BBC’s Miami correspondent Fergal Parkinson, has something to say about journalism here in the US of A, and opines about some of our local stations and tv personalities.
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Monthly Archive for June, 2003
It’s time for the annual Best of Miami as seen by The Miami New Times and their readers. Of course the list deals with all aspects of South Florida, but for the purpose of this site we’ll stick to TV related stuff.
Best TV News reporter
Jilda Unruh
WPLG-TV (Channel 10)
Best Weathercaster
Don Noe
WPLG-TV (Channel 10)
Best TV Station
WJAN-TV Channel 41
Readers Choice: WPLG-TV (Channel 10)
Best Sportscaster
Ducis Rodgers
WSVN-TV (Channel 7)
Readers Choice: Jimmy Cefalo, WPLG-TV (Channel 10)
Best TV News Anchor
Lynn Martinez
WSVN-TV (Channel 7)
Readers Choice: Dwight Lauderdale, WPLG-TV (Channel 10)
Low ratings have apparently contributed to the decision WPBF is cutting off 5am - 6am hour from the morning news. Their ratings are so bad that WFLX infomercials perform better than the newscast itself, how mad is that? Maybe they should start with tweaking their newscast instead :unsure:
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