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and local news producer in Southern New England.
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Today on TopStoryLive:
Monday, September 05, 2005
WPDX-TV: KGW shifts their 10pm "b-side" news, and more
PDX Media Watch gives me more info on something I just noticed this week while perusing the paper version of the TV Click: KGW has killed off their 10pm newscast on Pax.
PDX Media Watch says the Belo-Portland 10pm newscast will hop over to KWBP. Has Portland's WB ever had a newscast of any sort? I know for a while they were doing some sort of live 5-minute weather update at 11pm weekdays featuring some funkily-dressed weather girl (leopard prints, leather and the like).
NWCN has improved their set; for a while their anchors, which appeared to be solo no matter what newscast they were doing, seemed like they were stuck in a closet due to budget cuts. The channel is still just repackaging packages from KING/KONG, KGW, KREM, and the occasional Belo-Idaho station. Then again, Idaho is no longer really covered by NorthWest Cable News... because Belo-Idaho stations now have a replay channel for their local newscasts.
NWCN had, on Thursday afternoon, 10 minutes of Katrina coverage straight out of the gate (including at least one piece on local response). Then, weather. Then, Boeing strikes. Then, some sort of feature. Where are the local VOs? There must be at least 5-10 local VOs from Portland and Seattle that could interest the other cities. What's going on? And is it really necessary to have bureaus and reporters for the channel? Why not just use all looklives from the affiliates and CNN?
To have so few (local) stories in the only half hour I'm going to get for several hours -- unless I wait for the next live half hour newscast -- is just not seeming worth it to me. Maybe I need to take a look at what NECN's doing these days and compare it.Labels: Originally published
... Scribbled by Bill T ... 9/05/2005 07:28:00 PM ...  Email this entry ...
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