Catching up on my DLTV and this popped up while Patrick Norton was showing off photos from NAB 2007.
This is the new Sky10, WPLG’s chopper, that should already be flying. It’s a Bell 407 with top speed of 170mph, recent upgrade to bring it in line with what the other stations have. Not sure if they were showing off something specific (HD gyrocam would be nice) or just having it there for people to fondle.
Monthly Archive for April, 2007
WPLG’s managing editor Alyssa Merlot quit abruptly yesterday (Tuesday 4/24) and is now at WFOR. According to tipsters she had a big argument with WPLG’s news director and just left – 2 days before May sweeps and with no advance notice. Alyssa Merlot was an assignment editor at WFOR before going to WPLG in 1999 so she’s got lots of experiences in the market.
Her first day with WFOR is April 30th.
One tipster pointed out that managing editors are the brains behind the news and lead the assignment desk, remains to be seen if it impacts WPLG, but it’s sort of a nice coup for WFOR to get someone local and experienced who knows the market.
Please join me in welcoming our new Managing Editor, Alissa Merlo.
Many of you know Alissa. She was an assignments editor here for four
years before going to WPLG.
There she’s been the Managing Editor since 1999.
Alissa brings experience, strong market knowledge and sources, and a
passion for excellence in journalism. She has a passion for winning.She graduated from Barry University in 1992. She lives in Coral Gables
with her two sons.Alissa is extremely excited about joining our team.
She told us, “I look forward to working with such a wonderful group of
people. I have worked with some of you in the past, and I look forward to
seeing, working, and meeting all of you. Together we will make a great team.”She starts Monday, April 30th
Local10 has began airing LATV on their 10.2 subchannel. LATV bills itself as a ‘Los Angeles-Based Bilingual Music and Entertainment’. Previously Channel 10 simulcasted their standart definition feed on 10.2
Hat tip Joe
Previously: WPLG To Air LATV
For those who have noticed Vivian Gonzalez has been doing the weather in the morning on weekends on WSVN. She’s one of the weather producers at 7 and *recently started to* fill in for Jonathan Novak whenever he has to work weekend evenings in place of Brent Cameron.
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15-minute Comment Bug
If you tried to post more than one comment in 15 minutes chances are you got the comment bug that sometimes wouldn’t go away. Apparently it wasn’t a bug in WordPress but a feature (ha!) from K2.
I just got bit by it even though I was signed-in as admin and have commenting rights and what not.
So I removed this “feature” and you won’t be bothered by it, ’till I upgrade the script again at which time it may return.
So get your commenting on.