‘Bold Ideas For 100, Please, Alex’
When Dennis Bianchi, the GM of Fox O&O WTXF Philadelphia, asked his team for some ideas, he got a bit more than he bargained for. Senior EP Tom Louden had one that Bianchi loved: a game show that pits teachers against students, featuring a a technology education teacher, Richard Curtis, as host.
This Jersey Boy Applauds WWOR’s ‘Chasing’
The new New Jersey-centric news show airing on Fox-owned WWOR New York and WFXT Philadelphia has taken some hits from politicians and others, but it’s just the kind of fresh, provocative approach to news that local television is in dire need of. Sure, it could stand some tweaking — even creator Dennis Bianchi says it will evolve — but Fox should commit serious resources and promotion dollars into this promising experiment.
He moves from VP-GM of NBC’s WCAU Philadelphia’s to top spot at the market’s Fox O&O.
