Changes at Channel 4

[bushinspector]

Yesterday Lance West announced on the morning show that Toni Ray was leaving to go the clinton to run a musum. Anyone know the real story behind it?

[drum4no1]

No Story, shes leaving because she got a real job in Weatherford and thats where her husband has been working..

[TaoMaas]

I need to watch more local news. Who's Toni Ray?

[bushinspector]

It is really on their sister station 43 on the morning show rise and shine. She just does spot reporting and is on the social media portion of the show.

[ljbab728]

This is a little off topic but parts of this "sister station" concept seem a little strange to me. I wonder how NBC feels when the early morning Channel 4 news show is promoting a later show on Channel 43 which is on opposite the Today Show which encourages the viewers to not watch the Today Show.

[Dustin]

Ever since Lauren Nelson started anchoring over on KWTV, I have stopped watching KFOR.

[drum4no1]

This is a little off topic but parts of this "sister station" concept seem a little strange to me. I wonder how NBC feels when the early morning Channel 4 news show is promoting a later show on Channel 43 which is on opposite the Today Show which encourages the viewers to not watch the Today Show.

Its not as much a "sister station" its more of a bastard stepchild station. As far as NBC is concerned as long as their news or National commercial content isnt covered with this, I dont see how NBC would care

[Jersey Boss]

They need to replace Cavanaugh with Joleen.

[Matt]

She only directly competes with KFOR for thirty minutes a day but that's enough to keep you guys from watching KFOR altogether?

That's powerful stuff, man.

[Dustin]

She only directly competes with KFOR for thirty minutes a day but that's enough to keep you guys from watching KFOR altogether?

That's powerful stuff, man.

and also the fact that kfor seems a little outdated imo.

[MikeOKC]

"Live!" "Live!" That seems to be the only thing that matters anymore in local news. It can be the silliest and most minor of stories, but by golly the stations will have someone standing in front of the building (where something might have happened that morning) "Live!" on the 10:00 news. As if they couldn't have told us from the anchor desk. It's not news any longer - it's entertainment and the attractiveness of the anchors. Sad.

[RealJimbo]

This just in; local TV news anchors reveal that they have no idea what they just read on the teleprompter ten minutes ago. More at ten.

[kevinpate]

This just in; local TV news anchors reveal that they have no idea what they just read on the teleprompter ten minutes ago. More at ten.

You're likely being fairly kind.

[SoonerQueen]

I happen to like Linda Cavanaugh. She is more my age and a great asset to Oklahoma City media. She could have gone anywhere, and she chose to stay here in OKC. She has won many awards through the years. She is competent and knows her stuff. I think we are lucky to have a responsible, mature anchor/reporter. Younger isn't always better.

[Matt]

I've seen Linda Cavanaugh without her makeup on. [shudder] And this was probably ten years ago.

Can't imagine how harrowing that same experience would be today. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

[Dustin]

I've seen Linda Cavanaugh without her makeup on. [shudder] And this was probably ten years ago.

Can't imagine how harrowing that same experience would be today. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

Damn dude.

[soonerfan_in_okc]

any reason why mike morgan hasn't been on as much lately? it seems all i see is that emily chick

[ljbab728]

any reason why mike morgan hasn't been on as much lately? it seems all i see is that emily chick

Seniority begets vacation. LOL

[bluedogok]

This just in; local TV news anchors reveal that they have no idea what they just read on the teleprompter ten minutes ago. More at ten.

I like it at live remotes when they are reading the script from their phone.....

any reason why mike morgan hasn't been on as much lately? it seems all i see is that emily chick

Seniority begets vacation. LOL

Gotta get those days off in before the spring storm season hits.

I understand why the local channels would do that. My point was about how NBC feels about directing their viewers to another station that NBC will get no ad revenue from.

From my understanding of the business the locals do not send ad revenue to the network, the locals buy programming from the network under their affiliate agreement. They have to show a set number of hours of network originated programming and a set number of national network ad time the national networks sell to advertisers. The remaining time can be sold by the affiliate for local advertising, that is why there are only a set number of minutes of local ad time for every hour during prime time.

The networks make most of their money from the national ad time sold, affiliate payments for programming, cable/satellite rebroadcast contracts and from other sources such as product placement and time slots bought by certain programmers.

[ljbab728]

The networks make most of their money from the national ad time sold, affiliate payments for programming, cable/satellite rebroadcast contracts and from other sources such as product placement and time slots bought by certain programmers.

That was exactly my point. NBC can gain revenue from the national ads shown on the Today Show but not from local programming on a different station. I'm sure this situation happens all of the time and meets contract requirements. It still just seems a little disjointed to me. It would kind of be like me making an agreement with my boss to have a side business in competition with the business I work for in my spare time.

[Matt]

any reason why mike morgan hasn't been on as much lately? it seems all i see is that emily chick

Quiet, you.

Tits > vampire, any day of the week.

[jn1780]

Quiet, you.

Tits > vampire, any day of the week.

Especially melodramatic vampires.