Omaha Local TV News Channels

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:20 pm

You’d have to think the end is near for WOWT’s John Knicely as lead evening anchor..

He’s got to be 68-72 years old…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

bbinks · Post by **bbinks** » Sun Jul 11, 2021 12:28 am

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:20 pm You’d have to think the end is near for WOWT’s John Knicely as lead evening anchor..

He’s got to be 68-72 years old…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

He'll milk it until his salary costs them too much.

If I recall, salary was the reason they used for getting rid of Jim Flowers

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:03 am

bbinks wrote: Sun Jul 11, 2021 12:28 am
Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:20 pm You’d have to think the end is near for WOWT’s John Knicely as lead evening anchor..

He’s got to be 68-72 years old…

Ciao..LiO…Peace
He'll milk it until his salary costs them too much.

Yeah. I think I said it in an earlier post here that if I was him, I’d probably want to milk it as long as I could too..

Unless, of course, the guy would really like to retire. Which I think is a real possibility considering his age…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

S.O.Boy · Post by **S.O.Boy** » Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:53 pm

bbinks wrote: Sun Jul 11, 2021 12:28 am
Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:20 pm You’d have to think the end is near for WOWT’s John Knicely as lead evening anchor..

He’s got to be 68-72 years old…

Ciao..LiO…Peace
He'll milk it until his salary costs them too much.

If I recall, salary was the reason they used for getting rid of Jim Flowers

I wondered if this was involved.

HskrFanMike · Post by **HskrFanMike** » Tue Jul 13, 2021 12:00 am

Greg S wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:51 am This industry is not kind to women as they age. Look at the local female anchors over the years. As they age they all seem to end up in other jobs.

Julie Cornell being the exception. Props to Channel 7 on that. Male anchors don’t seem to have to face this reality.

Greg

And TV news is not an easy gig for a parent. Channel 3 tried to make it work for her by moving her to a 4:30 am shift, but that likely requires her to get up two hours before that.... which means going to bed well before even most toddlers bed times. There simply isn't an 8-5 job in news. It seems like most female TV anchors in this market have bailed when their kids started school.

And from what I've seen, most of them have done very well going into business.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Tue Jul 13, 2021 10:50 am

HskrFanMike wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 12:00 am
Greg S wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:51 am This industry is not kind to women as they age. Look at the local female anchors over the years. As they age they all seem to end up in other jobs.

Julie Cornell being the exception. Props to Channel 7 on that. Male anchors don’t seem to have to face this reality.

Greg
And TV news is not an easy gig for a parent. Channel 3 tried to make it work for her by moving her to a 4:30 am shift, but that likely requires her to get up two hours before that.... which means going to bed well before even most toddlers bed times. There simply isn't an 8-5 job in news. It seems like most female TV anchors in this market have bailed when their kids started school.

And from what I've seen, most of them have done very well going into business.

Yeah that seems to be the case. Julie Cornell seems to be the only one that's comeback as the kids got older. Melissa Fry will be the next one to watch now that she has multiple kids.

Greg

Post by **Brad** » Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:25 pm

The Meteorologist on KETV just said we are heading in to Harvest Season!?!?! Its still |expletive| JULY!!!!

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:13 am

Brad wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:25 pm The Meteorologist on KETV just said we are heading in to Harvest Season!?!?! Its still |expletive| JULY!!!!

Across the board, newsreaders get in trouble when they ad lib.

bigredmed1 · Post by **bigredmed1** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:30 pm

Wheat is being harvested now. Corn and beans have a couple of months yet.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:15 pm

damonhynes wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:13 am Across the board, newsreaders get in trouble when they ad lib.

I’m pretty sure it was KETV meteorologist Caitlin Harvey who likely said that..and I’ll give her a pass- first, because she’s still new and still a little nervous coming from a much smaller TV market in Oregon..second- because she’s really good and getting much better as the weeks move on..

I’ve heard much worse from more experienced on air talent in Omaha lol…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

bbinks · Post by **bbinks** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:38 pm

bigredmed1 wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:30 pm Wheat is being harvested now. Corn and beans have a couple of months yet.

Fresh sweet corn. Melons. Wenninghoff has a lot now. Cucumbers, green beans

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:09 pm

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:15 pm
damonhynes wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:13 am Across the board, newsreaders get in trouble when they ad lib.
I’m pretty sure it was KETV meteorologist Caitlin Harvey who likely said that..and I’ll give her a pass- first, because she’s still new and still a little nervous coming from a much smaller TV market in Oregon..second- because she’s really good and getting much better as the weeks move on..

