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NBC 10 Overboard about potential storm

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Nertz

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Last night NBC 10 went overboard on their coverage of the potential winter storm that is supposed to arrive this evening. Can we really take them seriously if they act like its the end of the world every time there is a storm with percipitation potential that comes our way?
 
Bang That Drum

You wrote in this posting:

Last night NBC 10 went overboard on their coverage of the
potential winter storm that is supposed to arrive this
evening. Can we really take them seriously if they act like
its the end of the world every time there is a storm with
percipitation potential that comes our way?


You wrote in the preceeding posting:

Over the past few days I watched the NBC 10 produced WB 17 news as well as NBC 10's 11 PM. It seems if you watch one, you don't need to watch the other. I am wondering if 10 is going to take a ratings hit at 11? Also, they need to loose the "Powered by NBC 10" thing at the bottom. Its annoying and juat a waste of space.

I was just wondering, if you dislike Channel 10 so much, why do you continue to watch? Just curious.
 
> Last night NBC 10 went overboard on their coverage of the
> potential winter storm that is supposed to arrive this
> evening. Can we really take them seriously if they act like
> its the end of the world every time there is a storm with
> percipitation potential that comes our way?

They kind of go overboard on a lot of their regular stories too. That is one of the reasons Larry Mendte (spelling?) left. (That and a lot of $$$ from Channel 3).
 
An ax to grind

> You wrote in this posting:
>
> Last night NBC 10 went overboard on their coverage of the
> potential winter storm that is supposed to arrive this
> evening. Can we really take them seriously if they act like
> its the end of the world every time there is a storm with
> percipitation potential that comes our way?
>
>
> You wrote in the preceeding posting:
>
> Over the past few days I watched the NBC 10 produced WB 17
> news as well as NBC 10's 11 PM. It seems if you watch one,
> you don't need to watch the other. I am wondering if 10 is
> going to take a ratings hit at 11? Also, they need to loose
> the "Powered by NBC 10" thing at the bottom. Its annoying
> and juat a waste of space.
>
> I was just wondering, if you dislike Channel 10 so much, why
> do you continue to watch? Just curious.
>
 
Re: Bang That Drum

> I was just wondering, if you dislike Channel 10 so much, why
> do you continue to watch? Just curious.

NBC 10 is what is left, since ABC 6 is an ancient joke, CBS 3 is a tabloid, and Fox 29 is Fox. It is the best station compared to the rest of them!

As for ABC 6, can you take Jim Gardner, who apparently is really someone named James Goldman according to Wikipedia, in his hair helmet, which is obviously so fake, seriously? Big Story? Action Cam? What is it 1975 or 2005?

As for NBC 10, Tim Lake is a tool, Vince DeMentri seems to like to think he is a cop, but they have some nice eye candy for us guys, including the new sports reporter Jade McCarthey.
 
Re: Bang That Drum

> > I was just wondering, if you dislike Channel 10 so much,
> why
> > do you continue to watch? Just curious.
>
> NBC 10 is what is left, since ABC 6 is an ancient joke, CBS
> 3 is a tabloid, and Fox 29 is Fox. It is the best station
> compared to the rest of them!
>
> As for ABC 6, can you take Jim Gardner, who apparently is
> really someone named James Goldman according to Wikipedia,
> in his hair helmet, which is obviously so fake, seriously?
> Big Story? Action Cam? What is it 1975 or 2005?
>
> As for NBC 10, Tim Lake is a tool, Vince DeMentri seems to
> like to think he is a cop, but they have some nice eye candy
> for us guys, including the new sports reporter Jade
> McCarthey.
>

Jim's hair is real. As for his air name, he was told long ago in Buffalo by a management type that he'd have to change it. He used his real name on air until that time.

Channels 6 and 3 do a good job even though their styles are different. Action News sees no reason to mess up a good thing. Consistency has paid off over the years.

Be wary of anything you read on Wikipedia.
 
Re: Bang That Drum

> Jim's hair is real. As for his air name, he was told long
> ago in Buffalo by a management type that he'd have to change
> it. He used his real name on air until that time.

So why didn't he change it back when he came here?

