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Old 07-05-2013, 09:31 AM   #1
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Which do you watch? Which do you hate? Favourite anchors? Horrible reporters? Share.

When I first came to Calgary 12 years ago, my girlfriend and her family religiously watched CFCN at 5 every day. Back then it was Darryl Janz and Barb whatsherface. Even though I'm no longer with that girl, I've continued on that tradition. The funny thing is though that if I want to watch news at any other time of the day (morning, late evening) I always tune to Global. I guess I like the rapport that crew seems to have with each other, though Scott Fee is bland as hell.

Global probably has the better collection of nice looking females too.
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Old 07-05-2013, 09:33 AM   #2
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The best day in local news over the last 25 years or so was the first day after Barb Higgins got off the air. Bliss.
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Old 07-05-2013, 09:33 AM   #3
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Females eh.
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The worst day in local news over the last 25 years or so was the first day after Barb Higgins got off the air. Bliss.
we tend to watch global - more out of habit than anything. I enjoy Nancy hixt, the gal who does that late night weather, the late night woman on CFCN (Carmella DiGussiepe?).
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Old 07-05-2013, 11:21 AM   #5
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I enjoy the talents of Jill Belland and Camilla Di Giuseppe.
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People still watch the News?
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Old 07-05-2013, 04:28 PM   #7
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People still watch the News?
I watch Global Calgary every morning.
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Old 07-05-2013, 04:56 PM   #9
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I used to love going on business trips in the US, because there are a ton of hot looking news anchors on the airwaves there. They get former beauty pageant winners for news anchors, we get homely looking arm biters here.
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I watch Global Calgary every morning.
Me too, but I cannot stand watching or listening to this annoying woman.

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People still watch the News?
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Me too, but I cannot stand watching or listening to this annoying woman.
She's the worst. They had major line up changes in the past year or so and somehow that nut bar survived it all.
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Old 07-05-2013, 05:10 PM   #13
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I refuse to watch CFCN because they obviously care so little about Calgary that they still use skyline shots from 1996 in their backgrounds #skyscrapernerd

Global has a much better production
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Old 07-05-2013, 05:35 PM   #14
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For what it's worth...

I rarely watch the news, but if it is 11:00 PM, and I feel like flipping to the news, my instinct in Global.
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I started to watch the news again (Global) and it is so depressing. Is there ever any good news?

I know it isn't local news but I like to watch Erin Burnett: Out Front with the TV on mute.
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The other day I noticed Dallas Flexhaug had a wedding ring on and my heart shattered into a million pieces.

What were we talking about again?
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I used to love going on business trips in the US, because there are a ton of hot looking news anchors on the airwaves there. They get former beauty pageant winners for news anchors, we get homely looking arm biters here.
You loved business trips because you got to watch the news?

Besides don't we have the US affiliate stations here from Detroit and Spokane?
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I started to watch the news again (Global) and it is so depressing. Is there ever any good news?
Good news doesn't pump the ratings.

Violence, sex, corruption and heart breaking stories are what sell.
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Global Calgary does excellent local coverage.
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Old 07-05-2013, 06:19 PM   #20
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Forgot about Rylee Carlson on CTV. She's quite nice.
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