I’ve heard much worse from more experienced on air talent in Omaha lol…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Caitlin is the cat's azz, to be sure. Which means she won't be here long.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:40 pm

damonhynes wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:09 pm
Omaha Cowboy wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:15 pm
damonhynes wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:13 am Across the board, newsreaders get in trouble when they ad lib.
I’m pretty sure it was KETV meteorologist Caitlin Harvey who likely said that..and I’ll give her a pass- first, because she’s still new and still a little nervous coming from a much smaller TV market in Oregon..second- because she’s really good and getting much better as the weeks move on..

I’ve heard much worse from more experienced on air talent in Omaha lol…

Ciao..LiO…Peace
Caitlin is the cat's azz, to be sure. Which means she won't be here long.

Lol- we’ll at least she’ll stick around for a couple of years before her contract expires..who knows- maybe she’ll be one of those that decides to stick around for awhile

…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:40 pm

Yeah that's nothing. Today Quanecia Fraser's phone rang on air. A long time ago Melissa Fry meant to say "cut" and you can imagine the word that actually came out of her mouth, on the 5:00 news.

And to be sure, we are "heading into" harvest season. No foul. Caitlin is good, I just don't like the way she moves her hands. Like that's a problem. I still prefer Matt Serwe and Sean Everson, they're more jipper. The one I really miss is Laurann.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:44 pm

Hey- and I like Quanecia Fraser too..

Sh!t happens sometimes, that’s for sure lol…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

swinquest · Post by **swinquest** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:31 pm

Looks like another promotion....Sarah Fili on the weekend desk.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:28 am

swinquest wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:31 pm Looks like another promotion....Sarah Fili on the weekend desk.

Hmmm.. Interesting and good for her. Dalaun Dillard left KETV several months ago so moving Sarah into this weekend evening spot is a nice promotion for her. She is an Omaha native…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:55 am

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:28 am
swinquest wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:31 pm Looks like another promotion....Sarah Fili on the weekend desk.

Hmmm.. Interesting and good for her. Dalaun Dillard left KETV several months ago so moving Sarah into this weekend evening spot is a nice promotion for her. She is an Omaha native…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

W00t!

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Sun Aug 08, 2021 8:49 pm

Saturday night 07 August: I don't know what was worse--Six blowing off any WX coverage at all until at least 1030, account Olympics(TM) (shades of the Millard 230AM 2008 tornado); or Seven leaving Wild Bill Randby to ramble for at least an hour, with Fili butting in occasionally. Their director was orgasming getting to play with the tower cam zoom functions, and the producer must have been out of town. Bill didn't help with his obsessive use of the telestrator to point out stalled cars along 480 and circling police walking in to check on them.

The correct answer, of course is that they were both bad, by different metrics.

I understand that the NWS is 'just the facts, ma'am' and it's up to broadcast TV to distill and expand--but the TV mets here are horrible at it. Seven's weather department in particular is overrated when it comes to severe WX.

Seven went to Castle at 1035--as advertised--but broke in ten minutes later--after the warnings were canceled and Douglas was essentially rain-free. Nothing was occurring at 1045 that wasn't at 1015.

Post by **nebugeater** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:47 am

Roger Olson is back on the air on KFAB this morning. In a passing comment, it sounded like it had been 19 months since he was last on the air. That sounds about right for when he was let go.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:29 am

nebugeater wrote: Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:47 am Roger Olson is back on the air on KFAB this morning. In a passing comment, it sounded like it had been 19 months since he was last on the air. That sounds about right for when he was let go.

He has been the Producer for the past 3 or 4 Grow Omaha episodes too.

Padre · Post by **Padre** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 4:22 pm

I'm glad he's back. He was one I was sorry to hear about when he lost his job before. I got the impression is was IHeart cutbacks, not a local decision.

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 4:30 pm

Padre wrote: Fri Aug 20, 2021 4:22 pm I'm glad he's back. He was one I was sorry to hear about when he lost his job before. I got the impression is was IHeart cutbacks, not a local decision.

I'm also glad he's back. I recall that it was iHeart's idea.

Post by **nebugeater** » Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:58 am

Brad wrote: Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:29 am
nebugeater wrote: Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:47 am Roger Olson is back on the air on KFAB this morning. In a passing comment, it sounded like it had been 19 months since he was last on the air. That sounds about right for when he was let go.
He has been the Producer for the past 3 or 4 Grow Omaha episodes too.

He did mention that he had been doing some things behind the scenes recently too.

I am sure that it was an iHart move too when he exited.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Aug 22, 2021 2:15 pm

nebugeater wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:58 am
Brad wrote: Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:29 am
nebugeater wrote: Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:47 am Roger Olson is back on the air on KFAB this morning. In a passing comment, it sounded like it had been 19 months since he was last on the air. That sounds about right for when he was let go.
He has been the Producer for the past 3 or 4 Grow Omaha episodes too.
He did mention that he had been doing some things behind the scenes recently too.

I am sure that it was an iHart move too when he exited.

