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Post by bignate on Jul 28, 2010 17:55:47 GMT -5
Since Doug left it seems like Cindy and AJ are doing the traffic after the weather segment. Sometimes Cindy does the weather and AJ the traffic, sometimes she does both. Seems like a devaluation of their abilities.
I never really understood why tv news does traffic. If you are watching tv then you probably are not driving. 'BZ radio can tell you where you are having traffic trouble every 10 minutes.
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Post by rogertv on Aug 2, 2010 14:07:32 GMT -5
My Dad watches the traffic every AM on TV before he heads out.
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Post by fox25rox on Aug 2, 2010 21:56:44 GMT -5
I think having the traffic on am TV is just fine. I'd say the vast majority of people up at home in the am have plans to go somewhere.
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Post by whdh7newsfan on Aug 3, 2010 15:17:26 GMT -5
I agree with Fox25rox with the am traffic,
but the afternoon traffic I find pointless because people usually come from work, unless they have cable at work, i find it pointless
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Post by bignate on Aug 3, 2010 19:37:17 GMT -5
My bigger point is the fact that the weather department at 25 now seems responsible for the traffic reports too.. and that is what bothers me.
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Post by dotcomeditor on Aug 7, 2010 8:53:43 GMT -5
Bignate, if you were responsible for the station's budgets and profit margins, you might find that it would bother you considerably less. As for me, I care not who delivers the traffic, as long as the information is accurate and current. I'm really tired of the 'BZ radio "traffic on the threes" reports contstantly telling me about continuing backups that have long since dissipated.
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Post by spanishjohnny99 on Aug 8, 2010 21:34:11 GMT -5
My bigger point is the fact that the weather department at 25 now seems responsible for the traffic reports too.. and that is what bothers me. Really curious here. Why would this "bother" you? As DotComEditor wrote, as long as the info is accurate, why would you care about who delivers it? |
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Post by bignate on Aug 9, 2010 16:18:44 GMT -5
It "bothers me" in the sense that a trained and talented meterologist is being asked to do more. Are they being paid extra?
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Post by dotcomeditor on Aug 12, 2010 12:15:55 GMT -5
I don't know if they are being paid more. But I do know that in this economic climate, they are fortunate to have jobs at all. The alternative to being asked to add traffic reporting could be being asked to clean out their desks when their contract term ends. This is the way it is in the real world; these people aren't special just because they are on TV.
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Post by newser on Aug 12, 2010 13:26:53 GMT -5
Agreed. In light of all of the drastic budget cuts at Fox25, it is probably just a small imposition that really secondary information like traffic on tv would be saddled on someone else rather than dedicate a person to that.
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Post by spanishjohnny99 on Aug 12, 2010 15:11:45 GMT -5
It "bothers me" in the sense that a trained and talented meterologist is being asked to do more. Are they being paid extra? I'm a trained & talented software consultant. But if my boss asks me to do something that's not really part of my original job description, I do it. I'm thankful to be gainfully employed, and as long as I'm not being asked to clean the toilets, I'm pretty content doing what I'm asked to do. AJ Burnett & Melissa Mack shouldn't feel any differently. |
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