Combing through our list of Thursday items...we'll find a common thread in here somewhere...LIGHTING UP "THIS": Buried deep within the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Cleveland.com, hidden under those annoying rollover ads, and probably in small print in the Dead Trees edition of the PD, is a note that Raycom Media MyNetwork TV affiliate WUAB/43 "My 43" will finally launch the "This TV" subchannel soon.We uncovered this item published Wednesday:This TV, a new classic-movie channel, will launch on WUAB … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: Monica Robins Takes WKYC 7 PM Co-Anchor Slot
Posted on March 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
This one was just posted by WKYC/3 "Director's Cut" blogger Frank Macek:The Cleveland NBC affiliate is tapping "Channel 3 News" health reporter Monica Robins as the new co-anchor of the station's 7 PM newscast. Robins will join incumbent 7 PM anchor Eric Mansfield.The opening is due to the exit of current 7 PM co-anchor Carole Sullivan. As expected, she'll be leaving Cleveland to follow her husband Mike to San Diego, where he's joining the coaching staff of the NFL's San Diego Chargers. The … [Read more...]
More Gannett Furloughs
Posted on March 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
This Monday is turning out to be full of bad news, unfortunately, and this one is on the economic side.According to an internal memo obtained by the folks at the FishbowlDC blog, troubled media giant Gannett is turning to its employees for more unpaid time...saying the "unprecedented economic downturn" has forced it to make more "difficult decisions". Quoting:One of those choices was between more layoffs or another round of furloughs. We chose, for most employees, a furlough program consisting … [Read more...]
Some Other Monday Stuff
Posted on March 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We were going to do our usual Monday "mix" item, but the previous entry got a bit larger than we expected.So, here's the rest of the "mix"...NEWS HITS HOME: We've noted a few occasions where a local news organization either becomes the story, or is directly affected by it.Among other items: recently, Raycom Media CBS affiliate WOIO/19-MyNet affiliate WUAB/43 saw a high profile killing just across the street from their main entrance at Reserve Square in downtown Cleveland, at Perk Park. The same … [Read more...]
Our Friday Menu
Posted on March 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
And for those who are curious, the Thursday night menu was a pair of coney dogs from a nearby local outdoor drive-in restaurant...the business' opening a sure sign of spring in Northeast Ohio.We can get Sonic chili dogs 12 months a year in Streetsboro, but these ones only from March through November...NOT SO FAST, OMW: At the moment, we'd like to pull back on the back patting a bit.In one of our Thursday items, we poured on the self-congratulation for correctly predicting the disposition of ABC … [Read more...]
Your Digital TV Update
Posted on March 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment
With the FCC laying down its latest guidelines for the Digital TV transition, the agency has now identified which stations will be signing off earlier than the new June 12 deadline for all full-power analog stations to shut down.(Unless the government changes its mind again in May or so.)And in most areas, including Northeast Ohio, the list (FCC PDF link here) doesn't come as any surprise.In the Cleveland/Akron (Canton) TV market, only Trinity Broadcasting O&O WDLI/17 Canton has elected to … [Read more...]
From Soup To Nuts
Posted on March 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Well, OK...from broadcast (mainly television) to print, from broadcast to cable...here's our latest midweek contribution...REMEMBERING TOM: Your Primary Editorial Voice(tm) has been without full-fledged Internet access for much of the past 24 hours, so we had to resort to posting-by-E-mail for our item on the death of former WKYC/3 personality Tom Haley on Tuesday.We'll confess to once being a regular viewer of WKYC's "Today in Cleveland", the folksy and friendly morning news show that used to … [Read more...]
Buckeyes Stay Put, Vikings Move
Posted on March 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We haven't checked the NCAA men's basketball tournament brackets in depth, but we're pretty sure the chances of the Cleveland State Vikings actually playing THE Ohio State University Buckeyes in the tournament are very, very small.But there's a face-off between the Buckeyes and Vikings on TV in the first round of the tournament, with both teams' games scheduled for Friday night. And in Cleveland...the Buckeyes apparently have the upper hand.Our friends over at CursedCleveland.com ("Losing … [Read more...]
Sports And Television Monday
Posted on March 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
As we hinted in our last Twitter update, there's not really much going on media-wise around these parts. Or, if there is, it hasn't made it to our attention.(Yes, that's a hint that you can E-mail us if you're seeing something we aren't! Consider it the OMW version of those radio "traffic tip lines", though we have no money for the best tip of the month...heck, we have no money, period!)For the moment, what we have is mostly sports related, along with some television...SPORTS DANCING: It's … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: News Sharing Virus Hits Columbus
Posted on March 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
First Cleveland, now Columbus.The TVNewsday and TVB/Television Broadcast trade websites report that Columbus is now the second Ohio TV market where two different newsrooms will "pool" news footage of events such as press conferences or other planned events.The players in Central Ohio dipping into the News Sharing Pool? Media General NBC affiliate WCMH/4, and Sinclair ABC affiliate WSYX/6-Fox affiliate WTTE/28.Quoting TVNewsday's report:The stations' assignment desks have built a back channel to … [Read more...]
