WOWT's N.D. Has a College Degree and What Good Has That Done?
No one will ever accuse KPTM of setting its sights too high. The continuing presence of Calvert "Larry Bud" Collins proves that.Having run off its latest news director in less than two years, Fox42 is running the ad below in the hope of finding a replacement. It's good to know that a GED is accepted in at least one line of work.
Ron Burgundy Lives!
Anyone who wonders if WOWT anchor John Knicely is dumber than paste got additional evidence to consider during Tuesday's 6 p.m. newscast. After reporter Gary Johnson recapped the media stakeout that filled Nebraska Lottery headquarters most of the day, he noted that eventually, an attorney "retained by the the winner or winners" contacted the lottery office and confirmed that his clients, indeed,
The Jim Flowers Game
Anyone looking for a drinking game need look no further than Jim Flowers' weather segments on Channel 6. This time of year, nobody gets more stirred up about changing weather than Jimmy. And when Jimmy's excited, Jimmy loves to beat a phrase or two into a fine paste. So, to play the game, just take one sip every time Jimmy says one of these phrases:• head into the• for the balance of• build in•
Three for 3: Suggestions for Getting KM3 Out of the Hole (Part 1 of 2)
It's been two or three decades for Channel 3. Putting a finger on just when things went wrong can be difficult. Some say it started in 1975, when it took the station months to figure out that it needed to bump its home-grown "Creature Feature" back to midnight to make room for a new network show called "Saturday Night Live." Other say it was when the station moved west to 108th Street from its
Meanwhile, in a Bathroom Stall at KM3, Travis Keeps, Um, Writing...
During our daily check of "TRAV'S TELEPROMPTER SCRIPT" (yes, it's embarrassing, but it's like a car accident--you want to look away but you just CAN'T), we found this sentence: TODAY, I THINK THE MEDIA FOR THE RIGHT REASONS AND AND THE WRONG REASONS HAS MORE TO DO WITH A PRESIDENTS PLACE IN HISTORY THAN HIS ACTIONS IN OFFICE.Our questions: (1) WHAT THE HELL DOES IT MEAN?!(2) Did they REALLY
Winners
Now seems like a good time to take a gaze around the market and name our 2009 Incompetent All-Star News Team.Morning Anchor (Male): WOWT's Lithpy Loudmouth Jimmy ThiedleckiMorning Anchor (Female): KMTV's Slow-Talking Kerri (Did she borrow her lips from Joan Rivers?) Stowell Morning Weatherguesser: WOWT Ejacucaster Rusty Lord, who appears to be developing a man-crush on Thiedlecki. Maybe Jimmy's
Brace Yourselves: Something Improved at Channel 6
No, they didn't fire John Knicely. Or Rachel Pierce. Or Jimmy Siedlecki. Or Gary Smollen. Or Brian New. Or Sheila Brummer.But anyone comparing Maniko Barthalemy's recent taped reports to those she delivered when she first arrived can't help but notice the improvement in her diction. Gone is the streety, whiny "Queen Shaniqua" sound, and in its place is a much more palatable delivery.While her
Let the Sickening, Self-Aggrandizing Retrospective Bullshit Promos Begin
We're really lucky these didn't start sooner. WOWT has started running promos in which the "retiring" "anchor" Pat Persaud proclaims that her "time at Channel 6 will soon come to an end." Pat oozes platitudes for another 30 seconds or so while a v-roll montage shows us Pat over the past 19 years and dozens of hairstyles (mullets included). At one point declaring, "I've done it all!", Pat seems to
More Complete Coverage? To What Point?
We decried it when Channel 6 sent Paul Baltes into the living room of a grieving mother back in March, so it'd be unfair to ignore the fact that both Channel 7 and Channel 3 did the same thing on Friday when they sent Brandi Petersen and Michelle Bandur, respectively, to milk the tears of a 12-year-old boy whose brother was run over by a school bus. Gee whiz, it doesn't get much more sickening
Letter
Here's a nice letter to WOWT that an alert reader cc'd us on...Thanks so much for the showing of your toddler program, "The Omaha Buzz" @ 11:35PM On Aug 3, 2008...I was riveted to my set as I watched your children stumble through, and announce the coming events for mid-May and early June 2008...Keep up the good work!It's good to see we're not the only ones who notice the institutional ineptitude
Satellhype Photography
There's not much that we feel warrants comment today, but we do have one question that's been nagging us: Is WOWT's "Neighborhood Tracker" as overblown as we think it is? From what we can tell, the Big Six has purchased a high-resolution satellite image of Omaha, which it then zooms in on and/or decorates as a substitute for actually going out and getting information. Sometimes, we get the
Fake
An alert reader sends us this link to a cracked.com piece entitled "5 Things the Media Loves Pretending Are News."
