The more things change, the more they stay the same: WEYI for 40+ years has consistently been a run-on-the-cheap operation with high turnover, regardless of who owned the place. When I was a Master Control Switcher at channel 25 from April to November 1980, approximately a third of the staff both o...

I knew nothing about broadcasting when I first walked into Specs in 2003. I’ve done nothing BUT broadcasting since that day.
I know the school wasn’t perfect, but everything is what you make of it.
RIP Specs

As good as keys are these days, do you really need a studio? Yes… and no. It takes about the same amount of work to create a virtual set as it does to create an actual set. Even with the advancements in virtual set CK tech… you’re still limited with shots/camera movement in ways that you aren’t wit...

DTE staff admitted me that one line tripped out during the storm, and it took them 3 days to verify there was nothing wrong with the line and to reenergize it. Wow! That's mismanagement. There were at 300K out, Mr. A. They are working 16 hour days. Give 'em a break! Maybe they could find some money...

Maybe they could find some money by trimming the salaries and benefits of their executive board. I don’t know how those people sleep at night.

That’s great! Ryan is a really good dude. I hope it works out well for him.

Herm, it’s her newsroom now. She could have tried to keep Kim. There’s was nothing more than a feeble attempt. It shows a lack of leadership on Karin’s part (well documented with her time at WNEM) about taking care of those who do all the heavy lifting. Karin has zero plan on how to address low wag...

Congrats to another one of my former colleagues who today called it quits. There are a lot of people behind the scenes who make the TV magic happen everyday. One of those was Kim Willis, a Newscast Director turned News Producer. A great person behind the scenes that helped raise the quality of jour...

They could air the same newscast on both stations. It’s not exactly competing. I didn’t see anything in the article stating whether NBC would require affiliates to air a 10pm news. If they keep their late-night programming schedule the same, affiliates could still do news at 11 and fill the time bef...

I watched little bit of the replay this morning and wasn't quite impressed but will keep judgement down until I get through the whole thing. Do those local communities sponsor the show? The part I did see included the clip from WB and the whole time I was watching it I was thinking to myself "what'...

I get it if you don’t enjoy the spots to promote the cities that participate in the Dream Cruise, but the show is recorded live-to-tape. My question is, what difference would it make if the show was done live? The inserts would still be there. The promotional spots for Royal Oak, Ferndale, Berkley, ...

Herm is one of the few people on this board that actually engages in a productive conversation. While I disagree with him on this topic, he never resorts to name calling… unlike Matt, Dudley and others. I think we can both agree that this new ND will be better than the administration that was in ch...

Herm, either Becky doesn’t know… or doesn’t care. You were at 25 when Kathy Reynolds ran the newsroom and burned every bridge possible. You can’t tell me that the ability to lead an organization ends with “well, she wasn’t convicted of a felony”. Either Becky and Scott Livingston are OK with bringi...

OMG. How many bad hiring decisions can one station make? This is Becky’s first major hire and this is the News Director she picks? Karin’s record of driving down WNEM’s product… then she is run out of Kansas City after a 9 month stint. Becky and Scott Livingston must not have had time to do backgro...

I commend Herm for his honesty. Overly dramatic because I used the word "bullshit" ? I guess I respectfully disagree. WXYZ should stop leading its newscast with fake weather news if it cares about credibility. Glenda Lewis was anchoring the 5PM show yesterday for those curious. Not her fault. She j...