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edwardrmurrow

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Why is Brad Hawkins anchoring? It has been at least 6 months now that he has anchored your saturday evening news at 6 along side Rebecca Rodriguez. She is fine and should go solo, Brad impersonates Mel Tillis doing the news. It has been embarassing seeing him stammer over the first story leadin numerous times, Tonight he did it 5 times (yeah I counted). He is an okay field reporter but as an anchor...no way. It's time to keep him in the field,allow Rebecca to go solo and the rest of the newscast will run fine.
 
> Why is Brad Hawkins anchoring? It has been at least 6 months
> now that he has anchored your saturday evening news at 6
> along side Rebecca Rodriguez. She is fine and should go
> solo, Brad impersonates Mel Tillis doing the news. It has
> been embarassing seeing him stammer over the first story
> leadin numerous times, Tonight he did it 5 times (yeah I
> counted). He is an okay field reporter but as an anchor...no
> way. It's time to keep him in the field,allow Rebecca to go
> solo and the rest of the newscast will run fine.
>

Man, you need a hobby!
 
> > Why is Brad Hawkins anchoring? It has been at least 6
> months
> > now that he has anchored your saturday evening news at 6
> > along side Rebecca Rodriguez. She is fine and should go
> > solo, Brad impersonates Mel Tillis doing the news. It has
> > been embarassing seeing him stammer over the first story
> > leadin numerous times, Tonight he did it 5 times (yeah I
> > counted). He is an okay field reporter but as an
> anchor...no
> > way. It's time to keep him in the field,allow Rebecca to
> go
> > solo and the rest of the newscast will run fine.
> >
>
> Man, you need a hobby!
>
this is a hobby ..
 
> > > Why is Brad Hawkins anchoring? It has been at least 6
> > months
> > > now that he has anchored your saturday evening news at 6
>
> > > along side Rebecca Rodriguez. She is fine and should go
> > > solo, Brad impersonates Mel Tillis doing the news. It
> has
> > > been embarassing seeing him stammer over the first story
>
> > > leadin numerous times, Tonight he did it 5 times (yeah I
>
> > > counted). He is an okay field reporter but as an
> > anchor...no
> > > way. It's time to keep him in the field,allow Rebecca to
>
> > go
> > > solo and the rest of the newscast will run fine.
> > >
> >
> > Man, you need a hobby!
> >
> this is a hobby ..
>
"Master" Brad Hawkins needs to sent back to the minors IMHO. A market like austin or orlando would be great for him to sharpen his reporting teeth. Then and only then, he should come back to a large market like dallas.
 
> > Man, you need a hobby!
> >
> this is a hobby ..
>
Very true and apparently a ch.8 staffer can't take criticism . Not you freebie.
 
> Very true and apparently a ch.8 staffer can't take criticism
> . Not you freebie.


Not a channel 8 staffer. I do work at a tv station, and I'm marveling at the uninformed drivel coming from the backseat GM's on this board. Keep it up...it's quite entertaining.
 
> > > Man, you need a hobby!
> > >
> > this is a hobby ..
> >
> Very true and apparently a ch.8 staffer can't take criticism
> . Not you freebie.
>
ty :)
 
> > Very true and apparently a ch.8 staffer can't take
> criticism
> > . Not you freebie.
>
>
> Not a channel 8 staffer. I do work at a tv station, and I'm
> marveling at the uninformed drivel coming from the backseat
> GM's on this board. Keep it up...it's quite entertaining.
>
Yours is equally entertaining as well. Must be 52 or FOX4 if not 8.
 
> > > Very true and apparently a ch.8 staffer can't take
> > criticism
> > > . Not you freebie.
> >
> >
> > Not a channel 8 staffer. I do work at a tv station, and
> I'm
> > marveling at the uninformed drivel coming from the
> backseat
> > GM's on this board. Keep it up...it's quite entertaining.
> >
> Yours is equally entertaining as well. Must be 52 or FOX4 if
> not 8.


The pizza box pirate broadcaster from Mesquite?
>
 
> > > > Very true and apparently a ch.8 staffer can't take
> > > criticism
> > > > . Not you freebie.
> > >
> > >
> > > Not a channel 8 staffer. I do work at a tv station, and
> > I'm
> > > marveling at the uninformed drivel coming from the
> > backseat
> > > GM's on this board. Keep it up...it's quite
> entertaining.
> > >
> > Yours is equally entertaining as well. Must be 52 or FOX4
> if
> > not 8.
>
>
> The pizza box pirate broadcaster from Mesquite?
> >
>
Nope he was 51. 52 is channel 8's uhf partner.
 
> > > > > Very true and apparently a ch.8 staffer can't take
> > > > criticism
> > > > > . Not you freebie.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Not a channel 8 staffer. I do work at a tv station,
> and
> > > I'm
> > > > marveling at the uninformed drivel coming from the
> > > backseat
> > > > GM's on this board. Keep it up...it's quite
> > entertaining.
> > > >
> > > Yours is equally entertaining as well. Must be 52 or
> FOX4
> > if
> > > not 8.
> >
> >
> > The pizza box pirate broadcaster from Mesquite?
> > >
> >
> Nope he was 51. 52 is channel 8's uhf partner.
>
As Maxwell Smart would have said, "Missed it by THAT MUCH." Oh well, what's a channel more or less among friends.
 
