FOX CT Launches 4PM Newscast

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FOX CT will be airing their first 4:00PM newscast this afternoon featuring Rachel Lutzker (the busiest woman in CT media?), Brent Hardin and Garett Argianas.  According to FOX CT, “The hour-long show will air Monday through Friday and will include a variety of local news and features produced by Connecticut’s Newsroom. The broadcast also will introduce new segments that feature non-news people, viewer comments and stories doing strong traffic on the web.”

As far as we know it’s the first time a 4:00 PM newscast has been aired in this market.

Editor’s note: a friend sent us articles from 1994-95 about WTNH’s stab at a 4pm newscast. It was called “First Look” and was anchored by Allison Grisso and Paul Moniz but didn’t last long.

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  1. I think they’d be better off with a thirty minute newscast at 4:30. This would really cut into the ratings of the other stations without being long and ultimately boring. But even this one hour show will hurt the other stations.

  2. Technically correct regarding 4:00 p.m., though WTNH had a 4:30 p.m. newscast way back in 1994.

    “First Look” with Allison Grisso (Costarene) and Paul Moniz.

    It was preceded by Jeopardy at 4:00, then the 5:00 p.m. news. Lasted a little over a year, as I fuzzily recall. Allison later went to FOX News and Paul’s next stop was WNBC.

    Interesting to compare the content description above with this quote from a September 16, 1994 Courant article by Bill Keveney about First Look: “It’s not hard news. Maybe it’s more of an entertainment or feature-ish program,” said Robert Gluck, vice president and general manager of WTIC, Channel 61. Link: http://tinyurl.com/26v8wvo

    Cue the music: “Everything old is new again.”

  3. **Snooooze*** Exactly. If you’re a fan of this once very good new station, you figure they did a lot of research and found this time slot will get viewers, generate buzz, and be profitable.
    I”m not so sure. I’m busy at work at that hour..so is my husband. My kids couldn’t care less about tv news at all. Who’s going to watch?
    Brent is the only anchor left there worth watching. He should be in a much bigger city by now.

  4. I THIK RACHEL IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I WILL WATCH HER ANYTIME.SHE HAS COME SO FAR SINCE LEAVING CHANNEL 3.SHE BRINGS A RAY OF SUNSHINE TO THE AIR.GOOD LUCK TO HER AND I HOPE THIS SYAYS ON THE AIR FOR A LONG TIME.