Georgie56 2201 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 https://www.nexttv.com/news/sunbeam-tv-chief-ansin-dead-at-84 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Samantha 2704 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Very sorry to hear this. Ansin had a knack for TV and reshaped the news business in quite a few ways. He will most certainly be missed. A few tributes from former and current Sunbeam staff and media reporters: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TexasTVNews 1133 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) A difficult weekend in the world of local and national TV, Regis gone and now 'HDH/'SVN's owner Ed Ansin. Godspeed to both of them. Now the main question is what's the future hold for WSVN/Miami and WHDH/Boston now that Ansin is gone. There's no mention of Ansin's death on both 7 News websites (Miami and Boston), but his death will be mentioned on their local news tonight. Edited July 27, 2020 by TexasTVNews 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCA TK47 222 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Add to that list former KCRA/KQCA Sacramento & KCPQ Seattle owner Jon Kelly of the now defunct Kelly Broadcasting Company. We are losing the pioneers of local TV. Not a good weekend at all. https://www.kcra.com/article/former-kcra-3-owner-jon-kelly-dead-at-84/33423844 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myron Falwell 2952 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 hour ago, TexasTVNews said: Now the main question is what's the future hold for WSVN/Miami and WHDH/Boston now that Ansin is gone. Can we please not for at least 24 hours? 8 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrtraveler01 705 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) WSVN starting off their 10pm with an announcement of his death and a look back on his life at the station. Both anchors seem really choked up. He was at the station as late as Friday which is why the station seems so shocked about this. Edited July 27, 2020 by Mrtraveler01 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ColumbusNewsFan 168 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Myron Falwell said: Can we please not for at least 24 hours? Unfortunately, That is the big question here. What will happen now? They just lost one of the strongest independent TV station owners in the nation in Ansin who believed in Local TV in a time even large TV companies really don't anymore. His lost all of a sudden puts a lot of balls in the air. What will happen to WHDH and WSVN two of the most unique stations around and news pioneer. Heck, FOX News whole look is just WSVN on steroids. Edited July 27, 2020 by ColumbusNewsFan 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Samantha 2704 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Just now, ColumbusNewsFan said: Unfortunately, That is the big question here. What will happen now? They just lost one of the strongest independent TV station owners in the nation in Ansin who believed in Local TV in a time even large TV companies really don't anymore. There will come a time and venue to debate this. Right now, people are still mourning, especially those who worked for him. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrtraveler01 705 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Samantha said: There will come a time and venue to debate this. Right now, people are still mourning, especially those who worked for him. Yeah I'm watching WSVN right now. Belkys Nerey (10pm anchor) is tearing up as she shared stories about him. They spent the first 12 minutes of their newscast on this. There is a time for speculation and now isn't it. Edited July 27, 2020 by Mrtraveler01 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ColumbusNewsFan 168 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, Samantha said: There will come a time and venue to debate this. Right now, people are still mourning, especially those who worked for him. I know this and this is without debate here Ed Ansin changed Television, his impact is felt everyday and his lost leaves a Monster hole in TV ownership. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myron Falwell 2952 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Ed Ansin was in the same pedestal as Jerry Lee in Philadelphia and Saul Levine in LA; a lone wolf broadcaster who entered the stage in the early 1960s, outlasted in spite of the odds and lasted for decades. A lion has departed the stage. You'll never see anyone like Ed ever again, and more's the pity. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ColDayNews 432 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 BIG loss for the television news industry... he will be sorely missed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
