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Being pro-police topic

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sun Jul 30, 2017 11:58 am

by MWmetalhead » Sun Jul 30, 2017 11:58 am

By request, I've decided to move the existing thread to the Political Potpourri forum.

Feel free to continue the discussion there.

Thanks.

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FAKE NEWS

Last post by lovinlife101 « Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:07 am
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by R Bedell » Thu Jun 14, 2018 4:42 pm

Well, it seems the Agenda Driven local news media went wild, with a Fake News story this morning, about White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, on...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:07 am
TV5's cackle club

Last post by autolab « Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:20 pm
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by R Bedell » Fri Jun 08, 2018 7:17 am

Was watching the early news edition (4:30am to 7:00am) today (7th) on TV5. Cast was the usual, Holland, Simnitch, Sherrod, and Easlick, with Coty...

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Last post by autolab
Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:20 pm
Design Time

Last post by autolab « Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:11 pm
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by autolab » Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:24 am

In what is probably the worst local TV segment... I love how the anchors try to fake interest in the paid-for WNEM morning news weekly segment,...

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Last post by autolab
Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:11 pm
Fake news? Why not fake cops?!

Last post by lovinlife101 « Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:27 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:03 am

:rollin :rollin :rollin

So let me get this straight. A group of police imposters have been fooling real cops for years? This is why higher...

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Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:27 pm
1250 WJMK launches with 60s/70s oldies format

Last post by ++++ « Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:37 pm
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by obc_radio » Sun Apr 22, 2018 10:12 pm

I was up in Saginaw today, I noticed that 1250 WJMK has now launched and is indeed playing 60s/70s oldies full time. For the tine being at least, it...

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Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:37 pm
Live Streams on Stations Websites/Apps

Last post by TheForce « Tue Jun 05, 2018 6:02 pm

by TheForce » Tue Jun 05, 2018 6:02 pm

I really like the fact the mid Michigan TV stations have live streams of their newscasts on their websites and apps. I love watching ABC 12 and NBC...

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Last post by TheForce
Tue Jun 05, 2018 6:02 pm
Why don’t facts matter?

Last post by lovinlife101 « Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:50 am
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by lovinlife101 » Wed May 23, 2018 8:17 am
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Can we go back to the time when reporters reported facts?

I’m sick of all this making stuff up garbage.

“Longtime putt putt, go kart and gaming...
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Last post by lovinlife101
Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:50 am
WJRT WeatherNation

Last post by 48125er « Thu May 31, 2018 1:50 am
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by tvbobn » Thu May 24, 2018 9:42 am

Apparently WJRT doesn't care about their WeatherNation channel. I watch it almost every morning to check out the days weather. Quick and easy.

This...

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Last post by 48125er
Thu May 31, 2018 1:50 am
Kudos To WNEM 5 For Having An Afternoon Newscast Memorial Day

Last post by lovinlife101 « Wed May 30, 2018 8:25 am
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by TheForce » Mon May 28, 2018 12:29 pm

I think it was great that WNEM had regularly scheduled news programming at noon. 9&10, the alleged news leader chose to air an infomercial instead....

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Last post by lovinlife101
Wed May 30, 2018 8:25 am
Fomer WNEM employee arrested for defecating in public

Last post by RingtailedFox « Mon May 28, 2018 5:14 pm
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by Bdl » Fri May 20, 2016 6:29 pm
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MLive has sunk to a new Lowe....give the guy a break. Sure it was a last resort.
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Last post by RingtailedFox
Mon May 28, 2018 5:14 pm
DJ Bob Steel passes away

Last post by Musicrewired « Sat May 05, 2018 2:24 am

by Musicrewired » Sat May 05, 2018 2:24 am

He's still listed as having a show on WFNT:

I guess they're not too quick to note Bob's passing on their site. Maybe if it makes the paper.

I was...

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Sat May 05, 2018 2:24 am
TV5 Sports

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu May 03, 2018 7:43 pm
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by R Bedell » Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:52 am

Over the weekend, I seen Coty Kuschinsky doing the sports. I am curious, what if any, is the story behind this...??

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Last post by lovinlife101
Thu May 03, 2018 7:43 pm
TV5 new set?

Last post by organman95 « Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:54 am
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by autolab » Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:20 pm
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It looks like TV5 is broadcasting in front of a backdrop created by a local high school drama club. Can that mean that Merideath is finally counting...
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Last post by organman95
Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:54 am
Murrow Awards

Last post by autolab « Wed Apr 25, 2018 11:49 pm

by autolab » Wed Apr 25, 2018 11:49 pm

Congrats to ABC12 for winning a Murrow Award for the third straight year. Angie Hendershot won in the hard news category for Where's Kimora?

And...

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Last post by autolab
Wed Apr 25, 2018 11:49 pm
Sinclair getting much bigger

Last post by organman95 « Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:39 pm
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by autolab » Wed Apr 25, 2018 7:32 am

It looks like Sinclair (parent company of 25-66) is getting bigger:

It's important to note that while Sinclair is selling 23 stations, the reality...

