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Fred Heumann is back, on WILX...
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Fred Heumann is back, on WILX...
A Tim Staudt tweet confirms this, Fred was on Channel 6 in the 80s, as I recall it and made it to Detroit for about a decade, then went back to 6 until some recent point.
He certainly knows the market.
He certainly knows the market.
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Just came here to see if anyone reported on this. I saw it via Ann Emmerich's Facebook post:
https://www.facebook.com/WILXAnnEmmeric ... 6366910112
https://www.facebook.com/WILXAnnEmmeric ... 6366910112
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6 was foolish to fire him. Now it’s going to bite WLNS in the butt. The string continue to gets stronger at WILX. Congrats Uncle Fred! Show them how it’s done.
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Very pleased to see this. Fred is one of the good guys in the business.
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Congrats to Fred on the new gig. He can take over once Tim retires. Many in the market have worked for both 6 and 10.
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All of WILX's regular evening crew has been on WLNS. David Andrews, Ann Emmerich, Tim Staudt, and Andy Provenzano were all at 6 at one point or another. Emily Wahls is also flipping to 10 next summer, but she has a noncompete clause to wait out. Has anyone currently on 6 worked at 10? I don't think so... I don't know if that means anything, but it's kind of interesting.high fidelity wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:38 pmCongrats to Fred on the new gig. He can take over once Tim retires. Many in the market have worked for both 6 and 10.
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Gotigers: It means TV6 continues its decades long efforts in alienating its underpaid talent... only to have them show up on 10. If you’re not Sheri Jones, you’re likely to be on the outs with Jam, the king of gossipers. Jam’s future is likely in doubt with the new GM. Marci needs to bring in some new blood to refocus local news coverage, rebuild morale and plan a future post Sheri.
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Talk about longevity, Tim has been on the air forever, and Andy Provenzano has been in the market since 1985 when he replaced Randy Bhirdo who ended up in Detroit.
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David Andrews, too. He's been on Lansing TV since 1986.Big Signal wrote: ↑Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:58 pmTalk about longevity, Tim has been on the air forever, and Andy Provenzano has been in the market since 1985 when he replaced Randy Bhirdo who ended up in Detroit.
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The record for longevity in Lansing TV has to go to the 2 Tims...Staudt and Skubick. Both started in TV right around 1970.
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Both Tims need to retire. Their schtick is getting real old.
Tell me when Staudt actually broke a major sports story? How about Skubick — who focuses his entire presentation on process at the Capitol instead of the impact of policy by speaking with real viewers/businesses.
I get it, they have longevity and name recognition. But WILX and WLNS have no succession plan for either Staudt or Skubick. Maybe WILX is finally getting a clue by bringing on Heumann to build a post-Staudt sportscast.
Tell me when Staudt actually broke a major sports story? How about Skubick — who focuses his entire presentation on process at the Capitol instead of the impact of policy by speaking with real viewers/businesses.
I get it, they have longevity and name recognition. But WILX and WLNS have no succession plan for either Staudt or Skubick. Maybe WILX is finally getting a clue by bringing on Heumann to build a post-Staudt sportscast.
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Fred is getting long in the tooth as well. Not a good move.sinklair wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:39 amBoth Tims need to retire. Their schtick is getting real old.
Tell me when Staudt actually broke a major sports story? How about Skubick — who focuses his entire presentation on process at the Capitol instead of the impact of policy by speaking with real viewers/businesses.
I get it, they have longevity and name recognition. But WILX and WLNS have no succession plan for either Staudt or Skubick. Maybe WILX is finally getting a clue by bringing on Heumann to build a post-Staudt sportscast.
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Fred has been getting out and covering stories. A great move by WILX, especially considering that Tim never leaves the studio to do real human interest stories anymore. WLNS is getting left behind due to its lack of contacts and institutional knowledge... not that Jam really cares.
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I caught Fred for the first time this evening. He was back in his element covering high school football. I don't think I've seen WILX put this much effort into sports in a long while. (Tim Staudt has been phoning it in with prerecorded "In My View" segments for a few years now, and they've had the news anchor reading the sports on the weekend quite a bit over the past several years.) Tonight they actually had three live reporters (Fred, Kellan Buddy, and Natalie Kerwin) out on location to cover high school football resuming practice today. Maybe Fred can breathe some life back into the WILX sports department.
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Fred knows his sports. He worked in Lansing, then at 12 in Flint, then Detroit, and back to Lansing. He used to run the scoreboard at Tiger Stadium on his days off from TV.