Hey,
I se up my own blog. Come visit. The world wide web is fun! And sketchy! But I hope that no one thinks I'm sketchy because I started my own blog. Whatever.
http://michellesherwood.blogspot.com
Michelle
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Help a friend!
Hey guys! How is everyone doing? I'm in need of Molly Dallen's e-mail address. Does anyone have it? Thanks!
Julie Kellogg
Julie Kellogg
Monday, July 17, 2006
Matisoff Moves On
After many cutbacks over the last couple years, it looks like Texas Cable News (headquarted in Dallas and owned by Belo) will be all but gone by the end of the year. So when an offer was made to buy out my contract, I gladly accepted. Not to worry though, I have landed on my feet at Gray Communications owned KWTX-TV in Waco, TX as Weekend Director/Weekday TD. I only wish I saw your message about being in Dallas now earlier, Andrea. Sorry :(
Jason Matisoff
Jason Matisoff
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Another KUJH Annoucement
Have you seen Dale's baby?
As some of you know, Dale Ziegler and his wife Janet had a new baby boy a few days ago. It was premature, but is doing great. Mark Robert was born at 18 1/4 inches, 5 lbs 13 oz.
Isn't he cute???
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Look at this!
If your station might be getting ready to go to automation, look forward to events like this happening.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cfNuk6eL49M&search=KHON
Doug
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cfNuk6eL49M&search=KHON
Doug
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Fox 4 Update
KU Grads fared pretty good at the station. Unfortunately AP Karen Abramowitz, and sports guy Jason Lamb were both let go last Thursday. The rest (of those that I know for sure are KU grads) are still there including Sandra Barry, Jake Yadrich, Liz Pepperdine, Julie Green, Rob Zerwekh, Jana Calkins, Kim Byrnes (who is the weekend morning reporter, not meterologist), Heather Claybrook, John Holt, and myself, are all still there.
Derek
Derek
A Rhyme in Verse
My name is Zach and I'm here to say,
That one day local news is gonna go away.
They've tried live shots,
they've tried contests,
they've tried everything including big breasts.
But just when you thought it couldn't get worse,
one reporter went and made a verse.
I can only imagine what Chronkite would say,
rolling in his grave like he is today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyHvFcfd0z0
Zach Lee
That one day local news is gonna go away.
They've tried live shots,
they've tried contests,
they've tried everything including big breasts.
But just when you thought it couldn't get worse,
one reporter went and made a verse.
I can only imagine what Chronkite would say,
rolling in his grave like he is today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyHvFcfd0z0
Zach Lee
Monday, June 19, 2006
Fox 4 KC Lays Off Newsies
Ax falls at WDAF newsroom
By AARON BARNHART
The Kansas City Star
Fox may have been the hottest network in prime time this season, but it wasn’t enough to save 13 jobs at the WDAF-TV newsroom.
Fox 4 on Friday laid off reporters Tom Gauer, Peter Marshall and Jason Friedman and sportscaster Jason Lamb. Other names could not be confirmed, but it was thought that half or more of the 13 cuts had come from the news department, which has about 100 employees.
The move was a surprise, because Fox 4’s ratings were up in May, thanks to the juggernaut of “American Idol” and Fox hits like “House” and “24.”
The station’s share of the audience for its 10 p.m. newscast jumped 13 percent compared with May 2005. Even its early news at 5 p.m. was up. Ratings for the three other news stations in town were generally down.
A spokesman for News Corp., which owns WDAF, 34 other stations and the Fox network, would not confirm the layoffs. But by Friday afternoon, rival newsrooms had received inquiries and resumes from recently released WDAF employees.
Gauer, who had spent 11½ years at Fox 4, said his first order of business would be “to sleep in on Monday.” Gauer said that while he wanted to return to news if it was “at the right place,” he is working on other ventures, such as a quiz show he’s developing with his business partner, “Young & the Restless” star Kristoff St. John.
There was no sign Friday that similar firings were taking place at other Fox-owned stations.
So why WDAF?
One possibility is that the station is being primed for a sale. A trade magazine reported in 2005 that Fox was considering the sale of stations in markets that were 25th in size or smaller. Kansas City is the 31st-largest media market.
Another possibility is that it was a staff-size adjustment dictated by Dennis Swanson, the new head of Fox’s owned-and-operated stations, in an effort to bolster WDAF in the Kansas City market
Swanson, a former Marine, told the publication Broadcasting & Cable last year that “TV stations are like big battleships in the harbor … they turn around very slowly.”
