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Tri Cities Ratings

Last post by BeerMan « Sat Jan 25, 2020 3:55 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:26 pm

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Last post by BeerMan
Sat Jan 25, 2020 3:55 pm
WLUN Off The Air

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sat Jan 25, 2020 12:16 pm
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by sdaddy » Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:38 pm

Just saw this.

I was thinking ransomware but stream is up.

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sat Jan 25, 2020 12:16 pm
Another lame weather gimmick

Last post by lovinlife101 « Sat Jan 25, 2020 9:32 am
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by sinklair » Fri Jan 24, 2020 7:43 am

We are told over and over and over again how important local weathercasts are. We’re forced to sit through research meetings to be told how local...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Sat Jan 25, 2020 9:32 am
Community Wide failure?

Last post by lovinlife101 « Fri Jan 24, 2020 4:13 pm
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by sinklair » Mon Jan 20, 2020 6:39 pm

Does anyone bother to watch CW 46’s Community Wide program?

The then News Director claimed it was a show that would highlight great journalism...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Fri Jan 24, 2020 4:13 pm
Humor is wasted on the ignorant

Last post by lovinlife101 « Fri Jan 24, 2020 3:40 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Fri Jan 24, 2020 11:46 am

Quick, before it’s removed or updated, there’s an article on Mid-Michigan NOW that says “A trucker lost has lost his marbles.” The article is about...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Fri Jan 24, 2020 3:40 pm
Flint Fall Ratings

Last post by Ben Zonia « Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:24 pm

by Ben Zonia » Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:24 pm

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Last post by Ben Zonia
Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:24 pm
"We cannot play two females back-to-back"

Last post by BeerMan « Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:34 am
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by Vic Doucette » Sat Jan 18, 2020 4:09 pm

Monday won't be happy at 2000 Whittier St.

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Last post by BeerMan
Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:34 am
WJRT is taking a beating on Facebook

Last post by R Bedell « Thu Jan 23, 2020 7:06 am
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by Beerbong » Mon Jan 20, 2020 7:03 pm

Had to change to another channel for the news. As usual, the weekend anchor can't get through a story without mumbling it up. Stories don't go with...

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Last post by R Bedell
Thu Jan 23, 2020 7:06 am
If I were Skaff Furniture...

Last post by Beerbong « Wed Jan 22, 2020 7:48 pm
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by Beerbong » Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:02 am

If I were Skaff, I wouldn’t pay 12 for any their commercials that air.
Every time it airs it breaks up or freezes.
As do so many others.

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Last post by Beerbong
Wed Jan 22, 2020 7:48 pm
MLK pandering

Last post by TomSanders « Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:55 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:39 pm

Ah yes, MLK Day, where stations feature their one or two black employees.

We can do better.

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Last post by TomSanders
Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:55 pm
Mother Jones Tells Some Truth About The Water Crisis

Last post by R Bedell « Wed Jan 22, 2020 5:36 pm
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by TC Shuts Up » Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:03 pm

The Detroit Media are still pushing the lie that Flint River Water is naturally lead tainted. One big reason for the switch was Detroit overcharging...

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Last post by R Bedell
Wed Jan 22, 2020 5:36 pm
Former WJRT Sports Guy Rece Davis & Dick Vitale Doing College Basketball Together.

Last post by Beerbong « Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:16 pm

by Beerbong » Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:16 pm

Great to see people from the area make good.

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Last post by Beerbong
Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:16 pm
12 Ends The 4 With Water Skiing Squirrel Video

Last post by Beerbong « Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:03 pm

by Beerbong » Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:03 pm

I guess it’s still fascinating after all these years.

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Last post by Beerbong
Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:03 pm
WEYI the butt of Daily Show episode

Last post by Beerbong « Tue Jan 21, 2020 4:34 pm
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by sinklair » Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:51 pm
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It’s never good when the Daily Show takes one of your clips and mocks it for the world to see:

But this is 25-66 after all...
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Last post by Beerbong
Tue Jan 21, 2020 4:34 pm
MidMichigan NOW at 5pm on NBC25

Last post by lovinlife101 « Tue Jan 21, 2020 11:38 am
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by lovinlife101 » Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:53 am
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Another show!

No additional staff!

Same inferior product, now an hour earlier!

Now down to 15 employees! That includes a sports director on the...
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Last post by lovinlife101
Tue Jan 21, 2020 11:38 am
Breaking the News

Last post by Beerbong « Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:10 am
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by sinklair » Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:29 pm
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Things have gotten so bad inside 25-66 that the station couldn’t cover a car crash literally on their front lawn. Go to the Mid-Michigan NOW Facebook...
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Last post by Beerbong
Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:10 am
Former 12 producer makes the big time.

Last post by Beerbong « Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:10 pm

by Beerbong » Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:10 pm

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Last post by Beerbong
Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:10 pm
Laziness

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:17 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Sun Dec 29, 2019 8:26 am
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So Joel Feick and Femi Redwood are still featured on a slide deck on the website. In reality, one was let go for being old, the other for being...
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Last post by lovinlife101
Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:17 pm
White guys with dark hair

Last post by R Bedell « Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:31 am
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by lovinlife101 » Sun Jan 12, 2020 7:53 pm
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Might be the most endless resource in TV.

