Video from WHDH Gustav coverage going into break.
The live shot of the levee included a train car with the words “I fuck till my dick hurts” sprayed on it and clearly visible right under the lower 3rd graphic.
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Tipster tells me WHDH’s video server crashed last night at 9pm and WSVN had help them by feeding them stories until everything was back on.
Couple years ago they had to scrap a whole newscast when everything crashed then
WHDH finally fliped the HD switched at Noon today.
This is a pretty good preview of what to expect from WSVN whenever they get around
/hat tip Andy from Boston/
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WSVN’s sibling in Boston is turning the HD switch on Moday at 4pm (or tuesday at the latest) according to Boston media blog The Scoop and btvn
They just got done re-modeling their newsplex. The video wall behind the anchors with all the little monitors was shortened a bit and in their place are several large flat screen tvs.
The 2nd floor has a projector screen like WSVN’s with blue columns on each side.
The light boxes in the middle between the floors are now all red instead of blue! And the anchor desk has received a rather nice update.
WSVN is expected to probably do similar changes to their newsplex, but unfortunately couple weeks ago I was told they’ve pushed their HD transition date from August into the fall. I don’t know what caused it or if it’s definitive delay or what, yet.
Embattled WHDH VP/GM Randi Goldklank has resigned. Goldklank was arrested on April 20 at Logan Airport in Boston for disorderly conduct and hitting police officer.
Goldklank appeared in court this morning but didn’t answer questions from the media, instead her lawyer read a short statement on her behalf announcing her resignation. She also wrote letters of apology to the police officers.
“I’ve decided to resign my position at WHDH and WLVI to continue focusing on getting help,” Eisenstadt said, reading from the statement. “I appreciate the support I have received from [Channel 7 owner] Ed Ansin and my friends and colleagues at WHDH and WLVI. I look forward to returning to work in the broadcasting industry in the near future.”
As part of Goldklank’s plea deal her cases were continued without a finding meaning if she stays out of trouble for one year all charges will be dropped. The third charge of assault and battery on a police officer was dropped today as well.
Randi Goldklank was arrested on April 20 after she allegedly went into a drunken tirade. According to the police report she told the troopers:
“I’m a big shot in Boston, and I’ll have your [fucking] jobs. You think you’re a [fucking] tough guy, you just watch and see what the [fuck] happens to you when I get the [fuck] out of here.”
Later according to the report her demeanor changed:
After a few minutes she leaned toward Sergeant Luce and stated, `You think I’m cute and I think you’re cute, just drive me home.
Initially Goldklank claimed a passenger sitting beside her touched her inappropriately but that was never substantiated as there was no mention of such incident in the police report and no complaints were filed with the State Police.
An alcohol influence report says that troopers overheard Goldklank tell paramedicstending to her that she “had about three dozen drinks” that she had been taking Lexapro, an antidepressant, because her mother had recently died.
WHDH responded by putting Goldklank on administrative leave.
BlostonGlobe: Channel 7 general manager resigns after drunken tirade at Logan
WHDH.com Video: Goldklank resigns from WHDH, WLVI after court appearance
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I have a minor update on WSVN’s HD transition.
No exact date still but most likely before or after the Olympics, which begin August 8.
One of the last things delaying them is the lack of HD graphics. WSVN’s graphic department is too busy with everything else. Several creative directors leaving hasn’t helped things either
I’m told WHDH and WSVN’s graphics package will be almost identical though.
Speaking of WHDH, Boston TV blog The Scoop says WHDH will be HD by July 15th. They’re putting up a green screen behind the anchor desk after sweeps with a pre-recorded loop of the newsplex while work is being done to the studio. Mainly removing the TV wall and replacing it with a giant projection screen!
Sunbeam Television, parent company of WSVN and WHDH, has acquired the syndication rights for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
The popular series will begin airing in the fall of 2009.
Currently WSVN airs Law & Order: Criminal Intent on weekdays from 2pm to 3pm.
Official statement from Ed Ansin President of Sunbeam Television:
Randi Goldklank is an outstanding broadcast executive with a record of great success. Since 2001 she has worked for Sunbeam Television Corporation in Miami and Boston as a sales executive and as general manager of WHDH/WLVI since July 2007. The unfortunate events of last Sunday night were unanticipated and Ms. Goldklank is deeply regretful. She is currently undergoing medical treatment and is on administrative leave from the company. We wish her a speedy recovery, as do her many friends in Boston and throughout the broadcasting industry.
Mike Carson, who was the previous general manager of WHDH/WLVI, has continued to work as a consultant to the stations. Effective next week, he will temporarily resume his previous responsibilities as general manager.
Looks like she’s keeping her job while getting some much needed help.
