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- Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:03 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: WOOD TV goes dark during middle of Lions game
- Replies: 49
- Views: 24389
- Thu Jun 15, 2023 6:54 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage
- Replies: 90
- Views: 41810
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 5:53 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: The Point Show on Wood
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4358
Re: The Point Show on Wood
It's all about the $$$. Media buyers are sometimes obligated to include news shows in their buys. Cheaper to produce than buying syndicated programs too.
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:48 am
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: JoJo Girard’s last day at WFGR
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11105
Re: JoJo Girard’s last day at WFGR
Jojo is a quality guy who put 100% of himself into his show. From what he told me he plans to stay in the area, which is great because at least we'll still be able to see him do standup comedy around the area.
- Sun May 29, 2022 4:19 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: 95.7 The Lake - Benton Harbor/St. Joseph
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3278
Re: 95.7 The Lake - Benton Harbor/St. Joseph
Funny that you would just recently post this, Last Wednesday night I was coming back to Grand Rapids after attending a concert in Chicago and happened to find The Lake while traveling through that area. I remember hearing Manfred Mann's cover of Springsteen's I Came For You and wondered why LAV isn ...
- Sat Apr 23, 2022 5:15 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Looks like the Orbit Room is finally toast; share your memories here!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 22982
- Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:54 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Looks like the Orbit Room is finally toast; share your memories here!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 22982
- Sat Dec 18, 2021 4:50 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Fox 17 commercial break
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3594
Re: Fox 17 commercial break
I use to work in broadcast TV and makegoods was the first thing I thought of. It came right after the 11p. news ended, which was later than is 11:35p. time. I was expecting 2 1/2 Men, but it was commercial right after commercial- several of them the same one- 5/3 Bank, Jet's Pizza just to name a few ...
- Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:58 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Fox 17 commercial break
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3594
Fox 17 commercial break
At the time of this post (Friday 11:40p.- ) FOX 17 is airing about 15 minutes straight non-stop commercials after the late newscast.
- Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:54 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: 3 Grand Rapids stations were dead air on Sunday afternoon
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6315
Re: 3 Grand Rapids stations were dead air on Sunday afternoon
Back in '76 leaving GR on a trip to Canada we listened to The Brothers Johnson's I'll Be Good To You skip for 18-20 mintes during American Top Forty.