Puzzle Half-Solved

An alert reader reminds us that one of the desk jockeys in the 1970s-vintage KETV promo is Omaha's first female anchor, Marcia Ladendorf, something we wouldn't have remembered if we'd had a hundred years to think about it. A very quick Google search turned up little recent info on her. Anyone know what became of Ms. Ladendorf?

Stuck

Poor Channel Sux. Every now and then, they try doing something that they think is hip or cutting edge, and it almost always ends up looking like really uptight adults trying to be cool around the neighbor kids.Such was the case when someone at SuxNews decided to have morning anchor Jimmy Thiedlecki interview comedian Bill Bellamy and then post the interview on their "web channel" (or as the rest

Let the Shameless Cross-Promotion Begin!

You couldn't have found happier people than the staff here when we learned that one of Journal Broadcasting's first moves after getting the keys to KMTV was to yank "For What It's Worth," Travis Justice's attempt to have opinions on whatever happened to occur to him on a given day.Unfortunately, it's been downhill ever since. First, they kept him on the air, stamping "Sports Director" on his

Of Course

Yes, Omaha's first on-air talking horse, Ejacucaster Andrea Rich, really did interrupt a Saturday Night Live repeat this weekend to tell viewers that there were "no active warnings" for the Channel Sux viewing area.Other things not happening that she failed to mention...--It wasn't snowing.--Fubar Fazal was not mumbling unintelligibly through the news on KETV.--No one at the Brockman estate was

Maltardism

SuxNews Amazing Bimbonic Anchorette Mayellorie Maddox Wednesday morning read a story several times regarding the Infinite convenience store that was denied a liquor license. Her pronunciation? "IN-fuh-night."Them big-city words shore is hard to say!Back to the farm, Ellie-May.

And You Thought the Dental Plan at Channel 6 Was Bad

"How stupid does one need to be to get a job reading the television news?"With a first line like that, we said when we received an email recommending this essay from London's Sunday Times, it's gotta be good. And it is. Among other things, it (sort of) reminds us why John Knicely remains on television year after year.You can read the entire piece by clicking here: Stupidity Has Its Place

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Guide

Since she has apparently made no effort to improve her delivery...OMAnews PresentsThe Mal-Speak Translation DictionaryUseful words and phrases to help you understand what Malorie Maddox is saying when Jimmy'th not thpitting on and/or talking over her.BASE-mint: the below-grade portion of a buildingBIN-ing-tun: town in NW Douglas CountyDUB-yo-DUB-ya-TEE: the call letters of the station where

Big

According to Mr. Knice-rug, Planters tonight introduces "Mr. Penis"!







That guy is the incompetent gift that just keeps on giving.

Gannett-Emmis Deal May Be Unlikely

An alert reader forwards a snippet from Television Business Report suggesting that the reported Gannett purchase of Emmis stations (including Omaha's KMTV) may not be happening after all. According to TBR, the primary obstacle to such a deal deal would be an FCC rule that prohibits companies from owning newspaper and broadcast outlets in the same market. Gannett already owns newspapers in at

Here comes Google TV

It’s been almost five months since we introduced Google TV to the world at Google I/O, and today we’re happy to give you an update on our progress. For those who haven’t yet heard of it, Google TV is a new way to think about TV: it’s a platform that combines your current TV programming and the open web into a single, seamless entertainment experience.

One of our goals with Google TV is to finally open up the living room and enable new innovation from content creators, programmers, developers and advertisers. By bringing Google Chrome and access to the entire Internet, you can easily navigate to thousands of websites to watch your favorite web videos, play Flash games, view photos, read movie reviews or chat with friends—all on the big screen.

Since our announcement, we’ve been overwhelmed by interest from partners on how they can use the Google TV platform to personalize, monetize and distribute their content in new ways. Most of these partner sites already work with Google TV, but many are choosing to further enhance their premium web content for viewing on the television. Today, we’re excited to announce several of these content partners.

• Turner Broadcasting has been hard at work optimizing some of their most popular websites for viewing on Google TV, including TBS, TNT, CNN, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, available anytime through Google TV.
• NBC Universal has collaborated with Google TV to bring CNBC Real-Time, an application that allows you to track your favorite stocks and access news feeds while enjoying the best financial news from CNBC directly on the TV screen.
• HBO will bring access to hundreds of hours of programming to Google TV with HBO GO. Authenticated subscribers will soon be able to access all of their favorite HBO content on-demand in an enhanced website for Google TV.
• NBA has built NBA Game Time, an application that lets you follow game scores in real-time and catch up on the latest highlights from your favorite team in HD.

In addition, we’ve partnered with some of the leading premium content providers to bring thousands of movie and TV titles, on-demand, directly to your television. Amazon Video On Demand offers access to over 75,000 titles for rental or purchase, and Netflix will offer the ability to instantly watch unlimited movies and TV shows, anytime, streaming directly to the TV.

We have also been working with some leading technology and media companies to optimize their content for Google TV, including news sites like The New York Times and USA Today; music sites like VEVO, Pandora and Napster; information networks like Twitter; and online networks like blip.tv. And with YouTube Leanback, we can offer the best experience for you to watch your favorite viral videos and personalized channels on the television.

You can get a sneak peek of some of these apps in the video below:



This is just the beginning. Over the next few weeks, you can expect to hear from more sites that are enhancing their web content for the television. If you’re interested in learning more about how to optimize your website for viewing on Google TV, please visit our developer page.

Today we also launched a new website that provides more information about these apps and all of the other great features of Google TV.

We’re really excited about the enthusiasm surrounding the platform and can’t wait for it to reach your living room. Devices powered by Google TV will launch this month, so look out for more information in the next few weeks from Sony on its Internet TV and Blu-Ray player, and Logitech on its companion box.

Posted by Ambarish Kenghe (AK), Developer Product Manager, Google TV

Sarantos-Niver Upgrades Delivery

Having complained about Kathy Sarantos-Niver's longstanding tendency to sound as if she were whispering a secret when doing a voiceover, we would be remiss if we ignored the fact that she has kicked the habit. We caught a story she did on Tuesday and it was clear that she has backed off the mike and decided to speak in a more natural, conversational tone. Way to go, Kathy!

