TV Station Pitches Reality Show

Jun 21st 2006, 06:09 AM

KYTX CBS 19 in Tyler Texas pitching a reality show featuring oft-scantily clad Amber Smith as anchor.

General manager says "We need ratings. It's as simple as that."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgzry...earch=cbs%2019

lol

McFish · Jun 21st 2006, 06:20 AM

First Stormy the Weather Dog... now this.

Is Amber anchoring there now?

Buffalo Soldier · Jun 21st 2006, 06:20 AM

Just when you thought tv news could not sink lower. My only thought as to why anyone would do this, is so they can get a lot of negative attention, then make it look like they're blessed with the power of integrity when they "clean house" while a large audience applauds.

Crazy manipulative bs.

Kace · Jun 21st 2006, 06:42 AM

Just imagine if that Terre Haute place was doing this.

tvcigar · Jun 21st 2006, 06:52 AM

speechless i am

Buffalo Soldier · Jun 21st 2006, 06:53 AM

Uh, I thought maybe this is a well produced hoax.
There's nothing about Amber on the Channell 19 homepage. And you think they'd kind of have a photo.

Maybe it was an April fools joke?

Or what's the deal, they're not going to hire Amber unless the reality show's picked up?

That makes the whole idea even worse that I first thought.

http://www.cbs19.tv/newsteam.php?PHP...13293052114545

But now I see that she did shoot an Anchorwoman pilot for Fox.

http://msn-uk.imdb.com/name/nm0807291/bio

So what's the deal? Was she ever really on the air pretending to be a journalist?

This isn't a reality show. It's entirely fiction.

The Fedora · Jun 21st 2006, 06:59 AM

Good God I hope this was a Hoax...

Buffalo Soldier · Jun 21st 2006, 07:01 AM

I've emailed the link to Jane Slater at the CBS station in Tyler. We'll see if she responds.

Jun 21st 2006, 07:26 AM

it was pitched to fox as a possible reality show, from what i heard, but she never actually anchored the news. this was scripted stuff for fox. if they picked it up, then it would have actually happened.

Nanook of the North · Jun 21st 2006, 03:15 PM

That's got to be one of the most unethical things I've ever seen in TV news! What kind of credibility can a station keep or expect to attain when this stuff gets out? As for KLTV Channel 7, way to go! This is good stuff for you guys. What few viewers CBS19 has will surely come back when word of this gets out.

AlterEgo · Jun 21st 2006, 03:17 PM

CBS 19 will do almost anything to get those LT's out of the ratings books for their newscasts.

Fearmonger · Jun 21st 2006, 07:21 PM

Wait a minute she's the hot anchorbabe who simply sits and reads what the producers write for her. What's the big deal? I do smell a hoax here somewhere....

We've got Jillian in L.A. What's the difference?

TV News is all about showmanship and ratings, right?

Jun 21st 2006, 07:35 PM

positively not a hoax. this piece pokes fun at Tyler and makes viewers out to be hicks. In fact, some of the shots of "small town" are of outlying communities. There is never a shot of downtown Tyler itself, not that impressive, but at least tall buildings.

the problem is the GM is a very well connected person in this town. Not just a few, but the ENTIRE Tyler leadership and "connected folks" would take offense to this. Especially the Rose Queen thing. "Congratulations, Rose Queen?" You'd have to have lived in Tyler to realize how many people would be ticked off by that.

This was never intended to see the light of day. It apparently took a few months, because one of the people sittng at the anchor desk left the station months ago.

Jun 22nd 2006, 06:21 AM

Hmmm - let's see, earn 6 figures posing for Playboy ... or anchor for peanuts in a little Texas town? What is a super model to do?

I think it's a hoax, you guys.

sportzchick · Jun 22nd 2006, 08:13 AM

Oh. My. Gawd.

Jun 23rd 2006, 04:28 PM

so sad that we actually have to wonder if this is a hoax. If this biz had any integrity left we'd instantly know it was a joke. Instead everyone (me included) is like "hmmm, maybe they really did..."

I shoulda gone to law school.
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AlterEgo · Jun 23rd 2006, 05:06 PM

I've been told by a person who worked there that this most certainly was not a hoax. They are constantly getting 1 or 2 in the ratings book at news time...and that is only if their viewership was large enough to measure. Many times they get the "evil arrows." They seriously are desperate for ratings and desperate for money. I could say more, but I might get in too much trouble.

Eeps Snorps Now · Jun 23rd 2006, 05:41 PM

That's what it will take if they ever intend to even take a nick out of KLTV. And I doubt they'd get a nick past the first day's curiosity tune-in.

