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April Co-anchoring Weekend GMAZ
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April looks like she's enjoying doing the fine job of a seasoned pro... 8)
Before coming to 3TV and working as part of the Forecasters, April was an anchor for a couple of stations in Oregon and Washington. When she came here, she began her new life as a weather personality, though she had filled in doing weather before.
Good to see April doing an entire newscast. Weekends are probably the best because she can shine without being lost in a crowd.
I wonder did KTVK pay for April to go back to school to get her Meteorology degree? While I understand if her ultimate goal is to be an anchor, I wonder why see went the Forecaster route first? April's commercial makes it seem like she always wanted to be a Weatherguesser.
I wonder did KTVK pay for April to go back to school to get her Meteorology degree? While I understand if her ultimate goal is to be an anchor, I wonder why see went the Forecaster route first? April's commercial makes it seem like she always wanted to be a Weatherguesser.
I would believe that Belo has tuition reimbursement as one of the employee benefits so they probably did pay for April to go back to ASU and for Brittney to long distance learn at Mississippi State.brian4 said:
April was an anchor when she took this job. The other option would have been field reporter and fill in anchor which means outside every day, especially when it is hot. As the weather personality, you will spend most of your time in an air conditioned building.
And when management got tired of Brad doing weather on GMAZ, they moved April in to that role. I would guess that when she was interviewed for the position, KTVK management was looking at putting her in the weekday morning position. Working the weekends gave her a chance to get a good start on her degree work at ASU.
Also remember that before they hired April, 3TV had the infamous Weather Wannabe contest where three applicants spent a weekend in Phoenix and handled the weather reports for Saturday and Sunday (usually after an introduction on GMAZ on Friday morning). None of the three were impressive and management had to go back to the drawing board to find someone else to hire, which ultimately became April.
Also remember that before they hired April, 3TV had the infamous Weather Wannabe contest where three applicants spent a weekend in Phoenix and handled the weather reports for Saturday and Sunday (usually after an introduction on GMAZ on Friday morning). None of the three were impressive and management had to go back to the drawing board to find someone else to hire, which ultimately became April.
Well, some bozo at 3TV hired Brian Webb to co-anchor weekend GMAZ. With all due respect to Brian, he was more asleep than I was on Sat/Sun mornings -- acting like he wasn't a morning person. Bulletin for Potential Morning Anchors: Do NOT take the job if you are not an early morning person or you can't become a morning person.
Bubbly personality in the morning is what makes April, Gina, Brittney, and others successful.
Bubbly personality in the morning is what makes April, Gina, Brittney, and others successful.
Brian --
Unfortunately, men are held to a much lower standard, but Scott Light (who's now off mornings) comes to mind as enthusiastic and engaging. Javier Soto is reasonably enthusiastic at 4:30am. Pat McReynolds has been very engaging in past jobs, but doesn't seem as comfortable at CBS 5 (sometimes the co-anchors make a huge difference).
But there's a vast difference between awake and half-asleep. The early morning shift is difficult at best.
Unfortunately, men are held to a much lower standard, but Scott Light (who's now off mornings) comes to mind as enthusiastic and engaging. Javier Soto is reasonably enthusiastic at 4:30am. Pat McReynolds has been very engaging in past jobs, but doesn't seem as comfortable at CBS 5 (sometimes the co-anchors make a huge difference).
But there's a vast difference between awake and half-asleep. The early morning shift is difficult at best.
Former,
Haven't watch Light in a while, but he was great during Sunday mornings. Soto has come a long way. He used to make some mistake every segment. He smiles a lot and has fun at 4:30. I watched Fox10 for several months and thought Ron Hoon tries to keep the energy up. With his seniority, Hoon could phone it in (like some others...) but I liked his approach.
I got a good laugh today!
Haven't watch Light in a while, but he was great during Sunday mornings. Soto has come a long way. He used to make some mistake every segment. He smiles a lot and has fun at 4:30. I watched Fox10 for several months and thought Ron Hoon tries to keep the energy up. With his seniority, Hoon could phone it in (like some others...) but I liked his approach.
formeraa said:
I got a good laugh today!
Yetta rocks when she covers an event. That would be just desserts !!formeraa said:
Back when this thread began, April also has great talent with good mental skills for handling live TV. Either would be cool.
Nice to be GMAZ...
Oh, if we could only have this much excitement about iPad@9 on 15!
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