More Ratings Info

Sean Weide's media column in this week's Reader contains an alternative lens through which to view the May ratings. In terms of "total households" watching local TV news, WOWT won across the board, with KETV "close behind" at both 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.And while KMTV's numbers were up from the February sweeps period, their total households ratings were flat or down compared to a year ago. This, of

Replacement

Since Minge and Weide appear to be posting news only bi-monthly...An alert reader informs us that half of Channel 3rd's dreadfully dull anchor duo, Carlo Cecchetto, is leaving the station in August and returning to California for family reasons. According to MediaLine, he's being replaced by Craig Nigrelli, who has been anchoring at KCTV in Kansas City.See Nigrelli's complete bio here.

Details

From an alert reader, captured Wednesday. . .

Adrift

How does the local paper run this story, about former Husker Eric Crouch promoting a constitutional amendment permitting non-profits to issue bonds for playground projects without mentioning that Crouch makes his living selling playground equipment?


Journalism much?

Never-ending

As an alert reader pointed out in a recent comment, we all know Channel Sux is riddled with incompetence, but it's still fun to watch, just to see how—and how often—they'll prove it each day. Here's one from just a few minutes ago, which we'll put in the file marked "Speling."

Merry Christmas from Journal Broadcasting. Oh, By the Way: You're Fired

It must be fun working for a company that would kick you out in the cold four days before Christmas.That's what Journal Broadcasting did on Thursday, when it announced that it wouldn't be renewing the contracts of KMTV anchors Deb Ward and Greg Peterson.While the station has been lagging in the ratings, much of that can be attributed to years of financial neglect by its previous owners. Emmis,

Snicker

Exhibiting its talent for 24/7 bumbling, Channel Sux went dark Saturday night from approximately 11:00 to 11:15.

They're quick to boast that they're available on the internet and on your phone. Now all they need to work out is how to stay on television.

Traffic to Go Getting a Face

A KETV source tells us that adolescent traffic reporter Laura Liggett is a transitional figure. Sometime in the near future, we're told, Channel 7 will add an on-screen personality to tell us how little is happening on local streets and highways. Morning traffic reports are an interesting topic. For example, we just love it when the Channel 6 morning crew gives us a "live view" of some spot or

Mystery

The "Carol and Craig Caravan" is on the loose again this weekend, inflicting Channel 3rd's Carol Wang and  Craig Negrelli on folks at another shopping center this Sunday afternoon. Once again, viewers are being enticed with the promise of "free gifts" to the first 50 people who show up. It's amusing to think about what these "events" look like. We imagine C&C  standing around awkwardly,

Readers Keep Beating Us to the Punch

A reach into the old OMANews mailbag reveals more discontnet among viewers. We pass along a few of our favorites... One alert reader writes regarding KETV's Matt Schick:He apparently has a blog and it's run in the Reader on line today. He is like every other t-v sports reporter I've ever seen. They think they're overworked and never hesitate to waste a half hour to tell anyone who will listen

Mail

Notes from alert readers...Had we checked our email more often, we would've seen this email on May 27th:The folks at Channel 6 News, at 5:00, did their TOP STORY on how inconvenient road construction is at 33rd and Farnam. Are they really so lazy that they only go two blocks for a story and decide it's the most important due to proximity to their building?Answer: To use Steve Martin's line, "Is a

WOWT Control Room Commandeered By Chimps?

That's the best explanation we can come up with for the ongoing technical snafus that plague the Big Six. It seems as if every newscast includes at least one blindfolded or very drunk button-pusher. Examples? We have scads of 'em, but we'll share just a few of the most recent: A Tuesday afternoon/evening story featuring the parents of a woman killed in a weekend car accident superimposed the

The News Starts Now: Sweeps Edition, Week 2

We know it's not news, but we're not sure it's even a story.

Up to $200 off Sony Internet TVs and blu-ray players

Our friends at Sony are so excited about the holidays that they are spreading the joy by reducing the price of their Google TV powered Sony Internet TVs -- for a limited time only. From November 25th to November 29th, they are reducing the price of the 46” TVs by $200, while the Blu-ray player and 40” TV are reduced by $100. That means you can get an awesome 46” TV powered by Google TV for $1199, a 40” model for $899, or a Blu-ray player with Google TV for only $299 (all prices exclusive of tax, etc.).*

These deals are available at sonystyle.com, Sony Style stores, Best Buy, and other select dealers. Happy shopping!

*Quoted prices based on information from Sony. No offer to sell or price guarantee made by Google.

Posted by Peter Sherman, Marketing Team

Rumor Mill: Jonesin' for a Gig at 42?

An alert reader and tipster reports that former WOWT morning anchor Trey Jones is in the running for the weekend spot that became available when the station fired Dave Hansen. Putting Jones alongside the impeccable Amanda Mueller could conceivably create Omaha's most watchable weekend anchor team. Jones left Channel 6 in May, citing the toll the early shift hours were taking on his family life.

Who Won't Wear the Ribbon?

Today, a reader (notice the absence of the adjective typically used with this word), sent a comment (accidentally deleted) that said, "Hey Ted, you like to jump on the local stations about uselessness... So where's your link to the Red Cross or Salvation Army for hurricane relief?"Our feeling is this: if you're too stupid or lazy to type in a URL or Google "Salvation Army," then you're probably

Ratings As We Know Them

We haven't come across a lot of ratings info, but based on tidbits provided to us by an assortment of friendly contacts, here's what we think we know: WOWT's decision to milk Pat Persaud's departure and the giveaway of a few stray Paul McCartney tickets for ratings paid off; viewers turned out in droves to watch Pat salute herself, giving Channel 6's 10 p.m. newscast a clear win in its time

It's February: Break Out the Stupid Stories!

With February sweeps comes the thrice-yearly pissing contest in which KETV and WOWT seek to make the biggest mountain out of the smallest molehill. Thursday night brought us Newswatch 7's Brandi Petersen telling viewers about how they're all in danger of OVERDOSING on OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS.Over on 6News, pun junkie Mike McKnight tried to throw a good scare into its viewers by investigating

Back—and Bigger and Badder Than Ever

When we last posted here, we expected to take just a couple of weeks of vacation. But we were having so much fun that two weeks became three and three turned into four, and before we knew it, we'd spent four weeks out of town. You can't have too much vacation, can you?While we were away, it appears that very little happened. WOWT, after playing Dave Webber's nearly two-month absence the way the

Weekend Notes

Gerrish Resurfaces: Courny Gerrish fans must've breathed a sigh of relief Sunday afternoon when the WOWT anchor/reporter reappeared next to Paul Baltes after more than two weeks of absence. We had already prepared a piece asking if her disappearance signalled yet another departure from the Big Six when, lo and behold, there she was. The Tiniest Weathercaster: No it's not a children's book title.

