MSNBC Just Reported that Obama won the Election
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According to MSNBC, just a short time ago they reported the news that President Obama won the 2012 election.
I know MSNBC is a little slow when it comes to breaking news....but Come On Man!
O'Reilly and Obama
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Two interviews for the price of one.
FOX News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly will conduct a live sit-down interview with President Barack Obama during the FOX Super Bowl Sunday pre game show on Sunday, February 2nd, beginning approximately at 4:30PM/ET. The interview will take place at the White House and cover an array of topics.
Following the live interview, O’Reilly will conduct an additional taped portion with President Obama that will be presented on Monday, February 3rd on FNC’s The O’Reilly Factor.
This marks his third interview with President Obama.
Really Jeff Zucker?!
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You say you're not getting out of the news business.
It sure looks like you are to us.
FORE! FTVLive Programing Note
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Today is my Christmas, my CES, My NAB all wrapped up into one.
While many of you are reading this, I'm on my way (or already there) to Orlando and the annual PGA Golf Show at the Orlando Convention Center.
This is without a doubt my favorite day of the year.
The PGA Show takes up the convention center and is wall to wall with golf clubs, bags, clothes and equipment and I run around like a little kid on Christmas morning trying to see it all.
So, while I'm at the PGA Show it means that the FTVLive World Headquarters will be dark for the next few hours.
Plan your day accordingly and we will see you right back here when we return.
How I Work - Kristine Johnson
/For Today's "How I Work" segment we head to the frigid Big Apple and Main WCBS Anchor Kristine Johnson.
Location: New York City
Current gig: Professional teleprompter reader. (kidding) I anchor the 5 & 11pm news broadcasts for WCBS. (sometimes without a teleprompter) J
Current computer: Dell
Current mobile device: iPhone 5
One word that best describes how you work: Multitasker
What are your favorite Apps that you can't live without?
News Apps, Twitter, Spotify, Yelp
What's your workspace like?
Simple. No clutter. You may spot a yoga mat. I need to hang some pictures and window treatments.
Besides your phone and computer, what gadget can't you live without?
My iPad. Can’t think of the last time I used a desktop at home.
What Music are you listening to?
The Killers (always). Young the Giant, Snow Patrol, One Republic. Recently stumbled upon Kodaline, Elbow, and Skaters.
What's your sleep routine like?
Hopefully in bed by 1am. Up no later than 6:30am
Best Advice you Ever Got?
Be yourself.
Best Thing About your Job?
I still LOVE it.
Worst thing about your Job?
Asking for interviews in times of tragedy. Being away from my kids at night.
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CNN's Zucker Holds All Hands on Deck Meeting
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Jeff Zucker
Back on January 10th, FTVLive FIRST told you that CNN boss Jeff Zucker was going to hold a town hall meeting on January 22nd for all CNN staffers worldwide.
Yesterday, the meeting happened and despite a bad first year for Zucker, he did his best to paint a rosy picture for the staff.
Zucker spun his accomplishments as best he could.
The NY Daily News says that he claimed CNN passed MSNBC in the ratings to be the No. 2 cable news network; growth at HLN; CNN.com's best year ever, and CNN International’s record number of awards.
Zucker also said CNN will continue to experiment with its daytime programming and that changes are in store for prime time, too — but he declined to be specific.
Stay tuned.....
The Future of Glass in the TV Newsroom
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As we have told you, FTVLive has been wearing Google Glass for the past few weeks.
For those that don't know, Glass is wearable technology that should be released by Google later this year. The more we wear Glass, the more we can see that wearable tech (on the face, or wrist) is defiantly part of the future.
But, what will be the future of Glass in TV news?
FTVLive asked news and technology expert Michael Rosenblum to give us his take on Glass and its future in TV news.
Reorganizing the Top at Journal Broadcasting
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Journal Broadcasting is shifting around top managers as they move the company away from its "regional alignment" structure and toward expanding the company's "two main businesses: Television and Radio."
The Milwaukee Journal reports that the changes were announced in a memo released Tuesday by Andre Fernandez, president and CFO of Journal Communications.
