April 1st, 2011 
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Erie's 24 hour News Channel
The 24 hour news cycle has come to Northwestern Pennsylvania.
ErieONE, the area’s first fulltime local cable news channel launched today from storefront studios in downtown Erie, providing that TODAY show like “window on the world.”
According to a release, ErieONE General Manager Freddy Phirster said, “we’ve made a station that you’ll want to come to first. First in news, first on the dial, and especially first in ad sales!”
The channel spared no expense for its news team and set, complete with a 1/16 scale replica of the Flagship Niagara as the center piece. Weather shots originate from the bow of the ship, but instead of a human meteorologist, in the grand tradition of legendary Erie TV weather puppet Skeebert Skedaddle, ErieONE uses a maritime-themed hologram forecaster named Ollie. The snowy forecast for today was prefaced with an appropriate “shiver me timbers!”
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Deep Background for January 17-23, 2010
The pictures from Haiti have been heartbreaking.
The attempt to cover the tragedy of the earthquake has demarcated the limits of even the most highly advanced broadcast technologies. The networks are settling for lots of satellite phone calls and Blackberry video.
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