Point

An alert reader says it best...I am surprised you did not do a commentary on Sux News's 20 min love fest on Dave Webber's "last day" even though he has been on more since his retirement than he has the past 6 months! 8 min of news, 2 min of flowers, and 20 min of dave webber!Yeah. It doesn't make a lot of sense, does it? More great planning by market leader in cluelessness.

Potential Disruption for IPTV Viewers

If you're planning on watching something on Iowa Public Television in the next week or so, you may be disappointed. IPTV is upgrading the KBIN (Cox Channel 13) tower for digital broadcasting, which may, the station says, disrupt programming.TV tower upgrade may disrupt Iowa Public Television service [OWH]

At What Point Did We Start Blaming Highways for Accidents?

Moronic Interviewee of the Month Award goes to the guy whose daughter, who doesn't even have a drivers license, rolled her car while going 80 mph on brick-paved Old Lincoln Highway in Elkhorn. Interviewed Thursday on WOWT's 10 p.m. cast by the seemingly pulseless Gary Smollen, this nitwit had the nerve to suggest that the state look into making that particular stretch of road safer.Note to

Big Changes at the Big Six

After what seemed like years with few, if any, on-air personnel changes, the newsroom at Channel 6 (WOWT) has seen lots of turnover in the past several months.Most promising is the recent addition of Malorie Maddox, who comes to Omaha from Joplin, Missouri's KODE, where she was the main anchor for that station's 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts. Rather than being stuck on the weekend evening shift,

Poor

Saturday night's Suxcast found weatherhorse Andrea Rich warning of rain on Sunday and urging those going to the College World Series to take an umbrella to the game.

Only problem with this advice? Umbrellas aren't allowed in the stadium.

Movin' On Up...to the Nightside

KXVO is (sort of) swiping KPTM's Calvert Collins to anchor its new 10 p.m. newscast. No word on when the program will debut, but look for Sean Weide's Reader column on Wednesday to have more details.Boy, howdy. Only with Pappas Telecasting of the Midlands can a gal land a weeknight anchor gig in a market this size when she's just seven months removed from college.We can imagine the scene 20 years

Missed

Not sure what we were thinking when we wrote our predictions post and suggested that Channel 7 would try out Melissa Fry on the evening anchor desk during Brandi Petersen's maternity leave.

While that is certainly one option, a better one might to move current morning anchor Nichole Berlie to evenings.

Berlie, who holds a master's degree from broadcasting factory Syracuse has been at the

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More Ladendorff Info

Had we not seen the old KETV promo, the name of Marcia Ladendorff would have made us think of Tim Conway's "Dorf" character. [Shudder]Several alert readers, however, have reminded us (a) how to spell her name—two Fs, and (b) that she spent time on CNN after leaving the Big O.Armed with the proper spelling, we were able to locate a bio that fills in some gaps. As of a year ago, she was teaching at

The Cheerleader Strikes Back

In one of the more amusing contributions to the "Comments" section of OMAnews, someone identified as "journalism101" writes, Everyone I know in local TV news has stopped reading this blog. This blog takes me back to high school, where the geeks at the Dungeons and Dragons table in the corner of the lunchroom made fun of the athletes and cheerleaders from afar. And like those nerds, Ted has shut

Who You Callin' Ugly?

Earlier in the week, we linked to a story about the effect HDTV's sharper picture has on the perceived appearances of various stars. In the same post, we speculated as to the effect on local TV types, as did some of you in comments posted on this site. Now, we want to put it to a vote.Between now and Monday at noon, send us an email telling which local TV folks you think will look better on HDTV

Mal-Tard Word of the Day

ket: open or divide with a sharp instrument (example: "I ket myself with the pocketknife.")

Anchors Away

With Julie Cornell on vacation, KETV took two steps forward late last week, giving Brandi Petersen the opportunity to sub in the big chair. But when Monday rolled around, the station took at least two steps backward, placing the bleach-blond and brainless Suzanne Deyo in the slot. When will the braintrust at 7 realize that Deyo isn't anchor material?Things were much better handled over at Channel

Hopeleth

He just can't help himthelf. We're thpeaking, of courth, about ThuxNewth's Jimmy Thiedlecki.This morning, coming out of a Today Show tease about a mule who counts, fetches, etc., Bumpkin Jim seized the opportunity to show off his (imagined) vast knowledge of pop culture by making a reference to the show's 1950s chimpanzee co-host, J. Fred Muggs. Unfortunately, Jimmy's propensity for knowing only

Nucking Futs

An alert reader reports that KMTV "sports director" Travis Justice has become obsessed with finding out who's writing this blog, reportedly to the point that he's using his time with Z-92's Todd 'n' Tyler to beg listeners for help in tracing Ted's emails. (Trav has corresponded with Ted on several occasions. Ted laughs at the thought that Trav considers Ted's work to be so powerful.)And Trav

Turkey Sh*t

Breaking news: along with national news networks, all three locally-operated TV news stations are reporting today that many, many people are traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday. Almost all have confirmed this story by sending reporters to the airport.

On a related note, these same outlets have learned that some of those flying today are uncomfortable with the controversial body-scan

Readers Share Our Pain

We saw this story by Mike DCronemeyer on WOWT this morning but thought we were being too critical of the station's pathetic effort to match KETV's live reports during the early morning newscast. It turns out that we weren't the only ones who noticed, as evidenced by this alert reader's email:This morning I happened to have the TV on and it was turned to Channel 6 by accident. They did a small

Evidence

A couple of readers have suggested that the aforementioned "tea parties" were not anti-Obama and that the attendees were mostly sensible-looking folks.Apparently they missed the part where Texas's governor raised the specter of secession.We've taken a few screen shots from local coverage; you can judge for yourself.

