Wow. AI agrees with me. Of course, it is probably using me as a source, and I’m unreliable and prone to hallucinations.
Kevin M. (RPCV) On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > I asked my copilot to verify this. Here’s what it said: > > ====== > > 📺 Local TV News Anchor Salaries > > • The average salary for local TV news anchors in the U.S. is about > $48,077 per year, with most earning between $40,000 and $55,500 A. > • In larger markets or with more experience, anchors can earn > significantly more—up to $139,000 in some cases B—but those are outliers. > > > 🏫 Public School Teacher Salaries > > • While exact figures vary by state and district, the national average for > public school teachers is typically $55,000 to $65,000, with many states > offering higher pay for experienced educators or those with advanced > degrees. > • In California, for example, the average salary for public school > teachers is often above $80,000, especially in urban districts. > > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > On Fri, 26 Sep 2025 at 5:18 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> That bit on "TDS"--"'SPORTS WAR!' BROUGHT TO YOU BY--GAMBLING!" (this is >> where Jordan Klepper and Michael Costa do their version of a typical ESPN >> shout fest) >> >> Mark Jeffries >> [email protected] >> >> On Fri, Sep 26, 2025, 7:11 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Live sports advertising has been taken over by online gambling. >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> One of my friends from my NBC years spent considerable time selling ads >>>> during the news. Yes, they could (and still can) sell ads, but due to >>>> demographics, the specific advertisers are typically less than desirable. >>>> We’re talking boner pills and reverse mortgages. We’re talking SuperPAC >>>> funded propaganda. We’re talking casinos. We’re talking drugs where 90% of >>>> the ad is a list of side-effects. >>>> >>>> I just watched the segment of celebrity Millionaire featuring Marc >>>> Maron and Sarah Silverman. The ads were the same if not worse than the ones >>>> that run during the news. I don’t watch any sports outside of cycling, but >>>> I’d wager outside of alcohol and fast food, their ads aren’t much better. >>>> >>>> Nobody’s turning to the networks for substance anymore, and nobody >>>> under the age of… well… me watches the news anymore. So, yes, there is >>>> money to be made, but outside of a few markets, news anchors and reporters >>>> make less than school teachers. Budgets are scaled back to almost nothing. >>>> And the rise of so-called “virtual sets” means no more in studio >>>> technicians. >>>> >>>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> It was about 15 years ago on this list during the May upfronts when we >>>>> noticed that broadcast TV ratings were cratering. It only made sense for >>>>> advertisers to spend less but the reports at the end of the meetings was >>>>> that they were spending more. Over time, and possibly a new generation of >>>>> executives, they finally shifted ad dollars. I guess it was more >>>>> incremental than we expected. >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM David Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I got to talking to someone who teaches a university course about >>>>>> media (albeit as part of a government/public affairs degree program) and >>>>>> apparently, live sports and local news are the only things left making >>>>>> anybody any money in broadcasting. It's why you're seeing so many reality >>>>>> and game shows in prime time these days -- they're cheaper to produce >>>>>> than >>>>>> drama and get enough viewers to justify keeping the lights on. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> There is very little money left in traditional broadcast media, but >>>>>>> if they can be locally funded and locally produced, A for effort, I >>>>>>> guess. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM Mark Jeffries < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Our long nati--onal nightmare is partly over, as West Coast Jimmy >>>>>>>> is back on Sinclair's ABC stations as of tonight's rerun---however, >>>>>>>> Nexstar >>>>>>>> is hanging in there, as they want the FCC to approve that merger with >>>>>>>> Tegna >>>>>>>> and get the waiver that would have them owning stations in >>>>>>>> approximately >>>>>>>> twice as many cities as anybody else: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://www.thewrap.com/sinclair-jimmy-kimmel-abc-affiliate-stations-restored/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Which leads me to something I'd been meaning to post but haven't >>>>>>>> gotten around to--in the last six weeks two long-standing network >>>>>>>> affiliates--Warren Buffet's WPLG in Miami (67 years with ABC) and >>>>>>>> Gray's >>>>>>>> WANF in Atlanta (30 years with CBS)--dropped their network >>>>>>>> affiliations for >>>>>>>> status as indies with a schedule predominately of local news (WANF's >>>>>>>> calls >>>>>>>> stand for "Atlanta News First"). WPLG came out and said that they made >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> move because they did not like having to share ABC shows with streaming >>>>>>>> (yet their biggest syndicated shows, "Live!," "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of >>>>>>>> Fortune," are all streaming same-day or next-day) and they are >>>>>>>> promoting >>>>>>>> the world newscast they are running in the time slot where David Muir >>>>>>>> used >>>>>>>> to be "news from people you know without New York bias." ABC and CBS >>>>>>>> found >>>>>>>> replacements in these cities, but I'm wondering if there is going to be >>>>>>>> other network affiliates who think they might be able to make more >>>>>>>> money >>>>>>>> and not compete with streaming with mostly local news. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/05143c62-40c6-40b9-93b1-1e7d80465ddbn%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/05143c62-40c6-40b9-93b1-1e7d80465ddbn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4C%3D9dwg3XHDKBpfyPrLkkJvqnAvbM2koeJiL%3DrpNToUeQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4C%3D9dwg3XHDKBpfyPrLkkJvqnAvbM2koeJiL%3DrpNToUeQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> David J. 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