The winners of the 2008 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards have been announced and South Florida stations won 5 of 11 awards for our region. WFOR, WTVJ and WPTV each took an award in several different categories:
Continuing Coverage
WFOR-TV, Miami
Chief Timoney Ethics
Investigative Reporting
WTVJ-TV, Miramar, FL
A Question of Security
Newscast
WFOR-TV, Miami, FL
Four Officers Shot
News Documentary
WPTV-TV, West Palm Beach, FL
Bogus Billing Primetime Special
Spot News Coverage
WFOR-TV, Miami
Manhunt
WSVN’s sister station, WHDH, in Boston won two regional awards:
Investigative Reporting
WHDH-TV, Boston
Intoxicated Boston Firefighters
Newscast
WHDH-TV, Boston
7 News at 11
In the small market category South East Florida stations took home 7 awards. WINK won 2, WBBH 3, WFTX 1, and WZVN 1 the other two awards went to WSAV in Savannah, GA
The Regional Edward R. Murrow awards are given by the Radio and Television News Director’s Association to TV and radio stations across the United States and Canada. South Florida is part of Region 13 which includes radio and TV stations from Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
In light of the rather large layoffs sweeping CBS stations across the US this Boston Globe article says the days of the high-salaried news anchors are numbered. Bad economy, the internets and cable TV are to blame for presumably ratings and profit challenged TV stations. So the prediction is that everyone will be following WHDH’s model of hiring young (and some say dumb) and cheap(er) people to lead their newscasts.
Media analysts say they expect WBZ and other stations to increasingly follow the model of frontrunner WHDH-TV (Channel 7), which consistently depends less on celebrity anchors and more on cheaper, younger reporters to deliver the news.
And it seems like at least one former big-money anchor agrees the future ov local TV news is about “reasonably attractive” people with less demanding salaries.
Media analysts say the fragmentation in the TV industry won’t create local news celebrities which is probably true but then there’s the internets which is about as fragmented as it gets and there are some so called celebs. Albeit in more niched online broadcasts.
One of my personal favorites Natali DelConte from Cnet comes to mind as well as Veronica Belmont formerly of CNET’s Buzz Out Loud. And some of these web shows can have a mid-market audience so they’re not that small
Former WHDH reporter Michael Macklin claims WHDH gave him the boot because of his age. Macklin, 56, alleges that while working at WHDH the news director began cutting his work load while at the same time she hired several younger reporters. When questioned ND’s response allegedly was “she didn’t think he was aggressive enough and that he missed elements of stories that other stations did not”.
photo MarilynMitzel.com
Former WSVN health reporter Marylin Mitzel who was fired abruptly from WSVN in 2005 also alleged age discrimination by the station suits. She alerted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which investigated her complaint but dismissed it because they were “unable to conclued that the information obtained establishes violations of the statues”
Sunbeam TV owns and operates both WHDH and WSVN
Previously: Marilyn Mitzel Suing Channel 7
Boston Globe - Macklin sues Ch. 7 for age discrimination
If you ever wondered who is that guy you always hear on WSVN but never see there is a nice profile of him from yesterday’s Boston Globe courtesy Johnny Diaz.
Scott Chapin is the voice over for WSVN and its two sister stations in Boston WHDH and WLVI. He got his start when WSVN was transforming itself into what it is today after NBC dumped them and bought WTVJ. Chapin worked at the radio station next door to the newsplex. Today he’s the voice for 20 stations in four time zones, works 10-hour days from a little studio at his home in New Mexico thanks to modern technology and says he has no plans to hanging up any time soon.
BostonGlobe - The Voice
image courtesy - Beantown Cuban
Nichelle King left WSVN in June of 2005 to anchor the weekend news at sister station WHDH in Boston. At the end of July 2007 she left to come back to Florida and has now landed a reporting gig at WPTV in Palm Beach. A tispter who sent the note says King was anchoring the noon newscast today.
Nichelle King Bio at WPTV.com - Nichelle King - WPTV NewsChannel 5
/hat tip Tim/
WHDH General Manager Arrested at Boston Airport
The airline called police about an “unruly passenger” on an inbound flight. Troopers say when they arrived they were met by a “loud and screaming” Goldklank.
Goldklank told the Boston Herald she was inappropriately touched by a male passenger sitting next to her.
Hey at least he didn’t jerk off on her hair. That would be something to get mad about for sure. At least for most people
How ironic though, ND has become one of those branded with the “unruly passenger” tag that we see on their station’s newscasts.
And now everyone will think she’s batshit crazy, probably on purpose just because she’s a media type, and she’ll see first hand what it feels like to be on the receiving end of the media.
At least when the TV station she runs reports similar stories of other “unruly passengers” they might do it without making them look like crazy people. Unless they’re legitimately crazy.
Granted though there are many instances reported in the media and elsewhere about trigger-happy flight attendants that are too quick to call the cops or act so condescendingly that it only makes the passenger in question act more aggressively than they otherwise would.
BostonHerald: TV news exec lands in hot water
Update 5:27pm: WHDH has placed Randi Goldklank on administrative leave
Update 8:54: Boston Globe has an article quoting her rants at the officers. She allegedly made threats that she’ll call a news crew and ruin his life.