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WFXP begins prime-time hour newscast

January 18th, 2010 joel

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With the new season of “24″ as a powerful lead-in, WFXP/Fox 66 begins Erie’s first hour-long prime-time newscast tonight at 10:00 PM.

Promos running Sunday night promised a greater and different approach to news, weather and sports for the 60-minute strip, which is slated to run 7 days a week. The prime-time news product should prove to be a powerful competitor to the current broadcast schedule. It also illuminates the reality of the cost of syndicated programming compared to repackaging local news.

What would make this move even more interesting is if WFXP put on a hip young anchor to match the prevailing network audience. I love Sean & Selina…but maybe a Jeremy Beecher-type would keep the high 18-35 year-old lead in.

Just my take.

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Press and Tower Podcast-June 28, 2009

June 28th, 2009 joel

On Saturday morning, June 27th, P&T was able to witness the Braveheart Rush leading up to the demolition of Clara Ward’s old home on Erie’s east side. This podcast lets you hear from some of the volunteers, the Erie media covering the event, and actual audio instructions given to the children and talent involved in Saturday morning’s shooting of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition build in Erie.

Download The Press and Tower Podcast for June 28, 2009 or listen below.

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The Feed for Thanksgiving Weekend, 2008

November 29th, 2008 joel

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  • Country 98 takes hit for Citadel’s bigger market stations: In Dave Richard’s interview with Citadel/Erie GM Jim Riley published Friday on GoErie.com, Riley was quoted that although revenues are up in Erie over last year at the four-station cluster, they continue to have to cut staff. “We’re part of the company and had to participate in getting costs under control,” Riley said. Therein lays the inherent downside of corporate ownership: even though your division or market is making its nut, you have to suffer for the underperformance of other markets. In Citadel’s case, their larger markets are greatly behind targets, so they proportionately suck more money out of their thriving smaller markets. For Country 98 it means going with a syndicated morning show, Big D and Bubba, and Elly McVay wears the cowboy hat in middays and the biker do-rag for drive time on Z-102. Be watching for some background on Big D & Bubba next week on P&T.

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The Feed for Friday, September 19th

September 19th, 2008 joel

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  • Kanzius telethon update: The unprecedented multiple channel live broadcast generated a nearly unprecedented generous response. According to WSEE’s Scott Bremner, the Lilly Broadcasting stations WICU, WSEE and the CW raised well over $100,000 Tuesday evening during their Community for Kanzius event. Realizing the critical timing and extreme need for research funds, The Press and Tower has put a permanent link to the John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation where you can make a donation at any time. (more…)
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