http://jacksonville.com/sports/2013-05-30/story/despite-dan-hickens-arrival-steve-wrigley-staying-sports-director-now
WTLV screwed up big time.
He's much better off with Action News, I don't know anyone who watches FCN anymore.
Never was a Dan Hicken fan. Non issue in my book.
Just another local sports talking head.
Does this affect his morning radio gig?
I thought he would have been decided to leave after his co worker starting sleeping with and married his ex wife :o That alone is a distraction
Quote from: urbanlibertarian on June 02, 2013, 01:36:48 PM
Does this affect his morning radio gig?
Original link says "Hicken will continue in his role as co-host along with Jeff Prosser of Sports Final Radio on 1010 AM/92.5 FM."
Quote from: duvaldude08 on June 02, 2013, 04:54:33 PM
I thought he would have been decided to leave after his co worker starting sleeping with and married his ex wife :o That alone is a distraction
The station should have fired Donna and Tim when that happened. Donna and Dan were still married when Tim was banging his now ex-wife.
local sports is now basically a 3 minute blurb on local news. I'm surprised they keep more than two guys employed in that gig. I've only been here 4 years, you are telling me that hicken used to be married to donna woman with the cancer?
Quote from: fsquid on June 02, 2013, 08:56:58 PM
local sports is now basically a 3 minute blurb on local news. I'm surprised they keep more than two guys employed in that gig. I've only been here 4 years, you are telling me that hicken used to be married to donna woman with the cancer?
Yep, he was.
But what do you mean about blurb? each channel has a dedicated sports show-action sports 360, sports final, and Sunday sports zone. All about 30 minutes each.
And Action News is the official Jaguars station, so we could see Dan pop in some capacity there as well.
Remember this, LOL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h201IUbNheo
Quote from: I-10east on June 03, 2013, 05:24:25 AM
Remember this, LOL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h201IUbNheo
That's about the best 1 minute in First Coast news history...
Quote from: coredumped on June 02, 2013, 09:03:55 PM
Quote from: fsquid on June 02, 2013, 08:56:58 PM
local sports is now basically a 3 minute blurb on local news. I'm surprised they keep more than two guys employed in that gig. I've only been here 4 years, you are telling me that hicken used to be married to donna woman with the cancer?
Yep, he was.
But what do you mean about blurb? each channel has a dedicated sports show-action sports 360, sports final, and Sunday sports zone. All about 30 minutes each.
true, but during the week, sports is about a 3 minute segment.
^^^IMO local news in general (not just in Jax) there's way too much time dedicated towards the weather segments; It seems like atleast ten minutes minimum (not counting when there's a significant weather event going on). The time that's reserved for sports on local news is normally about a fraction of the weather.
^^^That's been true everywhere I have lived. Weather is becoming more and more of an American obsession. Where I live now the weather is about the same every single day, even moreso than in Miami, but there are 2 NFL teams, 2 MLB teams, an NBA team, NHL, MLS, all the minor leagues, Cal, Stanford, etc etc and yet weather still takes 2-3x as much time. Speaking of sports - a couple weeks ago local news was reporting about a brawl between our arena football and Jacksonville arena football - one of the coaches ended up in jail for assault over a racial slur?
Quote from: simms3 on June 03, 2013, 11:32:18 AM
Speaking of sports - a couple weeks ago local news was reporting about a brawl between our arena football and Jacksonville arena football - one of the coaches ended up in jail for assault over a racial slur?
I think it was the general manager, who got in a fight with the other team's GM and called him "boy" in the course of it.
Quote from: I-10east on June 03, 2013, 11:19:00 AM
^^^IMO local news in general (not just in Jax) there's way too much time dedicated towards the weather segments; It seems like atleast ten minutes minimum (not counting when there's a significant weather event going on). The time that's reserved for sports on local news is normally about a fraction of the weather.
Simple reason for that. weather effects EVERYONE. Sports does not. Surveys done by each station confirm this over and over again. Only a small portion of the population get their sports from lcoal TV. If you're a sports junkie - you already know the info from web, alerts, ESPN, etc.
If a station doesn't have a marketable wx person - they are never goign to be successful. Lousy sports guy - nobody will even notice.
Quote from: Wacca Pilatka on June 03, 2013, 11:41:52 AM
Quote from: simms3 on June 03, 2013, 11:32:18 AM
Speaking of sports - a couple weeks ago local news was reporting about a brawl between our arena football and Jacksonville arena football - one of the coaches ended up in jail for assault over a racial slur?
I think it was the general manager, who got in a fight with the other team's GM and called him "boy" in the course of it.
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SaberCats coordinator charged after post-game fight with Jacksonville Sharks
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2013-05-19/story/sabercats-coordinator-charged-after-post-game-fight-jacksonville-sharks
The day Hicken and Kouvaris are off the air our long local nightmare in sports coverage will be over
The first channel that gets a helicopter gets my viewership:)
This has to be the biggest city without one.
Before the ABC affiliate was purchased by the FCN parent, they were on the cutting edge in JAX. The had a very modern facility off JTB between I95 and Southside (I believe it is now T Mobile) with a very modern news set and a news helicopter. they hired a lot of new people and their news cast had a more "professional, upscale" feel. Then when the economy tanked and the FCC said a company could own more than one station in a broadcast area they were purchased by FCN parent. The news was consolidated, helicopter gone and the news staffed dissolved to other local stations (ie Paige Kelton to CBS).