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Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:39 pm
CMU Sells Flint WCMZ-TV In FCC Spectrum Auction

Last post by Some Guy from Toledo « Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:40 pm
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by NoozDude » Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:48 am
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From Central Michigan University Office of Communications: Central Michigan University today outlined plans for its five public television and eight...
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Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:40 pm
Flint LPFM on 92.1

Last post by audiophile « Sun Apr 22, 2018 4:39 pm
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by Ed Joseph » Sun Apr 22, 2018 4:35 pm

I just put up an outdoor TV antenna and I figured I'd put a magnetic base whip above it to connect to my ancient Realistic tuner in my studio. I...

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Sun Apr 22, 2018 4:39 pm
wjrt no where to be found

Last post by R Bedell « Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:05 am
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by franko75 » Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:00 am

While a massive winter storm is taking place WJRT is all over some expo they are doing in Birch Run. NBC 25 is owning it and WJRT nowhere to be found.

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Last post by R Bedell
Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:05 am
Where is Greg Molzon?

Last post by TheForce « Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:14 pm
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by MrOvercoat » Tue Mar 13, 2018 2:10 am

It’s been nearly a year and nothing has popped up about Molzon in quite some time.

We still don’t know why he was let go or if he is going anywhere...

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Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:14 pm
WSMH Featured in Chilling New Promo

Last post by franko75 « Sun Apr 08, 2018 3:44 pm
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by JRBlitz » Sun Apr 01, 2018 4:00 am

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Last post by franko75
Sun Apr 08, 2018 3:44 pm
Morning News

Last post by R Bedell « Fri Apr 06, 2018 8:32 am
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by autolab » Mon Nov 20, 2017 6:02 am
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Looks like 25-66 has a new morning anchor. Rachel Spence. Says she is from the area, went to CMU. She is a great addition to their team of Mike...
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Last post by R Bedell
Fri Apr 06, 2018 8:32 am
Ian Rubin To Cleveland?

Last post by DAC « Sat Mar 31, 2018 7:32 pm
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by JRBlitz » Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:34 am

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Sat Mar 31, 2018 7:32 pm
WHHQ Sold

Last post by obc_radio « Thu Mar 29, 2018 1:12 pm
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by A1B1C1D1 » Fri Jan 19, 2018 5:39 pm
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It had been on the market for some time.
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Last post by obc_radio
Thu Mar 29, 2018 1:12 pm
Someone, please try to justify this

Last post by lovinlife101 « Sun Mar 25, 2018 1:14 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Fri Mar 16, 2018 7:51 am

Smh

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Last post by lovinlife101
Sun Mar 25, 2018 1:14 pm
Unfreaking believable

Last post by rugratsonline « Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:04 pm
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by Realist » Sat Mar 03, 2018 7:55 pm

Just turned on the TV after being gone most of the afternoon. Not 1, not 2 but 3 of the 4 Flint / Saginaw network affiliates are showing THE EXACT...

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Last post by rugratsonline
Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:04 pm
Does anyone even care?

Last post by Bryce « Wed Mar 21, 2018 9:49 am
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by lovinlife101 » Mon Mar 05, 2018 5:24 pm

I've seen posts of 25/66 is head and shoulders above the competition!

But then you see this disaster:

An armed robbery in Mt. Morris led to area...

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Last post by Bryce
Wed Mar 21, 2018 9:49 am
Biggest story idea

Last post by R Bedell « Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:08 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Fri Mar 16, 2018 8:18 am

So here’s what I propose for TV5 for May sweeps.

Have Scott Wolcheck do a simple Google search and discover all the propaganda being preached by...

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Last post by R Bedell
Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:08 pm
Flint/Tri market has now fallen for the "Then, there's this....." craze

Last post by R Bedell « Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:16 am
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by mtburb » Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:55 am

This craze seems like it's getting very serious now...it began in Detroit and then spread to Toledo and Lansing and now the Flint/Tri DMA has fallen...

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Last post by R Bedell
Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:16 am
103.9 FOX

Last post by Ed Joseph « Thu Mar 08, 2018 3:51 pm
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by uncleducky » Fri Jun 16, 2017 7:39 pm

Does anyone know how 103.9 The Fox is doing in the ratings? Have they gone up or down since Johnny been added.

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Thu Mar 08, 2018 3:51 pm
Flint Town

Last post by Ed Joseph « Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:48 pm
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by autolab » Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:00 am

Just got done binge-watching Flint Town. It was an interesting character study of the Flint Police Deartment. But I also found that it falls into the...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:48 pm
Worthless weather

Last post by Ed Joseph « Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:41 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:25 pm

Unfortunately, that’s all we get.

Oh, sure, you’ll hear “I’ve got snow totals, tonight at 11.” But what they’re really saying is “I’ll copy and...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:41 pm
CMU Campus Shootings

Last post by whitebalance « Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:58 pm
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by autolab » Fri Mar 02, 2018 10:22 pm

Can someone explain to me how 25-66 dominated coverage of the campus shootings today? How could a station that was a joke a few years ago beat 5 to a...

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Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:58 pm
Is it noble?

Last post by whitebalance « Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:56 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Sun Mar 04, 2018 2:13 pm

I have a very close source that says there are people in the news that say they're married to the TV news business.

