Blue Dogs Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Mike McGuff of McGuff Blog got confirmation from WFAA ABC 8 news director Carolyn Mungo that KTRK-TV Ch. 13 reporter Demond Fernandez is joining her legendary newsroom."I've enjoyed three awesome years in Houston," Fernandez told mikemcguff.com. "I'd like to thank the ABC 13 viewers, neighbors and community members across the area who trusted me to help tell their stories. I'm very excited about this new journey in my career."Someone pointed out to McGuff on Facebook this is a case of KHOU-TV owner Gannett, stealing from the competition in Houston and moving it to its own station in DFW.http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2014/05/demond-fernandez-wfaa-dallas-ktrk-abc13-houston.html?m=1Reaction from anyone on this development? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txn4art Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I wish Demond Fernandez well at his new job in Dallas. KTRK CH.13 is my go-to station for TV news. However, I find it difficult to appreciate recently-hired news anchor Natasha Barrett's fashion sense. Yes, it's hot here and yes, the station wants to appeal to a younger demographic, but those sleeveless tank tops and long, flowing locks just don't come across as a polished, professional look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Why is everybody leaving abc13? for the past 1-2 years its been like a small town station where the people stay for a year or 2 and then leave. Is it the managment that they are not getting along with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 The one and done policy (see Kentucky basketball players) must be turning some reporters to leave Ch. 13 after 3-5 years because some are using this station as s stepping stone for bigger gigs in other places like WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth or Los Angeles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 A stepping stone to LA or New York I could understand, but somehow I just don't think that DFW is that much of a bigger or more glamorous or whatever market than we are - instead, going there would seem to be more of a lateral move, unless it's to go another notch or two up the newsroom pecking order (i.e., reporter to weekend anchor, or weekend to weekday). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 A stepping stone to LA or New York I could understand, but somehow I just don't think that DFW is that much of a bigger or more glamorous or whatever market than we are - instead, going there would seem to be more of a lateral move, unless it's to go another notch or two up the newsroom pecking order (i.e., reporter to weekend anchor, or weekend to weekday). Dallas is the 5th largest media market in the country, Houston is 10th. From the news clips that I have seen from the Dallas market, they seem to be more "big time" then the Houston market. The studio sets in DFW seem much more expensive to me, like what you would find in New York, Chicago or LA. But you are right, usually when people in the business leave Houston its for one of the big 3 markets or national. Many times they have the goal of just being in a top 10 market. Rank Metropolitan Market Regions / Areas1 New York2 Los Angeles3 Chicago4 Philadelphia5 Dallas-Ft. Worth6 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose7 Boston8 Atlanta9 Washington, DC10 Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 It's a basically lateral move, but with a catch or two. Three of the "Big Four" english stations are owned by their respective networks in that market. It could, in fact, be a stepping stone to a higher level position a bit quicker as a result. The exception to the rule was WFAA, which was the flagship station of it's station group (Belo), but it's position will likely change as a result of the acquisition by Gannett. This might also be why there is some percieved extra "flash" in the presentation, but really, I don't think it's all that discernible. The industry is fairly incestuous, so the sets, music, graphics, etc... are going to resemble one another for the most part, with a tweak or two to "individualize" or "localize" for any particular market. What's interesting is that the reverse is generally true on the spanish language side in Houston anyway. The primary evening anchors on both KXLN and KTMD made it to the network level, but are now heading the local news. KXLN has Raul Peimbert, who has a farily impressive professional pedigree and most recent stint was in Los Angeles. KTMD has Martin Berlanga, who actually started at 45, then became a reporter and anchor for Univision's national weekend newscasts before returning to Telemundo in Houston. There are cases of this happening on the english side (see Sylvan Rodriguez, Gina Gaston) but I'm thinking not as often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 I do remember Sylvan going to ABC News for a brief time before going back to Houston and working for KHOU-TV, where he was the 12pm and 6pm anchor until his death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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