Comments on: “Jeopardy” a Hit, Eyewitness News Takes a Hit

By: Tom W.

Tom W. — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:52:51 +0000

Could be the union since I think some people at 7 have been without a contract for several years now.

By: Joe Montleone

Joe Montleone — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:18:54 +0000

Alan, whats the deal with the truck across from Channel 7. I t says turn off 7 news and it looks like something out of the Beverly Hillbillies. Is it some nut with an ax to grind or what?

By: J. Myrle Fuller

J. Myrle Fuller — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:02:34 +0000

It wasn’t just Irv and Tom leaving, though. There were a number of bad decisions– many of which weren’t necessarily budget related– that followed in the wake of those departures that led to its plummet to the bottom. Maria Genero as evening news anchor… “7 News” and the dumping of the classic theme… the revolving door at the morning show ever since Sheila Mahoney’s departure… PM Buffalo as the lead-in to the 5:00 news… among others. It also didn’t help when Nielsen switched Buffalo to a metered market instead of the diaries– so stations with inflated reps like channel 7 lost ground.

By: Pergy's friend

Pergy's friend — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:18:25 +0000

Poor Ch 7 never recovered when King Irv abdicated the throne. It’s hard to replace such a fixture.