Dave Webber to "Retire"

Post by **Brad** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:19 pm

Dave Webber to "Retire"

Dave announced in 3 weeks he turns 65 and is going to "Retire" Except for Football, High School and Huskers.

Ross will take over as Sports Director.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:36 pm

Hallelujah... although I'd like to see the entire WOWT news team retire... let's have a little harder hitting journalism... please!

Post by **Brad** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:49 pm

Its weird, I watched him on TV growing up, I waited on him when I worked at Old Chicago a decade or so ago, and just tonight, we were both in the Press Box at Rosenblatt... Interesting how when you are a kid you see someone as "famous" and then now, just one of the guys in the press box.

TV aside, as a individual, he has always been nice to me.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:57 pm

I think that is one of his problems as a journalist... he's nice to everyone... no objectivity. Unfortunately, I think Ross Jernstrom is just going to continue that. I don't like Travis Justice... but I think we need a little more 'Travis Justice' in our local sports journalism.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:57 am

So, if a local sports journalist retires but continues doing football, high school and Huskers...

... W T F changed?

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:21 am

Wow, you even scooped Ted on this one.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:23 am

Brad wrote:
TV aside, as a individual, he has always been nice to me.

He was a complete [expletive] to me the one time I met him. So I was an even bigger [expletive] back. I can't stand him.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:24 pm

He mentioned Shirley's Diner last night, didn't he? I guess it's no surprise then that I ran across him there once.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:30 pm

Stargazer wrote:He mentioned Shirley's Diner last night, didn't he? I guess it's no surprise then that I ran across him there once.

yes, he as going to go there and play some instrument.

Word on the street (mavpuck.com) Merlin will be retiring soon too.

cp jay 07 · Post by **cp jay 07** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 1:37 pm

During basketball season I believe Dave must mispronounce a Creighton basketball player's name on the 10 O'clock news while showing highlights. It happens at least every other game. The guy is clueless and one of the worst broadcasters in the city. He is up there with Michele Severe from Channel 7.

joeglow · Post by **joeglow** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:18 pm

Stargazer wrote:Hallelujah... although I'd like to see the entire WOWT news team retire... let's have a little harder hitting journalism... please!

There is SOOOOOO much hard hitting journalism to do in Omaha on a nightly basis.

Edit to say I am not trying to attack you. Rather, it made me think of the discussion here that a story on illegal behavior happening on a nightly basis in Memorial Park was poor journalism because it was not preceded by a 5 minute retrospective of the founding of the park.

Post by **Brad** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:18 am

Brad wrote:Word on the street (mavpuck.com) Merlin will be retiring soon too.

Merlin said that was news to him...

Post by **Brad** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 10:21 pm

Brad wrote:
Brad wrote:Word on the street (mavpuck.com) Merlin will be retiring soon too.
Merlin said that was news to him...

I can't remember where I heard it, but last week, I heard Merlin did put in his resignation. Apparently he took a county job?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 5:30 pm

The "Epitome" of channel 6 news:

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Alt(Bayern)München · Post by **Alt(Bayern)München** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 5:42 pm

That's classic!
We were actually watching that live, when it happened...
My wife and I both just about fell out of our chairs laughing!

We still joke and call things the "EPI-tome" of whatever, when they are presented by the media as the latest & greatest...
Gotta love YouTube... it's all out there somewhere!

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:13 pm

Did anyone here mention that Jon Schuetz left KETV?

Also... was it just me? or did Matt Schick disappear for a while... then re-appear with Schutz's departure?

S33 · Post by **S33** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:42 pm

Before I forget, and I know this is off topic for this thread, but did anyone notice during the storms last Thursday evening on channel 6 that Tracy Madden (I think) said "turn that sh-it off"? They were announcing a tornado warning for Douglas County and the screen apparently froze on the wrong radar image and one of the female anchors was NOT having it. Of course, I'm sure she thought her mic was off.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:09 am

I believe that was mentioned somewhere (or maybe I'm thinking of Facebook). Do we have a 'Local Media' thread? If not, probably should have one.

OmahaJaysCU · Post by **OmahaJaysCU** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:36 pm

Stargazer wrote:Did anyone here mention that Jon Schuetz left KETV?

Also... was it just me? or did Matt Schick disappear for a while... then re-appear with Schutz's departure?

It's funny you say that because this morning I happened to be in the car when Nick Bahe was making fun of him for that on the Sichick and Nick show. I never figured out what the story was though.

So let me get this straight, in the past year Travis Justice, Dave Weber and John Schutz all retired from TV? Does that make JJ Davis the dean of the local sportscasters?

Post by **Brad** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:07 am

Matt Siegel left also.

I think now its Ross then JJ.