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ABC12 makes an error on video
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matt1 » Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:10 am
I guess the man that posted the video of sleepy Joe Biden coming to Bay City is off the mark. The video was showed until the end of Terry Camp...
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Last post by matt1
Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:10 am
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Turkey Day
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sinklair » Mon Nov 21, 2022 6:44 am
We don’t even get the correct day for Thanksgiving…
SMH
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Last post by Deleted User 15867
Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:34 pm
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When your anchor says your writing sucks
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sinklair » Sat Nov 26, 2022 3:15 am
It’s never a good sign when your main anchor goes on Twitter to complain about the lack of quality in writing from your own reporting, producing and...
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Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:27 pm
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Sunny 97.7
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MWmetalhead » Sat Nov 26, 2022 6:59 pm
Why is this station's audio so loud and muddy???
I want to like this station - I really do - but the last couple of times I've driven through the...
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Last post by Realist
Sat Nov 26, 2022 8:28 pm
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Last post by sinklair
Mon Nov 21, 2022 6:34 am
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Somebody’s REALLY Lazy
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sinklair » Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:44 pm
Somebody (not me this time!) sent industry rag FTV Live a photo of a Mid-Michigan News Now vehicle parked in a handicap spot.
What Scott Jones...
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Last post by sinklair
Mon Nov 21, 2022 6:32 am
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Traverse City weather in Saginaw
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paul8539 » Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:35 pm
Last week, one of the stations (25 or 66, I forget which one) had their evening news weather report given by somebody from Traverse City. The anchor...
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Last post by sinklair
Mon Nov 21, 2022 6:28 am
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Mon Nov 21, 2022 6:17 am
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Last post by sinklair
Mon Nov 21, 2022 6:16 am
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From Iowa to Lansing
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sinklair » Fri Nov 11, 2022 3:12 am
We’ll Karin finally picked Stephanie Parkinson’s replacement to be second fiddle to Dave Bondy.
It’s Stella Daskalakis from KTIV in Sioux City,...
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Last post by paul8539
Sun Nov 20, 2022 11:02 pm
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Last post by paul8539
Sun Nov 20, 2022 11:00 pm
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Building collapse
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by Deleted User 15867 » Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:34 pm
Channel 12 owned the story. They have been coming around lately. Ronny Dall was a big addition.
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Last post by Under New Management
Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:22 pm
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More News on TV5
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AuburnViewer » Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:39 pm
As seen on Facebook: EXCITING NEWS! TV5 is launching a one-hour newscast at 4 p.m. on Sept. 12! It will be anchored by our very own Colette Boyd....
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Last post by paul8539
Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:46 pm
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Numbers game
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Luke » Wed Oct 26, 2022 1:01 pm
I don't think they can function with where they're at.
I'm almost thinking they should consider merging their Michigan stations into one broadcast....
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Last post by Herm
Fri Oct 28, 2022 3:50 pm
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Last post by bobhuge
Fri Oct 28, 2022 6:05 am
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Faith Gantner
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Luke » Thu Sep 29, 2022 12:55 pm
According to current and former WNEM staffers, former anchor/reporter Faith Gantner passed away from cancer.
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Last post by m60
Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:59 pm
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Matthew Smith
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sinklair » Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:20 pm
Ex-TV5 reporter Matthew Smith promotes on his Facebook page that he’s a journalist. Then he goes and includes pictures of him and Donald Trump, rails...
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Last post by m60
Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:51 pm
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Emmy award winning director departs 25-66
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sinklair » Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:01 pm
The flood gates continue to pour open at 25-66…
Now an Emmy award winning newscast Director is leaving the troubled station. It’s gotten so bad that...
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Last post by Herm
Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:05 pm
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Abc12 breaking point
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Jack5o2soco » Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:31 am
My contact there says they still have no potential candidates for any position. They will keep cycling through people for Cheri's old spot on the...
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Last post by organman95
Mon Oct 24, 2022 12:33 pm
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Last post by Deleted User 15867
Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:56 am
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Former WNEM Mike Hoffman retires
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matt1 » Mon Oct 17, 2022 12:26 am
Mike was on WNEM 5 from late 1987 till early 1992. There is NO former WNEM News anchor Rick Lockridge in the video though.
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Last post by matt1
Mon Oct 17, 2022 12:26 am
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Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:08 pm
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Carl Coffey, R.I.P
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Colonel Flagg » Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:36 pm
Thought I'd better post it here too. He split a lot of time between Flint and Detroit, as many of us have...
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Last post by dirtymind410
Sat Oct 15, 2022 1:51 pm
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Jason Fielder gone
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Under New Management » Fri Oct 14, 2022 8:24 am
TV5 sports guy Jason Fielder announced on his Facebook page that he’s leaving WNEM after 17 years and getting out of the business.
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Last post by Deleted User 15867
Sat Oct 15, 2022 12:30 am
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MeTV Radio on 1250
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paul8539 » Tue Oct 11, 2022 5:06 am
I saw a spot on 12-2 (MeTV) that they now have MeTV Radio on AM 1250. Did somebody buy out the religious station that was on 1250?
