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Monthly Archive for January, 2008

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WTVJ Producer Moves to CNN

Scott Zamost investigative producer at WTVJ NBC6 has joined CNN’s Investigative Team in Atlanta. Prior to WTVJ Zamost worked as investigative producer at WPLG and before that as reporter, columnist and assistant editor at the Sun Sentinel.

Turner Pressroom – Scott Zamost to Join CNN’s Investigative Team in Atlanta

CBS4 Election Night Chat

CBS4.com will have a chatroom open between 10pm and midnight.

“South Florida voters will get the chance to talk back to their TV during election night coverage in our CBS4.com Live Chat event. Just click on the link between 10 and Midnight on election night, to comment on our coverage, ask questions, or share opinions LIVE!”

join in and tell them how much you like them, or not

New Look for CBS4 News

WFOR has new graphics to go with Antonio Mora’s debut.

* open is the same as before. The lower thirds and full screen graphics are huge with white and dark blue color.
* looks like they shrank the bug and made the bottom flip showing the time/temp and CBS4 internet address
* the live bug in the top left corner has a huge CBS logo

check the changes out cbs4.com video

Done Noe Sign Off

WTVJ Preparing for HD and layoffs

It appears 2008 will be the year that 3 local station will finally turn the HD faucet on in this market.

With the HD transition though some jobs will get chopped. According to one of our regular readers, Brandon who had a chance to visit NBC6 recently and had a chat with Bob Mayer, by March WTVJ should have completed their HD overhaul. The station recently added new cameras that will be controlled from the control room, as well as automating the newscast – things like microphone on/off, camera positions, graphics etc… will be done by computer which will result a lot of jobs getting cut. Brandon says when he was there they are already rehearsing with the new system.

I get the feeling with all these HD news recently we’re bound to have at least one local station with an HD newscast in time for the May sweeps hype.