Omaha Local TV News Channels

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:26 pm

It shouldn’t matter what the TelePrompTer reads so long as the anchor has half a brain.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 7:55 am

nativeomahan wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:26 pm It shouldn’t matter what the TelePrompTer reads so long as the anchor has half a brain.

Given what you saw/heard in your example a week or so back, I completely agree. A “sorority test”? No free pass on that gaffe

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Ciao.. LiO...Peace

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:08 am

By the way, Waverle Monroe at the co anchor spot for the KETV morning news for the 2nd weekend in a row.. Chinh Doan is still listed on the KETV web site so it doesn’t appear she’s jumped ship..as of yet...

Ciao..LiO..Peace

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 3:28 pm

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:08 am By the way, Waverle Monroe at the co anchor spot for the KETV morning news for the 2nd weekend in a row.. Chinh Doan is still listed on the KETV web site so it doesn’t appear she’s jumped ship..as of yet...

Ciao..LiO..Peace

Chinh's on a long trip to Vietnam, from what I can tell, she still has family there.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 4:50 pm

Clearly James and Molly enjoy having Waverle on the weekend anchor crew-

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8kZjrgXYAE ... name=large

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:19 pm

And for the 3rd weekend in a row, Waverle Monroe co anchored the KETV First News in the morning..

Chinh Doan must indeed be an an extended leave for her trip. We’ll see if she ever finds her way back to Omaha...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:55 am

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:19 pm And for the 3rd weekend in a row, Waverle Monroe co anchored the KETV First News in the morning..

Chinh Doan must indeed be an an extended leave for her trip. We’ll see if she ever finds her way back to Omaha...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

I mentioned that fact to my wife Sun AM. She told me that she goes to a Vietnamese lady for her nails, and in conversation with her it's not uncommon for people going back take a month vacation.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:31 am

damonhynes wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:55 am
Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:19 pm And for the 3rd weekend in a row, Waverle Monroe co anchored the KETV First News in the morning..

Chinh Doan must indeed be an an extended leave for her trip. We’ll see if she ever finds her way back to Omaha...

Ciao..LiO...Peace
I mentioned that fact to my wife Sun AM. She told me that she goes to a Vietnamese lady for her nails, and in conversation with her it's not uncommon for people going back take a month vacation.

I see. It’ll be interesting to note if she’s back for this coming weekend...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:07 am

I sent Chinh a message via FB, asking if she was opening Hearst's Ho Chi Minh City bureau. She replied that she hoped to be back in town for this weekend's broadcasts.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:41 pm

damonhynes wrote: Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:07 am I sent Chinh a message via FB, asking if she was opening Hearst's Ho Chi Minh City bureau. She replied that she hoped to be back in town for this weekend's broadcasts.

Lol, nice..

Thanks for the update. Perhaps she will actually return

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Ciao..LiO...Peace

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:07 pm

FYI-

Chinh Doan finally back co anchoring KETV First News weekend after 3 weeks off vacationing in Vietnam...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:35 am

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:07 pm FYI-

Chinh Doan finally back co anchoring KETV First News weekend after 3 weeks off vacationing in Vietnam...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

And there was much rejoicing! Both her and Waverle are such badasses!

GrandpaaSmucker · Post by **GrandpaaSmucker** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:20 pm

damonhynes wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:35 am
Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:07 pm FYI-

Chinh Doan finally back co anchoring KETV First News weekend after 3 weeks off vacationing in Vietnam...

Ciao..LiO...Peace
And there was much rejoicing! Both her and Waverle are such badasses!

Careful with the verbage now Chester!

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:34 pm

damonhynes wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:35 am
Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:07 pm FYI-

Chinh Doan finally back co anchoring KETV First News weekend after 3 weeks off vacationing in Vietnam...

Ciao..LiO...Peace
And there was much rejoicing! Both her and Waverle are such badasses!

Lol. I agree. They both are very professional and present the news well..

I think I enjoy the weekend KETV First News crew even more than the weekday crew.. But they’re both great...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:58 am

Is Charlie Van Dyke out at WOWT? He was their voiceover since the early 90's. But I caught a small glimpse of their newscast at 6:30 and he didn't introduce it. I guess it must be that new guy who they've had for a few years now.

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:10 am

I often avoid the local TV news (yes, it's often THAT bad!) but yesterday I wanted to get a weatherguesser's opinion on how long the showers would last so I kept the news on after Jeopardy.

