April 15, 2013

Fired Anchor Felt Slapped by her Co-Anchor

April 15, 2013/ Scott Jones

When Dorothy Lucey was let go from the morning show at KTTV in LA, she felt she was slapped be her longtime co-anchor Steve Edwards with something he said to her.

Lucey who now writes on her blog about her life says that she hadn't watched "Good Day LA" since she was let go from the show.

But, she writes she caught a few minutes of the show the other day on a hotel's TV.

What did her co-anchor say to her when she was fired that she really didn't appreciate?

Find out after the jump

April 15, 2013

Photog Hurt after Crashing Live Truck

April 15, 2013/ Scott Jones

A News Photographer from WXMI (Grand Rapids) made some news while on his way to cover some news.

The photographer was recovering in a Grand Rapids hospital following a Friday morning crash on U.S. 131.

The station says that as he was driving northbound near the I-196 interchange at around 8:30 a.m., the photographer hit an arrow board traffic sign where a work crew was making an emergency repair to a pothole, Michigan State Police said.

The collision made the live truck he was driving spin out then crash causing extensive damage to the vehicle which pinned him inside.

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April 15, 2013

When You're Scared Shitless...Tune to us

April 15, 2013/ Scott Jones

Talk about a promo that is based on the scared viewer. Check out this Weather Promo from WFIE in Evansville:

April 15, 2013

Why Nielsen Just doesn't Matter Anymore

April 15, 2013/ Scott Jones

Could Nielsen and it's diaries be going the way of the VRC and Blockbuster?

A story in Wired magazine suggest that the way Nielsen tracks viewers is out of dat in the social media world.

The write that on February 7, the fourth season of Community kicked off on NBC. It was something of a shock that the show had survived for so long. It ranked 193rd among broadcast shows. In May 2012, series creator and showrunner Dan Harmon had been unceremoniously canned. And on the night it aired, the season premiere pulled in just 4 million viewers. That’s a mere quarter of the audience enjoyed by ratings juggernauts like Two and a Half Men or The Big Bang Theory. It even underperformed a rerun of the ABC reality show Shark Tank on the Nielsen charts.

Until recently, those 4 million viewers would have been the end of the story. Just a few years ago, similar niche favorites like Jericho and Firefly were summarily executed for such numbers. In fact, cult legend Freaks and Geeks averaged nearly 7 million viewers in its single, 1999-2000 season before getting canceled. But that night in February,Community accomplished something that none of those shows ever had the chance to do—it spawned two worldwide trending topics on Twitter.

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April 15, 2013

Kelly Hasn't Talked to Regis in Years

April 15, 2013/ Scott Jones

Remember when it seemed like Kelly and Regis were just like part of a happy family?

Well. it turns out it was all an act for TV (Shocking...isn't it?).

Kelly Ripa co-hosted Live! with Regis Philbin for more than 10 years but admits she’s lost touch with the lovable TV personality.

The revelation came as the petite 42-year-old revealed she hadn’t seen or spoken to the 81-year-old retired entertainment legend since he left the show in 2011.

More after the leap

April 15, 2013

TV Reporter to Appeal Sentence for Sex Crimes

April 15, 2013/ Scott Jones

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A former TV Reporter with Canada's Global Television who was sentenced to four years in prison for sexual assault involving a minor will be in court Today to appeal his sentence.

Bencze pleaded guilty last July. His relationship with his victim lasted around seven years.

As part of his sentence, he was also given a 20 year ban from being around children and added to the National Sex Offender Registry.

April 15, 2013

Savannah to Sit Down with Obama

April 15, 2013/ Scott Jones

NBC and the rest of the Today Show is hoping that Savannah Guthrie's interview with President Obama might help boost the struggling Today Show's numbers.

Today might be also hoping that the interview will put the spotlight back on Guthrie and take it off Hoda Kotb.

In an exclusive interview airing Tuesday and Wednesday on TODAY, Savannah Guthrie will sit down with President Barack Obama for a wide-ranging discussion at the White House.

Guthrie will talk to the president about the tensions in North Korea, gun control, immigration and the prospects of who will run for president in 2016.

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April 14, 2013

Anchor Shake UP Coming to WABC?

April 13, 2013/ Scott Jones

There is a potential shakeup in the works at WABC/Ch. 7

Insiders are buzzing that the station brass may move afternoon anchor David Navarro to the channel’s morning newscast and replace him with lead sportscaster Rob Powers.

“It would just be an easy fit,” an insider told the Daily News about pairing Powers with brunette bombshell anchor Liz Cho.

A few years ago, Powers seemed to be a shoo-in at the anchor desk with Cho. Then Navarro joined the station in late 2010.

Cho “thought that [Powers] would be a better fit on that show. David [Navarro] came out of nowhere,” said the insider.

April 13, 2013

Longtime Dallas Anchor/Reporter Leaving the TV Biz

April 13, 2013/ Scott Jones

After 34 years in TV news you can stick a fork in WFAA Reporter Brad Watson.

He's done.

The longtime anchor, reporter and political observer at WFAA-TV (Channel 8), ended his 34-year career at the station Friday. He will work in corporate communications for Dallas-based Luminant.

“I thought I’d died and gone to heaven,” Watson recalled of being hired to work at WFAA in 1978. “It was Dallas-Fort Worth. It was WFAA. But there were very high standards.”

Among the stories that Watson said stand out in his career was the crash of Delta Flight 191 in 1985. The plane went down during a thunderstorm on approach to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 137 people.

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April 12, 2013

Sponsor Love - Adams Broadcast Consulting

April 12, 2013/ Scott Jones

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April 12, 2013

Yes You are on the Air...Go Anytime

April 12, 2013/ Scott Jones

Someone needs to get the morning news crew at KBAK in Bakersfield a floor director or at least some working IFB's.

April 12, 2013

Will Sinclair's Conservative Slant work in Seattle?

April 12, 2013/ Scott Jones

nclair is buying KOMO in Seattle and it might be like ordering Dunkin Donuts coffee in the land of Starbucks.

The conservation slant of Sinclair might not go over well in the Left Coast liberal leaning city.

The Seattle Times writes thatSinclair Broadcast Group executives said they will bring resources and stability to KOMO TV and 19 other television stations they’ll get by acquiring Seattle-based Fisher Communications.

If Sinclair’s past is any indicator, they may also bring their conservative political leanings, even to one of the most liberal cities in the country.

“The track record of Sinclair suggests that Seattle is about to get a Fox News equivalent in a local television channel,” said David Domke, acting chairman of the University of Washington School of Communication.

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April 12, 2013

Miami Anchor Fined By City for Trashy Home

April 12, 2013/ Scott Jones

WSVN anchor Belkys Nerey has been fined by the city of Miami for keeping a blighted property and not registering it with authorities.

The order, filed with the Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Courts earlier this month, shows that the Nerey owns an investment property that is “blighted, unsecured or abandoned” in the family-friendly neighborhood near downtown MIami.

Nerey was fined $250 and was ordered to register the little gray house with the city’s buildings department.

What the anchor has to say about this after the jump

April 12, 2013

Weatherman Demoted in SoFlo

April 12, 2013/ Scott Jones

FTVLive was the FIRST to tell you that WSVN Weather Hottie Julie Durda was leaving the station and crossing the street to WPLG in Miami.

Durda had to sit out a non-compete and while she did rumors swirled as to which show she was going to anchor and which current weather anchors was going to get screwed?

Now we know.

Which show she's on and who gets bumped down? We tell you after the jump