Quote from: jaxjags on June 03, 2013, 10:46:16 PM
Before the ABC affiliate was purchased by the FCN parent, they were on the cutting edge in JAX. The had a very modern facility off JTB between I95 and Southside (I believe it is now T Mobile) with a very modern news set and a news helicopter. they hired a lot of new people and their news cast had a more "professional, upscale" feel. Then when the economy tanked and the FCC said a company could own more than one station in a broadcast area they were purchased by FCN parent. The news was consolidated, helicopter gone and the news staffed dissolved to other local stations (ie Paige Kelton to CBS).
I completely agree. It sort of reminds me of when AM600 went all sports about the same time ABC25 started. It brought in new talent to the area and offered a superior product to existing sports radio in town. But for whatever reason, both flamed out within 5 years or so.
No news helicopters here since the Channel 12 copter crashed live on the air during morning rush back in the 80s and killed everyone onboard.
Quote from: fsujax on June 04, 2013, 09:44:39 AM
No news helicopters here since the Channel 12 copter crashed live on the air during morning rush back in the 80s and killed everyone onboard.
Didn't know they once had a chopper, but every time I think of news helicopters I think of NBC's NewsChopper 4 when growing up in Jersey and cannot help but think how ridiculous they are http://youtu.be/Ij5Y4A0mR5w (http://youtu.be/Ij5Y4A0mR5w) They cost a lot and require heavy maintenance, and do we really get any better news coverage? I would actually think that in 10 years time, the daily news broadcasts will be thing of the past. With the internet people will get the news off of sites like YouTube and network media sites.
^^^+100. That youtube bit was funny as hell LOL
Dan's good old buddy Bob is at it again, condescending as ever. Dan's a Mets fan too. LOL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_aYsfuue-s
Quote from: fsujax on June 04, 2013, 09:44:39 AM
No news helicopters here since the Channel 12 copter crashed live on the air during morning rush back in the 80s and killed everyone onboard.
Minor clarification, the cameraman was badly injured and needed over a year to recover, but did survive the crash after emergency surgery for organ damage and broken bones. The NTSB investigated and found that the driveshaft coupling that powered the tail rotor failed mid-flight, causing the helicopter to lose control. Awful story.
June 1986:
(http://i.imgur.com/wLmm8Mv.png)
Wow great find, thanks for posting. On another note, weird reading them call it the Duval Sheriffs Office, I had thought it had been Jacksonville since consolidation. Very young crew, wonder if he continued to be a cameraman.
thanks for the correction, i was a little kid when it happend.
Can anyone explain the real need for a news helicopter? Aerial shots of mall parking lots on Black Friday?
News helicopters are old hat. News camera, remotely operated drones will take their place soon. There are quadrotor drones out there that will easily carry an HD camera and the pictures can be electronically stabilized to eliminate any shake.
First station to get one will be ahead in the ratings for a while.
The simple answer Lunican is that for the most part, people are visual learners. With traffic, we comprehend it quicker and easier when we see a picture of traffic backed up for miles versus hearing "usual slowdowns on the Buckman approaching 17 in Orange Park". And it has been proven that having a helicopter increases your audience, when something big happens, regardless of who reported it, people will switch to that other channel to see the birds eye view. It is a view the normal person could never get. However, Jacksonville is not a high demand market, whoever reports the news first will just be mimicked moments later by another station and also I believe news in general will not be the traditional form we are used to in the next 5-10 years. For instance, instead of watching the morning news I now check my Twitter and blog feeds for news and instant news is popping up on YouTube for some markets. None with a helicopter, but that is quite alright.
Quote from: JayBird on July 03, 2013, 09:48:25 AM
And it has been proven that having a helicopter increases your audience, when something big happens, regardless of who reported it, people will switch to that other channel to see the birds eye view.
(http://www.sportsgrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Simpson1.jpg)
Quote from: KenFSU on July 03, 2013, 10:29:17 AM
Quote from: JayBird on July 03, 2013, 09:48:25 AM
And it has been proven that having a helicopter increases your audience, when something big happens, regardless of who reported it, people will switch to that other channel to see the birds eye view.
(http://www.sportsgrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Simpson1.jpg)
LMAO, exactly
Quote from: Dog Walker on July 03, 2013, 09:41:28 AM
News helicopters are old hat. News camera, remotely operated drones will take their place soon. There are quadrotor drones out there that will easily carry an HD camera and the pictures can be electronically stabilized to eliminate any shake.
First station to get one will be ahead in the ratings for a while.
Ch12 had one, it ended badly. People died.
^huh? Channel 12 drone killed somebody?
It sure would have been nice to have one tonight for the fireworks. The shots from the helicopter in NYC were amazing.
Quote from: Dog Walker on July 03, 2013, 09:41:28 AMNews camera, remotely operated drones will take their place soon.
That would be a ton more efficient than choppers.
Quote from: I-10east on July 05, 2013, 11:53:00 AM
Quote from: Dog Walker on July 03, 2013, 09:41:28 AMNews camera, remotely operated drones will take their place soon.
That would be a ton more efficient than choppers.
Not to mention providing jobs to veterans of the Predator programs
Quote from: coredumped on July 04, 2013, 11:23:55 PM
It sure would have been nice to have one tonight for the fireworks. The shots from the helicopter in NYC were amazing.
(http://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/race.jpg)
^^^LMAO
Channel 12 TV camera toting drone shot from sky by fireworks in downtown Jax!
Quote from: Dog Walker on July 04, 2013, 10:05:59 AM
^huh? Channel 12 drone killed somebody?
They had a helicopter. It crashed and two of the three people on board died back in the late 80s.
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1986/Helicopter-Crashes-on-Live-TV-Two-Killed/id-e6b2710e5fe856ee468010a992b32cee
If memory serves, the photographer later died in a Miami helicopter crash.
Well donna is still hot, love her tongue piercing