WDAF is an especially large ship. It has by far the largest newsroom in the Kansas City TV market and puts on a hefty 49 hours of news programming per week. As the very first station to sign on, in 1949, WDAF has had a history of being a leader in the market. It still broadcasts a popular morning news program, but its late newscasts lag considerably behind KMBC-9 and KCTV-5 in the ratings groups most prized by advertisers.
It has tried rebranding its Problem Solvers unit, tacking on the word “investigators” in what appeared to be a reaction to the success of KCTV’s investigative unit.
By AARON BARNHART
The Kansas City Star
Fox may have been the hottest network in prime time this season, but it wasn’t enough to save 13 jobs at the WDAF-TV newsroom.
Fox 4 on Friday laid off reporters Tom Gauer, Peter Marshall and Jason Friedman and sportscaster Jason Lamb. Other names could not be confirmed, but it was thought that half or more of the 13 cuts had come from the news department, which has about 100 employees.
The move was a surprise, because Fox 4’s ratings were up in May, thanks to the juggernaut of “American Idol” and Fox hits like “House” and “24.”
The station’s share of the audience for its 10 p.m. newscast jumped 13 percent compared with May 2005. Even its early news at 5 p.m. was up. Ratings for the three other news stations in town were generally down.
A spokesman for News Corp., which owns WDAF, 34 other stations and the Fox network, would not confirm the layoffs. But by Friday afternoon, rival newsrooms had received inquiries and resumes from recently released WDAF employees.
Gauer, who had spent 11½ years at Fox 4, said his first order of business would be “to sleep in on Monday.” Gauer said that while he wanted to return to news if it was “at the right place,” he is working on other ventures, such as a quiz show he’s developing with his business partner, “Young & the Restless” star Kristoff St. John.
There was no sign Friday that similar firings were taking place at other Fox-owned stations.
So why WDAF?
One possibility is that the station is being primed for a sale. A trade magazine reported in 2005 that Fox was considering the sale of stations in markets that were 25th in size or smaller. Kansas City is the 31st-largest media market.
Another possibility is that it was a staff-size adjustment dictated by Dennis Swanson, the new head of Fox’s owned-and-operated stations, in an effort to bolster WDAF in the Kansas City market
Swanson, a former Marine, told the publication Broadcasting & Cable last year that “TV stations are like big battleships in the harbor … they turn around very slowly.”
WDAF is an especially large ship. It has by far the largest newsroom in the Kansas City TV market and puts on a hefty 49 hours of news programming per week. As the very first station to sign on, in 1949, WDAF has had a history of being a leader in the market. It still broadcasts a popular morning news program, but its late newscasts lag considerably behind KMBC-9 and KCTV-5 in the ratings groups most prized by advertisers.
It has tried rebranding its Problem Solvers unit, tacking on the word “investigators” in what appeared to be a reaction to the success of KCTV’s investigative unit.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Big Bieke News
So, I'm engaged.
I asked my girlfriend Lauren to marry me on Sunday, and she said yes (God knows why!).
No date for a wedding yet, but we're very excited about planning one.
And we'll keep you informed.
(Doesn't she look happy? I must be doing something right... who knew?)
Bieke
Monday, May 08, 2006
New Look Fox
So, we're all too busy with sweeps to post, huh?
In any case, I just thought I'd point out that I think it's pretty clear what the Fox O&O's are doing with their new websites. You know, the one's Sandra told us they were building. myfoxNY has launched in beta, and there rumor mill is the rest of the O&O markets will have myfox(insert city here) soon. myfoxkc.com comes up with a temporarily unavailble message, but I have a feeling that will change soon.
It looks very...foxy. Big fonts, lots of color. Lots of video. It also shows off the new on-air look that is supposed to match FOX News and their new brand name "The most powerful name is local news." Sound familiar? Look for those at a FOX station near you too.
Bieke
In any case, I just thought I'd point out that I think it's pretty clear what the Fox O&O's are doing with their new websites. You know, the one's Sandra told us they were building. myfoxNY has launched in beta, and there rumor mill is the rest of the O&O markets will have myfox(insert city here) soon. myfoxkc.com comes up with a temporarily unavailble message, but I have a feeling that will change soon.
It looks very...foxy. Big fonts, lots of color. Lots of video. It also shows off the new on-air look that is supposed to match FOX News and their new brand name "The most powerful name is local news." Sound familiar? Look for those at a FOX station near you too.
Bieke
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