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MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 12:09 pm Amyre Makupson II does a very good job at the anchor desk on 62.

She is underutilized, in my opinion.

Well, I just learned a whole lot. I started with, "wait, Amyre Makupson's daughter is also in news?!" and then I learned so much more. Hahaha. I guess that's my ignorance.

It's honestly a very cool story. The videographer at WKBD that became the 62 news director brought AM II back to the same studio she used to visit her mom in when her mom did the news. Wow.

https://today.wayne.edu/news/2023/09/13 ... path-55637

I agree with everyone about the newsroom format. It’s bad and it finally needs to change to a traditional news set, with a 2020s look. The newsroom format was ok to begin with but it did not age well at all.

In addition, the newscast is ran like a small market instead of a major market. They must upgrade the on air talent and fully utilize people like Friday, Humphries, and Ali. Speaking of Sandra, I think she needs to do middays. She’s a far superior anchor than Rachelle Graham is, and has major market talent. Rachelle needs to either be bumped down to mornings, weekends, or let go entirely. She’s just not a good fit for Detroit at all.

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 8:18 pm At most stations, middays is the least important newscast daypart.

I don't share your opinion regarding Graham but do agree that Sandra is the stronger talent of the two.

Amyre II is an EpIC. She also does fill in anchoring. If and when WKBD goes back to having a 10pm newscast, Amyre would be the perfect candidate to anchor it.

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 7:28 pm Great forecast by Troy this morning. He said the best chance of strong to severe storms would be between 2PM and 10PM today. Oops.

Perhaps he should've accepted the depiction of his HRRR model, which showed very little if any precip across the region during that time period. Looks like the forecast model was spot on.

In his defense NWS was saying the same thing and not making changes in their noon update despite acknowledging the rain that went through could hamper further development.

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 7:28 pm Great forecast by Troy this morning. He said the best chance of strong to severe storms would be between 2PM and 10PM today. Oops.

Perhaps he should've accepted the depiction of his HRRR model, which showed very little if any precip across the region during that time period. Looks like the forecast model was spot on.

I usually like Troy. He’s probably the second best meteorologist at that station, after Ahmad. Normally he does a good job but today he made a H*** gaff. I also blame the NWS for giving him that bad information too.