j.wer 12 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/12/05/2008-12-05_channel_4_jettisons_more_familiar_names_.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNews 54 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 These cuts are real unfortunate. I didn't realize Gusoff was at the station for so long. I never really liked SallyAnn Mosey, perhaps Joe Cioffi will replace her? I kind of agree with taking out the sports anchor for the mornings. I really don't think it's necessary to have one for the mornings. They could follow what WPIX does and have the regular anchor do the sports or have Len do some taping the night before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njlady 1 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 I hate to see Otis Livingston leave but I am not surprised since he has not been on in the morning since this summer. I think he is a great sportscaster and has a really good on air personality. He will be missed! He was on the 11pm news last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 This is such a shame to see all of these people go. Especially Otis Livingston. I kind of figured that his time was up ever since WNBC took him off TINY and I always thought that it never made sense for stations to have a sports anchor for the morning broadcasts, but they should have kept him as a sports reporter. I hope that he ends up on one of the other stations in NY. As for Carolyn, I never really liked her too much and I was glad when WNBC took her off of Weekend Today in New York and replaced her with Erika Tarantal. It kind of made sense for management to let her go because aside from when she would anchor, she never did too much reporting. Now as for Sally Ann and Monica, they both were okay, but were not the best. I hope Monica finds another job in NY, but I don't know about Sally Ann. There was just something about Sally Ann that I didn't like, and I think Joe Cioffi will be a good replacement for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMa 0 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 I bet Sally Ann wishes she didn't leave Philly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightofni 2 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Cioffi wouldn't dare go back to WNBC unless he was really desperate I'm sure. As the station tanked, they pushed him away while treating him like gold when PIX threw him out. How things change. I highly doubt he'd go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorewx 1 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Dave Schwartz from the Weather Channel is in talks im hearing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightofni 2 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 That would defeat the purpose of saving money. DIdn't they can him from TWC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg9018 10 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Too bad about Carolyn Gusoff, Monica Morales, Otis Livingston and SallyAnn Mosey . I was about to ask why otis was not on in the mornings anymore. I saw him last weekend so I thought he was working on a story. Too bad about Carolyn, I did not know she was 2nd longest-tenured correspondent at WNBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveshot12 0 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I bet Sally Ann wishes she didn't leave Philly. Don't think she had a choice. PVI doesn't keep them there indefinitely anymore, and she certainly wasn't going to be tapped to move up at the station. They went much younger (she is a bit long in the tooth, even if they are recently veneered) and much more competent. Her on-air abilities are, well, tragic. Too bad about Gusoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 WPVI has been going much younger with its hires but they're still doing the "farm system" thing. You do it well enough, you move up. See Erin O'Hearn and Adam Joseph. Not enough has been said about how good they are at choosing talent. Most of the newer crop of reporters at 6 have been uniformly excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amra 130 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 From an user in TVSpy, which I think he resumed it really well. Vickie Burns Is licking her chops! This kind of turmoil is what she lives for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moshewx 19 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 All of these moves--new anchor desk, new music, new graphics, firing veteran reporters and anchors, all these changes--reminiscent of all the changes WCBS made when it was in the ratings basement for over a decade and a half. Welcome WNBC to the ratings basement. You;ll be there for the next decade if not even mor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 All of these moves--new anchor desk, new music, new graphics, firing veteran reporters and anchors, all these changes--reminiscent of all the changes WCBS made when it was in the ratings basement for over a decade and a half. Welcome WNBC to the ratings basement. You;ll be there for the next decade if not even mor. You never know, remember WCBS did the same and it has proven to be a slight sucess, they are better now than they were before the changes, who knows, maybe WNBC will follow, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moshewx 19 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 You never know, remember WCBS did the same and it has proven to be a slight sucess, they are better now than they were before the changes, who knows, maybe WNBC will follow, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. Agreed. However, it took over a decade and a half of changes for slight success to happen. So most of the changes, one can say, were unsuccessful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Speaking of WNBC, former reporter Aimee Nuzzo is now playing the role of news anchor in those faux news update Mortgage ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Jeff Rossen was in for Pat this AM, John Marshal was doing weather and and at 6pm Demarco Morgan is anchoring with Melissa Russo and Sally Ann is doing weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveshot12 0 Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Interesting. SA Mosey is getting quite a bit of air time since the announcement last wk that she was one of those leaving by the end of the year. Who do you think will fill the wknd am weather position? Will they even bother to have someone in that role? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2idiots 21 Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Interesting. SA Mosey is getting quite a bit of air time since the announcement last wk that she was one of those leaving by the end of the year. Who do you think will fill the wknd am weather position? Will they even bother to have someone in that role? Maybe they will use John Marshall to do weekend mornings weather in addition to his weekend evening duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.wer 12 Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 Funny I have noticed that Sally Ann, and Otis Livingston both have gotten more air time since the announcement. If they are cost cutting, logically John Marshall should be able to handle the whole weekend by himself, like the girl on Alyse Finch on WCBS used to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Houdini 0 Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I just watched their 6 O'Clock newscast. To me, this is a winning combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I wonder if we might see someone at The Weather Channel doing local updates for WNBC on Weekend Today in NY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrfRptr 3 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 IceMan...good point. I wonder if TWC might start doing weather for a lot of NBC affiliates...it sure would cut costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Houdini 0 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 With NBC cutting 70-80 jobs form the Weather Channel, they(WC) might be spread a little thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Once again Chuck has to work a Sunday after the NFL game. He's on with Darlene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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