detroiter313 158 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 One of the great mavericks of local TV, he will be truly missed by those not only in Boston and Miami, but also the television industry as well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TennTV1983 633 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 The man was defiant, and ruffled a lot of feathers with network executives along the way. But he was also a pioneer when it came to hard, in-your-face news on the local level. Ansin will be greatly missed. Godspeed. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SoFloTVClassics 754 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 hours ago, TexasTVNews said: A difficult weekend in the world of local and national TV, Regis gone and now 'HDH/'SVN's owner Ed Ansin. Godspeed to both of them. Now the main question is what's the future hold for WSVN/Miami and WHDH/Boston now that Ansin is gone. There's no mention of Ansin's death on both 7 News websites (Miami and Boston), but his death will be mentioned on their local news tonight. Now there is. https://wsvn.com/news/local/loss-of-a-leader-ed-ansin/ Hope this answers most of your questions. As WSVN will pay a weeklong tribute to his remarkable career. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myron Falwell 2952 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, SoFloTVClassics said: Now there is. https://wsvn.com/news/local/loss-of-a-leader-ed-ansin/ Hope this answers most of your questions. As WSVN will pay a weeklong tribute to his remarkable career. For Ed, a weeklong tribute is more than worth it. He was THAT influential. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tyrannical bastard 2375 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 As he proclaimed himself, Ed Ansin "died with his boots on", owning his two stations until the very end. Even with his recent presence at WSVN several days ago shows the importance of an owner who is in it with his employees, that cannot be said for a mega-company that has 150+ stations that may see a regional VP fly into once or twice a year. With both of his stations, he took situations that would have crippled others and used them to redefine how we watch local TV. Losing NBC at WSVN led to a news-intensive approach as a Fox affiliate that many stations have adopted today. And his ownership of WHDH got him back with NBC (when Westinghouse sent them packing), only to lose them over 20 years later to the network itself, for whatever the heck "NBC Boston" is. As a result of his stewardship, WHDH has grown along with WSVN turning a disadvantage into a major opportunity. So much so, that the FOX station in Boston pales in comparison to what WHDH puts out, and NBC lost out big with their gaggle of stations under their direct control. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEOMatrix 1240 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I say it bluntly: Ed Ansin died with a smile, knowing he made the best lemonade out of lemons. He made WSVN and WHDH into what they are, while the NBC O&Os in both markets are flailing like dead fish. So kudos to him and may he RIP! 3 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrtraveler01 705 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 The Boston Globe has a nice article about him. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/26/metro/ed-ansin-local-television-news-pioneer-owner-channel-7-dies-he-was-84/ Still waiting for something similar from the Miami Herald. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TexasTVNews 1133 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 'HDH has a tribute to Ansin on their website as well. https://whdh.com/news/whdh-wsvn-owner-ed-ansin-passes-away-at-84/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerseyfla 151 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) Ed Ansin was a maverick. He had balls. He pretty much told NBC GFY when they bought WTVJ on the cusp of one of NBC’s biggest years with their hit prime time shows, 1988 Summer Olympics, and the World Series and the network asked to take the affiliation away over a year before the agreement was to expire. He made them honor their contract! And then NBC turned around begging him to take their network for WHDH when Westinghouse/CBS took WBZ away from them only for NBC to screw Ed over again when they decided to create their own station in Boston. With his son Andy in the family business, I think the 7s will be fine! Ed was the last of a dying breed of truly local TV station owners. RIP Ed Ansin. Edited July 27, 2020 by jerseyfla 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AaronQ 220 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 My condolences to WSVN, WHDH/WLVI, and to Ed Ansin's family during this difficult time. He really changed the TV news landscape in Miami, and in Boston, especially when both stations lost their affiliation with NBC (and changed significantly with WHDH when they lost their NBC affiliation back in 2017). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Georgie56 2201 Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 Mr. Ansin changed the way local news was presented, and was a defiant owner of television stations. He and Joel Cheatwood have Fox affiliates a model to build off of and helped launch the career of one Shepard Smith. Despite his flaws, he's a legend in the industry and will be sorely missed. RIP. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Megatron81 68 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 RIP Ed Ansin never sold his TV stations changed the way of local TV news. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Action Newsroom 812 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Nothing but respect to a guy who forged his own path in local news, reaching and securing major successes with the stations he owned and maintained to the very end. Condolences to his family and colleagues. May he Rest in Peace. Damn, 2020. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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