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Broadcast Wars Ep 2: Ratings Frenzy

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Consultants gain greater power as TV stations look for any advantage, including the perfect anchor.

KSTP hires a consultant to find the perfect anchor, reporters of color begin to find slightly greater welcome in local newsrooms, while stations dabble with putting women at the anchor desk. Meteorologists transform weather news, videotape kills onerous film processing, while trauma and toxic stress lead some to substance abuse. By the late 70s, local TV news is slick, sexy and highly profitable.

AIR DATE 11/1/24

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About Broadcast Wars

There was a time when people would stop what they were doing and watch the local evening news. Twin Cities PBS’ Broadcast Wars, co-produced with Cathy Wurzer, takes us back a half century to the era when ratings battles were fierce, women and people of color were making their presence known, technology was rapidly evolving, and local TV news was as vital as it was entertaining.

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