Jun 25th 2006, 04:52 AM

FYI, The ratings they received in the May book for Late news actually tied the NBC affiliate in Adults 25-54. This station has been doing news only since September 04 has had already tied a station that has had a news product for over 20 years. They are doing something right!!

As for needing money, the BCF is fine. There are a few other stations who's parent filed bankruptcy recently but not CBS19.

I just wanted to clear these things up. Now go back to doing the weather, Morgan.

AlterEgo · Jun 25th 2006, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by chuckbrown:
FYI, The ratings they received in the May book for Late news actually tied the NBC affiliate in Adults 25-54. This station has been doing news only since September 04 has had already tied a station that has had a news product for over 20 years. They are doing something right!!

As for needing money, the BCF is fine. There are a few other stations who's parent filed bankruptcy recently but not CBS19.

I just wanted to clear these things up. Now go back to doing the weather, Morgan.

Morgan who smarto

Buffalo Soldier · Jun 25th 2006, 06:29 AM

As offensive as I find the premise, I have to admit, I'd watch the reality show had Fox picked it up.

Jun 25th 2006, 09:26 AM

Morgan Palmer... Weather Guy for KLTV. The one who started this thread. Thanks for calling me smart!

[ June 25, 2006, 10:27 AM: Message edited by: chuckbrown ]

Avatara · Mar 19th 2007, 10:19 AM

Fox has ordered up six episodes of Anchorwoman from Studio 21 and starring Amber Smith. This hybrid reality/scripted series is about a supermodel who returns home to Texas and becomes the anchorwoman for the local news station.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Conelrad:
[QB]KYTX CBS 19 in Tyler Texas pitching a reality show featuring oft-scantily clad Amber Smith as anchor.

General manager says "We need ratings. It's as simple as that."

The Thrill · Mar 19th 2007, 02:25 PM

This idea makes Baby Jebus cry.

In other news, my head a splode.

Zapata · Mar 19th 2007, 02:51 PM

Something else to make people lose trust in local news. This is the worst.

Jun 21st 2006, 06:42 AM	#4
Kace Hotter Than World 2 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Planet Posts: 30,141	Just imagine if that Terre Haute place was doing this. __________________ Will rule the World for a snack

Jun 21st 2006, 06:53 AM	#6
Buffalo Soldier Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: local Posts: 773	Uh, I thought maybe this is a well produced hoax. There's nothing about Amber on the Channell 19 homepage. And you think they'd kind of have a photo. Maybe it was an April fools joke? Or what's the deal, they're not going to hire Amber unless the reality show's picked up? That makes the whole idea even worse that I first thought. http://www.cbs19.tv/newsteam.php?PHP...13293052114545 But now I see that she did shoot an Anchorwoman pilot for Fox. http://msn-uk.imdb.com/name/nm0807291/bio So what's the deal? Was she ever really on the air pretending to be a journalist? This isn't a reality show. It's entirely fiction. __________________ "What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried?" Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Institute Address, February 27, 1860.

Jun 21st 2006, 07:01 AM	#8
Buffalo Soldier Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: local Posts: 773	I've emailed the link to Jane Slater at the CBS station in Tyler. We'll see if she responds. __________________ "What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried?" Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Institute Address, February 27, 1860.

Jun 21st 2006, 03:15 PM	#10
Nanook of the North Open Line Veteran Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Rock Vegas Posts: 2,669	That's got to be one of the most unethical things I've ever seen in TV news! What kind of credibility can a station keep or expect to attain when this stuff gets out? As for KLTV Channel 7, way to go! This is good stuff for you guys. What few viewers CBS19 has will surely come back when word of this gets out. __________________ 13 weather blog

Jun 21st 2006, 07:21 PM	#12
Fearmonger Open Line Elite Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Beverly Hills Posts: 5,371	Wait a minute she's the hot anchorbabe who simply sits and reads what the producers write for her. What's the big deal? I do smell a hoax here somewhere.... We've got Jillian in L.A. What's the difference? TV News is all about showmanship and ratings, right? __________________ Remember dear readers, you heard it here first! Off the record, on the QT and very hush hush...

Jun 21st 2006, 06:09 AM	#1
Conelrad Guest Posts: n/a	KYTX CBS 19 in Tyler Texas pitching a reality show featuring oft-scantily clad Amber Smith as anchor. General manager says "We need ratings. It's as simple as that." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgzry...earch=cbs%2019 lol

Jun 21st 2006, 06:20 AM	#2
McFish Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NC Posts: 261	First Stormy the Weather Dog... now this. Is Amber anchoring there now?

