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Monday, April 17, 2006
Prescription change for CBS flagship
 Staffers at WCBS/Ch. 2 are greeting the new week in the midst of a shakeup: the station fired its news director on Friday and today is premiering new anchor teams and an updated on-air look. Dianne Doctor, with Ch. 2 for three-and-a-half years, presided over the hiring of several reporters from WNBC/Ch. 4 and the implementation of a harder-edged newscast with simple blue graphics. At one point, the word "senior" was added to her vice-president title after a g ood May ratings book. "Known in the business as the 'horse whisperer' of local television news, Dianne has once again worked her magic to establish CBS 2 as a force to be reckoned with," said then-general manager Lew Leone in a 2004 release. Ch. 2, a longtime third-place finisher in New York's local news derby, has nevertheless suffered from constant talent changes and had trouble holding on to the strong CBS lead-in for its 11 p.m. news. Doctor, who was previously Ch. 4's news director, will be replaced at least temporarily by assistant news director and KNBC alum Kim Godwin. Meanwhile, the station unveiled a new video backdrop for its dayside news set, similar to the one used on Ch. 4's nighttime set, to accompany two of its new anchor teams: Maurice DuBois and Kate Sullivan (morning) and Roz Abrams and Mary Calvi (noon and 5 p.m.). New graphics, music, and promotional adveritsements also debuted.Posted by ECTVN on 4/17/2006 - 
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Quote of the Day "Mother Nature reclaimed the Mississippi Delta. If she wants to move the delta, or the city for that matter, then she will." -- WCNC-36 Charlotte weatherman Brad Panovich, working at sister station WWL-4, shared his thoughts on the state of New Orleans (WWLTV.com) Tomorrow Part 2 of a Special Edition The roof may have blown off its newsroom, but WLOX-13 is still fighting to provide information to viewers in the hard-hit Biloxi/Gulfport area. How other stations are helping out, plus a check on other media outlets affected by Hurricane Katrina. Previous Coverage Hurricane not good for TV trucks Mobile station also damaged WLOX update; reporter on roof Hurricane hits WLOX building New Orleans stations in high gear Quick Clicks Back to the home page TV news audio clips E-Mail East Coast TV News
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