Kaheem H. posted an article on New York News Watchers - Jul 13, 2009, 7:31 pm
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Kaheem H. posted an article on New York News Watchers - Jul 13, 2009, 7:31 pm
Just a quick update, the My9 News has a new time slot starting today. You can catch Brenda Blackmon and Harry Martin at 11P.M. now. I wonder how long this will go on.
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Kaheem H. posted an article on New York News Watchers - Jun 27, 2009, 10:10 am
Marvell Scott is now known as the former weekend sportscaster on Channel 7.  He is actually a sports medicine physician who has been trying to balance both TV and medicine for the past 13 years. “I came to the realization that medicine had to be my major pursuit in the short term,”  he told t...
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Kaheem H. posted an article on New York News Watchers - Jun 24, 2009, 8:53 am
PIX reporter Kathy Hobbs is moving from the news team on June 30th.  She will be hosting the weekly real estate and design series ”Metro Residential.”  Kathy is not only the host, but also the owner and executive producer.  The show will debut on July 12th at 9 a.m. Kathy went to FIT while...
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Kaheem H. posted an article on New York News Watchers - Jun 20, 2009, 8:12 am
20 off-camera news people got bad news from their employers WNYW and WWOR.  They were laid off and it was blamed on the recession.  The stations’ spokeswoman said, “”This is a tough decision to make, and a sign of the economic times.”   The layoffs came in news production, sales, facili...
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Kaheem H. posted an article on New York News Watchers - Jun 17, 2009, 8:00 am
What would you rather see at 5p.m. on WNBC?(polls)
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Kaheem H. posted an article on New York News Watchers - Jun 16, 2009, 2:03 pm
Channel 4 will launch a new show called “LX New York” on September 14th at 5 p.m.  This will replace the newscast.  Vickie Burns, VP of content and audience development at NBC Local Media New York, told the Daily News, “Five o’clock has been the struggling time period for years, that is n...
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Kaheem H. posted an article on New York News Watchers - Jun 12, 2009, 10:09 am
Coming from a station that hasn’t been scaling back as much as neighboring stations, My9 has announced the departure of reporters Jennifer Jordan and Megan Vega. “I was told I was a victim of timing, according to management,” she told the Daily News The cuts come from parent company, News C...
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Kaheem H. posted an article on New York News Watchers - Jun 12, 2009, 9:51 am
The countdown on our sidebar ended and the day has finally arrived after being pushed forward once. Stations begin broadcasting fully in digital signals today. Here’s the line-up of the times when stations will be making the switch: WCBS-TV: 2 P.M. WNBC: 12 P.M. WNYW: 12:30 P.M. WABC-TV: 12:3...
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Kaheem H. posted an article on New York News Watchers - Jun 9, 2009, 10:34 am
A local news service will launch on June 22nd.   Channels 2, 4, 5 and 11 have joined forces to create the LNS.  The stations may share video, but each station will operate independently, putting its own spin to the stories. The LNS will be run by an independent managing editor who will determi...
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Kaheem H. posted an article on New York News Watchers - May 29, 2009, 7:39 pm
Jeffrey Lyons syndicated show “Reel Talk” has been canceled by WNBC.  He will be leaving the station in June after the last edition airs.  He’s been at Channel 4 for the past 13 years. “I can’t be bitter,” he told the Daily News Thursday night. “I have a wonderful job and I’m dete...
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