And if you check in the late afternoon, these stations can be broadcasting the same exact news program. Get in your car and whiz by a series of Burma Shave signs. It's not the words, it's the experience, man. They're trying to be flashy with all sorts of whizbang graphics, but instead they're just trippy. Well, CNN can ratchet up the pace, do the bang-bang stuff, but they're a lot more professional about it.
Newsreader introduces a story and nothing happens, no video.
This is all part of the continuing bastardization of the news. We'll have the anchor joke with the weatherman about the snowfall or he can ask the sports reporter about who's going to win the big game. Now, across America, most local teevee stations are happy news. It's got to the point where certain stereotypes show up in every market, like the goofy weatherman. Next time when you're visting another city, check out the local news crew.