Wednesday Night Alright for News

Two strong stories from Wednesday's 10 p.m. newscasts: one on Channel 7 and the other on Channel 3.At KETV, Carol Kloss did an excellent job with a story that could've been a warmed-over version of others that've been done on the topic—drunk driving. Instead, Kloss exposed and then went after a guy with multiple drunk driving convictions who not only has slithered out from under more severe

In Which the Writers Extol the Virtues of Ms. Madden and Offer a Bit of Unsolicited Advice to Her Pinhead Boss(es)

In an effort to be positive about what’s going on at WOWT, let us focus for a moment on Tracy Madden. As we’ve already noted, we couldn’t be more happy with her promotion to lead female anchor at the Big Six. And it appears to suit her well, too. In the weeks since the announcement that she’d be “movin’ on up,” Madden appears to be absolutely glowing.Don’t misunderstand: It’s not that she wasn’t

Stuffing

If we were narcissistic, we might think that SuxNews is just f-ing with us. Some of what they're airing lately is material that KPTM wouldn't have run even in its darkest days. That anyone can intro this stuff with a straight face (or any shred of self-respect) is truly remarkable.

Case in point: On Thursday's Live at Five, J-Pa "How Much Is That Hairpiece in the Window?" Knicely told viewers

A Different Sort of Shout Out

Tuesday was a little busy at the OMA News headquarters, so we didn't get to one item we can't let pass without comment.Part of sweeps at WOWT seems to be a tendency to strain to come up with "unique" angles to stories without realizing those angles are either unoriginal or just plain stupid. We're not sure where to file Jim Siedlecki's Monday night story about high school football games.The

Maltard Word of the Day

fulled: shorten by placing one part over another (Example: "Can you fulled the laundry?")

Grading Channel 6's Latest Hires

Who's doing the hiring at WOWT? Are on-air jobs now an entry-level, minimum-wage phenomenon at Channel Sucks? Looking at the characters they've been hiring lately, one has to wonder.Here's a brief report card on the latest batch of newbies at 35th and Farnam:Jaime McCutcheon is far-and-away the best addition to the station since MalorieMaddox came on board in the fall of 2004. While McCutcheon

Omarosa Doolittle

Before we put OMAnews on hiatus for a couple of weeks, we want to share this email from an alert reader, regarding the attire of Elictia "Omarosa" Hammond.Not sure if you saw today's morning show on KETV, but Elictia "Omarosa"Hammond wore a snappy black blazer and white shirt ... with jeans. Yes, jeans. With a small bleach stain near the left knee.You wouldn't have noticed her attire had she not

Math

If, like us, you've come to despise Mike Kelly's worthless column in the local paper, then you probably really hated Saturday's installment, which highlighted one of his more inane fetishes—what he calls "cool numbers."

Apparently, he found some guy who "was born on 10/10/55 and turned 55 on 10/10/10." Isn't it amazing?!

Let's add Kelly to the list of tired local hacks who need to go away— a

Will the Last Person Out of KPTM Please Turn Off the Transmitter?

Wow. The bloodletting over at KPTM has been pretty intense, even for that station, and is exceeded perhaps only by the bitterness that seems to be waist-deep at "Duct Tape 42." A correction and some highlights:Rumors of Taylor Wilson's departure were greatly exaggerated. Despite his absence from several new promos, he continues to anchor the 9 p.m. news and is said to have no job lined up

More FUBAR

Speaking of mannish features, an alert reader sends us this, regarding KETVNewswatchSeven's professional screw-up specialist, FUBAR Fazal:Don't know if you noticed or not, but last night (August 28) at the 10:00 news cast on Channel 7, Fubar was doing a story about that boat that burned and was sent floating down the river.  Fubar explained to us all that arson investigators were investigating

KMTV Takes a Stand

Like they were gonna say, "We're all for made-up stories."
KMTV STATEMENT REGARDING CBS NEWS

Maybe They Just Like That Name

Channel 6 just can't stop patting itself on the back for reuniting a cat lost in Council Bluffs with its Albany, New York owners. Now that "Bodhi" (pronounced BO-dee) is taken care of, maybe the Big Six will make lost pets a regular segment on "Live at 4," especially since KFAB radio no longer interrupts programming to mention that someone lost a dog in the area of 34th and Erskine. As for the

Replacement

KMTV has named a new news director: a guy named Al Carl.
According to his Facebook page, Carl is a graduate of Gretna High School and the University of Nebraska College of Journalism.
In the TV biz, since 1985, Carl's resumé includes stints in Scottsbluff; Mason City; Sault Saint Marie, Michigan; Saginaw, Michigan; Albany, New York; Huntsville, Alabama (two stations); Savannah, Georgia; and, most

Monotonous Mediocrity

One recent post asked if we were on vacation again. We wish.The explanation for the lack of posts on our part is this: nothing's happening. At least nothing that we haven't pointed out a dozen times. For example, this morning, KETV substitute traffic twit Veronica Todd alerted viewers to anticipated congestion "between 90th and West Dodge." (For those of you reading this who aren't familiar with

KETV Preparing to Challenge WOWT on Weekend Mornings

KETV is now advertising for an anchor/reporter, stipulating that the new hire will be anchoring weekend mornings. Informed sources suggest the new program will debut sometime after the first of the year.Maybe this will force Channel 6 to put a little more effort into its weekend morning McMess.

Wonder

On one of the WOWT "Weather Authority" promos, Chief Ejacucaster Jim Flowers assures viewers that, during a storm, all his station's "resources" will be brought to bear to help viewers.For those of you who may have moved here since June: Channel Sux possesses one "resource" that no other station has, and which it used for at least forty minutes during an overnight tornado last June (and we don't

FirstPrimeNewsWatchLive: Where the Bullshit Never Stops

• As we watched Ned Flanders Jim Flowers prattle through the weather segment recently on Channel 6, we were inspired to compile a list of meaningless phrases and useless add-ons we see on local newscasts. (Most of these have the stink of "Consultant" all over them.) The Big Six probably holds the lead in this arena, as well, but we could be wrong. Here's what we've come up with so far:Channel 6:

Losing Count

Watching multiple stations trying to cover a house fire in Council Bluffs Tuesday night was quite an adventure for anyone who might have been concerned about the facts. One alert reader was paying attention and notes the following:Channel 7 reported 6 family members in the house, 4 of whom were children.Channel 42 counted 8 in the house, 6 of them children.Channel 6 found 12 people living there,

Patwatch: 24 Possible Workdays Left

This is a Pat Persaud rain slicker alert. This is NOT a drill. Repeat: This is NOT a drill.After taking a well-deserved day off on Tuesday (she'd worked six weekdays in a row!), the occasional WOWT anchor showed up on Wednesday's 5 o'clock news sporting her yellow jacket. For those of you with money on the number of times she'll wear it between now and May 25th: this is the first time she's

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Reed Continues to Shine; Fazal Festers

The first five minutes of KETV's 6 p.m. news on Thursday revealed everything you need to know about Channel 7. The station dispatched its newest star, Kailyn Reed, to cover a developing story—a collision between a car and a kid-filled schoolbus. Reed delivered a clear, stumble-free, and apparently extemporaneous report and then conversed briefly with anchor Rob McCartney. It was one of the best

Another

Graphic spotted by an alert reader during Channel Sux's Saturday night coverage of the Creighton-Nebraska basketball game: "Nebraska 54 - Colorado 52."Does anyone ever get fired from that place? Or do they keep firing the weekend production crew, only to hire equally incompetent replacements?It's truly mind-boggling how often one station can repeat the same mistakes. 

