Waco Market, What's up?

[nuzguy]

Re: WFAA and KXXV

> > > > > You guys also forgot about Elise Morgan. She was
> > > co-anchor
> > > >
> > > > > on 10 until she got her gig at NBC5. Also, WFAA only
>
> > > pulls
> > > >
> > > > > their local waco/temple/killeen feed from KWTX, as
> > KXXV
> > > > both
> > > > > has low-grade video and also made an enemy with belo
>
> > > with
> > > > > local market "must carry".
> > > >
> > > > (fyi - Elise is only a free-lancer at KXAS)
> > > >
> > > > The WFAA/KXXV feud (or WFAA/KWTX marriage) goes back
> > long
> > > > before the "must carry" business.
> > > >
> > > > Keep a couple of things in mind:
> > > > KWTX has been around for more than 50 years. KXXV has
> > been
> > >
> > > > around for 20 years.
> > > > If I recall correctly, KWTX was a dual ABC/CBS affil
> > while
> > >
> > > > KCEN had NBC/CBS. WFAA worked with KWTX quite a bit
> > during
> > >
> > > > this time, for obvious reasons.
> > > >
> > > > In 1985, KXXV signed on the air and took the NBC
> > > > affiliation. KCEN wound up with ABC while KWTX had
> CBS.
> >
> > > > After a few years, NBC wanted back on a stronger VHF
> > > station
> > > > and jumped to KCEN while ABC went to KXXV. It was at
> > that
> > >
> > > > point that KXXV and WFAA had to start dealing with
> each
> > > > other.
> > > >
> > > > As I hear it, things weren't bad at first. But at
> some
> > > > point, KXXV fed something to KDFW that WFAA wanted.
> That
> >
> > > > made WFAA mad. WFAA still had a relationship with
> KWTX
> > > and
> > > > got what they wanted. The rest is history. The two
> news
> > > > departments have been joined at the hip ever since.
> This
> >
> > > was
> > > > before the Branch Davidian business even started.
> > > >
> > > > KWTX has copied WFAA's look and style at every turn.
> > KWTX
> > >
> > > > even gets custom standups and live shots from WFAA
> > > reporters
> > > > from time to time.
> > > >
> > > 1st: I thought elise was f/t, should be IMHO. She'd be
> > alot
> > > better than some of the jobbers they have on now.
> > >
> > > 2nd: Frankly, KXXV is a joke. Ann Harder needs to be
> > tossed.
> > > Someone who brings their personal "beliefs" onto a
> > newscast
> > > and into station-produced programming (Remember "Save
> Sex"
> >
> > > anyone?) has no business behind the anchor desk. She has
>
> > > that station wrapped around her little finger. I give ya
>
> > 20
> > > bucks she has a say in whos hired/fired on the staff.
> > >
> > > 3rd: Im also curious, does KWTX still use the golden
> pipes
> >
> > > of Doc Morgan in their station imaging? Maybe they can
> > teach
> > > WFAA some tricks to make their newscast more palitible
>
> > >
> > Speaking of personal beliefs getting on the air--did
> anyone
> > else see the shameless display bordering on a sermon last
> > week on Fox after Michael Jackson was found innocent.
> > Granted, Fox is bent all the way to the right anyway, but
> > their reporters and anchors were just sputtering they were
>
> > so flabbergasted. And Shepherd Smith, Mr. Ultra Right,
> > actually was pounding his first on the anchor desk he got
> so
> > carried away with the "travesty of justice" he was "having
>
> > to witness." It was so bad as to be comical. Hope
> somebody
> > slipped him a Valium. The guy was a basket case.
> >
> Sheps another one of those loonies (along with John Gibson,
> O'Riley and Gretta Van Dogface)that Fox News seems to deal
> in. Must be the ties to Rupert Murdoch IMHO.
>
Fox calls them hot properties, Not many people agree with that. Put them altogether on one show and call it The Looney Bin.

 

[wacowx]

Why the KXXV hatred???

Slambang...what's your problem with KXXV? you have taken every opportunity to lambast us in every other thread...our people, our production quality...etc. Why the hatred?

All the stations have fairly good production quality with all stations having relatively new sets. In fact KCEN, the NBC has the 'oldest' set in the market...about 2 years old now.

KXXV has one shining staff member among many...Justin Carter, our graphics designer who makes some very cool animations and opens. The best in the market in my opinion. He makes us look truly classy.

When I started at KXXV we we just coming off of Jeff Cook GM rule and there was a lot of ill will and bad blood. It was an odd feeling back a few years ago.

Currently, we have argueably the best morale in the market along with the best on-air product. We have a goal to provide viewers with breaking news, we go out and dig for stories that affect ALL of the local viewers as much as we can, and we cover severe or damaging weather better than anyone else in the market. If you get woken up at 3 in the morning with a severe storm passing through your neighborhood I can guarantee that you'll find one of us mets on the air on KXXV...you can't say that with certainty about either of the other stations.

Yes, we remain number 3 in the ratings, but we have consistantly risen over the last year or so while each of the other stations have had major drops (KWTX) or ups and downs (KCEN). We are proud of what we do...all of us here. Those you are condeming our work have either been out of the market for the last several years and don't know what's going on now, or are jealous of how content our staff is despite being number 3.

I'm not here to argue...I'm just here to stick up for my station.

Mark Stephens