Anybody have information on the theme for "Prime Time" on WPVI?   I see open and closing versions, possibly with an update, floating around in the few clips online. Was it an in-house music composition?   Edit: I've found the composer, Louis Anthony DeLise. He appears to be local, as was the publisher. Working to find out more ..read more

Nexstar Media Group said stations it owns in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Tampa, Florida, will become affiliates of The CW starting September 1. https://www.nexttv.com/news/three-nexstar-stations-adding-cw-affiliations-on-september-1 ..read more

There’s this: And this: https://www.crossingbroad.com/2022/01/investigation-is-jeff-skversky-still-working-for-action-news.html?amp   His bio is gone from 6’s website and he’s been spotted doing a report on NBCSP. Wonder if based on his reel he is looking to transition to news ..read more

https://www.pacenewsonline.com/2020/10/30/meteorologist-melissa-magee-joins-nbc4s-award-winning-weather-team ..read more

Since the stay at home order I've been up super late and have been watching Seinfeld at 12:30 & 1 AM on PHL17.  I've seen commercials for the PHL17 Morning News.  Why do they have their own news cast for the morning but 6ABC does the 10 pm news ..read more

I put together this chart that shows the number of hours per day a local newscast is shown on each of the main stations in Philly.   This includes the 11 p.m. newscast replays overnight. The 10:30 broadcast on The CW is a replay of the 10 p.m. broadcast.   This does NOT include national news broadcasts ..read more

I've been watching all 4 stations with these tornado warning ongoing.   I'm impressed with CBS 3. Kate Bilo & Lauren Casey have been showing traffic cameras from where the storms are, giving a good visual of the conditions and staying on top and anticipatory of these storms. They have been using their different in studio cams to give different shots of the weather team so the views don't get stale.   6 has Cecily & Adam double teaming using the "Big Board" as their main screen and doing a good job at breaking down things to the average viewer that doesn't understand all ..read more

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2018/9/21/exclusive-philly-oampo-is-losing-top-anchor ..read more

Looks as though this flew under all our radars-- WLVT, the Lehigh Valley's PBS 39, has used cash they got from the spectrum auction to start a local news division, beginning with PBS39 News Tonight, which launched on September 17. The news op is being headed by Jim Deegan, veteran of Lehigh Valley newspapers, and Monica Evans, previously of KDAF, WTIC and WVIT. As part of the initiative, WLVT has hired 10 reporters-- one for each county in the viewing area-- dubbed the "Reporter Corps". They're using their non-commercial format to focus on longer, more detailed stories and not just recapping f ..read more

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2018/9/7/station-struggles-in-philly not sure if they are referring to KYW or WTXF. Both stations are not doing well in the ratings for their newscasts ..read more