An insider says WTVJ will debut new graphics (and music?) package on January 23rd. The graphics as expected will be the NBC O&O graphics that are in use at KNBC, WRC and other NBC owned stations.
Also on the 23rd WTVJ will introduce their new chief meteorologist. His name is Paul Deanno and he comes from KYW, the CBS affiliate in Philadelphia
Ist impressions so far: New graphics look boring from what i’ve seen from other NBC O&O Stations, TVJ has already been using and/or testing these graphics since the Shennandoah rapist was captured, its becoming a classic of TVJ to do this when they’re about to unveil graphics i wonder what music theme they’ll use and i hope they don’t chage it to KNBC’s new package, i just love the NBC News Now theme, and the new Chief Met-guy i’ve seen pictures of him, he’s handsome whatever that’s why they gave him the job and put aside John Gerard, and from what i’ve been reading in some other blogs; people in Philly know who this guy is. we don’t.
New gfx! I don’t think they will change to KNBC News Package, they might go w/ NBC – New Generation, or Full Flagship.. NBC News Now is getting old..
I think Paul will do a great job at TVJ. I worked with him during a Hurricane in Central Florida. He’s a super nice guy with a very comfortaable delivery. I’m sure the newsroom and the market will take well to him. He seems to really know his stuff.
So John Gerhard won’t be working at 6 anymore? Their show staffing is strange anyway.
Yes Gerard is the weekend evening meteorologist officially once the new Chief Met takes over
if they are using the O&O package, i hope they at least use it they way wcau-nbc10 in philly does (the weather graphics especially, are great!). tvj has a a habit of being very basic with the O&O packages they get. Like the one before with the orange and blue graphics? they sucked because they were too simple. when nbc13 in birmingham had it, it was awesome.
As for the package, if they use either The Tower (615) or the Rock (Stephen Arnold), I wonder if sister WPTV in West Palm would want to use NBC – New Generation (Gari) for their own Weather Plus channel should WPTV get around to doing so.
I am from Philly; and I just want to say that Paul Deanno, is a wonderful young man. He is very down to earth. Paul is especially good with children. We miss him here in the Philly area. We wish him nothing but the best.