> Channels 6 and 3 do a good job even though their styles are
> different. Action News sees no reason to mess up a good
> thing. Consistency has paid off over the years.

ABC 6 is really a joke. Their style is ancient. Why do people watch?
CBS 3 is like a tabloid station. And they keep mentioning thier website.

> Be wary of anything you read on Wikipedia.

Why?
 
Re: Bang That Drum

> So why didn't he change it back when he came here?

Bigger question: why in the heck does someone's on-air name matter? People adopt names for various reasons. It doesn't impact their ability to do their job.


> ABC 6 is really a joke. Their style is ancient. Why do
> people watch?

The same reason people go to restaurants they know, and read the newspapers they grew up with, and purchase books and CDs by artists they like: consistency *works.* They watch because a crew of people who know their stuff deliver the news in a way they (audience members) like. They don't change to a new flavor of the week so many times people lose count.

> CBS 3 is like a tabloid station. And they keep mentioning
> thier website.

Unlike, say, NBC 10 that has one of their 17,923 on-set monitors with NBC10.com right over it, along with just as many promos and "get moe information" references as 3,6, et al.

>
> > Be wary of anything you read on Wikipedia.
>
> Why?
>
Because it's been proven to be prone to errors. "Editing" and "fact checking" aren't exactly priorities.
 
Re: Bang That Drum

Thanks for your excellent answers, Homer. I just dropped in and saw you had very ably answered Nertz's questions.
 
Re: Bang That Drum

> > So why didn't he change it back when he came here?
>
> Bigger question: why in the heck does someone's on-air name
> matter? People adopt names for various reasons. It doesn't
> impact their ability to do their job.

It gives the impression that he is hiding something, in this case the fact that he is Jewish. I guess that he didn't want to experience the rampant anti-semitism in Philadelphia, so he kept Jim Gardner instead of returning to James Goldman.


> > ABC 6 is really a joke. Their style is ancient. Why do
> > people watch?
>
> The same reason people go to restaurants they know, and read
> the newspapers they grew up with, and purchase books and CDs
> by artists they like: consistency *works.* They watch
> because a crew of people who know their stuff deliver the
> news in a way they (audience members) like. They don't
> change to a new flavor of the week so many times people lose
> count.

Just because something is consistent doesn't mean its good.
Given the fact that the Inquirer is nothing more than a bunch of wire stories and filler crap, I guess that quality journalism and Philadelphia are mutually exclusive.

> > CBS 3 is like a tabloid station. And they keep mentioning
> > thier website.
>
> Unlike, say, NBC 10 that has one of their 17,923 on-set
> monitors with NBC10.com right over it, along with just as
> many promos and "get moe information" references as 3,6, et
> al.

I think you are exaggerating a bit.
NBC 10 is the least worst of the stations for news and is more like newscasts elsewhere.

> > > Be wary of anything you read on Wikipedia.
> >
> > Why?
> >
> Because it's been proven to be prone to errors. "Editing"
> and "fact checking" aren't exactly priorities.

Can you cite some sources for this?
 
Re: Bang That Drum

> > > So why didn't he change it back when he came here?
> >
> > Bigger question: why in the heck does someone's on-air
> name
> > matter? People adopt names for various reasons. It
> doesn't
> > impact their ability to do their job.
>
> It gives the impression that he is hiding something, in this
> case the fact that he is Jewish. I guess that he didn't want
> to experience the rampant anti-semitism in Philadelphia, so
> he kept Jim Gardner instead of returning to James Goldman.
>
>
> > > ABC 6 is really a joke. Their style is ancient. Why do
> > > people watch?
> >
> > The same reason people go to restaurants they know, and
> read
> > the newspapers they grew up with, and purchase books and
> CDs
> > by artists they like: consistency *works.* They watch
> > because a crew of people who know their stuff deliver the
> > news in a way they (audience members) like. They don't
> > change to a new flavor of the week so many times people
> lose
> > count.
>
> Just because something is consistent doesn't mean its good.
> Given the fact that the Inquirer is nothing more than a
> bunch of wire stories and filler crap, I guess that quality
> journalism and Philadelphia are mutually exclusive.
>
> > > CBS 3 is like a tabloid station. And they keep
> mentioning
> > > thier website.
> >
> > Unlike, say, NBC 10 that has one of their 17,923 on-set
> > monitors with NBC10.com right over it, along with just as
> > many promos and "get moe information" references as 3,6,
> et
> > al.
>
> I think you are exaggerating a bit.
> NBC 10 is the least worst of the stations for news and is
> more like newscasts elsewhere.
>
> > > > Be wary of anything you read on Wikipedia.
> > >
> > > Why?
> > >
> > Because it's been proven to be prone to errors. "Editing"
>
> > and "fact checking" aren't exactly priorities.
>
> Can you cite some sources for this?
>

