The Maven checked in on WPTA 21's 6pm newscast tonight.
All the Maven can say is, it would make a hell of a drinking game.
For every mispronounced street name, take a sip.
Pettit Avenue is now pronounced "petite".
For every relation to the obvious, take a swig.
Weather guy telling us "lightning can be deadly".
For every ad lib gone wrong, take a gulp.
Female anchor, attempting to sound knowledgeable and credible, does neither, and calls Fort Wayne "a relatively small town".
For every ignorant "fact" announced, take a chug.
Sports guy thinks college football teams play in "leagues" instead of conferences.
And just for fun and extra credit, carefully watch the "B roll", that's video shown while the reporter or anchor reads a story.
Tonight, WPTA did a story about an accident-prone stretch of I-69 near Indianapolis. What viewers saw was easily identifiable video of I-69 in Fort Wayne, with many local landmarks.
Also, during the obligatory Monday "gas price" story, WPTA 21 talked about Fort Wayne gas prices dropping, but viewers saw video of people fueling cars....with California licenses plates at gas stations that don't exist in Indiana, or even the Midwest.
Sure miss Melissa, Curtis and Tommy.
Hey, they didn't have a trip to Indy in the budget. Nor for a file clip search, apparently.
ReplyDeleteThe News Whisperer had improved greatly but now she is slipping back into her old habits, especially during "sad" stories. Gotta keep coaching her to speak up and broadcast her voice, and leave the emotions out of the stories.
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