Producer #2 Job Open

WCTI in New Bern, NC has a job opening for a Producer #2

We're not sure what a Producer #2 does, but from reading the job description, it sounds very much like what a regular news producer does. 

WCTI says in the description ​"Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): building newscast rundowns, writing stories with accuracy and clarity and editing video.Qualified candidates will have creative writing skills, strong attention to detail and be able to stay calm under pressure."

No mention if with hard work you can move up to Producer # 1. Also, no word if Producer # 1 is your boss. 

We have no clue what a Producer # 2 is...but let's hope it doesn't have anything to do with this.​

Here's a link to the job ad if you want to apply. ​

CNN Sees Ratings Rise in Prime Time....But....

With the April ratings CNN was up 80 percent in Prime Time.​

Sounds like it is making huge gains, but then you remember that the Boston Marathon bombings happened in April and you can figure out why the Prime Time climb.​

Fox ​News also got a bump in Prime Time (although just 9%) and to no ones surprise they won the April ratings averaging 2 million viewers.

CNN came in with 920,000 and MSNBC with 686,000.

MSNBC was the only cable net to fall in Prime Time. The network that has no real journalists on staff during the Prime Time hours, lost their way during the bombing coverage. Their PT numbers fell 10 percent.

The O'Reilly Factor was once again the king of cable news setting the pace with 3.1 million viewers.

LA Station Makes 5 Hires

You may remember a couple of days ago, FTVLive told you that Jillian Barberie was about land a new gig.​

Now we know where.

It's KTLA and Barberie wasn't the only hire the station made.​

KTLA News Director Jason Ball announced that along with Barbeire, the station has also hired former Fox Anchor Courtney Friel,  Steve Kuzj and Kimberly Cheng who both worked at KNVX News in Phoenix.  Also, Olsen Ebright who was with NBC Southern California.

That's a lot of hires and all in one day. ​

April Showers Bring News Bloopers

As the month of April comes to a close, here is a look at the news News Bloopers for the month. Many you have seen, some you have not. Enjoy!​

CNN Names New Morning Show

CNN has finally come up with a name of their new morning show.​

It will be called "New Day"...until they blow up that show and start over. 

"New Day" will be hosted by Jeff Zucker hand picked anchor team of Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan, with Michaela Pereira as news reader.

The start date for "NewDay" is Monday, June 10th. The show will broadcast live from CNN’s studios in New York City and air weekdays from 6-9 am ET.

As was previously announced, Jim Murphy is the senior executive producer and Matt Frucci is the executive producer of “New Day.” CNN’s John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin will continue to anchor “Early Start” from 5-6 am ET.

Court Says Former Anchor Can't Drive with His Son in Car

Former WCBS Anchor Rob Morrison's case is headed back to court this morning. ​

Morrison was arrested and then fired....errr... resigned after police ​arrested him for choking his wife (CBS Marketwatch Anchor Ashley Morrison).

Sincehis arrest, the court has allowed Morrison to talk to Ashley, but he is not allowed to operate a vehicle with his young son in the car.

Initially Morrison was ordered to have no contact with his wife, but court records indicated he can email, text message or call her. He cannot, however, initiate more than one call per day, according to the judge’s decision.

​If convicted, he faces more than six years in prison and fines of over $7,000.

H/T Darien Times

Get the Zuck out of Here!

Maybe he still thought he worked at NBC, or maybe he just wanted to poach ​some talent and realized MSNBC doesn't have any.

Page Six says that CNN chief Jeff Zucker was spotted arriving — and immediately leaving — the MSNBC party at the Italian Embassy in DC for the White House Correspondents Dinner.

Spies saw Zucker, who is close friends with MSNBC president  Phil Griffin, roll up to the event with his wife, Caryn, but the couple didn’t go inside, causing some onlookers to assume they were refused entry.

But other sources insisted Zucker was greeted at the entrance by a group of acquaintances who hadn’t been invited to the party. When the guests couldn’t talk their way inside, the source explained, Zucker bolted instead of trying to get them in.
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OK You can Leave Now

It seems that the TV crews that descended ​on Boston in the days following the Boston Marathon bombing have worn out their welcome.

This was the note posted on a mailbox of a Cambridge, Mass resident. 
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