Stage names in radio and tv go back a long way, there was a time in the city more than half and probably a higher percentage of all radio and tv people used them. It was done for a variety of reasons, ethnicity, was one of them. Sometimes it was the broadcasters choice, sometimes it was ordered by the station management. Once a person was established in a market, it would have been ludicrous to change the established brand name. I know of one DJ that has used over ten on-air names because of reasons like above. The name has nothing to do with the quality of the performance. Legendary radio station WIBG had three different jocks work at various times under the name of Johnny Williams, it's no big deal
 
Re: Bang That Drum

> > > So why didn't he change it back when he came here?
> >
> > Bigger question: why in the heck does someone's on-air
> name
> > matter? People adopt names for various reasons. It
> doesn't
> > impact their ability to do their job.
>
> It gives the impression that he is hiding something, in this
> case the fact that he is Jewish. I guess that he didn't want
> to experience the rampant anti-semitism in Philadelphia, so
> he kept Jim Gardner instead of returning to James Goldman.

"Hide something?" Give me a break. You make it sound like being Jewish is a disease or something. He changed the name on orders from station management and kept it. His real name is still Goldman and his wife and children use it as well. Jim Gardner does good work and his air name doesn't matter.


>
> > > > Be wary of anything you read on Wikipedia.
> > >
> > > Why?
> > >
> > Because it's been proven to be prone to errors. "Editing"
>
> > and "fact checking" aren't exactly priorities.
>
> Can you cite some sources for this?

John Seigenthaler, former editorial director of USA Today, could tell you his first-hand experience. An entry in Wikipedia, since removed, stated that he was thought to have been involved in the assassination of President Kennedy and that he also lived for a time in the Soviet Union. The entries in Wikipedia are contributed by various and usually anonymous contributors and show definite slants on whatever or whoever the subject is. Those entries aren't checked--anyone can post with nobody examining the entries for accuracy.
 
Re: Bang That Drum

> > > > So why didn't he change it back when he came here?
> > >
> > > Bigger question: why in the heck does someone's on-air
> > name
> > > matter? People adopt names for various reasons. It
> > doesn't
> > > impact their ability to do their job.
> >
> > It gives the impression that he is hiding something, in
> this
> > case the fact that he is Jewish. I guess that he didn't
> want
> > to experience the rampant anti-semitism in Philadelphia,
> so
> > he kept Jim Gardner instead of returning to James Goldman.
>
>
> "Hide something?" Give me a break. You make it sound like
> being Jewish is a disease or something. He changed the name
> on orders from station management and kept it. His real name
> is still Goldman and his wife and children use it as well.
> Jim Gardner does good work and his air name doesn't matter.

Precisely. One also can't look at 30+ years ago through the prism of today's realities.

>
>
> >
> > > > > Be wary of anything you read on Wikipedia.
> > > >
> > > > Why?
> > > >
> > > Because it's been proven to be prone to errors.
> "Editing"
> >
> > > and "fact checking" aren't exactly priorities.
> >
> > Can you cite some sources for this?
>
> John Seigenthaler, former editorial director of USA Today,
> could tell you his first-hand experience. An entry in
> Wikipedia, since removed, stated that he was thought to have
> been involved in the assassination of President Kennedy and
> that he also lived for a time in the Soviet Union. The
> entries in Wikipedia are contributed by various and usually
> anonymous contributors and show definite slants on whatever
> or whoever the subject is. Those entries aren't
> checked--anyone can post with nobody examining the entries
> for accuracy.
>
Want more? Read this: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/18/wikipedia_quality_problem/
 
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