Inadequacy

We posted the remarks below in the comments section in response to a well-meaning reader's suggestion that WOWT's John Knicely did a "decent job" in his prime, but that it is time for him to retire. While we heartily agree with the latter proposition, we must take issue with the former:At no point did John Knicely do a "decent job" as an anchor. It's hard to figure out how the guy is able to

Letter

We found the following letter on our way to work this morning. Unfortunately, the bottom half was torn off, but it seems worth reprinting here.
Dear Brian Williams,This morning I was watching my local NBC affiliate's morning "news" program and the two people who sit at the anchor desk were discussing Keith Olberman, that guy your company suspended for making campaign contributions.Anyway, Jimmy,

A Channel 6 Evening Anchor Who Reports?

Tracy Madden continues to delight as she nears the end of her first month as successor to Pat Persaud. Not only does she class up the joint, Madden also seems determined to shake off the lethargic pall that has settled over the rest of the 5, 6, and 10 p.m. broadcasts.She has, for example, proven herself capable of the quick comeback, no matter how inane the remarks from deskmates John Knicely

Moonlighting?

Suxers trying to get a foot in the door by working weekends at KETV?

Picture

Crawl on this morning's SuxNews Playbreak with Captain Jimmy Cornpone and his dizzy li'l sidekick, Mayellorie:      "Pit bull strangles itself to death while attempting apprehension with catchpole."If we've told the Nebraska Humane Society once, we've told 'em a hundred times: Never let pit bulls play with the catchpole. They always end up trying to apprehend things and strangling themselves. To

Trolling with the Remote: 10 p.m. Flipping

• How tired has Channel 6 gotten? So tired that sometimes the predictability level is so high that the only fun is guessing which bumbler will be handling which story. In the case of the fatal shooting of a tobacco store worker on Tuesday, the winning answer was Gary Smollen and Brian New. Smollen handled the story at 6 p.m. and was on again at 10. They should really be careful about sending this

Newspaper Writers Auditioning for TV Gig?

Consider the following facts. Then answer the question that follows.A body is found in an oil drum located in a muddy area that was formerly underwater. The body is determined to be that of a woman who disappeared 23 years ago. What conclusion might you draw from this information?(A) Oil drums are not suitable for use as watercraft.(B) The woman died of a heart attack.(C) You just can't hide

Kloss Investigates Bad Judgment

Carol Kloss' "investigation" on KETV's 10 p.m. Thursday newscast ended up being less about past due child support than it was an eye-opening look at women with extraordinarily bad taste in men.This first night of July sweeps piece featured a 29-year-old dandy named Nathan Leet, who has fathered five children by five different women and has an 18-year-old girlfriend, who is also pregnant. (He

Oscar

On Sunday evening, when an Oscar winner thanked some Omahans in his acceptance speech, were we the only ones who thought we heard local newspaper columnist Mike Kelley crap himself? 
No one seems more obsessed with pointing out every mention the city receives, no matter the size, so a shout-out on a live Oscar telecast must've sent the poor guy right to the underwear drawer.

Is The Screaming Attorney Named Joe Howard or Moe Howard?

Yet a third source tells us that The Screaming Attorney specializes in "lemon laws." The only problem, it seems, is that Nebraska has no such laws. Call us crazy, but we think it'd be a good idea—since news directors and assignment editors seem to have an affinity for getting people to emote on camera—to spend some time on this guy. His Monday outburst suggests he's emotionally volatile, so how

An all-access pass to the Oscars

This Sunday, millions of eyes will turn to the TV screen to watch to watch the 83rd Academy Awards, a ceremony celebrating Hollywood's best filmmakers. In order to make sure you're best prepared for the big event, we thought we'd list a few of our favorite Oscar-worthy sites, all of which are viewable from Google TV.

• Educate yourself on the nominees. YouTube Trends has developed a lineup of the most viewed trailers from the list of nominees for this year's show. Not surprisingly, Toy Story 3 and Black Swan top the list.
• Got an eye for fashion? Feast your eyes on last year's red carpet fashions from E! Online. It seems like ages ago that we saw Sandra Bullock in that glamorous gold dress. What will they wear this year?
• Watch the hosts prepare for the big show on the official Youtube Oscars channel. Here's our favorite video of Anne Hathaway and James Franco preparing to take the stage.
• No cable? No problem. With the Oscar All Access Pass, you can direct your own Oscars experience and get a behind the scenes look at everything from the red carpet to the Governor's Ball. Interested in the show only? Catch the livestream channels from both the Academy Awards and AP Live. 
• Make your bets! Oscar.com lets you review the full list of nominations and cast your votes for the winner. Send the link to your friends to see who gets the most right.

We'll certainly be tuning in for the entire event this Sunday, and hope you will follow along as well, whether its from TV or the web. Best of luck to the nominees!

Awake

Monday marks the debut of Channel 3rd's run at a morning/midday local talk show.


Hosted by former KM3rd reporter Mary Martin (formerly Nelson) and Mike DiGiacomo, a recovering reporter from KETV, Morning Blend appears to be a "pay to play" offering that will focus on businesses who have purchased time from Channel 3rd's owner, Journal Broadcasting.


The last local talk program we can recall

Presenter Cantik Televisi Indonesia

Presenter Berita or News Presenter nowadays become so popular, especially in Indonesia. There are so many new and young beautiful women became a news presenter, especially in live news programme. Besides beautiful and talkative, a woman news presenter must also be smart and critical think.

Some of news programme on Television now has their popular news reader or penyiar berita favorit. Like Metro TV, there are the beauty Frida Lidwina. But the audiences now will turn into TVOne, a news channel TV. Their news concept begin to produce so many beautiful and smart news presenter today such as Tina Talisa, Grace Natalie, Putri Violla, and so on. No doubt, many peoples or fans, are waiting not only for the news, but also for the face and attractive news presenter.

