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The news doesn't necessarily end at 10:30 (or :35)

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As an old newsie, I can recall the days not so long ago when news outlets would extend the newscast if necessary to cover a late-breaking event.

No such luck when the Tempe Town Lake dam burst.

Channel 5 gets kudos for doing some stand ups from the lake during Letterman and FOX 10 at least had extended website coverage. Channel 3 apparently closes up shop after the 9 PM news and I'm not sure if 12 or 15 did anything after 10:35.

I realize that a day after the event when we know nobody was hurt and the damage can be somewhat easily repaired, the news value of the story has diminished a bit. But as it was happening, this was a pretty solid breaking news story. If I was on "the desk" that night and was given an added 20-30 minutes, I would have had the chopper in the air, a reporter at the lake, and someone set up on the Salt River bridge at Central or 7th Ave to catch a view of the water hitting that location and to see if there were, in fact, people hurt by the deluge.

Yes, I know; this all costs money, and heaven knows we can't miss any of Craig Kilborn's new show. And yes, I've apparently become an old fart, but there was a time......
 
Local news is now just something added onto the schedule, ostensibly to make the station appear a public service to its viewers.

I agree: I would have said "hold the phone, we'll extend our newscast". But I guess networks come first...of course, "Where the News Comes Second"® doesn't sound so good.
 
Ch 15 covered it & broke in a few times after their newscast with Katie & Steve still there. They broke in during Jimmy Kimmel around 11:30 with a reporter, as well.

(Not that it was good by any stretch...but they did make the effort.)
 
Yes, I know; this all costs money, and heaven knows we can't miss any of Craig Kilborn's new show. And yes, I've apparently become an old fart, but there was a time......

Actually, the last 5 minutes of Craig Kilborn was interrupted for a Midnight press conference from Tempe's mayor. So Kudos to Ch 10 news.
 
Fox ten did have a copter in the air filming it,but then again its really in the flight path of sky harbor so you really cant be in the area (flying) too long.
 
tmartin993 said:
Fox ten did have a copter in the air filming it,but then again its really in the flight path of sky harbor so you really cant be in the area (flying) too long.
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That wasn't an issue. I was passing by on the Hohokam right after it happened and there were 4-5 choppers filming from around the ASU area. They were filming for about the 5 min. that I was in the area. Landing airplanes were using the north runway so there was no interference.
 
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