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by dwp49423
Wed Dec 22, 2021 7:39 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Fox 17 commercial break
Replies: 5
Views: 3066

Re: Fox 17 commercial break

I remember reading on their website that 17's switcher was on the friz. They ran a syndicated episode of Dateline NBC at 10pm and then started another at 11, interupting around 11:15 for a delayed newscast. Wonder if they only ran 30 minutes and then used 15 minutes of filler to get back on schedule ...
by dwp49423
Sun Nov 28, 2021 6:08 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Brent Ashcroft leaving WZZM
Replies: 14
Views: 5684

Brent Ashcroft leaving WZZM

Brent Ashcroft posted the following earlier today to his Facebook page: LIFE UPDATE 2022 will be the beginning of a new chapter for me. My contract is up at WZZM and I have chosen not to re-sign. My last day at the station will be Thursday, December 23. It would be impossible for me to thank ...
by dwp49423
Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:38 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Sinclair's WWMT hit by ransomware
Replies: 7
Views: 3129

Sinclair's WWMT hit by ransomware

Happened to see a Facebook post that News 3 Sunday Morning did not air due to what they called "technical difficulties". Just read on a Facebook group that Sinclair's corporate network got hit with a ransomware attack over the weekend. No TelePrompts, video servers or graphics. Some stations worked ...
by dwp49423
Sat Sep 11, 2021 2:04 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Morning shows,
Replies: 11
Views: 4862

Re: Morning shows,

MasterB wrote: Fri Sep 10, 2021 12:16 am Has My West Michigan been canceled
When the pandemic first began, they posted that they had suspended production because the show's format would be too hard to do via social distancing.
by dwp49423
Sat Sep 04, 2021 5:34 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Morning shows,
Replies: 11
Views: 4862

Re: Morning shows,

Totally agree. Been watching News 8 Daybreak as well, although for me it is because 17 pushed the start time back from 4:30 to 5:00. I usually am heading out the door around 5:00. Plus their 4pm newscast is not that great with the new format. I've found Judge Judy to be more entertaining viewing for ...
by dwp49423
Thu Jul 29, 2021 8:22 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: On Screen Faces Departing FOX 17
Replies: 39
Views: 18733

Re: On Screen Faces Departing FOX 17

Ryan Cummings just announced on FB that he is moving from the 10&11 newcasts to mornings. No word yet who is taking Deanna's place. My guess would be Savannah or Ruta.
by dwp49423
Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:40 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: On Screen Faces Departing FOX 17
Replies: 39
Views: 18733

Re: On Screen Faces Departing FOX 17

There are some new anchors/in-studio reporters I’m not recognizing (nor are they included in the FOX 17’s On-Air-Staff roster) during the newly formatted FOX 17 News at 4. News@4 anchor Doug Reardon posted a few behind the scenes shots of the new format to FB. As I suspected, it's done on a green sc ...
by dwp49423
Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:29 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: On Screen Faces Departing FOX 17
Replies: 39
Views: 18733

Re: On Screen Faces Departing FOX 17

Darren Cunningham and Sarah Grimmer both still work for Scripps. They are at WXYZ Detroit and WSYM Lansing, respectively.
by dwp49423
Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:36 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: On Screen Faces Departing FOX 17
Replies: 39
Views: 18733

Re: On Screen Faces Departing FOX 17

With Brody and Alyssa gone, it appears WXMI may have a shortage of news anchors. This week their morning news hasn't been starting until 5am. Yet their "here's what you missed" promos for the morning news still say "starting at 4:30am". In the 4:30am timeslot, the parent company Scripps produced ...
by dwp49423
Tue May 11, 2021 7:29 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Fox 17 Meteorologist Eric Kostrzewa Leaving Station
Replies: 7
Views: 8454

Re: Fox 17 Meteorologist Eric Kostrzewa Leaving Station

Well my prediction was nowhere near accurate. Erik posted on his FB page today that he will be on Weather Nation, which from what I can tell is a Denver based streaming service with programming in the style of what The Weather Channel used to be.
by dwp49423
Tue May 11, 2021 7:19 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Happy 70th birthday to Bill Steffen!
Replies: 8
Views: 3533

Re: Happy 70th birthday to Bill Steffen!

Did Bill work at a station in a different market before landing at WZZM back in 1975? My guess is he will retire when he hits 50 years in TV (either general or West Michigan).
by dwp49423
Sat May 01, 2021 9:37 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Fox 17 Meteorologist Eric Kostrzewa Leaving Station
Replies: 7
Views: 8454

Re: Fox 17 Meteorologist Eric Kostrzewa Leaving Station

Scripps owned WSYM Fox 47 would make sense as they just recently started an in house news division (previously outsourced to WILX NBC-10). It is where Fox17 weekend anchor Sarah Grimmer wound up. Presently, all five of WXMI's meteorologists are listed on Fox47News.com. My understanding is they ...
by dwp49423
Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:58 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Sarah Grimmer leaving Fox 17.
Replies: 1
Views: 3020

Re: Sarah Grimmer leaving Fox 17.

While she hasn't said publicly yet where she is going, some comments on her FB page point to Scripps owned WSYM Fox 47 in Lansing. Seems odd going to a smaller market but according to Wikipedia, WSYM moved production of its newscasts back in house earlier this year (after outsourcing to WILX NBC 10 ...
by dwp49423
Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:47 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Meteorologist Laura Velasquez joining Fox 17 WXMI Feb 15
Replies: 40
Views: 20094

Re: Meteorologist Laura Velasquez joining Fox 17 WXMI Feb 15

Isn't Laura originally from this area? Wondering if she wanted to return to her roots.
by dwp49423
Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:35 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Scott Winters Joins Parler and asks others to follow
Replies: 46
Views: 13746

Re: Scott Winters Joins Parler and asks others to follow

inmyopinion wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:33 pm Dumb question, but for those of us who don't know, who is Scott Winters?
Was part of the Q Morning Zoo on WKLQ around 20 years ago, then part of the GRD morning show, later WOOD-FM with fellow former KLQ and GRD morning show personality Rick Beckett. Now on WFGR in the afternoons.