Im watching NBC6 at 11pm and they started out with Segreto and Yarbough standing up away from the anchor desk. Tossed to a report about hurricane Ophelia and then Segreto popped up near John Gerrard who was at the weather desk.
It seems like NBC6 is trying to make things a bit more dynamic.
that’s nothing new. they use their studio far and wide. especially early in the day with the handheld camera walking all over the studio and up above.
a little more lively than 4 and 10’s camera work, IMHO.
4 and 10 uses a steady cam?? WHats so grand about 4&10s cam work? And heres a thought, what bout a jib cam for NBC 6?? I think that would be helpful but then agian, no matter what they do, they need to reorganize thier news team, maybe get some new heads.
i havent been down in MFL in about 5 months but im sure things are the same, but i am excited bout the new packie,graphs and poss studio makeover! I have hope in NBC 6, eventually they will be back in the compt!
they could present the news while flying around the newsroom on wires…as far as i’m concerned, they’d still suck massive ass!
they are by far the most boring choice for news in South FLorida..
If they got rid of their current talent, show some skin, they would be fine. Thats what i mean, they need to show some chest. ha thats what south flordia news is. Just like LA
THey need to get rid of thier current talent and start showing some skin. that is what s flordia news is. just like LA.
its like they are in SFL but reporting like they are in NYC. not good
I could not agree any less with Anonymous!
I love NBC6!!!!! And I totally agree with Nate… they need a new graphics package. They have a really great studio which needs a little redesigning but hey that’s dueable! They need some new people though… heres what i think:
–Julia & Tony are both really good. I like them a lot. Jackie too, whenever she comes back. They are in desperate need of weather people! Roland was really good till he left. The new guy, Ryan Phillips is horrible. He can’t talk. John Gerard too…
–The morning people are great though! I know everybodys got their own opinions of them but I think Bob, Pam & Lonnie are great together! I couldn’t start my day without that show!
–They have some reporters that I just really don’t like though. Michael Williams & Ed O’Dell…. they have no personality and shouldn’t be on TV.
Anyway that’s my nice long opinion lol.
WTVJ is boring, boring, boring. I wish they would try to add some life the their anchors and reported or get rid of most of them. Tony Segretto has no charisma. Jackie is pretty, but thats all she is. She doesnt have a nice TV voice. Julia is good but need a little more life. Michael appears to be sleepy when he is doing the news. Bob Mayer is fine. Lonnie Quin gets on my nerves. Someone needs to point out to him that he’s not a circus. Joe Rose is just big tall and….
They have a big ass studio with ugly sets and ugly graphics. Too much wood and plexi glass, so old fashion. The weather guys are non existent. NO talent at all.
4 and 10 don’t use steadycams, at least I haven’t seen it. I don’t think they have the space to do steady cam unless it’s for promos
I agree about Michael hahah and by the way thats a great way of describing him! And the weather people for sure…
A lot of people think Lonnie is “a circus” but maybe its because I’m really tired in the morning or something but he makes me laugh… WHICH IS REALLY HARD TO DO BEFORE 11! lol
As far as energy and any talent – that guy Joel Conable’s very good. I wouldn’t mind seeing some of his skin, but at least he’s very energetic and hasa great personality. I heard he is doing a lot more anchoring since he got here.
I love NBC6. Sometimes I have trouble sleeping. I turn on their ‘cast and I’m out like a light before Break 1.
I’m sure they’re all nice people. But spare me the big hugs and put some caffiene in the show.
They really are boring. That’s why I watch channel 7…
I agree, NBC6 needs to be more dynamic with their broadcasts. They have a colorful set and such but the energy is lacking compared to WSVN. I tune in to the sports section which I like.
I must be the only one who likes NBC6 here. I can’t stand WSVN. I watch the news to get news, not sensationalism….I guess I’m old. 🙂
Don, I agree. I like channel 6. 7 just is all about the drama and the hype. Plus I think their anchors are horrid. Maybe I’m just too traditional.
you think TVJ is bad with talent? next time you visit Mickey Mouse toon in to WESH. Now thats bad talent, with some few exceptions.
Mickey Mouse meaning Orlando area.
To be fair, there is one thing that I enjoy watching on WSVN and that is Elita Loresca…..or shall I say two things 😉
Talking about traditonalism. I just took a gander at a news intro from WSVN NewsCenter 7 back in the late 1980’s when SVN was an NBC affiliate. The news intro was very long compared to the quick 5 second TVJ intros.
svn and tvj were both nbc affiliates back then?
Don,
I was born in 89, so I can’t tell you first hand, but I remember reading somewhere that at that point, SVN was NBC, TVJ was CBS, and FOR (then CIX) was FOX.
alas! with a little research, I found this out too:
there was a lot of switching going on at that time. what we now know as WFOR (4) was WCIX (6), and what is now WTVJ (6) was WTVJ (4). As part of an agreement between CBS and NBC, in september ’95 WCIX and and WTVJ switched. At this time, WCIX also changed their call letters to WFOR, to emphasize their new channel number.
I remember the switch between wcix/wfor and wtvj. their affiliations stayed the same, just swapped signals (which at the time resulted in me not getting either channel with a good reception, to this day, I get bad reception on 4 which is probalby why I don’t watch them now lol) growing up in the 80’s I would watch my cartoons on channel 6 (cbs) 🙂 what i don’t know was that wsvn was also an nbc affiliate. I’m sure wtvj has always been the nbc affiliate here, so then why was svn also nbc? maybe it was like today’s nbc6/wb39 type deal? or maybe they simulcasted whatever was on tvj?
Related topic. John Gerard appears to be the acting chief. Why is that?
What about John Guaraldi? He has been there for 9 years. What’s the story with him? Is he done?
in 1988 this was the sofla tv scenario:
wtvj-4 cbs
wcix-6 indy
wsvn-7 nbc
wplg-10 abc
on jan 1, 1989, things changed to:
wtvj-4 nbc
wcix-6 cbs
wsvn-7 fox
wplg-10 abc
in sept 1995, the following tower/channel switch happened:
wtvj-6 nbc
wcix-4 cbs (changed call letters to wfor)
wsvn remained on ch 7 as a fox affil
wplg remained on ch 10 as an abc affil
wtvj had a better product for its day back in 1989 than it does today.
thanks for the clarification. I thought wtvj was only ever a nbc station 🙂
Speaking of Jackie Nespral, where is she? Did she leave the station? Did she have another kid? It has been awhile since I’ve seen the WTVJ 6pm/11pm news promo featuring Segreto and Nespral on channel 6.
ya, I was wondering where Jackie Nespral and Jennifer Valoppi are? I havent seen them in a while. Did they get fired or move?
i love nbc6. its vanilla and its simple and its NEWS. wsvn and its chessy hype makes me sick.
Valoppi’s contract was not renewed. Jackie Nespral is on maternity leave.
And NBC6 has the same news like all the other stations do, they all have the same news on. YOu can compare them side by side and come back and tell me what you found