Could anyone tell me whether the newscasters on WBZ read from paper copy, or from a computer monitor?
I suppose anything's possible when you're live on the air, but I tend to think reading from a monitor has got to be tough on the eyes for hours at a time. I didn't hear Madison's reading of this particular news item, but either she lost her place while reading paper copy, or what she read from the monitor should've been edited better.
I think 'BZ made a mistake in having a single anchor on air for 4-5 hours at a time. The older method, with two (or sometimes even three) anchors gave more time for the idle anchors (not on-air at the moment) to research/rehearse/rewrite copy, at the very least, and also allow them to interview newsmakers by phone for later airing. It would be nice if they brought this system back. It seems they have enough personnel to do so.