Channel 4

Why Channel 4 has the best funeral coverage

adamg — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:30:47 -0400

Steve Garfield explains.

Jon Keller flunks geography

adamg — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:20:59 -0400

Keller tries to make a point about western Massachusetts, but fails miserably because he has no clue where western Massachusetts starts. Lance lends him a clue: It's not Leominster or Fitchburg.

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Hey, WBZ, he's not one of our punks

adamg — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:54:13 -0400

Channel 4 runs an AP report about some guy from Boston being charged with torching a Buffalo police cruiser. As the Buffalo News reports, that's the town of Boston, NY, which has a population of 7,897 (might be going to to 7,896 soon?), about 20 miles south of Buffalo.

UPDATE: The story's gone from wbztv.com.

Mish Michaels: Off air, but online

adamg — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:25:46 -0400

Mish Michaels signed off Channel 4 for the last time last night, but she's promising lots of weather on her new Web site.

Great news for you Kerry Connolly fans

adamg — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:33:18 -0400

Jeff Larson, watch out: Channel 4 tweets that the former anchorwoman is coming back - as a morning traffic reporter.

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Channel 4 reporter: Tell us to beat it on the Jackson coverage already

adamg — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:39:32 -0400

David Robichaud actually asks which is driving you nuts more: Non-stop coverage of Michael Jackson or non-stop coverage of the rain? Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to allow for a third answer: Both.

'Hello, little computer-generated flying rat!'

adamg — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:14:44 -0400

Channel 4 has some of the best promos:

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Sometimes headline writers give away too much of the story

adamg — Fri, 22 May 2009 09:57:38 -0400

Take this headline on Channel 4's Web site (please):

Beached Whale On Cape Has Gigantic Swollen Tongue

Ed. blecch note: If you actually click on that link, one guess what'll be the first thing you see.

Channel 4 to get Foxier

adamg — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:22:21 -0400

Michael Page details how WBZ and WFXT will start sharing resources - like a helicopter and, eventually, videotaping of press conferences and the like. Page adds Channel 4 is hopeful other Boston stations will join the arrangement, which one supposes could eventually mean six reporters providing different narration for the same exact footage, at least until the news directors realize that's pretty wasteful and decide to fire everybody on staff except for one camera person and an intern. Or something.

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News in the age of Twitter

adamg — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:37:29 -0400

Thanks to JohnWBZ's Twitter feed, you don't really have to watch Channel 4's report on the Tobin Bridge:

Ron Sanders is answering the question: When will all that construction be done on the Tobin Bridge? Short answer: never.

Because, really, what more do you need to know?