Morning Makeover at Denver’s KCNC

By Andrew Gauthier 

Denver Post


As they dress for the morning commute, early-rising TV viewers seek two kinds of essential information: Is the Earth still spinning, and do I need an umbrella?

Somehow KCNC-Channel 4 lost the formula for delivering that, relying instead on perfectly nice personalities delivering perfectly traditional coverage. Audiences weren’t all that interested.

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Hoping to remedy the situation, the station is revamping its early offering, changing up its on-air faces, speeding the pace, and building in convenience with weather and traffic every 10 minutes.

Expect “less fluffier stuff,” says news director Tim Wieland.More…

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