What local newscasts do you watch?

[Chocoholic]

My favorite local newscast to watch is FOX 25 WFXT out of Boston, MA. I like the anchors. They have their fun while still remaining professional. They have lots of local coverage and great tips and useful information on a variety of topics. They don't go overboard with sensationalism and graphics. I just find them very informative and fun to watch.

My absolute least favorite local newscast is the NBC affiliate, WHDH 7. They are a huge joke, IMHO. Too much sensation, too many obnoxious graphics, too many "breaking stories", and too much national and celebrity news. (I watch local news for LOCAL news!) I don't take them seriously as a news station at all. They're a trashy tabloid.

[Yooch]

KSBW CH 8-- Covers Monterey, Salinas, Southern SF Bay Area and CA central coast.

This local NBC affiliate's been around a long time. Same weather and sports guys for decades. The anchors themselves are great. This station, though covering a large market, still has a hometown feel about it, while remaining professional. A high school sports focus feature really adds to the community feeling. Their weather and traffic updates are absolutely the best.

They do other things too: Honoring local teachers, with their 'crystal apple' award. Good teachers are nominated by their students.

Elementary school kids send in artwork relating to the weather, which is shown every day, acknowledging the student who sent it.

The sports and weather anchors have a fun little quiz for viewers every day.

I could go on and on. I just love watching KSBW.

[Zoneboy]

Except for weather updates, I don't watch any of the local newscasts. I used to years ago when they actually gave you 30 minutes worth of news, Back then I could get all the local and national headlines, weather and sports and maybe a human-interest story or 2. During baseball or any other sports season, Highlights of every game was shown and now that's been reduced to highlights of the so-called local pro teams and only scores from the rest. My biggest gripe though is that these stations will hype a story all day long to get you to tune in at 6pm and it's almost always the very last thing they mention.

[Scoobiedoo30]

I watch WVUE for my Local News at 5:30 pm and 9:00 pm and WVUE now has an around A Clock News Channel.

[James"Thunder"Early]

Sometimes I watch KABC-7, KNBC-4, KCAL-9 Los Angeles and KEYT-3 Santa Barbara, there are two media markets in my area. When I lived in Santa Barbara, I liked KSBY-6 San Luis Opisbo and KCOY-12 Santa Maria.

[catlover79]

Me - WJW-8, which is the Cleveland FOX affiliate.

[MickeyMac]

I only watch the news in small doses because its just too overwhelming but when I do I watch WWMT channel 3.

[Yooch]

Sometimes I watch KABC-7, KNBC-4, KCAL-9 Los Angeles and KEYT-3 Santa Barbara, there are two media markets in my area. When I lived in Santa Barbara, I liked KSBY-6 San Luis Opisbo and KCOY-12 Santa Maria.

Did a guy named Robert LeHockey do sports for KSBY-6? If so, his mom worked with me years ago. Nice family. Nice people. I'd heard that he'd gotten a job there, but this was a few years back.

[Doodyville10019]

Usually I get my news either from an all-news radio station or from the Internet.

Most of the TV anchors here in Chicago are wack jobs - too hyper and too much into themselves rather than the stories they're covering. But, If I have to watch local news, I'll probably watch WGN-TV News. As far as I'm concerned, they're the only straight shooters on the block.

[MrCleveland]

Me - WJW-8, which is the Cleveland FOX affiliate.

I'll catch FOX 8 too as well as WKYC-3, Cleveland's NBC Universal affiliate.

Dick Goddard was mentioned a lot for a local weatherman.

[catlover79]

I'll catch FOX 8 too as well as WKYC-3, Cleveland's NBC Universal affiliate.

Dick Goddard was mentioned a lot for a local weatherman.
Where would Cleveland be without Dick Goddard and his woolybears? :lol:

[James"Thunder"Early]

Did a guy named Robert LeHockey do sports for KSBY-6? If so, his mom worked with me years ago. Nice family. Nice people. I'd heard that he'd gotten a job there, but this was a few years back.Yes, he did do the sports on there for a time.

[howierules86]

On very few occasions, I'll watch WHBQ (Memphis Fox affilliate)'s 11:00 AM midday news, but that's about it.

[dawsongirl]

KCCI, the CBS affiliate. I hate the lady anchor during the week, but I tolerate her. Our good one went to WCCO in Minneapolis. booooooooooooo

WHO, the NBC affiliate, sucks so bad it's not even funny. The male anchor looks like he fries himself in a tanning bed for 4 hours every day. He also takes himself way too seriously; he thinks he's pretty damn good. HA. And the female anchor has a mouth big enough to swallow the whole city.

