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Is this true and why are they doing it? Listen tonight between 10 PM and 5 AM. They did this type of thing years ago when the only time the overnight anchors be on live is when they mention the time.
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WTUX
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I noticed that this morning between 4 and 4:30am. The anchor never mentioned the current temp, just what the overnight low would be. The traffic report was very generic. Ever since the regular overnight anchor retired at the end of June they have had various fill-ins in addition to Wally Kennedy on the Sunday night through Monday am.
This could be a summer vacation thing with just not enough people to go around.
This could be a summer vacation thing with just not enough people to go around.
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Bill Shusta retired? I didn't see that in the paper.WTUX said:I noticed that this morning between 4 and 4:30am. The anchor never mentioned the current temp, just what the overnight low would be. The traffic report was very generic. Ever since the regular overnight anchor retired at the end of June they have had various fill-ins in addition to Wally Kennedy on the Sunday night through Monday am.
This could be a summer vacation thing with just not enough people to go around.
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It was actually mentioned in the paper (don't recall if it was the Daily News or the Inquirer) sometime last month. Another thing that is different on the overnight is that that the play a sounder at the end of the traffic reports at :12, :22, :42 and :52.
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It was actually mentioned in the paper (don't recall if it was the Daily News or the Inquirer) sometime last month. Another thing that is different on the overnight is that that the play a sounder at the end of the traffic reports at :12, :22, :42 and :52.
Julius May said:Is this true and why are they doing it?
News anchors like to sleep, too.
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WTUX
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Two points.
Yes, I read about Bill retiring in the paper. It was the Inky (that comes off on your hands).
And come to think of it, I did notice they were using a sounder bed that would fill in any gap at the end of Ron "Car-Person's" report.
It's the traffic reports that bother me the most about the recorded news. I leave the house before 5am. I rely on the 4:02am traffic report to know if I need to leave earlier than usual. Now they are of no more use to me than WDEL.
Yes, I read about Bill retiring in the paper. It was the Inky (that comes off on your hands).
And come to think of it, I did notice they were using a sounder bed that would fill in any gap at the end of Ron "Car-Person's" report.
It's the traffic reports that bother me the most about the recorded news. I leave the house before 5am. I rely on the 4:02am traffic report to know if I need to leave earlier than usual. Now they are of no more use to me than WDEL.
Actually, the traffic reports are live. There was a glitch early this morning. They did the 3:22 AM traffic report announcement with the intro sounder and everything at 3:20 AM, then dead air for about 30 seconds. Then you heard the outro sounder come in after the dead air, with the traffic reporter starting to speak quickly, then all of a sudden, the 10 second spot they usually run between the traffic and Accu-Weather cut the traffic reporter off. It sounded very unprofessional.
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Ether way, it doesn't make any sense to me to air recorded newscasts period on 1060 AM. 1060 should just stop doing this and be live 24/7 again like they done for the past few years.kennygalla said:Actually, the traffic reports are live. There was a glitch early this morning. They did the 3:22 AM traffic report announcement with the intro sounder and everything at 3:20 AM, then dead air for about 30 seconds. Then you heard the outro sounder come in after the dead air, with the traffic reporter starting to speak quickly, then all of a sudden, the 10 second spot they usually run between the traffic and Accu-Weather cut the traffic reporter off. It sounded very unprofessional.
i am fast losing respect for KYW. they don't seem to take pride in a quality product anymore. airing late time tones due to the digital thing. and now this. pre-taped overnights? no news happens in philly at 2 a.m.? yea right. this is disappointing. no wonder they're not #1 anymore. i'd expect pre-recorded news from a small market news station like WDEL, WEEU, or WAEB. Not KYW. Disappointing.
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As you probably know, WDEL has been airing pre-recorded news for at least 15 years. Mid days on the weekends, when there is no sport PBP and overnights 7 days per week. And the average listener can tell. I had one older couple tell me back in the 90's that they could tell I was recorded since I didn't give the current temperature. Listeners pick up on things like that.
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I think that this only happens Monday-Friday. I think the weekend overnight newscasts are still live. Does anyone know is this a temporary thing or will it stay on for good.tater said:so they are all news all the time, they can't even bother to have someone actually do the news live 24 hours a day?
Cheap.
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SouthJersey1234
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KYW has definitely been deterorating. I've noticed some very irrelevant "stories" mixed in, and it's disappointing. One notable one, which I heard leading up to July 4th week, declared that "People enjoy taking time off from work during July 4th to go to the beach". What a revolutionary and groundbreaking report... and I'm sure it hadn't been more than 6 hours since a shooting took place in Philadelphia, or since some kind of event happened in Iraq.
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I have been complaining for years about KYW's decline with the quality of the news format. I hope that CBS radio realizes that they have a major problem on its hands with this station and do something about it so the station can sound like the other top radio stations like WCBS, WINS, WBBM, etc.SouthJersey1234 said:KYW has definitely been deterorating. I've noticed some very irrelevant "stories" mixed in, and it's disappointing. One notable one, which I heard leading up to July 4th week, declared that "People enjoy taking time off from work during July 4th to go to the beach". What a revolutionary and groundbreaking report... and I'm sure it hadn't been more than 6 hours since a shooting took place in Philadelphia, or since some kind of event happened in Iraq.
They should, at the least, have an anchor on call in case something breaks on the overnight. Oh, and if you think the time announcements are live, guess again! Pre-recorded (if you notice, only a few times do they give the time).
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CBS radio should have sense enough to know that this is a problem and should hire more anchors/reporters to the station so it won't be shorthanded anymore and the newscasts can air live 24/7 again.Rockin Rob said:They should, at the least, have an anchor on call in case something breaks on the overnight. Oh, and if you think the time announcements are live, guess again! Pre-recorded (if you notice, only a few times do they give the time).
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The fact the on-air work is recorded does not mean the floor is empty. Writers, produceres would still be on hand. I highly doubt that Harry and company walk in at 4:30 to start their 4:30 ON-AIR GIG.
By recording, you give engineers time to perform maintenance, cleaning crews time to work, etc.
It is nice to note that they have been reading this forum. More time announcements, current temperatures and better traffic reports. Still recorded? Of course. But it doesn't sound as cold.
By recording, you give engineers time to perform maintenance, cleaning crews time to work, etc.
It is nice to note that they have been reading this forum. More time announcements, current temperatures and better traffic reports. Still recorded? Of course. But it doesn't sound as cold.
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RadioStationDudeUSA
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I bet they do have a producer or someone on call or on premises if a brekaing news story happens
We get your point Mr May, no need to continually repeat yourself
We get your point Mr May, no need to continually repeat yourself
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KYW newscasts should be live 24/7 period unless special news programming airs live or on tape. Bottom line.RadioStationDudeUSA said:I bet they do have a producer or someone on call or on premises if a brekaing news story happens
We get your point Mr May, no need to continually repeat yourself
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Come on guys, this is not about me. I think it would be more logical for the station to be live 24/7 because if any breaking news happens overnight, the station anchors should report on it right away.RadioStationDudeUSA said:And why should it be live 24/7 period? Just because you say so?
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