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Pet Peeves: Reader’s responses (part 2)

This is the final week of getting in all the responses to my question of “What is your pet peeves of news?” After this I am moving on to something more positive:
Weather
Aren’t we all tired of “team coverage” every time there’s a storm?
Weather forecasters who seem to love to use this little phrase, “here’s the [...]

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Doug Drew | September 2nd, 2010 | Continued

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Best of Montgomery Media FINALE!

First of all, thank you everyone for voting in the “Best of Montgomery Media” contest.  While no polls are ever 100% correct, ours definitely continues that tradition.  You may agree or disagree with some of the results but the fact of the matter is whoever has the most votes wins.  The criteria was just that.  [...]

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Brian Harris | September 1st, 2010 | Continued

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Bluewater iPhone App

Bluewater Broadcasting (Bama Country, Jamz, Q, News/Talk, The Gump) launched a new iPhone app today. The app is free and will allow you to listen to any of their stations plus a few additional commercial free formats.
I just installed it my own iPhone as I have been typing.  When you go to the apps store [...]

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Brian Harris | August 31st, 2010 | Continued

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Best of Montgomery Media Update

Today is the last day to get your votes in for the Best of Montgomery Media.  I am not going to go through each category right now as I will post the results tomorrow.  I will say there have been some categories that there has definitely been more votes cast in than others and there [...]

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Brian Harris | August 31st, 2010 | Continued

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Obvious

Too many newscasts are filled with the obvious. It’s one of the biggest reasons viewers are rejecting local news. Viewers tune in to learn something new, and what they often get instead is information they already know and stories that look the same as the ones from the day before.
Lame Tips
One of the biggest traps [...]

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Doug Drew | August 30th, 2010 | Continued

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MTR Partners was formed in 2009 by Brian Harris and Jason Trippe. The original blog was created in 2005 and has expanded and changed over time. MTR Partners is a licensed business that focuses on providing excellent content about TV and Radio in the Montgomery area.  This includes also advertising opportunities for businesses to reach [...]

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APT(PBS) UPGRADING HD CAPABILITIES

APT is upgrading its ability to record and distribute HD programming to its TV channels. That means more HD programming on WAIQ(26) APT announcement here.  APT got a huge donation for the new equipment.  I’m looking forward to more HD from APT.  The PBS programming they already air has great HD picture quality.  The more [...]

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27Aug2010 | Jason Trippe | 3 comments | Continued
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Pet Peeves: Reader’s responses (part 1)

Last week I asked news people what really ticks them off about news, and it didn’t take long to get a long list of gripes! Some of the most common complaints were the usual breaking news that isn’t really breaking, live shots for the sake of being live, and hype and sensationalism in writing and [...]

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26Aug2010 | Doug Drew | 0 comments | Continued
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Like A Rolling Stone

“Did you see that piece in ROLLING STONE?” I asked Willie G. Moseley, a local author and senior writer for VINTAGE GUITAR magazine.  (He hangs with Frampton, Nugent, Shaw, other rock luminaries).
“I don’t read fashion magazines,” he opined.
Mr. Moseley is probably right about ROLLING STONE.  I have been a reader for over twenty-five years now, [...]

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25Aug2010 | Michael Bird | 0 comments | Continued
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Best of Montgomery Media Update #4

Voting has slowed down as this contest comes to a close.  Here is the most recent update on how the votes stand:
Best Female TV Anchor – With 1,031 votes cast (and our most popular category still)…it’s Sally Pitts (WSFA) with a solid lead.
Best Local TV Show – With 265 votes cast, Alabama Live (WSFA) remains [...]

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24Aug2010 | Brian Harris | 0 comments | Continued
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Big Day for The Country Network

It was announced today that The Country Network, seen locally on WIYC has been picked up to be carried on Sinclair Stations.  This will help the fledgling TCN reach 22% of all American households with this addition.  Check out the article below and come back to leave your comments!
http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2010/08/23/44643/sinclair-stations-to-air-the-country-network

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24Aug2010 | Brian Harris | 2 comments | Continued
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On Topic

One of the main reasons viewers watch a morning newscast is to look smart when they go to work. When viewers get to work and people are talking about the interesting story of the day, they don’t want to look stupid by not knowing what is going on!  That makes one of the priorities of [...]

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23Aug2010 | Doug Drew | 0 comments | Continued
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News Pet Peeves

I was going to write an article entitled: The Top Ten Things About Local News That Drive Me Crazy. But then I decided to email a few people in the television news business and ask them for a few of their pet peeves. It didn’t take long to get people ranting!
Here are some of the [...]

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19Aug2010 | Doug Drew | 32 comments | Continued
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