The KAB Awards were handed out in recent days in Wichita. There is always grumbling it seems when awards are handed out each year whether it be from the KAB or the Associated Press. I don't follow the awards that closely each year, but it seems over time it all averages out. This year's awards included local individuals such as KWCH meteorologist Merril Teller being inducted into the KAB Hall of Fame. Former KAKE meteorologist Jim O'Donnell was inducted posthumously. Not to be forgotten, but on the radio side of things longtime Wichita and KNSS newsman Steve McIntosh was inducted as well.
As for news coverage awards handed out last night, KSN got station of the year and won 4 other first place awards while KWCH won two first place awards. Maybe KAKE didn't enter because I didn't even see them place. One criticism you hear about the KAB awards is the way they break the markets up. They have three divisions Major (Kansas City) Large (Wichita) and then Medium (Topeka and everything else). So it becomes a competition within each market. I think that can be a little goofy. Kansas City Star TV columnist Aaron Barnhart has an interesting blog entry on the topic. And as he points out all of the winners in the Major market division of the KAB are from Missouri, since the KC stations make up that division.
KWCH Newsroom - It looks like KWCH has a new shot from their newsroom or remodeled it. There is a wall of TV monitors and it appears good, even though it looks more like a set then a conventional newsroom. Some may say, what's the point, its supposed to be a set. No, not a newsroom shot, a newsroom should look like just that. You have people walking behind and all, but its still a little formulaic for me, but don't get me wrong I still like the look. It kind of reminds me when KSN actually moved their whole newscasts out to the newsroom a couple of years ago. -Hal
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It's a new newsroom. They moved over about 2 months ago. The rest of the building is undergoing a makeover too. Again, things you can do when you are number one and successful.
7:52PM, KSN remodeled & got a new newsroom too within the past couple years-- I guess that's something you can do even if you're not number one--
makes me sick, anon. 7:52. Get a life. I hardly read this anymore, but decided to check it over some morning coffee today. Guess what? I'm on air at a different station who is not number 1, enjoy my job and do it well. Today, I will go to work, leave, run some errands and tonight probably go out with some non-TV friends and enjoy myself. I will not constantly think about TV, and get so wrapped up in it that I post ridiculous snooty remarks like yours. You sir, or ma'am are a lot of what wrong with tv people today. Get over yourself.
Outside of Jim Kobbe in sports, did you anybody else think they were watching the TV version of TeenBeat Tonight on KSN. An Anon comment from a previous post was unfortunately wrong when thinking and hoping maybe Aileen Simborio (Spelling?) might have moved on since she hadn't been on TV in a few weeks. I would be another one who would not be sad to see her go, she isn't good. I'd prefer Anita too. Doesn't the station have someone else to fill in for Anita, besides Aileen. What's wrong with Anthony Powell, Dana Hertkecky or Anne Meyer to fill in? They would certainly be better than Aileen. But sure enough Aileen was back on. As for the TeenBeat reference, Aileen and weather fill-in Andrew Kozac looked really like they should be delivering the news to a local middle school. I'm not a huge fan of Andrew doing weather, but actually the fake Aileen actually makes Andrew look really good. So that's one positive of hers.
I agree KSN should probably have more of a veteran doing the fill in for Anita, rather than the newest reporter there, who delivers news to the western KS stations, no less. As for Andrew, he does a very good job, IMO, and out of the meteorologists there seems the most down to earth. I thought he handled his little "slip up" pretty well actually, it was funny.
I think KSN needs to work on their newest reporters the most. Did anyone see Josh Haskell's reporting the other night? Very green IMO.
Aileen isn't good. They need to put Dana, Anthony or Stephanie in as anchors.
Oh god... please not Stephanie.
If I want frumpy I will go talk to my mother in law.
Anon 2:25... Stephanie is one of the most natural easy to watch anchors in the Wichita market... Unlike, many of the plastic puppets you see sitting on set, flipping thier hair and reading the prompter like robots... I hope your mother-in-law smacks you up side the head with her knitting bag.
KSN has no talent on the desk and barely any talent in the field. No wonder they are No. 4 in the market behind FOX.
Anon 11:13
You are literally one of the most clueless posters on this blog... Why don't you check your facts before you pop off...
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