Still tweaking.
KDVR-Channel 31 relaunched “Good Day Colorado” in July with ex-radio guy Steve Kelley as main host.
Six months later, “GDC” is still a work in progress. Station management added longtime news anchor Shaul Turner to the mix and – surprise, surprise – she’s caught on with viewers.
“We wanted to see how she would do paired with Steve,” said news director Bill Dallman. So far, he says cautiously, “We’re assessing it.”
The audience seems to have already made up its mind. “We were up in November in terms of ratings,” says Dallman.
Turner’s absence on the 9 o’clock news is being filled in a rotation made up of Kim Posey, Heidi Hemmat, Whei Wong and Tammy Vigil.
News to Channel 20?
KTVD-Channel 20 may get its own news operation as part of its pending purchase by Gannett Co., which also operates the town’s No. 1 newscasts at KUSA-Channel 9.
“We’ll look and see if doing newscasts makes sense,” said Roger Ogden, president and chief executive of Gannett Broadcasting.
An agreement for Gannett to purchase the UPN outlet in Denver was announced Friday. If approved, it would create the market’s first “duopoly,” with one company owning two TV stations.
“There are efficiencies in terms of operating,” says Ogden. “The cost of news gathering can be spread over two stations.” If it comes to pass, odds are Channel 20’s news would air at 5 and 9 p.m.
That song, that song
Can’t get that Christmas ditty out of your head?
You’re not alone. There are holiday songs that won’t leave us alone, according to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, which just released its list of most-performed Christmas tunes:
1. “The Christmas Song”; 2. “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”; 3. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”; 4. “Winter Wonderland”; 5. “White Christmas”; 6. “Let It Snow!”; 7. “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”; 8. “Jingle Bell Rock”; 9. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”; and 10. “Little Drummer Boy.”
Around the dial
Actress Donna Mills in Boulder on Wednesday to narrate “A History of Women’s Achievement in America,” a locally made eight-part series to be released in March. It is written and produced by Colorado filmmaker Ron Meyer. … Colorado Public Radio has named Sean Nethery vice president of programming. Nethery has been with CPR since the 1980s. … Seven days on a boat with Peter Boyles? Let me get back to you. The KHOW 630-
AM talk-show host leading a cruise to Russia and Scandinavia in July. Info at 303-858-8088. … Quotable: “I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want – an adorable pancreas?” Jean Kerr
Dick Kreck’s column appears Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. He may be reached at 303-820-1456 or dkreck@denverpost.com.