[catlover79]

KCCI, the CBS affiliate. I hate the lady anchor during the week, but I tolerate her. Our good one went to WCCO in Minneapolis. booooooooooooo

WHO, the NBC affiliate, sucks so bad it's not even funny. The male anchor looks like he fries himself in a tanning bed for 4 hours every day. He also takes himself way too seriously; he thinks he's pretty damn good. HA. And the female anchor has a mouth big enough to swallow the whole city.
:rofl: :brent Sounds like the girl I used to sit by at work.

[PunkyP0WER]

WFSB covering the greater Hartford area. Its claim to fame is that Gayle King was a former anchor. They made a big production of her being Oprahs best friend and milked it for everything it was worth, it was quite annoying. Oprah even came on once and did the weather and when Gayle anchored the news at noon she would make it a point to remind you what topic Oprah would be covering later that day. Needless to say they stopped that practice after Gayle left.

Anyway, 2 of the anchors married each other and are like the "Brangelina" of CT. Their names are Dennis House and Kara Sundlun (I think Kara's father is or was the governor of Rhode Island) Anyway, I got to meet them when she gave birth to their first child. I was a security guard at St. Francis and thats where she had the baby. She was pregnant last fall and announced it on her local talk show called Better Connecticut, but suffered a miscarriage a week later.

Other notable people that got their start at WFSB are Bill O'Reilly and Mika Brazinski from Morning Joe on MSNBC.

[catlover79]

Great stories, Kimberlee!! Thanks for sharing them. :cool:

[PunkyP0WER]

thanks Monika, its nice to be posting again! ;)

[catlover79]

thanks Monika, its nice to be posting again! ;)
Well, it's great to have you back, darlin'!! :bighug:

[PunkyP0WER]

:bighug: right back at ya! you're such an angel :angel:

[catlover79]

:bighug: right back at ya! you're such an angel :angel:
Awwww...:blush:

[browneyes106]

My favorites are KOB 4 and KOAT 7 here in Albuquerque.

[Brieannas21]

I watch three, I don't really have a favorite, they are... KXAS-5, WFAA-8, KDFW-4

[TVFactFan]

WFSB covering the greater Hartford area. Its claim to fame is that Gayle King was a former anchor. They made a big production of her being Oprahs best friend and milked it for everything it was worth, it was quite annoying. Oprah even came on once and did the weather and when Gayle anchored the news at noon she would make it a point to remind you what topic Oprah would be covering later that day. Needless to say they stopped that practice after Gayle left.

Anyway, 2 of the anchors married each other and are like the "Brangelina" of CT. Their names are Dennis House and Kara Sundlun (I think Kara's father is or was the governor of Rhode Island) Anyway, I got to meet them when she gave birth to their first child. I was a security guard at St. Francis and thats where she had the baby. She was pregnant last fall and announced it on her local talk show called Better Connecticut, but suffered a miscarriage a week later.

Other notable people that got their start at WFSB are Bill O'Reilly and Mika Brazinski from Morning Joe on MSNBC.



What year did Bill Orielly work at WFSB? When I lived in Connecticut from 1993 to 1998 I watched WVIT NBC30, that newsast seemed to stand out more than the Others

[PunkyP0WER]

What year did Bill Orielly work at WFSB? When I lived in Connecticut from 1993 to 1998 I watched WVIT NBC30, that newsast seemed to stand out more than the Others
Bill O'Reilly was the 11pm co-anchor between 1979-1980.

[TVFactFan]

Bill O'Reilly was the 11pm co-anchor between 1979-1980.


same time as chris berman

[Hollywood Rock Chic]

I rarely watch the local news, but if I do, it is either KFMB (CBS) or KGTV (ABC); the local affiliates for San Diego. When I am in Los Angeles; it is always, KABC (channel 7)...

[Fleet]

I like KABC, channel 7 and KCAL, channel 9.

[Mysty Eyes]

I watch KNBC, channel 4 in Los Angeles. I've watched them for so long they're almost like family.

[Holly]

here are the ones I look up every day for my local news and weather. There's more in Albany NY for New's Sites but those are the 2 main one's i go to every day

www.wrgb.com

www.wnyt.com