Channel 5 Drops Top 5 Vote
The poll is closed. Due to declining participation, WLWT-TV (Channel 5) will drop viewer voting for "Your Top 5" stories for the 5 p.m. newscast, says Brennan Donnellan, Ch. 5 news director. The 5 p.m. news is third in the ratings, behind leader Channel 9 and second-place Channel 12.
Here's his statement posted at WLWT.com
"Effective Monday 10/22/07, we will discontinue the voting element of Your Top 5. We will still present the five most important stories of the day as our first stories on News 5 at 5 p.m. While our TV ratings at 5 p.m. have been steady, participation in the voting has declined. We don't think it's fair to give up editorial control of the newscast when the actual number of voters is small.
"We realize that you enjoyed participating in Your Top 5, based on your consistent voting. You really have helped us, and you can continue to guide our decisions by sending emails to the address below, or to the individual reporters and managers listed on WLWT.com. We need to listen, and we want you to keep watching.
"Thanks again!"
Brennan Donnellan
News Director
WLWT-TV
newsdirector@wlwt.com
posted by John Kiesewetter at 3:17 PM
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Post a Comment*Would someone please save this man from himself?
Here's a program note...
NO-ONE IS WATCHING YOUR NEWSCASTS MR NEWS DIRECTOR.
HASN'T THAT GOTTEN THROUGH TO YOU YET?
AND WHEN WILL YOUR BOSSES SEE THE LIGHT?
In another 10 years, no one will watch a newscast whatever the station. Local news is so full of babble and inaccuracies, I'm surprised that anyone tunes in to any of them. They are dinosaurs.
Derek said it would be like this
Channel 5 is a joke. The all girl pole dancer review is a snoozer at best. Not to mention all of the station thrive on sensationalism in reporting the news. Most of it has such spin that you would think Cincinnati is at code orange all of the time. I watch the news as little as possible and like to get my news from various sorces not just the media hype channels of 5,9 and 12....with all of the BREAKING NEWS that ends up being a cat in a tree, or the Dopler 1500 ZRX turbo that half the time predicts the weather as well as sticking your hand out the window to see if its raining....no thanks.
Ahhhh, now Brennan can pick the news stories without flooding the votes on his computer for the top 5.
Another channel 5 GIMMICK down the drain. What GIMMICK will be next?
I think today's newscast was the first time 700WLW reporters have been used for WLWT reports since the 70's. Andrew Setters did a nice job.
"Not to mention all of the station thrive on sensationalism in reporting the news."
Really. ONLY 5 does this? Please. 9 and 12 are no better, unless they're busy doing Dance Party Friday or something.
John,
just to clarify, If i am not mistaken Todd is Going to Weekday reporting and weekend anchoring. Let the viewers know that. Also I have big words to say on the change at 5, it's bogus, its stupid, and Mr. Donnellan needs to wake up and smell the roses, but Lisa and Todd had a good relationship, with Pete and Eric, how much you wanna bet there gonna ax Cooney when she gets back, Rashid took a leave and they told her not to come back. Um Channel 5 wake up, I am very upset with the changes, Johnathan go back to weekends and put todd and lisa back with Green and Scalia!
no doubt lisa is next followed by green. There have been 5 meteoroglists in the last 4 years.
I agree about the double female combo, not a good idea
If the viewers don't vote for the top 5 anymore, Why does Sandra keep saying "this is want you wanted to see" and "this is your number 1 story."
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