Rumor has it former WTVJ-er Michael Williams, who got bumped from the station when NBC 2.0 struck and single anchor format was implemented, was seen at WFOR allegedly interviewing for the top job at the station.
Monthly Archive for September, 2007
Got word today that Art Barron is no longer at WFOR. He joined CBS4 in 2001.
Pretty soon we’ll be able to count the familiar faces on 4 on one hand
WFOR’s former boss Shannon High-Bassalik is joining MSNBC as managing editor of live news programming and breaking newscoverage. She will be assisting new MSNBC GM Phil Griffin who replaces Dan Abrams.
Hollywood Reporter - MSNBC putting Abrams back on air
Joan Fleischman confirms Rob Hanrahan will be leaving WFOR next month. When management moved him from anchor of the main newscasts to doing the Noon and 6pm some speculated that he’ll leave the station.
Also, Jimmy Cefalo auditioned for a news anchor job at WFOR last Saturday but if he gets the gig he’ll have to wait out a 6-month non-compete agreement from his WPLG contract
Miami Herald: Cefalo pursuing new gig at CBS 4
Note: All tipsters, thanks for sending the tips about this story, I wasn’t ignoring you just been very very busy.
Jennifer Santiago will be leaving WFOR in October. According to the Miami Herald the station didn’t renew her contract. And for a while there were rumors she’s moving to LA.
Yusila Ramirez is resigning for job as a media relations assistant director at Florida International University.
Miami Herald - They’re signing off from WFOR
Jimmy Cefalo was seen at WFOR, and allegedly he was there interviewing for a job. A main anchor job!
My33 News at 10 is no more.
The 10pm newscast on WBFS has been renamed CBS4 News on My33. The y’ve also changed the look and adopted the CBS4 graphics and is anchored from the CBS4 News anchor desk and not from the nearby stand up area.
Reporters end their reports with “CBS4 News at 10″
Not long ago My33’s website was moved to CBS4.com. Now 33MyTV.com simply forwards to CBS4.com/wbfs and shows just news headlines and video, no information on My33 network shows.
From a time when WSVN was NBC. When it was sweet, innocent and took its Ritalin regularly.
A bit cheesy and yet so … normal!? For 7 anyways
I can’t remember if I blogged or just left it as thoughts in my head but … when I used Yahoo Widgets a lot I wondered why stations haven’t hopped on the widget bandwagon. Well now NBC6 is. They have their NBC6 Nightly News Yahoo! Widget.
William Carey GM of WFTS ABC affiliate in Tampa was arrested for hit and run that happened on Wednesday. He allegedly “slammed his Ford Explorer four times” into the back of another car without pulling over.
When the owner of the car Ok Yi chased after him, honking repeatedly, he pulled over handed her his license but when she told him she’ll call the police he reportedly started grabbing her arms to get it back. In the struggle Carey even tried to pull the woman out of her car window while she was still buckled up. When she freed herself she ran down Memorial Highway with Carey chasing after her then going back to her car and rummaging through it.
When the woman’s husband showed up Carey ran away. Police called and asked him to go to the local district and discuss what happened but Carey didn’t show up. He also didn’t open the door when cops visited his home so they impounded his car.
A warrant was issued for his arrest on charges of auto burglary, battery and hit and run with property damage.
Carey turned himself in on Friday afternoon and was released from jail on $25,000 bail. He’s been placed on paid leave by the station.
The woman suffered bruises on her arms.
TampaBay.com This Just In - Television station general manager arrested
TBO.com - WFTS Manager Grabs Driver After Crash, Police Say
TampaBays10.com - Tampa TV General Manager surrenders to police
TampaBay.com - Hit-run charges for TV chief
ABCActionNews.com - ABC Action News GM BIll Carey arrested by Tampa Police
FirstCoastNews.com - Tampa TV General Manager Surrenders to Police
WPLG has completed the sale of the building they currently occupy. It sold for $13.5 million and they’re now leasing it until the new digs are ready.
The station’s new studio in Pembroke Park is scheduled to be completed in early 2009.
MiamiHerald - WPLG’s building sells for $13.5M
AdWeek reports CBS is allowing its local stations to contribute content to distribution parters CBS already has agreements with. One such distribution partner is Joost the budding IPTV service from the makers of Skype.
Btw I still have about 800 Joost invites for anyone that wants some.
AdWeek: CBS Localizes Audience Network /via LostRemote/
It’s on - watch it live here
So far so good, but they’re trying way too hard to pace it fast.
This steady cam although cool it starts to feel way overdone - I mean using it 3 times before the anchor tosses to reporter! - overkill.
You’re not 7
Same thing happens during their other newscasts (we don’t really need the steady cam to fly to Tony so he can finish Jackie’s sentence before going to the report).
Is it just me or is Nespral about to run out of breath reading those stories!? Feels rushed
Content - pretty good. Definitely light on junk. The longer stories were 60-90 seconds, shorter stories - not sure what those are called, usually 3 in a row - those were about 10 seconds each.
- Petraues Report
- Attempted card jacking
- Weather brief
- Cuban girl custody, politician in trouble, men shocked by electricity
- Youth sports rate hike /ad libbed by reporter/ with sound bites
- Bank robber in Pompano, officers shoot suspects, sex predator sweep, Hillary Visit, Hispanic prez debate ratings
8 minutes in - break roll
7:12pm
- Iraq war debate
- Beach bacteria, Proenza new job
- Weather update / left six day forecast for the end of the ‘cast!!!! Wah?
- Britney MTV VMA, Tommy Lee Kid Rock spat at VMA
7:19 break roll
7:23pm
- Movie rental with Vudu box
- Joe Rose segment Not Your Average Joe
- Six day forecast
- Chitchat
7:27p out
WTVJ is getting the news about their new 7pm newscast, South Florida Nightly News, in front of as many eyeballs as possible. 3 billboards have gone up to get the message out.
They can be seen on Palmetto Northbound, just south of NW 103rd Street.
On I-95 northbound, on the west side, parallel to NW 28th Street in Miami
And at Cypress Creek Road, just west of Andrews Ave in Fort Lauderdale.
NBC6.net - NBC6 Launches 7pm Local Newscast On Monday
NBC6.net - Video: What is South Florida Nightly News
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