During the plug for the upcoming programs that evening, the newscaster (do not remember who she was) pronounced the name as "Julia Loo-iss Dray-fuss" as she stumbled through reading the lines from the teleprompter.

How can ANYONE, particularly someone who supposedly works in media, not know that name and how it's pronounced?

bigredmed1 · Post by **bigredmed1** » Wed Jul 03, 2019 5:22 pm

Omababe wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:10 am I often avoid the local TV news (yes, it's often THAT bad!) but yesterday I wanted to get a weatherguesser's opinion on how long the showers would last so I kept the news on after Jeopardy.

During the plug for the upcoming programs that evening, the newscaster (do not remember who she was) pronounced the name as "Julia Loo-iss Dray-fuss" as she stumbled through reading the lines from the teleprompter.

How can ANYONE, particularly someone who supposedly works in media, not know that name and how it's pronounced?

Especially given that her dad is staggeringly wealthy and she is an overrated one tone comedic actress who fell into a horse tank of fame and wealth on one of the most improbable shows ever put on network TV.

Some people have bad days, others have them with a live mic in front of them.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:28 pm

Omababe wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:10 am I often avoid the local TV news (yes, it's often THAT bad!) but yesterday I wanted to get a weatherguesser's opinion on how long the showers would last so I kept the news on after Jeopardy.

During the plug for the upcoming programs that evening, the newscaster (do not remember who she was) pronounced the name as "Julia Loo-iss Dray-fuss" as she stumbled through reading the lines from the teleprompter.

How can ANYONE, particularly someone who supposedly works in media, not know that name and how it's pronounced?

I wonder if it might typed up on the TelePrompTer that way. And she was reading exactly what was typed.

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:14 am

Uffda wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:28 pmI wonder if it might typed up on the TelePrompTer that way. And she was reading exactly what was typed.

Uh, you mean like a certain "Anchorman" who will read anything that appears on the teleprompter?

DennyMarkham · Post by **DennyMarkham** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 6:46 pm

Uffda wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:28 pm
Omababe wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:10 am I often avoid the local TV news (yes, it's often THAT bad!) but yesterday I wanted to get a weatherguesser's opinion on how long the showers would last so I kept the news on after Jeopardy.

During the plug for the upcoming programs that evening, the newscaster (do not remember who she was) pronounced the name as "Julia Loo-iss Dray-fuss" as she stumbled through reading the lines from the teleprompter.

How can ANYONE, particularly someone who supposedly works in media, not know that name and how it's pronounced?
I wonder if it might typed up on the TelePrompTer that way. And she was reading exactly what was typed.

You wouldn't believe how many words (and names) are often misspelled on the teleprompter, which is the responsibility of producer to catch and correct but everyone is literally so busy trying to put the package together before a newscast that it gets overlooked a lot so on the air, unless the anchor has read the script beforehand (they usually don't have enough time to read the entire script) they'll read what's on the prompter and have no choice but to catch these mistakes in real time and correct them, if they have enough experience. It's really tough to do, so cut them some slack ;)

DennyMarkham · Post by **DennyMarkham** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 6:47 pm

Omababe wrote: Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:14 am
Uffda wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:28 pmI wonder if it might typed up on the TelePrompTer that way. And she was reading exactly what was typed.
Uh, you mean like a certain "Anchorman" who will read anything that appears on the teleprompter?

This actually does go on behind the scenes every once in a while but it's all in good fun and not nearly as dramatic (and hilarious) like in that movie lol

DennyMarkham · Post by **DennyMarkham** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 6:51 pm

Omababe wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:10 am I often avoid the local TV news (yes, it's often THAT bad!) but yesterday I wanted to get a weatherguesser's opinion on how long the showers would last so I kept the news on after Jeopardy.

During the plug for the upcoming programs that evening, the newscaster (do not remember who she was) pronounced the name as "Julia Loo-iss Dray-fuss" as she stumbled through reading the lines from the teleprompter.

How can ANYONE, particularly someone who supposedly works in media, not know that name and how it's pronounced?

Her name is Lauren Taylor and yes, she did mispronounce the name but it wasn't totally her fault as it was misspelled on the prompter. I blame the producer! ;)

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 7:52 pm

What is a 'producer'?

DennyMarkham · Post by **DennyMarkham** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:18 pm

damonhynes wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 7:52 pm What is a 'producer'?