> > > Very true and apparently a ch.8 staffer can't take
> > criticism

May I ask where you work that gives you all this inside info?
 
> > > > Very true and apparently a ch.8 staffer can't take
> > > criticism
>
> May I ask where you work that gives you all this inside
> info?
>

Ed's too bashful to brag on himself. He's actualy the ghost of Marty Haag, seance'd daily by renegade members of the Decherd family, just to rankle the suits at WFAA. Valentine should have read this board first before packing his bags for Big D.

I'd guess that our "Ranger" is the FOX-4 morning show crew member who used to post here under a different name. Just a hunch.
 
> I'd guess that our "Ranger" is the FOX-4 morning show crew
> member who used to post here under a different name. Just a
> hunch.

Incorrect, but a very good guess.
 
OT: What dictates when you're ready for a major market?

> A market like austin or orlando would be great for him to
> sharpen his reporting teeth. Then and only then, he should
> come back to a large market like dallas.

This has gotten my curiosity. What is it that dictates someone is ready for a major market from a smaller market? When I see a post like this, I can't help to wonder if is it really learning/practicing the skills that makes one ready, or is it just seniority, where there is a magical age that suddenly you're deemed ready (A rite of broadcasterhood)?

Where I am coming from is that in my industry (nothing related to Radio/TV), Being over 30 meant one was irreversibly obsolete....now, it's hard getting used to that concept that older/more experienced people are desired after being the opposite for years.
 
Re: OT: What dictates when you're ready for a major market?

> This has gotten my curiosity. What is it that dictates
> someone is ready for a major market from a smaller market?
> When I see a post like this, I can't help to wonder if is it
> really learning/practicing the skills that makes one ready,
> or is it just seniority, where there is a magical age that
> suddenly you're deemed ready (A rite of broadcasterhood)?

I used to have an answer for that. Now, it seems all you have to do to get to a major market is get hired there. I see some very young people in major markets. It, in my mind is always better to start in a small market, since a lot of times you are a one man band and will learn things that will help you all through your career.
 
> > > > Very true and apparently a ch.8 staffer can't take
> > > criticism
>
> May I ask where you work that gives you all this inside
> info?
>
You may ask but seeing how you have not stated where you are employed,I will follow the same rule.
 
> Ed's too bashful to brag on himself. He's actualy the ghost
> of Marty Haag, seance'd daily by renegade members of the
> Decherd family, just to rankle the suits at WFAA. Valentine
> should have read this board first before packing his bags
> for Big D.
>
> I'd guess that our "Ranger" is the FOX-4 morning show crew
> member who used to post here under a different name. Just a
> hunch.
>
Thanks Alice.Nope Marty can never be immitated,copied,etc. Only the current execs at WFAA dream they could be like him, a solid journalist.

MMM Ranger at FOX? Hold the presses!:)
 
> > > > > > Very true and apparently a ch.8 staffer can't take
>
> > > > > criticism
> > > > > > . Not you freebie.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Not a channel 8 staffer. I do work at a tv station,
> > and
> > > > I'm
> > > > > marveling at the uninformed drivel coming from the
> > > > backseat
> > > > > GM's on this board. Keep it up...it's quite
> > > entertaining.
> > > > >
> > > > Yours is equally entertaining as well. Must be 52 or
> > FOX4
> > > if
> > > > not 8.
> > >
> > >
> > > The pizza box pirate broadcaster from Mesquite?
> > > >
> > >
> > Nope he was 51. 52 is channel 8's uhf partner.
> >
> As Maxwell Smart would have said, "Missed it by THAT MUCH."
> Oh well, what's a channel more or less among friends.
>
Besides Papa John's Pizza is far better than Domino's
 
Re: OT: What dictates when you're ready for a major market?

> > This has gotten my curiosity. What is it that dictates
> > someone is ready for a major market from a smaller market?
>
> > When I see a post like this, I can't help to wonder if is
> it
> > really learning/practicing the skills that makes one
> ready,
> > or is it just seniority, where there is a magical age that
>
> > suddenly you're deemed ready (A rite of broadcasterhood)?
>
> I used to have an answer for that. Now, it seems all you
> have to do to get to a major market is get hired there. I
> see some very young people in major markets. It, in my mind
> is always better to start in a small market, since a lot of
> times you are a one man band and will learn things that will
> help you all through your career.
>
I totally concur. Starting in a smaller market(like waco/temple/killeen, B/CS or tyler), you run your own show. You usually create your own beat,follow leads,work with the photogs directly and 9 times out of 10, cut your own tape. Also, you learn people skills in dealing with your fellow on and off air staff. Whats happened is alot of the trust fund babies who've gone to SMU or UT have danced around the smaller markets due to "Who They Know", not "What They Know" and the larger markets (D/FW for example) are not the better off.
 
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