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Old 11-14-2009, 09:10 AM
 
Location: Omaha Nebraska and dreamland when I am sleeping
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since we have been bringing up that some in the media here in omaha are a joke




who are the best and worst local newscasters

or newspaper reporters or columnists

in the omaha area.


and why
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Old 11-14-2009, 09:39 PM
 
Location: Papillion
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Channel 3 has to be at the bottom of any list - they are pure tabloid - wouldn't trust their "spin" on any story they present.
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Old 11-15-2009, 02:11 PM
 
Location: Omaha Nebraska and dreamland when I am sleeping
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Channel 3 has to be at the bottom of any list - they are pure tabloid - wouldn't trust their "spin" on any story they present.


well, when you got Ryan McPike and Travis Justice what do you expect from channel 3




at least despite channel 6 being funny for all the wrong reasons at times (Sidlecki and Maddoux)


has Mike McKnight and Jim Flowers and Ross Jernstrom and Merlyn Klaus

who are all good reporters IMO






as for the Omaha world herald:

Mike Kelly is good as is Janice Gilmore and Kevin Cole and Tom Shaw and Christopher Burbach
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Old 11-15-2009, 04:56 PM
 
Location: Papillion
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Even if you pulled McPike and Justice out of the picture, Channel 3 would still be at the bottom. Its just their whole culture of tabloid, it impacts everything they do. With them consistently at the bottom of rankings you would hope they would one day wake up and understand doing the same thing (tabloid) over and over never produces new results, just more of the same low ratings.

I actually have so little respect for them I actually removed them from my channel lineup so that when I flip channels with my remote it just bypasses them.
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Old 11-15-2009, 09:36 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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I think the ratings for the news channels goes
7 and 6 fight for first with 7 usually holding the lead


long drop down too 3rd with channel 3 its kptm 42 at a distant last
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Old 11-16-2009, 02:07 PM
 
Location: Tampa (by way of Omaha)
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You know, it didn't even occur to me that KMTV (aka Channel Third) was tabloid like until Dave mentioned it, but now looking at their newscasts I can definitely see what he means. They do seem very tabloid-ish. I absolutely hate Dave Roberts. The guy tries to be a hard hitting journalist but he's just a moron. I have a feeling that if he ever interviewed me it would end with me kicking his ass.

It's sad to see how KMTV has fallen from the mid to late 90's. I actually liked them alot when they had Trina Creighton, Loretta Carol and Deborah Ward running the show. Greg Peterson was also pretty good, even though he didn't show up until 2000 or so.

KPTM actually has some quality personnel, but the higher ups there don't give them the budget to really dig themselves out of the cellar. I equate them to a football team that has good players but is saddled with a horrible coach and a cheap owner who won't spend the money to improve.

WOWT is what it's always been. A good but not great station that is saddled with just as many idiots as there are quality people, yet remains very steady.

KETV is my favorite by far. They have had some bone-headed hires (hello, Farah Fuzal) but Rob McCartney is pretty good, as is Bill Randby. John Oakey is another one I like.
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Old 11-16-2009, 02:42 PM
 
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KETV is my favorite by far. They have had some bone-headed hires (hello, Farah Fuzal) but Rob McCartney is pretty good, as is Bill Randby. John Oakey is another one I like.
They may be the best at delivering a news story, but they should stick to just that. They look like they're forced to crack some clever little 2nd grade joke just before every commercial. Followed by some akward forced laughter.

Rob McCartney is the worst, imo with the stupid jokes. In a way it is funny, because you can just tell with the look on his face even he knows the crap rolling down the teleprompter is lame.
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Old 11-16-2009, 02:51 PM
 
Location: Nebraska
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Since I live in Lincoln I don't watch much Omaha TV. Actually I don't watch much TV period but when I watch sports news I like Dave Weber. He has a great personality. My favorite radio station in the morning is KFAB and Garry Saddlemayer(sic?). He has a great sense of humor and you can always depend on him for a laugh. Then there is Lucy Chapman. WOW what a sexy voice. Don't anybody dare send me a picture of her because in my mind she has it all. Reality would have to be a big disappointment.

GL2
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Old 11-16-2009, 03:16 PM
 
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Then there is Lucy Chapman. WOW what a sexy voice. Don't anybody dare send me a picture of her because in my mind she has it all. Reality would have to be a big disappointment.

GL2
This girl's name is Lucy Chapman

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:YZlN4LDQ6ol3IM:http://www.fastcar.co.uk/-4570735436544544683/Lucy2%3Fmaxw%3D270 (broken link)
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Old 11-16-2009, 03:57 PM
 
Location: Omaha, NE
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When KXVO had a newscast, they at least took their bottom feeder rankings and had some fun with it. For example, this gem you may have seen (pumpkin dance):


YouTube - KXVO "Pumpkin Dance"

Regarding WOWT, they're okay I guess but WOWT sure does like to air stories of citizens voicing mediocre complaints (e.g., speed bumps not marked, d**n kids driving too fast down a street, etc). Although, the Andrea Rich horse/Seabiscuit/Mr. Ed jokes I've seen on a certain news media blog makes me chuckle.
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