Re: Local news

2001-12-01 Thread fabio guillermo rojas
> fabio guillermo rojas wrote: > > Why is local news done by television stations when most > > other local programming (soap operas, game shows, talk shows) > > is contracted out? . . . Talk shows are mixed: Oprah is done by a Chicago tv station but is syndicated. Late nite shows are sometimes

Re: Local news

2001-12-01 Thread Anton Sherwood
fabio guillermo rojas wrote: > Why is local news done by television stations when most > other local programming (soap operas, game shows, talk shows) > is contracted out? . . . Local talk shows are also done by stations, no? What's an example of a local soap opera or game show? -- Anton Sher

Local news

2001-12-01 Thread fabio guillermo rojas
Why is local news done by television stations when most other local programming (soap operas, game shows, talk shows) is contracted out? Or to phrase the question differently: why do local tv stations do *any* of their programming? Fabio