memebag Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I've never created a poll. Hope I did it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Never (even when I had a tv). When I want news I get a newspaper or go online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Never (even when I had a tv). When I want news I get a newspaper or go online.The poll about the sets and music on local news shows piqued my curiosity about viewing habits among this group.I only watch shows recorded by my DVR, so I never watch local or national news. (I don't watch commercials, either.) I don't read newspapers, either. When I see them on the stand, they are full of the same stories I read the day before on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverartfox Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Daily at 6 pm and 10 pm only - mostly for the weather and any new local happenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 i have rss feeds of the local (and national, etc) news. one click and i can read all of the headlines that seem to be interchangeable day by day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Montrosian Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 If weather and traffic before we hit the door in the morning counts, then every day. If you mean more than that, never. Channel 13 isn't the same without Marvin. I go online for news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serrano Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I use to watch fox in houston but every word out of their mouths is" make sure you check out our website www............" I got tired of it so i went to abc news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I watch it usually in the morning when I am getting ready (KHOU and ESPN). I watch 10 PM sometimes, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 local news? we still have local news? i havent watched any of them in eons. once in a while i will read the barnacle online to get the lowdown on local matters but almost never watch any of the local stations. i do listen to KTRH and KPRC though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldHouseLover Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Usually 6 & 10. Ch. 11 when weather is a factor. Back & forth to other stations otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I also watch the news in the mornings as I prepare for school. Then if I'm home I'll watch the 4pm newscast. I always watch the 6pm and 10pm Newscasts. Of course I am a ABC 13 fan. Their morning Newscast are really good. It has more of a relaxed/fun feel to it than the other newscast. The other newscast are just news and serious, serious, but the mornings are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gto250us Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I watch channel 2 every morning to see if the Traffic Gal, Jennifer Reyna, is wearing a tight sweater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 i have rss feeds of the local (and national, etc) news. one click and i can read all of the headlines that seem to be interchangeable day by day.Me too, RSS feeds are awesome. I don't normally watch the news on TV unless I'm flipping through the channels and the news is on and they are reporting about something interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 i always flip channels in the mornings. it's unfortunate that the local media repeat the same stories on every channel. i'm worn out from the latest murder, sex offender, mold case, animal abuse stories. you'd think they could try something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holden Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 i usually watch the news on webcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Impossible Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I don't like television, I really don't like news, I like local news even less than that, and Houston's local news is the worst of them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan the man Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 i always flip channels in the mornings. it's unfortunate that the local media repeat the same stories on every channel. i'm worn out from the latest murder, sex offender, mold case, animal abuse stories. you'd think they could try something new.Not to mention repeating the same stories every 30 minutes, and traffic and weather takes up half that, with commercials taking half of what's left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webdude Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 When I do watch it, its 10pm and I usually channel flip through a bunch of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Every night at 10pm. I have been watching 13 for the most part. I guess I relate more to Dave because I have seen him at The Volcano a couple of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Every night at 10pm. I have been watching 13 for the most part. I guess I relate more to Dave because I have seen him at The Volcano a couple of times.Did he switch from Kay's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Did he switch from Kay's?Well, this is a few years ago, not recently. I am sure he has his own stool at both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I don't like television, I really don't like news, I like local news even less than that, and Houston's local news is the worst of them all.Because it's really not news. It seems to be consumed with just crap. My mother loves the news though. Wouldn't miss it.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 FWIW, the average Houstonian watches television news (local, national, cable, whatever) 2-3 times a week. It's one of the reasons you see stories repeated from one news show to another -- because the producers know that the chances of someone tuning in for a particular 20-50 second span is very small. Then they get flamed on the internet for repeating stories by people who claim they never watch TV news. Or they get flamed for not covering local news by people who didn't bother to watch the news that day.Damned if you do. Damned if you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 FWIW, the average Houstonian watches television news (local, national, cable, whatever) 2-3 times a week. It's one of the reasons you see stories repeated from one news show to another -- because the producers know that the chances of someone tuning in for a particular 20-50 second span is very small. Then they get flamed on the internet for repeating stories by people who claim they never watch TV news. Or they get flamed for not covering local news by people who didn't bother to watch the news that day.Damned if you do. Damned if you don't.I watch The Today Show (NBC) as a podcast and sometimes the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric as a video podcast. No commercials! Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 I'm just really pleased that the options I created have produced such a graceful distribution of responses. I could hang a bridge from that curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devonburgess16 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 i watch the news everyday, and every time slot. my whole family acctually doe sjust not as much as me, but for the most part we watch channel 13. but dave ward needs to hit the door and give that slot to tom koch. but yeah the morning newscast on 13 is really good, i like the jokes and stuff.did you see a couple of weeks ago with the popcorn and the cell phones. hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyphen Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I grew up watching the news three times a day. I watched it contribute mightily to my mother's fear and anxiety after my father passed away, what with all the sensationalism and crime reports, so I stopped watching it myself when I got older and got rid of my TV years ago. I get my news online now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I grew up watching the news three times a day. I watched it contribute mightily to my mother's fear and anxiety after my father passed away, what with all the sensationalism and crime reports, so I stopped watching it myself when I got older and got rid of my TV years ago. I get my news online now.I have an aunt who barely leaves the house because of her fear of crime. I mean, I know there is crime, but it is proportional in a lot of ways. But I think a lot of her fear is from 'the news'.I get mine online too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disastro Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Never.TV news is obsolete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDallas Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I used to watch nearly daily before I had an internet connection at home in the 90s.These days I just watch the 9pm CW news a few times a week cause they tend not to sensationalize or dumb down the news as the other do. Well, KHOU is also pretty good but they lean too far pro-yuppie and seem to hate the status quo when it comes to Houston; watch them maybe 2 times a week.KPRC and KTRK fear monger like crazy so fogetaboughtit with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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