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Khazei's Replacement at WHDH.

Is there a reason why WHDH has operated with different anchor pairs at the "top" and "bottom" of the 5 PM and 6 PM hours? Does the station consider 5:00-5:30 PM and 6:00-6:30 PM to be more "premium" than 5:30-6:00 and 6:30-7:00? Conversely, is there something "second rate" about the 5:30-6:00 and 6:30-7:00 PM half hours?

In a world where you can get the news online 24/7/365, I don't understand why a news station would want different anchor pairs in 2 "middle subsections" of a 3-hour news block (from 4 to 7 PM). It makes no sense to me!
 
Is there a reason why WHDH has operated with different anchor pairs at the "top" and "bottom" of the 5 PM and 6 PM hours? Does the station consider 5:00-5:30 PM and 6:00-6:30 PM to be more "premium" than 5:30-6:00 and 6:30-7:00? Conversely, is there something "second rate" about the 5:30-6:00 and 6:30-7:00 PM half hours?

In a world where you can get the news online 24/7/365, I don't understand why a news station would want different anchor pairs in 2 "middle subsections" of a 3-hour news block (from 4 to 7 PM). It makes no sense to me!
Maybe the anchors get a half hour meal break when they're not on air.
 
Is there a reason why WHDH has operated with different anchor pairs at the "top" and "bottom" of the 5 PM and 6 PM hours? Does the station consider 5:00-5:30 PM and 6:00-6:30 PM to be more "premium" than 5:30-6:00 and 6:30-7:00? Conversely, is there something "second rate" about the 5:30-6:00 and 6:30-7:00 PM half hours?

In a world where you can get the news online 24/7/365, I don't understand why a news station would want different anchor pairs in 2 "middle subsections" of a 3-hour news block (from 4 to 7 PM). It makes no sense to me!

Look at WSVN (my go-to station since 2005)—same setup since 2006 when 4pm news was introduced there.

If it ain't broke... don't fix it!
 
What point are the (Sunbeam) stations trying to make with this setup?
I don’t think there is a point trying to be made. They likely do it because they simply have the staff to do it, or there was research done about certain anchors getting more viewers at specific time.
 
Well, for one, they can cross carry local stories.

Accident (made up by me 😉): "...happened yesterday afternoon at the cornor of 75th & 9th....taken to Dade County Medical....Noreaga was in Palm Beach Eatery next door in the Parkhearst building, when he felt....Joe Blowe, 7 News."

Obviously it was a local WSVN report.
 
Is it me or has the look of the news set changed in terms of graphics and is the talent dressing less formally? Maybe it was just to start the new year?
 
WHDH is all-in on their Pats coverage the last two weeks. It starts at 4am. That's in addition to their 3-person sports team.
Last Sun with the snow falling Jadi Ann had no hat (she had to be covered) and a coat with a low neckline. She turned her 500w smile on in the win aftermath, and did not shut it off.
Ari the Sports guy was wearing a 'Costanza' . I'm sure they are hoping to get to the Super Bowl in a few weeks if they get by Denver.
 


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