Sunday, September 14, 2008
It's Not The End...
That being said, I am not quitting the blog scene. I will be joining Show-Me Opinions as co-admin and blogger at that site. I will continue to work on local media stories, but I will also be free to delve into other issues as well. I think this will be a good move for both Show-Me Opinions and myself. Together we can create a blog that combines the best of what we both do. Effective immediately, I will begin blogging at Show-Me Opinions.
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I will keep this blog up and running for a while until I have firmly established everything over at Show-Me Opinions. You may also continue to email me at thenews2k@gmail.com .
Thanks again for your support...and see you at Show-Me Opinions!!!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Presidential Race Turned Upside Down
Gallup Tracking Sept. 2 Gallup Tracking Sept. 8
Obama 50 44
McCain 43 49
Wow...
Plus, let's look at some statewide polls.
Pennsylvania - Obama +4
Ohio - McCain +4
Florida - McCain +3
Virginia - McCain +1
Colorado - Obama +1
Washington - Obama +6
Michigan - Obama +3
Indiana - McCain +5
North Dakota - McCain +4
Missouri - McCain +7
This is going to be interesting...
The New KSPR Turns 1, Part One
Now, it is a time of reflection and la look back at what helped drive KSPR back into the watercooler talk around Springfield and the rest of the Ozarks.
Among one of the most controversial decisions was to change the times of the boradcasts. KSPR caught some people by surprise with their new times for the early evening newscasts. Joe Daues, co-anchor of the evening news with his wife Christine (edit: duh, I knew that...sorry Michelle and Christine), was gracious enough to discuss the milestone with The News 2K.
"The decision to air our news at the new times was made by much smarter people than me.It involved shifting some programming too, KY moved Jeopardy to KSPR, which gave us not only a great show with a huge following, but allowed us to air it at 5 pm, which is a key spot in afternoon programming. (Keep in mind I'm not a programmer) The 4:30 gave us the chance to have the first newscast of the afternoon. That's good and bad. Good because we're first. Bad because when we have exclusive content it gives the other guys a chance to make some calls and play catch up. It was a risk yes, our entire "experiment" is a risk. But it does work, and we have dozens of emails to prove it."
The risk didn't fully pay off, however. On its one year anniversary, KSPR moved ABC News w/ Charles Gibson back to 5:30 and now run their second evening newscast at 6. The 4:30 broadcast remains.
I also asked Joe how he thought KSPR was doing overall. His answer was quite candid.
"We couldn't be more pleased with how things are going at KSPR. We're coming up on our first anniversary already and we've already won two of the top three state awards for best television newscast from the Associated Press, plus we've seen our ratings increase. The increase isn't as substantial as we would like, but it is movement and I think we all realize a station turn around doesn't happen in one year.Are there changes we'd still like to see - of course! News is all about deadlines... because of that and the "performance" factor it's never perfect, that's a goal we're always striving for.We're still gel-ing as a newsroom, among the producers, reporters, videographers and anchors not to mention with those you never see - the production staff, which I'm particularly proud of. I've never seen production people working with such outdated and malfunctioning equipment put together a newscast night after night in often extremely challenging conditions like they do... I really can't compliment them enough."
In part two, we will look at how the weather department has been partially responsible for driving viewers to the station.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Charles Gibson To Get First VP Palin Interview
Ike Local Media Coverage
WDSU (New Orleans) - Nagin: City Needs To Worry About Ike
KPRC (Houston) - Ike Hits Cuba, May Miss Keys
Fox 10 (Mobile) - Mississippi Hopes Residents Will Flee Hurricane
CBS 4 (Miami) - Keys Evacuated, Schools Closed
Winning, Waiting, and Watching
* Most of the national news media is anxiously waiting to see what happens with Hurricane Ike. It is likely that Hurricane Ike will be the big story of the week. Where will it hit? That is what the networks are waiting on.
* And just a reminder for those of you who have been watching KSPR News @ 5:30. Starting Monday night, ABC World News w/ Charles Gibson moves back to the 5:30 slot. KSPR News will follow after at 6.
Friday, September 5, 2008
yIKEs!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Palin Draws A Bigger Audience Than Clinton, Biden
Monday, September 1, 2008
Congrats To Jerry Jacob!
Hanna Now A Hurricane...
For complete details, log on to the National Hurricane Center website by clicking here.