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Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Luke » Mon Jul 11, 2022 6:25 pm

Everybody knows Ahmad is good, but Rachelle is/was seriously underrated and didn’t deserved to get kicked by Sinclair. I’m very happy to see her getting back in the game.



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by MWmetalhead » Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:01 pm

She appears pretty easy on the eyes, too. Just sayin'. :)

Going from the last place station in Flint / Tri-Cities to a network O&O station in a top 15 market is a major upgrade.



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Realist » Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:40 pm

MWmetalhead wrote:
Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:01 pm
She appears pretty easy on the eyes, too. Just sayin'. :)

Going from the last place station in Flint / Tri-Cities to a network O&O station in a top 15 market is a major upgrade.
Oh yes. She was a great way to wake up in the morning up in the Tri City market. She was a damn good anchor that SBC stupidly downsized. She recently married a cop.



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by MrTaterSalad » Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:26 am

Are we going to see any familiar, local faces pop up on 62 CBS that have been laid off or left broadcasting over the past few years? Ben Bailey, Christy McDonald, Kevin Deitz, Scott Lewis type of hires?



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Deleted User 15783 » Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:57 am

MrTaterSalad wrote:
Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:26 am
Are we going to see any familiar, local faces pop up on 62 CBS that have been laid off or left broadcasting over the past few years? Ben Bailey, Christy McDonald, Kevin Deitz, Scott Lewis type of hires?
Maybe not.
What do the personnel announced so far have in common?



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Newsman123 » Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:29 am

No. Those folks cost money. Aside from the main anchors, all reporters are gonna be low paid MMJ’s. They did make an early run at a former investigative reporter (now back in the market), but couldnt even come close to paying him.



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Michiganviewer » Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:55 pm

MrTaterSalad wrote:
Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:26 am
Are we going to see any familiar, local faces pop up on 62 CBS that have been laid off or left broadcasting over the past few years? Ben Bailey, Christy McDonald, Kevin Deitz, Scott Lewis type of hires?
Hughe perkins coming out of retirement :rollin

Note that was a joke.



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Post by Deleted User 7620 » Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:55 pm

More to come!



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by Deleted User 7620 » Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:48 pm

https://www.newscaststudio.com/2022/07/ ... newscasts/

CBS News Detroit Now on CW 50

CBS62 launch in August or September



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by MWmetalhead » Thu Jul 14, 2022 6:17 am

The Now newscast (gee, where have I heard that name used on a newscast before?) judging from the article you linked appears to be a rebrand of the existing low budget 10PM newscast.



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I am so confused...

Post by n8fnr » Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:15 pm

So Detroit News Now will be on WKBD? Will they have two to three broadcasts a day or will they be on a subchannel full time?

And CBS 62 will also have a news broadcast? Will that be on a subchannel or what. Why would CBS local news be on two different stations?

https://www.newscaststudio.com/2022/07/ ... newscasts/



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by edj » Thu Jul 14, 2022 6:21 pm

I miss the days when 50 had a real newscast. Not the biggest budget but solid anchors and Jim Madaus doing weather. When 2 went FOX and started the 10PM news it slowly killed them.



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Post by Deleted User 7620 » Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:12 pm

n8fnr wrote:
Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:15 pm
So Detroit News Now will be on WKBD? Will they have two to three broadcasts a day or will they be on a subchannel full time?

And CBS 62 will also have a news broadcast? Will that be on a subchannel or what. Why would CBS local news be on two different stations?

https://www.newscaststudio.com/2022/07/ ... newscasts/

Yes CBS62 will have a full news broadcast.

Read more about it, here.

https://www.freep.com/story/entertainme ... 506166001/



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by km1125 » Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:44 pm

The embedding approach involves giving geographical beats to reporters instead of sending them on various assignments across southeast Michigan....

"They're able to shoot, write, edit, report and package up their own pieces, instead of having to have several people involved in the creation of content. Everybody is going to be a utility player," said Watson.
Sounds like a broadcast version of "Patch"



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Re: Hmmm,is the news drought at CBS62 about to come to an end?

Post by MWmetalhead » Fri Jul 15, 2022 6:46 am

I miss the days when 50 had a real newscast. Not the biggest budget but solid anchors and Jim Madaus doing weather. When 2 went FOX and started the 10PM news it slowly killed them.
The 10 O'Clock News on WKBD around 1990 and into the early 90's was an excellent newscast. Even the opening music was sensational.

By 1997 or 1998, wheels started to slowly fall off.

By 2000, it was a downright poor product.



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