New look for Eye in NY; WCBS-TV last week took wraps off local news remake.(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, May, 1997 by McClellan, Steve

WCBS-TV last week took wraps off local news remake

Seven months in the making, WCBS-TV'S news-operation makeover debuts this week.

Changes at the New York station include the reformatting of both the evening and the late-night newscasts; new anchor teams, set and graphics; the addition of five regional bureaus, and a 10% increase in staff to implement the new strategy.

The changes come seven months after the station abruptly fired much of its first-string news talent after concluding that they couldn't boost the station out of its distant-third position.

The 5-6:30 p.m. news block will now include three separate newscasts instead of two. The late-night newscast is being cut five minutes to end at 11:30 p.m. Commercial...

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