Some of us were wondering when, so this is when.
WTVJ is following WPLG and dropping the news at 5pm. In it’s place will be the Ellen show.
All of the resources from the 5pm newscast will be moved to a new 7pm one that will be a half hour and followed by Access Hollywood.
The changes will take effect September 10th 2007.
Official announcement on NBC6.net: NBC 6 To Launch 7 P.M. Local Newscast
I don’t know what the ratings at 7pm are like but it does make sense to have news at that time – when most people are already home from work and not stuck in traffic. Which is why I was wondering why Channel 7 added news at 4pm and not 7pm. But what do I know. (thanks Brandon for reminding me of my idea 😛 )
I’ve always wondered about news in America being either too early or too late because Europe often times the main newscasts are at 7pm and even 8pm some places.
7news has been doing pretty good at 4pm against Oprah and Judy from I’ve been told.
So now would 4 and 7 also drop 5pm news? 🙂
It makes sense. I wonder why it didn’t happen sooner. Why do you need 4 English speaking stations and a bunch of Spanish stations all doing the same stories at the same, going live from the same locations etc?
It’s too easy to get local news on the net when it happens. No need to wait until 5 or 6, just like there is no reason to wait and get old news at 6:30 from the networks.
I am sure some will freak (especially those fearing for their jobs) and claim we the people are worse off somehow with less local TV news. I disagree. There is no need to know about every car wreck, shooting, kitchen fire or kid that wandered off from his mom at the mall. I think the less local TV news sometimes the better off we are.
It makes sense. I wonder why it didn’t happen sooner. Why do you need 4 English speaking stations and a bunch of Spanish stations all doing the same stories at the same, going live from the same locations etc?
It’s too easy to get local news on the net when it happens. No need to wait until 5 or 6, just like there is no reason to wait and get old news at 6:30 from the networks.
I am sure some will freak (especially those fearing for their jobs) and claim we the people are worse off somehow with less local TV news. I disagree. There is no need to know about every car wreck, shooting, kitchen fire or kid that wandered off from his mom at the mall. I think the less local TV news sometimes the better off we are.
I hope they give the 7pm show more of a chance to develop an audience than they did with their multiple previous attempts at 4/4:30pm shows.
I just hope Jackie isn’t anchoring it. That would just doom it from the start.
Julia should do it. And it’ll be great to have an alternative to the godawful tabloid shows…
WTVJ is also following in the footsteps of WPEC, as they’re the only station in the neighboring West Palm Beach market to have a 7pm newscast.
WNBC in NYC is doing this too.
This is great news! Now when I get home from work I can view the News and not have to wait until 10:00 pm on WSVN.
Sure wish Joel Connable would be selected as the anchor. I would love a dose of him, each and every night.
Keep dreaming. WTVJ is stuck with the horrendous Jackie Nespral. Sure wish they’d get rid of her along with that miserable 5pm newscast.
They choose to be stuck with Nespral. WNBC is using Chuck Scarborough at 7, and apparently no sports and little weather in that half-hour. We won’t lose the weather, I’m sure. Maybe this would be a good time to point out how crappy the sportscasters inthis town are. Jill Martin is leaving, and she was a pro. Jim Berry, good when he isn’t singing. Kim Bokamper, an ex-jock who works at improving, unlike Joe Rose and Jim Mandich, who are both hacks. 7’s product stinks, 10 is off the map without Cefalo, 6 only has Andrea Brody for quality (Kuperstein is a twit!) Perhaps if 6 rebuilt itself one piece at a time, by putting Conable on at 7 for starters, they would not be such a target of ridicule.
Jim Mandich has not done local sports on television in several years. Get your facts straight before you start throwing stones!
Mr. Nasca, I merely ran out of steam. Mandich walked off the set of the old Monday night show because of a sponsor flap, but he was lousy at reading copy, just as he is at broadcasting on radio. If you are part of the jockocracy as Howard Cosell labeled it, nothing I say will pry you into reality. Jocks exist in a different plane than us, i.e., Michael Vick, Barry Bonds, etc. The few who put the work in, such as Bokamper and Cefalo, are to be admired in my book. They are making the effort to be professional broadcasters. Rose and Mandich are no better than a drunk at a bar pontificating about fantasy sports. They got where they are on the goodwill being an ex-Dolphin in this town brings you. If we want to talk about radio in this town, we can start with Mandich and Rose, because they have plenty of company in the hack category.
Gee, putting Mandich in the same category as Michael Vick and Barry Bonds – now that’s some stretch but I guess in your fantasy world, anything is possible.
All I was doing was correcting a statement that you wrote that was factually incorrect and suggest to you that before you post, get some steam!
I do happen to like Mandich on the radio as do many people including listeners and sponsors.
If I’m not mistaken, Mandich did not “walk of the set”. Presidente Beer sponsored the Sports show and Mandich was a green lizard guy.
I love Mandich on radio (talk and color commentary) but TV was never his forte’. (hello Frank)
WTVJ screwed Segreto when they wouldnt let him do the Doplhins play by play and then cut him from 6 & 11 anyway.
Cefalo is being run out by WPLG. That John Henry Smith is a total embarassment. I wonder if the guy that had a stiffy over Manso hired him as well.
Jill Martin may be a fav on the SoBe charity circuit, but her leaving for MSG is no great loss. Jim Berry should have stayed in Chicago.
it’s a amazing that Steve Shapiro is the best sports anchor in the market.
For once I agree with the Connable fanatic. He would be a good fit at 7pm. Although I still maintain that Bob Mayer is the best anchor/reporter at NBC6.
Remember that car chase a couple of weeks ago? I guess Bob left before 1pm. Patricia Andreu and the traffic chick were horrible. They were clueless. They had no idea where they were…heck the chase might as well been happening on mars.
I doubt they can convince Mayer to stick around until 7pm. I hear Ralph Renick is available
7 p.m. or 5 p.m. doesn’t matter to me. I never watch channel 6. It’s like scratching your nails down a chalk board kind of news!!!!!
LOL think u i totally agree HAVA
I don’t care if Jackie or Joel is on u won’t see me watchin
WTVJ news
unless if they were to hire BEATRIZ CANAL then i would defiently check them out
Not sure how this thread became a Sports guy critic, but I’ll give my quick take. I actually think the sports guys in this town are very talented. Shapiro and Barry are pros. Manso will be just fine as Cefalo’s replacement, while a lot of people in this town love Joe Rose. Maybe the back up guys need some work, but I have no problem with any of the main guys.
yeah Shapiro is cool
even though i dont watch sports
and MANSO
is good to