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- Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Tony Gates Pulled From WLAV
- Replies: 80
- Views: 39741
Re: Tony Gates Pulled From WLAV
Thought I heard Tony Gates voice on an ad for The Ultimate Sports Show that was at DeVos Place this weekend. Might have been voice over from previous years and the show has the rights.
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:09 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: WOOD TV Sports Personnel
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5852
Re: WOOD TV Sports Personnel
Anytime a sports reporter at TV8 can land a job in a Top Ten market like Boston, they’re gone as they are packing. Weirda went from #91 in Champaign to #42 @TV8 and now #8 in Boston. It’s a covering the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots and Red Sox. Being a sports reporter at WOOD TV8 is pretty damned close...
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 12:13 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Christmas Is Here
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6738
Re: Christmas Is Here
Might be 20+ years ago stations would start going to their Christmas music programming on Black Friday. I was a sales road warrior and listened to a lot of radio but could understand the timing. Like some others have stated, the move to November 1 by 105.7 that has been struggling for ratings for a ...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:27 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage
- Replies: 90
- Views: 19330
Re: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage
Nexstar probably got him cheap.
Nice market bump from #155 Biloxi-Gulfport to #39 Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek
Nice market bump from #155 Biloxi-Gulfport to #39 Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 5:47 pm
- Forum: Lansing/Mid-Michigan
- Topic: Audrey Dahlgren out?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12053
Re: Audrey Dahlgren out?
Was told her tweeting about the Tucker/ Tracey was the reason from an acquaintance who works at the station. No details but her Twitter account was the reason.
Dahlgren from Potterville, MI, MSU grad who became the station’s sports director after Fred Heumann. Was a local kid made good story.
Dahlgren from Potterville, MI, MSU grad who became the station’s sports director after Fred Heumann. Was a local kid made good story.
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 10:08 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: WOOD TV8 names Tom Hillen new co-host of eightWest
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3171
Re: WOOD TV8 names Tom Hillen new co-host of eightWest
eight West, the locally produced weekday infomercial is often on in local dentists offices and some doctors offices.
Bland, never any controversy, smiling faces and inexpensive to produce. A cash cow for Nexstar media.
Bland, never any controversy, smiling faces and inexpensive to produce. A cash cow for Nexstar media.
- Thu Sep 21, 2023 1:18 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Jim Costa going to mornings on The Ticket after Mike Stone retires
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1862
Jim Costa going to mornings on The Ticket after Mike Stone retires
Been 2 years since ESPN 96.1 fired Costa replacing Big Drew and Jim with ESPN programming. Costa went home to Detroit, landed with The Ticket doing fill-in. He’s been named the co-host of Costa and Jansen along with former NFL and U of M lineman Jon Jansen. Good for Costa. https://radioinsight.com/h...
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 3:43 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: New Night Anchor at WZZM ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1856
Re: New Night Anchor at WZZM ?
Holland Homes, ambulance services and funeral homes will be all the the advertisers WZZM needs with that line up.
- Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:58 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage
- Replies: 90
- Views: 19330
Re: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage
Looks like a new poster needs a website for his rants.
There are plenty out there. Just not here.
There are plenty out there. Just not here.
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 3:55 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray and Scripps want streamers to be re-classified
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2540
Re: Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray and Scripps want streamers to be re-classified
Whose payroll are you on Rip Van sinklair? Two decades ago, 2 years after Lin TV who owned TV8 purchased purchased 41 they shutdown the Battle Creek newsroom and you watch TV8 news followed by ABC national new rather than TV8’s NBC national offering. Sinclair is closing 10 local newsrooms and rumore...
- Tue Aug 08, 2023 7:15 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray and Scripps want streamers to be re-classified
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2540
Re: Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray and Scripps want streamers to be re-classified
Could you define “local” sinklair? Every network station in West MI except the PBS station at GVSU is owned by one one the broadcasting behemoths who are trying to act like a 21st Century sole owner. Recently when WOODTV made the news when it’s now former news director sent out a controversial memo ...
- Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:51 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray and Scripps want streamers to be re-classified
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2540
Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray and Scripps want streamers to be re-classified
The big con continues. Nexstar Media Group (owner of 197 stations); Sinclair Media Group (owns 247 stations in 89 markets; E.W. Scripps (61 stations in 41markets) : Gray Television (180 stations in 113 markets) are playing the poor local guy card. The 4 multi-billion dollar corporations, they contro...
- Wed Jul 05, 2023 8:05 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Nielsen Ratings May, 2023
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2620
Re: Nielsen Ratings May, 2023
WCSG's ratings are only surprising because its got some completion from other stations on the FM dial. WFUR 102.9 and WYAG 89.7 out of Kalamazoo both get good reception in the south end of Kent County where there are multiple Christian HS's. WCSG's brand of Christian radio is clearly what its demogr...
- Sun Jul 02, 2023 12:48 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage
- Replies: 90
- Views: 19330
Re: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage
There is more than a half dozen long tenured members of the on air staff and production team(s) who didn’t want to rock the boat and find themselves pushing 50 (or more) looking for another TV gig. Better to let something slip and keep your job than stay quiet and possibly be outed by a co-worker. T...
- Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:06 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage
- Replies: 90
- Views: 19330
Re: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage
Nexstar split the baby firing Tang and Fox for writing/signing the memo then firing Stier and Odle for making the memo public. Two fold message; don’t put directives like that in writing and don’t make internal disagreements public. Do either and your employment will be terminated. What stinks is Ne...