Here is the list of favourite news presenter on Indonesia Television.

Presenter berita MetroTV

Gadiza Fauzi
Tascha Liudmila
Virgie Baker
Zelda Savitri
Andini Effendi
Lucia Saharui
Prita Laura
Eva Julianti
Fessy Alwi
Cheryl Tanzil
Aviani Malik
Marissa Anita
Putri Ayuningtyas
Nina Melinda
Ratna Wardani
Maria Kalaij
Elvita Khairani
Frida Lidwina
Kania Sutisnawinata
Catherine Keng
Sumi Yang
Yvonne Adelia

Presenter berita TvOne

Shinta Puspitasari
Yenny Yusra
Fenny Anastasia
Angga Saraswati
Paramitha Soemantri
Atika Sunarya
Nane Nindya
Hentty Kartika
Veronica Moniaga
Elvira Khairunnisa
Tina Talisa
Grace Natalie
Ratna Dumila
Indy Rahmawati
Rahma Sarita
Astrid Kathrene
Ike Suhardjo
Yunita Prima
Cindy Sistyarani
Maskarana
Seera Safira
Andi Kumala
Susinta Hudi
Icha Avrianty
Putri Viola
Niken Dyah
Dewi Budianti
Farrah Dilla

Presenter berita RCTI

Chantal della Concetta
Inne Sudjono
Catharina Davy
Dentamira Kusuma
Amalia Ghamyla
Isyana Bagoes Oka
Riri Surya
Yulia Supadmo
Joice Triatman
Ledy Simarmata

Presenter berita SCTV

Rike Amru
Juanita Wiratmaja
Nova Rini
Sondang Sirait
Gadis Parengkuan
Winny Arnold
Anastasya Putri
Dwi Anggia
Sella Wangkar
Rosiana Silalahi

Presenter berita ANTV

Eva Chairunnisa
Tengku Fiola
Anastasya Felder
Melati Suryaningtyas
Rahma Alia
Fitri Ekawati
Ariana Herawaty
Paula Kalalo

Presenter berita TransTV

Dian Kencana Dewi
Nadya Amalia
Kaze Pury
Daisy Weku
Annie Rahmi
Woro Windrati
Utrich Farzah
Lisa Namuri Arif
Tessa Anindita
Suci Lie
Novieta Putri

Presenter berita Trans|7

Anggita Suryo
Lianita Mahariza
Mira Khairunnisa
Yani Wihardja
Gita Purnama Dewi
Zweta Manggarani
Lolo Siregar
Lely Hermawan
Hadijah Al-Juffri
Leoni Agustina Diani
Putri Raemawasti

Presenter berita TPI

Winda Cahyadi
Kenia Gusnaeni
Dian Puspitasari
Eveline Jody
Sandra Dewi

Presenter berita Indosiar

Jenny Tan
Nike Kusmarini
Fella Sumendap
Rania Shamlan
Ziza Hamzah

Presenter berita GlobalTV/MNC News

Sutra Kharmelia
Vanessa Aesculapiana
Virgianty Kusumah
Metta Sagita
Risca Indah
Maya Intan
Prita Pia Pramarani
Sendia Berka
Astrid Tayib Napis

Making a Bad Thing Worse

Building on the phenomenal success they've had with calling Jim Flowers' weather report "the forcast for where you live," the Mensa Society members who run Channel 6 have decided to beat yet another phrase to death. Now, every night during the 10 p.m. newscast, one of the station's anchor/reporters is saddled with giving us "news for where you live," a 60 or 90 second content-free blurb about

Finished

The transformation of SuxNews morning girl Malorie Maddox into a complete moron is now complete.Coming out of a break, Malaprop had this to say about the live shot of I-480 and the North Freeway:We are taking a live look off onto the highway system this morning, we've got a lot of highways in this shot for you to take an overview at.Not more than 30 seconds later, she pronounced the word, 

Channel 6 Useless Feature of the Week

Almost as revolting as its "Live at 4" rundown of grocery specials is WOWT's "Burglaries and Break-ins" segment on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. Reported by bulbous Brian Mastre, this little gem is no more than a sampling of places that have been hit by crime in the past week or so. Compounding the inanity this week was a tag by anchor Tracy Madden informing us that we can find a list of all the week's

Ready—or Not—for Their Closeups

We asked for your opinions and got a surprisingly consistent list of folks whose faces you think will be rendered either more attractive or more hideous by HDTV technology. Longtime KM3 reporter Kathy "I Sound Like I Have a Secret" Sarantos-Niver garnered the most concern, while WOWT Rookie of the Year Malorie Maddox's mug is the most eagerly anticipated. Below, with occasional reader comments,

More Red Flags on KETV's New Traffic Babe

Oh my. Tipped off by an alert reader, we took a look at the bio for new traffic reporter/Miss Nebraska Jana Murrell, and found that somebody can't write and/or doesn't know what she's talking about.The only question is whether it's Murrell herself or webmaster Shiloh Woolman.The bio includes a few items worth comment. To wit,"She graduated from North High School and played volleyball, basketball

Depends

"We're waking up wet this morning!" Channel Sux's overbearing goober/anchor Jimmy Thiedlecki exclaimed gleefully this morning at 6:30. Maybe it's just us, but we had always assumed he woke up that way every morning.

Calling in the Reinforcements

Unfortunately, we will be out of town for tonight's hard-hitting exposé on big fat tomatoes and oranges on the Big Six, and we forgot to set our recorder before we left. So if any of you are willing to send us your review of Rebecca Kleeman's groundbreaking report, we'd be most grateful to receive your email. We will credit you, or you may remain anonymous; it's entirely your call. (That, by the

Weekend Weirdness

• We shoulda known it was gonna be a strange weekend when we walk into our favorite restaurant on Friday evening and there sits Travis Justice waiting for a table. Having to spend several minutes looking at His Fatness from a distance of only three feet doesn't exactly bode well for any meal, no matter how hungry you might've been. Lucky for the Brockmans that he wasn't seated near us; we think

Five

With so many problems to document, WOWT seldom gives us cause (or pause) to praise its quality-challenged efforts.

However, from time to time, we try to remind ourselves that there remain a few salvageable parts that could form the core of a reconstituted on-air team, were the station's management/ownership so inclined.