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Last post by Ben Zonia
Wed Oct 12, 2022 8:32 pm
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WNEM 5 has wrong story
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matt1 » Tue Sep 20, 2022 6:58 am
They instead told about the Bay City Police incident Saturday night!!
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Last post by Deleted User 15555
Sun Oct 09, 2022 9:53 am
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Childrens Programming Violations
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sinklair » Tue Sep 27, 2022 9:19 pm
Sinclair once again is slapped by the FCC for violating children programming violations when it ran a Hot Wheels Commercial.
It’s simply amazing...
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Last post by m60
Sun Oct 09, 2022 8:15 am
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WWE's Sara Lee dies
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matt1 » Thu Oct 06, 2022 6:31 pm
The very first celebrity from the small village of Hope, MI, WWE's wrestler Sara Lee has died at 30 years old.
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Fri Oct 07, 2022 1:31 am
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Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:53 pm
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Exodus at Pierson Road continues
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OnTopic » Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:30 am
Stephanie Parkinson is leaving.
This leaves Dave Bondy and Mike Woolfolk as the only anchors for the entire station.
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Last post by Deleted User 15876
Tue Sep 27, 2022 12:32 am
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ABC 12/College Football
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JobyOne » Sat Sep 24, 2022 10:38 pm
How many times in a game does ABC 12 come back to game coverage late from a local break? I've counted 4 times tonight so far (including one break...
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Last post by JobyOne
Sat Sep 24, 2022 10:38 pm
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Last post by paul8539
Fri Sep 23, 2022 12:26 am
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Ripping off Tigers fans
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Under New Management » Tue Jun 21, 2022 12:01 pm
Once again, when Sinclair has the opportunity to do something good, they f it up.
Sinclair says it has developed an app to allow Tigers fans to...
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Last post by sinklair
Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:43 am
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Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:31 am
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Last post by organman95
Tue Sep 20, 2022 11:01 pm
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Cars 108 Mornings
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smallwonder » Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:55 pm
Yet another new morning show has started on Cars 108. This time, it is Lisa Marie paired up with Nathan JJ Shades Reed, formerly running the Cox...
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Last post by smallwonder
Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:55 pm
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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sun Sep 18, 2022 8:35 pm
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Happy Labor Day
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sinklair » Mon Sep 05, 2022 6:38 am
Happy Labor Day to all my broadcast journalism colleagues. Enjoy the day earning holiday pay without managers hovering over your heads.
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Last post by sinklair
Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:12 am
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Local podcasts
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Under New Management » Sun May 29, 2022 10:11 am
Looking for recommendations for good, local podcasts.
Here’s one from a local sports reporter who has done episodes on the rivalry between Saginaw...
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Last post by Jack5o2soco
Tue Sep 06, 2022 4:59 pm
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Last post by Martin Stett
Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:55 pm
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Goodnight and Good Luck
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sinklair » Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:53 am
In the sign off of legendary news man Edward R Murrow, “goodnight and good luck” my broadcasting friends.
For the last couple of years, a group of...
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Last post by cathouse1974
Sun Sep 04, 2022 1:37 am
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Kelly & Ryan coming back to ABC 12??
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matt1 » Sun Aug 21, 2022 10:08 pm
I heard rumors that Live With Kelly & Ryan is coming back this September at 9:00 on ABC 12 instead of Good Morning Mid Michigan ABC 12 News . Any...
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Last post by DAC
Fri Sep 02, 2022 7:15 pm
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Last post by Willie108
Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:37 pm
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Do malcontents add ANYTHING to this forum?
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Matt » Fri Aug 26, 2022 10:54 pm
The question is straightforward: does an individual that was fired at a bottom feeder market deserve a forum to shit on people AND PUBLICLY NAME THEM...
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Last post by sinklair
Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:43 pm
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Tue Aug 30, 2022 6:31 am
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NBC 10pm
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sinklair » Sun Aug 28, 2022 9:45 am
NBC is floating a proposal to cut network programming at 10pm and give that time back to local affiliates.
That plan is being met with mixed...
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Last post by Herm
Mon Aug 29, 2022 6:35 am
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Always needs context
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sinklair » Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:13 am
25-66 anchor and digital manager Dave Bondy should know the power of words. But a recent Twitter post is stirring up controversy.
Bondy isn’t...
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Last post by MotorCityRadioFreak
Sun Aug 28, 2022 1:01 am
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Anything new happening at 25?
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cathouse1974 » Sat Jul 30, 2022 1:40 pm
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Last post by cathouse1974
Tue Aug 23, 2022 1:19 pm
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Z93 (WKQZ) no OTA broadcast
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teetoppz28 » Wed Aug 17, 2022 12:24 pm
I tuned into Z93 The Morning After show and it was blank air. Tuned in via the app and the station was streaming. I caught the host Adam saying...
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Last post by MotorCityRadioFreak
Tue Aug 23, 2022 2:15 am
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News director opening
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journalist » Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:51 pm
On LinkedIn it shows there's an opening for a news director at the Sinclair station in flint.
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Last post by sinklair
Mon Aug 22, 2022 6:45 am
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