Someone who's way underpaid and takes the blame for all on-air f* ups

GrandpaaSmucker · Post by **GrandpaaSmucker** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:31 am

I think where the TV newscasters get in trouble real fast is when they are talking between each other and are off script completely. The dingies especially reveal they are indeed dingies when they get off script.

DennyMarkham · Post by **DennyMarkham** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 5:21 pm

GrandpaaSmucker wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:31 am I think where the TV newscasters get in trouble real fast is when they are talking between each other and are off script completely. The dingies especially reveal they are indeed dingies when they get off script.

That's actually encouraged to make it seem like it's not all scripted but yea, when they can't pull it off it's a disaster. Most complaints are about mispronunciation and sometimes the wardrobe for "revealing too much". Apparently these people have never seen some of the Italian or Spanish newscasts where you couldn't care less what they're reporting on because you're too busy gawking.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:24 pm

Who was that, I think a former Beauty Queen, who everyone watched to see how good she would mess up?

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:26 pm

Coyote wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:24 pm Who was that, I think a former Beauty Queen, who everyone watched to see how good she would mess up?

Alex Hoffman? She was Miss South Dakota. I thought she was pretty good at being a newsreader.

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:30 pm

DennyMarkham wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:18 pm
damonhynes wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 7:52 pm What is a 'producer'?
Someone who's way underpaid and takes the blame for all on-air f* ups

True dat :-)

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:57 pm

damonhynes wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:26 pm
Coyote wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:24 pm Who was that, I think a former Beauty Queen, who everyone watched to see how good she would mess up?
Alex Hoffman? She was Miss South Dakota. I thought she was pretty good at being a newsreader.

Yeah , her mom was on Survivor. Her Dad was from Eureka, SD, . In the early mid 1970's stayed at their ranch which was owned by her grandparents.A very cool place and very cool people. Her grandfather was an opera singer .

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:09 pm

Her grandparents were Le
roy and Claudia Hoffman. They owned the ranch then. A very cool home, out in the middle of nowhere. lol

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 11:05 pm

and yes, she did mispronounce the name but it wasn't totally her fault as it was misspelled on the prompter. I blame the producer! ;)

Uh, may I ask how, exactly, you know that was a teleprompter error?

I can only think of one possible spelling error that might have resulted in maybe half of the name being mispronounced, and anyone with any kind of knowledge of TV personalities would or should have caught it.

It sure sounded like an unforced error to me.

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:28 pm

Is KETV the only Omaha station that's never had a 4:00 PM newscast?

DennyMarkham · Post by **DennyMarkham** » Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:34 pm

Omababe wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2019 11:05 pm
and yes, she did mispronounce the name but it wasn't totally her fault as it was misspelled on the prompter. I blame the producer! ;)
Uh, may I ask how, exactly, you know that was a teleprompter error?

I know these things

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Fri Aug 16, 2019 6:33 am

DennyMarkham wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:34 pmI know these things

How, specifically?

I know these things too! I've worked in media and I haven't spent the last 50+ years on some turnip farm in Manitoba!

I know of one possible scenario where it may have been a production error, but highly unlikely.

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Fri Aug 16, 2019 6:38 pm

Here's a question:

For those who are old enough to remember, Charlie Van Dyke was the voiceover for KETV in the late 80's. Then in the early 90's, he switched to WOWT. Has there been another TV market where this has happened? A voiceover going from one station to another in the same market?

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Sat Aug 17, 2019 7:57 am

Talent jumps ship regularly! Every market, market to market.

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Sat Aug 17, 2019 7:55 pm

Well, yes, I know John Knicely, Jim Flowers and Ross Jernstrom left KETV for WOWT in the early 90's. But voiceovers don't normally do that.

bbinks · Post by **bbinks** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:27 pm

What ever became of Flowers? I still don't buy that he was let go because of his pay being too high and not being offered a new contract. If salary were an issue, I'd think Knicely would have been let go long ago too.

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:59 pm

bbinks wrote: Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:27 pm What ever became of Flowers? I still don't buy that he was let go because of his pay being too high and not being offered a new contract. If salary were an issue, I'd think Knicely would have been let go long ago too.

I totally buy it being a salary dump. Three is a cheap outfit.

As for Knicely, he's the only thing keeping Six from turning into the UNO AV Department. They do less with more. Six has a longtime reputation of keeping their male talent longer than the other stations. I'm sure Knicely is giving a hometown discount to Gray, as well--he's stuck in this market and both sides understand that. He's still on-air because the idea of changing him out has never crossed Gray's collective mind.