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Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley => Youngstown in General => Topic started by: Towntalk on September 10, 2015, 10:34:09 AM

Title: WYTV's New Look
Post by: Towntalk on September 10, 2015, 10:34:09 AM
Starting this coming Monday WYTV will have a new look -- new sets and new logo starting with Daybreak at 5:00 A.M. The same crew will be doing the program though.

MEMO to all those who insist on everything being precise, The big change will be unvaled Monday Morning September 14, 2015 at 5:00 A.M. Youngstown time on WYTV Channel 33 (Channel 5 on Time Warner Cable). Now if this is still not precise enough for you, that's your problem, not ours so just shut up.

For the rest of you here is the OFFICIAL video -  https://www.facebook.com/33WYTVDaybreak (https://www.facebook.com/33WYTVDaybreak)
Title: Re: WYTV's New Look
Post by: Peggy Gurney on September 10, 2015, 05:22:33 PM
I was hoping the owners would revamp wytv just as they did WKBN and sink as much money into the renovation.
I'm sorry that they moved Stan Boney out of WYTV though.... he's been there 27 years and worked hard. He deserves to enjoy the 'new' WYTV.

Title: Re: WYTV's New Look
Post by: Towntalk on September 10, 2015, 07:58:17 PM
Stan has been updating us on this facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/952495251429652/1017791804899996/?notif_t=group_comment_reply (https://www.facebook.com/groups/952495251429652/1017791804899996/?notif_t=group_comment_reply)

When WKBN updated its news set, they let the public know a few days before taking it live and WYTV will be going live Monday with their new Daybreak set.
Title: Re: WYTV's New Look
Post by: Towntalk on September 11, 2015, 12:40:17 PM
UPDATE - 9/11/2015
From Erika Thomas

Erika Thomas will stay on as Co-Anchor at WKBN-TV

NEW LINEUP

Dave Sess and Erika Thomas --- 5:00 to 6:30 PM

Stan Boney and Erika Thomas --- Fox - 10:00 PM
                                                     WKBN - 11:00 PM
Title: Re: WYTV's New Look
Post by: Towntalk on September 11, 2015, 12:52:28 PM
Videos about the big changes.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/952495251429652/1017791804899996/?notif_t=group_comment_reply#!/33WYTVDaybreak (https://www.facebook.com/groups/952495251429652/1017791804899996/?notif_t=group_comment_reply#!/33WYTVDaybreak)
Title: Re: WYTV's New Look
Post by: Peggy Gurney on September 11, 2015, 01:24:07 PM
I wonder why Erika Thomas is getting so much air time when Dave Sess been at WKBN so much longer than she has?


I don't mind saying that it ticked me off a bit when Teresa Weakly left and Erika was brought in to the the head anchor instead of promoting Dave and making Erika the co-anchor.
ugh

Title: Re: WYTV's New Look
Post by: Towntalk on September 11, 2015, 01:52:03 PM
You might pose that question to Mitch Davis the WKBN News Director. Also, why is Stan Boney getting so little time? Stan has been here for about 35 years at WYTV.
Title: Re: WYTV's New Look
Post by: Peggy Gurney on September 13, 2015, 06:28:07 PM
According to Stan (I talked to him), his move to WKBN is bittersweet. He's been at wytv for 30+ years. But his move to WKBN is a good one, he says.
Not only will he be co-anchoring the 10 pm and 11 pm news with Erika, but he'll also be out in the community reporting stories, which he loves to do.

I told him I guess I feel worse about it than he does. He laughed.