I heard that he had a voice ailment which kept him off the air during this time..not that he was laid off or let go from iHeart radio…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Post by **nebugeater** » Sun Aug 22, 2021 2:23 pm

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 2:15 pm
nebugeater wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:58 am
Brad wrote: Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:29 am
nebugeater wrote: Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:47 am Roger Olson is back on the air on KFAB this morning. In a passing comment, it sounded like it had been 19 months since he was last on the air. That sounds about right for when he was let go.
He has been the Producer for the past 3 or 4 Grow Omaha episodes too.
He did mention that he had been doing some things behind the scenes recently too.

I am sure that it was an iHart move too when he exited.
I heard that he had a voice ailment which kept him off the air during this time..not that he was laid off or let go from iHeart radio…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

This from Jan 2020 Is a tracking list of iHeart layoffs at that time of restructuring. He is listed

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Aug 22, 2021 3:02 pm

nebugeater wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 2:23 pm
Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 2:15 pm
nebugeater wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:58 am
Brad wrote: Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:29 am
nebugeater wrote: Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:47 am Roger Olson is back on the air on KFAB this morning. In a passing comment, it sounded like it had been 19 months since he was last on the air. That sounds about right for when he was let go.
He has been the Producer for the past 3 or 4 Grow Omaha episodes too.
He did mention that he had been doing some things behind the scenes recently too.

I am sure that it was an iHart move too when he exited.
I heard that he had a voice ailment which kept him off the air during this time..not that he was laid off or let go from iHeart radio…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

This from Jan 2020 Is a tracking list of iHeart layoffs at that time of restructuring. He is listed

Interesting..

A friend of mine heard him that first morning back on air and she said Olsen mentioned she had a throat ailment or issue which kept him off the air? I didn’t hear it, so can’t confirm.. A lay off due to restructure makes sense though..

I am glad to hear he’s back on the air..although the only time I listen to KFAB is Saturday morning’s to catch Grow Omaha…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:57 am

I hadn't heard this, but Maya Saenz not only left Omaha, but left the news business. She's in Chicago, opened her own business. Too bad, but I'm glad she got out of the industry.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:59 am

damonhynes wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:57 am I hadn't heard this, but Maya Saenz not only left Omaha, but left the news business. She's in Chicago, opened her own business. Too bad, but I'm glad she got out of the industry.

What type of business?

Cermak · Post by **Cermak** » Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:01 am

I wondered where she was, I thought she was pretty good. TV news a tough business.

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:04 am

Greg S wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:59 am
damonhynes wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:57 am I hadn't heard this, but Maya Saenz not only left Omaha, but left the news business. She's in Chicago, opened her own business. Too bad, but I'm glad she got out of the industry.
What type of business?

Unclear. That's all her Twitter sez, the same on Insta. Haven't looked at FB.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:23 pm

According to her Twitter, Emily Tencer has moved on from KETV. Her last day was Wednesday..and she was an Omaha native..

The revolving door at Channel 7 continues

…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Cermak · Post by **Cermak** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:13 pm

Jennifer Griswold last day was today. KMTV sort of a revolving door as well.

ajwees41 · Post by **ajwees41** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:10 am

Has anyone heard about KETV loosing a weather person? They have an immediate opening

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 11:43 am

ajwees41 wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:10 am Has anyone heard about KETV loosing a weather person? They have an immediate opening

Not that I’m aware. They just added Caitlin Harvey last winter..

I still think they’re trying to hire the replacement for the 2020 bailings of Molly Bernard and Laurann Robinson. Even though they hired Caitlin, they’re still down one..

Unless someone else has any additional intel…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Post by **Brad** » Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:43 pm

Today is Matt Lothrop's last Day at KETV. Stepping away for more normal hours. Joining KETV is Ellie French.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:30 pm

Brad wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:43 pm Today is Matt Lothrop's last Day at KETV. Stepping away for more normal hours. Joining KETV is Ellie French.

Nice to see Channel 7 let Matt say goodbye and give him a nice send off. I didn't talk to him nearly has much as Thor, but he certainly did a nice job.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Sep 01, 2021 7:09 pm

Brad wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:30 pm
Brad wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:43 pm Today is Matt Lothrop's last Day at KETV. Stepping away for more normal hours. Joining KETV is Ellie French.
Nice to see Channel 7 let Matt say goodbye and give him a nice send off. I didn't talk to him nearly has much as Thor, but he certainly did a nice job.

Yeah, I saw that last night.. 7 years at KETV.. That send off was really cool…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Crockett1985 · Post by **Crockett1985** » Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:34 am

ajwees41 wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:10 am Has anyone heard about KETV loosing a weather person? They have an immediate opening

Matt Serwe just announced he's moving to Minneapolis

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:01 pm

That is sad that Matt is leaving KETV, other than Bill Randby or Rusty with WOWT, he is the best one. I was hoping that he wouldn't leave since his spouse is here in Omaha, but yet again another great news person is leaving Omaha.