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by OneBigFan
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Tony Gates Pulled From WLAV
Replies: 80
Views: 30998

Re: Tony Gates Pulled From WLAV

Thought I heard Tony Gates voice on an ad for The Ultimate Sports Show that was at DeVos Place this weekend. Might have been voice over from previous years and the show has the rights.
by OneBigFan
Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WOOD TV Sports Personnel
Replies: 11
Views: 2692

Re: WOOD TV Sports Personnel

Anytime a sports reporter at TV8 can land a job in a Top Ten market like Boston, they’re gone as they are packing. Weirda went from #91 in Champaign to #42 @TV8 and now #8 in Boston. It’s a covering the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots and Red Sox. Being a sports reporter at WOOD TV8 is pretty damned close...
by OneBigFan
Tue Nov 07, 2023 12:13 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Christmas Is Here
Replies: 26
Views: 4890

Re: Christmas Is Here

Might be 20+ years ago stations would start going to their Christmas music programming on Black Friday. I was a sales road warrior and listened to a lot of radio but could understand the timing. Like some others have stated, the move to November 1 by 105.7 that has been struggling for ratings for a ...
by OneBigFan
Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:27 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage
Replies: 90
Views: 17536

Re: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage

Nexstar probably got him cheap.

Nice market bump from #155 Biloxi-Gulfport to #39 Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek
by OneBigFan
Tue Oct 10, 2023 5:47 pm
Forum: Lansing/Mid-Michigan
Topic: Audrey Dahlgren out?
Replies: 15
Views: 7201

Re: Audrey Dahlgren out?

Was told her tweeting about the Tucker/ Tracey was the reason from an acquaintance who works at the station. No details but her Twitter account was the reason.

Dahlgren from Potterville, MI, MSU grad who became the station’s sports director after Fred Heumann. Was a local kid made good story.
by OneBigFan
Sun Oct 01, 2023 10:08 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WOOD TV8 names Tom Hillen new co-host of eightWest
Replies: 11
Views: 2979

Re: WOOD TV8 names Tom Hillen new co-host of eightWest

eight West, the locally produced weekday infomercial is often on in local dentists offices and some doctors offices.

Bland, never any controversy, smiling faces and inexpensive to produce. A cash cow for Nexstar media.
by OneBigFan
Thu Sep 21, 2023 1:18 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Jim Costa going to mornings on The Ticket after Mike Stone retires
Replies: 11
Views: 1656

Jim Costa going to mornings on The Ticket after Mike Stone retires

Been 2 years since ESPN 96.1 fired Costa replacing Big Drew and Jim with ESPN programming. Costa went home to Detroit, landed with The Ticket doing fill-in. He’s been named the co-host of Costa and Jansen along with former NFL and U of M lineman Jon Jansen. Good for Costa. https://radioinsight.com/h...
by OneBigFan
Sat Aug 26, 2023 3:43 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: New Night Anchor at WZZM ?
Replies: 6
Views: 1733

Re: New Night Anchor at WZZM ?

Holland Homes, ambulance services and funeral homes will be all the the advertisers WZZM needs with that line up.
by OneBigFan
Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:58 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage
Replies: 90
Views: 17536

Re: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage

Looks like a new poster needs a website for his rants.

There are plenty out there. Just not here.
by OneBigFan
Fri Aug 11, 2023 3:55 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray and Scripps want streamers to be re-classified
Replies: 10
Views: 2329

Re: Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray and Scripps want streamers to be re-classified

Whose payroll are you on Rip Van sinklair? Two decades ago, 2 years after Lin TV who owned TV8 purchased purchased 41 they shutdown the Battle Creek newsroom and you watch TV8 news followed by ABC national new rather than TV8’s NBC national offering. Sinclair is closing 10 local newsrooms and rumore...
by OneBigFan
Tue Aug 08, 2023 7:15 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray and Scripps want streamers to be re-classified
Replies: 10
Views: 2329

Re: Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray and Scripps want streamers to be re-classified

Could you define “local” sinklair? Every network station in West MI except the PBS station at GVSU is owned by one one the broadcasting behemoths who are trying to act like a 21st Century sole owner. Recently when WOODTV made the news when it’s now former news director sent out a controversial memo ...
by OneBigFan
Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:51 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray and Scripps want streamers to be re-classified
Replies: 10
Views: 2329

Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray and Scripps want streamers to be re-classified

The big con continues. Nexstar Media Group (owner of 197 stations); Sinclair Media Group (owns 247 stations in 89 markets; E.W. Scripps (61 stations in 41markets) : Gray Television (180 stations in 113 markets) are playing the poor local guy card. The 4 multi-billion dollar corporations, they contro...
by OneBigFan
Wed Jul 05, 2023 8:05 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Nielsen Ratings May, 2023
Replies: 14
Views: 2352

Re: Nielsen Ratings May, 2023

WCSG's ratings are only surprising because its got some completion from other stations on the FM dial. WFUR 102.9 and WYAG 89.7 out of Kalamazoo both get good reception in the south end of Kent County where there are multiple Christian HS's. WCSG's brand of Christian radio is clearly what its demogr...
by OneBigFan
Sun Jul 02, 2023 12:48 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage
Replies: 90
Views: 17536

Re: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage

There is more than a half dozen long tenured members of the on air staff and production team(s) who didn’t want to rock the boat and find themselves pushing 50 (or more) looking for another TV gig. Better to let something slip and keep your job than stay quiet and possibly be outed by a co-worker. T...
by OneBigFan
Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:06 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage
Replies: 90
Views: 17536

Re: WOOD-TV8 staff push back on internal memo to tone down Pride Month coverage

Nexstar split the baby firing Tang and Fox for writing/signing the memo then firing Stier and Odle for making the memo public. Two fold message; don’t put directives like that in writing and don’t make internal disagreements public. Do either and your employment will be terminated. What stinks is Ne...