WTOV Unveils 90-Minute Evening News Block

[Mr. Jones]

WTOV Unveils 90-Minute Evening News Block
By Andrew Gauthier on March 22, 2011 12:55 PM
WTOV, an NBC-affiliate serving the Ohio Valley, debuted a new, 90-minute evening news block yesterday, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

For the past 15 years, WTOV has run “Seinfeld” between 30-minute newscasts at 5 and 6 p.m. but now the station has decided to move in a new direction, offering local news instead of syndicated content in the timeslot.

“Through research, News9 viewers told us they want more news,” said Tim McCoy, vice president and general manager of WTOV (channel 9). “It only made sense to expand our newscast.”

Eric Minor and Allison Latos will be at the anchor desk from 5-5:30 and 6-6:30 p.m., while Natalie Herbick will join Minor from 5:30-6. Chief meteorologist Kevin Carter will provide weather updates throughout the 90-minute news block.

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[Scott Reppert]

If you ain't got Kevin Evans, you ain't got news.

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[Greg Goodfellow]

They're working Natalie Herbick like a rented mule. She's been doing the 11 o'clock news, then she does the 5-7 a.m. block. One would think they could hire another person to permanently take Jackie Cain's place. Lately, she's been the only anchor, along with uber weather dude Jeff Oeschlein.

[Mr. Tom Jones]

All television stations are run pretty much the same. Management is flakey in different ways, which keeps things interesting.

[weaver]

They're working Natalie Herbick like a rented mule.

She's the most watchable of the anchorettes, though Maggie Ruper isn't too bad. Alison Latos chews words like a dog with a mouthful of peanut butter. It's exhausting.