand-up/full-body shots and we also see the talent being together in one shot at a distance sometimes. Michaela now has her own little desk and I think this is great, because it breaks up the hum-drum of the split-screen format Tony/Araksya were using that was caused by the distancing. The show is also, as mentioned, clearly revolving around her. I'm sure they paid her a pretty penny to come here, so this does make sense and I think it's a good move. Hopefully, she can move the needle and we won't see a "Michaela leaves" headline in three years or so. I'll edit this post with more detailed findings if I can remember. ------------- Interview of Michaela by the LA Times about joining Good Day Edited October 19 by Roadrunner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FiveNews 181 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Here's an article I found on the LA Times site discussing Michaela's arrival to KTTV, history at KTLA and challenges GDLA has had since 2017. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-10-19/good-day-la-fox-11-michaela-pereira-ktla-morning-news Also, if you look at Rita Garcia or Marla Tellez's IG Stories, they show the top story after the open on the new GDLA...which, of course, was the Dodgers advancing to the World Series! Go Blue! IG: @theritagarcia and @marlatellez Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SFTV 254 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Haven’t seen the open yet but looks like they went blue in the mornings and dropped the yellow in the lower thirds and tweaked the Good Day LA bug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CircleSeven 1,242 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 Vid courtesy of "quackson" from YT. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SFTV 254 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 The music sounds like a tool kit add on since it still has the 6 tone signature logo in the theme. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoseRM303 123 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Vanessa Borge leaving KTTV and LA heading back to Miami and joining WSVN as weekday morning anchor. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2020/10/31/from-socal-to-soflo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roadrunner 88 Posted October 31 Author Share Posted October 31 1 hour ago, JoseRM303 said: Vanessa Borge leaving KTTV and LA heading back to Miami and joining WSVN as weekday morning anchor. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2020/10/31/from-socal-to-soflo Honestly not surprised here because her role was already small (comparatively speaking) to begin with and now that Michaela's here, she's not really needed anymore. It's unfortunate how she was nixed from WFOR so this is a great homecoming for Vanessa. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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