Jun 21st 2006, 06:52 AM	#5
tvcigar Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: around town Posts: 155	speechless i am

Jun 21st 2006, 07:26 AM	#9
Conelrad Guest Posts: n/a	it was pitched to fox as a possible reality show, from what i heard, but she never actually anchored the news. this was scripted stuff for fox. if they picked it up, then it would have actually happened.

Jun 21st 2006, 03:17 PM	#11
AlterEgo Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Out in the BFE Posts: 1,172	CBS 19 will do almost anything to get those LT's out of the ratings books for their newscasts.

Jun 21st 2006, 07:35 PM	#13
Conelrad Guest Posts: n/a	positively not a hoax. this piece pokes fun at Tyler and makes viewers out to be hicks. In fact, some of the shots of "small town" are of outlying communities. There is never a shot of downtown Tyler itself, not that impressive, but at least tall buildings. the problem is the GM is a very well connected person in this town. Not just a few, but the ENTIRE Tyler leadership and "connected folks" would take offense to this. Especially the Rose Queen thing. "Congratulations, Rose Queen?" You'd have to have lived in Tyler to realize how many people would be ticked off by that. This was never intended to see the light of day. It apparently took a few months, because one of the people sittng at the anchor desk left the station months ago.

Jun 22nd 2006, 06:21 AM	#14
Anne Bonney Guest Posts: n/a	Hmmm - let's see, earn 6 figures posing for Playboy ... or anchor for peanuts in a little Texas town? What is a super model to do? I think it's a hoax, you guys.

Jun 22nd 2006, 08:13 AM	#15
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Jun 23rd 2006, 04:28 PM	#16
e4effort Guest Posts: n/a	so sad that we actually have to wonder if this is a hoax. If this biz had any integrity left we'd instantly know it was a joke. Instead everyone (me included) is like "hmmm, maybe they really did..." I shoulda gone to law school. [img]graemlins/face_banghead.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/face_banghead.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/face_banghead.gif[/img]

Jun 23rd 2006, 05:06 PM	#17
AlterEgo Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Out in the BFE Posts: 1,172	I've been told by a person who worked there that this most certainly was not a hoax. They are constantly getting 1 or 2 in the ratings book at news time...and that is only if their viewership was large enough to measure. Many times they get the "evil arrows." They seriously are desperate for ratings and desperate for money. I could say more, but I might get in too much trouble. __________________ The big earthquake is going to hit Memphis soon, and I'm gonna be ready. Just think of all of the money I can make selling gas out of my backyard. - A.J. Dags

Jun 23rd 2006, 05:41 PM	#18
Eeps Snorps Now Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Posts: 602	That's what it will take if they ever intend to even take a nick out of KLTV. And I doubt they'd get a nick past the first day's curiosity tune-in.

Jun 25th 2006, 04:52 AM	#19
chuckbrown Guest Posts: n/a	FYI, The ratings they received in the May book for Late news actually tied the NBC affiliate in Adults 25-54. This station has been doing news only since September 04 has had already tied a station that has had a news product for over 20 years. They are doing something right!! As for needing money, the BCF is fine. There are a few other stations who's parent filed bankruptcy recently but not CBS19. I just wanted to clear these things up. Now go back to doing the weather, Morgan.

Jun 25th 2006, 06:29 AM	#21
Buffalo Soldier Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: local Posts: 773	As offensive as I find the premise, I have to admit, I'd watch the reality show had Fox picked it up.

Jun 25th 2006, 09:26 AM	#22
chuckbrown Guest Posts: n/a	Morgan Palmer... Weather Guy for KLTV. The one who started this thread. Thanks for calling me smart! [ June 25, 2006, 10:27 AM: Message edited by: chuckbrown ]

Mar 19th 2007, 10:19 AM	#23
Avatara Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the coast Posts: 171	Fox has ordered up six episodes of Anchorwoman from Studio 21 and starring Amber Smith. This hybrid reality/scripted series is about a supermodel who returns home to Texas and becomes the anchorwoman for the local news station. [QUOTE]Originally posted by Conelrad: [QB]KYTX CBS 19 in Tyler Texas pitching a reality show featuring oft-scantily clad Amber Smith as anchor. General manager says "We need ratings. It's as simple as that."

Mar 19th 2007, 02:25 PM	#24
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Mar 19th 2007, 02:51 PM	#25
Zapata Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Zapata Land Posts: 4	Something else to make people lose trust in local news. This is the worst.

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