1. Caitlin Roth. We've sung her praises twice recently, so there's not a

Announcing the “I Want my Google TV!” contest

(Cross posted from the YouTube blog)

If you’re like most people, you probably love watching YouTube videos on your computer. But what if there were a full-screen, HD version of YouTube available a channel flip away on your TV? Now there is, made possible by Google TV.

Google TV brings television, apps, and the entire World Wide Web directly to your living room...so you can watch even more YouTube, only now on the biggest screen in your home. And because it’s the season of giving, the crew here at YouTube and Google are excited to announce a contest to give away 100 free 46” Sony Internet TVs powered by Google TV.



To enter to win, create and upload a video telling us and all your friends on YouTube why you’re pumped up about Google TV. Winning submissions will be selected based on originality, creativity, entertainment factor, technical execution, and how well you explain why you are excited about Google TV and watching YouTube on Google TV. View the contest rules and full list of judging criteria here.

Don’t forget to upload your video by December 22, and tag it with “ytgtv” so we can showcase your creations. Winners will be announced by January 20, 2011.

Good luck!

Camille Hearst, Product Marketing Manager, recently watched “Sony Google TV: Hands-On”.

Is Morningside Really a College?

One concern we have about newly hired anchor/reporter Sheila Brummer: she is a graduate of Morningside College. Now, we hate to impugn the reputation of a school, but TV news in Omaha has not exactly had the best luck with Morningside alums. KETV's multiply-challenged webmistress Shiloh Woolman claims to have a degree from there, as does WOWT anchor hobbyist Pat Persaud. Apparently a Morningside

Tasteless

Now, we know we'll be accused of picking on Channel Sux, but the facts speak for themselves.


All four local stations reported on the horrible case in which a woman is accused of leaving her dog outside without food and allowing the animal to either freeze or starve to death. 


To draw attention to the story, the Nebraska Humane Society released photos of the dog and the doghouse in which it

Rocking Out for the Holidays

Best of Google TV series

It’s the first week of December -- time to get ready for the holidays! What better way to get into the spirit than to listen to holiday music? And why listen to it on your computer or your iPod when you can listen to it from your TV, which is likely connected to the best speakers in your house? Here are the Google TV team’s top music recommendations for Google TV:

1. Pandora* - pick a song or artist you like, and Pandora will magically create an endless playlist of similar music for you.
2. VEVO** - a TV-optimized set of back-to-back HD music videos featuring your favorite artists.
3. Napster* - grab a subscription and get unlimited music.
4. Grooveshark - millions of streaming songs online.
5. Last.fm - stream music and keep a record of what you listen to from any player.

In the Spotlight
Want even more? Here are some new websites that have been optimized for Google TV. If you have a device, you can try them out in the Spotlight folder linked from your home screen.

1. Crackle.com - free uncut movies & TV shows.
2. Fraboom.com - online children’s museum - it’s like a live classroom in your living room.
3. KQED.com - Public Media serving Northern California featuring news, food, arts, and science.
4. mSpot.com video - mSpot Movies brings the newest on-demand movies to your TV.
5. PartyCentral - a fun game where you can socialize with guests, earn popularity, and customize your house to host the hottest party.

Check them out and let us know what you think! And if you're a Google TV owner, please add a comment below, Facebook us, or tweet at us with your own favorite things to do. Who knows - we just might feature it in an upcoming post!

* Available in the Applications folder linked from your Google TV home screen.
** Available in the Spotlight folder linked from your Google TV home screen.

Sheila's Shifting History

As noted earlier, new WOWT anchor/reporter Sheila Brummer's bio on the Big Six website was posted Monday. Among other things, it says that she "grew up watching Channel 6 while growing up on a farm in Western Iowa." Other than awkward phrasing, nothing odd there, right?Well. While we were trying to Google up a picture of Brummer to put in place of the "Picture Coming Soon" space-filler linked

Newsbotch 7: Farrah Fazal Fs Up Friday Frozen Freeway Report

The decision-makers at Channel 7 must be slow learners. What else could make them keep dispatching Farrah Fazal to cover live events? Friday night found Fazal reporting from an exit on I-80 where a fatal accident had just occurred. When the folks in the studio threw it to her, viewers were treated to what sounded like incoherent babbling punctuated by a generous dose of "ums." We didn't copy down

OMA News Bulletin: Big Shakeup in the Works

Just when we were thinking it'd be safe to get back in the water, we are getting reports that Pat Persaud will be joining the KPTM staff as lead anchor this fall. (This would explain her two-week absence from the air, wouldn't it?) Word is that there are other "big moves" associated with Pat's jump to 42. More info as we get it...UPDATE: (11:11 a.m.) Negotiations over non-compete clause in Pat's

Challenged

• SuxNews morning twit Malorie Maddox revealed her geographical ignorance on Wednesday, repeatedly referring to South Padre Island and thereabouts as "southeast Texas." For someone as impressed with her book-learnin' as Maltard appears to be, you think she'd know that that part of the state is known as "south Texas," whereas "southeast Texas" refers to the corner of the state between Houston and

Correction

The "Leno effect" may be secondary in the sinking of SuxNews in the ratings. Monday night's HD debut was a disaster, plagued by even more technical incompetence than usual. As many commenters have pointed out, cameras were off-the-mark and on-the-move at all the wrong times, there was more dead air than could be found in a mausoleum, and Tracy Madden's head appeared to be a giant ball of

Ejacuweather on Steroids

Brought to our attention by an alert reader, this video of an AccuWeather meteorologist reflects what we figure goes on inside Jim Flowers anytime there's a chance of out-of-the-ordinary weather.


Compared to this guy, Giggly Jim looks like the model of self-control.