Don’t want to overpay Greg Molzon to be the sports director any more? Replace him with another white guy...
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Last post by R Bedell
Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:31 am
WGMZ to WCRZ (CARS 108)

Last post by CK-722 « Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:34 pm
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by matt1 » Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:13 pm

From June 15, 1984 (audio only):

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Last post by CK-722
Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:34 pm
Do they heat the building?

Last post by Beerbong « Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:13 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Fri Jan 10, 2020 5:21 pm

Not sure why Dave Blondie wears a branded fleece jacket indoors for all of his Facebook Live segments, but whatever.

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Last post by Beerbong
Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:13 pm
Kevin Bacon honors gay Kevin Bacon

Last post by MisterT « Tue Jan 14, 2020 2:17 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Tue Dec 31, 2019 2:39 pm

This is classy!

I think all of the TV news stations should dedicate their last newscast of the year to gay Kevin Bacon. All the men should color...

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Last post by MisterT
Tue Jan 14, 2020 2:17 pm
Predictions

Last post by MisterT « Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:49 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:45 pm
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1. Sinklair’s true identity will be discovered, and he’ll be fired unceremoniously.

2. Deputy Harris will continue to fill-in anchor and kiss police...
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Last post by MisterT
Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:49 pm
By the numbers

Last post by lovinlife101 « Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:34 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:42 pm

Here’s how many people work on-air locally:

WJRT: 22

WNEM: 19

WEYI/WSMH: 16

These are reporters and anchors.

If you will notice, the entity that...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:34 pm
When the news makes a horrible story worse

Last post by R Bedell « Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:22 am
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by sinklair » Mon Jan 06, 2020 9:44 pm
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A key part of ethical and responsible journalism is to “minimize harm”. I fail to understand why every so-called news organization in this market...
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Last post by R Bedell
Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:22 am
ABC12 ought to be embarrassed

Last post by matt1 « Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:39 am
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by Realist » Thu Jan 09, 2020 8:40 pm
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6pm news tonight - not only did they have way too many technical glitches, but the ability to spell was lost. When you can’t correctly spell “Target”...
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Last post by matt1
Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:39 am
Ice storm & weekend morning news

Last post by Beerbong « Mon Jan 13, 2020 5:00 am
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by sinklair » Sun Jan 12, 2020 10:44 am
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When you have a major ice storm, you need to be on the air providing important weather and safety information. By listening to Ahmad and other...
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Last post by Beerbong
Mon Jan 13, 2020 5:00 am
What’s causing all the video problems at 12?

Last post by Beerbong « Sun Jan 12, 2020 7:39 pm
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by Beerbong » Sun Jan 12, 2020 6:57 pm

The world may never know.

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Last post by Beerbong
Sun Jan 12, 2020 7:39 pm
If you're so unhappy, why do you stay?

Last post by lovinlife101 « Sun Jan 12, 2020 7:17 pm
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by Beerbong » Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:34 pm
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Lots of complaining. Its a big world out there.
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Last post by lovinlife101
Sun Jan 12, 2020 7:17 pm
Chambo out @12

Last post by lovinlife101 « Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:02 am
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by Beerbong » Thu Jan 09, 2020 4:20 am

Another casualty of the everybody does everything mentality?

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Last post by lovinlife101
Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:02 am
Lack of local news in Mid-Michigan Now 6pm newscast

Last post by Grimmit « Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:29 pm
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by sinklair » Mon Jan 06, 2020 9:09 pm

12 can put on 2and a half hours of news in early evening daypart.

5 can do an hour and a half of news starting at 5pm.

“Mid-Michigan Now”’s 6pm...

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Last post by Grimmit
Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:29 pm
Boyd

Last post by DAC « Wed Jan 08, 2020 6:20 pm
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by R Bedell » Tue Dec 31, 2019 12:44 pm
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The rumor mill has it, that Colette Boyd is returning to TV5, in the Morning Show, to fill the vacancy left by Alana Holland. All I can say...
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Last post by DAC
Wed Jan 08, 2020 6:20 pm
NABJ calls out MLive

Last post by Grimmit « Tue Jan 07, 2020 1:30 pm
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by sinklair » Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:17 pm

Big congrats to my former coworker Ebony Stith, the new head of the Flint-Saginaw chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists. It called...

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Last post by Grimmit
Tue Jan 07, 2020 1:30 pm
Rebecca Trylch gone

Last post by Beerbong « Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:33 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Tue Dec 31, 2019 9:14 am
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Another one leaving.

Seems like nobody can string together a 15 year career without wanting to leave. She has nothing planned after ABC12. Just...
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Last post by Beerbong
Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:33 pm
John Gross in one word

Last post by Beerbong « Sun Jan 05, 2020 4:18 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Fri Dec 20, 2019 7:29 am
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Mousy
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Last post by Beerbong
Sun Jan 05, 2020 4:18 pm
Battle of the Christmas set displays

Last post by Beerbong « Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:28 pm
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by sinklair » Sat Dec 14, 2019 11:14 am

I’m no Grinch and love Christmas as much as the next person... but 25-66 goes overboard each year with its set decorations. If a nicely decorated...

