Bologna back; Schwenneker does news in Chi-town
Pittsburgh:Rob Owen seems to think that Mike LaPoint will be the "odd man out" if Julie Bologna's return to WPXI-TV (11) attracts more viewers. Meanwhile, LaPoint has been training Bologna on the new weather systems at the new facility this week. The two will take a "tag-team" approach with the 5, 6, and 11 pm newscasts beginning Monday. WPXI hopes this will be a way to boost the ratings - where they have seen third place (or tied for second, at best) for some time. Bologna left WPXI in 2004 for a station in Texas but has returned to be closer to family now that she has two young children.
Schwenneker could take some notes from former co-worker at 4
Earlier this year, former WTAE-TV (4) meteorologist Don Schwenneker left for WBBM-TV in Chicago. At first he was doing the weekend weather forecasts, then weekday evening weather. Now he's going to be the Morning News anchor. Schwenneker did news early in his career and has had the opportunity to do some fill-in at WBBM. Now Andrew Stockey has someone with whom to comisserate!
Readers’ Forum
If there is a squeeze play on at channel 11, why must Mike LaPoint be the odd man out? Do so few people watch Kevin Benson that they don’t see how he comes off? Anyone who has as much a white-shirts fetish he does shouldn’t be doing local TV weather.
Rick - September 22, 2008 at 8:59 pm