As a result, the company is "realigning" its senior leadership teams. It also splits responsibilities for its broadcast operations between executives in Milwaukee and Nashville, Tenn.
In his announcement, Fernandez said that as the company has expanded its footprint beyond Wisconsin, its internal organizational structure evolved to a "regional alignment."
While this was "optimal for a smaller group, we believe that current and future growth will demand a more singular, focused approach to managing" TV and radio operations "in order for each to advance its strategic objections and reach its full operational potential.
More after the leap.
Read MoreFrom O-Town to Big D
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Bianca Castro
WFTV in Orlando announced several weeks ago that anchor-reporter Bianca Castro was leaving.
But the station didn't know where she was going.
Castro revealed this week that she is headed to NBC O&O KXAS in Dallas and that she will anchor at 4 p.m. and report, WFTV news director Matt Parcell said Wednesday.
Castro's last day at WFTV will be Feb. 21.
She has strong ties to Texas: She grew up in Plano and worked in Waco and Corpus Christi. Her WFTV bio reads: "During college, I interned at WFAA in Dallas and was hooked! I graduated from Baylor University (sic 'em Bears!), where I met my husband."
She stared at WFTV in 2010.
H/T Orlando Sentinel
What Anchors Do During the Break
/You might think that not much gets done in studio during a commercial break.
You would be wrong.
Check out what WSYX Anchors Bill Kelly and Bob Kendrick doing between news blocks.
That's One Busy Bug
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Remember not that long ago when stations and networks did not have the bug at the bottom of the screen?
Now it is hard to find a station/network that doesn't have a bug.
The bug has evolved over the years. It started out as static and transparent in the lower corner. Then it started getting much more opaque and sometimes animated.
The gang at NewscastStudio has noticed that the bug on CNBC is pulling triple duty.
The bug identifies the network, touts its 25th anniversary and showing off the Olympic rings.
That my friends, is one very busy bug.
Vegas Station Owner Gets Good News in Cancer Fight
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Jim Rogers
Back on January 6th, FTVLive told you that KSNV (Las Vegas) station owner Jim Rogers announced to the staff he was in a second battle with cancer.
The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that Rogers got some news he’s been praying for: His cancer is in remission and a scheduled surgery has been canceled, according to KSNV-TV general manager Lisa Howfield and Bob Stoldal, executive vice president of news.
Rogers, who informed his employees late last year during a Channel 3 newsroom meeting that he was facing a new cancer challenge, received the update Tuesday while visiting his oncologist.
He had undergone chemo and radiation, according to KSNV-TV general manager Howfield and Stoldal.
Rogers told Howfield and Stoldal, “one of the greatest things out of this is now I can go to the Final Four.” He has been attending the NCAA championship for decades.
“He said, ‘I’ve returned to my normal abnormal self,’” Howfield said.
Former Houston News Director Dick John is Dead
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Dick John
Dick John, one of the people responsible for building the KHOU news department, has died at age 84. Former KHOU 11 reporter Fred Rhodes (1977 to 1979) tells me John died yesterday.
"He was known for his gentlemanly demeanor and for encouraging young reporters," Rhodes told me. "He was a kind soul and consummate pro."
John was KHOU's news director from 1968 to 75. He hired big names like Jessica Savitch, Linda Ellerbee, Ron Franklin and Dennis Murphy before their network days.
He also brought KPRC 2 anchor Bill Balleza to Houston.
"Dick hired me in June of 1973 to work at KHOU," Balleza told mikemcguff.com. "I had been reporting for KRON-TV in San Francisco and wanted to get back to Texas. He took me to lunch at the old Warwick Hotel where we sealed the deal. I recalled telling him that I planned to be in Houston no longer than two years. He reminded me a few months ago that two years can stretch into forty in the blink of an eye."
Before KHOU, John worked for ABC News from 1958 to 1959.
H/T Mike McGuff
Monkey See, Monkey Do Part Two
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WUSA (DC) copied a page out of WKYC (Cleveland) and had an anchor desk carved out of ice.
See all the Fun You're Missing DirecTV Customers
/Seriously? Maybe the Weather Channel should worry less about DirecTV and more about who's blocking their shots.
I'm blaming the American Bald Ego AKA Jim Cantore