Can you imagine the epitaph?...

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Last post by whitebalance
Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:56 pm
NBC 25's revolving sports door

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu Mar 01, 2018 6:32 pm
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by autolab » Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:33 am

It looks like another sports anchor is fleeing Sinclair's 25-66. Tom Eschen's last day is Wednesday.

WTH? I thought Tom was one of the best sports...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Thu Mar 01, 2018 6:32 pm
TV5 Slam

Last post by JRBlitz « Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:34 pm
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by R Bedell » Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:23 am
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Was watching the 5:30am edition of TV5 this morning (12th) for the alleged news. During that time, they aired a story on Flint native Clarresa...
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Last post by JRBlitz
Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:34 pm
CBC (channel 3) technical difficulties??

Last post by Tom59 « Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:23 am
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by matt1 » Sun Feb 25, 2018 3:50 am

When I turned on to channel 3 (CBC), it has technical difficulties probably because of the Winter Olympics. Get it fixed Spectrum!!! >:

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Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:23 am
WNEM's Pro-NRA Stance

Last post by lovinlife101 « Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:18 am
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by JRBlitz » Sun Feb 25, 2018 5:15 pm

With all of the events that have taken place, it has not deterred WNEM from taking money from the NRA. Just before Buck McNeely's Outdoorsman, their...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:18 am
Why do you people always bash channel 5? Try other stations like abc12

Last post by R Bedell « Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:17 pm
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by kincade3072 » Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:37 pm

There's other stations out there to bash besides channel 5, like abc12 has a lot of issues to.

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Last post by R Bedell
Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:17 pm
It must be sweeps!

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:59 am
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by autolab » Thu Feb 08, 2018 3:23 am

Once again, all common sense has gone out the window as TV5 promotes its (in a breathless tone) breaking, exclusive, only on TV5, must-see unclaimed...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:59 am
WHEELZ Love songs A to Z

Last post by matt1 « Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:00 am

by matt1 » Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:00 am

On Wednesday, February 14, WHEELZ 104.5 FM played Classic Love Songs from A to Z from 10:00 (the late Robert Palmer Addicted To Love ) till 6:10...

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Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:00 am
The day of the Nassar sentencing

Last post by lovinlife101 « Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:57 am
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by notebookandapen » Sat Jan 27, 2018 7:26 pm

ABC,NBC,CBS,PBS, and NBC25/FOX66 all lead with Nassar. TV5's lead: Snowfest

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Last post by lovinlife101
Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:57 am
Why?????

Last post by R Bedell « Fri Feb 09, 2018 6:34 pm
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by Willie108 » Fri Feb 09, 2018 1:27 pm

Why are our local TV stations sending reporters out on the roads to do live shots driving on freeways in the middle of a snow storm??? We live in...

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Last post by R Bedell
Fri Feb 09, 2018 6:34 pm
Super Bowl Outage: Charter or WEYI?

Last post by ftballfan « Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:35 am
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by Luke » Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:03 pm
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A lot of people are complaining online about the game going out and there's plenty of blame to go around. WEYI is on Facebook pointing at Charter for...
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Last post by ftballfan
Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:35 am
Michael J. Thorp OUT at Supertalk 1570

Last post by lovinlife101 « Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:02 am
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by Colonel Flagg » Tue Feb 06, 2018 10:04 am

Yet another local host replaced by syndicated uniblab programming. But hey, it's Cumulus, so why am I not surprised?

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Last post by lovinlife101
Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:02 am
Hypocrisy

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu Feb 01, 2018 6:02 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Wed Jan 31, 2018 7:52 am

So what is it? The same people who protested Al Blinke during contract negotiations were also the same ones who said, “Happy retirement, Al! You’re...

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Thu Feb 01, 2018 6:02 pm
ABC12's News Director receives Silver Circle Award

Last post by R Bedell « Sun Jan 28, 2018 12:54 am
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by autolab » Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:52 am

Congrats to Jayne Hodak. The Michigan chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced this week that it will honor Mrs....

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Sun Jan 28, 2018 12:54 am
WHNN flips to Adult Contemporary; Burke is dismissed

Last post by MWmetalhead « Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:22 pm
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News flash boys and girls. Reliable sources report a major on air firing in the Saginaw radio market. It's not up to me to name names but remember...
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Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:22 pm
WNEM "exclusives"

Last post by Ed Joseph « Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:23 pm
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by autolab » Fri Jan 19, 2018 7:49 am

I find it simply amazing that a local TV station like TV5 can get away with literally lying to its viewers on a daily basis. The latest example comes...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:23 pm
Randy Conat

Last post by lovinlife101 « Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:07 am
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by autolab » Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:16 am

Randy Conat's last day at 12 is Monday. They've been promoting a send off. Can't say enough great things about Randy. He's a class act. One of the...

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Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:07 am
WNEM Misspelled Words....

Last post by Captain Rock « Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:46 pm
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by Tom59 » Sun Jan 14, 2018 8:21 am

Watching WNEM-TV5 news is like completing a word scramble. Today's words are: Missle...Birhtday...Nutrious...Withc...Organtuan...Does anyone know how...

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Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:46 pm

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