The News Starts NOW: Sweeps Edition, Week 3

Let's admit it: there aren't that many things we'd rather see on TV than John Kniceley getting tasered. And, God love 'em, the kids at the Big Six are promising us just that on Tuesday night's 10 o'clock cast. But think how much better it could be if they'd only take the idea a step or two further. What if, for instance, they allowed viewers to choose which reporter, anchor, or weatherdude got

Test?

Is John Knicely mentally retarded?During Wednesday's 6 p.m. newscast, Channel Sux's lead anchor read a story about the death of Walt Disney nephew Roy Disney. J-Pa actually said that Roy "was seven years younger than his father and uncle."Really. Can't anyone in management come up with a better way to allocate SuxNews salary dollars? Based on a report from an alert reader, at least something's

Tutoring

Would someone at SuxNews please sit down with gooberish morning weatherguesser Rusty Lord and explain to him that through and throughout are not synonyms?The poor boy can't seem to get through a Guesscast without invoking the phrase, "as we move throughout the day," when he intends to refer to moving "through" the day.Maybe slick hick Jimmy Thiedlecki could counsel him on-air, opening with

Snow

Let the wagering begin. Snowfall predictions from Omaha stations, as posted on their websites at 9 p.m. Wednesday...Channel 3:  4-8"Channel 6:  5-10"Channel 7:  4-8"Channel 42:  No guess

Tan, Rested, and Ready

We're back from our self-imposed hiatus and ready for action. Some random notes, just for warm-up:• There's nothing like a trip to the panhandle to renew one's appreciation for the news operations in the 76th largest market in the US. Take KDUH in Scottsbluff, for example. There's an anchor there who must be at least 17 and who has all the charisma of chalk. Her delivery is so stiff, she makes

Flooded By Bad Reporting

What the hell is happening? There are so many instances of horrible reporting that we can't keep up...• An alert reader reminded us of KETV's Owen Lei, who kept referring to the engineer of a train as "the conductor."• On Friday's "Action 3 News" at 5 p.m., reporter Kayla Thomas was sporting a green coat with matching hat, the latter of which looked like the hats worn by the "Wild and Crazy"

Alphabet

"Reporting live" this morning from 80th and Dodge, SuxNews reporter Nadia Singh warned "Daybreak" viewers of slick conditions on I-80, I-480, and "I-JFK."


Has anyone ever advised this woman to think about what she's going to say before she's on the air? It might be worth a shot.

Retractable Stadium Info

Okay, so it turns out that WOWT's John Knicely was citing one of several available figures regarding the number of tickets being sold for next Monday's Cotton Bowl game.Knicely put the number at 68,000 on a Tuesday newscast, which we took to be yet another sign of his ineptitude, considering that the official Cotton Bowl website lists the stadium capacity at 71,252. According to several alert

KM3 Now Back in HD on Cox

KMTV, in an abrupt about-face, announced during Sunday's Pittsburgh-Denver AFC Championship game that its HD signal is now available via Cox Cable. The announcement, made via a scroll at the bottom of the screen and reiterated by a more formal announcement during Monday's Todd 'n' Tyler show on radio station Z-92, reverses a policy instituted by KM3's previous owner, Emmis Communications. Emmis

Incomplete

Wednesday's 5 p.m. SuxNews "Live at Five" broadcast opened with another vintage performance by the crack squad at 35th and Farnam.


Reporting on a fight at "Millard High School" in which an administrator was apparently tasered by a student, reporter Justin Joseph, with assists from anchors John Knicely and Tracy Madden, managed to deliver the entire package without bothering to mention which

Aren't KPTM and KXVO Doing This Already?

Read all about Pappas Telecasting's latest "innovation" here.