You Don't Have to Be Retarded to Watch (Or Report) Channel 6's Weekend Morning News, But It Helps

Quick highlights:On Saturday, lunkhead anchor Mike Dronemeyer told viewers that a bank robbery looked "familiar" to other recent bank robberies. This erased most doubts that Dronemeyer (a) is being groomed to replace John Knicely and (b) must've taken a few fastballs to the noggin while playing for NC State.Also on Saturday, Maniko "Queen Shanniqua" Barthelemy teased one of her awful live

Dead Fish, Live at 4

Yes, Pat sat in for Tracy today at 4, but that's not what we're referring to. This comes from one of our more alert regular readers..."This just in from the Heartland's news leader: FRESH ALASKA SABLEFISH.. 10.99 A POUND AT CHUBB'S.."A station that spends as much money as Channel 6 does on its news operation ought to be able to come up with better than this. If, as the same reader suggests, the

Not That It Has Anything to Do with TV

Feeling its oats after passing a resolution requesting an apology from radio station KFAB regarding talk host Tom Becka's North Omaha parody, Omaha's city council is considering a resolution requesting that KFAB's sister station, KGOR, play more Dan Fogelberg songs. "We really love 'Leader of the Band,' said one council member, speaking on condition of anonymity. "It'd be really neat if KGOR

Lifeboats

Rumors of a "bloodbath" at Channel 3rd appear to have been greatly exaggerated.From what we can piece together, the station's news director was let go last week, and a producer resigned as a result.However, we're told that "morale has never been lower" at the station and that virtually every on-air talent is seeking to leave. So while there may be hemorrhaging in the station's future, it may be

You Can't Make Anything Up That's This Good

That'll teach him to make WMD jokes, dammit.Start your stopwatch now: How long 'til we get the first Aaron Burr reference?(We know, we know. It's not a local story, and many reporters at Omaha stations have no idea who Aaron Burr even is. But a sitting vice-president only shoots a guy every 202 years; we couldn't help ourselves.)

Weekend Special: World-Herald Now Offering Same-Week Coverage of News

Pouncing on the story five days after it appeared on WOWT, Omaha's daily paper on Saturday noted the death of pioneer TV weathercaster Chuck Thomas. Unfrickinbelievable. Rumor has it that the paper will run an article on the death of Pope John Paul II sometime in mid-April.Charles F. Thomas Was TV Forecaster [OWH]

Sunday Special Edition: Ratings Info Creeping In

The May Nielsen numbers are in, and while we don't have very much info yet, what we are hearing is that Channel 6 fared pretty well, especially on Pat Persaud's final broadcasts. We are told Queen Pat's final night on the air drew twice the station's usual audience.More info as it becomes available (most likely Monday, at the earliest).

Fiona Yuan Ling Metro TV Presenter

Peer to Peer Internet Video Broadcasting

Unlike standard television broadcasting, there are a limited number of viewers that an Internet television station can accommodate. These limitations are determined by the amount of bandwidth the network media server has available. A popular Internet television station would require large amounts of bandwidth to provide the broadcast to a large viewing audience.
Peer to Peer (Commonly referred to as P2P) broadcasting allows viewers using specialized software to re-distribute the media broadcasts. This eliminates the need to utilize costly centralized media servers to distribute the broadcast and results in cost savings for bandwidth consumption.
Any size business or group can establish an effective media broadcast presence without the huge costs normally associated with Internet broadcasting. Using this method, only a few data streams are required for a global Internet broadcast distribution.

They skipped the "Old Wrinkled Nasty Whores" story for this?

We're eagerly anticipating Rob McCartney's Wednesday "investigation," the title of which makes us laugh out loud and cringe simultaneously. We know it's probably a very serious subject, but try saying "Senior Drug Mules" with a straight face. It can't be done.

The New Ed Sean McMahon

KETV has found a replacement for departed weekend sports anchor Sean McMahon. Matt Schick has been hired from KHGI in Grand Island. Here's his bio.

Disappearing Deyo

We hadn't meant to suggest that there was anything sinister in KETV's use of the chroma-key "Newsplex" background during a recent weekend newscast. Multiple sources have informed us that Channel 7 was re-tiling the floor of the real Newsplex and put Deyo against the greenscreen as a temporary fix. We did, however, enjoy the sight of Deyo vaporizing on-air. (Unfortunately, the clip has been

Bits

• One alert reader/well-placed insider suggests that Joe Jordan left Action 3rd of his own volition, reportedly to oversee a new Nebraska government watchdog blog similar to texaswatchdog.com.• Among the details we neglected to mention in discussing the Action 3rd email forwarded to us by an alert reader: Mary Williams had been working full-time as marketing director for a local financial

Channel 6 Breaks Health Story

With Pat Persaud taking another night off (apparently two days in a row is too much for her), it fell to heir-presumptive Tracy Madden to deliver this evening's report of "What's Going Around." What did the staff of the self-proclaimed "Heartland News Leader" discover by making five phone calls to local pediatricians' offices? Well, in addition to the fact that there's a lot of seasonal allergy

Covering The Talking Picture Box

One of the main reasons that OMA News even exists is that Omaha's daily newspaper fails to provide regular local coverage of what it seems to consider this new medium called "tele-vision." Omaha has had stations up and running since the late 1940s. Were the paper to look into it, we're reasonably certain they'd find that many of us now own and watch these new machines and that there are story

The Resemblance Is Eerie

A few days ago, just minutes after enduring the umpteenth airing of former WOWT "anchor" Pat Persaud's spot for an exciting trip to Australia, we flipped over to KXVO and caught an episode of the Simpsons that featured this image of teacher Edna Krabapple and couldn't help being reminded of the slinky attire Queen Pat frequently draped over her wrinkly torso back when she was climbing into the

Why Does KETV Tease Us This Way?

We know it's just wishful thinking, but every morning that we tune in to KETV without being greeted by the ghastly specter of Elictia Hammond is one more morning that gets us believing that Channel 7 management has finally come to its senses and (1) fired Omafrickinrosa and (2) replaced her with the much better Brandi Petersen. And while we're on the topic of that particular morning show, would

Up in the Morning

We don't know why, but Brandi Petersen was anchoring KETV's morning show on Thursday. Regular anchors John Oakey and Elictia Hammond were missing. Getting even one day of relief from the unbearable Hammond is always appreciated, but finding rising star Petersen in her place was an especially nice bonus.Credit Channel 7 management with at least some smarts when it comes to anchor selection.

Caption

Time for a little reader fun.Use the comment feature to suggest an appropriate caption for this photo from the SuxNews Facebook page. (Is it an optical illusion or is Maltard a little stout in this pic?)

Epic

An alert reader sends us this YouTube gem, in which WOWT's brainless anchor John Knicely demonstrates an epic fail as he tries to explain a term the kids are using nowadays.Why don't the execs at Gray Television just flush money down the toilet instead of paying J-Pa? Or do they have so much cash that they don't mind keeping the Babe Ruth of stupidity on the payroll?

Twins?

Has anybody else noticed that when SuxNews' Jimmy Thiedlecki is standing outdoors shouting his "Burglaries and Break-ins" report at the camera, he sounds amazingly similar to Channel 3rd's perennial irritant, Travis Justice? We're not sure which one should be more insulted by that observation.