Several are similar to the sorts of crap we rail about here, including "Let's Ask the Idiots about Science, "Now for the Weather," and "Passing Advertisements off as News."
There are many wonderful and amazing things about living in the 21st century. Shitty news
Several are similar to the sorts of crap we rail about here, including "Let's Ask the Idiots about Science, "Now for the Weather," and "Passing Advertisements off as News."
There are many wonderful and amazing things about living in the 21st century. Shitty news
Like High School, Only with Money
One of our many alert readers tells us that NET—the latest name for Nebraska's public television outlet—was schedule to televise UNL wrestling last week only to have the plug pulled by the UNL athletic department. Their reason? They apparently didn't want Kevin Kugler covering a University of Nebraska event, perhaps due something(s) he said about Nebraska athletics on his AM1620/The Zone radio
What?
The gap between the quality of Channel Sux and that of KETVNewswatch7 is never more apparent than in the midst of a tornado warning like the one issued for Omaha on Monday afternoon.On Channel 7, chief guesser Bill Randby switched calmly between the station's clearly superior radar and its several live cams. Particularly helpful were shots from the 88th and I-80 unit, one at 90th and Dodge, and,
This Week's Investigasm
At KETV, Inspector Gadget's research paper this week is on "Driving Drunk." Viewers can tune in to see this gem on Wednesday at 10 p.m.
Help?
Channel 6 has started running promos thanking viewers for helping the station cover Friday's severe weather outbreak.There's no way to prove it but we figure people are probably "helping" because they weren't expecting SuxNews to get around to it for a day or two, as was the case earlier in the month when a tornado hit.
KETV Claims Top Spot
At least that's what they're saying in this news release regarding the latest ratings...
Television Viewers Make KETV No. 1 In Local News
Television Viewers Make KETV No. 1 In Local News
And on Monday, He'll Tell Us All About the Internets
Watching WOWT anchors John Knicely and Tracy Madden deliver their obligatory 30-second teaser in the midst of the Today Show, we were amused (but not surprised) to hear Knicely refer to the Summit of the Americas as the "Summit of the Americans. (He's also probably one of those dolts who calls his internet provider "American Online.) If you ask, he can also tell you about how San Diego was
Live. Local. Big and Thtupid.
Latest word mangled by a Channel 6 anchor: "Tourist."Morning anchor/Loud-Talker/Gomer-Pyle-Lookalike Jim "Last Word" Thiedlecki pronounced it "tower-ist" several times on Thursday's broadcast.But what could we reasonably expect from a guy who sounded so enthusiastic when tellling viewers about the October 24th "Cirque DAY Soleil" performance in Omaha?The folks in Branson and thereabouts must
KPTM Shakeup Underway?
An alert reader reports that KPTM has dismissed reporter Dave DeJohn, who is said to have told management that if he left, his wife, anchor Tracy Jacim would follow. Our source says that Jacim's year-long contract is set to expire this week and that this development suggests it won't be renewed at the behest of one party or another.
On 15 It's a Farrah Fawcett Wig; On 7 It's Farrah Fazal
While many of us were distracted by the flash and freneticism of Action 3 News, denizens of the Newsplex were cringing at the latest in a series of KETV staff gaffes, this one from newcomer Farrah Fazal.First some background. Last month, when we noted that Fazal had been hired, we got a great email from an alert reader in the great state of Washington, who had interesting info on Ms Fazal: Years
Duplication
It's probably a sign of how little news there was on Wednesday.Within minutes of each other, KETVNewswatchSeven and SuxNews managed to air stories about two different drivers whining about how the same pot-hole in a Home Depot parking lot damaged their cars.The KETV version is here and the WOWTard account is here.
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