Cman710 Member Username: Cman710
Post Number: 347 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 10:43 am: | |
Tonight, Brian Williams will be broadcasting the national news from Detroit. He will also be filming segments for local news. http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs .dll/article?AID=/20070724/ENT 03/707240319 |
Rockcity2windycity Member Username: Rockcity2windycity
Post Number: 158 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 10:45 am: | |
cool, i enjoyed when charles gibson did it a couple months ago. |
Mdoyle Member Username: Mdoyle
Post Number: 148 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 11:21 am: | |
He's a really funny guy if you've ever caught him on the daily show w/ jon stewart |
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard
Post Number: 3479 Registered: 10-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 11:37 am: | |
Duh! He'll be here only on account of the '67 riots. Big deal! |
Rockcity2windycity Member Username: Rockcity2windycity
Post Number: 160 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 12:23 pm: | |
i saw him on jimmy kimmel live last week and he is funny. damn, who gives a fuck if he's only here because of the riots? does every damn topic have to be turned into something negative? |
El_jimbo Member Username: El_jimbo
Post Number: 259 Registered: 12-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 12:36 pm: | |
have you met Livernoisyard yet? |
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 1282 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 12:38 pm: | |
^-- LOL. |
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup
Post Number: 2488 Registered: 06-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 12:59 pm: | |
That's not true, LY, since the UAW talks started, too (not to mention his wife is from the area). |
Quinn Member Username: Quinn
Post Number: 1414 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 12:59 pm: | |
Stong ties to Indian Village? Hmmm...anyone know who he's talking about? |
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup
Post Number: 2489 Registered: 06-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 1:00 pm: | |
His wife grew up there. |
Rockcity2windycity Member Username: Rockcity2windycity
Post Number: 161 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 1:03 pm: | |
no i haven't met him but i can tell he's a keyboard warrior |
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 1686 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 9:27 pm: | |
Broadcast looked pretty good out here in Hi Def. The downtown skyline looked like a million bucks, I thought. |
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard
Post Number: 3487 Registered: 10-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 9:49 pm: | |
Any news about the UAW would be quite soporific for a national audience--even for Detroit. Not reason enough... Anchors tend to visit cities in order to placate their affiliates, especially during those quarterly sweeps. Is this a sweep period? Yes, the July sweep is from July 5 - August 1. A much better reason than the UAW. However, there are four weeks during this sweep. So, coming to Detroit during the 40th anniversary of the riots seems to have set the timing for his visit. |
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa
Post Number: 1583 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 9:51 pm: | |
I know it's too warm for her furs, but couldn't Martha Reeves have dressed up a little more for her national television interview? |
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize
Post Number: 1807 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 9:14 am: | |
I'm sure it was no trouble at all, WDIV is NBC's Top Affiliate if I recall and Post-Newsweek's Biggest Franchsie and their Flagship. It's great to know though that the nation was finally watching us, unless the assholes decided to watch Charlie since he was in Detroit. |
Carolcb Member Username: Carolcb
Post Number: 1263 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 9:27 am: | |
Hey, I figure anything is good, you know? I saw the news last night and everything looked good. Martha could have dressed better and maybe removed that cap, but hey, most of the US has some crazy hat on these days..... But the city looked good and it was not a negative story, IMHO. |
Rbdetsport Member Username: Rbdetsport
Post Number: 323 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 12:09 pm: | |
Does anyone know where I could find a video of last nights broadcast on the internet? |
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies
Post Number: 2707 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 12:27 pm: | |
Did you try the source, MSNBC? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30 32619/ |
Quozl Member Username: Quozl
Post Number: 1000 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 2:25 pm: | |
Lilpup wrote these falsehoods:quote:That's not true, LY, since the UAW talks started, too (not to mention his wife is from the area).
quote:His wife grew up there. Sorry Lilpup, you are sadly mistaken and ill informed. Brian Williams wife, Jane Gillan Stoddard, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hudson G. Stoddard was born in and grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut. She graduated from the New Canaan Country School and Duke University. She attended the First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan. Her father was vice president of marketing for WNET/ Channel 13 in New York. Her mother, Patricia Stoddard, was the director of administration in the executive office of the Champion International Corporation in Stamford, Conn before she retired. So basically, you are full of baloney, Jane Stoddard Williams has NEVER, EVER lived in MICHIGAN. Maybe in your dreams she lived here, but my very reliable sources at MSNBC say you are grossly wrong. Not bad for post 1000! |
Patrick Member Username: Patrick
Post Number: 4732 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 2:38 pm: | |
Quozl, actually Brian Williams mentioned that a very close relative did in fact live in Indian Village. Mother-in-law maybe? I cannot remember but he did say it. |
Quozl Member Username: Quozl
Post Number: 1001 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 2:41 pm: | |
I am not disputing the fact that his wife's family has strong ties to Indian Village and Detroit. All I know is that his wife and her family are blue bloods from New Canaan, Connecticut. I also know that Jane Stoddard Williams never lived in Detroit or Michigan as Lilpup asserts. Lilipup might need to upgrade to Eukanuba and lay off the IAMS for a while. EDIT: Brian's Freep interview reveals: On his affection for Detroit. "I feel as at home in that newsroom as I do anywhere," he said of Local 4, where his close pals include Bernie Smilovitz. Plus, his wife's family has strong ties to Indian Village. "I have many friends in Detroit and I visit quite often as a civilian, when I'm not doing the broadcast." (Message edited by quozl on July 25, 2007) |