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The Villages Media Group fired the few remaining anchors and changed the format of the VNN TV Show. Now you get Gary Corsair (senior print writer) reading the Daily Sun to you every day (mostly the stuff he's written).

VNN now stands for "Villages - No News".

Larry Ell, Stephan Reynolds, Meghan Burke, Jessica Kiss (I love that name!) and all the others are all gone now.

No wonder they can't get anyone to advertise on Channel 2. Why not just run ads for The Properties of The Villages 24 hours?



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[Talk Host]

This is sad news. What a great facility they have there. Had it been in the hands of somebody who has some televison experience, it could have been a wonderful asset to the community.

Maybe we can take it over and make it the TOTV Channel.

I wonder if this has anything to do with the legal mess involved with VNN getting closed captioning? I have not seen any information on how that application to the FCC for an exemption from closed captioning for VNN went? http://www.nvrc.org/content.aspx?page=25770&section=5

[Number 6]

VNN was the only reason that I considered getting Comcast. I am sure glad that I went with Direct TV.

[Talk Host]

This info was not in the paper this morning. (I'm not surprised). But we want to be sure it is true. I wonder what the source of the information is?

Also, by virtue of the fact that there are only 3 replies to this post, there appears to be very little concern and interest about VNN.

[Cassie325]

Or perhaps we are not responding because we don't know any more info than what is on here....waiting for our experts to fill us in ...I like the idea of buying the station though.....

TOTV !! Perhaps we could host some LIVE debates...between TOTV thread posters....

[TomW]

Actually, the concept of a Community Access TV station and a community internet service both seem attractive. I expect talk host Jan knows how to run a TV station. wouldn't it be great if the call letters could be TVTV?

[Russ_Boston]

Oh yeah good idea, TOTV take over of the airways - NOT!

The third day on air Jan would host a debate beteen X from the POA and Y from the VHA. Then Y would take out a gun and shoot X in the head! End of TVTV

[downeaster]

I know no one who watches VNN. They are not a serious TV station but simply a cheerleader for the developer. One could liken their "reporters" to side show shills. Heaven forbid they should report real news that may have a negative connotation that would upset the developer.

[villager99]

many watch vnn not for "news but for video clips of events we weren't able to attend.
will this change eventually lead to no airing of things like gary morse's address to the vha or sarah palin's recent talk at LSL? i hope not

[beady]

I agree with Villager 99 I like it to review events I haven't had a opportunity to attend. I am sure the replaying of events around TV cannot sustain a TV station.

[Talk Host]

VNN cannot possibly compete with the 160 other channels available on cable. Even with the broadcast of local sport events and gatherings, it won't work. What are people going to watch, 60 minutes or the bridge club pool party?

[jtdraig]

Oh, well..bye bye VNN....someone above who suggested that this could be a really good station is right..but to make it good, there would have to be honest, forthright reporting and a diversity of opinion...and that would bea buffalo's chance in Hell of that happening.

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by jtdraig

there would have to be honest, forthright reporting and a diversity of opinion...and that would bea buffalo's chance in Hell of that happening.

Do you really think that CBS news or ABC or FOX have a diversity of opinion?

Like any other media concern there just isn't the payback for them regardless of their opinion or slant. Is this really a huge loss for any residents?

[Rokinronda]

Russ, No loss here! I just feel for the people who lost jobs!