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More East Coast Bias
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I would say that those of us in the central time zone have it the best. We see our programming simultaneously with the eastern time zone (after all, we get the EST time feeds, too), but it is an hour earlier (in relation to the rest of our day) than it is on the east coast. I suppose this is due to their being too "lazy" to delay our satellite feeds by an hour, but it works out great for me! I just couldn't see having to stay up until 11:00 just to see my "late" local news, which really would be late for me!
I've lived in the West almost my entire life, and have noticed an East Coast bias. When it comes to the Midwest and Mountain states getting shafted, though, it really comes down to demographics. The majority of the country lives in the Northeast, the mid Atlantic, the Sun Belt and California. The percentage of the country not living in one of those areas does make news that happens in those areas of less interest. It affects fewer people.
In the past 30 years, though, the tremendous growth of the Sun Belt is the real story. Cities like Phoenix, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas and San Jose have supplanted the traditional big cities of the Northeast and the Rust Belt. So if anyone is getting shafted on coverage its those Sun Belt cities.
In the past 30 years, though, the tremendous growth of the Sun Belt is the real story. Cities like Phoenix, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas and San Jose have supplanted the traditional big cities of the Northeast and the Rust Belt. So if anyone is getting shafted on coverage its those Sun Belt cities.
firepoint525 said:
Except for the morning yakfests (Today, et al) which are delayed an hour.
And don't forget every Thanksgiving, where the Macy's parade on NBC is live
only in the...all in unison...Eastern Time Zone! NBC insists it air 9 AM-12 PM
everywhere. Years ago I could watch it live at 7 AM Mountain; I think it was
live then everywhere except the left coast. BTW, IIRC from last November,
the CBS parades are still live in Central and Mountain.
oldiesfan6479 said:
With each passing year, a lower and lower percentage of the US population lives in the Eastern Time Zone due to growth patterns. The networks need to get with it and figure out that more and more of the population is being screwed over by the way that live events are scheduled/handled. They can start by reworking the way in which their morning shows are done. I seem to recall NBC offering later feeds of Today back in the 1970s. It's oh so awkward when there's a live news event in the morning and their taped GMA or Today Show are interrupted with live coverage eminating from the same set. Then they return to the taped version and have to reshow the live event to 3/4 of the US. Surely there is a better way.
And now, to derail the thread.....
I hate NBC's handling of the "Macy's Thanksgiving Parade"! It's all mindless chatter with only brief views of the baloons and far too much time showcasing cheesy acts over the square in front of Macy's over the star logo. Those performances seem to take up the majority of their coverage and many are just excruciating.
CBS does a far better job in covering the parade, giving appropriate attention to the baloons and parade features as they pass by - which is what most of us actually tune in to see. Still too much happy talk and network cross-promotion for my taste (they can't help themselves it seems) but it's still much better than the crap sandwich that NBC offers up.
Yeah, I was primarily referring to prime time, but thanks.oldiesfan6479 said:
Remember back when Miss America still mattered? NBC carried it live from coast-to-coast, which meant from 8:00-11:00 p.m. central time.
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MarcB said:
The Learning Channel (TLC) wanted a new and less expensive deal to present the event for two more years instead of the option for three more years as part of the previous deal, but Sam Haskell, the chairman of the Miss America Organization, did not accept the new deal. Here is a link to the rest of the story:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-03-01-TLC-miss-america_N.htm
Not meaning to send this thread off-topic, but does anyone remember when/why/how/where/whatever Miss America got moved from September (usually the Saturday evening after Labor Day, if I recall) to January? Did some previous Miss America have a 15-month reign? Maybe that was to compensate for the short reign of Vanessa Williams! ;DMario-500 said:
imhomerjay said:
After the Super Tuesday tornadoes of February 2008, CNN was so busy covering election results that I don't think the American Morning crew got to Macon County, TN until that Friday (or it may have been Thursday, I don't remember). The next day on Wendesday I think CNN devoted more coverage to election results than the twisters the day before.
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