Welcoming BGA into the Fold

As FTVLive has told you in the past, we only accept sponsorships from the best companies in and around TV news. 

If it is not a company you can trust, you will NOT see their ad on FTVLive. We have actually turned down companies that have wanted to post ads on this website (how many other sites would do that?).

Today, we're happy to have the best companies in the business help sponsor FTVLive. We are also more than happy to add talent agency BGA to our list of sponsors.

BGA is a full-service Talent Agency specializing in Broadcast TV News, New Media and Writers for Film/TV.

The BGA staff has industry experience with today's top media companies including ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, NBC, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros.

A source of pride has always been in their Agent/Talent relationship and our continued commitment to provide guidance with strong ethical standards. That's BGA's guarantee.

The company has a strict policy of representing only a limited number of clients. They work closely with their clients, and matching their talent and skills to the right opportunities is paramount.

BGA helps build successful careers, and offer around-the-clock access to your agent.

You can check out their website here. 

We warmly Welcome BGA to FTVLive!

Back to Local News for Regis

Word is that Regis Philbin is going to co-anchor the 9 a.m. hour of WNYW's “Good Day New York” with Rosanna Scotto.

It is part of a publicity stunt to tell viewers that Philbin now has a show on Fox Sports 1.  

As for Scotto, Page Six says it's a full circle moment for Rosanna since she began her career as Regis’ PA back in 1982.

Watch Out Ronnie!

NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott got a bit carried away while doing some late-night commentary for the Pac-12 Network following UCLA's 58-20 win over Nevada on Saturday.

H/T Bleacher Report

Heeeeee's Baaaaaaaack!

Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show Tonight after taking off the Summer.  

Concussion Story Hits Home for Fox's Pam Oliver

While the NFL is doing their best to try an quash reports about NFL players suffering concussions, the story has hit home for one Fox Sports sideline reporter.

The NY Daily News reports that no one could blame Oliver for not wanting to talk about the most painful moment — literally — of her career as Fox’s NFL sideline reporter. It happened on Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Meadowlands during pregame warmups when a pass thrown by Colts backup QB Chandler Harnish hit her flush on the side of the face.

In the immediate aftermath she refused to read about it, talk about it or watch the video. “Now I want to get it out there. It was a painful, shocking moment,” Oliver said in an exclusive interview over the telephone. “I didn’t really know what happened.”

In the days following this flash of pain, neither would anyone else who watched the Internet video. Not the people who thought it was funny. Nor the ones who felt bad for her.

Until now, they did not know she suffered a concussion.

Adrenaline got Oliver through the game telecast (“You don’t want to be wimpy, you just have to push through it.”), but in the car riding back to the hotel, when she began to relax, the slight headache turned into one of the pounding variety. She tried reconstructing what happened leading up to the moment.

Oliver had just finished doing an interview with referee Ed Hochuli for a piece she was doing on NFL refs for Showtime’s “60 Minutes Sports,” which airs Wednesday night, and returned to the sidelines. “That’s all I remember,” she said. “I asked the people around me, ‘What happened?’ They told me I just got hit in the head with a football.”

After waking up that Monday her head hurt so much she had to hold it. “The sensitivity to light started and some nausea too,” she said, “my whole body was sore.” Oliver went to the doctor. The CT Scan came up clean, but she was diagnosed with a concussion. Oliver spent the next five days in a dark room inside her home.

“I slept for hours on end. The minute you wake up you’re reminded. Your head is pounding,” she said. “I really could not take light — the light from the TV, the accent lighting. The sun was completely my enemy. My blinds were drawn. It was miserable.”

Read the rest from the NY Daily News

Talk about a Hot Anchor

WCBS Anchor Chris Wragge was assigned to field anchor from the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. 

Needless to say, it was a hot day: 

He's Tuckered Out

FTVLive has to admit that we have fallen asleep while watching Fox and Friends. 

But you know it's bad when you fall nod off during the show....and you're anchoring it. 

Miami Anchor Gone, Social Media Deleted

You can call it the mystery in Miami. 

Sources tell FTVLive that WFOR Anchor Josh Benson is gone from the station. 

Benson has been at the Miami station for just a year, joining WFOR from WFTV in Orlando. 

Insiders say Benson was ousted from the station on Friday and so far no one is talking.

His bio remains on the station's website, but his personal website and all his social media accounts are down or have been deleted. 

FTVLive reached out to Benson and have received no response.  

Stay tuned...  

David Frost Dead

Veteran broadcaster David Frost has died at the age of 74 after a suspected heart attack while on board a cruise ship.

A family statement said he had been giving a speech aboard the Queen Elizabeth on Saturday night.

He is best remembered here in the States for his revealing interviews with former US President Richard Nixon.

A statement said: "His family are devastated and ask for privacy at this difficult time. A family funeral will be held in the near future and details of a memorial service will be announced in due course."

Hey I Remember you...

After taking 2 1/2 Days off over the past 200 Days, FTVLive is back.!

Summer vacation is over and it's time to get back to work! 

We tried our best to go off the grid (no Internet, no phone, no TV) for 48 hours. All in all we did fairly well (OK maybe not). 

But now were back and ready to dish the dirt on what's happening in your newsroom and other newsrooms around the country and around the world. 

New Anchor Named in The Burgh

WPXI (Pittsburgh) has named Lisa Sylvester as their new main Anchor, replacing Darieth Chisolm.

Sylvester comes from CNN and will start her new gig as 6 and 11PM Anchor on October 11.

Sylvester has appeared on CNN since 2004. Prior to that she was a correspondent for ABC News for three years with stints in local TV in St. Louis, Nashville and Peoria, Ill., at the start of her career.

As FTVLive told you, longtime anchor Chisolm announced she was leaving to spend more time with her high school senior son before he goes off to college.

Which makes no sense, because what high school senior wants to be scene with his mother. 

H/T Pittsburgh Post Gazette

DC ND "Retires"

While we were off the grid, longtime News Director Phil Metlin retired from Fox O&O WTTG on Thursday. 

Metlin had been at the DC station since 2010. 

 “I would like to thank Phil for his 21 years of outstanding service and dedication to FTS. He has been a valued member of our team and I’d like to wish him well in the next chapter of his life,” GM Patrick Paolin said in a statement.

Metlin's last day was Thursday, the same day he announced he was "retiring."

Is it just me? Something ain't right with the story the station is and Metlin are putting out.  

Hmmmmm?

Ummmmm.....

When you run a story about a teacher facing porn charges, it might be a good idea to watch what the news crawl says below it. 

Just saying...  

FTVLive did not take one day off in almost 200 straight days.  

Last week, we took off a single day and we are going to take off two more. Starting now.

While the slow news month of August wraps up, we want to enjoy two days off in a row. Something we haven't done in over 6 months. 

As the Fall TV season starts to ramp up and new newscasts are being launched, FTVLive wanted to get a couple of days off before things start heating up. 

So, we have made the executive decision to take off the rest of Today and Tomorrow.

We have one goal and that is to stay away from the computer and our phone for 48 hours. Is that even possible?

We're about to find out. 

We plan on some golf, some paddle boarding and just plain old down time. Most importantly, we're looking forward to sleeping past 5AM for a couple of days. 

If all goes as planned, you will see us back here on Saturday and it is more than likely that we won't be taking off any other days for months. 

By the way, if you have enjoyed FTVLive these past 6+months, why not take the time to some a small token of support our way. You don't know how much it is appreciated.  

And to those of you that have sent us a few bucks to help keep the server running, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

-Scott