From traffic reporter to anchor, Shante Sumpter has taken the anchor position of the early morning news on KING 5. You have to start somewhere.
NEILSEN MARKET RANKINGS – Revised chart has Seattle-Tacoma moving up a notch to the #11th spot.
From traffic reporter to anchor, Shante Sumpter has taken the anchor position of the early morning news on KING 5. You have to start somewhere.
NEILSEN MARKET RANKINGS – Revised chart has Seattle-Tacoma moving up a notch to the #11th spot.
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louis • April 7, 2022
Very few true “locals” left in local TV.
Using a site like Patch.com is probably easier, more timely, and a bit less biased. Does not bode well for local TV.
T.K. • April 5, 2022
Any earlier and it would be like bringing back the “Signoff Edition.”
JRmngtn • April 5, 2022
TV & movies on demand, including current flicks playing at the theaters, leaves little demand for local channels or cable tv. Channels a la carte and free, beat cable and OTA. Times are changing. News is available online with varying degrees of reality, same as local tv news.