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Last post by Beerbong
Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:28 pm
Low power TVs in Tri-Cities

Last post by paul8539 « Sat Jan 04, 2020 4:03 pm
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by paul8539 » Tue Oct 15, 2019 8:12 pm

Just within the last 3 weeks or so, apparently two low power TV stations have started up in the Tri City area. One seems to be WLLD-LD, wihich gives...

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Last post by paul8539
Sat Jan 04, 2020 4:03 pm
Alana Holland Leaving

Last post by DAC « Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:28 pm
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by sinklair » Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:19 am

TV5’s morning anchor Alana Holland is leaving January 3. She announced this morning that she’s accepted a job at WZZM 13.

No announcement yet on who...

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Last post by DAC
Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:28 pm
Another perspective on NBC 25/ FOX 66

Last post by lovinlife101 « Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:36 am
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by Joel Feick » Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:15 pm
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There’s a lotta hate being spewed on this message board about 25/66. Let me offer another view. After I was canned from 12 after 27 great years, I...
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Last post by lovinlife101
Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:36 am
40 years ago in 1979

Last post by CK-722 « Wed Jan 01, 2020 11:22 am
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by matt1 » Wed Aug 28, 2019 6:02 am
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Back on August 28, 1979 on Tuesday morning, W106 FM Album Rock became WIOG ROCK 106 FM & went from album hard rock to Top 40 hit station. W106 FM did...
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Last post by CK-722
Wed Jan 01, 2020 11:22 am
WHNN MY 96.1 Christmas music

Last post by R Bedell « Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:37 am
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by matt1 » Fri Dec 27, 2019 5:56 pm

I don't believe it, My 96.1 WHNN is still playing Christmas music!!!

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Last post by R Bedell
Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:37 am
Union organizing

Last post by lovinlife101 « Sat Dec 28, 2019 5:37 pm
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by sinklair » Fri Dec 20, 2019 8:37 am
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When Sinclair took over WEYI, the station’s photographers, Master Control operators. Newscast directors and others were represented by the UAW.

The...
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Last post by lovinlife101
Sat Dec 28, 2019 5:37 pm
Spying on its employees

Last post by R Bedell « Sat Dec 28, 2019 11:21 am
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by sinklair » Fri Dec 27, 2019 8:43 am
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It seems Sinclair run 25-66 only likes freedom of speech when it focuses on holding others accountable. It doesn’t like it much when it is criticized...
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Last post by R Bedell
Sat Dec 28, 2019 11:21 am
WEYI/WSMH Christmas cards

Last post by lovinlife101 « Sat Dec 28, 2019 10:21 am
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by lovinlife101 » Fri Dec 27, 2019 12:31 pm

Did anyone else get one this year?

Mine says “May all your Christmases and co-workers be white.”

Do you know Sinclair’s favorite Golden Girl?...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Sat Dec 28, 2019 10:21 am
Dumbing down of journalism

Last post by sinklair « Sat Dec 28, 2019 9:41 am
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by sinklair » Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:18 am

There’s been a lot of criticism of the lack of real news seen on local TV stations.

One of the reasons for the dumbing down if local journalism is...

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Last post by sinklair
Sat Dec 28, 2019 9:41 am
What NBC25/Fox66 needs

Last post by lovinlife101 « Fri Dec 27, 2019 11:23 am

by lovinlife101 » Fri Dec 27, 2019 11:23 am

1. It needs loyal, compliant employees that don’t question authority. It needs workers willing to pay TO WORK there. Oh yeah, they already have Dave...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Fri Dec 27, 2019 11:23 am
It’s a new gay!

Last post by R Bedell « Fri Dec 27, 2019 8:10 am
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by lovinlife101 » Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:21 pm
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Everyone’s favorite queer starts this week at WNEM! Get ready for content to be a lot more LGBTQIA!!!

Whoo-hoo!
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Last post by R Bedell
Fri Dec 27, 2019 8:10 am
NBC25/Fox66 forced to read promo

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu Dec 26, 2019 3:45 pm
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by sinklair » Sat Dec 14, 2019 7:26 am

It’s the story that never dies... even though everyone on Pierson Road hopes it will go away and no one will notice.

Even Sinclair’s golden...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Thu Dec 26, 2019 3:45 pm
Highlights Zone

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu Dec 26, 2019 10:14 am

by lovinlife101 » Thu Dec 26, 2019 10:14 am

“Come see our one-person sports department as they work their butts off to give you all the highlights!!!”

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Last post by lovinlife101
Thu Dec 26, 2019 10:14 am
Who’s on the Naughty List?

Last post by MasterB « Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:29 pm
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by sinklair » Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:15 am

Merry Christmas to all my friends in the broadcasting business...

I chose this crazy industry knowing that you have to work bad hours in bad...

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Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:29 pm

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