COVERAGE PROBLEMS

A big ATTAGIRL to the Lady Vols! Live at Five (WBIR) carried the celebration of their win live from Thompson Bowling and although everyone from Jellico to Ducktown was there the coverage by 10 was just a mess. Long camera shots of the crowd while the TEAM was being introduced. MORE crowd shots as the COACHES were being introduced just made it very hard to watch. Again the celebration was an outstanding statement of how fans love this team and the entire Lady Vol program, it was just a shame the number one news station this side of Lanier couldn’t find a director to work that afternoon?

One obvious absence was the Lord Mayor of Knox County. Tank and Bill did a great job in honoring the ladies and conveying the thoughts of their constituency but again where was the King of the County? Any thoughts?

YOUR POSTS SO FAR ON THE
WBIR COVERAGE ABORTION!!
Anonymous said...
At least WBIR covered it. Did the other two carry it? I don't know, I was in the car. Which by the way (and since you are talking about radio), the celebration was on all of the WIVK stations, you didn't mention that.

Thursday, April 10, 2008 4:35:00 PM EST


Anonymous said...
I saw the show and it was to good at all. Why was mike hammond doing the announcing..isn't micky dearstone the voice of the lady vols? Also isn't hammond under investiagtion for something he did on council?

As for WIVK I have XM and they offer so much good country music without the commercials I never turn on WIVK except in football season.

Thursday, April 10, 2008 6:57:00 PM EST


Anonymous said...
I also heard part of the deal on WIVK and couldn't understand why Micky Dearstone was not even mentioned? When I got home they were introducing the team and yes they were not showing them on TV?

It is great they won and even greater the coaches got the cars but why wasn't the voice of the lady vols doing the MC work rather than a politician?

Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:18:00 PM EST


Anonymous said...
WVLT covered the ceremony from stem to stern. They started at 5:30 and even at 6pm when WBIR dropped out and went to news, Channel 8 stayed on the air to the end, to their credit. Their coverage was much better than 10's...actually concentrating on the podium. Terrible direction by WBIR. Just another example of how quality has slipped on the hill. If you watch the 6pm and 11pm news, be alert for all the technical mistakes, such as non-working mics, wrong reports or no reports racked up when called for, and camera shots of a co-host when the other is talking. WBIR needs a better director for local live events, one who can do the job as well make good snap decisions.

I don't know why the WIVK "family" all carried the ceremony. How many stations do you need? The ones not carrying the ceremony could direct listeners who wanted to hear it to switch over to the one carrying it. And only for about a 45-minute chuck of air time. A flustercuck if you ask me.

Friday, April 11, 2008 1:56:00 AM EST


Anonymous said...
I think WIVK had to carry it because the Sports Animal was one of the sponsers and because Micky Dearstone is both a Sports Animal host and the announcer for the women's games.

WBIR is the station for news in this town and everyone knows it. Still they just could not get this show right. Have they fired some of their production people? The person who tried to do this show was sleeping and whoever was running the camera was also out of touch.

I agree with the person who said Beth Hanes is phoneing it in. I know she is beautiful but she sure does look bored on Live At Five.

What is going on at channel 10?

Friday, April 11, 2008 8:55:00 AM EST


Anonymous said...
I got it, WBIR went to shit when FARKUS LEFT!

Friday, April 11, 2008 8:58:00 AM EST


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