Herm: please enlighten me to where I posted any personal information about Mr. Beechler. Did I put out there his marital status? Did I list the names of his kids or pets? Did I show his social security number and computer log-in information? Nope. I simply commented on how great Craig has been to w...

Once again reminding the forum members that WEYI-TV was a "union shop" until NABET was decertified in 1981. I believe NABET's tenure was only three years, the length of one contract. (Thanks for the information that NABET was merged with the Communication Workers of America. I suppose I am now a li...

The selective outrage from Herm is amazing… First he’ll comment on how great a guy Craig is (which mirrors my original post BTW). Then he’ll do his Dr. Jeckell-Mr. Hyde impersonation to go out of his way to criticize me for what he literally did seconds ago. Herm believes people behind the camera i...

Craig is awesome! The technical evolution of this industry has been moving at light speed and Craig has moved right along with it. He trained me in my first full-time director gig and we spent countless hours in the control room together. On top of being a talented and brilliant director, he’s a rea...

HD74 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:56 pm

THIS!
You have to work within the limitations of the automation whether you like it or not.
One correction 6+1, there is no longer a TD, it's a one person act.

Channel 7 still uses a Director and a TD.

Here is a pretty good synopsis of how bad CBS was. They are on the freshman squad they to play varsity opponents. https://www.metrotimes.com/news/msu-shooting-shows-cbs-news-detroit-not-yet-ready-for-prime-time-32420449 Wow! That sucks. Mistakes obviously happen, but if it happens repeatedly it’s n...

Sounds like they did a decent job last night, but failure to be on-air this morning is a major fail. It all happened last night. Anything this morning is just a recap. No need to do morning coverage if there’s no live breaking news, especially since it all was resolved last night. They don’t have a...

Davey Lew won’t be easily replaced. He anchors, reports, and hosts big events both on and off TV. He is well known in this market. Those aren’t roles that someone can just step in and fill instantly. And not that it matters to viewers or the people in this forum, but he’s a really good guy. He’ll be...

CircleWXYZ wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 07, 2023 12:20 pm

The working newsroom is the concept that CBS wants. This is why it’s not wise to compare what they are doing to what other stations are doing. WWJ has a unique, yet effective formula.

A working newsroom is not unique.
How can anyone measure the efficacy of WWJ’s formula at this point?

Will Detroit ever get a weekend 5pm newscast? So many of the top markets have a weekend 5pm. Considering a lot of the time sports does go until 6pm for some of the year, but also a lot of the times shows that don’t matter are playing in the 5pm slot. Would they ever consider a 5pm weekend newscast ...

Jim.. ignore these folks and move on. Yes.. this is a forum where people can bitch all they want and criticize. And thats ok. Its not rooted in any authority. And Yes.. those posting here don’t have half the talent of those actually on the air, who are hired for a multitude of reasons. I most DEFIN...

Wouldn't completely surprise me if they pull the plug before it ever launches. Don’t think that would happen but that would be the worst PR nightmare for CBS It would be a PR hiccup. In the end, if cutting their loses is the option that makes them the most money, then that’s what they’ll do regardl...

Are you really suggesting that local TV journalists should copy and paste stories from other local news outlets? If you've been hanging around Harry's old farm more than about 15 years or so, you should remember when the morning anchors would read almost verbatim articles from the different local n...

Are you going to just keep telling the same 5 stories over and over for 2.5 hours? National stories fill time. Not true. There was a time when staff from different parts of town would stop at 7-11 on the way in and pick up a local newspaper. Livonia Observer. Michigan Daily, Macomb Daily, Downriver...

So Herm you think it’s OK to constantly attack my positions and not have anyone question yours? Yeah, OK… If you don’t want to be brought into conversations you jumped in to, feel free to keep opinions to yourself. Or don’t. Your choice. Disagreeing with you is not attacking your positions, it’s ju...